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What Happened in Sports: December 20, 2020
What happened in sports on December 20, 2020 ft. NYJ's 1st win of 2020, Mahomes beating NO, Brady's comeback win over the Falcons, & more!
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December 20th, 2020 was highlighted by the Jets getting their first win of the season after upsetting the Los Angeles Rams in LA. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs maintained the No.1 seed in the AFC after an impressive win over the Michael Thomas-less Saints. Tom Brady led another double-digit comeback over the Falcons while the Patriots were eliminated from the postseason for the first time since TB12 tore his ACL in 2008.
Check out everything that happened in sports on December 20th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by the Dallas Mavericks major upset over the Philadelphia 76ers in the absence of MVP-candidate Luka Doncic. 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.
On 3rd & 20… rookie Quez Watkins takes the short pass to the HOUSE. #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
DERRICK HENRY STIFF ARM ALERT. 💪 @KingHenry_2
📺: #DETvsTEN on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/wVOF39iejf pic.twitter.com/M258AOK5Tu
— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Huge conversion for the @nyjets. #TakeFlight
📺: #NYJvsLAR on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
A WILD sequence ends in a #Saints safety 😱
📺: #KCvsNO on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Wild sequence in Indy.
📺: #HOUvsIND on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Mahomes to Mecole! Unbelievable on both ends. #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #KCvsNO on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Mahomes and Le’Veon run the option to perfection. Touchdown, @Chiefs! #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #KCvsNO on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 21, 2020
Unfair from Mahomes. #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #KCvsNO on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Brady to Brown for the go-ahead score. #GoBucs
📺: #TBvsATL on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
HOW DO YOU DEFEND THIS? @deandrehopkins #RedSea
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 21, 2020
DeAndre Hopkins! UNREAL. #RedSea
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
There goes D-Hop for a 44-yard gain! #RedSea
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 21, 2020
.@JalenHurts refuses to go down!
The @Eagles have tied it in Arizona. #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
JALEN HURTS 😱
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 21, 2020
Strip sack! @Saints take over. #Saints
📺: #KCvsNO on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 21, 2020
Kamara is IN!
We’ve got a one-possession game in New Orleans. #Saints
📺: #KCvsNO on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 21, 2020
YOU WILL NOT STOP RYAN TANNEHILL AND COREY DAVIS 🔥 @ryantannehill1 @TheCDavis84
📺: #DETvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
AIR TANNEHILL.
17-yard TD run for @ryantannehill1!
📺: #DETvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
.@DrewBrees marches down the field!#Saints pull within 3 with 2:06 left.
📺: #KCvsNO on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 21, 2020
.@DrewBrees goes DEEP for 51 yards to @ESanders_10! #Saints
📺: #KCvsNO on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
There goes Tony Pollard! @Tp__5 #DallasCowboys
📺: #SFvsDAL on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Philip Rivers goes deep to @TYHilton13!
The @Colts have the ball at the three-yard line tied 20-20 at the two-minute warning.
📺: #HOUvsIND on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Sweat tips it.
Payne picks it.@WashingtonNFL ball!
📺: #SEAvsWAS on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
THROW UP THE X! @DEZBRYANT
📺: #JAXvsBAL on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Hook & Ladder two-point conversion 🙌 #FinsUp
📺: #NEvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Carlos Hyde.
50 yards.
GONE.
📺: #SEAvsWAS on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
The @AZCardinals execute the fake punt to perfection! #RedSea
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
A DIME from Gardner Minshew to James Robinson for a Jags TD! #DUUUVAL
📺: #JAXvsBAL on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Lamar was so hyped for Tyler Huntley’s big run 🔥 @lj_era8
📺: #JAXvsBAL on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
A DIME from @lj_era8. #RavensFlock
📺: #JAXvsBAL on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Kendrick Bourne going up to get it. pic.twitter.com/AigvMUlpS6
— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
CeeDee Lamb to the house! @_CeeDeeThree
📺: #SFvsDAL on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Not your ordinary nine-yard run. #FinsUp
📺: #NEvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Look at the placement on this Matthew Stafford pass 👀
First career catch for Hunter Bryant!
📺: #DETvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Beautiful one-handed pick by @nyjets rookie Bryce Hall ✋ #TakeFlight
📺: #NYJvsLAR on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Kyler Murray makes a move and scores!
His 11th rushing TD this season. #RedSea @K1
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Larry Legend! #RedSea @LarryFitzgerald
📺: #PHIvsAZ on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Colt McCoy… 35 yards on a dime to Darius Slayton! #TogetherBlue
📺: #CLEvsNYG on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 21, 2020
#3 pick tossin’ some flashy dimes… the BEST of LaMelo Ball (@MELOD1P) in the #NBAPreseason for the @hornets! #NBARooks
The 2020-21 NBA season tips Tuesday, December 22nd on TNT. #KiaTipOff20 pic.twitter.com/aXNRXFr2Am
— NBA (@NBA) December 20, 2020
#RavensFlock for the SAFETY 🙏
📺: #JAXvsBAL on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Gronk strength. #GoBucs
📺: #TBvsATL on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
David Montgomery powers in for his second TD of the game! #DaBears
📺: #CHIvsMIN on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
The @titans defense comes up with a HUGE stop and forces a fumble.
