By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Sep 20, 2020

September 20th, 2020 was remembered for the biggest moment of Anthony Davis’ career so far, a GW-3PM to lift the Lakers over the Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. NFL Sunday also produced many great matchups with the Seahawks stopping New England at the goal line, Chiefs kicking a 58yd GW-FG, and the Cowboys kicking their own GW-FG after a 19-pt comeback against Atlanta. Check out everything that happened in sports on September 20th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by the best NFL plays EVER. 

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.

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AD ends Game 2 at the buzzer

Fantastic game 2 finish

Amari’s 1-handed snag

KC Cannon to the Cheetah

Seahawks shine on SNF

Josh Allen in MVP mode

LBJ heated up in 1st half

KC survives LAC stadium debut

Big D stuns birds

Ravens D is the real deal

Titans clutch down stretch

Brady to Evans in TB

Not a bad 1st TD rook

Niners run over Jets

K1 making plays in Week 2

Rondo lobs it to Dwight

Aaron takes off

Caruso’s colossal slam

Mark Ingram gets the dagger

1-handed Gesicki

Edelman sets career-high

Padres clinch since ’06

Three for Higbee

Green stuffs Millsap

Wild 4th down conversion

Springer dingers win it

MIL on Vogelbach’s back

Chavis crushing the Yankees

Jack is back to dealing

By any means

Carrasco collecting cookies

Back-to-back MVP

Cleveland Special = 1st win OTD

Favre Era began OTD

Happy Bday human joystick

Game-sealing stuff by HOF OTD

Cal’s legendary streak ended OTD

Wild INT from back in the day

There’s an ‘i’ in triple play

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NBA

[Highlights] PF Anthony Davis, LAL (v.DEN): 31 PTS (11-23 FG), 2 AST, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] C Nikola Jokic, DEN (@LAL): 30 PTS (9-20 FG), 9 AST, 6 REB, 0 BLK, 4 STL, 2 TO

[Highlights] PG LeBron James, LAL (v.DEN): 26 PTS (10-20 FG), 4 AST, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 0 STL, 6 TO

NFL

[Highlights] QB Josh Allen, BUF (@MIA): 24-35 (68.6%), 417 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT; 4 RSH, 18 YDS

[Highlights] RB Aaron Jones, GB (v.DET): 18 RSH, 168 YDS, 2 TD; 4 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD

[Highlights] QB Dak Prescott, DAL (v.ATL): 34-47 (72.3%), 450 YDS, 1 TD; 5 RSH, 18 YDS, 3 TD

[Highlights] LB Foyesade Oluokun, ATL (@DAL): 6 TKL, 3 FF

[Highlights] TE Tyler Higbee, LAR (@PHI): 5 REC, 54 YDS, 3 TD 

MLB

[Highlights] SP Carlos Carrasco, CLE (@DET): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 11 K, 3 BB, W

[Highlights] SP John Means, BAL (v.TB): 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 12 K, 0 BB, W

[Highlights] SP Kyle Wright, ATL (@NYM): 6.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 6 K, 1 BB, W

[Highlights] DH Daniel Vogelbach, MIL (v.KC): 2-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI

[Highlights] SP Jack Flaherty, STL (@PIT): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 11 K, 2 BB, W

NFL: CB Trevon Diggs, Dallas Cowboys (turns 22)

NFL: CB Trayvon Mullen, Las Vegas Raiders (23)

NFL: S Josh Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars (26)

NBA: SF Kyle Anderson, Memphis Grizzlies (27)

NFL: CB Jonathan Jones, New England Patriots (27)

NFL: RB Carlos Hyde, Seattle Seahawks (30)

MLB: RP Ken Giles, Toronto Blue Jays (30)

MLB: OF Ian Desmond, Colorado Rockies (35)

2019: The NFL released the Top 100 plays of the league’s 1st 100 seasons as part of its tribute to their 100th anniversary

2019: New England Patriots released 7x Pro Bowl WR Antonio Brown just a couple weeks after signing him

2013: New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez passed Lou Gehrig for the most career Grand Slams of all-time with his 24th that lifted the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants

2000: After 15 years with the New York Knicks, future HOF PF Patrick Ewing was traded to the Seattle Supersonics as part of a 4-team, 12-player deal 

1998: Baltimore Orioles 3B Cal Ripken voluntarily pulled himself from the starting lineup, ending his record streak of 2,632 consecutive games played; he had not missed a game since May 30, 1982

1987: Chicago Bears RB Walter Payton broke the all-time NFL rushing touchdown record with the 107th of his career

1987: San Francisco 49ers WR Dwight Clark was held without a catch for the 1st time in 105 games, snapping his record streak

1968: New York Yankees 1B/OF Mickey Mantle hit his 563rd and final career HR in a loss to the Boston Red Sox

1955: New York Giants OF Willie Mays hit 2 HRs against the Pirates to bring his season total to 50, making him the 7th player in MLB history to reach the mark

1931: New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig broke his own single-season RBI record (set in 1927) of 175; he would extend the record to 184 by season’s end

1924: Chicago Cubs SP Pete Alexander earned his 300th career victory in a 7-2 win over the New York Giants

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