What Happened in Sports: October 4, 2021




































October 4th, 2021 was highlighted by the Chargers win over the Raiders on Monday Night Football where the game in LA was ironically delayed by lightning. They would play 30 minutes after scheduled and the Chargers built a 21-0 lead by halftime before Derek Carr led Vegas’ comeback. Austin Ekeler’s dagger TD and Derwin James’ INT sealed the deal for LAC’s impressive win that made Arizona the last undefeated team remaining in 2021. Jordan Poole had a breakout preseason performance and the Mets moved on from their Manager.


See last year, headlined by ‘s legendary 40-point triple-double in NBA Finals Game 3 and ‘s hat-trick helping earn his first career NFL victory as well as ft. ‘s masterful performance, proving that he is one of the greatest postseason pitches ever.


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. 






























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Unreal instincts by Renfrow







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Jordan Poole’s ready for Year 3







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Aiyuk’s legendary hurdle OTD










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NFL: SS , Pittsburgh Pirates (turns 23)

NFL: DT , Green Bay Packers (26)

NFL: S , New York Giants (26)

NFL: WR , Los Angeles Chargers (27)

MLB: C , Oakland Athletics (27)

NFL: LB , Free Agent (31)

NBA: PG , New York Knicks (33)

MLB: C , Los Angeles Angels (38)












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: Miami Heat SF  had 1 of the best  as he became the 1st player with 40+ PTS/13+ AST/11+ REB to get the Heat back into the series and recorded the 1st 40-pt triple-double with 50+ FG% (70%) in NBA Finals history


: San Francisco 49ers WR  made a memorable play on SNF against the Eagles where he went  into the end zone


: Minnesota Twins set the MLB record for most consecutive postseason losses (14) after a 10-4 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS. NYY’s 11 straight playoff wins over MIN was also the 


2018: New England Patriots QB became just the 3rd in NFL history (, ) to throw 500 career TD passes, connecting with in a victory over the Indianapolis Colts 


2016: Toronto Blue Jays DH  hit a  in the AL Wild Card Game to lead the Blue Jays over the Orioles. Toronto would end up losing in the ALCS for the 2nd consecutive season


2003: Up 7-6 in NLDS Game 4 against the reigning NL champs San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins C held on to a play at the plate for the final out in  to advance to the NLCS as they went on to win the World Series


2001: San Diego Padres OF  scored his 2,245th career Run, breaking ’s all-time MLB record


2001: San Francisco Giants OF hit his 70th Home Run of the season, tying ’s single-season record


1987: The 1st “Scab Sunday” took place, as NFL owners used replacement players to carry out the rest of the season despite the players’ strike


1962: San Francisco Giants OF scored in the 2nd inning to end New York Yankees SP ’s World Series record of 33.2 consecutive scoreless innings


1959: The World Series was played west of St. Louis, MO for the 1st time in MLB history as the Dodgers hosted the Chicago White Sox in Los Angeles, CA


1955: Defeating the New York Yankees 2-0 in Game 7, the Brooklyn Dodgers finally won their 1st World Series in franchise history. It was Brooklyn’s only title, as the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles just 3 years later and won it their 2nd year there


1906: Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates for their 116th victory of the season (116-36, 73.6%), an all-time MLB record that still stands today







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