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What Happened in Sports: December 8, 2020
What happened in sports on December 8, 2020 ft. Philly naming Hurts to start, multiple MLB signings, BAL running all over DAL, and more!
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December 8th, 2020 was highlighted by the Philadelphia Eagles officially naming Jalen Hurts the new starting QB over Carson Wentz for their NFL Week 14 matchup against the Saints. The Ravens ran all over the Cowboys in a rare Tuesday Night Football game which Dez Bryant was ruled out right before kickoff due to a positive COVID test and multiple key MLB signings took place with Carlos Santana and Adam Eaton agreeing to deals in the AL Central.
Check out everything that happened in sports on December 8th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by a shootout in the Superdome concluding with a game-winning field goal for the San Francisco 49ers. 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.
Lamar throws a dime, Hollywood cashes it in!#RavensFlock | @Lj_era8 | @Primetime_jet
📺: #DALvsBAL on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/oYhhIjg376
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2020
Welcome back, @Lj_era8.
And goodbye! 37 yards! 👋 #RavensFlock
📺: #DALvsBAL on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/14AGS3Fbq6
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2020
Gus is running HARD and Lamar went down to tell him about it. 💪#RavensFlock | @GodsGiftGus13 | @Lj_era8
📺: #DALvsBAL on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/IY6IB33CBk
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2020
PSA: @Jkdobbins22 is fast. #RavensFlock
📺: #DALvsBAL on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/RDBdFOqUVp
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2020
Tony Pollard finds daylight! @Tp__5 #DallasCowboys
📺: #DALvsBAL on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/3PJgOBvb2F
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2020
Took just three plays for @andydalton14 to find @michael13gallup and the @dallascowboys are back on top! #DallasCowboys
📺: #DALvsBAL on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/2o90lDXvub
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2020
Patrick Queen, athlete.#RavensFlock | @Patrickqueen_
📺: #DALvsBAL on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/nHjjg4ylh0
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2020
One play later…pay dirt. 🔥#RavensFlock | @MBoykin814
📺: #DALvsBAL on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/AUlfcGqkpz
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2020
Los Angeles Dodgers had a legendary 2020 MLB postseason run to remember ⬇️ https://t.co/leqxZ3p0pl
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) December 7, 2020
.@DezBryant‘s 10 best TDs with the @dallascowboys!
Will he #ThrowUpTheX against his old team?
📺: #DALvsBAL — Tonight 8:05pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYynDY pic.twitter.com/7V6uXHGnbe
— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2020
.@JoshAllenQB put on a show Monday night. #BillsMafia | @BuffaloBills pic.twitter.com/GYiscj3XWF
— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2020
💪 25 completions
💪 334 yards
💪 4 TDs@bakermayfield went OFF in Week 13!@browns | #Browns pic.twitter.com/5wezKUbi7l
— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2020
The @dallascowboys top five plays against the Ravens! #DallasCowboys (via @nflthrowback)
📺: #DALvsBAL — TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/I6INVckndX pic.twitter.com/FvGa9cm2fZ
— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2020
☑️ 402 passing yards
☑️ 3 TDs
☑️ 31st career fourth-quarter comeback (most in NFL since 2009)
Matthew Stafford is incredible. #OnePride pic.twitter.com/ybi88yTwnZ
— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2020
Career day for Logan Thomas 🙌@WashingtonNFL | #WashingtonFootball | #WASvsPIT pic.twitter.com/Pkeb3Hx8P7
— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2020
What scrimmage??@RealDealBeal23 gets ⬆️ at @WashWizards camp.pic.twitter.com/5vFdqwdoRe
— NBA (@NBA) December 8, 2020
9 catches, 121 yards, a TD and another Griddy.@JJettas2 gets better every week.@Vikings | #Skol pic.twitter.com/OMZboXRRFs
— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2020
Cowboys vs. Ravens in 2012…
and @TheRealJacoby12 made this 108-yard return TD look too casual. 🏃💨
📺: #DALvsBAL — TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/I6INVckndX pic.twitter.com/OyWXjK4H9Y
— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2020
Not bad for a two star… Now the best rookie in the league @JJettas2 | @Vikings@NFLonFox | NFLSU pic.twitter.com/lYui4hH3wR
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) December 8, 2020
The final game at Texas Stadium. (Dec. 20, 2008)
📺: #DALvsBAL — Tonight 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/vkLafToxoB pic.twitter.com/6kB6sbHokJ
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) December 8, 2020
We celebrate @DwightHoward‘s 35th Birthday with his BEST PLAYS! #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/Sysv8xiS1L
— NBA (@NBA) December 8, 2020
Howard sends it away ❌
👀 The best blocks by @DwightHoward this season! pic.twitter.com/m0UV7Jhh2e
— NBA (@NBA) May 20, 2020
OTD (2004) The Orlando Magic selected 18-year-old Dwight Howard with the 1st pick!
