SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE - WEEK 17
BROWNS @ RAVENS 3:29
COWBOYS @ REDSKINS 4:31
COLTS @ TITANS 1:44
JAGUARS @ TEXANS 3:48
CHARGERS @ CHIEFS 4:11
JETS @ DOLPHINS 3:09
BEARS @ VIKINGS 3:03
BILLS @ PATRIOTS 2:03
EAGLES @ GIANTS 4:17
SAINTS @ BUCCANEERS 3:54
PANTHERS @ FALCONS 2:07
LIONS @ PACKERS 4:25
RAIDERS @ BRONCOS 1:09
CARDINALS @ 49ERS 2:45
RAMS @ SEAHAWKS 1:55
BENGALS @ STEELERS 4:50
TRT: 64:04
1:10:13;00 - CLEVELAND BROWNS @ BALTIMORE RAVENS
WE'LL GO TO THE AFC. CLEVELAND BROWNS, BALT. RAVENS. JOHN HARBAUGH CAN CLINCH THE PLAYOFF BERTH WITH A WIN AND A CHARGERS LOSS FOR THE RAVENS. MEANWHILE FOR THE BROWNS IT'S NOT HOYER. IT'S NOT MANZIEL. IT'S ROOKIE CONNER SHAW. THE ROOKIE OUT OF S.C. MAKING HIS FIRST CAREER NFL START. HE'S GOT ZERO CAREER PASS ATTEMPTS SO FAR. THAT AND THE 1ST QUARTER, NO SCORE. SHAW MISHANDLED THE SNAP AND LOST THE BALL. IT WAS RECOVERED BY TERRELL SUGGS. A BAD EXCHANGE BETWEEN SHAW AND CENTER NICK MCDONALD. ENSUING RAVENS POSSESSION. HARBAUGH GOING FOR IT ON 4TH & GOAL FROM THE 1. ...ADJUSTED FOR ... STUFFED IN THE BACKFIELD. A 3 YD. LOSS. MIKE PETTINE LIKING WHAT HE SEES THERE. 2ND QUARTER, STILL NO SCORE. FORSETT STUFFED ON THAT PLAY ...HELLO. 32 YD. PICKUP FOR JUSTIN FORSETT. IT WOULD LEAD TO A JUSTIN TUCKER 25 YD. F.G. AND THE RAVENS LEAD 3-0. ENSUING BROWNS POSSESSION. THIS ON 1ST DOWN. TERRENCE WEST. TERRENCE WEST. TERRENCE WEST, THE ROOKIE. LOOK AT HIM GO. 36 YD. GAIN FOR TERRENCE WEST. HE STAYED INBOUNDS AND HURDLED PAST WILL HILL FOR A NICE BIG GAIN. IT LED TO A GARRETT HARTLEY 38 YD. F.G. AND THE GAME WAS TIED AT 3. ENSUING RAVENS POSSESSION. THIS WAS ON 3RD & 3. JOE FLACCO WAS STRIPPED BY FORMER RAVEN, PAUL KRUGER. BALL KICKED AROUND A LITTLE BIT AND THEN RECOVERED BY THE RAVENS JEREMY ZUTOCK. KRUGER FIRED UP, NO DOUBT, AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM THERE FORCING THE RAVENS OUT OF F.G. RANGE ALSO, AND THE GAME'S STILL TIED AT 3. 3RD QUARTER, SAME SCORE. SHAW STEPS UP. FINDS TAYLOR GABRIEL WIDE OPEN. HE'LL DASH DOWN THE SIDELINE. ALMOST GOT IN THERE BUT JUST A BIT OUT OF BOUNDS. A 49 YD. GAIN DOWN TO THE 1. SHAW TOOK A MONSTROUS HIT FROM ROOKIE C.J. MOSELEY. FIRST AND GOAL FOR THE BROWNS. SO, NEXT PLAY. WEST UP THE MIDDLE. POWERS HOME FROM 1 YD. OUT AND THE BROWNS LEAD 10-3. WEST FINISHED THE GAME WITH 18 CARRIES, 94 YDS. AND A TD. ONE OF HIS VERY BEST GAMES IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR. ALIGHT, 4TH QUARTER. STILL 10-3. FLACCO LOOKING FOR HIS RELIABLE T.E., OWEN DANIELS. DANIELS DASHING DOWN THE SIDE. PICKS UP 39 YDS. THAT WOULD LEAD TO A JUSTIN TUCKER 28 YD. F.G. THE RAVENS TRAIL 10-6. REMEMBER, THEY NEED A WIN TO GET IN THE PLAYOFFS. NEXT RAVENS POSSESSION, FLACCO FIRING DEEP. HELLO! TORREY SMITH GREAT CONCENTRATION BEING COVERED BY JOE HAYDEN. I MEAN LOOK AT THE GRAB BY TORREY SMITH, AND HE WOULD BE REWARDED, AND SO WOULD THE RAVENS BECAUSE VERY NEXT PLAY FLACCO LOOKING FOR SMITH AGAIN AND AGAIN IN TRAFFIC, SMITH IS ABLE TO HAUL IT IN FROM 16 YDS. OUT AND THE RAVENS LEAD 13-10. SMITH, 4 CATCHES, 83 YDS. AND THAT TD. ENSUING BROWNS POSSESSION, SHAW LOOKING FOR GABRIEL. THAT WAS ON 3RD & 15. HE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A WINDOW THERE BUT COULDN'T FIND GABRIEL, AND THAT FORCED THE PUNT. ENSUING RAVENS POSSESSION. FLACCO TO CAMAR AIKEN. A 2 YD. TD. AND THE RAVENS WOULD GO ON TO WIN 20-10. FLACCO FINISHED 22 FOR 36, 312 YDS. AND 2 TDS.
1:13:54;29 - DALLAS COWBOYS @ WASHINGTON REDSKINS
ALRIGHT, COWBOYS IN WASH. TRYING TO FINISH OUT WHAT HAS BEEN A STELLAR REGULAR SEASON. THERE YOU SEE DEMARCO MURRAY, ROBERT GRIFFIN OF THE REDSKINS. THE SAME COULD NOT BE SAID FOR THEM. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS PRETTY GOOD HERE. NOTHING WRONG WITH DESEAN JACKSON THIS YEAR. MAN! DESEAN GETS IT GOING. 69 YDS. YOU KNOW NOBODY'S GONNA CATCH HIM. HE LEADS THE NFL IN EXPLOSIVE CATCHES. SEEMS LIKE EVERY GAME YOU SEE A 40, 50 PLUS YD. PLAY FROM DESEAN JACKSON. IT HELPS WHEN YOU HAVE AN ATHLETIC LEFT TACKLE LIKE TRENT WILLIAMS TO GET OUT THERE AND CLEAN THINGS UP FOR YOU. YEA, TRENT WILLIAMS MAKING HIS 3RD PRO BOWL BATTLING INJURIES THE ENTIRE SEASON. SO HERE COME THE COWBOYS. THEY GET IT OVER TO DEZ BRYANT. HE SAYS, I SEE YA DESEAN. I SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO. AND THEN LOOK AT THE JUICE. I MEAN YOU KNOW DEZ BRYANT IS SO PHYSICAL AND HAS THE BALL, IT'S BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE JUST HOW FAST HE IS. DAVID AMORSON WAS THE REDSKINS TOP DRAFT PICK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THEY PICKED ON HIM TODAY. AND HE HAD A TOUGH GO OF IT. WELL, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT HE COULDN'T TACKLE 88 OR COVER 88, HE WAS O.K. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS ON 88 MUCH OF THE DAY. ALRIGHT, 3RD & 1 HERE FROM 88 TO 29. BOTH OF THESE MEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS OFFENSE. DEMARCO MURRAY BECOMES THE SINGLE SEASON RUSHING LEADER FOR THE COWBOYS PASSING ONE OFF EMMITT SMITH. YEA, AND EMMITT SMITH, YOU SEE HIM TWEETING DOWN THERE HIS CONGRATULATIONS TO DEMARCO MURRAY. BUT THIS TO ME NOT ONLY ABOUT DEMARCO MURRAY. JERRY JONES TOUCHED ON IT AFTER THE GAME. THIS OFF. LINE. I MEAN THAT HAS BEEN THE STORY OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS, MADE LIFE A LOT EASIER ON THE QB. YEA, THERE'S DEZ BRYANT AGAIN ON THE AFOREMENTIONED DAVID AMORSON INITIALLY THEY SAID HE WAS OUT OF BOUNDS BUT DEZ SAYS, LOOK AT THE DIVOT MAN. LOOK AT MY CLEAT MARK. IT'S INSIDE THE PAINT! YEA, NEVER HAD TO EVEN LOOK AT THE GROUND. THAT IS A FEEL THING. DEZ BRYANT HAS IT AND WHAT ANOTHER REMARKABLE DAY FOR HIM. SCOTT LENAHAN ENJOYED IT. THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST ADDITIONS FOR THIS COWBOYS TEAM AS WELL. THE ADDITION OF SCOTT LENAHAN ON THE OFF. STAFF. WELL DEZ BRYANT LIKES IT. HE GETS A COWBOYS RECORD 16TH RECEIVING TD. OF THE YEAR. YOU CAN SEE T.O.'S TWEET THERE. T.O., ONE OF THE BETTER RECEIVERS IN COWBOYS HISTORY AS WELL. AND NOW 2ND QUARTER. AN ONSIDE KICK AND IT IS RECOVERED BY THE COWBOYS. NOTHING GOING RIGHT FOR THE REDSKINS. SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE COWBOYS PLAYING THEIR STARTERS LATE INTO THIS GAME. I THINK THIS ONSIDE KICK JUST KIND OF SHOWED YOU. THIS IS AN ALL-IN, WE ARE GOING FOR IT, AND WE'RE GONNA PLAY OUR GUYS. WE'RE GONNA ONSIDE KICK. WE'RE GONNA BE AGGRESSIVE; AND ANY MISTAKE THAT WE GET CRITICIZED FOR IS GONNA BE AN AGGRESSIVE MISTAKE. THAT'S THE MENTALITY OF THIS TEAM. YOU SEE JASON GARRETT THERE LOOKING COOL. JAY GRUDEN WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SEASON FOR THE REDSKINS. HERE'S MURRAY AGAIN POUNDING HIS WAY IN. FINALLY GETS INTO THE END ZONE. COWBOYS UP 27-7. YEA, SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD HARD RUNNING. OTHER TIMES THAT'S JUST POOR TACKLING; AND THAT'S WHAT WE SAW FROM THE REDSKINS RIGHT THERE. ROBERT GRIFFIN HAD SOME GOOD MOMENTS TODAY BUT HE ALSO MADE SOME KEY MISTAKES. ON 4TH & 1 HERE, THROWS IT RIGHT TO BRUCE CARTER. DIDN'T SEE HIM. YEA, NEVER SAW HIM UNDERNEATH COVERAGE. HE HAD HIS EYES FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY DOWN THE FIELD. DALLAS BLUFFED LIKE THEY WERE GONNA COME, DROPPED OFF, AND A NICE EASY INTERCEPTION FOR BRUCE CARTER. YEA, THERE ARE TIGHT WINDOWS YOU HAVE TO SQUEEZE IT INTO IN THE END ZONE BUT NOT THAT TIGHT. YEA, THAT'S ILL-ADVISED. 