By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Jan 04, 2020

January 4th, 2020 was highlighted by Derrick Henry having a monster performance on his birthday to eliminate the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Deshaun Watson shedding magic in an instant-classic against the Buffalo Bills by evading two tacklers on the game-winning drive in OT, and Ja Morant hitting a disrespectful 3 while displaying some wild handles against the Los Angeles Clippers. Check out a loaded edition of the Best in Sports from 1/4.

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.

Luka is already a Mavs legend

Unreal clutch 3 from Bjelica

JJ answers with GW-layup

Titans dagger dethrones the champs

Hornets beat Mavs in OT

Tatum in the clutch

Wiz bench was BALLIN

Brady threads needle to Edelman

Trae Young on fire in 2020

Play of the Year from Watson

Clutch 3rd & Longs in OT

Bills clutch plays sets up OT

The rookie catches a body

VanVleet balled out in Brooklyn

Trae Young’s perfect 1st quarter

Watson puts the team on his back

Game-Changing Sack from JJ Watt

Nets dropping dimes to DeAndre

Tre’Davious strips Hopkins

Rare WR➡️QB TD From Brown➡️Allen

Josh Allen’s making plays

Happy bday King Henry

An all-around performance from Jae

Morant hits disrespectful 3

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NFL

[Highlights] RB Derrick Henry, TEN (@NE): 34 RSH, 182 YDS, 1 TD; 1 REC, 22 YDS [Player of the Day

[Highlights] QB Deshaun Watson, HOU (v.BUF): 20/25 (80%), 247 YDS, 1 TD; 14 RSH, 55 YDS, 1 TD

[Highlights] EDGE JJ Watt, HOU (v.BUF): 1 TKL, 1 SOLO, 1 TFL, 1 SK, 2 QBH

[Highlights] EDGE Jerry Hughes, BUF (@HOU): 4 TKL, 3 SOLO, 3 TFL, 3 SK, 4 QBH

[Highlights] P Brett Kern, TEN (@NE): 6 Punts, 275 YDS, 4 inside the 20

NBA

[Highlights] G Luka Doncic, DAL (v.CHA): 39 PTS (14-32 FG), 10 AST, 12 REB, 2 STL, 5 TOV

[Highlights] PG Trae Young, ATL (v.IND): 41 PTS (12-23 FG), 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL, 4 TOV

[Highlights] PG Jamal Murray, DEN (@WAS): 39 PTS (13-19 FG), 4 AST, 1 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV

[Highlights] PG Ish Smith, WAS (v.DEN): 32 PTS (15-24 FG), 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL, 0 TOV

[Highlights] F Jae Crowder, MEM (@LAC): 27 PTS (9-17 FG), 7 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 TOV

NBA: PG Collin Sexton, Cleveland Cavaliers (turns 21)

NFL: P Michael Dickson, Seattle Seahawks (24)

MLB: SP Reynaldo Lopez, Chicago White Sox (26)

NFL: RB Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans (26)

MLB: 3B Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs (28)

MLB: RP/OF Michael Lorenzen, Cincinnati Reds (28)

MLB: RP Raisel Iglesias, Cincinnati Reds (30)

MLB: OF Kevin Pillar, Free Agent (31)

NFL: S Eric Weddle, Los Angeles Rams (35)

2003: Atlanta Falcons defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-7 at Lambeau Field in the Wild Card Round, GB’s 1st home playoff loss in franchise history

2001: Washington Wizards SG Michael Jordan became just the 4th player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points (Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone)

2000: Mark Cuban officially purchased a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks from Ross Perot

2000: One day after accepting the New York Jets’ HC position, Bill Belichick resigned and instead left for the New England Patriots

1986: Los Angeles Rams RB Eric Dickerson rushed for a playoff-record 248 yards in a 20-0 victory over the Dallas Cowboys 

1984: Utah Jazz SF Adrian Dantley tied Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA-record with 28 FTM (out of 29 FTAs) in a victory over the Houston Rockets

1976: Dallas Cowboys became the very 1st Wild Card team in NFL history to make it to the Super Bowl, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 37-7 in the NFC Championship

1975: New Orleans Jazz set a shot clock era-record by scoring just 20 points in the 1st half against the Seattle SuperSonics

1970: Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders 17-7 in the AFL’s final championship game and the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Cleveland Browns 27-7 in the final NFL Championship Game

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