By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Dec 27, 2020

December 27th, 2020 was remembered for Blake Snell getting traded from the Rays to the Padres as San Diego made a power move to bolster its rotation. NFL Sunday in Week 16 was also eventful with Travis Kelce and Justin Herbert setting records, Aaron Rodgers making a MVP statement in a SNF blowout win over Tennessee, the Jets getting their second win of the season, Seahawks clinching the NFC West, and Steelers coming back against the Colts. The Mavs picked up a historic win over the Clippers while Damion Lee drained the game-winner for Golden State.

Check out everything that happened in sports on December 27th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by the NFL finalizing and revealing the full list of the 100 greatest players of all-time. This daily sports article 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, top performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history. 

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Best NBA plays of the night

Mahomes hit Robinson for the GW

Historic catch for Kelce

Jets get tricky on TD pass

Insane ending to Warriors/Bulls

Keanu Neal wasn’t fooled

Tyreek almost changed the game

Bledsoe blocks it for the win

Hurts & D-Jax connection

Ben led huge comeback

Scary Terry posterizes KD

Perine wasn’t going down easy

1st career TD was a good one

Robin gets circus shot to go

DJ looking like his old self here

Chark snagged this TD

Herbert made history on Sunday

What a grab by Diontae

Calvin makes a cut for extra YDS

Curry back to his old tricks

Tannehill faked out the entire D

DAL’s longest play of the year

Giannis’s Statue of Liberty in NY

Gallup had a game in Dallas

Allen dropped a dime here

Rivers can still launch it downfield

Adams went off once again

Drummond turns D into offense

JaVale is blocking everything

Russ makes it look easy

CAR got a late Christmas present

Young continued DROY case

Another TD dime from Glennon

Barrett was balling on Sunday

Big double-double for Drummond

Career high for Fultz

Ingram drops a double-double

Hayward looking good in CHA

Cauley-Stein slams it on LAC

Gasol to LBJ to the hoop x2

Trubisky looking good again

Another Dez TD in comeback szn

52yd TD for CeeDee

Samuel would not go down easy

Kyrie with a pair of tough finishes

Mavs have an international icon

RIP to these legends

Tatis walk off in the DR

No pitch compares to the knuckler

Happy Bday Jamaal Charles

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NFL Sunday Week 16

[Highlights] WR Davante Adams, GB (v.TEN): 11 REC, 142 YDS, 3 TD [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] QB Aaron Rodgers, GB (v.TEN): 21-25 (84.0%), 231 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT; 3 RSH, 19 YDS

[Highlights] QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (v.IND): 34-49 (69.4%), 342 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT

[Highlights] EDGE Randy Gregory, DAL (v.PHI): 6 TKL, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 SK, 3 FF, 1 PD

[Highlights] RB AJ Dillon, GB (v.TEN): 21 RSH, 124 YDS, 2 TD; 1 REC, 5 YDS

NBA Sunday

[Highlights] PG Steph Curry, GS (@CHI): 36 PTS (11-25 FG), 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 2 STL, 4 TO

[Highlights] PF Julius Randle, NYK (v.MIL): 29 PTS (8-17 FG), 7 AST, 14 REB, 1 BLK, 2 TO

[Highlights] C Andre Drummond, CLE (v.PHI): 24 PTS (11-18 FG), 3 AST, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 3 STL, 1 TO

[Highlights] F Gordon Hayward, CHA (v.BKN): 28 PTS (12-20 FG), 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL

[Highlights] PG Elfrid Payton, NYK (v.MIL): 27 PTS (12-16 FG), 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL, 3 TO

NFL Top Performers | NBA Top Performers

NFL: RB Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns (turns 25)

MLB: SP Jordan Montgomery, New York Yankees (28)

NFL: DL DaQuan Jones, Tennessee Titans (29)

MLB: RP Tyler Duffey, Minnesota Twins (30)

MLB: P Dylan Floro, Los Angeles Dodgers (31)

NFL: LB Vince Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers (31)

MLB: SP Rick Porcello, Free Agent (32)

NFL: K Greg Zuerlein, Dallas Cowboys (33)

NFL: RB Jamaal Charles, Retired after 2018 (34)

MLB: SP Cole Hamels, Free Agent (37)

NFL: QB Carson Palmer, Retired after 2017 (41)

Most Significant Sports History

2019: NFL announced the final 10 members (QBs) of the NFL100 to celebrate the 100 greatest players of the 1st 100 years in NFL history

2011: After 29 career GP (all with GSW) and being waived by the Warriors and the Houston Rockets, PG Jeremy Lin signed with the New York Knicks for the minimum where he would take the league by storm in what was known as “Linsanity”

2009: Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning became the 4th QB ever to throw for 50,000 career PASS YDS, joining Dan Marino, John Elway, and Brett Favre

2006: Former Oakland Athletics SP Barry Zito signed the largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history — 7y/$126M

1998: In a 23-7 win over Washington, Dallas Cowboys RB Emmett Smith broke Marcus Allen’s career rushing touchdown record with his 124th; Dallas also became the 1st team in NFC East history to sweep the entire division

1991: Golden State Warriors SG Tim Hardaway set a dubious NBA record in a 106-102 OT loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves: the most shots attempted in a game without a single make, going 0-17 from the field

1991: Cincinnati Bengals hired Dave Shula — son of Miami Dolphins HC Don — as the youngest HC in NFL history

1987: With 6 RECs in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks WR Steve Largent became the NFL’s all time leader (751)

1967: New York Knicks named scout Red Holzman the new HC, replacing Dick McGuire, who moved to Holzman’s former position; he would lead NYK to 2 NBA titles

1964: Cincinnati Royals PG Oscar Robertson set the NBA record for FTAs in a single quarter with 16 in the 1st quarter of a loss to the Baltimore Bullets; the record has been tied 5x but never broken

1964: Cleveland Browns shut out the Baltimore Colts to win their 8th and final NFL title; Cleveland’s last until 2016 (Cavaliers)

1953: Detroit Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship Game for the 2nd consecutive season

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