>> cris: packers much more depth on the defensive side and it's showing up. i mean, they have playmakers now in multiple positions. you lose a jennings on the offensive side. you lose a jermichael finley who really was out early in this game. and other guys have to step up. probably the receivers best game of the year in this one. >> al: over the middle, that's caught. a first down. garrett graham makes the catch. >> cris: i think tonight you saw why teams don't play bump and run, man-to-man coverage against the green bay packers, you know? they have been usually very cautious on the back end, two-deep safeties and probably won't see it again very soon either. >> al: incomplete. intended for graham. second and ten. matthews will probably have a battle with the finish with watt in terms of who will be the sack leader in the league this

season. >> cris: 9 1/2 sacks and all of those passes deflected double digits in sacks and pass deflections. only two other guys in the nfl over the past two seasons have been able to accomplish that. almost double digit sacks already this year. >> al: second and ten. inside handoff here. forsett. every time i look at watt. you see number 99, if you love sports, one 99 you think of and that is wayne gretzky. if that was his number. look at watt. he was a good hockey player. he is 6'5". can you imagine? 290 or so. maybe a little less than that. maybe -- oh, maybe 30 pounds less a few years ago. but he played club hockey and he wound up playing in some international tournaments and was a center, not a defenseman. >> cris: if he came down the ice

to me, i would say that's a goal. >> al: that is picked off and intercepted by casey hayward. hayward, two tonight. three in the last two games. the rookie out of vanderbilt. >> cris: this has been a turnover night, as many as they have had all season tonight. and jerron mcmillian gets his hands right there. hayward and mcmillian is a rookie. could ab different football team this year if they keep developing. >> al: from the 36. houston out of time-outs. only with the two-minute warning

will that clock stop. he wants to go out of bounds but he distant to keep the clock moving. thank you very much. second down. >> cris: in now is jarrett boy kin. mike mccarthy said this kid would have been a second or third round pick and ran a 4.7 and everybody forgot about him. he went undrafted. they think he is the classic position for the west coast offense. big, strong guy, strong hands. >> al: most in school history in terms of reception in college. starks getting a little work here. gets pounded down as he reaches the line of scrimmage. it will be third down. that will take us just shy of

the two-minute warning. >> cris: these players like wearing all of the pink stuff too, don't they? it's a good thing, too. all of the braes cancer awareness month. we should recognize the ladies. how many times do we talk to them and they all have stories about their mom and what they have done for them. women are watching the nfl in record numbers now. so a tribute to the ladies. well done. >> al: you bet. third and seven. a penalty. haven't had a one of those in a while but a ton early in the game and most of them were killers for the texans. >> referee: this is the two-minute warning. >> al: all right. got a flag, jeremy. we are going to commercial anyway. two minutes. green bay by 18 on their way to get back to .500. .

>> al: the wendy's postgame report is coming up shortly. michele will be on the field, i suspect. probably interviewing somebody who threw six touchdown passes tonight. just a guess. bob and tony and mike will break it down and a look ahead to the steelers and bengals. cris, this has been a fantastic performance for you under circumstances that are very

different. your dad abraham passing away over the weekend. we want to wish you and your mom and the entire collinsworth family the very best and our prayers and you are some trooper. i got to tell you, to even be here, period. thank you, buddy. >> cris: my hero, man. he was something special. he passed away early in the morning on saturday morning and able to be there with him. former national champion of the uk wildcats and was the principal of my high school. i loved reading about him on the bathroom walls. he got a laugh about it. was deprecating with his humor. he was the mayor. he was loved everywhere he went. >> al: on fourth down, james starks is stopped and turn the ball over to the houston texans. so the green bay packers, it

will be a much happier flight home for these guys. last week, a little shell shocked, even though it's a short trip from indy to green bay to squander that 18-point lead. we talked about it at the very top. cris mentioning -- whatever it takes. >> cris: it was hair-raising if you were a texans fan. >> al: it was hair-raising for green bay. they didn't know what they were going to get. >> cris: great teams have a way of answering the bell. the new york giants today. everybody is going their sack numbers are way down. they look like they are falling apart and they go out and take apart the 49ers in san francisco. man, i tell you, the green bay packers just -- they are not going to be able to stop the run and all that. the houston texans at home, 5-0. just shut them down from the beginning. jordy nelson, he's no greg jennings. he can't make the big plays.