3RD & 10 HERE IN THE 4TH QUARTER. GRIFFIN IN THE POCKET. AGAIN, TIPPED AND PICKED AGAIN BY CARTER. YOU CAN SEE ..I THINK ORLANDO .. IS THE ONE THAT GOT A HAND ON IT HERE. YEA, THIS IS, AGAIN, ROBERT GRIFFIN JUST GOTTA HAVE A BETTER FEEL FOR THAT UNDERNEATH COVERAGE. BAD SCENARIO HE STRUGGLED WITH THIS YEAR. SOMETHING HE NEEDS TO WORK ON IN THE OFF-SEASON. NEXT REDSKINS POSSESSION. HE CAN DO THIS THOUGH. HE CAN RUN. R.G. III IN THE END ZONE FOR THE TD BUT THEN A SCRUM ENSUES AFTERWARDS. THIS WAS KIND OF AN UGLY SCENE HERE BUT JUST A LOT OF PUSHING AND SHOVING I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. PIERRE GARCON. THIS PLAY IS OVER. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S NECESSARY RIGHT THERE, AND ORLANDO SCANDRICK, HE PLAYS WITH A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER. HE COMES IN. HE'S NOT GONNA LET THAT SLIDE. HE WANTED A PIECE OF HIM AND THEN YOU HAVE THE LITTLE TUSSLE ENSUED HERE. YEA, THERE'S PIERRE TRYING TO TELL HIM WHAT HAPPENED. R.G. III TALKING TO HIM AFTER THE GAME. THEN R.G. III, AGAIN, JUST TAKEN DOWN BY JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY. HE FUMBLES. ANTHONY SPENCER PICKS IT UP AND HE'S IN FOR THE TD. THE COWBOYS UP 37-17, AND SANTANA MOSS. THAT SAYS IT ALL. THAT SAYS EVERYTHING RIGHT THERE. AND TONY ROMO AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS OFFENSE HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF ATTENTION. THEIR DEFENSE TODAY CREATING TURNOVERS. MOVING EXCELLENT THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THERE'S THE FINAL SCORE. 12-4. THAT'S HOW THE COWBOYS END THE REGULAR SEASON. DIVISION CHAMPIONS HEADING INTO THE PLAYOFFS.
1:18:35;26 - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS @ TENNESSEE TITANS
ANDREW LUCK AND THE COLTS HAVE CLINCHED THE AFC SOUTH. THEIR 3RD STRAIGHT PLAYOFF BERTH, AND THEY'VE ALSO CLENCHED THE 4TH SEED IN THE PLAYOFF SCENARIO. SO NOT MUCH TO PLAY FOR HERE EXCEPT FOR PRIDE. 1ST QUARTER, NO SCORE. ANDREW LUCK FINDS BOOM HERRIN. DAN BOOM HERRIN THERE, A 26 YD. GAIN. 3 PLAYS LATER, COBY FLEANER WIDE OPEN, AND HE'S GONNA GET IN THERE FOR A 7 YD. TD. THE COLTS LEAD 7-0. WE FAST-FORWARD TO THE 2ND QUARTER. STILL 7-0 COLTS. ANDREW LUCK FROM THE SHOTGUN. HE'S GONNA FIND...LOOK AT THIS ROCKET. REGGIE WAYNE. GREAT ADJUSTMENT IN MIDAIR. LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN THERE FOR AN EASY TD., RIGHT? HE SLOWS UP JUST A BIT. ALMOST GOT DOWN THERE. IT WAS AN 80 YD. PICKUP DOWN TO THE TITANS 2 YD. LINE. YOU SEE HIS KNEE HIT. IT WAS ACTUALLY THE LONGEST CATCH OF HIS STORIED CAREER BUT HE WAS INJURED ON THE PLAY. HE HURT HIS GROIN AND WOULD NOT RETURN. NEXT PLAY, 1ST & GOAL. ANDREW LUCK TO THE UNHERALDED JACK DOYLE. OFF THE PLAY ACTION FOR THE TD. THE COLTS LED 14-0. LUCK, HE SETS THE COLTS SINGLE SEASON RECORD FOR PASS YARDS AT 4,761. HE WAS DONE AT HALFTIME AS HIS COLTS LED 17-7. ALRIGHT, 3RD QUARTER, SAME SCORE. ADAM VINATIERRI HAS NOT MISSED A KICK ALL SEASON. SO WHY ARE WE SHOWING YOU THIS HIGHLIGHT? HE FINALLY MISSED. HE WAS 29 FOR 29, AND 49 FOR 49 ON P.A.T.'S. BUT MISS THAT 46 YD. F.G. BUT THE COWBOYS DO GO ON TO WIN, 27-10.
1:20:29;26 - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS @ HOUSTON TEXANS
ALRIGHT. AFC SOUTH HERE. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TAKING ON THE HOUSTON TEXANS. J.J. WATT AND THE TEXANS NEED A WIN AND A RAVENS AND A CHARGERS LOSS TO MAKE IT INTO THE PLAYOFFS. OPENING DRIVE. NO SCORE. CASE KEENAN TO ARIAN FOSTER. LOOK AT ARIAN FOSTER, MAN. HE MAKES SOME DEFENDERS MISS. TAKES IT IN FROM 10 YDS. OUT THE HARD WAY. NOMAS DAY FOR ALL. J.J. WATT. HE'S A BEAST. BREAKING NEWS, J.J. WATT'S PRETTY GOOD AT FOOTBALL. LOOKING TO ADD TO HIS MVP RESUME, HERE ON 1ST & 10, J.J. WATT WITH THE OLD STRIP SACK. THE JAGUARS WOULD EVENTUALLY RECOVER BUT J.J. WATT, MAN, HAVING HIMSELF A SEASON. 2 PLAYS LATER. 2 PLAYS LATER, WE HIGHLIGHTED J.J. WATT FOR A REASON. SACKS BORTLES AGAIN. THE DRIVE WOULD END WITH A 53 YD. JOSH SCOBEE F.G. TEXANS LED 7-3. NEXT TEXANS DRIVE. FOSTER RUNNING RIGHT, PICKS UP 13 YDS. JUST SHY OF THE 1ST DOWN. BUT THE BIG NEWS HERE WAS THAT HE WAS INJURED ON THE PLAY. WENT DOWN HARD ONTO THE FIELD. HE WOULD HEAD TO THE L.R. WITH A HAMSTRING INJURY. WOULD NOT RETURN. ALRIGHT. SO, ENSUING TEXANS DRIVE. KEENAN THROW TO D'ANDRE HOPKINS. HE TRIED TO REACH BACK THERE TO GET THE BALL THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT THROWN BEHIND HIM BUT IT'S TIPPED INTO THE HANDS OF DWAYNE GRATZ, AND DWAYNE GRATZ, GRATSIAS. HE RETURNS IT FOR A 55 YD. TD. LOOK AT THE PICK. LOOK AT THE MOVES. LOOK AT THE SPEED. AND THAT'S A DEF. SCORE. JAGUARS GO UP 10-7. 2ND QUARTER NOW, TEXANS BALL. SAME SCORE. 3RD & GOAL FROM THE 1. REMEMBER FOSTER HURT. ALFRED BLUE IN THERE. HE TAKES A HANDOFF FOR A 1 YD. SCORE AND THE TEXANS GO UP 14-10. 3RD QUARTER NOW. TEXANS STILL UP 14-10. KEENAN... A LOT OF TIME HERE BUT, OH BOY, NAILED FROM BEHIND. SACKED AND STRIPPED BY CHRIS CLEMONS. IT'S RECOVERED BY RYAN DAVIS FOR JACKSONVILLE. A BEAUTIFUL PLAY TURNED IN BY THE JAGUARS DEFENSE WHO HAS ACTUALLY BEEN PRETTY GOOD AGAINST THE PASS. ALRIGHT, JACKSONVILLE TRAILS 14-10. REMEMBER, THE TEXANS NEED A WIN FOR A CHANCE AT THE PLAYOFFS. SO THIS IS THE NEXT PLAY. BORTLES TO CECIL SHORTS. OH A LITTLE TRICKERATION HERE. CECIL SHORTS, A BEAUTIFUL PASS TO JORDAN TODDMAN. A 23 YD. TD. THIS DEFINITELY DESERVES A REPLAY. CECIL SHORTS REARS BACK AND FIRES ONE TO JORDAN TODDMAN. NICE PLAY THERE AS THE JAGUARS GO UP 17-14. ENSUING TEXANS DRIVE. KEENAN...HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A BUDDING BROMANCE HERE WITH ANDRE JOHNSON. FINDS HIM HERE FOR A GAIN OF 17 TO KEEP THE CHAINS MOVING. 4TH QUARTER NOW, SAME DRIVE. KEENAN, AGAIN, HAS GOOGLY EYES FOR JOHNSON. FINDS HIM HERE. SPLITS THE DOUBLE COVERAGE AND JOHNSON HAULS IT IN FOR A TD. TEXANS REGAIN THE LEAD 21-17. JOHNSON ON THE AFTERNOON, 10 RECEPTIONS, 134 YDS. AND THAT TD. ALRIGHT, THEN LATER IN THE 4TH. HOW ABOUT THIS? J.J. WATT AGAIN FINDING BLAKE BORTLES BUT THIS TIME IN THE END ZONE. THAT'S A SAFETY. IT'D BE REVIEWED AND HOLD UP. J.J. WATT USED THE OLD CIRCLE BUTTON TO SPIN IT AROUND ... ENSUING JAGUARS POSSESSION. THAT WAS ON 4TH AND GOAL. IT'S INCOMPLETE. TEXANS GO ON TO WIN 23-17 BUT ARE OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS.
