SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE - WEEK
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1. RAVENS@BRONCOS 10:45
2. PACKERS@49ERS 8:14
3. SEAHAWKS@FALCONS 11:26
4. TEXANS@PATS 8:44
TRT: 39:42 WITH BARS
01:10:15 – BALTIMORE RAVENS @ DENVER BRONCOS
..SOMETHING SPECIAL. WOULD IT BE THE FINAL DAY OF RAY LEWIS’ CAREER. OUT IN THE DENVER CHILL. JUST 13 DEGREES AND CHECK PEYTON MANNING SLIPPING ON THE ISOTONERS. GLOVES OUT THERE. I DON’T BLAME HIM. ME EITHER. RAVENS PUNT OPENING DRIVE. HERE COMES TRINDEN HOLIDAY. 5’6 AND HE IS COMING UP BIG TIME! HOLIDAY, HEY, OH YEA. OH YEA. HOLIDAY. THIS KID HERE IS A PLAYMAKER. I CAN’T UNDERSTAND THE BALTIMORE RAVENS. EVERYBODY MIGRATED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FIELD AND LEAVING THE WHOLE OUTSIDE WIDE OPEN FOR HOLIDAY. LONGEST PUNT RETURN IN PLAYOFF HISTORY. LOOK AT ALL THE BODIES OF THE RAVENS. HE ONLY HAVE 1 GUY TO OUTRUN AND NOW WHEN YOU’RE ABLE TO SEE THE PAINT, BABY GET THE BAND FIRED UP! AND HOW ABOUT PEYTON MANNING? LOOK, HE’S JUMPING FOR JOY. HE’S LIKE, “I DON’T HAVE TO PLAY TODAY.” I’M GONNA GO OVER THERE AND SEE RAY LEWIS RIGHT NOW! ENSUING KICKOFF. IT’S THE AFC PRO BOWL RETURNER, JACOBY JONES. WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?! THERE’S THE NERVES, THE NERVOUS. O.K. 3 PLAYS LATER JOE FLACCO, THIS TESTED RAVENS O ON 3RD & 8. FLACCO TO TANDEN DOSS. INCOMPLETE BUT TONY CARTER CALLED FOR PASS INTERFERENCE. YOU KNOW THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY. THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY. TO ME, HE JUST CUT THE ROUTE OFF. RAN HIM OUT OF BOUNDS. GREAT PLAY. A GREAT THROW AND CATCH HERE. FLACCO TO TORY SMITH BEATING CHAMP BAILEY WHO HAD ONE OF THE WORST DAYS OF HIS CAREER. ONE OF THE WORST. IT’S PROBABLY THE WORST I’VE EVER SEEN AND IT DIDN’T STOP HERE FOLKS. THIS WAS JUST THE BEGINNING. SMITH HELD TO JUST 1 CATCH IN THEIR FIRST MEETING, TOASTS THE FUTURE HALL OF FAMER ON THIS ONE. CORNERBACKS, WHEN THE RECEIVER KNOCKS THAT HAND OFF OF YOU, IT TAKES YOUR INSIDE SHOULDER AND YOU PAUSE FOR A SECOND, AND HE’S ABLE TO GAIN GROUND. ESPECIALLY A GUY THAT CAN RUN LIKE TORY SMITH. HOW WOULD THE GLOVES TREAT PEYTON ON THIS FIRST THROW BEHIND DEMARIUS THOMAS? A LITTLE SHAKY AT FIRST BUT HE SNAPPED OUT OF IT EVENTUALLY. DEFINITELY THEY WERE, HE WAS GETTING USED TO IT. YOU SAW HIM CONSTANTLY FIDGETING WITH THEM. HERE INTENDED FOR DECKER. TIPPED AND PICKED BY COREY GRAHAM. SO THE RAVENS PUT UP 14 PTS. IN 42 SECONDS. I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU SAY DEION, THAT WAS PASS INTERFERENCE. NO, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I’M SITTING UP HERE THINKING THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY. NOW O.K., I HAVE A RIGHT TO THE BALL JUST LIKE YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO THE BALL. NOT A RIGHT TO HIS LEFT ARM THOUGH! AT THIS POINT I’M SAYING, “OH, HERE WE GO WITH PEYTON MANNING. INCONSISTENCIES IN COLD WEATHER.” HERE WE GO. PEYTON ON 3RD & 7. LOOK AT THE CATCH AND RUN BY JACOB TAMI. HEY, GREAT CATCH. FOLKS, YOU DON NOT REALIZE HOW HARD THIS IS FOR A BIG GUY TO BEND HIS BODY AND SCOOP THAT BALL OFF THE TURF. THEN ON 3RD & 8, LOOK AT THE CATCH BY BRANDON STOKELY, THE FORMER RAVEN. GETS A KNEE DOWN. AND THE THROW, PRIME, RIGHT ON THE MONEY. THE GAME PLAN PLAYS A LITTLE OUT AND UP. STOKELY IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST TO DO IT IN THE GAME. IN THAT SLOT, I’M TELLING YOU, YOU CAN ARGUE WELKER. I’M NOT SURE ANYBODY ELSE GETS IT DONE LIKE HE DOES. I LOVES ME SOME WES WELKER. I KNOW YOU DO. WE ARE TIED AT 14 AFTER THE FIRST 15 MINS. 2ND QUARTER. FLACCO…LOOKING FOR TORY SMITH AGAIN, AND LOOK WHO GETS BEAT AGAIN. IT’S THE 12 TIME PRO BOWLER CHAMP BAILEY BUT THIS ONE, A LITTLE TOO LOW. THAT REMINDS ME OF THE GAME IN HOUSTON VS. CINCY. BUT I’LL TELL YOU WHAT. YOU CANNOT MISS THOSE TYPE OF PLAYS IN A PLAYOFF SETTING. WELL HERE MANNING DOES NOT MISS IT TO DECKER FOR 32 YDS. WE’RE IN THE RED ZONE. WE’RE MOVING THE CHAINS. WE GOT ANOTHER 1ST DOWN FOR DENVER. I LIKE THESE BIG WIDE RECEIVERS BREAKING TACKLES, FINISHING RUNS. NEXT PLAY, MANNING TO HIS R.B. NOSHAWN MARINO WHO BEATS DANEL ELLERBY, HIS FORMER COLLEGE TEAMMATE. HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU SEE THAT? A STOP AND GO ON A LINEBACKER VS. A R.B.? GAME-PLANNED PLAY, GREAT GAME-PLANNING BY THE DENVER BRONCOS. I LOVE IT. MARINO HURT HIS KNEE. HE WOULD NOT PLAY IN THE 2ND HALF. BUT THAT PUT DENVER UP BY A TD. NEXT BRONCOS POSSESSION. MATT PRADER FROM 52 YDS. OUT. LOOKED LIKE MY GOLF SWING. WELL, BETTER YET. WE GOT A SHOT OF HEATH EVANS’ GOLF SWING. LOOK AT THE 9 IRON HERE. THEY CALL THAT A LITTLE FACT. HOW DO YOU DO THAT IF THAT’S ALL YOU DO? I DON’T KNOW. IT LOOKED LIKE HIS PLANT FOOT WAS TOO HIGH, TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE BALL. A LOT OF THINGS ARE WRONG. SO THE RAVENS TRYING TO PUT POINTS ON THE BOAR D IN THE WANING SECONDS AND IT’S SMITH AGAIN. LOOK AT THE ADJUSTMENT. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. THERE’S NOT TOO MANY PLAYERS COULD MAKE THIS PLAY. CHAMP BAILEY HAD GREAT COVERAGE. THIS WAS JUST A GREAT PLAY. YOU CAN’T COVER A MAN BETTER THAN THAT. AND WHO’S LOVING IT? SUGAR! WE’RE TRIED AT 21 AT RECESS. 3RD QUARTER, OPENING KICKOFF. 01:14:36 – IT’S MIGHTY MIGHT, TRINDON HOLIDAY. OH YEA. OH YEA. HOLIDAY. 