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By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Dec 13, 2020

December 13th, 2020 was highlighted by Jalen Hurts’ first career win during his first start against the NFC-leading New Orleans Saints to make the NFC East race even more interesting. The Bills also made a statement on Sunday Night with a big win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, as KD made his on-court return in the Nets preseason debut against the Wizards without Westbrook or Beal. Check out everything that happened in sports on December 13th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by James Harden continuing his insane start to the season by dropping over 50 points for the second consecutive 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.

NFL
Dec 13, 2020
In his 1st career NFL start, QB Jalen Hurts ended the Eagles 4-game losing streak and the Saints 9-game win streak by leading Philly’s upset victory
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NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Buffalo Bills made a statement on SNF with a huge defensive performance to hand the Steelers their 2nd loss of the season
Premium Review
MLB
Dec 13, 2020
Cleveland Indians will be removing the ‘Indians’ team name from their franchise with a new name not expected to incorporate native americans in any way
Indians Outlook
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Michael Badgley drilled the GW as the Chargers made clutch plays in the final minute to beat the Falcons in an otherwise meaningless game
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Def. Play of the Year candidate

Badgley won it at the buzzer

Legion of Zoom showed up

AJ Brown is a legit WR1

Reddick was an absolute force

LAC made clutch GW plays

King Henry is defense-repellent

Bills’ D spoiled Big Ben’s night

Hurts shined in his 1st NFL start

T-longest Bears rush in SB era

Best 5 plays of the day

Sanders took off on the NO defense

It was Miller Time on this TD

Spencer made a splash for 1st TD

MIA making big plays on D

WR Gage dropped a dime

Moreau made a defender miss for 6

Gesicki somehow caught this

KD & Kyrie’s debut together

THT going off in the preseason

Maye made an amazing INT

Chase Young was everywhere

Making his case for NFL’s #1 WR

Another Def TD for Washington

Hamler went OFF for DEN

Mack was bullying HOU all day

Hill to Sanders kept Saints in it

Tate textbook box out

Markus Golden made an impact early

Diggs continued his strong season

Taylor went untouched for 6

Butler swooped in to steal a pick

CAR’s DL created big fumble

The battle of the 2020s

T.Y. finally looked like himself

Evans made a great grab

JPP took the ball from Kirk

Defense won the game for DAL

Jones got a Safety for KC

Kyrie looked great in return

Russ lit up the Jets with 4 TD

Huge stop on 4th down

Rodgers was surgical

Exclamation point in Indy’s win

Kyrie’s handles are A1

1 of the best shot blockers ever

Herro broke out right away

Solid debut for Okoro

Wild 1st Qtr OTD in ’98

Marshall gets the reception record

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NFL
Dec 13, 2020
New England Patriots NFL record streak of division titles officially ends at 11 straight, only the Braves had a longer division title streak in NFL/MLB/NBA history (14)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Keenan Allen has the most REC (623) in a player’s 1st 100 career GP and still has another game to play, surpassing Antonio Brown (622)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Pittsburgh Steelers have passed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1999-2003) for the longest streak of GP with a Sack (70) in NFL history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Jamal Adams has the most SKs in a season (8.5), by a DB since SK became official in 1982
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Patrick Mahomes has the most PASS YDS (2,309) in any 6-GP span in NFL history, passing Drew Brees in 2012-13 (2,276)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Travis Kelce is on pace to become the 1st TE ever to lead the NFL in REC YDS over an entire season (1,250 with 3 weeks left)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
James Robinson is the fastest undrafted rookie in NFL history to reach 1,000 RUSH YDS (13 GP)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Derrick Henry has the most career GP (4) with 200 RUSH YDS & 2 RUSH TD of any player since 1950
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Jalen Hurts is the 1st QB to beat a team on a 9+ game regular-season winning streak in his 1st career start in NFL history since 1975
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Saints had not allowed a 100+yd rusher in 55 straight games. Jalen Hurts and Miles Sanders each broke that streak in Week 14
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Davante Adams has a REC TD in 8 straight GP in 2020, breaking the Packers franchise record
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Dan Bailey is the 1st player to miss 3+ FG and an XP, without a single make in over 55 years
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Jalen Hurts is the only player to have 150+ PASS YDS, 100+ RUSH YDS, and 1+ PASS TD in their 1st start during the last 70 years
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Travis Kelce is the only TE in NFL history with 3 different seasons of 1,200 REC YDS
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Travis Kelce has the most GP (5) in a season with 7+ REC, 100+ REC YDS and 1 REC TD in a single season by a TE since at least 1950
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Philadelphia Eagles now have the most QBs RUSH for 100+ YDS in game (5) in the Super Bowl Era
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Jacksonville Jaguars have allowed 24+ PTS in 12 straight games, tying the NFL record
