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By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Oct 18, 2020

October 18th, 2020 was remembered for an iconic 7th inning go-ahead bomb by Cody Bellinger to lead the Dodgers NLCS Game 7 victory over the Atlanta Braves. NFL Week 6 Sunday was highlighted by the Bucs & Steelers dominating the Packers & Browns while the Titans edged out a OT victory over Houston thanks to a historic performance from Derrick Henry & Ryan Tannehill. Check out everything that happened in sports on October 18th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by the Yankees completing a wild Game 5 victory after trailing 3-1 in the series to take down Verlander and the Astros. 

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.

MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Cody Bellinger & Enrique Hernandez hit clutch HRs to lift the Dodgers to a NLCS Game 7 victory over Atlanta, cementing their 3-1 series comeback into a World Series appearance
Premium Review
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
King Henry dominated with 264 total yards & 2 TDs as the Titans won an OT thriller vs. Houston
Entertaining Highlights
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
There has now been a comeback win of 16+ PTS in every week this season, extending the longest streak in NFL history
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Pittsburgh Steelers blew out the Cleveland Browns to stay undefeated (5-0) in 2020
Entertaining Highlights
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
The Tom Brady-led Bucs humbled the previously undefeated Packers with a 38-10 blowout victory in Tampa
Entertaining Highlights
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
New York Giants got their 1st win of the season after DC decided to go for 2 at the end of the game and failed to convert
Entertaining Highlights
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Denver upset the Patriots in Drew Lock & Cam Newton’s return to give New England a losing record through 5 weeks for the 1st time since becoming a dynasty
Entertaining Highlights
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Pittsburgh Steelers starting ILB Devin Bush has suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the 2020 season
Steelers Outlook
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
New York Jets traded pending FA starting DL Steve McLendon to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 2022 6th Rd Pick & 2023 7th Rd Pick after their Week 6 loss to Miami
Bucs Outlook
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Miami Marlins have parted ways with President of Baseball Operations Michael Hill
Marlins Outlook

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Cody Bellinger legendary bomb

Mookie’s defense on display

Kike clutch pinch-hit HR

LA has won the pennant!

