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What Happened in Sports: January 16, 2021
Josh Allen & Aaron Rodgers led their teams to the Conference Championships, Harden racked up a triple-double in Nets debut, Morant returned, and more!
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January 16th, 2021 was highlighted by the NFL Divisional Round Openers where Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were too much for the Rams with Aaron Donald not 100%, while the Bills defense limited the Ravens to only three points and a Taron Johnson pick-6 proved to be a game-changer as Justin Tucker missed multiple kicks due to huge winds. James Harden made his Nets debut with a historic 30-point triple double as KD also went off for 42 in a win over Orlando. Ja Morant made his return to lead Memphis over Philly and Dame played insane to lead a comeback over the Hawks without Nurkic or McCollum.
Check out everything that happened in sports on January 16th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Brandon Ingram’s career game, Donovan Mitchell shining on the other end, and a dramatic final minute in the Nuggets vs. Warriors matchup. 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
TARON JOHNSON 101-YARD PICK-SIX!#BILLSMAFIA #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #BALvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2021
🚨 BEARD DEBUT TRIPLE-DOUBLE 🚨
In the @BrooklynNets win, @JHarden13 becomes the first player in NBA history to put up a 30-point triple-double in his debut with a new team.
32 PTS | 12 REB | 14 AST pic.twitter.com/3BYV6pG2Qk
— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2021
Harden dropping half-court dimes 😯 pic.twitter.com/dwS5ZYSpkP
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 17, 2021
Point Harden goes behind-the-back to Jeff Green 🍿 pic.twitter.com/LLnN9nKYQI
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 16, 2021
BIG YARDS FOR ALLEN LAZARD!@Packers take a 14-points lead. #GoPackGo #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2021
The pump fake!
AARON RODGERS IS IN. #GoPackGo #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2021
The trickery on the 2pt conversion!@RamsNFL pull within 7. #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2021
Too good.@AaronRodgers12 #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2021
What a way to open the second half.
Aaron Jones goes 60 YARDS. #GoPackGo #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2021
All-angles of Ja Morant’s high-flying alley-oop in his return!#MLKDay (Mon. 1/18): Suns/Grizzlies at 5pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/0p6AmS2YdQ
— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2021
Lamar and Hollywood convert on 3rd & 18. #RavensFlock #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #BALvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2021
Lamar to Hollywood again 🔥 #RavensFlock #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #BALvsBUF on NBC
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/apCkRMWr6f pic.twitter.com/cXzrBcjAPU
— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2021
DAME DOLLA pic.twitter.com/g2U8x29zaJ
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 17, 2021
EVERYONE LOVES AIRPLANE MODE @GEICO | #RipCity pic.twitter.com/VfoNTGuQSt
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 17, 2021
Trae showing off the range! ❄️ pic.twitter.com/9DW57hv87t
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 17, 2021
VINTAGE KYLE LOWRY pic.twitter.com/weFKaPpgfL
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 17, 2021
Scary Terry ties it up! 👀 pic.twitter.com/drkCbmeu5m
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 17, 2021
ROZIER AT THE BUZZER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/zHadccxmJV
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 17, 2021
Miles Bridges from DEEP! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xNcUi9Br4H
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 17, 2021
Under pressure. No problem. @AaronRodgers12#GoPackGo #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2021
Dame guides the @trailblazers to victory at home! #RipCity
36 PTS | 7 REB | 7 AST pic.twitter.com/MJ1dL39eg5
— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2021
Wood dropping behind-the-back dimes 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nwC57clBiP
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 16, 2021
On 3rd & 13… Lamar. #RavensFlock #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #BALvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2021
Lamar’s ability to extend the play 💯 #RavensFlock #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #BALvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 17, 2021
5-for-5 with three homers, tying a World Series record for home runs in a game.
One of the single greatest WS performances ever.
Happy birthday, Albert Pujols! pic.twitter.com/SMsQpAbQBu
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 16, 2021
Baltimore hits the pole. pic.twitter.com/AG6C5cPmpI
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 17, 2021
This 2015 NFC Divisional Round game was out of control.@AaronRodgers12 magic.
Overtime.
And then…
Head to NFL Game Pass for the epic conclusion: https://t.co/drPCDqzmcf pic.twitter.com/GxlI4OuoM0
— NFL (@NFL) April 7, 2020
January 16, 2011: The Jets upset the Patriots 28-21 in the AFC Divisional Round.
After the game @BartScott57 tells Sal Pal he “can’t wait” for Pittsburgh.
