Packers' Malik Willis refused to throw ball after teammate vomited on it, coach says

NFL players will do whatever it takes to win games during the season, but there was something Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis wouldn’t do, and he expressed as much on Sunday.

Willis started in place of an injured Jordan Love for their game against the Indianapolis Colts. He was 12-of-14 with 122 passing yards and the first passing touchdown of his career. He also ran for 41 yards on six carries.

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Packers head coach Matt LaFleur noted there was one instance in which Willis could have thrown the ball in the first half, but Willis had a good reason for tucking it and running: Packers center Josh Myers had vomited on the football.

"I asked Malik why he didn't throw the ball on third down, and he told me that Josh threw up on the ball," LaFleur told reporters, per ESPN. "I was like, 'That's the first time I've ever heard that.' Matter of fact, the official came over to me, Shawn [Hochuli] came over to me and said, 'We saw your center throwing up on the ball, do you want us to take him out next time?' I said, 'Absolutely, please do that.' Because you're talking about a critical situation, and it's third down, and I've never had a throw with vomit on a football. I think Malik probably didn't appreciate that."

Myers said he’s vomited during games before, the most recent instance coming in the heat in São Paulo when the Packers played the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil.

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For the Packers, though, a win’s a win. The Packers won the game, 16-10.

Willis was a Tennessee Titans third-round draft pick out of Liberty in 2022. He didn’t do much to give the Titans confidence he was the quarterback of the future. He eventually lost the starting job to Will Levis.

In 2022, he had 276 passing yards and three interceptions in eight appearances. He made three appearances last season and was traded before the start of the regular season to the Packers.

He was set to be the backup for Love, but the starter went down with a knee injury against the Eagles.

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Harrison Butker buries 51-yard field goal to lift Chiefs over Bengals in wild game

The Kansas City Chiefs called on Harrison Butker to hit a 51-yard field goal to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night – and he delivered.

Butker’s kick gave the Chiefs the 26-25 victory and moved Kansas City to 2-0 to start the season.

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The Chiefs got a little help on the final drive of the game. The Bengals had the Chiefs on 4th-and-16 when Patrick Mahomes scrambled and found Rashee Rice in a minimal amount of space to try to make a catch and extend the drive. Instead, Bengals defensive back Daijahn Anthony bumped into Rice early, forcing a pass interference penalty call.

It gave Kansas City an extra set of downs and put Butker in range to hit the field goal.

Mahomes didn’t exactly have his best game. He was 18-of-25 for 151 passing yards, two touchdown passes, and he threw two interceptions, including one to Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt who made an incredible play to record the turnover.

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On the next drive, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow fumbled the ball and Chamarri Conner picked it up and returned it for a touchdown. Conner’s touchdown gave the Chiefs a 23-22 lead.

Burrow picked up the pieces and led the Bengals on an eight-play, 33-yard drive that ended with an Evan McPherson field goal. The drive may have ended differently if Ja’Marr Chase didn’t receive an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for his interaction with a referee.

Burrow was 23-of-36 with 258 passing yards and two touchdown passes. Tight end Mike Gesicki had seven catches for 91 yards. Chase had four catches for 35 yards.

With the loss, Cincinnati fell to 0-2. It’s the second straight season the team has started with two consecutive losses.

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