1:24:27;14 - SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
THE CHARGERS WIN IN KANSAS CITY AND THEY GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS. THIS IS A CLINCHING SCENARIO. ALEX SMITH AND CHASE DANIEL GETTING THE STARTS. YOU CAN SEE ALEX SMITH WATCHING AS CHASE DANIEL GETS THE START. CHASE DANIELS STARTING THE 2ND GAME OF THIS CAREER. LAST YEAR STARTED AGAINST THE CHARGERS IN THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME AND PLAYED PRETTY WELL. THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN?! ALMOST. DWAYNE BOWE ALMOST HITS THE 1ST WIDE RECEIVER TD. INSTEAD HE FUMBLES AND IT'S RECOVERED BY TRAVIS KELSEY. YOU GOTTA KEEP THAT STREAK ALIVE. HOWEVER, THE REF RULED THAT BOWE DID CROSS THE GOAL LINE FOR THE TD. THE PLAY IS REVIEWED. NO. KELSEY GETS THE TOUCHDOWN. THERE'S JUST ONE BIG TEASE. PHILIP RIVERS TO EDDIE ROYAL TEASING US WITH TALENT ALL YEAR LONG. 44 YD. GAIN HERE. THAT LED TO A BRANDON OLIVER TD. RUN AND THE CHARGERS DOWN NOW 10-7. D.J. FLUKER WALKING INTO THE L.R. AFTER SUFFERING A LEG INJURY. THAT'S...THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP THEIR CAUSE, AND RIVERS SACKED BY JUSTIN HOUSTON AND TOMBA HALI. SO FLUKER'S ABSENCE FELT RIGHT AWAY. YEA, FLUKER'S OUT. YOU SEE HIS REPLACEMENT, THAT RIGHT TACKLE. NO SHOT AGAINST JUSTIN HOUSTON WHO HAD AN UNBELIEVABLE GAME FOR K.C. THIS GUY WASN'T BAD EITHER. YEA. ANTHONY THOMAS FIELDING THE PUNT. HE TAKES IT 49 YDS. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 8. THAT LED TO A SANTOS F.G. CHIEFS UP 13-7 AFTER THAT SCORE. NEXT CHARGERS POSSESSION. IT'S 3RD & 9. RIVERS..OH LOOK OUT! HERE COMES HOUSTON AGAIN. HE WAS SACKED 3 TIMES IN THE 1ST HALF. HOUSTON GOT ALL OVER HIM. THIS IS WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT HOUSTON. HE'LL BEAT YOU THE FIRST TIME WITH SPEED OFF THE EDGE. THEN HE'LL SET YOU UP WITH THAT SPEED, CONVERT IT TO POWER. GOOD LUCK. HEY, GUESS WHAT? HOUSTON AGAIN L.T. WOW. COULDN'T SHAKE THIS GUY. RIVERS COUGHS IT UP. CHIEFS RECOVER THE FUMBLE. THE 21ST SACK OF THE SEASON FOR HOUSTON AND HE WASN'T DONE YET. IT WAS A PROBLEM ALL GAME LONG. THEY ENDED UP HAVING 7 SACKS ON PHILIP RIVERS. YOU CAN'T WIN ANY BALL GAME GIVING UP 7 SACKS. YEA, CHIEFS GET 3 PTS. OFF OF THIS TURNOVER. SO THEY GO UP 19-7. THE NEXT TIME THE CHARGERS HAD THE BALL IT WAS 3RD & 8. YEA, FEELING THE HEAT ONE MORE TIME. CAN'T COMPLETE THE PASS. RIVERS NO DOUBT WANTED THE FLAG ON THIS ONE. WHAT'S GOING ON GUYS? WHERE'S THE FLAG? NICK NOVAK'S KICK WIDE LEFT FROM THE START. AND YOU COULD SEE RIVES KNOWING IT WA A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. FAST-FORWARD TO THE 4TH QUARTER. CHARGERS HAVE THE BALL AGAIN. STILL THE SAME SCORE. PHILIP RIVERS DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. LOOKING FOR EDDIE ROYAL. GOT HIM FOR THE TD. THE PLAY WOULD BE REVIEWED THOUGH. DID HE MAKE THE CATCH GUYS? YOU SEE IT SLIP THROUGH HIS FINGERS THERE, HIT THE GROUND. SO CLOSE. IT'S A TOUGH ONE. I THINK THE BALL MOVED TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO GIVE HIM A TD. ON THAT ONE. AND YOU WERE RIGHT. INCOMPLETE AFTER THE REVIEW. EDDIE ROYAL NOT TOO PLEASED. 3RD & GOAL NOW. RIVERS ON THE FADE TO ROYAL BUT HE CAN'T MAKE THE CATCH. YEA, TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS. LOOKS LIKE IT BOUNCED RIGHT OFF HIS HELMET. RIGHT OFF HIS FACEMASK THERE. THE DEFENDER PULLING HIM MAYBE CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS CONCENTRATION. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK ABOUT. YOU STILL GOTTA CATCH IT. SO THEY GO FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN. WHERE DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING, D.J.? OH, GOING TO GATES. OF COURSE. YOU GOTTA GO FOR THE BIG FELLA BUT HUSAIN ABDUL IS THERE TO BREAK IT UP. THEY HAD ANTONIO GATES BRACKETED RIGHT THERE L.T. I THINK THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHERE THAT FOOTBALL WAS GOING. ALL OF US DID! NO MYSTERY INVOLVED. SO ANOTHER 4TH DOWN PLAY HERE. SHOTGUN RUNS, L.T., ON SHORT YARDAGE. I'M NOT A FAN. YEA, PUT ME IN THE .. LET ME GO DOWNHILL. I'LL JUMP OVER THE TOP IF I HAVE TO. ABSOLUTELY. DONALD BROWN IS STUFFED. YOU'VE SEEN THAT LOOK BEFORE FROM PHILIP RIVERS. IT SAYS EVERYTHING. ALL THEY NEEDED TO DO WAS WIN THIS GAME AND THEY WERE IN THE PLAYOFFS. THE CHARGERS CAN'T GET IT DONE. SO INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE POSTSEASON, THEY'RE GONNA BE WATCHING THE RAVENS.