2004-2012
6 x All-Star
5 x All-NBA 1st Team
4 x REB Leader
3 x DPOY
2 x BLKS Leader
He also had 6 30/20 games & 2 25/25 games. pic.twitter.com/2Ou476bU2m
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 24, 2020
Remember @MilesAustinIII’s breakout year in 2009?
📺: #DALvsBAL — Tonight 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/vkLafTG8Nb pic.twitter.com/FFMRfsT8EO
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) December 8, 2020
December 8, 2002: Cowboys’ Woodrow Dantzler w/ an amazing 84-yard kick return for a touchdown against the 49ers.
Chris Berman and Tom Jackson on the call via NFL Primetime. pic.twitter.com/f81V8poOV9
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) December 8, 2020
.@ronaldacunajr24’s swagger has no offseason. 😤
📹: @Johnhawy
pic.twitter.com/BQ9hbVms6E
— MLB (@MLB) December 8, 2020
“A black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south.”
Vin Scully’s call of @HenryLouisAaron‘s historic 715th home run is as iconic as they come. pic.twitter.com/kjrvSK19BM
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) December 8, 2020
After the 1974 season, Hank Aaron returned to Milwaukee, this time with the Brewers of the American League.
He played his first regular season games at Fenway that year, and, in September, he hit his only homer there. pic.twitter.com/5BhbTHCXIh
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) December 8, 2020
.@MattPrater_5 ‘s 64-yarder in 2013 is still the longest FG in NFL history.
64 days until #Kickoff2021! (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/QrnRwFSHgE
— NFL (@NFL) July 7, 2021
Perfect football weather ❄️ (Dec. 8, 2013) pic.twitter.com/BwX6RGDv5b
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) March 30, 2021
Two punts returned for TDs + one receiving TD.
Steve Smith Sr., ladies and gentlemen. @Panthers (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/SDi0XswX7E
— NFL (@NFL) April 29, 2020
December 8, 2013: The Ravens beat the Vikings 29-26 in a game with an absolutely insane ending with 4 TDs and 5 lead changes in the final 2:05
(🎥 via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/u34uy0SoWe
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) December 8, 2020
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[Highlights] QB Lamar Jackson, BAL (v.DAL): 12-17 (70.6%), 107 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; 13 CAR, 94 YDS, 1 TD [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] RB Gus Edwards, BAL (v.DAL): 7 CAR, 101 YDS
[Highlights] WR Michael Gallup, DAL (@BAL): 7 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD
NBA: C Dwight Howard, Philadelphia 76ers (turns 35)
MLB: 3B Josh Donaldson, Minnesota Twins (35)
NFL: QB Phillip Rivers, Indianapolis Colts (39)
MLB: SP Mike Mussina, Hall of Fame (52)
2019: Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (24) became the youngest QB to ever beat the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady Patriots at Foxborough to end New England’s 21-game home winning streak (t-3rd longest streak in NFL history). Starting QBs under age-25 were 0-41 at Gillette Stadium since 2001 in the regular season before KC’s victory.
2013: Denver Broncos K Matt Prater drilled a 64-yd FG right before half to set the NFL record for the longest FGM in NFL history
2011: The NBA and its Players’ Association reached an agreement to end the 161-day lockout, which shortened the season by 16 games with Opening Day moved to December 25, 2011
2011: As temporary owners of the New Orleans Hornets at the time, the NBA vetoed the 3-team trade that would have sent PG Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers in a 3-team trade proposal
2008: After 23 seasons and 355 career wins, 4-time Cy Young Award winning SP Greg Maddux officially retired from baseball
2000: Los Angeles Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal broke Wilt Chamberlain’s 40-year record by missing all 11 of his FTAs
1999: Houston Rockets PF Charles Barkley tore his left quad while attempting to block a shot by Philadelphia 76ers PF Tyrone Hill, essentially ending the 11x All-Star’s 16-year, HOF career
1998: For the 1st time in the event’s 49-year history, the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia was officially cancelled due to an ongoing labor dispute between the NBA and NBPA
1992: Atlanta Hawks SF Dominique Wilkins set an NBA record by hitting all 23 FTAs in a victory over the Chicago Bulls
1988: New York Knicks set an NBA record by converting 11 three-pointers in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks (the current record is now 27 in a game by Houston)
1961: Elgin Baylor (63 PTS/31 REB/7 AST) and Wilt Chamberlain (78 PTS & 43 REB) became the 1st and only opposing players to each score 60+ PTS during the same game in NBA history and combined for the most PTS (141) by any two opponents ever
1961: Syracuse Nationals PG Larry Costello scored 32 consecutive points — 13 FGs and 6 FTs — without missing to set an NBA record
1955: Brooklyn Dodgers C Roy Campanella won his 3rd and final MVP Award
1940: Chicago Bears set an NFL scoring record by defeating the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the NFL Championship Game
1914: After weeks of rumors, Philadelphia Athletics MGR Connie Mack sold 2B Eddie Collins — the reigning MVP — to the Chicago White Sox for $50,000
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