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By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Oct 25, 2020

October 25th, 2020 was highlighted by Max Muncy’s monster shot off Tyler Glasnow that gave Clayton Kershaw some run support in a big Game 5 World Series victory. NFL Week 7 produced many close games like Baker Mayfield’s game-winning TD vs. Cincinnati, Stafford’s buzzer-beating score against the Falcons, Stephen Gostkowski’s missed game-tying FG for Tennessee to keep Pittsburgh undefeated, and a thriller SNF OT classic where Kyler Murray led multiple game-winning drives over Russell Wilson’s Seahawks. 

Check out everything that happened in sports on October 25th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by the Astros staying alive in a must-win World Series Game 3 against the Washington Nationals. 

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 25, 2020
Clayton Kershaw’s solid outing along with Max Muncy and Joc Pederson’s solo shots helped lift LA to a Game 5 World Series win over the Rays as they’re 1 win away from the title
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NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Kyler Murray outdueled Russell Wilson under the bright lights of Sunday Night Football as Zane Gonzalez drilled the GW-FG to cap off a OT thriller
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NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Baker Mayfield played the best game of his career after Odell Beckham Jr. got taken out with a knee injury, throwing for 5 TDs and setting a franchise-record for consecutive CMP as he tossed the GW-TD to Donovan Peoples-Jones that barely beat the Bengals
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NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Pittsburgh Steelers stay undefeated after Tennessee’s titan comeback was eradicated when Stephen Gostkowski missed the game-tying FG
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NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Atlanta Falcons blew ANOTHER late lead despite a 98% chance of winning after Matthew Stafford led a game-winning drive with less than a minute, capped off with a buzzer-beating TD in ATL
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NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Joey Slye missed the game-tying 65-yd FG that would’ve broken the record as it was just a yard short and gave Drew Brees the 2nd most GWD of all-time and the Saints a 4-2 record this season
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NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Washington Football Team S Landon Collins is done for the year with an Achilles injury
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NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Top 2021 NFL Draft prospect WR Jaylen Waddle (University of Alabama) is out for the year with a right ankle injury
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Max Muncy’s monster moonshot

Kershaw racked up K’s for the record

Browns win Ohio battle shootout

DK hawked Baker for no pick-6

Tyler Lockett, human cheat code

Gonzalez hit 2 clutch FGs

Lions win in final seconds

Simmons clutch INT set up GW-FG

K1 picks up a massive win

TB12 still at the top of his game

Incredible plays in comeback attempt

74-yd bomb for DJ Moore

KC’s D/ST make the difference

Herbert is slinging it

Cook pulls in this TD

Clyde can’t be contained in the snow

Mecole snagged Mahomes pass

ATL would’ve won if TG didn’t score

Caught him trying to steal home

DC was scary vs. Dallas

Diving INT by Quandre Diggs

CIN rooks made plays in the 4th

LA put up runs in the 1st

Rays answered w/ 2 runs

Duval keeps the game interesting

Pack bounce back against HOU

Agholor making plays in Vegas

Burns bends past LT for strip-sack

Young Joc stayed hot in the WS

Cowboys rookie QB showed promise

National TE Day is here

National TE day for TK

And it gets through Buckner!