1:28:48;07 - NEW YORK JETS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS
NEW YORK JETS TAKING ON THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. LOTS AND LOTS OF SPECULATION THAT THIS MAY BE REX RYAN'S LAST GAME AS JETS HEAD COACH. 1ST QUARTER, JETS BALL TRAILING 3-0. GENO SMITH TO CHRIS ... A 36 YD. GAIN. CHRIS ... WOULD BE HEARD FROM AGAIN. 5 PLAYS LATER ON THE END-AROUND IT'S WHO? IT'S ... 23 YD. TD. RUN AND THE JETS TAKE A 7-3 LEAD. 2ND QUARTER, JETS NEXT DRIVE. GENO SMITH...WATCH THIS ON THE KEEPER. A LITTLE STIFF-ARM BUT HE LOSES THE BALL. TACKLED BY RASHAD JONES WHO WAS ABLE TO PUNCH IT OUT OF THERE AS WELL. IT'S RECOVERED BY MIAMI AND THE DOLPHINS WOULD TAKE OVER ON THE JETS 21 YD. LINE. AS YOU COULD SEE, GENO SMITH TRYING TO BREAK THAT TACKLE. JUST THE BALL JUST GOT AWAY FROM HIM. ALRIGHT. SO THE DOLPHINS DRIVING HERE ON 2ND & GOAL. THEY PUNCH IT IN WITH DANIEL THOMAS WHO TAKES IT IN FOR THE TD. DOLPHINS CAPITALIZE ON THAT TURNOVER AND TAKE A 10-7 LEAD. GENO SMITH WOULD COME ALIVE THOUGH BECAUSE ON THE NEXT DRIVE SMITH FINDS ERIC DECKER. I MEAN JUST DROPPED NE RIGHT INTO THE BUCKET. A PRETTY PASS BY GENO SMITH TO ERIC DECKER. THEN 2 PLAYS LATER SMITH...THIS ONE A LITTLE EASIER. WIDE OPEN CHRIS IVORY TAKES IT IN FROM 8 YDS. OUT AND THE JETS TAKE A 14-10 LEAD. LATER IN THE 2ND QUARTER, DOLPHINS BALL TRAILING 14-10. JUST 50 SECS. IN THE HALF AND THEN CHARLES CLAY IS WIDE OPEN AND RYAN TANNEHILL FINDS HIM. A 23 YD. TD. STRIKE AND THE DOLPHINS TAKE A 17-14 EDGE AT THE HALFTIME. 3RD QUARTER, CHRIS IVORY, 4TH & 1. REX RYAN GOING FOR IT. WHY NOT? BUT STUFFED BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND THE JETS TURN OVER THE BALL ON DOWN. ALRIGHT, DOLPHINS ON THEIR DRIVE. HERE'S LAMAR MILLER. A LITTLE BIT LIKE DRAKE. HE GOES FROM 0 TO 100 REAL QUICK. REAL QUICK. LAMAR MILLER, 97 YDS. FOR THE TD. AND THE DOLPHINS ARE UP 24-14. MILLER TIED FOR THE 3RD LONGEST RUN IN NFL HISTORY RIGHT THERE. THE JETS WOULD ANSWER BACK THOUGH. GENO SMITH, ANOTHER PASS TO ERIC DECKER AND THIS A 74. YD. TD. THE JETS STILL DOWN 24-21. IT'S THE LONGEST PASS OF GENO SMITH'S CAREER. A BEAUTIFUL ONE AT THAT. 4TH QUARTER. LITTLE TRICKERATION. A FAKE PUNT. RYAN QUIGLEY TO ZACK ZIEGFELD. A 38 YD. GAIN. THEY CAUGHT MIAMI COMPLETELY NAPPING THERE, AND IT KEPT THE JETS DRIVE ALIVE. NEXT PLAY. GENO SMITH OFF HIS BACK FOOT BUT FOUND A WIDE OPEN JEFF CUMBERLAND FOR THE TD. 23 YD. TD. THERE, AND THE JETS TAKE A 34-24 LEAD THEY GO ON TO WIN 37-24. GENO SMITH 358 YDS. PASSING.
1:32:08;13 - CHICAGO BEARS @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS
NFC NORTH BATTLE. CHICAGO BEARS, MINNESOTA VIKINGS. RAGNAR THE VIKINGS MASCOT. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING THERE BUT IT'S NOT PRETTY FOLKS. JAY CUTLER, REMEMBER, IT'S HIS FIRST GAME BACK AFTER BEING BENCHED LAST WEEK. JIMMY KLAUSSEN WAS RULED OUT DUE TO A CONCUSSION, AND THE BEARS OFFENSE, WELL THEY STRUGGLED ON THE OPENING DRIVE OF THE GAME. HERE, FORCED TO CALL A TIMEOUT ON 3RD DOWN. 2 PLAYS LATER, ON 2ND & 6, A FALSE START PENALTY WOULD MOVE THEM BACK. THEN THE VERY NEXT PLAY CUTLER'S CALLED FOR A DELAY OF GAME AND THE BEARS WOULD END THE DRIVE ON A PUNT. TEDDY BRIDGEWATER, MEANWHILE, HAS QUIETLY AMASSED A PRETTY SOLID ROOKIE CAMPAIGN. HERE HE IS THROWING TO GREG JENNINGS. IT LOOKS LIKE A 35 YD. TD. PASS BUT THE PLAY WOULD BE REVIEWED. BY THE WAY, THE PLAY WOULD BE REVIEWED IS A COMMON THEME IN TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT. AS YOU SEE THERE, JENNINGS COULDN'T HANG ONTO IT. IT'S RULED INCOMPLETE. VIKINGS GET A F.G. THEY GO UP 3-0. 3RD QUARTER, BRIDGEWATER'S PASS IS TIPPED AND INTERCEPTED BY KYLE FULLER. HE RETURNS IT 35 YDS. FOR THE TD. AH, NO. ACTUALLY THE PLAY WOULD BE REVIEWED. SEE, IT'S A COMMON THEME HERE. HIS KNEE WOULD TOUCH THE TURF. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KYLE FULLER, AND HE'S RULED DOWN AT THE 9 YD. LINE. SO, 3 PLAYS LATER, 3RD & GOAL. CUTLER'S PASS TO ALSHON JEFFREY. LOOK AT THE GRAB BY JEFFREY. IT'S A TD. THE PLAY WOULD BE REVIEWED. JEFFREY ONLY GETS 1 FOOT DOWN AND THE CALL IS OVERTURNED. THE BEARS WOULD SETTLE FOR A F.G. THEY GO UP 6-3. ALRIGHT, NEXT VIKINGS POSSESSION. BRIDGEWATER’S PASS TO ADAM FELAND. RIGHT THERE. A GOOD 22 YD. PICKUP AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE HEAR FROM ADAM FELAND AGAIN. IF WE STILL HAD IT THIS WOULD DEFINITELY BE A THAT HELPS NO ONE CANDIDATE. BRIDGEWATER TO ADAM FELAND. 44 YD. TD. IT'S 10 STRAIGHT GAMES FOR TEDDY BRIDGEWATER WITH A TD. AGAIN, PUTTING TOGETHER A PRETTY GOOD LOOKING CAMPAIGN. ALRIGHT, 4TH QUARTER. VIKINGS LEAD 13-9. BRIDGEWATER HITS JENNINGS WHO MAKES A 1-HANDED CATCH FOR A 19 YD. GAIN. THAT WAS ON 3RD & 12. BRIDGEWATER WOULD FINISH THE GAME WITH 209 YDS. PASSING, 1 TD., 1 INTERCEPTION. SAME DRIVE. ZIMMER GOING FOR IT ON 4TH & 1 FROM THE 3. MATT OZIATA TRYING, FIGHTING BUT WILL NOT GET THERE. STOPPED COLD BY JONATHAN BOSTIC AND JERRICK ALLEN FOR NO GAIN. THE BEARS WOULD TAKE OVER, DOWN 13-9. JUST 2 MINS. LEFT TO GO IN THE BALL GAME. NO TIMEOUTS. THIS ON 3RD & 19. CUTLER PASS TO MATT FORTE. A 10 YD. GAIN. DIDN'T GET THE FIRST DOWN BUT IT'S WORTH NOTING BECAUSE THAT RECEPTION RIGHT THERE LET FORTE BREAK THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR RECEIVING BACK RECEPTIONS WITH 102. THAT WAS ON 4TH DOWN. 4TH & 9, CUTLER FOUND MARTELLUS BENNETT BUT HE WAS SHORT OF THE 1ST DOWN. THE VIKINGS WOULD HOLD ON TO WIN 13-9.
1:35:20;24 - BUFFALO BILLS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
PATRIOTS TAKING ON THE BILLS AND THESE GUYS DIDN'T PLAY A LONG TIME. ROB GRONKOWSKI, JULIEN EDELMAN, TOM BRADY. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO RISK ANY OF THOSE GUYS GETTING HURT. BRADY IN FOR THE 1ST HALF OF THE GAME LOOKING FOR BRANDON BOLDIN. THAT LED TO A PATRIOTS PUNT ON 3RD & 1. BRADY HERE AVOIDING PRESSURE, GETS IT OVER OR TRIES TO GET IT OVER TO SHANE VEREEN. PATRIOTS HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI F.G. THEN BRADY, UNDER PRESSURE, STACKED BY SEPHONE CHARLES AND THAT'S VERY UNBRADYLIKE. WELL THEY GOT A TREMENDOUS FRONT TODAY. TOM BRADY, I THINK THE #1 GOAL, GET OUT OF THIS GAME HEALTHY. THAT WAS ACHIEVED. AND THEN OVER TO SAMMY WATKINS THROWS KYLE ORTON. GOOD FOR 43 YDS. D.J. AND I WERE WATCHING THESE GAMES. WE SAID 3 ROOKIE WIDE RECEIVERS COULD GO OVER 1,000 YDS. I DON'T THINK SAMMY'S GONNA GET THERE. HE MUST'VE HEARD BECAUSE EARLY ON HE WAS DOING SOME THINGS; AND THEN ORTON HERE TO ROBERT WOODS AND THE BILLS GO UP 7-0. YEA, THE BILLS WERE A TOUGH TEAM ALL YEAR LONG. THEY REALLY FOUGHT IN EVERY SINGLE GAME. TERRIFIC DEFENSE. THOUGH KYLE ORTON PLAYED GOOD AT TIMES, I REALLY LIKE WHAT I SEEN FROM HIM. WELL THERE'S ORTON TO WOODS AGAIN FOR A GAIN OF 20 YDS.; AND 7 PLAYS LATER ON 3RD & GOAL, ...DIXON IN FOR THE TD. BILLS UP 14-3. THEY WIN IT 17-9. BILLS GET THEIR FIRST WIN IN N.E. SINCE 2000; ALTHOUGH THE PATRIOTS OBVIOUSLY NOT PLAYING ON FULL TILT. SAMMY WATKINS LESS THAN 20 YDS. SHY OF 1,000 FOR THE SEASON. SO THAT WOULD'VE BEEN 4 ROOKIE RECEIVERS OVER 1,000 YDS. STILL A GOOD YEAR FOR SAMMY. NICE ROOKIE YEAR. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE CROP OF ROOKIE RECEIVERS THERE. BILLS, 17-9. PATRIOTS GONNA BE THE #1 SEED. L.T., WHEN YOU HAVE A SEASON AND YOU EXPERIENCE THAT MUCH SUCCESS DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, YOU HAD AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE THAT I CAN REMEMBER. AND YOU GO INTO THE PLAYOFFS. DID YOU PREFER GETTING THAT REST OR DID YOU WANT TO KIND OF PLAY THROUGH?
