"the final score" presented by we knew the story line was going in. >> dramatic action. >> the second year sensation. >> deceptive. stopped and changed direction. >> and this is where it gets interesting. >> totally not even comment on that. >> needing a win to get in. the ravens went into the black hole and came out playoff bound. where are the blackboards headed? we've got the answer as the murky playoff picture has now become crystal clear.

kelly johnson sources have confirmed that jim zorn will be fired within 24 hours. according to multiple reports and associated press the entire coaching staff will be fired by monday. zorn finishes with the exact same record as steve spurrier in two s&pes as redskins head coach and that's the worst of any redskins head coach of the super bowl era with two seasons at the helm. with that we welcome you to what we believe to be the farewell edition of geico sportsnite. >> we aren't going anywhere. we expect everyone else to be going somewhere. obviously we will get started with the red scns. before the after -- red scns. let's get to the highlight. phillip rivers to antonio gates in the end zone for the

12-yard touchdown. chargers up 10-0 early. skins didn't give up. midway through the second, santanna moss making the great catch on a jason campbell throw and sticks with it and grabs it. take another look at that. nice. on third and goal, jason finds todd yoader in the back of the end zone. wide open. two yard td. skins on the board and down 13- 7. on the first play of the next drive, going long to kelly. stick-- picking up 84 yards. longest pass play of jason campbell's career. almost got in the end zone. that will head up another short skins td as campbell hits kelnart flight and skins take a one-point lead into the half. early on in the third, antoine randle el takes the punt return. longest return of the year. why wait until the last game of the season to do that. the field goal would extend the lead to four. later in the third, backup qb is in the game for the chargers

and he gets picked off by rocky mcintosh who would fumble the ball. picked up by carlos rogers but the skins could not capitalize on that fortune. nice defense. and with less than a minute left in the game, they would hit the fullback michael tobert for the game winning score with 35 seconds left and the chargers win 23-20. for more, let's head out to san diego and check in with kelly johnson live. first of all, kj, what's the late thanks you are now hearing on the coaching situation. >> well, i think confirmed is not the exact report. what is expected is that jim zorn will be fired on monday. not yet confirmed. i do want to correct that right there. as for the season, the suffering is finally over. after this team has been physically and mentally been beat down this year in the end the redskins could not even beat the chargers' backups collecting their 12th loss.

franchises most since 1994 when ironically norm turner was head coach. norm turner is the winningest coach in san diego's history. no one really knows. and this is not the way the players wanted to go out. it was typical of the way they played all season. >> same thing happenedded today. we didn't find a way to win. >> frustrating was the athletes we have and not getting it done. we can't put it together as a win. have all the athletes you want and the individual players but can't put together the team it doesn't mean anything. >> i have been gone and at times when we are up and the other team and we are down and get back in the game and still can't close it out. that's how the s&p is going. every time we do something good we have to do something bad just to do something good again. as a team we stut toward much when it comes to making plays and doing things that should come naturally to us. i mean, this game proves it all that what we did was sucks to

go out. >> the players start driving teams you win a lot of football games. i have been on teams you go to the super bowl and we don't have as much talent as we had here but the guys understood how to play football. they took it to the field and practice with a passion and you can see it's not effort but it's the little things that keep you from winning games and that's taken stuff to the football field. >> after the game even jim zorn knew that final loss was the last thing on everyone's mind. >> anybody ready to talk about the game? >> zorn likely on his way out of washington and everyone is bracing themselves for a major change in 2010. from top to bottom. >> all of this losing is so much losing going on and frustration. we just got -- can't let have a season like this again. >> we had a good time throughout all the badness. i had a good time with these guys. and never know what will happen. looking forward to another season. from here, you know, i'm going to put in the word to get back here. if not, you know, like i say, i

