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What Happened in Sports: December 14, 2020
What happened in sports on December 14, 2020 ft. a MNF classic between the Ravens & Browns highlighted by LJ's performance, and more!
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December 14th, 2020 was remembered for an instant-classic MNF matchup with the Browns and Ravens combining for the third highest-scoring game in Monday Night Football history and the most RUSH TD ever recorded in a NFL game with Lamar Jackson heroically coming out of the locker room on a 4th down & 5 with under 2 mins left that scored the GW-TD before a Browns TD and Justin Tucker GW-FG sealed the epic victory. Check out everything that happened in sports on December 14th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by an OT thriller in Mexico as Patty Mills drained the GW to lift San Antonio past Phoenix.
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.
All 12 TDs from a WILD Monday night 🔥 #BALvsCLE pic.twitter.com/4oIQ1csW2e
— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
JUSTIN TUCKER. FROM 55 YARDS OUT. AUTOMATIC. #RavensFlock #BALvsCLE pic.twitter.com/MbYBUbu8bw
— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
Lamar Jackson. Unbelievable. #RavensFlock
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
MVP form. @lj_era8 #RavensFlock
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
GUESS WHO’S BACK. @lj_era8 #RavensFlock
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
The improvisation from Lamar 😱
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
47 seconds later… @BakerMayfield answers back!
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
HOW ABOUT BAKER MAYFIELD? #Browns
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
Baker makes it happen on 4th & 4 🙌
Touchdown, @Browns!
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
Gus Edwards scores again!
The @Ravens‘ fourth rushing TD of the game. #RavensFlock
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
Tyus Bowser intercepts and returns it to the goal line! #RavensFlock
📺: #BALvsCLE on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 15, 2020
Brandon Ingram throws it down to lead Monday’s TOP 5 PLAYS! #NBAPreseason pic.twitter.com/F25HSfdpLn
— NBA (@NBA) December 15, 2020
16 for B.I., 13 for Zion at the half on @NBATV!@PelicansNBA x #NBAPreseason pic.twitter.com/ZGZRNQ4sMV
— NBA (@NBA) December 15, 2020
💪 @Zionwilliamson finishes with a game-high 26 PTS, 11 REB. #NBAPreseason pic.twitter.com/PNOKW3mh2n
— NBA (@NBA) December 15, 2020
🔥 @luka7doncic & @J_Rich1 combine for 5⃣0⃣ to lift the @dallasmavs! #NBAPreseason
Luka: 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
J-Rich: 23 PTS (5-6 3PM), 7 REB pic.twitter.com/M4rsR9o75D
— NBA (@NBA) December 15, 2020
FVV efficient in W 💦@FredVanVleet (23 PTS on 9-12 shooting) leads the @Raptors to victory! #NBAPreaseason pic.twitter.com/V7o9HOFh1b
— NBA (@NBA) December 15, 2020
Another week, another 4+ TD game for @AaronRodgers12! 🔥🔥 @packers | #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/HU4Ckw9zqF
— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
Best @KingHenry_2 runs from his 215-yard game at Jacksonville 👑 #TENvsJAX
📺: More coverage on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/UQuI56xtKo
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) December 13, 2020
Hard to stop @tkelce when he’s playing like this:
🙌 8 catches
🙌 136 yards
🙌 1 TD@Chiefs | #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/5rhjGVRURX
— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
.@Lj_era8 is a master at making guys miss.
Let him break down for you the art of the scramble. 🎨
📺: #BALvsCLE — TONIGHT 8:15pm ET on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
10.5 sacks already on the year and @MylesLGarrett is still looking for more. 💪@Browns | #Browns
📺: #BALvsCLE — TONIGHT 8:15pm ET on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
.@JalenHurts led the @Eagles to a win in his first career start 👏 #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/48xNylh4B0
— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
Eurosteps, crossovers, monster dunks…
Where else can you see Anthony Davis handle the rock like a guard but finish with authority like a center? #OnlyHere @AntDavis23 and the defending champion @Lakers face the Clippers opening night – Tuesday, December 22nd on TNT pic.twitter.com/nAY32Y5uwj
— NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2020
.@youngchase907 showed how great he can be in Week 14. 🙌 (by @Fidelity)@WashingtonNFL | #WashingtonFootball pic.twitter.com/wx0whrU1tE
— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
Brent Grimes or @Iamxavienhoward?