King Henry calls game

Broncos pull off big upset

Heads up double play for LA

49ers bounce back big

Maye makes an amazing INT

Bucs looted the Pack

Dansby slams solo shot

Watson finds Fuller for 53yd TD

No Quinn, no problem

Robby Anderson makes the catch

PIT is still CLE’s big brother

Colts 21-0 comeback

Clutch out at the plate

Reynolds snags big TD

Lamar did his thing in Philly

Giants get 1st win

Lions get 2nd win

Bears D is dangerous

LA tied it up in the 3rd

Dolphins dominated the Jets

Joey B finds Higgins

Philly found a way to score

Minshew drops dime to Cole

Back corner of the end zone

Only the beginning for Bam

Herro is a true hooper

Mr. October went deep x3

Game 5 walk-off OTD

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MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Corey Seager became the only player in NL history to hit 5 HRs AND the only player to record 11 RBIs in a single playoff series
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
New England Patriots are below .500 through 5 games for the 1st time since 2001, when Tom Brady led the team to the 1st of its 6 Super Bowl titles. New England snapped a streak of 18 consecutive seasons above .500 through 5 games, which was the longest such streak in NFL history
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Los Angeles Dodgers OF Kike Hernandez hit the 2nd pinch-hit HR in a Game 7 EVER
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Los Angeles Dodgers tied the MLB record for the most HR hit by a team (16) in a single postseason series
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
New England Patriots have a losing record through the 1st 5 games of a season for the 1st time since 2001 (2-3)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Tennessee Titans became the 1st team in NFL history with a 350+ YD passer (Tannehill: 364) AND a 200+ YD rusher (Henry: 212) in the same game
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Games with 200 RUSH YDS since 2018, Derrick Henry: 3; Rest of NFL: 3
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Los Angeles Dodgers became the 1st team in MLB history to hit both a game-tying and a go-ahead HR in a Game 7 victory
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Drew Lock is the youngest QB to ever win in the New England Patriots’ Gillette Stadium (23 years, 344 days)
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Atlanta Braves have gone 12 straight playoff appearances without reaching the World Series, matching the A’s for the longest streak of all-time
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Cody Bellinger became the 3rd player with a go-ahead HR in the 7th inning or later of an LCS Game 7. He joins Yadier Molina (2006 NLCS) and Aaron Boone (2003 ALCS)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
New England Patriots loss to Denver was Bill Belichick’s 1st loss as Patriots HC when not allowing a TD. They were 39-0 (inc. playoffs)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Since drafting Ben Roethlisberger in 2004, the Steelers are 17-0 against the Browns at home (Big Ben has started 12 of those)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
This is the 3rd time the Baltimore Ravens have ever started a season 5-1. Each of the 2 previous times: 2000 Super Bowl Champions, 2012 Super Bowl Champions
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Michael Vick is the only QB in NFL history with more career 100-YD RUSH games (10) than Lamar Jackson (7)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
New York Jets became the 1st team to score 0 PTS in a game since the Jets in 2019. They are the only winless team left in 2020
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Tennessee Titans set a single-game franchise record with 601 total YDS of offense in their Week 6 victory over Houston
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Cody Bellinger became the only player ever to hit a HR in an NLCS Game 7 multiple times
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski have now connected on 91 TDs which is the 3rd-most by any QB-receiver combo in NFL history (including the playoffs), trailing only Peyton Manning-Marvin Harrison (114) and Steve Young-Jerry Rice (92)
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Most RBIs in a NL postseason series: 1. SS Corey Seager (11 in 2020), 2. C Ivan Rodriguez (10 in 2003), 3. OF Reggie Sanders (10 in 2005)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Chase Claypool has 6 TDs in 2020, tied for the most by a rookie WR through his 1st 5 career games since 1970
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Los Angeles Dodgers became the 1st NL team to go to the World Series 3x in a 4-year span since the 1963-66 Dodgers
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Derrick Henry has 3 career games with 200+ RUSH YDS and 2+ TD. The only other players in NFL history with 3 such games are Jim Brown, Barry Sanders & LaDainian Tomlinson
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Green Bay Packers allowed 38 straight PTS vs. Tampa Bay, the most consecutive PTS Green Bay has allowed in any Aaron Rodgers start in his career (regular season and playoffs)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Cam Newton joins Mike Vick as the only NFL QBs to rush for 5,000 career YDS
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
There were a combined 25 HRs hit in the 2020 NLCS, tied for 2nd-most in a postseason series. The only series with more was the 2008 ALCS TB/BOS (26)
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Dansby Swanson’s 3 HRs this postseason are the most by a Braves SS in a single postseason
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Kiké Hernández’s HR became the 3rd game-tying HR in the 6th inning or later of a Game 7, joining Rajai Davis (2016 WS) and Del Crandall (1958 WS)
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Sandy Alomar Jr. in 1997 is the only Catcher with more HR (5) in a single postseason than Mike Zunino in 2020 (4)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Justin Jefferson (537 YDS) broke Randy Moss’ Vikings franchise record for the most REC YDS in a player’s 1st 6 career games (Moss had 527 in 1998)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
The last time the Tennessee Titans scored 40 PTS in back-to-back games (Wks 16-17 1999) they made the Super Bowl
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Baltimore Ravens have scored 20+ PTS in 29 consecutive games, breaking a tie with the 1999-2000 Rams for the 2nd-longest streak in NFL history (2012-14 Broncos – 30)
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Julio Urias became the 2nd reliever to close out a winner-take-all game with at least 3 no-hit innings. The other was Pedro Martinez in Game 5 of the 1999 ALDS (6 no-hit innings)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the 1st team this season to not commit a penalty in a game
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Indianapolis Colts rallied from down 21-0 to beat the Bengals. That’s tied for Indianapolis’ 2nd-largest comeback win in franchise history
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Most REC YDS in a game by a rookie since 2018: Justin Jefferson (Wk 3) 175, Justin Jefferson (Wk 6) 166
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Adrian Peterson has the 4th-most RUSH TDs (113) of all-time and most among active players
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Most TD catches in 1st 3 seasons in Falcons history: Calvin Ridley (22), Andre Rison (22), Julio Jones (20)
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Only 3 postseason years with a Game 7 in both the ALCS and NLCS: 2003, 2004, & 2020
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Carlos Correa tied Rich Aurilia (2002 w/SFG) for the most RBI as a SS when it comes to a single postseason year (17)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
D’Andre Swift became the 1st Lions rookie with 100+ RUSH YDS and 2+ RUSH TD in a game since Barry Sanders
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Miles Sanders ranks 1st in YPC (6.1) among RBs with 50+ carries this season
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Only Jameis Winston (13) & Philip Rivers (12) have more games of multiple INTs than Baker Mayfield (11) since Mayfield entered the league in 2018
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Pittsburgh Steelers are 5-0 for the 2nd time in franchise history. The 1st time was 1978, when they started 7-0 en route to the 1st of 2 straight Super Bowl titles
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Longest scoreless IP streak, Braves postseason history: 1957 Lew Burdette (24 IP), 1995-96 Tom Glavine (18 IP), 2020 Ian Anderson (17.2 IP)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Players with 3 or more 100-YD REC games in their 1st 6 career games: JUSTIN JEFFERSON, Amari Cooper, Julio Jones, Byron Williams
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Pittsburgh Steelers have joined the 1985 Giants as the only teams in NFL history to record 3+ sacks and an INT in each of their 1st 5 games of a season
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
It’s the 1st time in the Rodgers era (2008) the Packers have had fewer than 10 YDS & multiple giveaways in a QTR. Entering today, GB had 0 giveaways & averaged 6.8 YDS/play in 2020 (best in NFL)
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Aaron Rodgers had his first 0 TD/2 INT game since 2014 and only the 3rd of his career
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Philadelphia Eagles players with a REC TD in each of their 1st 3 games since 2004: Travis Fulgham, Terrell Owens
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
New York Jets have been shutout in an NFL-high 38 QTRs since the beginning of last season. The last time the Dolphins even had a shutout was Nov. 2nd, 2014 against the Chargers
NFL
Oct 18, 2020
Joe Burrow became the 5th QB in the Super Bowl era with 1,500+ PASS YDS & multiple RUSH TDs in his 1st 6 career games, joining Cam Newton, Andrew Luck, Patrick Mahomes and Kyler Murray
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
Dansby Swanson’s HR became the 1st by a SS in a Game 7 since Bert Campaneris in Game 7 of the 1973 World Series
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
David Ortiz is the only player to have walk-off hits in back-to-back postseason games
MLB
Oct 18, 2020
David Ortiz is the only player with 2 walk-off hits in a playoff series

