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

October 4th, 2020 was remembered for Jimmy Butler’s legendary NBA Finals performance where he dropped a 40-point triple-double to get Miami back in the series. NFL Sunday didn’t disappoint as the Browns walked out with a dub in a classic Texas shootout while the Eagles upset SF on SNF and Joe Mixon’s trifecta of TDs helped Joe Burrow get his first career NFL victory. Check out everything that happened in sports on October 4th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Justin Verlander’s post-season greatness. 

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.

NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Jimmy Butler’s legendary 40-point triple-double performance led Miami to a must-win Game 3 victory over the Lakers in the NBA Finals
Premier Highlights
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Odell Beckham Jr’s best game as a Brown helped Cleveland survive a 4-TD comeback by the Dallas Cowboys in the 4th Qtr
Entertaining Highlights
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Carson Wentz delivered the GW-TD to Travis Fulgham, sealed with a Pick-6, giving Philly their 1st win of 2020 in a upset victory over the reigning NFC Champions in SF on SNF
Game Highlights
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
43-year-old Tom Brady out-dueled rookie Justin Herbert for a 17-point comeback victory as TB12 became the oldest QB ever w/ 5 PASS TD in a game
Game Highlights
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Joe Mixon’s trifecta of TDs helped Joe Burrow get his 1st career NFL victory, defeating Jacksonville 33-25
Game Highlights
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs-New England Patriots Week 4 matchup originally scheduled for Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET has been rescheduled to Monday at 7:05 p.m. ET
NFL Week 4
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Notabale news & injuries from NFL Week 4 games
NFL Week 4

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Butler balls out

Aiyuk goes airborne

OBJ seals the deal in DAL

Joe Mixon’s hat trick

SNF upset in the Bay

Bills continue historic start

‘Hawks stay undefeated

Brady’s vintage performance

AD’s aerodynamics

Trick play alert

Dalvin cooking in Texas

Lamar’s longest career rush

Herbert wants the job

Texans’ comeback falls short

Kittle is back to being TE1

LBJ’s emphatic rejection

Big plays, low score

D-Howard elevates

AR12’s toe-tap TD

Teddy B bops his way for 6

Browns D silences Dallas

Kyler running wild in NC

Detroit made it interesting

Saints back in W column

Happy birthday D-Rose

Vintage Brady in Week 4

Best of Jimmy in the bubble

Butler’s dropping dimes

Jimmy an assists machine

Prime D-Rose was a problem

Edwin walks off on the Os

Play at the plate

Spiller to the crib for the win

Beltré’s triple dos of dingers

Belt ended a long one

Manny called Nixon’s shot

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NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Tom Brady now has the most regular season wins (222) of all-time
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Derek Carr has the most PASS TD in Raiders franchise history: 1. Derek Carr (151), 2. Ken Stabler (150), 3. Daryle Lamonica (148), 4. Rich Gannon (114)
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Dak Prescott has the most PASS YDS in any 4-game span (1,690) & in any 3-game span in NFL history (1,424)
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Most PASS YDS through the 1st 4 GP in NFL history: 1. 2020 Dak Prescott (1,690), 2. 2000 Kurt Warner (1,557), 3. 2011 Tom Brady (1,553), 4. 2019 Patrick Mahomes (1,510)
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Tom Brady (43) became the oldest player in NFL history to throw 5 PASS TD in a game as the only player above age-41 to do so
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Jimmy Butler recorded 40 PTS, 11 REB, and 13 AST. No other player in NBA Finals history has matched or exceeded all 3 of those totals in a single Finals game
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Detroit Lions have lost 6 consecutive games in which they led by 10+ PTS, the longest such streak in NFL history
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers 10 TOs in the 1st QTR of Game 3 are their most in any QTR this season (regular season or playoffs). It is tied for the most by any team in an NBA Finals QTR since 1996-97, the 1st year of play-by-play
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
San Francisco 49ers George Kittle became the 1st tight end in NFL history to have at least 15 REC and 175 REC YDS in a game
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers lost despite getting 53 PTS from their bench, tied for the 2nd-most bench points in an NBA Finals game since starters were first tracked in 1970-71
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Los Angeles Rams are 28-0 when leading at halftime in the Sean McVay era (since 2017). They remain the NFL’s only team without a single such loss in that span
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Cleveland Browns rushed for 307 YDS against the Cowboys, the most RUSH YDS allowed by the Cowboys in a game in franchise history
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Jimmy Butler became just the 3rd player in NBA Finals history to record a 40-PT triple-double. He joins Jerry West (1969) and LeBron James (2015)
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Dak Prescott became the 1st player in NFL history to throw for 450+ YDS in 3 straight games. He has thrown for 1,424 YDS and 8 TDs in that span
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers became the 1st team in NBA history to miss 25+ 3PA in consecutive Finals games
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Cleveland Browns have scored 30 PTS in 3 straight games for the 1st time in the last 50 years
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
George Kittle tied Christian McCaffrey (2019) for the most targets with a perfect catch rate in a single game in the history of recorded targets (since 2009) catching 15 of 15 targets for 183 YDS and a TD
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Josh Allen has his 13th career game with both a RUSH & PASS TD, most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2018. Buffalo is 13-0 in those games. Allen’s 13 such games are now tied for most in Bills franchise history
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Kelly Olynyk has scored 41 PTS off the bench in the last 2 games of the NBA Finals. Over the last 30 years, the only player with more PTS off the bench in a 2-game span in an NBA Finals is Jason Terry in 2011 against LeBron James and the Heat
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Justin Herbert has the 2nd most PASS YDS (931) ever by a player through the 1st 3 games of a player’s career. Only Cam Newton (1,012) had a better start
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Josh Allen became the 1st player in NFL history with 12 PASS TD and 3 RUSH TD over the 1st 4 games of a season
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Joe Burrow became the 1st rookie in NFL history to throw for 300+ YDS in 3 straight games
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Jimmy Butler became the 1st player with 40+ PTS & 12+ AST in an NBA Finals game since Jerry West in Game 7 of 1969
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
The only other player besides Jimmy Butler to average at least 25 PPG and 10 APG in the 1st 3 Finals game of his career is Michael Jordan (32.7 PPG, 11.3 APG in 1991)
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Tom Brady (43 years old) set the all-time NFL record as the oldest player to have 3+ PASS TD in back-to-back games
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Cleveland Browns’ 49 PTS in Dallas were their most PTS in a road game since 1989
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Cleveland Browns have scored 118 PTS over their last 3 games, the most by Cleveland in any 3-game stretch since 1968
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Dallas Cowboys have allowed 38+ PTS in 3 straight games for the 1st time in franchise history since 1960 when they went 0-11-1 in their 1st season in the NFL
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Jimmy Butler scored or assisted on 73 PTS, tied for the 2nd-most in an NBA Finals game in league history (Walt Frazier, 74). Butler became the 1st player with a 40-PT Finals game without attempting a 3 since Shaquille O’Neal in 2002
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Lamar Jackson’s 50-YD TD was the longest RUSH TD by a QB in the last 5 seasons. It was also the longest RUSH of his career
NBA
Oct 04, 2020
Jimmy Butler joins LeBron James (4x) as the only Heat players with a triple-double in a NBA Finals game
NFL
Oct 04, 2020
Tom Brady has thrown 5 TD to 5 different receivers today, the 1st time he’s done that in a game in his career
MLB
Oct 04, 2020
October 4, 1974: Frank Robinson became the 1st black manager in MLB history, taking over as skipper of the Indians

