By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Sep 16, 2021



September 16th, 2021 was highlighted by Taylor Heinicke leading Washington over the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football in DC thanks to Dexter Lawrence going offsides that gave Dustin Hopkins a much-needed second chance to drill the GW-FG. Daniel Jones is on the brink of history with his sixth consecutive primetime loss to start his career but he actually played well with a Giants franchise record 95 rushing yards by a QB and a late PASS TD that was dropped by Darius Slayton.

During halftime of the primetime game, the NFL announced that Hard Knocks would take place during the season for the first time ever as the HBO crew will be following the Indianapolis Colts with the show debuting on November 17th. Ryan Mountcastle surpassed Cal Ripken Jr. for the most rookie HR in Orioles history as Baltimore walked off against the Yankees in extra innings. 

See what happened in sports on September 16th last year, headlined by the NBA announcing the 2019-20 All-NBA Teams featuring GiannisLeBronLuka, and more while Javy Baez walked off the Indians in extras during a 2016 World Series rematch, as well as what happened in sports on September 16th, 2019 ft. Big Ben’s season-ending elbow injury and OBJ‘s memorable return to Met Life Stadium. 

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. 



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O’s walk off on the Yankees

Wild ending on TNF in DC

 

Danny dropped dimes in DC

Giants top5 plays vs. Washington

1st in-season Hard Knocks

NY Giants 2021 Season Preview

DC 2021 Season Preview

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NBA: PF Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic (turns 26)

NFL: RB Chris Carson, Seattle Seahawks (27)

NFL: TE Geoff Swaim, Tennessee Titans (28)

MLB: RP Jakob Junis, Kansas City Royals (29)

NFL: DE Steven Means, Atlanta Falcons (31)

MLB: OF Robbie Grossman, Oakland Athletics (32)

MLB: OF Tim Raines, Hall of Fame (62)

MLB: SS/OF Robin Yount, Hall of Fame (66)

NBA: SF Elgin Baylor, Hall of Fame (87)

2020: Los Angeles Lakers SF LeBron James set the all-time record for most All-NBA team appearances (16) in history, breaking a tie with Kobe BryantKareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Tim Duncan (15)

2019: Pittsburgh Steelers acquired S Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins for a 2020 1st Rd Pick after QB Ben Roethlisberger was ruled out for the year, needing elbow surgery

2019: Recently-acquired Cleveland Browns WR Odell Beckham Jr. made his return to Met Life Stadium on Monday Night Football where he went off for 161 REC YDS including 2 memorable highlights against the Jets at his old stomping ground

2018: Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes torched the Pittsburgh Steelers for 6 TDs in his 3rd career start, breaking the record for most PASS TD (10) through a season’s 1st 2 weeks among any QB in NFL history

2012: Houston Texans RB Arian Foster broke the record for the most career RUSH YDS (3,195) in franchise history en route to a career season of 351 RUSH/1,424 RUSH YDS/15 RUSH TD. Foster played 7 seasons with the Texans and recorded 6,472 RUSH YDS which still stands as the franchise record today

2007: Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Johnson broke Isaac Curtis‘ record for the most career REC YDS (7,101) in franchise history with a 209 REC YD/2 TD performance en route to a career-high 1,440 REC YDS that season. Johnson recorded 10,783 REC YDS for the Bengals which still stands as the franchise record today

2007: Chicago White Sox DH Jim Thome became the only player to hit a walk-off HR as his 500th career HR in MLB history to cap off Chicago’s victory over the Angels

2006: Washington Nationals 2B Alfonso Soriano became the 1st player to record a 40 HR-40 SB season in the 21st century and 4th player in MLB history, joining 1988 Jose Conseco, 1996 Barry Bonds, & 2006 Alex Rodriguez

1995: Atlanta Braves SP Greg Maddux set a new MLB record by earning his 17th consecutive road victory in a 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds

1990: San Francisco 49ers QB Joe Montana surpassed John Brodie for the most career PASS YDS (31,548) in franchise history. Montana recorded a career-high 3,944 PASS YDS during 1990 and finished his 49ers career with 35,124 which still stands as the franchise record today

1988: Cincinnati Reds SP Tom Browning pitched the 12th perfect game in MLB history with a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. He went on to retire 40 consecutive batters over 3 games, just 1 shy of the MLB record

1979: Chicago Bears RB Walter Payton surpassed Rick Casares for the most career RUSH YDS (5,657) in franchise history. Payton played his entire 13-year career with the Bears and recorded 16,726 RUSH YDS which still stands as the franchise record today

1973: Buffalo Bills RB OJ Simpson set a single-game NFL record at the time with 250 rushing yards and 2 TDs in a 31-13 victory over the New England Patriots. Simpson’s 250 RUSH YDS are now the 6th most in NFL history

1950: The Cleveland Browns, formerly of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), played their 1st NFL game and defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 35-10

1937: Playing their 1st game in Washington, D.C. at Griffith Stadium after 5 years in Boston, the Redskins defeated the New York Giants 13-3

1924: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Jim Bottomley set the MLB record for most RBI’s in a single game when he went 6-6 with 12 RBIs during a 17-3 victory against the Brooklyn Robins. Fellow Cardinal Mark Whiten tied it in 1993 but nobody has tied or surpassed it since

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