have friendship with these guys. love the owner. it's been a good five years. i can't complain about too much. stuff not happy about, but it's been a good five years. i'm not going to talk about just the whole speculation again because you know i have a lot to say not just a little bit. but you know i'll wait. it will be idle chatter. a lot of things are being said and speculation. have the -- after the game, guys hugging each other. we know the team will be broken up in a lot of different ways. we commending each other for the fight and for being in there together and continuing the key fight and throughout adversity and overcoming a lot of it even though we didn't get a chance to win most of our games in the column didn't give up. >> and again i think everyone knows what's coming next. my sources expect jim zorn to be fired on monday with mike

shanahan likely to be his successor and team president. and that could happen not long after if shanahan is hired he is the 7th head coach under dan snyder since he took over the team since 1999. as i reported before it's expected that his son kyle will come in as offensive coordinator and two names for defense of coordinator. first cincinnati's mike zimmer and second former saints head coach jim hazlett. all speculation at this point in time. whatever happens it should happen quickly. well, kelly, it's interesting. the team believes tonight that jim zorn will hold his regular press conference tomorrow which we show here on comcast sportsnet live. if you could speculate is this his farewell speech? what's going on here? >> well, you would like to think that if they are going to in fact fire him that they would not put him through the agony of answering all those end of the year questions and what went wrong and why did you do this and why did you do that and how do you improve if in

fact they will let him go. i can tell you that those closest to the situation that are trying to figure out what's happening next they expect to have to wing it which means that we could wake up tomorrow morning and he could be fired and this could be a press conference for another reason whether it's a send off. i doubt they would put him through that. then again we all kind of come to expect the unexpected around washington. >> yeah, no doubt. we just don't know what to expect. thank you once again live from san diego, kelly johnson. much more redskins on the way. jason campbell's last game? we will address that speculation later in the show. jim hazlett, i thought it was hazelet. sorry. steve spurrier reference? >> raining sunshine. all right, under john harbaugh, the baltimore ravens are 11-0 against teams with losing records this season. baltimores destroyed four such

teams. combined score 129-13. and they could beat the 5-10 raidners oakland, the ravens would be flying toward another playoff berth. let's go out to oakland where joe flacco and the guys are taking on the raiders. looking for that spot in the post season and they are in. first quarter driving in and there is willis mcgahee stepping into the end zone. ravens up 7-0. mcgahee running watch out for the stiff arm right here! good-bye. hello 77-yard touchdown run. baltimore up 14-3. longest play from scrimmage all season from the ravens. charlie frye looking for and finding tight end zach miller back in the end zone. it's now four-point game. ravens fans getting -- until you see russell in the game and cool, everything will be fine. jamarcus russell does things like that. he throws interceptions. that's what he does. elerby taking it back to the

oakland 22. in business they go. russell hearing the boos from the black hole. it's all white noise from there on in. fourth quarter ravens in good possession. mcgahee banging it through touchdown number three of the day. ravens up eight. willis career high 167 in today's game and the raiders still trying to rally but russell, you know, actually this wasn't his fault. completes the foos antoine barnes. that's not true. he completed the pass and it would be another interception. barnes causes fumble. ravens going to the playoffs for 21-13 win. here is brent harris. >> i don't know if it was a stiff arm or a beat down. that was a physical play. a physical play as you will see. >> it was the play that defined the ravens win. propelling the team into the post season. >> got a game ball. game ball. offensive player. >> what do you plan on doing with the game ball?

>> give it to one of my kids. let them play with it. throw it around the house. and expected to work out well. i was shocked like everybody else. i knew i was going to stiff arm him but i didn't know he was going to fall backward. >> i had a pretty good view. whatever. he stepded through and was off to the races and it was him and one guy and he did a great job of setting him up. >> the 77-yard touchdown was one of three scores on the day. the ravens running back tied a team record with 14 touchdowns this season. >> i feel pretty good. able to have 14 touchdowns and can't complain. not have all of the yards but all the touchdowns. >> this guy was running north and south and powerful and explosive. and i think he has worked really hard all season to have this kind of game. the defense forcing two turnovers in the second half that proved to be the difference with the youngster elerby grabbing an interception and recovering a fumble. >> it's a blessing and a dream at the same time.