Which @MiamiDolphins CB had the more impressive one-handed INT? pic.twitter.com/5cR5tbw82U
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) December 14, 2020
Sekou Doumbouya’s 23 PTS lead the @DetroitPistons to victory! #NBAPreseason
pic.twitter.com/mVBBiMPCUI
— NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2020
10 catches, 130 yards and a TD.
👏👏 for @StefonDiggs! #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/insEChqnIO
— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
“Durant makes it look easy!” The best of @KDTrey5‘s smooth one-legged fadeaway… Where else? #OnlyHere
Kevin Durant returns opening night as the @BrooklynNets host Golden State – Tuesday, December 22nd on TNT pic.twitter.com/NCGx1jh4PB
— NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2020
Look back at @JoelEmbiid‘s 20-point NBA debut with the @sixers in 2016!
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off Christmas Week with games beginning Tuesday, December 22nd. #KiaTipOff20 pic.twitter.com/87RWtTsoSA
— NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2020
295 rushing yards… in ONE GAME. 😱@Jamal31Lewis absolutely did that. (via @nflthrowback)
📺: #BALvsCLE — TONIGHT 8:15pm ET on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
.@Jamal31Lewis ran with authority 💪
📺: #BALvsCLE — TONIGHT 8:15pm ET on ESPN
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— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) December 14, 2020
December 14, 2016: Larry Nance, Jr (@Larrydn22) puts Brook Lopez on a poster. pic.twitter.com/77BQOW6FdC
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) December 14, 2020
🎥 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 🎥
Behind the scenes of Russell Westbrook’s first week with the team!#DCAboveAll | @russwest44 pic.twitter.com/w24uFlZosh
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) December 14, 2020
Still cannot believe Joe Horn broke out a flip phone after scoring a TD in 2003.
via @nflthrowbackpic.twitter.com/AtFMSrJ4QQ
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) April 9, 2021
[See More]
7:00 PM: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Miami Heat
8:00 PM: Dallas Mavericks vs. Milwaukee Bucks
9:00 PM: Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz
[Highlights] QB Lamar Jackson, BAL (@CLE): 11-17 (64.7%), 163 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT; 9 CAR, 124 YDS, 2 TD [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] QB Baker Mayfield, CLE (v.BAL): 28-47 (59.6%), 343 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; 5 CAR, 23 YDS, 1 TD
[Highlights] RB Kareem Hunt, CLE (v.BAL): 6 CAR, 33 YDS, 1 TD; 6 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD
NBA: SG Lonnie Walker IV, San Antonio Spurs (turns 22)
NFL: WR DK Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks (23)
NFL: LB Robert Spillane, Pittsburgh Steelers (25)
NFL: EDGE Jaylon Ferguson, Baltimore Ravens (25)
MLB: 1B/2B Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies (26)
NFL: S Desmond King, Tennessee Titans (26)
MLB: 2B/OF Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates (29)
NBA: SF Robert Covington, Portland Trail Blazers (30)
NBA: SF Nic Batum, Los Angeles Clippers (32)
MLB: 2B Craig Biggio, Hall of Fame (55)
2011: New Orleans Hornets traded All-NBA PG Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers for 3 players, a 1st-round pick, and 2 future 2nd-round picks
1999: Los Angeles Clippers set an NBA record for fewest points in a half by scoring just 19 points in the 1st half against the crosstown-rival Lakers
1988: Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 89-88 to win their 1st game in franchise history after starting 0-17 (an NBA record)
1980: At 0-13, the New Orleans Saints finally snapped their 14-game losing streak with a victory over the New York Jets
1977: Boston Red Sox traded HOF SP Fergie Jenkins to the Texas Rangers for SP John Poloni — who would pitch just 7 MLB innings — and cash
1975: Los Angeles Lakers C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set an NBA record with 29 defensive rebounds in a win over the Detroit Pistons
1969: San Diego Chargers WR Lance Alworth set an NFL record by recording a reception in his 96th consecutive game
1965: San Francisco Warriors SF Rick Barry scored 57 points in a loss to the New York Knicks at MSG, the 2nd-most in NBA history by a rookie (Wilt Chamberlain), and tied Frank Selvy’s rookie record with 21 successful free throw attempts (out of 22)
1962: Philadelphia Warriors C Wilt Chamberlain scored 63 points in a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and SF Elgin Baylor’s 50 points, marking just 1 of 3 games in NBA history where opposing players each scored 50+ (2 of them between Wilt & Elgin)
1953: Brooklyn Dodgers signed future HOF SP Sandy Koufax at just 17 years old
1941: Due to a tie atop the Western Division, the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers played the NFL’s very 1st divisional playoff game
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