what is wrong with aaron rodgers and all of that. right out the window. >> al: second and six. houston just running out the clock right now and looking ahead to their next game against baltimore here next sunday afternoon. justin forsett takes it to the 34. a couple of league notes before we head to the postgame. jacoby jones, a big kickoff return coming at most opportune time in that game. 108 yards against the cowboys. larry fitzgerald second player to reached 10,000 receiving yards before the age of 30, though, they lost that game, did arizona, after a chance to win it at the end. russell wilson betingating the patriots and tom brady today. a big comeback for seattle in a stunner. third and three. this will be the final play of

the contest. that is forsett. only the atlanta falcons are undefeated. cleveland won today. so every team has at least one win. mike mccarthy feels a lot better about his packers and the packers this season have gone lose, win, lose, win, lose, win. and that is how they get to 3-3. wendy's postgame report is coming up after this. . [ man ] it's big.

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all packers tonight. not just the score board but the individual numbers reflect it. aaron rodgers 24 of 37. six touchdowns. didn't have one pick. half of his sick touchdowns went to jordy nelson who caught nine all told for more than 120 yards. he and rodgers are the players of the game. as it happens, rodgers is on the field with his teammate from the other side of the ball, charles woodson and they are both with michele. >> michele: aaron, yesterday, you told us we're close. and i'm going to play better. six touchdown passes, a new career high. no interceptions. i tell you, it's tough to play better than that. what changed tonight? >> well, i think we're all just tired of answering questions about what happened to the packers, what happened to me. you know? a good team effort tonight. offensive line played great. we ran the ball with effectiveness and guys making plays down the field and getting

back to the way we are capable of playing. haven't gone anywhere. >> michele: you haven't gone anywhere. your receivers stepped up for you tonight. you talked how much you missed jennings but jory nelson, three touchdowns. james jones had two more touchdowns, you know, third game in a row for him. why were the receivers able to be so effective out there? >> well, they are great players. they made some big-time catches tonight. both james' catches were incredible catches. jordy is the type of player you put the ball in his area he usually comes up with it. crabtree had a good catch on third. mike called a great game and we put it altogether tonight. >> michele: you said to us outside the sky is falling and inside locker room we are fine and have a lot of pride. what do you think you told the critics tonight? >> sshh! >> michele: congratulations, aaron. what a defensive performance charles woodson. you told me before the game you had to stop the run and did it

despite so many injuries on the linebacker linebackcrew. >> we had jurs we sustained during the season and next man up. we had guys that come in and some got hurt and play at a high level with whoever is in there. >> michele: you told us yesterday, charles, we know the texans know that we're the better team. what made you say that? >> we are nobody's underdog. i understand where we were at. 2-3 coming into the game. we know this is a good team but we haven't played a poor game as packer team and know we are better than that. today, we showed that we still got it. >> michele: congratulations. thanks. >> thank you. >> michele, thank you and our thanks to charles woodson as well. you got to love aaron rodgers. you can see the headlines in green bay and throughout wisconsin tomorrow. rodgers to critics. sshh. both the packers and the rams 3-3 and texans back home here next week against the ravens and

both of them are 5-1. we welcome in tony dungy. the packers came in tonight, obviously, at 2-3. they have now pulled to .500. a lot of pressure, at least perceived from the outside, against an undefeated team and they more than responded. >> they certainly did. and you heard aaron rodgers, what he told michele. i have to play better and that is what i really like, bob, when people are asking what is wrong, what do we need to do? he took on the responsibility and he certainly played great tonight. he made all of the throws. he made the right checks and went the right place with the ball. but i think, more than anything, he inspired this team. they did believe they were better team and they played like it tonight. >> tony, thanks very much. as always, check with you next week. we turn to mike florio of pro football talk. take us through today's most significant injuries. >> three very significant injuries for the baltimore ravens. all on the defensive side of the ball. linebacker ray lewis is feared

he has a torn triceps muscle and mri on monday and he could be lost the rest of the season. lardarius webb possible torn acl and mri coming on monday. ravens defensive tackle haloti ngata as a knee injury and mri on monday and to gauge the injury. cornerback morris claiborne left the game with a knee injury. in arizona, kevin kolb, the starting quarterback and backup now, unknown status on his knee injury. >> get the latest nfl news and information from mike florio all week long by tuning into "pro football talk" which airs on the nbc sports network at 5:00 p.m. weekdays. al and cris to wrap things up from houston in a bit. . . yeeah, with bacon... portabella mushrooms... . all hot-n-melty...