i came from a long way, battled injury last few years. healthy now and playing with the defense and it's a dream. i'm telling you it's like me sitting there and watching my kids and then they making the play and then say some of the most incredible things when you are out there on the feel and i tell you man that's what creates brotherhood. ray lewis told me after the game that the team will enjoy their plane ride home and there is a 24 hour rule as far as thinking about the playoffs they will enjoy the win before preparing for the patriots. i also asked ray if this team is more prepared for the playoff run after the ups and downs that they experienced this season. he told me in his 14 years in the nfl, it's never been a pretty road to the post season. it's always been a grind. this year was no different. but the key is to get into the tournament and from there anything goes. with the ravens, in oakland,

brett harris, comcast sportsnet. >> ray rice joins jamal lewis only ravens ever to have 2,000 plus yards in a season. they are heading to new england. either way huge for figuring out who goes to since people jets in are in. new york loss puts houston in the playoffs for the first time ever. and the ravens won't have to face one of patriots biggest threat. the walker tore acl and mcl in his left fee. walker leads nfl with 122 receptions and second in the league with over 1300 receiving yards. coming up, the latest on the controversy surrounding gilbert arenas and flip saunders sets record straight on reports of a riff with agent zero. and nfc huddle on the line when the eagles and cowboys scared off but one team decided to show up. now it appears that jim zorn is gone, where do the redskins go from here? our post game live crew has

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ster cowboys looking for payback after getting destroyed in last year's season finale.

tony romo and whiten. crayton caps a 90-yard drive and romo 311 yards through the air. eagles struggling. mcnabb losing the snap. boys recover and that led to a field goal. jones taking the pitch and that's 49 yards later. it's a touchdown. 24-0 your final and dallas clinches the nfc east title. we got little bit of replay coming up next week. cowboys win. dallas will host the eagles next week in an nfc wild card game. packers will play at arizona in another match up. greenbay crushed zona today 33- 7. well, this has been a long season. and there is some relief in the fact that it is finally over. unfortunately the skins end it with a loss and certainly we will hear about the ultimate results tomorrow. for now our redskins post game live crew with their final thoughts. >> thank you very much. we will have a major change no doubt with the washington redskins franchise in the next

couple of days and couple of weeks. what moves should the redskins make for 2010? trevor? >> start with systemically because on the field in terms of personnel there is a lot that's necessary. they got to change it's run and the most important single thing is for there to be a firewall built between the locker room and the front office. so that the buck stops with the head coach and the head coach with the authority of the owner. players should not be able to walk into the general manager's office and not be able to walk into the head coach's office even to have a casual conversation. it's should be the head coach and head coach only because if there is not a firewall like that the head coach will not have the authority he needs. >> antonio freeman, you have been part of many franchises. what has to change? >> aside from the punt return unit which was downright awful this year, you have to go to the offensive line. success of a great teams in this league started at the offensive line. build a format around a offensive line that allows you

run the ball and throw the ball. this team has to start with the offensive line to make jason campbell a better quarterback. >> i agree. and i have to go along with them. first of all you make sure that i -- the chain of command is set. you make sure the coach has the final say when it comes to football matters hand it downstairs pp when you begin to go upstairs and handle your business, the owner and gm steps in. if they will start making moves on this team to make p it better. redskins have the most popular offensive line in the history of football. so popular you have guys dressing. and you going to do that you need to make sure you go out there and start to establish a strong offensive line and believe me, if jason campbell has a strong offensive line, 3,318-yards this year. he is up there with some of the best quarterbacks in the league behind a makeshift line getting sacked 43 times. battered and bruised and comingback. o-line change the chain of command. these three guys are on

