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What Happened in Sports: September 13, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 13, 2021 ft. an epic Raiders-Ravens MNF OT thriller, some key injuries from NFL Week 1, and more!
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September 13th, 2021 was remembered by an all-time classic Monday Night Football game where Las Vegas, NV hosted NFL fans for the first time ever. Multiple lead changes and turnovers highlighted a chaotic ending in Sin City where Derek Carr made history and Baltimore lost despite leading by 14 points for the first time in the John Harbaugh era. Many notable NFL injuries came out, including Jeff Okudah (torn Achilles), Ryan Fitzpatrick (hip), Raheem Mostert (knee), and Jason Verrett (torn ACL).
See what happened in sports on September 13th last year, headlined by NFL Sunday Week 1 ft. Tom Brady‘s rough start in Tampa, Alec Mills throwing a no-hitter, and Nikola Jokic leading Denver’s insane Game 6 comeback win against the Clippers. 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
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8:15 PM: Baltimore Ravens (0-0) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (0-0)
7:07 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (89-54) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (80-63)
9:45 PM: San Diego Padres (74-68) vs. San Francisco Giants (93-50)
10:10 PM: Boston Red Sox (81-64) vs. Seattle Mariners (77-66)
NFL: OL James Daniels, Chicago Bears (turns 24)
NFL: P Corey Bojorquez, Green Bay Packers (25)
NFL: WR Travis Fulgham, Philadelphia Eagles (26)
NFL: TE Darren Waller, Las Vegas Raiders (29)
MLB: RP Kyle Zimmer, Kansas City Royals (30)
MLB: OF Bernie Williams, Retired after 2006 (53)
2020: Tom Brady became the oldest player (43y, 41d) to score a TD in NFL history during his debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a loss to the New Orleans Saints. TB12 would beat the Saints en route to his 7th Super Bowl later that season
2018: On Amazon’s 1st broadcast of “Thursday Night Football”, a 34-23 victory for the Baltimore Ravens over the Cincinnati Bengals, Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm became the 1st all-female broadcasting booth in NFL history
2008: Los Angeles Angels RP Francisco Rodriguez set the MLB single-season record by recording his 58th save. “K-Rod” extended his record to 62 by the end of the season which still stands today
1998: Chicago Cubs OF Sammy Sosa hit 2 HRs in a victory over the Brewers to pass Roger Maris’ former single-season HR record of 62, which was broken by St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire earlier in the week
1987: Denver Broncos QB John Elway passed Craig Morton for the most PASS YDS (11,895) in franchise history with a 338 YD/4 TD win over the Seahawks in the 1st game of the season. Elway retired with 51,475 PASS YDS which still stands as the franchise record today
1981: Atlanta Falcons tied an NFL record by scoring 31 points in the 4th quarter to defeat the Green Bay Packers 31-17
1971: Baltimore Orioles 1B Frank Robinson hit his 500th career HR with 1 in each game of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers
1965: San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays hit his 500th career HR in a victory over the Houston Astros
1909: Detroit Tigers OF Ty Cobb clinched the AL lead in HRs with his 9th of the season, all inside-the-park — he would be the only player of the 20th century to win a HR title with none leaving the yard
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