104 YDS. HE’S THE FIRST PLAYER EVER WITH A PUNT AND A KICKOFF RETURN FOR A SCORE IN PLAYOFF HISTORY. PAY THAT MAN! AND AS YOU MENTIONED, FIRST OF ALL, NOBODY’S BACK FROM THE …THEY’RE ALL GETTING THEIR HOT COCOA. THEY’RE ALL TRYING TO WARM UP. THEY’RE COLD. JOHN HARBAUGH, REMEMBER? FORMER SPECIAL TEAMS COACH. YES. AND PEYTON’S LOVING IT. HARBAUGH’S THINKING TO HIMSELF, “WAIT A SECOND. THIS IS NOT WHAT I TAUGHT.” RAY LEWIS GETTING THAT DIGIT LOOKED AT. THOSE KNUCKLES HURT. IT’LL GO DOWN. DEION’S GOT A TOE THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT. YOU PUT A RING ON THAT THING, I BET IT’D GO DOWN. STILL MANAGED TO GET 17 TACKLES ON THIS DAY. THEN MANNING HAS THE BALL STRIPPED. OF COURSE, THEY REVIEW ALL TURNOVERS. THEY GET ANOTHER LOOK AT IT AND PAUL KRUGER’S FUMBLE RECOVERY IS UPHELD. GOOD CALL. GOOD CALL. THAT WOULD HURT THAT TEAM THOUGH. THAT WOULD HURT THAT TEAM. ENSUING BALTIMORE DRIVE. HERE COMES RAY RICE. 30 CARRIES, A BUCK 31 ON THIS DAY. THAT WAS ONE OF HIS BETTER RUNS. I FELT AS TOUGH RAY RICE RAN THE BALL ALL DAY NOT WANTING TO FUMBLE. YEA. NOT REALLY AGGRESSIVE. HE HAS … BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU LOVE THE 130 YDS. AND YOU LOVE THAT CALDWELL GOT HIM INVOLVED BECAUSE HE IS STILL THE KEY TO THIS OFFENSE. HE IS BUMPED-UP AFTER SCORING FROM A YARD OUT. WE’RE TIED AT 28 AND PEYTON’S GOTTA GO BACK TO WORK. THEY DIDN’T LIKE THAT MILE HIGH SALUTE THOUGH CHRIS. PEYTON TO JOEL DRESSON, AND THEN WE’VE GOT A LITTLE UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS ON JACKIE BROWN! A HORRENDOUS CALL. I DON’T NOT UNDERSTAND IT. THEY’RE TURNING THIS GAME INTO A REAL…LOOK AT IT. IT’S A SHOULDER HIT. IT’S A SHOULDER FIRST. IT’S A SHOULDER. ANOTHER OFF. GUY. THAT’S SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN A PENALTY. 3 PLAYS LATER, MANNING, DEMARIUS THOMAS. NO. BUT YOU SEE THE LATE FLAG. IT’S CALLED ON CAREY WILLIAMS FOR HOLDING. IT WAS NOT HOLDING. HE DID NOT IMPEDE HIS ROUTE. THIS IS THE ROUTE THAT KEITH AND I DON’T AGREE WITH. IT WASN’T HOLDING. HIS SHOULDER …HE JUST HAS HIS HAND RESTING GENTLY ON HIS SHOULDER. IT DID NOT IMPEDE THE ROUTE. THE RECEIVER THROWS A HORSE COLLAR TACKLE DEION! 3 PLAYS LATER, MANNING TO DEMARIUS THOMAS. MAKES THE GREAT CUT AND GETS AWAY FROM RAY LEWIS, AND HE IS INTO THE END ZONE, AND DENVER HAS A 35-28 LEAD. THIS WHAT MAKES PEYTON MANNING SO GREAT. HE AUDIBLED. THIS WAS AN AUDIBLE AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. SOMETHING THAT HE SAW. IT’S LIKE HAVING ANOTHER COACH ON THE FIELD. HAPPENED A 10 PLAY, 88 YD. DRIVE. HERE COMES BALT. NOW ON 3RD & 7. FLACCO…TO ANQUAN BOLDEN. A TEAM HIGH 6 GRABS FOR 71 YDS. THERE NEAR MIDFIELD. 4 PLAYS LATER, 3RD & 5. FLACCO BUYING TIME. JACOBY JONES! OH, SHOULD’VE HAD THAT JACOBY. YOU GOTTA HAVE THAT BABY. …RIGHT THERE DEION, AFTER WHAT HE WENT THROUGH LAST OFFSEASON. AFTER A BALT. TIMEOUT, 4TH & 5. THEY’RE GOING FOR IT. FLACCO TO DENNIS PITA, AND KNOCKED AWAY NICELY BY MIKE ADAMS. I DIDN’T LIKE HIS SELECTION OF RECEIVERS THAT TIME. I REALLY DIDN’T. SO NOW DENVER, ON 3RD & 8. A COUPLE FIRST DOWNS. THEY’RE SALTING IT AWAY. RONNIE HILLMAN PLAYED VERY WELL. 183 YDS. FOR THE ROOKIE BUT STOPPED SHY OF THE FIRST DOWN. SO THE RAVENS FORCE A PUNT. FLACCO NOW WITH 40 TICKS TO GO. 3RD & 3. JUST LAUNCHES IT DOWNFIELD. JACOBY JONES SOMEHOW GETS BEHIND RAHEEM MOORE FOR THE 70 YD. TD.! BLOW THAT KISS. WE ARE TIED AT 35! I WANTED TO SEE HIM DANCE ACTUALLY. HOW IN THE WORLD DOES THIS HAPPEN? THIS IS THE PROBLEM RIGHT THERE. 3RD & 3. T HE CORNERBACK IS PLAYING COVER T. HE KNOW HE HAVE SAFETY HELP OVER TOP. RAHEEM MOORE BACKPEDALS AND NOT OPEN…AND GET TO THE DEEPEST POINT, AND HE FALLS ON THE PLAY. 31 SECS. LEFT IN REGULATION. THE BRONCOS WITH 2 TIMEOUTS AND ARGUABLY THE GREATEST QB EVER TAKE A KNEE. WE’LL GET TO THAT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING PEYTON? WE’LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. SO WE’RE HEADING TO OVERTIME. REMEMBER, EACH TEAM GETS A POSSESSION, AS LONG AS THE TEAM THAT GETS IT FIRST, IN THIS CASE, BALT., DOESN’T SCORE A TD. ON 3RD & 4 FLACCO INCOMPLETE. INTENDED FOR TORY SMITH BUT GUESS WHAT? A FLAG ON CHAMP BAILEY. THROW THE BALL TO ANQUAN BOLDEN. I DON’T BELIEVE THAT FLAG. I DON’T THINK THAT WAS A GOOD CALL. I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT ONE. I THINK THAT WAS JUST A GREAT PLAY BY CHAMP BAILEY. WHEN YOU DON’T SEE THE RECEIVER GET UP COMPLAINING, THAT MEANS HIT THE ROCKET. WITH PEYTON TRYING TO GET LOOSE ON THE SIDELINES, FLACCO. REALLY STAYED PRETTY CLEAN ON THIS DAY. VON MILLER, ELVIS DUMMERVILLE GET THE ONLY SACK FOR THE TEAM THAT LED THE NFL IN SACKS. THROW THE BALL TO ANQUAN BOLDEN. BECAUSE OF THE D.B.’S. D.B.’S DOING THEIR JOB HELPED THAT. NOW DENVER ON 3RD & 1. THEY GIVE IT TO JACOB HESTER. HE GETS STUFFED BY T. SIZZLE. SIZZLE. SO BALT. GETS THE PUNT BACK. FLACCO ALMOST PICKED HERE BY MIKE ADAMS WHO IS OUT OF BOUNDS. TAP YOUR TOES. FIND A WAY. NEXT PLAY AFTER A DELAY OF GAME, IT’S 3RD & 13 AND FLACCO, WHO BECAME THE FRIST QB THIS SEASON TO THROW FOR MORE THAN 300 YDS. AGAINST DENVER. 24 YDS. TO PITA AND A 1ST DOWN. 3 PLAYS LATER IT’S 3RD & 3. FLACCO TO BOLDEN. NEARLY PICKED BY CHRIS HARRIS. SO BALT. WOULD PUNT. GREAT PLAY. GREAT PLAY BY HARRIS. SO HERE COMES DENVER. PEYTON MANNING, 48 CAREER GAME-WINNING DRIVES ON HIS RESUME. FLUSHED AND HE WISHES HE HAD IT BACK. LOOKING FOR STOKELY, FINDS COREY GRAHAM. CARDINAL SIN. AGAINST HIS BODY. EVEN THE GREAT ONES DO IT. YOU SEE STOKLEY, 14 RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SCREEN. THAT’S HIS GUY ON 3RD DOWN. PRESSURE SITUATIONS. FORCED IT. SO YOU FIGURE 1 1ST DOWN BALTIMORE’S IN F.G. RANGE. AND HERE COMES RAY RICE UP THE MIDDLE FOR A 11 YDS. GETS A BIG PUSH FROM MARSHALL YONDA, THE BIG PRO BOWLER. WHICH GOT HIM THE 1ST DOWN. YES. 01:20:20 – NOW ONTO THE 2ND OVERTIME. THE FIRST ONE IN THE NFL IN 9 PLAYOFFS SEASONS. IT’S JUSTIN TUCKER FROM 47 TO WIN IT. THE ROOKIE OUT OF TEXAS, AND BALT. CONTINUES ITS DANCE. IT IS NOT OVER YET FOR RAY LEWIS. HUGS AND KISSES ON THE SIDELINES AND ON THE FIELD IN AN AMAZING, AMAZING GAME THAT WAS TIED 5 TIMES. THERE WERE 4 LEAD CHANGES. NO TEAM EVER LED BY MORE THAN 7 PTS.; AND NOW BALTIMORE’S OFF TO THE AFC TITLE GAME FOR THE 3RD TIME IN THE LAST 5 YRS. WHILE DENVER’S 11 GAME WINNING STREAK IS OVER.