“To all the non-believers! That means you Tom Jackson! Way to have our back Keyshawn!” pic.twitter.com/CPGjy7IW22
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 16, 2021
#OTD in 1993, MJ exploded for 64 PTS, but @SHAQ (29 PTS & 24 REB) powered Orlando to the win! 👀🍿 pic.twitter.com/ad2BF7O3gv
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 16, 2021
One of the greatest playoff performances EVER. @JoeFlacco
silencing Mile High and leading the @Ravens closer to a Super Bowl title.
via @nflthrowbackpic.twitter.com/zOW12b2ubD
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) July 15, 2021
[SEE MORE]
4:35 PM: Los Angeles Rams (NFC #6) vs. Green Bay Packers (NFC #1)
8:15 PM: Baltimore Ravens (AFC #5) vs. Buffalo Bills (AFC #2)
6:00 PM: Orlando Magic (6-6) vs. Brooklyn Nets (7-6)
8:00 PM: Philadelphia 76ers (9-4) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (5-6)
10:00 PM: Atlanta Hawks (5-6) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (7-5)
[Highlights] CB Taron Johnson, BUF (W v.BAL): 6 TKL, 1 TFL, 1 PD, 1 INT, 1 TD
[Highlights] WR Stefon Diggs, BUF (W v.BAL): 8 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD
[Highlights] QB Aaron Rodgers, GB (W v.LAR): 23-36 (63.9%), 296 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT; 4 RSH, -3 YDS, 1 TD
[Highlights] RB Aaron Jones, GB (W v.LAR): 14 RSH, 99 YDS, 1 TD; 1 REC, 14 YDS
[Highlights] QB Josh Allen, BUF (W v.BAL): 23-37 (62.2%), 206 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT; 7 RSH, 3 YDS
[Highlights] SG James Harden, BKN (W v.ORL): 32 PTS (8-18 FG | 3-10 3PT), 14 AST, 12 REB, 1 BLK, 4 STL, 9 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] F Kevin Durant, BKN (W v.ORL): 42 PTS (16-26 FG | 5-8 3PT), 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 2 STL, 6 TO
[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, POR (W v.ATL): 36 PTS (10-23 FG | 4-12 3PT), 7 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO
[Highlights] C Nikola Vucevic, ORL (L @BKN): 34 PTS (14-22 FG | 6-12 3PT), 7 AST, 10 REB, 0 BLK, 5 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] C/F Bam Adebayo, MIA (L v.DET): 28 PTS (8-11 FG | 0-0 3PT), 6 AST, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO
NFL: CB Tre’Davious White, Buffalo Bills (turns 26)
NFL: DL Jonathan Allen, Washington Football Team (26)
MLB: SP Daniel Ponce de Leon, St. Louis Cardinals (29)
NFL: OT Dennis Kelly, Tennessee Titans (31)
NFL: QB Joe Flacco, Free Agent (36)
MLB: RP Junior Guerra, Free Agent (36)
MLB: DH Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels (41)
2020: New York Mets and recently-hired MGR Carlos Beltran mutually agreed to part ways due to his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal
2020: San Francisco Giants hired Alyssa Nakken to become MLB’s very 1st female coach
2019: Houston Rockets SG James Harden became just the 2nd player in NBA history to score 55+ points in consecutive games (Wilt Chamberlain, 1962)
2019: Golden State Warriors PG Stephen Curry became the 1st player in NBA history to convert 8+ 3PT in 3 consecutive games
2016: Arizona Cardinals defeated the Green Bay Packers in OT of the NFC Divisional Rd after an epic YAC play from Larry Fitzgerald that set up the GW-TD right after Aaron Rodgers put together an iconic final drive of 96 yards in the last minute of regulation that included an unreal Hail Mary TD at the buzzer and an insane 4th & 20 conversion from his own end zone
2011: LB Bart Scott’s legendary “Can’t Wait” postgame interview after New York Jets upset New England Patriots
1993: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan scores 64 points in a win over the Orlando Magic, the 2nd-highest total in his career; Magic C Shaquille O’Neal had 29 points and 24 rebounds
1988: NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals announced they would be moving to Phoenix, Arizona
1972: Led by QB Roger Staubach, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins to win their 1st Super Bowl in franchise history; Miami’s only loss of 1972
1966: Chicago was granted their 3rd NBA franchise — the Bulls — 3 years after their last team moved (Zephyrs to Baltimore)
1964: AL owners rejected the Kansas City Athletics’ request to relocate to Louisville, KY by a 9-1 vote
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