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MLB Playoffs

8:15 PM: Atlanta Braves (#2) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (#1) [Series tied 3-3]

NFL Week 6

1:00 PM: Denver Broncos (1-3) vs. New England Patriots (2-2)

1:00 PM: Cleveland Browns (4-1) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-0)

1:00 PM: Chicago Bears (4-1) vs. Carolina Panthers (3-2)

4:25 PM: Green Bay Packers (4-0) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2)

8:20 PM: Los Angeles Rams (4-1) vs. San Francisco 49ers (2-3)

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

MLB

[Highlights] OF Cody Bellinger, LAD (v.ATL): 1-2, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB

[Highlights] C Will Smith, LAD (v.ATL): 1-4, 0 HR, 0 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB

[Highlights] RP Julio Urias, LAD (v.ATL): 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB, W

[Highlights] SS Dansby Swanson, ATL (@LAD): 1-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

[Highlights] PH/OF Enrique Hernandez, LAD (v.ATL): 1-2, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB

NFL

[Highlights] RB Derrick Henry, TEN (v.HOU): 22 CAR, 212 YDS, 2 TD; 2 REC, 52 YDS [Player of the Day] 

[Highlights] QB Matt Ryan, ATL (@MIN): 30-40 (75%), 371 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT; 4 CAR, 8 YDS

[Highlights] WR Justin Jefferson, MIN (v.ATL): 9 REC, 166 YDS, 2 TD

[Highlights] WR Julio Jones, ATL (@MIN): 8 REC, 137 YDS, 2 TD

[Highlights] EDGE Calais Campbell, BAL (@PHI): 5 TKL, 4 TFL, 3 SK

MLB: SS Brad Miller, St. Louis Cardinals (31)

MLB: OF Yoenis Cespedes, New York Mets (35)

NFL: LB/HC Mike Ditka, Hall of Fame (81)

2009: New England Patriots QB Tom Brady threw 5 PASS TD in the 2nd quarter against the Tennessee Titans, setting an NFL record for the most TDs in a quarter

1992: Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino threw 4 PASS TD in a 38-17 win over the Patriots, tying Johnny Unitas’ NFL record of 17 games with 4+ PASS TD

1988: Oakland Athletics 1B Mark McGwire hit a walk-off home run to defeat the Dodgers 2-1 in Game 3 of the World Series

1977: New York Yankees OF Reggie Jackson hit a HR on the first pitch in 3 consecutive at bats, driving in 5 runs in an 8-4 win over the Dodgers to clinch their 21st World Series (first since 1962) that solidified his nickname as “Mr. October”

1974: In his very 1st game with the Chicago Bulls, future HOF C Nate Thurmond became the 1st in NBA history to achieve a quadruble-double (22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 blocks)

1974: Future Hall-of-Famers C Bill Walton and C Moses Malone both made their professional debuts — Walton with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and Malone with the ABA’s Utah Stars

1969: Then known as Lew Alcindor, top overall pick C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made his NBA debut for the Milwaukee Bucks in a home victory over the Detroit Pistons

1969: Former All-Star PG Lenny Wilkens made his NBA coaching debut for the Seattle SuperSonics, a loss to the New York Knicks; Wilkens would go on to win the most games in NBA history, now in 2nd place with 1,332

1953: Chicago Bears QB Willie Thrower became the modern NFL’s very 1st African-American QB

1950: Connie Mack ended the longest managerial tenure in MLB history, retiring after 50 years as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics

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