01:21:10 - GREEN BAY PACKERS @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
IT’S A REMATCH FROM WEEK 1. LAMBEAU FIELD, 30-22 WHEN ALEX SMITH WAS THE QB. NOT ANYMORE. AARON RODGERS GREW UP IN CHICO, A COUPLE HRS. AWAY. JUSTIN SMITH BACK IN THE LINEUP AFTER MISSING THE LAST 2 GAMES WITH A BAD ELBOW AND TORN TRICEPS. COLIN KAEPERNICK GETTING THE START AND ON HIS 2ND PASS, PRIME, YOU CAN’T DO THIS. YOU CAN’T THROW THE BALL LATE ACROSS YOUR BODY. GREAT PLAY. GREAT REACTION. GREAT RETURN. TOUCHDOWN. SAM SHIELDS 52 YDS. FOR THE SCORE ON THAT ONE. IT WAS A BIG PLAY. DIDN’T START OFF SO GOOD BUT, AS WE KNOW, THIS YOUNG FELLA BOUNCED BACK AND BOUNCED BACK NICELY. YEA, EVERYBODY WONDERED, “O.K., WOULD HIS CONFIDENCE BE SHAKEN?” WELL YOU CAN SEE ANTHONY DAVIS SAYING, “THAT’S O.K. SETTLE DOWN. LONG WAY TO GO.” ENSUING DRIVE. 3RD & 2. HUGE PLAY. INCOMPLETE PASS TO MICHAEL CRABTREE. BUT TREMON WILLIAMS IS FLAGGED. CALLED FOR HOLDING. YEA. YEA. THAT WAS MORE THAN HOLD. THE TYPICAL D.B. THROWING HIS HANDS IN THE AIR. I’M INNOCENT. NOW 3RD & 10, KAEPERNICK FEELS THE PRESSURE. JUST, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU TAKE IT FRANK GORE. NICE. THIS IS WHERE HE PUTS YOU IN A QUANDARY. DO YOU COME UP AND ATTACK THE RUN OR DO YOU SIT BACK AND HOPE FOR THE PASS, AND GIVE UP 20 YDS. ON THE QB SCRAMBLE? THIS YOUNG KID PUT THIS TEAM AND THIS DEFENSE FROM THE G.B. PACKERS IN A TIGHT SPOT ALL NIGHT LONG. GAIN OF 45. THEN 3 PLAYS LATER ON 3RD & 8, THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIM AND ALEX SMITH. WELL THIS IS THE THING, RIGHT NOW, THAT PEOPLE TURN THE TV OFF AND SAY, “GUYS, THIS IS WHY HARBAUGH MADE THIS MOVE.” RAN FOR 5 SCORES DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. JIM HARBAUGH’S ALL PUMPED UP. 2 PACKERS POSSESSIONS LATER IN A 7-7 GAME. LOOK AT JAMES JONES GO UP AND GET IT! MAN, I DON’T KNOW WHAT HE’S BEEN DOING, PRIME, BUT HE’S BEEN COMING DOWN WITH THESE CATCHES ALL YEAR IN THE ABSENCE OF JENNINGS. ALL THE OTHER GUYS. THIS GUY’S BEEN THE MAINSTAY. 44 YDS. ON THAT ONE. THEN NEXT PLAY DWAYNE HARRIS, THE GUY WHO WAS SELLING CARS IN JACKSONVILLE 2 MTHS. AGO, PUTS IT IN DRIVE. WELL HE’S GONNA BE BUYING CARS IN THE OFFSEASON THE WAY HE’S RUNNING THE BALL. NOT TOO MANY, YOUNG FELLA. NOT TOO MANY THOUGH. 2ND QUARTER NOW. NINERS PUNTING ON 4TH DOWN. REMEMBER LAST YEAR, ALL THE PROBLEMS THE NINERS HAD ON SPECIAL TEAMS IN THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME? THIS TIME IT’S JEREMY ROSS, THE ONE …WHO FUMBLES IT. THIS WAS HUGE. THIS WAS A HUGE PLAY. WHENEVER YOU HAVE A TD. OR A FUMBLE ON A SPECIAL TEAM, IT USUALLY CHANGES THE WHOLE MOMENTUM OF THE GAME. YOU SAID IT D. I MEAN MOMENTUM. THIS IS AN ENTHUSIASTIC EMOTIONAL TEAM. THEY DON’T NEED HELP GETTING THE EMOTIONS GOING. 3RD & GOAL. IT’S MICHAEL CRABTREE IN FROM 12 YDS. OUT. TALK ABOUT A COMPLETE RECEIVER NOW. IT SEEMS LIKE EVER SINCE KAEPERNICK TOOK OVER THE HELM, CRABTREE’S GAME HAS ESCALATED ITSELF. NOW G.B.’S POSSESSION IN A 14-14 GAME. AARON RODGERS THROWING IT DEEP DOWNFIELD AND TERRELL BROWN, I’LL TAKE THAT, THANK YOU. WOULD YOU CALL IT PRIME PUNT? IT’S A PUNT. BUT YOU GOTTA MAKE THE TACKLE WHEN HE MAKES THE PICK. IT’S A 20 YD. PUNT, CHRIS. THAT’S RIGHT. THAT’S A HECK OF A PUNT RETURN THEN. ON G.B.’S SIDE OF THE FIELD. SO NOW 3RD & 9. KAEPERNICK. WHAT DOES HE DO? HE’S GONNA KEEP IT HIMSELF. DO WHAT YOU DO! HE DOES! THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS, COME ON MAN. YOU CAN’T THROW THE BALL. THAT’S TAUNTING! HE’S YOUNG. HE’S HYPED. HE’S EMOTIONAL. FIRST OF ALL, THE GUY HAS AN ARMFUL OF TATTOOS ON BOTH ARMS. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM HIM? ALRIGHT. SO THAT’S A 15 YD. PENALTY. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT HE MAKES UP FOR IN HITTING CRABTREE AGAIN. THIS PASS HERE, CHRIS, PRIME. LISTEN, I WASN’T SURE THE YOUNG FELLA HAD IT IN HIM IN THE PRIMETIME MOMENT. HE PROVED ME WRONG TONIGHT FOR SURE. ENSUING PACKERS POSSESSION. DWAYNE HARRIS. I’LL JUST TAKE IT FOR 3 YDS. BUT WATCH THE END OF THE PLAY WITH DESEAN GOLDSIN COMING IN LATE, AND HELMET-FIRST AS WELL. CALLED FOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS. HE HAS A HELMET ON HIS HEAD. EXCEEDS WITH THE SHOULDER. OBVIOUSLY HE’S GONNA CATCH THE OPPOSING GUY WITH A HELMET. LET THE GUYS PLAY, PLEASE. NO WHISTLE HAD BLOWN. GOOD HIT. 2 PLAYS LATER, RODGERS TO