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What Happened in Sports: December 6, 2020
What happened in sports on December 6, 2020 ft. Baker's dominant Browns win over TEN, Philly benching Wentz for Hurts, and more!
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December 6th, 2020 was highlighted by an eventful NFL Sunday that featured the Eagles benching Carson Wentz for Jalen Hurts in the second half of their loss to Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers, Michael Thomas, and Justin Jefferson setting some impressive NFL records, and the Browns making a statement by dominating the Titans in the first half of their 8-3 vs. 8-3 matchup until Tennessee made the final score look much better in garbage time.
Check out everything that happened in sports on December 6th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by the Oklahoma City Thunder forcing OT with a Hail Mary full-court pass from Steven Adams to Dennis Schroder to ultimately win the game. 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. More content will be uploaded throughout the day.
CARR TO RUGGS. WOW. #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/l66xyxhgtt
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
A play so wild, Tyreek didn’t even know he caught it!
📺: #DENvsKC on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
GESICKI DOES IT AGAIN. #FinsUp
📺: #CINvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
From deep in the end zone… 🎯 #GoPackGo
📺: #PHIvsGB on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@AaronRodgers12 throws his 400th career passing TD!
7th player in NFL history to reach that mark. #GoPackGo
📺: #PHIvsGB on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
The @Colts recover the bad snap and takeover late in the 4th quarter.
📺: #INDvsHOU on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
On 4th & 18, @JalenHurts throws his first career TD pass! #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #PHIvsGB on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@JalenHurts goes deep to @JalenReagor 🎯 #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #PHIvsGB on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/5w0t6mAzQq pic.twitter.com/0LPvFOGX23
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Stafford to @MarvinJonesJr for the score! @Lions trail 30-27 with 2:18 remaining.
📺: #DETvsCHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Two TDs in 41 seconds and the @Lions have the lead! #OnePride
📺: #DETvsCHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Aaron Jones said SEE YA on this 77-yard TD run 👋 #GoPackGo @Showtyme_33
📺: #PHIvsGB on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
Ryan to Ridley. Dime. #RiseUpATL
📺: #NOvsATL on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Rolling to his left. Off his left foot.@PatrickMahomes can throw from any arm angle. #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #DENvsKC on NBC
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/TDkSnAgsvB pic.twitter.com/G5HlpksNoK
— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
Always on the mark. @PatrickMahomes
📺: #DENvsKC on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
This is @BakerMayfield‘s FOURTH TD pass in the first half. 🎯
📺: #CLEvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
SEVENTY-FIVE YARDS. @dpeoplesjones @bakermayfield
📺: #CLEvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Aaron Rodgers stays 🔥🔥🔥
13-for-14, 161 yards and 2 TDs so far. #GoPackGo
📺: CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Casual 💪 @tkelce
📺: #DENvsKC on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
This throw by Matthew Stafford 😱 #OnePride
📺: #DETvsCHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Harrison Smith with the INT in OT! #SKOL
📺: #JAXvsMIN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
BIG MAN TD CATCH 🙌🙌🙌 @BROWNS
📺: #CLEvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Xavien Howard grabs his 8th INT of the season! (leads NFL) #FinsUp
📺: #CINvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
JALEN REAGOR. 74-yard punt return TD 🔥 #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #PHIvsGB on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@waynegallman turns on the jets and goes 60 yards! #TogetherBlue
📺: #NYGvsSEA on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/5w0t6mAzQq pic.twitter.com/gEtjacJ9u0
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@Mathieu_Era‘s second INT of the game seals the W! #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/oFTimnAJDU
— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
.@MontgomerDavid won’t go down! His second TD of the half. #DaBears
📺: #DETvsCHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@MontgomerDavid + @ceeflashpee84 with a couple first half rushing TDs for #DaBears
📺: #DETvsCHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
A #DUUUVAL PICK-6 for @TheSchoGoesOn53
📺: #JAXvsMIN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Off the deflection and into Laviska Shenault’s hands for the TD! #DUUUVAL
📺: #JAXvsMIN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
JARVIS PASSING TO BAKER! 🚨 @God_Son80 @BakerMayfield
📺: #CLEvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Taysom Hill breaks free for 43 yards! @T_Hill4 #Saints
📺: #NOvsATL on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
One play after a 43-yard run, @T_Hill4 throws his first career touchdown! #Saints
📺: #NOvsATL on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
BOYD BYE.