Nobody was touching prime Pedro

Madden glitch pass OTD

Bold strategy there, Cotton

Pedro dominated 1999 All-Star Game

Jeter belted Game 4 HR OTD

Beckett was dominant OTD ’03

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MLB
Oct 25, 2020
Clayton Kershaw has passed Justin Verlander for the most postseason strikeouts (207) of all-time
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Cam Newton reached 30,000 career PASS YDS, and has become the 1st player in NFL history with 30,000+ PASS YDS and 5,000+ RUSH YDS
MLB
Oct 25, 2020
2020 Randy Arozarena is now the single-season postseason hits leader (27) after passing 2014 Pablo Sandoval (26)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
There were 5 go-ahead TD passes in the 4th QTR of Week 7’s Browns-Bengals game. That’s the most in the 4th QTR of a game in NFL history
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Atlanta Falcons had a win probability as high as 98.7%, per ESPN’s win probability model. It was Atlanta’s 3rd loss this season with a win probability of at least 98%, the most by a team in the last 20 seasons. The rest of the NFL has 4 such losses combined this season
MLB
Oct 25, 2020
Los Angeles Dodgers have had 9 different players hit a HR in the World Series, the most for any team in any postseason series all-time
MLB
Oct 25, 2020
Clayton Kershaw has pitched the most postseason innings of all-time without winning a title (183.1 IP) entering Game 5
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
New England Patriots 33-6 loss to San Francisco is the worst home loss and 2nd biggest deficit loss in the Belichick era, also the 1st 3-game losing streak for New England since 2002
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Joe Burrow became the only rookie QB in NFL history with 400+ PASS YDS, 3 PASS TD, and a RUSH TD in a single game. He’s on pace for 4,624 PASS YDS, which would shatter Andrew Luck’s record (4,374) and already has 5 300-YD PASS games
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Most TD by a QB-pass catcher duo in NFL history (including postseason): 1. Manning and Harrison (114), T-2nd. Brady and Gronkowski (92), T-2nd. Young and Rice (92), 4. Rivers and Gates (90)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski have connected on 92 career TDS (including playoffs), tied for 2nd-most in NFL History with Steve Young and Jerry Rice. They trail only Peyton Manning & Marvin Harrison (114 TDs)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Russell Wilson became the 1st player in NFL history to have at least 380 PASS YDS and 80 RUSH YDS in a game
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Baker Mayfield set a Browns franchise record with 21 straight CMP and became the 2nd player in NFL history to throw 3 go-ahead PASS TD in the 4th QTR of a game
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Joe Burrow became the 1st rookie in NFL history to record 3 PASS TD, 1 RUSH TD and throw for 350+ PASS YDS in a game
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs’ 43 PTS without converting a single 3rd or 4th down is the most ever
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
This is the 1st time in NFL history that every team in a division (NFC East) has had fewer than 3 wins through Week 7 (excludes strike seasons)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Todd Gurley has 65 RUSH TDs since he entered the league in 2015, 20 more than the next closest player
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Tyler Lockett tied the Seahawks franchise record for receptions (15) in a single game
MLB
Oct 25, 2020
Most HR allowed in a single postseason: 2020 Tyler Glasnow 8 (5 GP), 2019 Justin Verlander 8 (5 GP), 2017 Clayton Kershaw 8 (5 GP)
MLB
Oct 25, 2020
Only 2011 David Freese has more RBI’s (21) in a single postseason than 2020 Corey Seager (19)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Today marked the 2nd time in Matthew Stafford’s career he has thrown a game-winning PASS TD with 0:00 left in the 4th QTR. The only other player in the Super Bowl era with 2 such PASS TD is Tim Couch
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Justin Herbert became the only player w/ 1,500+ PASS YDS & a 100+ PASS RTG over his 1st 5 career games (Super Bowl Era)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Kyler Murray was pressured on just 1 of 48 dropbacks (2.1% pressure rate), the lowest pressure rate against any QB in a game this season with at least 14 PASS ATT. Murray has been the least pressured QB in the NFL this season (10.3%)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Drew Brees completed his 52nd career game-winning drive. Only Peyton Manning (54) has more career game-winning drives in the Super Bowl era
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
The Seahawks-Cardinals SNF thriller was the 1st game in NFL history where both QBs recorded 300+ PASS YDS & 50+ RUSH YDS
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield, and Matthew Stafford all threw game-winning TD in the final minute of regulation this week. It marks just the 4th time in the last 30 years there have been 3 game-winning TD passes in the final minute of regulation in a single week
MLB
Oct 25, 2020
Clayton Kershaw has won 2 games in a single series for the 1st time in his postseason career
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-0 for the 1st time since 1978
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
2020 Russell Wilson has tied 2013 Peyton Manning for the most PASS TD (22) through the 1st 6 games of a season
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Most PASS YDS in NFL history through a player’s 1st 7 career starts: 1. Cam Newton (2,103), 2. Joe Burrow (2,023)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Cam Newton became the 1st Patriots player with 0 TD passes, at least 3 INT & under 100 PASS YDS since Steve Grogan in 1983
MLB
Oct 25, 2020
Randy Arozarena ties the MLB rookie record with his 13th RBI this postseason, joining Evan Longoria in 2008
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Aaron Rodgers had his 22nd career game with 4+ PASS TD and a 125+ career passer rating. That breaks a 3-way tie with Tom Brady and Peyton Manning for the 2nd-most such games since 1950, trailing only Drew Brees’ 26
MLB
Oct 25, 2020
Corey Seager has scored a run & reached base safely 2+ times in all 5 games of this World Series so far. The only players with a longer such streak in World Series play are Babe Ruth (8 consecutive games from 1927-32) and Lou Gehrig (7 consecutive games from 1928-32)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Tyler Lockett became the 3rd player since the 1970 merger to have a game with 15 REC, 200 REC YDS, and 3 REC TD in a single game
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Tom Brady has 18 Pass TD, 4 INT this season while New England Patriots QBs have 3 Pass TD, 11 INT
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
QBs with 250+ PASS YDS in each of their 1st 5 career games: Patrick Mahomes & Justin Herbert
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Cam Newton became the 1st Patriots player with 0 PASS TDs and multiple INTs in back-to-back games since Drew Bledsoe in 1995
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Tyler Lockett became the 1st player with 500+ REC YDS & 7+ TD in the 1st 6 GP of a season since Megatron (2011)
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs became the 4th team in the last 30 seasons to have a RUSH TD, a pick-6 & a kickoff return TD in the 1st half of a game
NFL
Oct 25, 2020
This was Kyler Murray’s 1st career comeback from a 10+ PT 4th-QTR deficit to win a game