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Tom Brady breaks his own record as oldest player (43) with 30 PASS TD in NFL history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
David Montgomery tied Neal Anderson (1988) for the longest RUSH TD (80 YDS) in Bears history during the Super Bowl era
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Stefon Diggs is the 2nd player in Bills history with 100 REC in a season, joining Eric Moulds in 2002 (who had exactly 100)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Stefon Diggs passed Eric Moulds (1,152) for the most REC YDS recorded by a WR (1,158) through the Bills 1st 13 games of a season in franchise history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Diontae Johnson is the only player with double-digit drops this season with 12
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Most INT in 1st 53 career GP (since 1990): T-1. Xavien Howard (21), T-1. Ed Reed (21)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Josh Allen passed Jim Kelly for the most total PASS, RUSH, & REC TD in a season (35) by a QB in Buffalo Bills history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Jalen Hurts joined Lamar Jackson as the only players to have 100+ RUSH YDS in their 1st career QB start since at least 1950
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Washington Football Team had multiple DEF TDs in a single game for the 1st time since since 1997
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Miles Sanders is the 1st Eagles player EVER with multiple 70+yd RUSH TD in a single season
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Travis Kelce has tied Tony Gonzalez (2000 & 2004), Jimmy Graham (2013), & Travis Kelce (2016) for the most GP with 100+ REC YDS (6) in a season by a TE in NFL history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Xavien Howard leads the NFL in INTs (9) during 2020 and has an INT in 5 consecutive GP
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Derrick Henry has the 2nd longest streak of road GP (9) with 100+ RUSH YDS by a player in NFL history, trailing only Barry Sanders (10)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Tyreek Hill has the t-3rd most total TD by a WR (16) through 13 team games in the Super Bowl Era, trailing only HOFers Randy Moss (19) & Jerry Rice (18)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Tyreek Hill has the t-2nd most TD by a WR in a season (16) in the NFL since 2000, only Randy Moss (23) has more in that span
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Patrick Mahomes is the 1st player to lose 30+ YDS on a SK without fumbling in over 40 years
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Stefon Diggs joined Brandon Marshall (2012 w/ CHI) as the only players to reach 100+ REC in their 1st 13 GP with a new team in NFL history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Jimmy Graham has joined Antonio Gates (116), Tony Gonzalez (111), & Rob Gronkowski (83) as the only 4 TEs in NFL history to reach the 80 career REC TD
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Patrick Mahomes is the 3rd player with 4,000 PASS YDS in 3 of their 1st 4 seasons in NFL history, joining Dan Marino & Peyton Manning
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Miles Sanders 82yd Rush TD is the longest in Eagles history since 2000
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Miami Dolphins have the longest active streak (19 GP) in the NFL with 1+ takeaway in the NFL
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Russell Wilson tied Peyton Manning for the 2nd most career GP with 4+ PASS TD (15) in a player’s 1st 9 seasons during the Super Bowl era, trailing only HOF Dan Marino (16)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Haason Reddick became the 1st player with 5 SKs in a single game since 2017
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Derrick Henry passed Chris Johnson (50) for the 3rd most career RUSH TD in Titans franchise history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Derrick Henry is the 6th player with 1,500+ RUSH YDS & 14+ TD in their 1st 13 games of a season in the Super bowl era, joining Ricky Williams (2002), Terrell Davis (1998), Eric Dickerson (1983), Walter Payton (1977), & O. J. Simpson (1975)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Davante Adams has tied for the 3rd longest streak of GP with a REC TD (8) in a single season in the Super Bowl era, trailing only HOF Jerry Rice (12) & A.J. Green (9)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Cincinnati Bengals have the worst WIN% in the NFL since 2019 (4-24-1; 15.5 WIN%)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Alvin Kamara passed Jimmy Graham for 5th all-time in career RSH/REC TD (52) by a player in Saints franchise history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
New York Jets have the T-2nd most losses (13) in a season in Jets franchise history
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Aaron Rodgers has the 4th most career GP (73) with 3+ PASS TD by a QB in NFL history, trailing Tom Brady (91), Peyton Manning (93) & Drew Brees (95)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Stefon Diggs is the 1st Bills player with 7 REC in any Qtr since 2001
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Players with 4+ PASS TD, 0 INT, & 75 CMP% in a game in Broncos history: Drew Lock (2020), Peyton Manning (4x), John Elway (1984), & Craig Morton (1981)
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
T.Y. Hilton passed Lenny Moore for the 5th most career REC TD in Colts history (49), and also has the 2nd most multi-TD REC GP (11) with the BAL/IND franchise
NFL
Dec 13, 2020
Derrick Henry has tied Chris Johnson for the 3rd most multi-scrimmage TD GP (15) in Houston Oilers/Tennessee history
NBA
Dec 13, 2020
December 13, 1983: The highest-scoring game in NBA history was between the Detroit Pistons & Denver Nuggets (Pistons won 186–184 in 3OT)
NBA
Dec 13, 2020
December 13, 2019: James Harden became the only player in history with 2 consecutive games of 50+ PTS and 10 3PM

