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What Happened in Sports: December 16, 2021
See what happened in sports on December 16, 2021 ft. Chiefs walk-off TD vs. Chargers, Jaguars firing Urban Meyer, KD making history, and more!
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December 16th, 2021 was remembered for the best Thursday Night Football Game of the year as Patrick Mahomes overcame a shaky start to tie a NFL record with three game-tying/go-ahead TD in the 4th Qtr/OT that was capped off with a Travis Kelce walk-off GW-TD in OT that elevated the Chiefs to the AFC’s No.1 seed and gave them a critical two-game lead over the Chargers in the AFC West. Jacksonville started the day off by firing HC Urban Meyer, KD made Nets history, plus Cade & Theis added top plays on Thursday.
See what happened in sports on December 16th last year, headlined by the NFL announcing their new formula to decide the 17th game on every team’s schedule and a few notable free agent signings in the MLB including the Giants signing SP Anthony DeSclafani as well as what happened in sports on December 16th, 2019 ft. Drew Brees‘ legendary game where he broke yet another NFL passing record.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
Cade with the steal and behind-the-back dime ? pic.twitter.com/23Eu7c0C58
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 17, 2021
? THEIS THROWDOWN ?@HoustonRockets and Knicks in a close one on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/V0kkYEn6W6 pic.twitter.com/dsdn9kfLxa
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2021
KEVIN. DURANT. ?
The 4-point play puts the @BrooklynNets up late on @NBATV! pic.twitter.com/noT0CdHIJT
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2021
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7:30 PM: Philadelphia 76ers (15-14) vs. Brooklyn Nets (20-8)
8:00 PM: New York Knicks (12-16) vs. Houston Rockets (9-19)
9:00 PM: Washington Wizards (15-14) vs. Phoenix Suns (22-5)
MLB: OF Bryan De La Cruz, Miami Marlins (turns 25)
NFL: OL Matt Pryor, Indianapolis Colts (27)
MLB: OF Oscar Mercado, Cleveland Guardians (27)
MLB: OF Pete Fairbanks, Tampa Bay Rays (28)
NFL: DL Jarran Reed, Kansas City Chiefs (29)
NFL: RB David Johnson, Houston Texans (30)
NFL: K Randy Bullock, Tennessee Titans (32)
MLB: LHP Hector Santiago, Free Agent (34)
MLB: SS/2B Alcides Escobar, Washington Nationals (35)
2019: New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees broke Peyton Manning’s career PASS TD record with his 539th, which lasted a year until Tom Brady surpassed it for good. Brees also recorded the highest CMP% (96.7%) during 1 game ever [min 15 PASS ATT]
2012: San Francisco 49ers RB Frank Gore passed Joe Perry for the most career RUSH YDS (8,689) in franchise history en route to a career-high 1,214 YDS that season. Gore played 10 seasons for the 49ers and finished with 11,073 RUSH YDS which still stands as the record today
2007: Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre broke Dan Marino’s record for the most career passing yards in NFL history before finishing his career with 71,838
1993: New York Knicks C Patrick Ewing surpassed Walt Frazier (14,617) to become the Knicks all-time leading scorer. Ewing ended his Knicks career with a franchise record of 1,039 GP along with 23,665 PTS which both still stand today
1973: Buffalo Bills RB OJ Simpson broke Jim Brown’s single-season rushing record (1,863) with a 200-yard performance against the Jets, also becoming the 1st player to ever rush for over 2,000 yards (2,003) in a season
1979: 2x Super Bowl-winning QB Roger Staubach played (started) the final game of his HOF career, all with the Dallas Cowboys
1972: With a win over the Baltimore Colts, the Miami Dolphins became the 1st team to finish the regular season undefeated (14-0) in NFL history
1962: New York Giants QB Y.A. Tittle threw 6 TDs in a victory over the Dallas Cowboys to bring his season total to 33, breaking the single-season record at the time
1961: Philadelphia Warriors C Wilt Chamberlain began a NBA record streak of 7 consecutive 50-point games
1945: Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship game — their last before moving to Los Angeles
1923: Led by HOF player-coach Guy Chamberlin, the Canton Bulldogs completed their 2nd consecutive undefeated season (21-0-3) to become the NFL’s 1st repeat champions; the team would then be moved to Cleveland and merged with the defunct “Indians”
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