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Top 5 Sports Facts to Know: December 12, 2019
The most significant milestones, stats, & interesting occurrences to know from 12/12
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Whether it’s a monumental milestone or just an interesting occurrence to bring up in a conversation, here are the top sports facts to know from December 12, 2019:
He is a lock for the MVP.
#PlayerOfTheDay Lamar Jackson broke Michael Vick’s single-season QB rushing record as the only 2 QBs w/ 1,000+ rushing yards. His 5 Pass TDs were a career-high and helped him tie the franchise single-season Pass TD record (33) & lead BAL to team-record 10th straight win https://t.co/VbccAScQD0
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) December 13, 2019
Dating back to Lamar’s rookie season, the Ravens are now 13-0 when Lamar Jackson has 70+ rush yards in a game pic.twitter.com/zES2PD0JHa
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) December 13, 2019
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Lamar Jackson has 4 games this season with a 130+ passer rating and 60+ rush yards, the most such games by a player in a season in the Super Bowl era pic.twitter.com/s40Nduft3c— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) December 13, 2019
Lamar Jackson is the 1st player in NFL history to have at least 5 Pass TD and 50 Rush yards in multiple games.
He’s done it twice in only four weeks 🔥 (via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/WkRAHHm6HW— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 13, 2019
In addition to breaking the QB single-season rushing record, Lamar Jackson threw 5 TDs for the third time this season, becoming just the 6th QB to accomplish the feat and giving him a shot at Peyton’s record of four such games. #NYJvsBAL #RavensFlockhttps://t.co/PX3zWW7AGb pic.twitter.com/024Ln29sEZ
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 13, 2019
Luka Doncic has more career 40-point triple-doubles (2) before turning 21 than every player in NBA history combined (1 – LeBron James) https://t.co/E2eCEBY6pA
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) December 13, 2019
Luka Doncic has at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 20 straight games.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 13, 2019
That is the 3rd-longest streak in NBA history, trailing only a couple of streaks by Oscar Robertson (29 games in 1964-65 and 25 games in 1963-64).
(h/t @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/BWNaUCvLIg
With 41 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST in Mexico City, Luka Doncic becomes the first player in @NBAHistory to record a triple-double in a game played outside of the USA/Canada. pic.twitter.com/xPW6w2eJzq
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) December 13, 2019
The Ravens have 2,830 rush yards this season, the most through 14 games since the 1978 Patriots (2,839).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 13, 2019
That puts the Ravens 16-game pace at 3,234, which would break the NFL single-season record. Only 2 teams have rushed for 3,000 yds in a season (1978 Patriots & 1973 Bills). pic.twitter.com/iVXVK8n6B6
The Ravens scored a TD on each of their first 3 drives for the 4th time this season, the most by any team in the last 40 years.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 13, 2019
Baltimore broke a tie with several great offenses including the 2018 Chiefs, 2014 Packers, and 1999 Rams.
(h/t @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/OM9LnVV1r5
He took over in the TD Garden.
Joel Embiid scored a season-high 38 points in a road win against the Celtics today – the most a @sixers player has scored in a game at Boston since Iverson in 2005.https://t.co/MqFhoRIZsH pic.twitter.com/Kj612bhMjj
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 13, 2019
This is wild:
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 13, 2019
Tom Brady rushing yards in his career: 1,035
Lamar Jackson rushing yards this season: 1,103 pic.twitter.com/LJbhZ6S8aQ
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