72 yards for the @Bengals touchdown! #SeizeTheDEY @boutdat_23
📺: #CINvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@Giants defense forces another turnover 💪 #TogetherBlue
📺: #NYGvsSEA on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/5w0t6mAzQq pic.twitter.com/oMcRSX11Ts
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@MelvinGordon25 breaks loose for 65 yards! #BroncosCountry
📺: #DENvsKC on NBC
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/TDkSnAgsvB pic.twitter.com/WR1bLz8edI
— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
Did we mention Justin Jefferson is a playmaker? @JJettas2 #SKOL
📺: #JAXvsMIN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Justin Jefferson. Playmaker. #SKOL @JJettas2
📺: #JAXvsMIN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Going the other way! @Browns
📺: #CLEvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Darren Waller is having himself a day. #RaiderNation
This 38-yard score puts the @Raiders TE at 123 yards and 2 TDs in the first half!
📺: #LVvsNYJ on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nO8DOddpx2 pic.twitter.com/lNBFhfvqvw
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Touchdown, @Seahawks!@DangeRussWilson rolls left and hits @ccarson_32 to make it a five-point game.
📺: #NYGvsSEA on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Devin McCourty scoops and scores the blocked punt for SIX.
The second special teams TD for the @Patriots today. #GoPats
📺: #NEvsLAC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Gunner returns it 70 yards for the #GoPats score!
📺: #NEvsLAC on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Wait for it… Wait for it… WOW 👀
📺: #INDvsHOU on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nO8DOddpx2 pic.twitter.com/dPE551iaWX
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@DeshaunWatson is a magician. @TheKekeCoutee
📺: #INDvsHOU on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nO8DOddpx2 pic.twitter.com/ajlJ8LpNll
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@RyanTannehill1 ➡️ @TheCDavis84 … Touchdown @Titans!
📺: #CLEvsTEN on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nO8DOddpx2 pic.twitter.com/O1BuNbYpA2
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
AJ BROWN. @Brown1arthur
📺: #CLEvsTEN on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nO8DOddpx2 pic.twitter.com/czEHuel9fK
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Seattle blocks the punt and it’s a safety for the @Seahawks! 🙏
📺: #NYGvsSEA on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/5w0t6mAzQq pic.twitter.com/4O4aPlSYMH
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Intercepted by @qdiggs6 and the @Seahawks are in Giants territory! #Seahawks
📺: #NYGvsSEA on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/5w0t6mAzQq pic.twitter.com/A22MyDU2fg
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
4th down? No problem.
👋 @JayT23
📺: #INDvsHOU on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nO8DOddpx2 pic.twitter.com/3UwJ0zBKbt
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
PICK-6! #RamsHouse
Troy Hill has a touchdown in back-to-back weeks 🙌
📺: #LARvsAZ on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/5w0t6mAzQq pic.twitter.com/BpE1jXqOuz
— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
The @RamsNFL knock it loose and recover the fumble! #RamsHouse
📺: #LARvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
Darrell Henderson up the middle! @DarrellH8 #RamsHouse
📺: #LARvsAZ on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/5w0t6mAzQq pic.twitter.com/gMzgfVjT4t
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
.@K1 to Dan Arnold for a 59-yard @AZCardinals TD! #RedSea
📺: #LARvsAZ on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/5w0t6mAzQq pic.twitter.com/vvxKVMzO1Q
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020
🌟 15th pick in 2013.
🌟 2016-17 #KiaMIP.
🌟 2019-20 #KiaDPOY.
🌟 Back-to-back #KiaMVP.