1:37:33;22 - PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ NEW YORK GIANTS
NFC EAST BATTLE. EAGLES, GIANTS. AND THE PLAYERS, TOM COUGHLIN INCLUDED, WEARING NYPD HATS AND SHIRTS HONORING THE 2 OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED EARLIER THIS LAST WEEK. ALRIGHT, BACK TO FOOTBALL. 1ST QUARTER, GIANTS BALL. NO SCORE. ELI MANNING LOOKING DEEP FOR RUBEN RANDALL DOUBLE COVERED BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. HE GOES UP AND GETS IT. A PICKUP OF 43 YDS. THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN ANDRE WILLIAMS 1 YD. TD. AND THE GIANTS LED 7-0. ENSUING EAGLES DRIVE. MARK SANCHEZ ROLLS AND THEN FINDS JORDAN MATTHEWS, AND MATTHEWS HAS MADE THIS A HABIT OF BREAKING AWAY FROM TACKLERS AND SCORING FROM 44 YDS. OUT. THE GAME'S TIED AT 7. NEXT EAGLES DRIVE ON 3RD & GOAL. SANCHEZ FAKES TO CHRIS POLK, AND THEN FIND BRENT CELEK FOR THE TD. THE EAGLES TAKE THE LEAD 14-7. THAT WAS CELEK'S 1ST TD. RECEPTION OF THE YEAR. 2ND QUARTER WE GO. EAGLES BALL TRAILING 14-10. LEADING 14-10 RATHER. SANCHEZ ON THE PLAY ACTION IS INTERCEPTED BY MIKE HARRIS. SANCHEZ'S 9TH INTERCEPTION THIS SEASON. ALL OF THEM IN JUST 8 GAMES. SO 9 PLAYS LATER, THE GIANTS WITH IT. 3RD & GOAL ON THE EAGLES 2. MANNING THROWING A LITTLE FADE TO ODELL BECKHAM BUT IT'S KNOCKED AWAY BY BRANDON BOYKIN. THE GIANTS SETTLE FOR A F.G. AND THEY TRAIL 14-13. GREAT EFFORT BY BRANDON BOYKIN THERE COVERING ODELL BECKHAM JR. AND KNOCKING THE BALL AWAY. ALRIGHT, SO NEXT GIANTS DRIVE. THIS ON 1ST DOWN. MANNING ..THROWING DEEP FOR BECKHAM AND, AGAIN, KNOCKED AWAY. BECKHAM ALSO TOOK A HUGE SHOT ON THE PLAY AS WELL AND HE'S PRETTY UPSET. HE TOOK HIS HELMET OFF. HE WANTED A FLAG. THERE WAS NO FLAG. AND, QUITE FRANKLY, THERE WAS NO FLAG ON EITHER SIDE. BECKHAM TOOK AN ABSOLUTELY MONSTROUS SHOT AROUND THE HEAD. YOU SEE IT THERE AND, AGAIN, NO FLAG ON THE PLAY. THE GIANTS STILL TRAILING 17-16 AT HALF. WE GO TO THE 2ND HALF. 3RD QUARTER. GIANTS BALL. THEY'RE PUNTING. THAT'S STEPHEN WEATHERFORD. IT'S BLOCKED BY JAMES CASEY. SHREY BURTON WOULD PICK IT UP, AND HE'S NOT GONNA GO IS HE? YES HE WOULD. DIVING IN THERE FOR THE TD. EAGLES LEAD 24-16. IT'S THEIR 11TH RETURNED TD. OF THE YEAR. TIED FOR 3RD & MOST ALL TIME. LATER IN THE 3RD. GIANTS WITH IT TRAILING 17-16. MANNING TO ODELL BECKHAM JR. THIS KID IS UNBELIEVABLE. I MEAN LOOK AT HOW HIGH HE GOT UP THERE TO CATCH THAT BALL. I MEAN JUST UNBELIEVABLE. BUT HE ALSO HAD 90 RECEIVING YDS. WELL, A LITTLE MORE THAN 90 RECEIVING YDS. AS YOU'LL FIND OUT. HIS 9TH CONSECUTIVE GAME WITH 90 PLUS RECEIVING YDS. ALRIGHT, 4TH QUARTER. SHADY MCCOY TAKES A HANDOFF. PICKS UP AN EASY 21 YDS. NEXT PLAY, FAKES THE HANDOFF AND THEN CHECKS IT DOWN TO MCCOY. AND THEN MCCOY. THAT SOUND YOU HEAR. THAT'S THE SOUND OF MIKE HARRIS' ANKLES BEING BROKEN. CHRIS POLK WOULD THEN PUNCH IT IN FROM THE 1 YD. OUT 5 PLAYS LATER AND THE EAGLES LED 31-19. ENSUING GIANTS DRIVE. OH MY GOODNESS. ODELL BECKHAM JR. I MEAN HELLO. BECKHAM JR. 63 YDS. OUT AND THE TD. THE GIANTS TRAIL 31-26. BECKHAM FINISHED THE DAY WITH 185 YDS. AND THAT TD. LATER IN THE 4TH ELI PICKED OFF ON 2ND DOWN. PICKED OFF BY NATE ALLEN. HE'D RETURN IT 40 YDS. DOWN TO THE GIANTS 18. MANNING, 28 OF 53 FOR 292 YDS., A TD. AND AN INTERCEPTION. AS THE EAGLES WOULD GO ON TO WIN 34-26, AND END THE SEASON ON A POSITIVE NOTE.
1:42:00;14 - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
ALRIGHT, THE SAINTS TAKING ON THE T.B. BUCS. NOT MUCH ON THE LINE HERE. MAYBE ROB RYAN FIGHTING FOR HIS JOB AS DEF. COORD. FOR THE SAINTS. MEANWHILE FOR LOVIE SMITH AND THE BUCS. THEY'RE UST LOOKING TO SECURE MAYBE THE #1 PICK IN THE DRAFT UPCOMING. SO HERE WE GO. 2ND QUARTER, DOUG MARTIN FINDING A LITTLE CREASE AND THEN BREAKING OFF A 45 YD. RUN. THAT WOULD SETUP 1ST & GOAL SITUATION. THIS ON 3RD & GOAL. MCCOWN TO MIKE EVANS, THE ROOKIE. A 6 YD. TD. TD. #12 FOR MIKE EVANS AS THE BUCCANEERS LEAD. SURPRISINGLY SOMEWHAT 10-0. ALRIGHT, NEXT SAINTS POSSESSION. DREW BREES TO MARCUS COLSTON FOR A GAIN OF 15 YDS. THAT WAS ON 3RD & 5. SO 6 PLAYS LATER, THE DRIVE GETS DOWN TO 1ST & GOAL. KYREE ROBINSON...RUNS IT IN FROM 1 YD. OUT AND THE SAINTS TRAIL 10-7. NEXT BUCCANEERS POSSESSION. THIS ON 1ST DOWN. CHARLES SIMMS, THE ROOKIE. WE’RE GONNA CUTBACK INSIDE. THEN A LITTLE SHIMMY SHAKE. OH BREAKING TACKLES AND THEN A 20 YD. EXPLOSION. BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THE REPLAY HERE. HE ACTUALLY GETS TAKEN OUT BY HIS OWN TEAMMATE. THAT'S TAVARES KING RIGHT HERE DE-CLEATING CHARLES SIMMS. COULD'VE BEEN A MUCH BIGGER GAIN BUT 4 PLAYS LATER IT'S ALL GOOD. CHARLES SIMMS RUNS TO THE LEFT. AN 8 YD. TD. RUN AND THE BUCS LEAD 17-7. 3RD QUARTER, SAINTS BALL. NOW TRAILING 20-7. DREW BREES THROWING, FIRING DEEP DOWNFIELD BUT THE BALL'S INTERCEPTED BY BRADLEY MCDOUGAL. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. MCDOUGAL, REALLY GREAT CONCENTRATION. GREAT INDIVIDUAL DEF. EFFORT HERE. GETS HIS HAND UP AND THEN TIPS THE BALL TO HIMSELF. GETS BOTH FEET INBOUNDS, AND THE BUCS INTERCEPT THAT ONE IN THE END ZONE. NEXT SAINTS POSSESSION. THIS ON 3RD DOWN. BREES TO KENNY STILLS. I MEAN ARE YOU KIDDING ME? KENNY STILLS TRIPLE COVERED BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK HERE. 1, 2, 3, BUCS IN THE PICTURE THERE BUT IT'S O.K. BECAUSE KENNY STILLS GOES UP AND NABS IT. 3 PLAYS LATER, 3RD & 10. BREES. IT'S INTERCEPTED AGAIN IN THE END ZONE. THIS TIME KEITH TANDY GOT HIM. IT'S BREES' 3RD INTERCEPTION OF THE DAY. 2ND IN THE END ZONE ALONE. SO THE NEXT SAINTS POSSESSION MARK INGRAM WILL KEEP THIS ONE ON THE GROUND; AND LOOK AT HIM BURYING DEFENDERS, CARRYING THEM FOR AN 18 YD. GAIN. THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN INGRAM 1 YD. TD. AND THE SAINTS TRAIL 20-14. 4TH QUARTER ACTION. BUCS WITH THE SAME SCORE. MCCOWN INTERCEPTED BY KEENAN LEWIS. RETURNED 2 YDS. DOWN TO MIDFIELD. SO THE VERY NEXT PLAY ...REMEMBER THAT N.O. IS DOWN 20-14. THEY'RE DOWN A TD. BREES, THE BALL BATTED AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, AND IT'S CAUGHT BY BREES. THAT WOULD BE CAREER CATCH #7 FOR DREW BREES. THE PRODUCT OUT OF PURDUE. THEN 3 PLAYS LATER FROM THE SHOTGUN. BREES WITH A MORE CONVENTIONAL PASS. THAT WAS ON 4TH & 2 BY THE WAY. A GAIN OF 4 YDS. AND KEPT THE DRIVE ROLLING. 3 PLAYS LATER, BREES TO COLSTON. COLSTON OVER THE TOP AND THEN COLSTON FINDING THE NEAR SIDE PYLON FOR A TD. A 36 YD. SCORE FOR HIM AND THE SAINTS RECLAIM THE LEAD 21-20. BREES THOUGH WOULD COME UP 48 YDS. SHORT OF 5,000 YDS. ENSUING BUCS POSSESSION, MCCOWN ON 3RD DOWN JUST GETS SWALLOWED UP BY JR. GOLLETTE IN THE END ZONE FOR THE SAFETY. ROB RYAN FEELING IT. LOVIE SMITH NOT SO MUCH. THE SAINTS GO ON TO WIN IT 23-20.