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NFL Week 14

NBA Preseason

6:00 PM: Washington Wizards vs. Brooklyn Nets

8:00 PM: Houston Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls

8:30 PM: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

[Highlights] RB Derrick Henry, TEN (@JAX): 26 CAR, 215 YDS, 2 TD; 2 REC, 7 YDS [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] LB Haason Reddick, ARI (@NYG): 5 TKL, 5 TFL, 5 SK, 3 FF

[Highlights] QB Drew Lock, DEN (@CAR): 21-27 (77.8%), 280 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT; 6 CAR, 4 YDS

[Highlights] RB Jonathan Taylor, IND (@LV): 20 CAR, 150 YDS, 2 TD; 2 REC, 15 YDS

[Highlights] QB Aaron Rodgers, GB (@DET): 26-33 (78.8%): 290 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT; 6 CAR, 13 YDS, 1 TD

MLB: 2B Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees (turns 24)

MLB: RP Luis Garcia, Houston Astros (24)

NFL: OG Jermaine Eluemunor, New England Patriots (26)

MLB: 3B Johan Camargo, Atlanta Braves (27)

MLB: OF Austin Slater, San Francisco Giants (27)

NFL: DL Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia Eagles (30)

MLB: SP Fergie Jenkins, Hall of Fame (78)

MLB: OF Larry Doby, Hall of Fame (97)

2018: German-born PF Dirk Nowitzki debuted for his 21st consecutive season with the Dallas Mavericks, breaking Kobe Bryant’s record of 20 with the Los Angeles Lakers

2009: Denver Broncos WR Brandon Marshall set the NFL record with 21 REC in a single game

2007: Former US Senator George Mitchell released a report that accused over 80 current and former MLB players of steroid use, bringing the issue to the national spotlight

2000: Utah Jazz PG John Stockton became the very 1st in NBA history to record 14,000 career assists

1998: Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings combined for 3 kickoff return TDs to set a new NFL record (Ravens’ Corey Harris, Patrick Johnson, Vikings’ David Palmer). In the same BAL-MIN game, Vikings K Gary Anderson set an NFL record by converting his 34th consecutive FG attempt

1996: SP Roger Clemens, a 3x Cy Young Award winner at the time, surprisingly signed with the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees

1983: Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets in 3OT by a score of 186-184, the highest-scoring game in NBA history

1956: Brooklyn Dodgers traded 1B Jackie Robinson to the New York Giants for P Dick Littlefield and cash; Robinson promptly retired from baseball

1936: Green Bay Packers defeated the Boston Redskins 21-6 in the NFL Championship, the latter’s last game before moving to Washington, D.C.

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