导出博客文章PHILADELPHIA -- It wasnt that Aaron Rodgers didnt want anyone to see what was
wrong with his left leg.No, the reason the Green Bay Packers quarterback ducked
into the tent behind the bench was so no one would see him drop his drawers, as
he put it, while he received medical attention.Rodgers said he pulled his
hamstring on the opening drive of the third quarter and had the trainers tape
his leg between series. When he emerged from the hut behind the visitors bench
at Lincoln Financial Field, the Monday Night Football cameras were waiting for
him.I just didnt want to be getting taped up on the television, Rodgers said.
But obviously, when I walked out and saw the camera right in my face, I knew
there was probably some sort of mini-story growing. But no, I had to drop my
drawers a little bit to get taped up and just wanted to do [that] in the privacy
of that tent.Rodgers not only finished the game but also put together one of his
best performances of the season when the Packers needed it most. They snapped a
four-game losing streak with a 27-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.Rodgers
mobility was limited after his injury, but he said he did not think it would
prevent him from being ready for Sundays game against the Houston Texans. He
suggested the injury might have been in part due to waiting all day to play a
night game for the second straight week.I was a little tight in the first half
for some reason, Rodgers said. I dont know if it was sitting around the last two
weeks, these night games, when you do a lot of resting. Ill be good to go,
though.Coach Mike McCarthy was less committal about how the injury would impact
Rodgers the rest of the season.I cant tell, McCarthy said after the game. We
wont know until tomorrow.Rodgers completed 30 of 39 passes for 313 yards, two
touchdowns and no interceptions, and the Packers were especially proficient on
third down, converting 10 of 14 times. At 71 percent, that was the highest rate
by any team in a game this season and the Packers highest in a game since Week 8
of 2013.But all most people wanted to talk about after the game was Rodgers
injury and his trip to the tent. Center?Corey Linsley?said he wasnt even aware
that Rodgers was hurt. In fact, he said he thought the quarterback went under
cover for another reason.Maybe he just had to go,?Linsley said.
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just outside of the crease on the right side. YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Nico
Rosberg clinched his first world championship with a gutsy drive to second
behind Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The German, who needed a
podium finish to secure the title, weathered a tense opening two stints of the
race and made a decisive overtake on Max Verstappen at mid-distance to
consolidate second position. In the closing stages title rival Hamilton
attempted to back his teammate into the chasing Sebastian Vettel and Verstappen,
despite several instructions to speed up from the Mercedes pit wall. But it was
to no avail as Rosberg held on to finish just 0.4s behind Hamilton and secure
the championship.?The title win means Rosberg follows in the footsteps of his
father, Keke, who won in 1982, and makes him the second second-generation world
champion after Damon Hill. Yas Marinas dramatic finish capped a season which has
ebbed and flowed between the Mercedes drivers and means Hamilton has won the
final four races of the year without claiming the title.Hamiltons tactic of
backing Rosberg toward the chasing pack was hardly surprising considering he
came into the weekend as clear underdog. At the chequered flag the top four were
covered by just 1.6s, one of the closest finishes in recent memory and a fitting
climax to a close season between Mercedes drivers, who have shared 19 of the 21
victories this season.The title fightHamilton led away cleanly from pole at the
start, getting into Turn 1 ahead of Rosberg, who stayed ahead of the Red Bulls
and Ferraris. Behind, Verstappen tapped the sidepod of Nico Hulkenberg and spun
around, though he avoided the wall and rejoined in last. Red Bull teammate
Daniel Ricciardo dropped behind Kimi Raikkonen at the start as the Finn took
advantage of superior grip from his ultra-soft tyres.?In the opening stint,
Hamilton did what many expected ahead of the weekend, backing Rosberg into the
pack and not opening up a gap. He pitted very early, coming in on Lap 7 for soft
tyres, though his stop was delayed slightly for Raikkonen -- who also took softs
from third position. All eyes were then on Rosbergs in-lap, and the German also
found himself held in the box as compatriot Sebastian Vettel came in behind him.