JAMES JONES, AND WE GOT 21-21. AARON RODGERS MADE THE SAME PASS KAEPERNICK JUST MADE. TIGHT WINDOW. SQUEEZE IT IN THERE. BEAUTIFUL. REMEMBER, JONES LED THE NFL WITH 14 RECEIVING TDS. THIS YEAR. SO NEXT NINERS POSSESSION, UNDER 2 MINS. TO GO. KAEPERNICK AGAIN, RUSHING IT FOR 18 AND A 1ST DOWN. WE SAID WHAT ALEX SMITH CAN’T DO. I’M NOT SURE THERE’S ANOTHER QB IN THE BUSINESS THAT CAN DO IT THE WAY THIS KID DOES. AND PRESSURE TIME FOR DAVID AKERS. REMEMBER, THEY BROUGHT IN BILLY CUNDIFF THIS WEEK. THEY ELECTED TO DEACTIVATE CUNDIFF. AKERS KEPT HIS JOB. CONNECTS FROM 36 AND THE NINERS HAVE A 3 PT. LEAD GOING IN THE HALF. 3RD QUARTER NOW. EXCUSE ME. PARDON ME. I’M TRYING TO WORK HERE! HEY, HEY, HEY! THEY DOING THRILLER IN THE BACKGROUND? NOW RODGERS TO GREG JENNINGS FOR 30 YDS. UP TO THE PACKERS 43. PAY THAT MAN. YEA, BUT WE DIDN’T HEAR HIS NAME QUITE ENOUGH TONIGHT. THE OTHER MUCH MALIGNED KICKER IN THIS GAME, MASON CROSBY FROM 31 YDS. OUT. GETS IT IN THERE. WE’RE TIED AT 24. ANOTHER GREAT GAME HERE ON SATURDAY IN THE NFL. BUT HERE COME THE NINERS. LOOK AT KAEPERNICK. KAEPERNICK,, BUT ERIC WALDEN. WE’LL TALK ABOUT ERIC WALDEN. YOUNG #7. THIS BOY CAN RUN. HE’S FAST. THEY PRAY ON DEFENSES NOT DOING THEIR JOB. IT’S VERY SIMPLE. LOOK AT, IT’S COMING UP RIGHT HERE. I LOVE OUR GRAPHICS GUYS. ERIC WALDEN, YOU GOTTA STAY OUTSIDE. YOU GOTTA BOX HIM IN. IT IS SIMPLE AS DOING YOUR JOB. THE OTHER BACKER HAD THAT GAP YOU WERE TRYING TO SQUEEZE INTO. YOUNG #7, KAEPERNICK, HE’S TOO FAST. IF YOU DON’T DO YOUR JOB PERFECT IT’S OVER. 56 YD. TD. RUN ON MATT. NOW UP 7. WANING MOMENTS OF THE 3RD. KAEPERNICK TO CRABTREE FOR 16 YDS. DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THAT GUY’S ARM EITHER. HE HAD HIS CONFIDENCE TO THROW THE BALL RIGHT NOW. 3 PLAYS LATER KAEPERNICK TO, LOOK AT THIS TOUCH TO VERNON DAVIS WHO BEATS A.J. HAWKE. I LOVE THE PASS. I LOVE THE CATCH. BUT WHAT A.J. HAWKE DOING? MAYBE THE FASTEST GUY ON THE FIELD. I’M NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THAT COVERAGE. NEXT PLAY, IT’S FRANK GORE TAKING IT RIGHT UP THE GUT INSIDE THE 5 AFTER A GAIN OF 13. AARON RODGERS A LITTLE BIT MIFFED SAYING, “SOMEBODY GET ME THE BALL BACK.” 01:27:19 – NOW ONTO THE 4TH AS THE TEAM SWITCHED SIDES. WHAT HAPPENS? IT’S A LITTLE CHIPPY HERE. CRAB. CRABTREE, YOU’VE BEEN BALLING ALL NIGHT. GET BACK TO THE HUDDLE. AND THEN FRANK GORE. LOVE THE WAY HE PRESSES THE HOLDER. 21 REASONS BABY. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. NINERS ARE UP 38-24. SO G.B.’S REALLY GOTTA KICK IT INTO HIGH GEAR AT MIDFIELD WITH JUST UNDER 12 TO GO. RODGERS INTENDED FOR GREG JENNINGS. THAT’S THE ONE THAT COULD’VE GOTTEN THEM BACK IN THIS ONE. YEA. YOU GOTTA HAVE THOSE. THOSE YOU GOTTA LAY OUT FOR ME. YOU JUST GOTTA. AND YOU CAN’T MISS THOSE PASSES. SO G.B. FORCED TO PUNT. NEXT NINERS POSSESSION, KAEPERNICK, DELANEY WALKER FOR 17 AND A 1ST DOWN. KEITH WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS GUY IN THE BACKROOM. HE SAID HE’S ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE BACKS IN THE GAME TODAY. HE CAN DO IT ALL. FRANK GORE. HE CAN DO EVERYTHING. 26 YDS. ON THAT ONE. SMART ENOUGH NOT TO GO OUT OF BOUNDS. I’M TELLING YOU, IT’S BEAUTIFUL. SMART PLAYER. TOUGH. PHYSICAL. SMOOTH. EVERYTHING YOU WANT OUT OF YOUR BACK. NOW 3RD & 15, KAEPERNICK, CRABTREE. DOES A LOT OF THE DIRTY WORK HERE FOR 14 YDS. SO THEY’RE A YARD SHY OF THE 1ST DOWN. DO YOU KICK IT? MAKE IT A 17 PT. LEAD? NO. JIM HARBAUGH. IM’ GOING FOR IT! AND WHAT HAPPENS, B.J. RAJI! YOU KNOW WHAT THIS PLAY IS CALLED? THE DISCOUNT DOUBLE-CHECK? BRAINER. NO DUMMY. NO BRAINER. BECAUSE YOU ONLY GET THE DUMMIES TO JUMP OFF SIDES. B.J. RAJI, COME ON BUDDY! NOT IN THE PLAYOFFS! SO NEXT PLAY IT’S NOW FRANK GORE, I’LL JUST MUSH IT RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE AGAIN. RUNNING ANGRY. KEEP THE CLOCK TICKING AS WELL. 2 PLAYS LATER, 2ND & GOAL. ANTHONY DIXON…BRINGING THE BIG BACK. AND HE IS IN. BARELY BUT HE GOT IN. THEY TAKE A LITTLE LOOK AT IT. REVIEW THE PLAY. FOREARM… ACROSS THAT WHITE LINE. GOOD RUN BY THE BIG BACK. NOW YOU CAN BRING OUT THE DANCE TEAM. THERE YOU GO. O.K. TEDDY GINN. THEY ARE DANCING OFF TO THE NFC CHAMP. GAME FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR. IF SEATTLE BEATS ATLANTA ON SUNDAY, THIS GAME WILL BE OUT BY THE BAY FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR.