1:46:00;04 - CAROLINA PANTHERS @ ATLANTA FALCONS
MORE GOOD NEWS. JULIO JONES ACTIVE EVEN WITH THAT SORE HIP. HE'S BEEN KILLING IT THE LAST FEW GAMES. JUST KILLING IT. SO THE WINNER TAKES ALL. CAM NEWTON. YOU WOULD THINK WHEN YOU THINK WINNER TAKES ALL, EVERYBODY COMES TO PLAY. WELL AT LEAST 1 TEAM DID. CAM TO ED DIXON. 10-ZIP CAROLINA. TRIED TO BE THE FIRST REPEAT CHAMPION IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFC SOUTH; AND, BOY, DID THE PANTHERS D. START TO RESEMBLE, T LEAST A LITTLE BIT, THAT MONSTER DEFENSE FROM A YEAR AGO THAT HELPED THEM WIN 12 GAMES. THE MATURAL, AS RICH EISEN USED TO LIKE TO CALL HIM. I DON'T KNOW IF HE DOES ANYMORE BASED ON HIS PERFORMANCE...GETS TIPPED AND PICKED BY THE ..IS THAT THE OLD MAN ROMAN HARPER?! HEY, IT'S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. HE'S GOT A SILVER HELMET. HE'S GOT SILVER HAIR TO MATCH, AND HE'S RUNNING IT IN FOR A PICK 6 AND IT'S 17-3. THAT WAS BAD. THE PANTHERS 1ST DEF. TD. THIS SEASON. IS THAT MORGAN FREEMAN? I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I MET ... HE DIDN'T MAKE A SOUND. BUT LATER ON THE FALCONS OFFENSE DIDN'T MAKE MUCH NOISE ON THIS DAY. THAT'S THOMAS DAVID, THE FORMER GEORGIA BULLDOG PICKING THEM UP AND PUTTING THEM DOWN AND GETTING INSIDE THE 10 YD. LINE. FLAG WAS ON THE FALCONS, BY THE WAY. SEE WHAT HAPPENED WAS... AND THEN THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. CAM. CAM! WHOA..THAT'S THE OLD CAM. NOT AN OLD CAM. THAT'S THEE OLD CAM PUNCHING IT IN. HE'S GOT 33 RUSHING TDS. SINCE 2011. ANDREW LUCK NEXT IN LINE AMONG QBS WITH 11 BY THE WAY. LATER ON, GOT A 4TH & 5. UH OH. WE GOT ANOTHER PICK. SEE, IT'S TREY ... THIS IS WHAT GETS ON MY NERVE. 4 MILES, MATTER OF FACT, HOMETOWN. YOU HAVE 4 RECEIVERS; RODDY WHITE, JULIO, ... DEVIN HESTER AND HARRY DOUGLAS, AND YOU CAN'T SCORE BUT 3 PTS.?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? 7-8-1, THE PANTHERS ARE IN. OH NO, IS THAT MAN LOSING A JOB. THAT MAN'S GONNA NEED A NEW SET OF CLOTHES. RON RIVERA MOVING ON TO THE POST-SEASON FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR.
1:48:21;27 - DETROIT LIONS @ GREEN BAY PACKERS
TAKES THE NFC NORTH. MATTHEW STAFFORD WAS 3 YRS. OLD THE LAST TIME DETROIT WON AT LAMBEAU. THAT WAS 1991. AARON RODGERS AND HIS CREW, 7-0 AT HOME THIS YEAR. IN THE FIRST WE'RE SCORELESS BUT IT'S MIKA HYDE PLAYING A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK. YOU GOTTA BE ABLE TO MAKE SOMEONE MISS AND FIND AND RUN TO DAYLIGHT, AND HE DID JUST THAT. IT'S THE 2ND TIME THIS YEAR HE'S DONE THAT AND DONE THAT. ONTO THE 2ND, STILL 7-ZIP. AARON RODGERS DID NOT COMPLETE A PASS IN THE 1ST QUARTER. HERE HE THROWS ONE TO RANDALL COBB. THAT'S A GAIN OF 34. SO HARD TO COVER UNDERNEATH. WITH THE ONE-ON-ONE MATCHUPS, RANDALL COBB IS GONNA WIN MOST OF THOSE BATTLES. RODGERS BOTHERED ALL WEEK BY THAT SORE CALF AND HERE REALLY COMES TO FRUITION. ELUDING THE RUSH, FLIPS IT FOR THE TD. TO COBB. THAT'S THE WINNING PART OF THE EQUATION. THE LOSING PART IS RODGERS, THEIR MVP CANDIDATE IS ON THE GROUND AND HERE YOU'LL SEE WHY. I MEAN LITERALLY GIMPING THROUGH THAT HOLE, BARELY HAS ENOUGH TO GET IT OFF AND HE IS DONE FOR THE REST OF THE HALF. CARRIED OFF THE FIELD. EVENTUALLY CARTED INTO THE L.R. NOT THE WAY HE WANTED TO R-E-L-A-X. SO HERE COMES MATTHEW STAFFORD. INCOMPLETE ON 3RD & 13 BUT HUGE PLAY BECAUSE BRAD JONES WITH THE NON-HEADS UP PLAY, BECAUSE IT'S A BLOW TO THE HEAD. THAT'S A BAD CALL MAN. I MEAN IT'S A BAD RULE. HE HAS ON A HELMET. THAT'S WHAT THE HELMET'S FOR. SO THEY MOVED THE CHAINS. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC 1ST DOWN. LIONS THEN. THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC TD. STAFFORD TO MEGATRON AND DETROIT DOWN JUST 14-7 AT THE BREAK. SO A HUGE PENALTY ON JONES. 3RD QUARTER, MATT FLYNN. REMEMBER HE THREW 6 TDS. AGAINST THE LIONS A FEW YEARS AGO IN A MEANINGLESS GAME. RODGERS TRYING TO STAY WARM. WOULD HE MAKE A WILLIS REAM COMEBACK?! WELL ON 3RD & 4, FLYNN DROPPED BY JASON JONES. HE GOTTA GET RID OF THE BALL. SO THE PACKERS ARE FORCED TO PUNT AND...THERE HE GOES! YEP. SO STAFFORD NOW ON 4TH & 1. DOES HE HAVE THE MOXIE AND THE MUSTARD TO GET IT? HE DOES. JUST BARELY. 4 PLAYS LATER, IT'S STAFFORD. 20 OF 41 ON THIS DAY BUT LOOK AT THE ADJUSTMENT BY MEGATRON. BEAUTIFUL. WE ARE TIED AT 14. HE AND DEZ BRYANT. THEY GOTTA BE THE BEST IN THE GAME, IN THE RED ZONE. PACKERS ENSUING DRIVE. GOTTA WORK THE BEARD FOR GOOD LUCK. MAYBE THAT WAS THE MEDICINE HE NEEDED. LOOK AT THAT STRIKE. CALF MIGHT BE HURTING BUT THAT RIGHT ARM LOOKS FINE. THAT'S A GAIN OF 29 BY COBB. HOP-A-LONG CASSIDY OUT THERE. NOW IT'S 3RD & 3. RODGERS TO COBB AGAIN FOR 13 MORE. AND THE PACKERS HAVE A 21-14 LEAD. SAME SCORE IN THE 4TH. STAFFORD TO JOIQUE BELL. WE GOT A BALL ON THE GROUND AND MORGAN BURNETT'S GONNA RECOVER IT. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WORK ON EVERYDAY IN PRACTICE. THE QB/R.B. EXCHANGE; AND FOR THEM TO FUMBLE THE BALL IN THE 4TH QUARTER WHEN THE GAME IS ON THE LINE, IS UNACCEPTABLE. EVERYBODY AIN'T BUILT FOR THE MOMENT. SO NOW IT'S UP TO THAT LIONS VAUNTED D TO STOP G.B. ON 3RD & 4. THEY COULDN’T DO IT. THAT'S RODGERS TO ROGERS; AARON TO RICHARD, FOR A GAIN OF 6. AND THEN RODGERS TAKING IT IN WITH THE BUM CALF. I MEAN ARE YOU KIDDING ME, WITH YOU MVP AILING?! YOU'RE GONNA LET HIM RUN IT IN?! HE GOT A 3-OUT WINDOW. HE DON'T FEEL NOTHING RIGHT NOW. IT'S 28-14. LIONS ENSUING DRIVE. GOING FOR IT ON 4TH & 10. STAFFORD HAS IT TIPPED AND INCOMPLETE! SO THE LIONS TURN IT OVER ON DOWNS. PACKERS NEXT DRIVE. 3RD & 5. RODGERS TO JORDY NELSON. THAT'S A GAIN OF 15 BUT WATCH WHY RODGERS IS SO TICKED AFTER THE PLAY. NDAMUKONG SUH WITH THE RIGHT ON THE CALF AND THE LEFT TO FOLLOW IT UP, AND I WEIGHT 317. HOW'S IT FEEL? NOW HE DIDN'T KNOW THE MAN'S SITTING THERE. WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO SUH? AND WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO THE LIONS? THEY LOSE AGAIN AT LAMBEAU FIELD.