record that jason campbell should come back as quarterback of the washington redskins in 2k10. back to you. thank you very much. the redskins will have a top five pick in april's nfl draft. they don't know which one. the strength of schedule tie breaker with the chiefs will determine who gets fourth pick since both teams finished 4-12. coming up, is jason campbell the man to lead the redskins going forward? the quarterback discussion when we come back on geico

jason campbell's swan song. when you look back at the numbers, not bad, 281 passing yards and two touchdowns for once again the redskins come out on the losing end. after a 4-12 season, campbell's future with the team is up in the air. >> i have no idea what's going to happen. and me, i have to be open minded for all situations. it's a privilege to be nfl quarterback. and it's a blessing. i thank god for everything he has given to me and the situation that he helpmad toe overcome. i'm open to all situations because can't say what you want to do and all of that. you have to take this thing one day at a time and i have to focus on what i need to do to become elite quarterback. >> the game is about toughness. and about toughness. you have to be able to stay in there at the scene and fight and get up. every game is not going to be perfect when you sit back this and have an opportunity just to overlook everything. there is going to be games you will get hit and have to

continue to keep fighting. i think main thing i took out of the season was staying in there and asking the team to keep working and the passing game was learning more about my shakedown. young quarterback sometimes you like to gun it down field all the time. and moving to change in the nfl is just maintaining drives. maxwell, killbert arenas and expected to meet with authorities tomorrow and everybody is trying to figure out what went down on that cross country flight back on december 19 and then verizon center on december 21. report today on yahoo!.com says arenas has been a problem for head coach flip saunders since training camp but saunders called untrue today adding don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. end quote. here is arenas discussing the situation last night in the wizard's locker room. >> biggest misconception about this? >> the whole story. the other day, you know, bad

judgment happened. the weapons here. it was bad judgment. you know me and been here i never did anything violent. anything i did was funny -- well, it's funty me. whatever happens happens. i can't do anything about that. keep a smile on my face. got to un-- enjoy life sometimes. coming up, the terps have their final test before starting acc play. we have highlights on the way when geico sportsnite returns. -la-la... ♪ ♪ they really made him drop. ♪ a perfect gift so sure to lift the hostess right next door. ♪ ♪ oh! give the gift of scratchers... ♪ ♪ give all four and more. give the gift of scratchers...♪ ♪ and watch their spirits soar. holiday scratchers from the virginia lottery.

road openther afternoon. hoyas 10-1 overall coming into this game and depaul were ready. but they weren't ready for the

georgetown back court. second half, chris wright, drive, kick out, austin freeman the three is good. and it's the 17-point game. 49-34. and freeman not done. this time longer three. former product 3 for five in long distance and finished with 17. here comes the icing. wright, driving, lay, getting fouled. 18 for wright. georgetown wins for the ninth straight time. final 67-50. after starting the year 4- 0rbgs the terps were overtaken by inconsistency. went 4-4 over their next eight games. they had one last shot at solid tune up before they begin acc play. maryland's last chance came today against unc greensboro. as seen earlier on comcast sportsnet. terps trying to rebound from that loss to william and mary. defense sets the tone early. finding millburn trailing for the strong finish and then more

maryland "d." adrian buoy with one of his three steals. starts another fast break and leads to millburn's monster jam and finished with 22. terps up 22 at half time. vazquez as well and led all scorer. terps win 97-63. back to tonight's big story, kelly johnson sources expect that jim zorn will be fired within 24 hours. according to multiple reports including the associated press, entire coaching staff will be done by monday. we will have the latest coming up at 11:00 and at 1:00 a.m. and all day tomorrow on comcast sportsnet and also on csn washington.com. by the way, jim zorn is scheduled to meet with the media tomorrow at 12:25 p.m. if he does, so we will carry it for you live. that's it for us on geico sportsnite. for the very latest, check out csnwashington.com. i touched the ball before it went out, coach. come on, alex, the ref did not call that!

i touched, it's their ball. team! alex. alex, good call.