September 26, 2021: Justin Tucker Kicks a 66-Yard Field Goal

September 26, 2021: Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens sets a new NFL record, kicking a 66-yard field goal. It is the final play of a 19-17 Ravens win over the Detroit Lions, at Ford Field in Detroit.

It broke the record of 64 yards, by Matt Prater of the Denver Broncos in 2013. That broke the record of 63 yards, which had been done 3 times by that point. The 1st time was by Tom Dempsey of the New Orleans Saints in 1970. That field goal, like Tucker's was the last and winning play in a 19-17 win over the Lions, albeit in New Orleans instead of Detroit.

Tucker kicked another last-play field goal later in the season, a mere 36 yards, to beat the Minnesota Vikings in overtime. He was selected to his 5th Pro Bowl that season.

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September 26, 2021 was a Sunday. These other NFL games were played that day:

* The New York Giants lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 17-14 at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands.

* The New York Jets lost to the Denver Broncos, 26-0 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.

* The New Orleans Saints beat the New England Patriots, 28-13 at Gillette Stadium in the Boston suburb of Foxborough, Massachusetts.

* The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-10 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

* The Cleveland Browns beat the Chicago Bears, 26-6 at FirstEnergy Stadium (now named Huntington Bank Field) in Cleveland.

* The Buffalo Bills beat the team then known as the Washington Football Team, 43-21 at the original Highmark Stadium (formerly Rich Stadium and Ralph Wilson Stadium) in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park, New York.

* The Tennessee Titans beat the Indianapolis Colts, 25-16 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

* The Arizona Cardinals beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-19 at TIAA Bank Field (now EverBank Stadium) in Jacksonville.

* The Minnesota Vikings beat the Seattle Seahawks, 30-17 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

* The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 30-24 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

* The Las Vegas Raiders beat the Miami Dolphins, 31-28 at Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. Daniel Carlson kicked a 22-yard field goal as time ran out in overtime.

* The Los Angeles Rams beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 34-24 at SoFi Stadium outside Los Angeles in Inglewood, California.

* The Green Bay Packers beat the San Francisco 49ers, 30-28 at Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco suburb of Santa Clara, San Francisco.

(There was a game played the preceding Thursday: The Carolina Panthers beat the Houston Texans, 24-9 at NRG Stadium (as Reliant Stadium was then known) in Houston. And, the next night, on ESPN Monday Night Football, the Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 41-21 at AT&T Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas.)

And these Major League Baseball games were played that day:

* The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-3 at Fenway Park. The Yankees scored 4 runs in the top of the 8th inning, including a home run by Giancarlo Stanton. Chad Green was the winning pitcher, in relief of Jordan Montgomery. But the Red Sox would beat the Yankees in the American League Wild Card Game.

* The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-4 at American Family Field in Milwaukee.

* The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-0 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Five Pirate pitchers combined on a 6-hit shutout.

* The Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4 at Camden Yards.

* The Tampa Bay Rays beat their cross-State rivals, the Miami Marlins, 3-2 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

* The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 5-2 at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

* The Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals, 9-2 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

* The Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers, 2-1 at Comerica Park in Detroit.

* The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs, 4-2 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

* The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins, 5-2 at Target Field in Minneapolis.

* The San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies, 6-2 at Coors Field in Denver.

* The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-0 at Chase Field in Phoenix. Five Dodger pitchers combined on a 7-hit shutout.

* The Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres, 4-3 at Petco Park in San Diego.

* The Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels, 5-1 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

* And the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros, 4-3 at the Oakland Coliseum (then named the RingCentral Coliseum).

And in a North London Derby in English soccer, Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur, 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Goals were scored by Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Bukayo Saka, who apparently only needs 2 names to score, instead of 3.