Wednesday, December 22 · from our game logs

On this day: Dec 22

The standout single games on this date in past seasons, and how rare each one is in our logs. Off-season sports show the nearest dates, labelled.

Today

NFL

on Dec 22 in past seasons
2019Week 16
15catches
Christian McCaffrey (RB)

Christian McCaffrey (RB)

CAR logoCAR @IND logoIND · L 6-38

13 car, 54 rush yds · 15 rec, 119 yds

15+ catches

One of 19 games of 15+ catches in our NFL logs (2015–2026 seasons).

2019Week 16
189rushing yards
Saquon Barkley (RB)

Saquon Barkley (RB)

NYG logoNYG @WAS logoWAS · W 41-35

22 car, 189 rush yds, 1 TD · 4 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD

189+ rushing yards

One of 39 games of 189+ rushing yards in our NFL logs (2015–2026 seasons).

2019Week 16
5TD passes
Daniel Jones (QB)

Daniel Jones (QB)

NYG logoNYG @WAS logoWAS · W 41-35

28/42, 352 pass yds, 5 TD, 0 INT · 3 car, 12 rush yds

5+ TD passes

One of 64 games of 5+ TD passes in our NFL logs (2015–2026 seasons).

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NBA

nothing on Dec 22 itself, so from the days around it
2021-22
23points
Rudy Gobert

Rudy Gobert

UTA logoUTA vsCHA logoCHA · W

23 pts · 21 reb · 2 ast · 4-10 FG · 36 min

21+ rebounds

One of 122 games of 21+ rebounds in our NBA logs (2021-22 to 2026-27 seasons).

2021-22
41points
Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid

PHI logoPHI @BOS logoBOS · W

41 pts · 10 reb · 5 ast · 4 blk · 14-27 FG · 40 min

41+ points

One of 683 games of 41+ points in our NBA logs (2021-22 to 2026-27 seasons).

2021-22
24points
Dejounte Murray

Dejounte Murray

SAS logoSAS @LAC logoLAC · W

24 pts · 11 reb · 13 ast · 5 stl · 4 3PM · 10-22 FG · 31 min

Triple-double

One of 726 triple-doubles in our NBA logs (2021-22 to 2026-27 seasons).

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How this works

Moments are single-game performances from our own game logs that clear a standout bar (e.g. NBA 40+ points or a triple-double; NFL 400 passing yards, 175 rushing or receiving yards, or 3+ touchdowns; NHL hat tricks, 4+ points, shutouts; MLB multi-homer games, 5+ hits, complete games, 12+ strikeouts; WNBA 30+ points). Rarity counts how many games in the same logs reach the same mark. Logs cover: NFL 2015–2026 seasons · NBA 2021-22 to 2026-27 seasons.