October 31st, 2021 was remembered for a big NFL Sunday where Mike White and Cooper Rush had historic first career starts with White leading the Jets upset over Cincinnati and Rush taking over for Dak in primetime to take down the Vikings on SNF. The Houston Astros made their own history during World Series Game 5 after overcoming a first-inning Grand Slam to win 9-5 that kept their season alive. Carson Wentz’s crucial turnovers led to a Titans win in OT and Big Ben kept his winning ways in Cleveland alive despite having no Kicker.
Tom Brady set NFL records with his four passing touchdowns but it was his three turnovers that were too costly in the Saints big division win that saw Jameis Winston tore his ACL against his former team. Justin Fields was electric but the 49ers got the win, Matthew Safford & Cooper Kupp are having unprecedented seasons, and Josh Allen keeps destroying the Dolphins. Albert Pujols is returning while Kyle Seager’s Seattle run is over. King James, Logo Luka, Josh Palmer, and Stephon Gilmore in his first Panthers game added solid highlights.
See what happened in sports on October 31st last year, headlined by the Pirates declining Chris Archer‘s team option for 2021, with Archer entering free agency and Andy Dalton being ruled out by the Cowboys, leaving the starting job open for 7th Rd rookie Ben DiNucci against the Eagles on Sunday Night Football as well as what happened in sports on October 31st, 2019 ft. Kawhi Leonard coming up clutch against his former team, the San Antonio Spurs.
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8:15 PM: Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves [ATL leads 3-1]
1:00 PM: Tennessee Titans (5-2) vs. Indianapolis Colts (3-4)
1:00 PM: Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3) vs. Cleveland Browns (4-3)
4:05 PM: New England Patriots (3-4) vs. Los Angeles Chargers (4-2)
4:25 PM: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-1) vs. New Orleans Saints (4-2)
3:30 PM: Sacramento Kings (3-2) vs. Dallas Mavericks (3-2)
7:00 PM: Portland Trail Blazers (3-2) vs. Charlotte Hornets (4-2)
7:00 PM: Utah Jazz (4-1) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (3-3)
MLB: 2B/OF Tony Kemp, Oakland Athletics (turns 30)
NFL: CB Robert Alford, Arizona Cardinals (33)
MLB: RP Javy Guerra, Free Agent (36)
MLB: 1B Fred McGriff, Retired after 2004 (58)
2018: Minnesota Timberwolves PG Derrick Rose dropped 50 points in an emotional game that reminded many of his MVP days
2015: Golden State Warriors PG Stephen Curry scored a then career-high 53 points in his 3rd game of the season to begin his 2nd consecutive MVP campaign
2004: Led by a dominant defense and rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers snapped the New England Patriots’ 21-game winning streak — the longest in NFL history
1987: Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, and Buffalo Bills completed 1 of the largest 3-team trades ever which involved 10 players and draft picks, most notably sending HOF RB Eric Dickerson to Indianapolis where he made the Pro Bowl his 1st 3 seasons
1968: Milwaukee Bucks finally won their 1st game in franchise history over the Detroit Pistons after losing their 1st 5 games
1950: SF Earl Lloyd became the 1st African-American to play in the NBA, making his debut for the Washington Capitols
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