01:29:31 – SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ ATLANTA FALCONS
…15 MINS. TO GET TO HIM YESTERDAY. THAT WAS JUST A LONG WARM-UP. OH, O.K. THERE’S RUSSELL WILSON AFTER WARM-UPS BEFORE THE GAME, GOING UP AGAINST MATT RYAN. MATTY ICE LOOKING FOR HIS VERY FIRST CAREER PLAYOFF WIN. LOOKING FOR RODDY WHITE HERE. 13 YDS. ROLLING OUT TO HIS RIGHT. GOT THE FIRST DOWN BEATING RICHARD SHERMAN. DOWN TO THE SEATTLE 28. THIS IS A TOP OF ROUTE THAT YOU KNEW THE ATLANTA FALCONS WERE GONNA USE TO TRY TO BREAK THE TRANSITION OF THOSE BIG CORNERBACKS. HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THEIR FEET A LITTLE BIT. BEAUTIFUL. MAKING UP SOME GROUND THERE LATE TO KNOCK IT AWAY. THAT’S THE LUXURY OF BEING 6’3 AT THE CORNERBACK POSITION. YOUR RANGE AND YOUR LIFT ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE THAT MAKEUP ABILITY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT HE’S SAYING RIGHT THERE. YOU’RE CRAZY FOR THROWING AT ME. HE SAID THAT A LOT EARLY IN THE GAME. YOU’RE CRAZY TO KEEP DOING IT. NOW MATT RYAN HAD INTERCEPTION ISSUES IN HIS PREVIOUS POSTSEASON STARTS. MORE INTERCEPTIONS THAN TDS. IN HIS POSTSEASON CAREER. THERE’S A PICK BY BOBBY WAGNER. IT’S UP AND DOWN FOR MATT RYAN CERTAINLY IN THIS GAME. YOU SAW SOME GOOD. YOU SAW SOME BAD. BUT HE STILL HAS TO CONTINUE TO MEET THE ADVERSITY AND GET OVER IT. AND THIS IS A SEAHAWKS TEAM, GUYS, WHO PLAYS WITH A TON OF EMOTION AND THEY FEED OFF OF THAT EMOTION. RUSSELL WILSON NOW PLAY ACTION. HAS SOME TIME EARLY. NOTHING HE LIKES, AND HERE’S THE THREAT. STILL LOOKING, STILL LOOKING. I’M GONNA KEEP IT MYSELF AND GET 17. AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT SO HARD ON THE DEFENSE. BECAUSE IF YOU TRY TO ATTACK HIM OR RUSH HIM HE CAN MAKE A PLAY WITH HIS FEET AND HE’S GONNA BEAT YOU. THEN YOU GOTTA SIT BACK AND KIND OF TOY WITH YOURSELF THINKING, “O.K., WE’RE NOT GONNA APPLY PRESSURE.” THEN HE BEATS YOU REGARDLESS BECAUSE YOU’RE GIVING HIM TIME TO SIT BACK AND LET GUYS GET OPEN. MARSHAWN LYNCH GOOD RUN UNTIL RIGHT THERE. BALL KNOCKED OUT BY SEAN WEATHERSPOON. RECOVERED BY JUSTIN BABINEAUX. WELL THIS IS A REPEAT OF LAST WEEK, AND CERTAINLY LAST WEEK HE WAS DOWN AT THE GOAL LINE. PETE CARROLL STEPS UP AND SAYS, “HEY, WE’RE GONNA NEED YOU IF WE’RE GONNA GET BACK IN THIS BALL GAME BUT YOU HAVE TO SECURE THE FOOTBALL.” RODDY WHITE 16 YD. GAIN. 3RD DOWN & 14. GREAT PLACEMENT THERE BY MATT RYAN. NEXT PLAY 1ST & 10. CHASE KAUFFMAN DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE. BEAUTIFUL CATCH. GREAT THROW. PUT IT IN A SPOT WHERE ONLY HIS RECEIVER COULD CATCH IT BUT YOU EXPECT THESE CATCHES OUT OF TONY GONZALEZ NOT CHASE KAUFFMAN. THAT’S BEAUTIFUL. IT IS AMAZING, THE CATCHES THESE T.E.’S CAN MAKE NOWADAYS. THAT’S A NICE SEGWAY, DARREN, TO THIS BECAUSE HERE’S A VETERAN SIDE MAKING A HECK OF A CATCH KEEPING BOTH FEET IN. TONY GONZALEZ 1 YD. TOUCH. THE FALCONS UP 10-NOTHING. IT IS JUST AMAZING THE KIND OF CATCHES THESE T.E.’S CAN MAKE NOWADAYS. AND THAT’S NOT AN EASY THROW. FOR A QB TO ROLL TO HIS LEFT, SET HIS FEET AND THROW IT. AS YOU SEE IN THE BACKGROUND, MATT RYAN GETS KNOCKED TO THE TURF. SO GREAT THROW AND A GREAT CATCH; AND THE FALCONS HAD ALL THE MOMENTUM IN THIS GAME IN THE 1ST HALF. JACQUEZ ROGERS. WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT HOW SMALL HE IS. NOT REALLY RUNNING SMALL RIGHT THERE. LITTLE MAN PACKS SOME PUNCH! ASK __ THOMAS HOW SMALL HE IS. WELL THOSE ARE 2 SMALL GUYS GOING AT IT, AND JACQUEZ, ROGERS WON THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE GUY. THOSE ARE 2 PRO BOWLERS TRYING TO BRING HIM DOWN IN RED BRYANT. YOU SEE RED BRYANT CAN’T GET HIM. THAT’S PROBABLY MORE IMPRESSIVE RIGHT THERE, GETTING OFF THE BIG DEF. LINEMAN. AND THEN EARL THOMAS. HE TRUCKED HIM, AS THEY SAY.. YOU EVER BEEN TRUCKED LIKE THAT? NO, A TRUCK IS WHEN YOU END UP ON YOUR BACK GOING BACKWARDS. THAT’S MORE OF A STALL, AND THEN HE JUST KIND OF FELL OFF LIKE A STALEMATE. 45 YD. … BY RODGERS. SAME DRIVE. MATT RYAN, RODDY WHITE. JULIO JONES INCOMPLETE. RICHARD SHERMAN DEFENDING AGAIN. YOU CRAZY FOR THROWING IT AT ME. BESIDES THE BIG PLAY WE’RE GONNA SEE LATER, RICHARD SHERMAN PLAYED A HECK OF A FOOTBALL GAME. YES HE DID. HE WAS A LOCKED DOWN CORNER ALL DAY. OVER 100 YDS. TODAY DOWN THE MIDDLE THERE FOR 34. THAT WAS QUITE A CONNECTION. ALL DAY LONG ZACH MILLER WENT INTO THE L.R. EARLY, BANGED UP A LITTLE BIT BUT CAME OUT AND HAD AN OUTSTANDING AFTERNOON. 3RD DOWN & 1. ROBERT TURBIN STUFFED. DO YOU KICK THE F.G. HERE AND JUST TRY TO SWITCH MOMENTUM? I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THIS. REALLY? I DIDN’T. YOU HAVE TO GET POINTS. YOU JUST GOTTA KIND OF BREAK THE SEAL. YOU DON’T WANT TO HAVE THAT GOOSE EGG ON THE SCOREBOARD FOR THAT LONG. SO 4TH & 1. MICHAEL ROBINSON STUFFED BY THE SAFETY WILLIAM MOORE. YOU GOTTA TAKE THE POINTS. AND AS WE SEE THAT CAME INTO PLAY LATER IN THE GAME. I HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT. AT THE TIME I SAID I DIDN’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT SO I CAN’T 2ND GUESS IT NOW. THERE GOES MICHAEL TURNER. HE HAD 98 YDS. RUSHING. LONGEST GAIN RIGHT THERE OF HIS DAY FROM 33. YEA, WE DIDN’T EXPECT THE FALCONS TO LEAD THE WAY RUNNING THE FOOTBALL IN THIS BALL GAME. 1ST & 10 LOOKING FOR RODDY WHITE; AND HE’S GOT HIM AND THE THROW WAS PERFECT, AND IT IS. SEE, YOU CAN’T PUT THAT