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NBA Finals

7:30 PM: Los Angeles Lakers (#1) vs. Miami Heat (#5) [LAL leads 2-0]

NFL Week 4

1:00 PM: New Orleans Saints (1-2) vs. Detroit Lions (1-2)

1:00 PM: Cleveland Browns (2-1) vs. Dallas Cowboys (1-2)

4:25 PM: Buffalo Bills (3-0) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (2-1)

4:25 PM: Indianapolis Colts (2-1) vs. Chicago Bears (3-0)

8:20 PM: Philadelphia Eagles (0-2-1) vs. San Francisco 49ers (2-1)

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

NBA

[Highlights] SF Jimmy Butler, MIA (v.LAL): 40 PTS (14-20 FG), 13 AST, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 2 STL, 5 TO [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] PG LeBron James, LAL (@MIA): 25 PTS (9-16 FG), 8 AST, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 0 STL, 8 TO

[Highlights] PF Markief Morris, LAL (@MIA): 19 PTS (6-13 FG), 2 AST, 6 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 1 TO

NFL

[Highlights] WR Odell Beckham Jr., CLE (@DAL): 5 REC, 81 YDS, 2 TD; 2 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD

[Highlights] RB Joe Mixon, CIN (v.JAX): 25 CAR, 151 YDS, 2 TD; 6 REC, 30 YDS, 1 TD

[Highlights] TE George Kittle, SF (v.PHI): 15 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TD; 1 CAR, 8 YDS

[Highlights] QB Tom Brady, TB (v.LAC): 30-46 (65.2%), 5 TD, 1 INT

[Highlights] QB Dak Prescott, DAL (v.CLE): 41-58 (70.7%), 502 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT; 2 CAR, 12 YDS

NFL: DT Kenny Clark, Green Bay Packers (turns 25)

NFL: S Jabrill Peppers, New York Giants (25)

NFL: WR Mike Williams, Los Angeles Chargers (26)

MLB: C Sean Murphy, Oakland Athletics (26)

NFL: LB Barkevious Mingo, Chicago Bears (30)

NBA: PG Derrick Rose, Detroit Pistons (32)

MLB: C Kurt Suzuki, Washington Nationals (37)

2019: Minnesota Twins set the MLB record for most consecutive postseason losses (14) after a 10-4 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS. NYY’s 11 straight playoff wins over MIN was also the t-most vs. any single franchise ever 

2018: New England Patriots QB Tom Brady became just the 3rd in NFL history (Brett Favre, Peyton Manning) to throw 500 career TD passes, connecting with Josh Gordon in a victory over the Indianapolis Colts 

2003: Up 8-7 in Game 4 of the NLDS against the reigning NL champs San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins C Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez held on to a play at the plate for the final out in an iconic ending to advance to the NLCS in a year where they went on to win the World Series

2001: San Diego Padres OF Rickey Henderson scored his 2,245th career Run, breaking Ty Cobb’s all-time record


2001: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds hit his 70th home run of the season, tying Mark McGwire’s single-season record

1987: The first “Scab Sunday” took place, as NFL owners used replacement players to carry out the rest of the season despite the players’ strike

1980: Philadelphia Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt hit his 48th HR of the season (a record for 3B), launching a 2-run HR in the 11th inning to defeat the Montreal Expos and secure the NL East title for Philly 

1962: San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays scored in the 2nd inning to end New York Yankees SP Whitey Ford’s World Series record of 33.2 consecutive scoreless innings

1959: For the 1st time in MLB history, the World Series was played West of St. Louis, MO in Los Angeles, CA

1955: Defeating the New York Yankees 2-0 in Game 7, the Brooklyn Dodgers finally won their first World Series in franchise history; it would be Brooklyn’s only title, as the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles just 3 years later

1930: Philadelphia Athletics SP Jack Quinn became the oldest player in World Series history at 47 years old

1906: The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates for their 116th victory of the season (116-36, 73.6%), an all-time record

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