Happy 26th birthday, @Giannis_An34! #NBAMixtape #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/pRqun93Hs1
— NBA (@NBA) December 6, 2020
📊 2018-19:
27.7 PPG | 12.5 RPG | 5.9 APG
📊 2019-20:
29.5 PPG | 13.6 RPG | 5.6 RPG
Celebrate @Giannis_An34’s 26th birthday with his BEST highlights from his back-to-back #KiaMVP seasons! #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/N4SDsj6kxF
— NBA (@NBA) December 6, 2020
🇬🇷 x 🦌@Giannis_An34‘s 2018-19 #KiaMVP #NBAMixtape! pic.twitter.com/wSBfDmAUKQ
— NBA (@NBA) May 28, 2020
.@drewbrees throws. @R_Meachem17 scores.
It was nowhere near that simple… (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/EFFL4m0Tl4
— NFL (@NFL) April 10, 2020
Still can’t believe Derrick Henry took this one 99 yards to the house. @Titans
via @nfl pic.twitter.com/dEf0r99oDG
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) April 7, 2021
OTD in 2000: Kobe Bryant and Antawn Jamison both scored 51 points (via @NBATV) pic.twitter.com/KeltQNyIxl
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) December 6, 2018
[See More]
1:00 PM: Cleveland Browns (8-3) vs. Tennessee Titans (8-3)
1:00 PM: Indianapolis Colts (7-4) vs. Houston Texans (4-7)
4:05 PM: New York Giants (4-7) vs. Seattle Seahawks (8-3)
4:05 PM: Los Angeles Rams (7-4) vs. Arizona Cardinals (6-5)
8:20 PM: Denver Broncos (4-7) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (10-1)
[Highlights] QB Baker Mayfield, CLE (@TEN): 25-33 (75.8%), 334 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT; 4 CAR, 5 YDS [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] TE Darren Waller, LV (@NYJ): 13 REC, 200 YDS, 2 TD
[Highlights] WR Corey Davis, TEN (v.CLE): 11 REC, 182 YDS, 1 TD
[Highlights] WR Davante Adams, GB (v.PHI): 10 REC, 121 YDS, 2 TD
[Highlights] S Tyrann Mathieu, KC (v.DEN): 7 TKL, 1 TFL, 2 INT, 2 PD
NBA: SF Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (turns 26)
MLB: RP Mike Mayers, Los Angeles Angels (29)
MLB: OF Adam Eaton, Free Agent (32)
NFL: K Robbie Gould, San Francisco 49ers (38)
2019: Oklahoma City Thunder C Steven Adams pulled off a full court pass with only 1.1 seconds left to PG Dennis Schroder who layed it up at the buzzer to clinch OT where they were victorious over Minnesota in OKC
2018: Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry ran for a franchise-record 238 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns (including a record-tying 99-yard run) in a 30-9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars
2016: Washington Wizards PG John Wall scored a career-high 52 points in a victory over Orlando Magic
2010: LeBron James & Dwyane Wade created one of the most iconic pictures in NBA history when D-Wade threw up an alley-oop up to LeBron without looking and threw his hands in the air while King James slammed it down in the background
2000: Golden State Warriors SF Antawn Jamison put up his 2nd consecutive 50-point game while his opponent, SG Kobe Bryant, dropped the 1st 50-point game of his career as the Lakers lost to Warriors 125-122 in OT
1998: In a game where he attempted 63 passes, New York Jets QB Vinny Testaverde scrambled for a game-winning TD to eliminate the Seattle Seahawks from playoff contention; except, TV replays showed that he was nearly a full yard short of the goal-line, leading to the adoption of instant replay
1997: Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the very 1st regular season game played in Mexico City
1992: San Francisco 49ers WR Jerry Rice caught his record-breaking 101st career TD pass in a 27-3 win over the Miami Dolphins
1979: 3 weeks after shattering a backboard but leaving the rim intact in Kansas City, Philadelphia 76ers C Darryl Dawkins completely ripped the rim off in front of his home fans
1960: A group led by singer/actor Gene Autry and College Football HOFer Bob Reynolds was officially awarded the Los Angeles (Angels) AL expansion franchise
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