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What Happened in Sports: January 15, 2022
See what happened in sports on January 15, 2022 ft. Bengals ending their Playoff win drought, Josh Allen dismantling New England, and more!
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January 15th, 2022 was highlighted by Joe Burrow leading the Bengals to their first playoff win in over 30 years as the Raiders threw an INT on the final 4th & Goal down 7. Ja’Marr Chase & Evan McPherson made history while Burrow’s TD pass to Boyd was controversial after an early whistle from the referee.
Josh Allen led Buffalo to a record-breaking offensive performance (7 TD on 7 offensive drives) as they dismantled their division-rival Patriots, sparked by an incredible INT from S Micah Hyde. James Harden surpassed Ray Allen for the most 3PA misses in NBA history while Darius Garland had a career-high performance in OKC.
See what happened in sports on January 15th last year, headlined by the Yankees signing Corey Kluber and a huge comeback win for the Thunder over the Bulls among some notable NBA matchups, as well as what happened in sports on January 15th, 2020 ft. a monster Luka Doncic triple-double and Tobias Harris coming up clutch for Philly.
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.
Unbelievable throw and catch! #RaiderNation #SuperWildCard
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022
Big 4th and 5 conversion to DeSean Jackson. #RaiderNation #SuperWildCard
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022
Go crazy, Cincinnati! #RuleTheJungle #SuperWildCard pic.twitter.com/yjLcStnBmE
— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022
JOE BURR-WOW. #RuleTheJungle#SuperWildCard @JoeyB
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— NFL (@NFL) January 15, 2022
Perfect placement on this throw from Joe. @JoeyB #SuperWildCard
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— NFL (@NFL) January 15, 2022
MICAH HYDE STEALS A TD AWAY FROM NEW ENGLAND. #BillsMafia #SuperWildCard
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022
Some @BuffaloBills magic from @JoshAllenQB and @Dawson_Knox! #BillsMafia #SuperWildCard
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022
Emmanuel Sanders gets his! #BillsMafia #SuperWildCard
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022
Bones Hyland shake & bakes off the cut to lead Saturday's TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/S0qxQASzNw
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2022
Darius Garland's career-high and NBA season-high tying 18TH ASSIST sets up Lauri Markkanen to seal the @cavs 18-point comeback! pic.twitter.com/HKMQPttphX
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2022
18 assists for @dariusgarland22.
18-point comeback for @cavs.
DG adds 27 points to his career-best passing display to power Cleveland ? pic.twitter.com/jVcDq5YBS7
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2022
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4:30 PM: Las Vegas Raiders (10-7) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (10-7)
8:15 PM: New England Patriots (10-7) vs. Buffalo Bills (11-6)
6:30 PM: Toronto Raptors (20-18) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (27-17)
7:30 PM: New York Knicks (21-21) vs. Atlanta Hawks (17-24)
8:00 PM: Philadelphia 76ers (23-17) vs. Miami Heat (26-15)
8:30 PM: Chicago Bulls (27-12) vs. Boston Celtics (21-21)
9:00 PM: Los Angeles Lakers (21-21) vs. Denver Nuggets (21-19)
NFL: WR Deebo Samuel, San Fransisco 49ers (turns 26)
NFL: EDGE Justin Hollins, Los Angeles Rams (26)
MLB: SS Matt Duffy, Free Agent (31)
MLB: C Mitch Garver, Minnesota Twins (31)
MLB: OF Matt Holliday, Retired after 2018 (42)
NFL: QB Drew Brees, Retired after 2020 (43)
2017: During a tie game on 3rd & 20, Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers made 1 of the greatest passes of his career when he found TE Jared Cook on the sideline with 0:04 left that led to the GW-FG to beat Dallas in the divisional round
1997: Seattle Sonics set an NBA record with 27 steals during a win over the Toronto Raptors that still stands today
1996: Washington Bullets PG Brent Price began an NBA-record streak of 13 consecutive 3PM without a miss over 3 games which still stands as the record today
1995: San Francisco 49ers won their 5th NFC Championship and denied the Dallas Cowboys a chance to three-peat while the San Diego Chargers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers to secure their very 1st AFC Championship
1987: Boston Celtics PF Larry Bird became the 1st to be named Sporting News‘ Man of the Year and AP‘s Athlete of the Year in the same year
1978: Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl XII 27-10 over the Denver Broncos (DAL’s 2nd title, DEN’s 1st appearance)
1967: Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 to win the very 1st AFL-NFL Championship, later referred to as the “Super Bowl”
1965: In the midst of a record 17-game losing streak, the San Francisco (previously Philadelphia) Warriors traded HOF C Wilt Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers for 3 players and cash considerations
1957: While attempting a pass to PG Bob Cousy on the other end of the court, Boston Celtics SG Bill Sharman inadvertently swished a full-court shot in the All-Star Game
1939: NFL played its 1st “All-Star Game”, pitting the champion New York Giants against stars from the rest of the league
1892: Basketball’s very 1st set of rules, written by Dr. James Naismith, was published in the Triangle Magazine
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