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What Happened in Sports: September 12, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 12, 2021 ft. NFL Sunday for Week 1, Chiefs comeback win vs. Cleveland, Max Scherzer's 3,000th K, & more!
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September 12th, 2021 was remembered for the first NFL Sunday of the 2021 season where the Chiefs’ game-sealing INT on Baker Mayfield capped off their double-digit comeback win led by Patrick Mahomes. The Bengals beat Minnesota in OT, Matt Stafford made a SNF statement, and Kyler Murray/Jameis Winston heavily boosted their MVP odds. Max Scherzer pitched an immaculate inning while recording his 3,000th career strikeout, Francisco Lindor took over against the Yankees, and Toronto scored their most Runs in 43 years.
See what happened in sports on September 12th last year, headlined by LeBron leading the Lakers back to the Western Conference Finals, the Astros shocking the Dodgers with a 9th inning comeback win, as well as Alvin Kamara and Dalvin Cook‘s big extensions.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
Off his back foot. @K1 drops a DIME for his 3rd TD pass of the day! @ckirk #AZCardinals
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— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2021
Kyler’s playmaking ability is unreal. @K1 #AZCardinals
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— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2021
Tyrod going DEEP! #WeAreTexans
?: #JAXvsHOU on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2021
WELCOME TO LA, MATT STAFFORD ?
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 13, 2021
STAFFORD HAS THE LAUNCH CODES
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— PFF (@PFF) September 13, 2021
Nothing more automatic than Russ and Lockett. #Seahawks
?: #SEAvsIND on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2021
DIALING UP THE DEEP BALL: @DangeRussWilson + @TDLockett12 connect again! #Seahawks
?: #SEAvsIND on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2021
Terry McLaurin HOLY COW. This is absurd. pic.twitter.com/hBUgPHwu2V
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 12, 2021
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1:00 PM: Arizona Cardinals (0-0) vs. Tennessee Titans (0-0)
1:00 PM: Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) vs. Buffalo Bills (0-0)
4:25 PM: Cleveland Browns (0-0) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (0-0)
4:25 PM: Miami Dolphins (0-0) vs. New England Patriots (0-0)
4:25 PM: Green Bay Packers (0-0) vs. New Orleans Saints (0-0)
2:10 PM: Boston Red Sox (81-63) vs. Chicago White Sox (81-61)
2:15 PM: Cincinnati Reds (75-68) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (72-69)
4:10 PM: San Diego Padres (74-67) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (90-53)
8:08 PM: New York Yankees (79-63) vs. New York Mets (71-72)
NFL: DL Michael Ojemudia, Denver Broncos (turns 24)
NFL: DL LJ Collier, Seattle Seahawks (26)
MLB: RP Matt Wisler, Tampa Bay Rays (29)
MLB: SP Jose Urena, Detroit Tigers (30)
NFL: QB Andrew Luck, Retired in 2019 (32)
MLB: 1B Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves (32)
NBA: C Yao Ming, Hall of Fame (41)
2019: New York Jets QB Sam Darnold was infamously diagnosed with mono and would miss the following 3 games
2019: Atlanta Braves OF Ronald Acuna became the youngest player ever and the 1st player in franchise history (regardless of age) to put up 35 HR & 35 SB in a single season
2015: Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz became the only full-time DH to join the exclusive 500-HR club with his 2nd HR of the day. Ortiz finished with 493 of his HR as a DH, which is almost 200 more than the next closest player (Frank Thomas – 296)
1999: 3 years after moving to Baltimore and becoming the Ravens, the Cleveland Browns returned as an expansion team and lost their debut game to the Pittsburgh Steelers
1996: Seattle Mariners SS Alex Rodriguez set an MLB record for the position with his 88th extra-base hit in a victory over the Royals
1988: Arizona Cardinals lost their Phoenix, Arizona debut to the Dallas Cowboys
1976: Seattle Seahawks played their inaugural regular season game, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals
1976: At 50 years old, DH Minnie Minoso returned to the field with the White Sox after a 12-year hiatus, becoming the 4th-oldest player to record a hit and 1 of a handful to play in 4 different decades
1965: San Francisco Giants SP Warren Spahn recorded the 363rd and final victory of his MLB career (most ever by a LHP) with a 2-run complete game against the Cubs
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