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MLB World Series

8:08 PM: Los Angeles Dodgers (#1) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (#1) [Series tied 2-2]

NFL Week 7

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

MLB

[Highlights] 1B Max Muncy, LAD (@TB): 2-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

[Highlights] OF Joc Pederson, LAD (@TB): 1-2, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

[Highlights] SP Clayton Kershaw, LAD (@TB): 5.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 6 K, 2 BB, W

[Highlights] 1B Yandy Diaz, TB (v.LAD): 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 3B

[Highlights] OF Kevin Kiermaier, TB (v.LAD): 2-3, 1 R

NFL

[Highlights] WR Tyler Lockett, SEA (@ARI): 15 REC, 200 YDS, 3 TD [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] QB Baker Mayfield, CLE (@CIN): 22-28 (78.6%), 297 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT

[Highlights] LB Devin White, TB (@LV): 11 TKL, 2 TFL, 3 SK, 1 FF

[Highlights] WR Davante Adams, GB (@HOU): 13 REC, 196 YDS, 2 TD

[Highlights] RB Jeff Wilson Jr., SF (@NE): 17 CAR, 112 YDS, 3 TD; 2 REC, 8 YDS

MLB: LF Juan Soto, Washington Nationals (turns 22)

NFL: S Johnathan Abram, Las Vegas Raiders (24)

NBA: SF Patrick McCaw, Toronto Raptors (25)

NFL: WR Chris Conley, Jacksonville Jaguars (28)

NFL: OG Andrew Norwell, Jacksonville Jaguars (29)

MLB: SP Pedro Martinez, Hall of Fame (49)

2012: Longtime NBA Commissioner David Stern officially announced his retirement, effective on February 1st, 2014 — the 30-year anniversary of the day he took over

2003: In Game 6 at Yankee Stadium, the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees 2-0 to win their 2nd World Series in just their 11th season

1998: San Francisco 49ers WR Jerry Rice achieved 2 milestones: an NFL-record 184-game catch streak, and also the 1st in NFL history to surpass 17,000 REC YDS

1987: Defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games, the Minnesota Twins won their 1st World Series in franchise history

1986: The New York Mets won Game 6 of the World Series over the Boston Red Sox, scoring in the 10th inning off of a ground ball that infamously went between 1B Bill Buckner’s legs

1985: HOF PF Karl Malone made his NBA debut with the Utah Jazz in a defeat of the Houston Rockets

1985: The California Angels announced they would not be offering 1B Rod Carew a new contract, ultimately ending the 7x batting champion’s career

1978: San Diego Padres SP Gaylord Perry became the 1st in MLB history to win the Cy Young Award in both the AL and NL

1964: Minnesota Vikings DE Jim Marshall picked up a fumble and returned it 66 yards the wrong way, resulting in a safety for the San Francisco 49ers

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