1:52:51;20 - OAKLAND RAIDERS @ DENVER BRONCOS
HOST THE PLAYOFF GAME NEXT WEEK. BRONCOS WIN AND THEY GET NEXT WEEKEND OFF. TAKING ON THE OAKLAND RAIDERS. PEYTON MANNING COMING OFF HIS 5TH CAREER 4 INT. GAME. THE BEST PART IN THE NFL, OAKLAND RAIDERS. THEY PLAYED BETTER DOWN THE STRETCH, DIDN'T THEY? YEA, BUT I MEAN THEY'RE A GREAT SPARRING PARTNER. YEA, AND LOOK WHAT...THEY GET YOU READY. YEA, THEY GONNA GET YOU READY. AND LOOK AT WHAT OAKLAND'S DOING. THAT WAS RECOVERED BY KEITH MCGILL. THAT'S A TD. BUT, OF COURSE, WOULD BE REVIEWED. AND THE JUSTIN TUCK TIP IT? WAS THAT A FORWARD PASS? YOU KNOW WHAT? THE PLAY STANDS. RAIDERS TAKE IT, THEY'RE ONLY DOWN 10-7 AT THAT POINT. COME ON PEYTON, GET A LITTLE PUMPED UP OR SOMETHING. HERE ON 3RD & 4, DEMARIUS THOMAS. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT DEZ BRYANT BEING IN A CONTRACT YEAR. I THINK HE IS TOO. UH OH. YEA. PASSED ROD SMITH TODAY FOR THE MOST RECEIVING YDS. IN BRONCOS HISTORY IN A SINGLE SEASON. I SEEM TO SAY THAT EVERY HIGHLIGHT. SOMEBODY'S DOING SOMETHING OFFENSIVELY. THIS TIME IT'S C.J. ANDERSON WHO'S DOING SOMETHING GOOD. HIS 3RD RUSHING TD. OF THE DAY; AND THE BRONCOS WILL HAVE NEXT WEEKEND OFF. THEY ALMOST DROP A ... ON THE RAIDERS.
1:54:15;20 - ARIZONA CARDINALS @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
ALRIGHT, WHAT ABOUT ARIZONA STILL PLAYING FOR THE 1-SEED? JIM HARBAUGH'S STARRING AT CARDINAL RED BUT HE'S GOT MAIZON BLUE ON THE BRAIN. MORE ON THAT MOMENTARILY. RYAN LINDLEY, 228 PASS ATTEMPTS WITHOUT A TD. THAT'S AN NFL RECORD. SO FIRST POSSESSION, OH WE'RE RUNNING A FLEA-FLICKER FROM THE 20?! TRICKY CARDINALS. THERE IT IS! THEY GOTTA DO IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SCORE. THERE IT IS. THEY GOTTA DO IT. TO MICHAEL FLOYD, AND ARIZONA'S GOT A 7-ZIP LEAD. I GOTTA GIVE BRUCE ARIAN’S TEAM CREDIT. THEY DON'T CARE WHO'S PLAYING. THEY JUST DON'T QUIT. GOT THAT RIGHT. COLIN KAPAERNICK TO ANQUAN BOLDIN. FLORIDA STATE! HE CAN STILL MOVE A LITTLE BIT. ALL EYES WERE ON COLIN KAPAERNICK. THAT'S A 76 YD. SCORE. DON’T' WORRY ABOUT THE FLAG. WE'RE TIED AT 7. HEY, ENJOY ANN ARBOR. I'LL BE UP THERE ON SOME SORT OF FUN WEEKEND. JUST AS FAST. 2ND QUARTER, LINDLEY TO FLOYD. WIDE OPEN. IS THAT ANOTHER LINDLEY TOUCHDOWN? IT IS! AND THE CARDINALS ARE UP 17-13 AT THE BREAK. LINDLEY, 23 OR 39 FOR 316 AND A COUPLE OF SCORES. ONTO THE 3RD. LINDLEY LOOKING FOR THE ROOKIE JOHN BROWN BUT IT'S CHRIS CULLIVER WITH THE INT. NICE UNDERCUT. WATCH BRUCE ARIANS. THIS WAS GREAT REACTION AFTERWARD. LOOKING AT HIS 3RD STRING QB AND SAYING, WHERE WERE YOU THROWING THAT BALL? AH HUH. SO THEN WE'VE GOT KAPAERNICK. THAT'S BRUCE MILLER AND THAT IS A TD. PLAY WOULD BE REVIEWED BUT THAT, THAT'S NICE FOOTWORK. THAT IS VERY NICE FOOTWORK. O.K. NINERS HAVE A 20-17 LEAD. A LOT OF GRAPHICS ON THE PAGE THERE AT FOX. WE APPRECIATE IT. THEN LINDLEY. IT'S CRAIG DAHL WITH THE INT. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET. SO THE 49ERS FINISH AT 500 BUT IS JIMMY FINISHED? ...I MAYBE DON'T HAVE THE WORDS FOR IT BUT I'LL SAY IT THIS WAY. AS I'VE SAID ALL ALONG, YOU WORK AT THE PLEASURE OF THE ORG....AND IT'S COME TO A...IT'S COME TO, IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS 4 YRS., AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK AND SERVE FOR THIS ORG., FOR THESE PLAYERS FOR THIS FOOTBALL TEAM, AND I FEEL GREAT ABOUT WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED. I FEEL GREAT ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT WERE MADE. THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE MADE. I MEAN THAT'S WHAT A TEAM IS. A SET OF RELATIONSHIPS. SO I FEEL GOOD.
1:57:05;03 - ST. LOUIS RAMS @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
NEXT STOP ANN ARBOR. NEXT STOP FOR US, SEATTLE. JEFF FISHER AND THE RAMS TRYING TO UPEND THE SEAHAWKS. THEY CLINCH HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE WITH A W. SEAHAWKS, THAT OFFENSE, SLEEP WALKING EARLY LAST WEEK IN ARIZONA, AND THEN AGAINST THE RAMS HERE ON 3RD & 8. RUSSELL WILSON. I LOVE WATCHING HIM MOVE BUT NOT LIKE THAT. NO. THESE ARE THE TOUGHEST GAMES TO PLAY IN BECAUSE THESE TEAMS, DIV. TEAMS KNOW YOU THE BEST. MARCUS ... WITH THE INT. LET'S REMEMBER THE RAMS UPENDED SEATTLE EARLIER THIS YEAR THANKS TO A COUPLE OF SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYS; AND THEN WILSON TO LYNCH AND MARSHAWN TRYING FOR SOME EXTRA YDS. HAS IT STRIPPED AWAY. IT'S JUST A GREAT PLAY BY ALEC OGLETREE MAN. NOT GIVING UP. COMES BACK. HE'S ALWAYS AROUND THE FOOTBALL, SO YOU CAN EXPECT THEM TO COME UP WITH A TURNOVER OR 2. WOULD LEAD TO A 2ND ZUERLEIN F.G. AND A 6-0 LEAD. RAMS WOULD ACTUALLY LEAD BY THE SAME SCORE AT HALFTIME. WE'LL PICK IT UP 6-6. SHAWN HILL TRYING TO JUST THROW IT AWAY BUT LOOK AT THE ATHLETIC MANEUVER BY THE BIG MAN JORDAN HILL WHO GOES DOWN AND SCOOPS IT UP BEFORE IT HITS THE GROUND. LOOK AT THIS. THAT ONLY HAPPENS TO BAD TEAMS. YOU TRY TO...I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMEBODY TRY TO THROW THE BALL AWAY AND WAS PICKED OFF. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN THAT IN MY LIFE MAN. THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD MOVE BY THE BIG MAN. THAT WAS A GREAT ... GREAT HANDS. AND SPEAKING OF THE BIG MAN. I LOVE HOW HE JUST STOMPS RIGHT AFTER THE GOAL LINE. WELL HE'S ABOUT THAT ACTION, BO. YEA. AND THAT WAY YOU DON'T GET FINED FOR CELEBRATION. KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL. NEXT RAMS POSSESSION, HILL GETS A BAD LUCK. IT'S TIPPED. IT'S PICKED BY BRUCE IRVIN. WOW. A MAN WHO'S PAID TO RUSH THE PASSER GETS HIS 2ND PICK 6 THIS YEAR. WATCH BOBBY WAGNER THOUGH JUST KIND OF STRIP IT OUT. JUST MADE WAGNER ONE OF THE BEST. GOOD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU GET TO THE BALL. HE'S BEEN MAKING PLAYS SINCE HEATH COME BACK.
