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What Happened in Sports: October 17, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 17, 2021 ft. Braves 2nd NLCS walk-off, epic NFL Week 6 games, Aaron Rodgers "owning" Chicago, and more!
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October 17th, 2021 was remembered by the Braves second consecutive walk-off to start the NLCS as Austin Riley played another big role with the game-tying RBI but this time, the GW was off Eddie Rosario’s bat (and off Corey Seager’s glove). Some chaotic endings took place in NFL Week 6 with Mac Jones and Dak Prescott trading late blows, TJ Watt taking over in OT vs. the Geno-Smith led Seahawks, Kirk Cousins and Sam Darnold dueling in the clutch, and Jacksonville getting its first win in London thanks to a GW-FG.
Aaron Rodgers claimed he “owned [Chicago] all his fucking life” after scoring the game-sealing TD in what could be his last game in Chicago as the Packers QB. Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs rebounded from an awful first half with an explosive second half to pull off a blowout win in DC while a first half Hail Mary wasn’t close to enough for a Cleveland win over the Cardinals. Ja’Marr Chase is the clear ROY favorite, Lamar made history, Derek Carr balled out in his first game without Jon Gruden, and Carson Wentz showed old MVP flashes.
See what happened in sports on October 17th last year, headlined by the Rays winning the AL Pennant after almost blowing a 3-0 series lead and the Dodgers forcing an NLCS Game 7 fueled by Corey Seager and Justin Turner‘s early heroics as well as what happened in sports on October 17th, 2019 ft. George Springer & Carlos Correa‘s early 3-run homers which led the Astros to a 3-1 lead in the ALCS .
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.
Two-out magic!
The @Dodgers take the lead!
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— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2021
The @Braves are within a run. ? pic.twitter.com/54OEaxtKKJ
— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2021
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER #WALKOFF!!! pic.twitter.com/Jrn82L91Dk
— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2021
JOCTOBER CONTINUES! pic.twitter.com/3Etg3rVBlS
— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2021
Will Smith's revenge against Will Smith. ? pic.twitter.com/nHQ7wGntQW
— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2021
Dak to CeeDee. Here come the #DallasCowboys
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— NFL (@NFL) October 17, 2021
ZUERLEIN IS GOOD FROM 49 YARDS.
We're TIED in New England!
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— NFL (@NFL) October 17, 2021
DAK TO CEEDEE FOR THE WIN IN NEW ENGLAND. #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/kh34E4rPsU
— NFL (@NFL) October 17, 2021
MAC JONES SAID NOT SO FAST. #ForeverNE
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— NFL (@NFL) October 17, 2021
TREVON DIGGS. AN UNREAL RUN OF INTERCEPTIONS.
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— NFL (@NFL) October 17, 2021
What a play by the @Patriots defense! #ForeverNE
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— NFL (@NFL) October 17, 2021
TJ WATT FORCES THE FUMBLE. #HereWeGo
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— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2021
ELECTRIC. @_TJWatt
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— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2021
Madness on this play.@Seahawks get into field goal range with seconds left.
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— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2021
We. Are. Tied. AGAIN.
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— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2021
Boswell is GOOD from 52 yards.@Steelers take the lead with 1:30 remaining.
?: #SEAvsPIT on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2021
Ruling on the field is a fumble. Seahawks take possession.
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— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2021
[SEE MORE]
1:00 PM: Green Bay Packers (4-1) vs. Chicago Bears (3-2)
1:00 PM: Los Angeles Chargers (4-1) vs. Baltimore Ravens (4-1)
4:05 PM: Arizona Cardinals (5-0) vs. Cleveland Browns (3-2)
4:25 PM: Dallas Cowboys (4-1) vs. New England Patriots (2-3)
8:20 PM: Seattle Seahawks (2-3) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-3)
7:38 PM: #4 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. #3 Atlanta Braves [ATL leads 1-0]
NBA: C Robert Williams, Boston Celtics (turns 24)
MLB: SS Ha-Seong Kim, San Diego Padres (26)
NFL: S Jamal Adams, Seattle Seahawks (26)
MLB: OF Myles Straw, Cleveland Indians (27)
MLB: 2B Hanser Alberto, Kansas City Royals (29)
NFL: WR Willie Snead, Las Vegas Raiders (29)
NFL: OT Billy Turner, Green Bay Packers (30)
MLB: OF Carlos Gonzalez, Free Agent (36)
2019: Reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes became the fastest player (24 GP) ever to reach 7,500 career PASS YDS. Mahomes suffered a broken kneecap in the same blowout TNF win over Denver, missing 2 games before returning to lead KC to their 1st Super Bowl in 50 years, when QB Len Dawson also suffered a knee injury before returning and leading KC to their 1st Championship
2018: In ALCS Game 4 up 2-1, Boston Red Sox held onto a 8-6 lead in the bottom of the 9th inning with the bases loaded when Alex Bregman hit a line drive to left field where Andrew Benintendi made a game-sealing 5-star catch to help BOS take a huge 3-1 lead
2004: Boston Red Sox won ALCS Game 4 vs. New York Yankees on an extra innings walk-off base hit by DH David Ortiz after pinch-runner Dave Roberts scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the 9th off HOF RP Mariano Rivera to spark their 3-0 series comeback
1996: Atlanta Braves successfully completed their 3-1 series comeback against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS with a 15-0 win in Game 7 for the most lopsided blowout in postseason history
1989: Just minutes before the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics were scheduled to begin World Series Game 3, an earthquake hit the Bay Area suspending the series for 11 days where Oakland would eventually sweep San Francisco
1987: A World Series game was held indoors (Minnesota Metrodome) for the 1st time in MLB history, as the Minnesota Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1 in Game 1
1983: Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins combined for the highest-scoring Monday Night Football game ever (since surpassed by KC-LAR in 2018); the Packers won 48-47 as the teams accumulated over 1,000 yards of total offense
1974: Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their 3rd consecutive World Series, becoming just the 2nd team in MLB history to ever accomplish the feat (New York Yankees)
1943: Detroit Lions set a dubious NFL record by accumulating -53 rushing yards against the Chicago Cardinals
1920: Decatur Staleys (Chicago Bears) played and won their very 1st APFA (NFL) game against the Rock Island Independents
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