{"id":6599,"date":"2015-11-27T09:02:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T17:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/today-in-sports-history-nov-27\/"},"modified":"2015-11-27T09:02:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T17:02:58","slug":"today-in-sports-history-nov-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/today-in-sports-history-nov-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Sports History: Nov. 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1949 \u2014 Steve Van Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles becomes the second NFL player, the first in 16 years, to rush over 200 yards with a 205-yard performance in a 34-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1960 \u2014 Trailing 38-7, the Denver Broncos score 31 points to salvage a 38-38 tie with the Buffalo Bills.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1960 \u2014 Detroit\u2019s Gordie Howe scores his 1,000th point with an assist as the Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1966 \u2014 The Washington Redskins set an NFL regular-season record for most points scored, in a 72-41 victory over the New York Giants. Both teams also set records with 16 TDs and 113 total points.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1980 \u2014 Dave Williams returns Eddie Murray\u2019s opening kickoff in overtime 95 yards to give the Chicago Bears a 23-17 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. The Bears tied the game with no time remaining in regulation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1983 \u2014 Kenny Johnson returns two interceptions for touchdowns to give the Atlanta Falcons a 41-34 overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1983 \u2014 Rookie Curt Warner of the Seattle Seahawks rushes for 207 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-48 overtime victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1994 \u2014 Joe Montana of the Kansas City Chiefs becomes the fifth quarterback to surpass 40,000 passing yards in a 10-9 loss at Seattle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1998 \u2014 Texas\u2019 Ricky Williams becomes the leading rusher in Division I-A history, breaking Tony Dorsett\u2019s record set 22 years earlier.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2002 \u2014 Michael Finley has his way against the league\u2019s best defensive team scoring a career-high 42 as the unbeaten Dallas Mavericks (14-0) come within one victory of making NBA history with a 102-82 win over the Detroit Pistons.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2009 \u2014 Graham Gano kicks a 33-yard field goal in overtime to give the Las Vegas Locomotives a 20-17 victory over the Florida Tuskers in the inaugural UFL championship game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2011 \u2014 The Connecticut women\u2019s basketball team wins its 89th straight at home to set an NCAA record, beating Dayton 78-38. The win extends the Huskies\u2019 Division I record home winning streak and sets a new NCAA mark, passing Division III Rust (Miss.) College, which won 88 straight at home from 1982-89.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2013 \u2014 Tara VanDerveer becomes the fifth women\u2019s coach to reach 900 victories with No. 6 Stanford\u2019s 83-59 win over Florida Gulf Coast.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1949 \u2014 Steve Van Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles becomes the second NFL player, the first in 16 years, to rush over 200 yards with a 205-yard performance in a 34-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. 1960 \u2014 Trailing 38-7, the Denver Broncos score 31 points to salvage a 38-38 tie with the Buffalo Bills. 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