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cris just pointed out in commercial the packers won the super bowl two years ago and they were 3-3. >> cris: started out 3-3 and got pretty good. >> speaking of 3-3 teams, that is what the pittsburgh steelers hope to get to next week. meanwhile, the cincinnati bengals at home and first time done a "sunday night football" regular season in cincinnati and turns out to be a big game. the ravens, of course, lead in the division, but several impactful injuries for baltimore today. >> you talk about lardarius webb and ray lewis and haloti ngata and say that is their best player at every level of the defense. so as we see so many times and terrell suggs, of course, not being there as well. so the pittsburgh steelers with their injuries on the offensive line, can they get it going here after a slow start? cincinnati bengals losing to the dolphins and the browns in

back-to-back weeks to kill their 3-1 start. a lot of questions in play next week. >> al: a first look at andy dalton and a.j. green. that is "sunday night football" from paul brown stadium a week from tonight. that is the story from here in houston, where green bay wins it 42-24. until next sunday, al michaels and cris collinsworth and michele tafoya, our entire crew, including the guys in the truck, saying good night from houston. .

right now nbc bay area news. santa clara is on the short list of hosting the super bowl in a few years. you might be surprised where the money is going. when there's been a crackdown around violence at candlestick sports. and violence heats up as officials battle over that city's police department. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we are on a special-time tonight because of football. we begin with another case of fan violence, an argument

between football fans near candlestick park this afternoon, just as the game was getting started ended up with one man stabbing another. it happened near harner way close to candlestick park. a 27-year-old man near oak grove and sacramento was hanging out with a group of friends when two men approached them. an argument started and someone stabbed the 27-year-old man. crews rushed him to the hospital with serious injuries and authorities say the victim is expected to survive. police arrested a 22-year-old man from daily city and 30-year-old man from san francisco. as for the game, the 49ers lost to the defending super bowl champ, the new york giants. we'll have highlights in a bit. there's a chance the 49ers could host the big game in four years in santa clara and also word the big winner could be san francisco. kimberly has the story.

>> reporter: diane, we expect to know as soon as tomorrow whether the bay area is in contention to host the most widely watched sports event. if it happens it will be played at the new niners stadium but much of the 50 is in san francisco. the bid is for 50 or 51 to be played in 2016 and 2017, it requires a team play at least two seasons in a stadium before hosting a super bowl. the 2016 game would be the 49ers first chance. the last time the bay area hosted a super bowl was 1985 at stanford and fans we talked to including the santa clara mayor are excited at the prospect of showcasing the bay area again. >> a city is a city and people will want to come here and have a good time and spend their money here. >> we can have the game in santa

clara. >> i definitely want the super bowl to be in santa clara because my son will take me to the game. >> great weather, great food, lots of entertainment. this will be an amazing place for the super bowl and have parties in san francisco and san jose as well. it will be an exciting place for everyone. >> santa clara mayor jamie matthews says he has been in contact with san francisco mayor and is the one taking the lead on bidding for the super bowl. if tomorrow they announce san francisco is in con sense for the super bowl, it will have to submit a plan and make a live presentation to 32 nfl owners in may. you can see now very steady progress has been made on the new stadium set to open for the 2014 season. live in santa clara tonight, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. the san francisco giants

just finished playing st. louis at at&t park. it was a tough loss and it could be a tough ride home for many fans. we're learning there's a problem with b.a.r.t. right now. at the ballpark with more on tonight's game and that major b.a.r.t. delay. hey, monty. >> . >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is experiencing many delays and will affect people leaving the ballpark. we understand it was not running for an hour tonight because a person walked into the tube. police apparently located that person at 7:45 and then the train began running into the tube once again. you should expect residual delays for the rest of the night. as for this game, sadly the giants did not win. giants have not given up hope that the team will make it all the way to the world series. a sold-out crowd cheered on giants at at&t park as fans

basked in the possibility their team could again go all the way. >> it feels a lot like 2010, that the team is greater than the sum of its parts. >> reporter: nbc bay area jessica geary and her family were among the sea of orange and black as giants took on the st. louis cardinals in the national championship league series. for many families rooting for the giants is a tradition that goes back decades. >> ever since we were kids, our dad and mom would take us to the ballgame and go on fan appreciation day and weekends and stuff. it's in our blood. >> reporter: these brothers know that feeling. they've had giants season tickets since 1960 when as boys their father brought them to watch the giants play. they're hoping for another giants world series win. >> great. almost as good as the one two years ago. two years ago has been a long time, now, it hasn't been quite so long. >> the pitching's so solid and