1:59:11;20 - CINCINNATI BENGALS @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS
AFC NORTH WOULD BE DECIDED. BOTH THE STEELERS AND BENGALS ALREADY IN THE POSTSEASON PARTY. A.J. GREEN, BUM BICEP, HE'S PLAYING. BEN ROETHLISBERGER WASN'T EVEN OUT FOR PREGAME WARMUPS. HE'S GOT A SICK STOMACH. DON'T DO IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I KNOW..YOU DON'T WANT TO KICK TO THIS. LOOK AT ANTONIO BROWN JUST DOING HIS THING, JUST FOLLOWING THE LINE ALL THE WAY BACK ACROSS THE FIELD. 3 CAREER PUNT RETURNS FOR SCORES ALL AGAINST THE CINCY BENGALS. WOW. IN THAT SPAN THE BENGALS HAVE ONLY GIVEN UP 3 PUNT RETURNS FOR TDS. ALL OF THEM TO ANTONIO BROWN. MY GOSH. THAT'S A NICE FLIP. WOW. 7-ZIP. NEXT BENGALS DRIVE, ANDY DALTON LOOKING FOR A.J. GREEN BUT IT'S PICKED OFF BY BRYCE MCCAIN. THAT'S ON A.J. RIGHT THERE. A.J. CUT THAT ROUTE OFF MAN. IT WAS A PUMP AND GO. YOU GOTTA GO. YEA, YOU GOTTA GO. YOU CAN'T STOP JUST BECAUSE HE HAD IT COVERED. YOU GOTTA GO. DALTON'S THROWN 26 INT.'S WHEN TARGETING GREEN SINCE 2011. MOST IN THE NFL IN THAT SPAN. DOG WANTS TO SAY THAT RIGHT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAVE ME A LOT OF TIME BUT YOU JUST CAN'T...O.K., I'M SORRY. I AIN'T GONNA SAY ... ALRIGHT, WELL DALTON FINDS BRANDON TATE FOR A GAIN OF 14 AND THE BENGALS ARE IN THE RED ZONE; AND THEN DALTON FLIPPING IT OUT TO GIOVANNI BERNARD. HE IS GREAT AT CATCHING.. I LIKE THIS PLAY. I LIKE THIS PLAY. DALTON AD-LIBBED WITH HIS LEGS. FLIPS IT TO GIO. OH YEA, AND THE LITTLE MAN CAN GET UP. THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE BLOWING JEREMY HILL RUNNING THE BALL LIKE HE'S RUNNING. AND WE ARE TIED AT 7. NEXT STEELERS POSSESSION. 3RD & 3. ROETHLISBERGER LOSES IT AND IT'S ..WALLACE GILLBERRY WHO FALLS ON IT. I LIKE THAT LAST NAME, GILLBERRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT POUNCEY DID RIGHT THERE. IT'S A SUDDEN SNAP. IT WOULD LEAD TO A BENGALS F.G. AND A 10-7 LEAD. THERE'S A NEW TERM IN THE NFL, SUDDEN SNAP. TIED AT 10 IN THE 2ND. DALTON LOOKING FOR A.J. GREEN AGAIN BUT IT'S BRYCE MCCAIN ON THE TIP DRILL. TIP DRILL. WE SAW A.J. GET BUSTED UP ON MONDAY NIGHT ON ONE OF THOSE BALLS. RAN TO EXTEND. CHRIS, WHAT YOU TRYING TO SAY, THE MAN'S SCARED? I DON'T KNOW. I'M SAYING I GET IT. A YOUNG CORNER STEP IN WHEN IKE TAYLOR... DID I SAY HE WAS SCARED? YEA, YOU SOUND LIKE THAT. I DIDN'T MEAN...NO, NO, NO. WHAT DID MY WORDS SAY?! THAT A.J. GREEN WAS SCARED. O.K. HERE'S ROETHLISBERGER. YA ALL JUST GONNA KEEP IT UP, I CAN GO HOME AND YA ALL CAN KEEP... PITTS. UP 20-10 AT THE BREAK. DON'T LOOK IN YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR BECAUSE I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. 3RD QUARTER, ROETHLISBERGER TO LE'VEON BELL. THIS ONE GOT UGLY. BELL UPENDED BY REGGIE NELSON. MARSHALL, WHAT'D YOU SEE? HYPEREXTENDED KNEE, AS I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS IN THE BACK. BUT HERE'S THE THING, AND WE HADN'T SEEN IT IN AWHILE BECAUSE GUYS ACTUALLY STARTED TARGETING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER UP AND AROUND THE WAIST. BUT RIGHT THERE, AS SOON AS, AND WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THIS MUCH. THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S ALWAYS GONNA COME INTO PLAY WHEN YOU TAKE THE HITS AWAY FROM THE HEAD. WELL THAT'S A 230 LB. BACK. WHERE YOU GONNA HIT HIM? HIS REPLACEMENT, DRE ARCHER, WHIFFED ON THE BLITZ, AND THEN ROETHLISBERGER RUSHED. PICKED OFF BY NELSON. FLAGS ALL OVER THE PLACE THAT WERE OFFSETTING. BUT YOU COULD SEE THAT THEY DEARLY MISSED BELL FOR A MULTITUDE FO REASONS. RUNNING THE BALL, CATCHING IT AND BLOCKING AS WELL. SO THE BENGALS GET IT. ANDY DALTON TO A.J. GREEN WHO IS NOT SCARED. HE'S NOT SCARED. RIGHT THERE. HE DIDN'T HAVE TO JUMP. THE BALL WAS RIGHT ON HIM. THEN ONTO THE 4TH. DALTON TO GERMAINE GRESHAM. THE GOOD NEWS IS HE GETS INTO THE END ZONE. THE BAD NEWS IS HE INJURES HIS BACK ON THE PLAY. YEA, HE'S .RIGHT THERE, RIGHT. HE'S CRAMPING THERE. HIS BACK. YEA, HE GRABBED HIS LEG BUT IT WAS HIS BACK. YEA, BUT I THINK HE WAS HURT EARLIER. HE WAS IN THERE FIGHTING TODAY, BATTLING HARD WITH A LOT OF INJURIES. WELL WHAT WAS IN FRONT OF HIM? I DON'T KNOW. ALRIGHT, NEXT STEELERS POSSESSION. IT'S A FAKE PUNT, AND THIS IS A COMPLETE DISASTER FOR THE STEELERS. YOU KNOW WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT THIS PLAY. I WAS JUST TALKING TO IRV. I'M TELLING YOU, WE'RE GONNA RUN THIS FAKE. IF YOU GET IN TROUBLE, THROW IT. SOMEBODY GONNA CATCH IT. IF IT GET BATTED DOWN, YOU GET THE BALL WHERE YOU STARTED TO PLAY. SO HERE COMES DALTON TO A.J. GREEN WHO'S NOT SCARED. BUT HE DOES FUMBLE. A GREAT PLAY BY ANTOWANE BLAKE WHO STRIPPED IT AND RECOVERED IT; AND WATCH THE HIT THAT GREEN TOO ON THE WAY DOWN. NOT THERE. BUT THERE BY MIKE MITCHELL. YEA. THAT HURT. THAT WAS TOUGH RIGHT THERE. THIS GUY, HE IS SUCH A GREAT PLAYER. HE IS SUCH A GREAT WARRIOR. BUT THE BALL COMING OUT HURT MORE THAN THAT HIT. YOU GOTTA ... BEN ROETHLISBERGER TO ANTONIO BROWN WHO GOT PAT DREY KIRKPATRICK... BOY, IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF THE WAY! MARTAVIUS BRYAN ALMOST TACKLED HIM MAN. THEY GET THAT FROM MIAMI FLORIDA, MAN. THAT'S A BAD ... I TRIED TO TELL YA ALL YEARS AGO, THAT'S A GROWN MAN. HE FINISHED THE YEAR WITH 129 GRABS. ONLY MARVIN HARRISON HAD MORE IN A SINGLE SEASON. HE HAD 143. PAY THAT MAN AGAIN. KNOCKING DOWN EVERYBODY. WELL GUESS WHO'S THE CHAMPS. THAT'S WHERE YOU AT. THAT'S WHERE YOU AT WITH IT?! THE PITTS. STEELERS ARE A 10 PT. WINNER AND CHAMPIONS OF THE AFC NORTH.
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