By Rob Mason, PSO President of Sports Operations
Dec 22, 2019

‘The Best in Sports’ is a daily PSO original series showcasing the best highlights, facts, and stories going on in the land of the NFL, NBA, & MLB every day. Get a recap on EVERYTHING that happened yesterday here

Here is the best from December 21, 2019:

San Francisco hadn’t been able to convert on a single 3rd-and-15+ all season long. However, on the game-winning drive against the Rams, they executed successfully in those situations twice, which proved to be the difference after Gould’s GW-FG eliminated the reigning NFC champs.


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For the first time in over a decade, the Pats were at risk of not winning the AFC East this late in the season, but after a clutch goal line stand, the Pats are back on track to get ANOTHER bye in the AFC Playoffs.


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James Harden has been on a scoring tear as good as almost anyone alive has ever seen, dating back to last year. He’ll continue to break records at the historic rate he’s going.

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The Houston Texans forced 4 turnovers in just the first half in what could’ve been a blowout, but turned into a hard fought battle. After the victory, they officially clinched the AFC South for the 6th time in the last 9 years.


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The ChiSox inking Dallas Keuchel was the biggest headline of the day, but Detroit’s low-risk pickups of 1B C.J. Cron & 2B Jonathan Schoop warrant attention as well.

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Spencer Dinwiddie has flourished with Kyrie Irving dealing with injuries for the majority of the season, and led the Nets on a 18-pt comeback to overcome Trae Young’s 47 points in Brooklyn.


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Josh Allen & Jared Goff could’ve won the biggest game for each of their seasons on Saturday, but ultimately fell short. Still, it’s hard to completely blame them when they were making throws like this to keep their team in it.

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While the more acclaimed Antetokounmpo, Giannis recorded a triple-double, it was his brother that also shined on Saturday with this electric put-back dunk.

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It wasn’t too long ago that Kawhi Leonard was suiting up for the San Antonio Spurs. On Saturday, he made another appearance in Texas and handled business just like old times.

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Here are all the best highlights in pro sports from Saturday:


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  • MLB.com: Top MLB Breakout Players From 2019

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Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers (GW-FG)

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Officially Tom Brady’s #1 guy.

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