ALL ON RICHARD SHERMAN. CAM CHANCELLOR, THE SAFETY FOR THE SEAHAWKS, HAS TO BE DEEPER TO PROTECT THE CORNERBACK WHO’S RUNNING. RODDY WHITE IS RUNNING AWAY FROM HIM SO IT’S TOUGH. HE HAS A BAD ANGLE. CAM CHANCELLOR SHOULD BE THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR GETTING OVER THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WHICH WOULD KEEP THE CORNERBACK, RICHARD SHERMAN, ON HIS HEEL AND HIS HIP TO THE VERY LAST MOMENT. MORE ZACH MILLER. WHAT A BIG DAY HE HAD. 142 YDS. RECEIVING ON 8 CATCHES. GETS 20 RIGHT THERE. THEY WERE IN THE TRAIL POSITION ALL GAME LONG. 3RD TO … WILSON BROUGHT DOWN BY BABINEAUX. THAT SACK IS BIG BECAUSE IT DID NOT ALLOW FOR THE CLOCK TO STOP BY INCOMPLETION; AND THAT’S WHY THEY DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO RUN THIS BALL…TO GET THE F.G. UNIT ONTO THE FIELD. FIRST HALF, SEAHAWKS HAD THE BALL IN ATLANTA TERRITORY 3 TIMES. TWICE IN THE RED ZONE, AND THEY GO INTO THE HALF WITH A GOOSE EGG. YEA. THAT’S WHY I SAID, “KICK THE F.G. EARLY IN THE GAME.” SEAHAWKS, ALWAYS… CLOCK GO TO ZERO FOR THE HALFTIME AND NO SCORE AGAIN FOR SEATTLE, TRAILING 20-NOTHING. IT’S O.K. THEY’VE BEEN THERE. BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. IT WAS 14-NOTHING LAST WEEK AFTER THE 1ST QUARTER. WASHINGTON. SO RUSSELL WILSON TAKING OFF AGAIN PICKING UP 17 DOWN TO THE 49. THE THING I LIKE ABOUT WHEN HE DECIDES TO SCRAMBLE. PICKING AT THE RIGHT TIME. NOT JUST ALWAYS RUNNING EVERY TIME NO ONE’S OPEN. 6 PLAYS LATER, 1ST & 10. WANTS GOLDEN TATE. GOLDEN TATE IS THAT OPEN. AND FINDS HIS WAY TO THE END ZONE. IT’S NOW 20-7. I MEAN WE HAVE SEEN RUSSELL WILSON DO A LOT ON THE EDGE AND DO A LOT WITH HIS FEET. HE PLAYED FOR THE FIRST 50 MINS. OF THIS GAME FROM THE POCKET AND THREW IT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. JULIO JONES CUTS IT UP. 1ST DOWN & THEN SOME. GETS 21 YDS. TO THE SEATTLE 23. AGAIN, MOMENTUM MEANS EVERYTHING. SEATTLE HAD GRASPED A LITTLE BIT OF IT UNTIL THIS DRIVE. TONY GONZALEZ 6 CATCHES, 51 YDS. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE FOR 11 ON 3RD DOWN & 9. AS A SAFETY, YOU GET UP, HOW DISAPPOINTING IS THAT? IT’S IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU’RE ON HIS BODY BUT HE STILL HAS THE STRONG ENOUGH HANDS TO MAKE THE CATCH. SHOVEL PASS. JASON SNELLING. 5 YD. FALCON TD. NOW BACK TO A 20 PT. LEAD. THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY CALL BY DIRK CUTTER. BUT YOU’RE RIGHT. HUGE ANSWER. NOW MOMENTUM BACK ON THE ATLANTA FALCONS SIDELINE. 4TH QUARTER,
27-7. 2ND DOWN AND GOAL. RUSSELL WILSON, A COUPLE OF TD. PASSES TODAY, AND 1 TD. RUN COMING RIGHT HERE. IT’S JUST SO HARD TO DEFEND. YEA BUT 27-7 IN THE 4TH QUARTER. YEA. AND THEY COME BACK. WOW. 27-14 NOW. AND THAT’S A ROOKIE QB. THEY GOT DOWN IN WASH. LAST WEEK. HE BROUGHT THEM BACK. GOT DOWN 20-ZIP. HE BRINGS THEM BACK AGAIN. WELL SEE THAT’S THE THROW RIGHT THERE? FOR MATT RYAN, THAT’S HIS 2ND INTERCEPTION OF THE DAY. THAT ONE PICKED OFF BY EARL THOMAS. GREAT JOB OF EARL THOMAS BEING THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WHERE CAM CHANCELLOR NEEDED TO BE COMING OVER THE TOP HELPING OUT HIS QB. MAKING A GREAT INTERCEPTION. BIG INTERCEPTION AT THIS TIME. LOOK AT THAT. THE LASER. AND THAT’S FROM THE POCKET. I MEAN THIS YOUNG MAN IS JUST CAPABLE OF SO MUCH. SIDNEY RICE FOR 24. 2 PLAYS LATER. CAN’T FIND ANYTHING HE LIKES DOWNFIELD. FLIPS IT OUT TO ROBERT TURBIN. THERE HE GOES. 30 YD. SEAHAWK GAIN DOWN TO THE ATLANTA 3 YD. LINE. SO MANY OF THESE BIG PLAYS. THE BACK SNEAKING OUT OF THE BACKFIELD OR T.E.’S RELEASING AFTER CHIPPING HAPPENED BECAUSE RUSSELL WILSON CAN BUY THAT EXTRA SECOND. PLAY ACTION. WHERE’S MY T.E. ZACH MILLER? THERE HE IS WIDE OPEN. IT’S NOW 27-21. AND WE HAVE A GAME FOLKS. CAPITAL M, CAPITAL O. BIG MO ON THE SIDE OF THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT THIS POINT. 27-7 TO 27-21. MATT RYAN NOW BACK WITH IT. SHORT TO D.J. DAVIS. HE PICKS UP ONLY 6. KEY BECAUSE IT WAS 3RD DOWN & 13. I THINK THE ATLANTA FALCONS STARTED TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF TIGHTNESS. THEY STARTED THINKING TOO MUCH. SEAHAWKS WITH THE BALL NOW. WILSON GONNA LET IT FLY FOR SIDNEY RICE. THOMAS DAQUO. GREAT PLAY BY THE SAFETY THOMAS DAQUO. THAT’S A TOUGH PASS TO COMPLETE BECAUSE IT’S SO LONG AND HE HAVE THE TIME TO REACT BECAUSE THE BALL IS IN THE AIR SO LONG BUT GREAT PLAY BY THE SAFETY THOMAS DAQUO. 3RD DOWN & 10. EVENTUALLY GONNA FIND SIDNEY RICE. CAN’T THROW IT A WHOLE LOT BETTER. YOU DID SEE THE FLAG. SIDNEY RICE CAN’T COME UP WITH IT. WOULD NOT HAVE COUNTED ANYWAY. MAX UNGER CALLED FOR AN ILLEGAL CHOP BLOCK. FALCONS HAVE TO PUNT TO TAKE OVER AT THE 20. THIS IS WHEN YOU NEED TO END THE GAME RIGHT HERE. YOU HAVE TO CONVERT AND NOT ALLOW THE SEAHAWKS TO GET THE BALL BACK. THAT WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD THROW THAT WENT THROUGH RODDY WHITE’S HANDS. I’M NOT SURE RODDY WHITE HAD GOTTEN THE DEPTH TO GET THE 1ST DOWN. THAT WAS A 3RD DOWN & 8. FAILURE TO PICK IT UP. SEAHAWKS BACK TO THE FOOTBALL LOOKING FOR GOLDEN TATE. GOT HIM. 19 YDS. TO THE 32. AND PAUL, WHY HE’S SO TOUGH BECAUSE THEY CAN’T GET PRESSURE ON HIM BECAUSE IF THEY DO TRY TO BLITZ HE MIGHT TAKE OFF AND BEAT YOU WITH HIS FEET; AND HE’S ALSO SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW TO GET THE BALL OUT OF HIS HANDS. SO THEY’RE KIND OF IN A TOUGH SITUATION, THE ATLANTA FALCONS DEFENSE. LOOK AT THE PLAY MADE HERE. SHAWN WEATHERSPOON HAD IT. IT’S SO DEMORALIZING, YOU KNOW? MARSHAWN LYNCH INSTEAD GETS 24. GREAT PLAYERS MAKE GREAT PLAYS. NOW AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME YOU GOT 30 SECS. LEFT IN THIS BALL GAME. MOMENTUM ON YOUR SIDE. JUST GET IT IN, WHICH THEY’RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DO. THAT BALL CROSSES THE GOAL LINE. THE PLANE OF THE GOAL LINE BEFORE IT POPS INTO THE HANDS OF THE CENTER. BALL COMES OUT RIGHT AS HE, HE’S RIGHT AT THE GOAL LINE. THE PLAY UNDER REVIEW. WE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. ONLY THE FUMBLER CAN RECOVER BUT LYNCH APPEARS TO BREAK THE PLANE. SO THE RULING ON THE FIELD STANDS, TOUCHDOWN MARSHAWN LYNCH. 