Despite the delay Rosberg emerged marginally ahead of Raikkonen and managed to
hold second position.Rosberg then had to deal with the attentions of Verstappen,
who was yet to pit and now acting as rear-gunner for Red Bull as they hoped to
bring Ricciardo back into proceedings. Ricciardo pitted earlier than expected,
however, coming in on Lap 9, and emerging in a tight train of cars behind his
teammate. Rosberg, being warned not to take any risks against Verstappen, held
station in third. It soon became apparent Red Bull and Verstappen were thinking
of a one-stop strategy.?The key moment for Rosberg came on Lap 19. Shortly after
being given a message that he had to pass Verstappen in the next few laps, the
two men nearly touched as Rosberg went wheel-to-wheel with the teenager through
the second chicane, with Rosberg getting a better exit out of Turn 9. Rosberg
then got ahead through the kink at Turn 10 to make the move stick. Two
consecutive fastest laps afterward would prove crucial at Rosbergs next stop,
when he emerged ahead of the Red Bull driver, whose one-stop strategy had moved
him into podium contention.What followed was a final roll of the dice for
Hamilton. With Vettel also going for a longer second stint in the lead, Hamilton
started to back Rosberg into the chasing Red Bulls behind, despite several
hurry-up messages from the Mercedes pit wall..ddddddddddddVettels pit stop on
Lap 37 elevated the Mercedes pair back into a 1-2 -- the Ferrari emerged in
sixth behind Verstappen, Ricciardo and Raikkonen but on the super-soft tyre.
Hamilton got another message on Lap 43, saying Vettel, now just 10 seconds down
the road, was an imminent threat to the lead.By the 47th lap, Mercedes was
instructing Hamilton to up the pace, with the world champion replying: I suggest
you guys let us race, as Vettel continued to close in for Ferrari. The Ferrari
driver soon became a bigger concern as he caught and passed Ricciardo in fine
style, with Hamiltons pace dropping further as the red car got closer and
closer.?Hamiltons tactics set up a grandstand finish, with Verstappen and Vettel
edging ever closer to the leading Mercedes drivers. Executive director
(technical) Paddy Lowe even got on the radio to instruct Hamilton to speed up,
to which the world champion replied he was doing the only thing he could to win
a fourth title. As the laps ticked down, Vettel soon eased past Verstappen and
found himself staring down the gearbox of Rosberg. With third position enough
for a first championship, Tony Ross reminded his driver not to do anything
stupid if Vettel got close -- though he never did.Rosberg did not put a foot
wrong, driving flawlessly under immense pressure in the closing laps to cross
the line as the 2016 world champion. The German driver held his head in his
hands on the cool-down lap, then celebrated the win by performing some
Vettel-esque donuts with his car opposite the main grandstand before returning
to parc ferme.The rest?Behind the front four, Ricciardo and Raikkonen soon faded
when Vettels and Verstappens one-stop strategies propelled them toward the
front. Raikkonen had been running third early in the race but soon faded when he
was kept on the two-stop strategy, meaning he soon gave up valuable track
position to the one-stopping cars who ended the tail of the warring Mercedes
drivers.?Force India capped its season by finishing as best of the rest behind
the top three teams, with Nico Hulkenberg signing off his second stint with the
team by finishing seventh ahead of Sergio Perez. The result secured what had
already been a likely fourth position in the constructors championships, a
remarkable achievement for a team competing on a limited budget compared to the
top teams.A strong drive from Felipe Massa saw him finish ninth on the 250th and
final F1 race of his career, one place ahead of former Ferrari teammate Fernando
Alonso. Haas narrowly missed out on points at the final race of the year, with
Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez finishing 11th and 12th. Esteban Ocon was
next across the line for Manor, though the Force-India-bound Frenchman nearly
wiped out teammate Pascal Wehrlein as the pair diced for position with 10 laps
to go. Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr finished 14th and 15th to cap a weekend
which has seen Sauber struggle, though Manors failure to score any points means
they held on to 10th in the championship.Jolyon Palmer was the last classified
car and his season ended on a sour note, tangling with Carlos Sainz at Turn 17.
Sainz would retire two laps later with a gearbox problem, which followed Daniil
Kvyats retirement on Lap 15, capping a miserable weekend for Toro Rosso. Jenson
Buttons final race ended on Lap 12 after a scary right suspension failure, while
Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen both retired in the opening five laps. ' ' '
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