📺: #DETvsTEN on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Robert Woods takes the handoff and goes 40 yards into Jets territory. #RamsHouse
📺: #NYJvsLAR on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2020
Celebrate De’Aaron Fox’s (@swipathefox) 23rd birthday with the 10 BEST DUNKS of his career! #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/02qGM1Crnn
— NBA (@NBA) December 20, 2020
.@Swipathefox turning on the jets for some flashy fastbreak slams 🦊😤 pic.twitter.com/RfQ8TodYCD
— NBA (@NBA) May 20, 2020
Quick as a 🦊
💨 The best of @swipathefox in transition for the @SacramentoKings before NBA Restart begins July 30th with games all day & night. #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/IlmHhOaE66
— NBA (@NBA) July 11, 2020
He’s back! Watch the top plays from @StephenCurry30 during the #NBAPreseason!
Steph returns opening night as the @warriors take on the Nets – Tuesday, December 22nd at 7:00pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/Ok4VbVuPtJ
— NBA (@NBA) December 20, 2020
Relive the 2019 NBA All-Star alley-oop from Stephen Curry to Giannis before the two former #KiaMVP‘s matchup on #NBAXmas! @warriors take on the @Bucks Christmas Day 12/25 at 2:30pm/et on ABC. pic.twitter.com/eGUgr2wTgA
— NBA (@NBA) December 21, 2020
On this day 5 years ago: Odell Beckham Jr. vs. Josh Norman happened. pic.twitter.com/CrtMbCVZxT
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) December 20, 2020
December 20, 1989: Michael Jordan scores 52 points, including the game winner as the Bulls beat the Magic. pic.twitter.com/wK1MFXGRxg
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) December 20, 2020
David Wright turns 38 today.
What was your favorite moment from No. 5? pic.twitter.com/umqt3btWXR
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) December 20, 2020
This barehanded catch by David Wright never gets old 🤯 pic.twitter.com/oNOwPokQRc
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) December 19, 2020
Q: Who had the most catches 20+ yards downfield in 2020?
A: @CalvinRidley1 with 16 🔥 (via @PFF) pic.twitter.com/STK7GqkGe1
— NFL (@NFL) June 2, 2021
[See More]
1:00 PM: Chicago Bears (6-7) vs. Minnesota Vikings (6-7)
1:00 PM: New England Patriots (6-7) vs. Miami Dolphins (8-5)
4:25 PM: Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) vs. New Orleans Saints (10-3)
8:20 PM: Cleveland Browns (9-4) vs. New York Giants (5-8)
[Highlights] QB Kyler Murray, ARZ (v.PHI): 27-36 (75.0%), 406 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT; 8 RSH, 29 YDS, 1 TD [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] WR DeAndre Hopkins, ARZ (v.PHI): 9 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD
[Highlights] RB David Montgomery, CHI (@MIN): 32 CAR, 146 YDS, 2 TD; 1 REC, 16 YDS
[Highlights] DL DeForest Buckner, IND (v.HOU): 4 TKL, 3 TFL, 3 SK, 1 FF
[Highlights] LB Devin White, TB (@ATL): 12 TKL, 4.5 TFL, 3 SK, 2 PD
NBA: PG De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings (turns 23)
NFL: S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, New Orleans Saints (23)
NFL: DL Christian Wilkins, Miami Dolphins (25)
NFL: WR Calvin Ridley, Atlanta Falcons (26)
MLB: SP Dane Dunning, Texas Rangers (26)
NFL: DL Star Lotulelei, Buffalo Bills (31)
NFL: DB Malcolm Jenkins, New Orleans Saints (33)
MLB: 3B David Wright, Retired after 2018 (38)
NFL: QB Rich Gannon, Retired after 2004 (55)
Most Significant Sports History
2006: New York Knicks defeated the Charlotte Bobcats on PF David Lee’s game-winning putback at the buzzer — the very 1st time a team won with only 0:00.1 left on the clock
2005: Through the 1st 3 quarters of a win over the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers SG Kobe Bryant had scored 62 points while Dallas had only mustered a total of 61 points
1998: Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre became the 1st player in NFL history to throw for 30+ TDs in 5 different seasons
1980: On a national Saturday NFL broadcast, NBC did not use commentators for the entire New York Jets-Miami Dolphins game, instead utilizing a flurry of on-screen graphics and the public address announcer
1975: Buffalo Bills RB OJ Simpson set an NFL record by with his 23rd TD of the season
1966: The NBA officially granted Seattle, Washington an expansion franchise (SuperSonics)
1926: St. Louis Cardinals traded HOF 2B Rogers Hornsby to the New York Giants for HOF 2B Frankie Frisch and SP Jimmy Ring
1921: The AL voted to return to a best-of-7 World Series while the NL voted to retain the best-of-9 structure; Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis’ deciding vote reinstated the 7-game format
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