25 SECS. LEFT. THEY HAVE THE BALL ON THEIR OWN 27 OR 28 YD. LINE. WHERE’S HE GONNA GO? DEFENSE, OF COURSE. 22 YDS. CALL TIMEOUT. NOW REMEMBER, THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD IS STILL ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ANOTHER TIMEOUT LEFT. SO YOU CAN’T BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT; AND WHAT DOES MATTY RYAN DO? HE FINDS A WIDE OPEN TONY GONZALEZ. BEAUTIFUL. HE GETS 19 AND THEY USE A FINAL TIMEOUT. THAT’S SMART FOOTBALL. YEA, IT IS. IT IS. BUT AS A DEF. COACH, MY PHILOSOPHY IS CONTINUE TO BE AGGRESSIVE. DON’T SIT BACK. BUT A LOT OF TIMES YOU DO THAT, YOU ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. TEAMS CAN GET A LOT OF BIG CHUNKS. MATT RYAN AT 49 YDS. OUT, UP AND IN. AND ATLANTA, WITH 2 PASS COMPLETIONS ON THE DRIVE. THEY’RE NOW 30-28. THEY DECIDED TO KICK THAT WITH 13 SECS. LEFT BECAUSE THEY HAD 0 TIMEOUTS LEFT, AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO HAVE A SITUATION THAT THE SEAHAWKS HAD AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF. WAS A STRANGE, STRANGE KICKOFF THERE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT DECISION. SO 2 SECS. LEFT AFTER RUSSELL WILSON HAD A SHORT COMPLETION. FIRES TO THE END ZONE. FALCONS HAVE THE HANDS TEAM IN. THAT MEANS THAT JULIO JONES IS THERE. AND HE HAS AN INTERCEPTION; AND THE ATLANTA FALCONS FINALLY HAVE A PLAYOFF WIN. UNBELIEVABLE. THE TURN OF EVENTS OVER THE LAST 5 MINS. IF YOU’RE AN ATLANTA FALCON FAN. THE ENTIRE 2ND HALF OF THE GAME. YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED. OH MY GOODNESS. AND RUSSELL WILSON IN A LOSING EFFORT WAS JUST DYNAMIC.
01:41:07 – HOUSTON TEXANS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
TOM BRADY AND THE PATRIOTS TAKING ON THE HOUSTON TEXANS. JJ WATT TRYING TO FIRE UP THE CREW. AT LEAST GET A FAR DIFFERENT RESULT THAN THE ONE THAT WENT DOWN IN WEEK #14; AND THE OPENING KICKOFF THINGS LOOKED HONKEY DORY. THERE IS DANIELLE MANNING OUT THE GATE UNTIL MCCORDY RUNS HIM DOWN, AND THAT WAS A CRUCIAL RUNNING DOWN BECAUSE 2 PLAYS LATER MATT SCHAUB COMES OUT ON 2ND & 7, AND HE FLICKS IT TO JAMES CASEY. INCOMPLETE. AH, JAMES CASEY, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. OTHER GUYS STEPPING UP MAKING PLAYS AT THIS POINT. CASEY LOSES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. IN AND OUT OF HIS HANDS; AND THEN THE NEXT PLAY SCHAUB TO ANDRE JOHNSON. JOHNSON’S OPEN. AND NOW SCHAUB MISSED THAT. WOW. YOU CAN’T LET THOSE OPPORTUNITIES GO BY IN GILLETTE WHEN YOU’VE GOT THEM. YOU HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A F.G. WHAT WOULD THE PATRIOTS DO? BRADY OFF TO ROB GRONKOWSKI WHO GRABS IT. HE’S OUT OF BOUNDS. HE COMES DOWN, LANDS ON THAT SURGICALLY REPAIRED BROKEN FOREARM AND WRIST, AND HE WOULD LEAVE THE GAME. AND REPORTS SAY HE WILL LEAVE THE POST-SEASON NEEDING SURGERY ONCE AGAIN ON THAT BROKEN ARM. GRONK DONE FOR THE DAY AND REPORTEDLY AGAIN FOR THE POSTSEASON. WELL, BRADY GOES DOWN. THERE IS JJ WATT. WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN HE COMES FOR YOU? GET TO HIM THIS TIME. BRADY, 1ST & 10. HERE HANDS OFF TO STEVEN RIDLEY. TAKES IT TO MIDFIELD. AND THEN HERE IS BRADY TO WES…NO, IT’S SHANE VEREEN. DANNY WOODHEAD SUFFERING AN EARLY INJURY. VAREEN WAS THE NEXT MAN UP; AND THEN VAREEN IS THE NEXT MAN IN. TOUCHDOWN. 7-3, N.E. AS VAREEN SCAMPERS IN. THEY HAVE SO MANY BACKS THAT CAN RUN THE FOOTBALL, CATCH THE FOOTBALL AND PASS PROTECT. 2ND QUARTER, 7-3 STILL. BRADY FLIPS IT TO WES WELKER OVER THE MIDDLE. 30 YD. GAIN. SEEMS AS THOUGH NO ONE IN THE NFL CAN COVER THIS GUY. CONSISTENTLY 100 CATCHES EVER YEAR. NEXT PLAY, HERE’S VAREEN. 34. RUNS FOR 22. DOWN TO THE TEXANS 30. 3 PLAYS LATER 7TH PLAY OF THE DRIVE. BRADY TO BRANDON LLOYD. IN COMPLETE. THEN HE’S CALLED FOR UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT ON THE PLAY BECAUSE HE FIRED THE BALL AT THE REF. YOU CAN’T DO THAT TO THE OFFICIALS. THAT’S 15 YDS. MOVING BACK, STEPHEN GOSTOWSKI, HOWEVER, SPLITS THE UPRIGHTS TO MAKE IT A 7 PT. LEAD. PLAY FAKE. BRADY NEXT POSSESSION. HE AIN’T GETTING NONE OF THOSE. WES WELKER. 47 YDS. TO THE TEXANS 8. HE JUST DOES WHAT HE DOES, MAN, AND HE’S A SMALL GUY. YOU TALK ABOUT WES NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY ON THE OUTSIDE. THAT’S THE GUY ON THE OUTSIDE USING HIS BODY TO PROTECT HIM. JUST LIKE I DID WITH THE SHOE, RICH, EARLIER. YES YOU DID. THE 59TH POSTSEASON RECEPTION. THAT’S A FRANCHISE RECORD. THEN BRADY ON THE NEXT PLAY FLIPS IT TO SHANE VAREEN WALKING IN ALL BY HIMSELF. 