Days in Sports
What Happened in Sports: September 26, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 26, 2021 ft. Justin Tucker's record GW-FG, Rams beating Bucs, Chiefs upset by Chargers, and more!
The Athletic
September 26th, 2021 was remembered by Justin Tucker’s NFL-record 66-yd FGM to beat the Lions at the buzzer in Detroit. Myles Garrett set a Browns franchise record with 4.5 SK as Justin Fields’ first career start was historically bad in Ohio. Another primetime game came down to the wire as Aaron Rodgers led a GWD in 33 seconds with no timeouts against the 49ers on SNF. The biggest statement of the day was made by the Rams who beat the reigning NFC champs as the new NFC favorites.
The Las Vegas Raiders made history by starting the season 3-0 with all three wins against 10-win teams from 2020 and the Chargers upset the Chiefs thanks to ballsy 4th down decisions and forcing a whopping four turnovers out of the defending AFC champs. Josh Allen set Bills franchise records in the Bills big win over Washington, Jamal Agnew tied a NFL record with a 109-yd TD, and Ja’Marr Chase is looking like a future superstar with four TD through three career games. Judge & Stanton led NYY’s sweep over BOS at Fenway.
See what happened in sports on September 26th last year, headlined by LeBron James taking over at the end of WCF Game 5 to claim the Western Conference crown and the second to last day of the MLB showcasing some dramatic changes in the postseason forecast as well as what happened in sports on September 26th, 2019 ft. Craig James forcing a game-saving interception against the Packers on TNF.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post 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.
Longest FGM in NFL history:
1. 2021 Justin Tucker (66 YDS)
2. 2013 Matt Prater (64)
T3. 2019 Brett Maher, 2018 Graham Gano, 2012 David Akers, 2011 Sebastian Janikowski, 1998 Jason Elam, 1970 Tom Dempsey (63)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 27, 2021
Over the shoulder beauty. #RaiderNation
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
Touchdown @MiamiDolphins! @JBrissett12 #FinsUp
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
WE ARE TIED UP IN VEGAS. #FinsUp
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
MOVE THE STICKS. @JBrissett12 @mikegesicki #FinsUp
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
.@DanielCarlson38 knocks it through to give Las Vegas the lead. We play on in overtime.
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
Jason Sanders drills a 50-yarder and we’re tied 28-28 with 2:49 to go in overtime! #FinsUp
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
That’s game. @DanielCarlson38 wins it in OT for the @Raiders! #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/UDZh5jFcH0
— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
Rodgers not done yet. #GoPackGo
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— NFL (@NFL) September 27, 2021
51 YARDS FOR THE WIN. #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/mnam33oF7X
— NFL (@NFL) September 27, 2021
.@49ers are on the MOVE. #FTTB
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— NFL (@NFL) September 27, 2021
THE @49ERS TAKE THE LEAD WITH 37 SECONDS. #FTTB
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— NFL (@NFL) September 27, 2021
A 68-YARD FG ATTEMPT TURNS INTO A 109-YARD RETURN TD.
MAYHEM IN JACKSONVILLE.
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
Antonio Cromartie. Cordarrelle Patterson. Jamal Agnew.
The only three players in history with an NFL record 109-yard TD return.
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— NFL (@NFL) September 30, 2021
Tipped and PICKED!
That’s Asante Samuel Jr.’s 2nd interception on the year. @godschild3_ #BoltUp
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
Chargers ball with 1:42 to go… #BoltUp
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
THE KICKER RECOVERED HIS OWN KICKOFF. #WashingtonFootball
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
GO, GIBSON, GO.
Antonio Gibson goes for a 73-yard TD! #WashingtonFootball
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— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
[SEE MORE]
1:00 PM: San Diego Chargers (1-1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (1-1)
1:00 PM: Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1)
4:05 PM: Miami Dolphins (1-1) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (2-0)
4:25 PM: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) vs. Los Angeles Rams (2-0)
8:20 PM: Green Bay Packers (1-1) vs. San Francisco 49ers (2-0)
4:07 PM: Houston Astros (91-64) vs. Oakland Athletics (84-71)
4:10 PM: Atlanta Braves (82-72) vs. San Diego Padres (78-77)
7:08 PM: New York Yankees (88-67) vs. Boston Red Sox (88-67)
NBA: SG Shake Milton, Philadelphia 76ers (turns 25)
NFL: DL Kingsley Keke, Green Bay Packers (25)
NFL: DL John Franklin-Myers, New York Jets (25)
NFL: LB Eric Wilson, Philadelphia Eagles (27)
NBA: SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Free Agent (28)
MLB: OF Jordan Luplow, Tampa Bay Rays (28)
NFL: CB Byron Jones, Miami Dolphins (29)
MLB: SP Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays (33)
MLB: RP Sean Doolittle, Seattle Mariners (35)
2016: A day after Jose Fernandez’s tragic death, the Miami Marlins all wore his jersey and Dee Gordon hit an iconic HR to lead off the game
2012: The NFL and NFL Referees Association reached an agreement to officially end to the NFL referee lockout and replace the “replacement officials”
1981: Houston Astros SP Nolan Ryan set an MLB record by throwing his 5th career no-hitter, surpassing Sandy Koufax‘s mark of 4. Ryan ended his career with 7 no-hitters which still stands as the MLB record
1973: A year after retiring from the Lakers and the NBA, future HOF C Wilt Chamberlain signed with the ABA’s San Diego Conquistadors as a player-coach in a comeback attempt that never led to a game being played
1967: After a falling out with Cleveland ownership, founder and namesake Paul Brown was granted an AFL expansion franchise in Cincinnati, Ohio (Bengals)
1962: Los Angeles Dodgers SS Maury Wills became the 1st player to record 100 Stolen Bases during a season in MLB history
1961: New York Yankees OF Roger Maris tied Babe Ruth’s single-season HR record from 1927 with his 60th HR. Maris would break Ruth’s record less than a week later and held the top spot until the famous 1998 HR chase
1954: Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees 8-6 in what would be their final game in Philadelphia, as the franchise moved to Kansas City the following season. Yankees C Yogi Berra played his only career game at 3B and OF Mickey Mantle played SS
1920: The very 1st APFA (later re-named to NFL) game took place at Rock Island’s Douglas Park as a crowd of 800 watched the Independents defeat the St. Paul Ideals 48-0
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