17-3. ENSUING KICKOFF. WHY DO WE SHOW IT TO YOU? AIN’T THIS A BIG PLAY BOO-BOO? WELL IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH BECAUSE THERE’S THE BIG PLAY BY MANNING, AND THEN HE BOO-BOOED BY GOSTKOWSKI. THAT’S REALLY NOT A BOO-BOO. KICKERS ARE HORSE COLLAR TACKLERS TOO. WHATEVER KICKER CAN GET A MAN DOWN, GOOD FOR HIM. NEXT PLAY, ARIAN FOSTER BEING HELD DOWN TO THIS POINT, RUNS FREE. 23. RUNS FOR 21 DOWN TO THE PATRIOTS 26. NEXT PLAY FOSTER FOR 19. BEGINNING TO GET A HEAD OF STEAM HERE MARSHALL; AND, MAN, ONCE THIS RUNNING GAME FOR THE HOUSTON TEXANS GET GOING, IT’S HARD TO STOP THEM. THEN 3RD & GOAL, NEEDING A TOUCHDOWN HERE. CAN’T SETTLE FOR ANOTHER F.G. FOSTER DOES GET IT ACROSS. FURTHER REVIEW, PLAY STOOD AS CALLED. IT DOES SEEM THAT WITH ONE EXTRA PUSH THERE, HE DOES BREAK THE PLANE. TOUCHDOWN ARIAN FOSTER, EVEN THOUGH HE NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF BODY LANGUAGE ON THE REVIEW TO DO SO. IT’S 17-10. BRADY BEFORE THE END OF THE HALF. NORMALLY THIS IS EASY POINTS FOR HIM TO GET DOWN THE FIELD. BUT HE’S 3 AND OUT. THEY’VE GOTTA GET OFF THE FIELD. SCHAUB WITH A COUPLE TIMEOUTS TO WORK WITH NOW. SMART PLAY BY HOUSTON. SCHAUB FLIPS THIS ONE TO THE PLUS SIDE OF THE FIELD TO OWEN DANIELS, 11 YDS. DOWN TO THE PATRIOTS 42. SHANE GRAHAM WARMING. 7 TICKS LEFT IN THE HALF. SCHAUB TO OWEN DANIELS. OVER THE MIDDLE. RIGHT AROUND GRAHAM’S LINE OF …THAT CBS FIGURES IS HIS RANGE, AND OUT COMES SHANE GRAHAM, 55 YD. F.G. THIS ONE SET A POST-SEASON RECORD FOR THE BUILDING AND GRAHAM…GOT IT. THAT’S 10 PTS. IN ABOUT 75 SECS. FOR THE HOUSTON TEXANS TO GET BACK IN THIS FOOTBALL GAME. 17-13 AT THE HALF. SCHAUB IS PUMPING FISTS, RUNNING TO THE L.R. BUT THEN THEY HAD TO COME OUT OF THE L.R. 3RD QUARTER. BRADY’S 1ST POSSESSION. NO GRONK. YOU GOT HERNANDEZ. WHY IS GLOVER QUINN ON THE GROUND? GRONK WENT RIGHT AT HIM. HE ATTACKED …TECHNIQUE. RAN RIGHT AT HIM. RAN INTO HIM AND RAN OUT OF HIS ROUTE. OR RAN OVER HIM. YES HE DID. AARON HERNANDEZ. …TACKLE THE MAN. MICHAEL IRVIN, IS THIS LEGAL? YES, IT IS LEGAL. JUST WAIT, THEY’LL CALL IT. 2 PLAYS LATER STEVEN RIDLEY WITH VAREEN ALREADY TWICE IN THE END ZONE. HERE’S RIGLEY IN THE END ZONE NOW WRIGGLING THAT …OR WRIGGLING THAT TEXANS DEFENSE. IT’S 24-13. TEXANS GET THE BALL BACK. SCHAUB TO OWEN DANIELS. LOOK OUT. BALL ON THE TURF. I’M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW...BUT THE REFS SAY THAT THE FORWARD PROGRESS HAD BEEN STOPPED. THEY BETTER GET OUT OF THE WAY. WE HAVE GOOD GAME. GET OUT OF THE WAY, REFS. FORWARD PROGRESS HAD BEEN STOPPED. GET OUT. YOU GOTTA GIVE THEM 1 BAD CALL. THEY DO A GREAT JOB OTHER THAN THAT. TEXANS GET THE BALL BACK. AND THEN ON 3RD & 16, SCHAUB TO ANDRE JOHNSON MOVING CHAINS. ANDRE JOHNSON JUST CONTINUES TO MAKE PLAYS WHEN EVERYBODY KNOWS HE’S THE ONLY WEAPON THAT THEY HAVE ON THE OUTSIDE. NOW, PLUS SIDE OF THE FIELD, SCHAUB PICKED OFF BY NINKOVICH. NOW, WHERE WAS HE THROWING THIS FOOTBALL? THE GUY WAS WIDE OPEN THAT HE WAS THROWING TO. MAN, NOBODY WASN’T WIDE OPEN MAN. IT WAS A BAD READ. NINKOVICH WAS WIDE OPEN. …CAN’T HAVE TURNOVERS LIKE THAT, AND THE PATRIOTS TAKE ADVANTAGE WITH STEVEN RIGLEY UP THE GUT 3 YDS. NEXT PLAY, TOM BRADY TO BRANDON LLOYD MAKING A MOVE. 31-13. 40 CAREER POST-SEASON TD. PASS FOR BRADY. 3RD PLAYER IN NFL HISTORY WITH 44 MORE; AND JUST WHEN YOU THINK THE BOAT RACE IS ON, 4TH QUARTER WE GO. HE AIN’T GONNA PLAY NEXT NEAR. AND IN THE 4TH QUARTER IT’S 4TH DOWN & 1. YOU GOTTA GO FOR IT ALL THOSE POINTS DOWN. ARIAN FOSTER HIT BY .. GREAT 2ND EFFORT! BY KALIB TALEB AND HE FLIPS OVER TALEB. BILL BELICHICK’S GOT A RED CHALLENGE FLAG IN HIS SOCK. HE CHALLENGES IT BUT IT STOOD AS CALLED. MOVE THE CHAINS. 3RD & 9 NOW. THAT’S WALKER 1ST DOWN. NOW THAT’S MAKING PLAYS. OTHER GUYS ARE MAKING PLAYS ON THAT… HE DIDN’T QUITE GET THERE. IT SURE LOOKED LIKE HE DID BUT THEY SAY 4TH DOWN. HE SORT OF FUMBLED THE BALL OVER IT. SO KUBIAK’S GOTTA GO FOR IT AGAIN ON 31-13. WHAT’S THE PLAY CALL? RIGHT THERE RICH. SCHAUB… THEY LOST ME RIGHT THERE. OUR IDENTITY IS OUR IDENTITY, REGARDLESS IF IT’S 13-31. I DON’T CARE. YOU RUN THE FOOTBALL ON 4TH & 1. SO BRADY GETS THE BALL BACK. THAT’S A R.B. OUT OF THE BACKFIELD. SHANE VAREEN AND BELICHICK WAS TALKING TO THE DEFENSE AT THE TIME. LOOKS UP AND SEES WHAT HAPPENED ON THE SCOREBOARD. SAYS, “ALRIGHT, WE’RE BACK TO BUSINESS WITH THE DEFENSE, AND THE DEFENSE GETS BACK ON THE FIELD, 38-13. SCHAUB PLAY-FAKING, THROWING IT TO THE END ZONE. AND THAT WAS A JUGGLED CATCH IN THE END ZONE, AND IT IS RULED INCOMPLETE BUT THERE’S A CHALLENGE FLAG. TOUCHDOWN. A GAME OF INCHES. LOOK AT THAT RIGHT THERE. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLAY BY POSEY KEEPING HIS FOCUS, MAKING THAT PLAY, TAKING THAT IN FOR A TOUCHDOWN. TOUCHDOWN BY POSEY. 18 PTS. NOW WITH THE TEXANS GETTING THE BALL BACK. THAT’S A CATCH BY WALTERS AND A 1ST DOWN. AND ADD ON 15 MORE YDS. AND HOW YOU’RE INSIDE THE 5 ON 4TH & GOAL. THERE’S ARIAN FOSTER. WENT OVER THE LINEBACKER. I TAKE THAT … ANY DAY. HE PUT THAT MARSHALL FAULK ON IT! THEY GO FOR 2. GET IT. NOW THEY GO ONSIDE. BALL’S LOOSE! THIS WAS THE LAST BEST CHANCE FOR THE TEXANS. IF THEY WERE ABLE TO HOP ON THIS ONSIDE KICK, WE MIGHT’VE HAD SOMETHING LATE IN THE GAME IN TERMS OF MAKING IT MORE INTERESTING THAN IT WAS. BUT, INSTEAD, WHITNEY MERCILESS CAN’T HANG ON AND A MERCIFUL ENDING TO THE GAME HAPPENS EVENTUALLY WITH A 41-28 FINAL SCORE.
(01:49:53 – END)