>> al: wendy's post game show. michele with the star of the game. chris and i look ahead to 49ers seahawks. peyton manning the other night said his goal was to be there with michele if manning played well. will michele be interviewing another manning tonight? we are 370 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, surveys and he throes and it's intercepted off scott's hands. brandon carr running it down.

touchdown, dallas!3 f2 último pase que hizo del a 49-yard interception return. most turnovers for a giants team in a quarter century. off scott's hand. and carr takes it to the house. all scoring plays being reviewed. >> referee: time-out, dallas. this is their first. >> al: and dallas takes a time-out. >> cris: same thing that happened earlier. come up in the double barrel blitz look. they back out of it. eli checks for the screen but darrell scott slow to get his head around and he simply was

able to just flick the ball and it goes for a touchdown the other way. eli is so frustrated. the minute he threw it he just could not believe that scott had not turned around by that point. game over. failure at the running back position, the lack of timing at the running back position the fumbles at the running back position have really hurt the giants tonight. >> al: the cowboys took a time-out. what they want to do is probably go for two. because it's a 12-point game. they want to make it 14. that's why they took the time-out. so garrett did the math. said, let's go for two. dez bryant is back in the game.

there he is off to the left. and romo didn't know about at halftime. throws to bryant and he juggles and can't make the catch. it's broken up. rolle and ross are still there. but still it's a dozen points that they lead by and the giants will have two time-outs left when they get the football. >> cris: this was supposed to be a back shoulder throw. thrown little bit inside. ross able to get his hands on it. boy, it's just amazing an nfl team because of an injury to andre brown in the last preseason game, right? >> al: exactly. >> cris: lot of guys don't play their games in the final preseason game got left short at running back once david wilson's fumbles came back, i don't want to blame that last play on darrell scott. eli's got to see him. you have to think over the course of a lot of practice time it's been scott in there instead

of wilson, they would have had those bugs worked out. the fumbles the benching and the turnovers. >> al: no question. it was time to let bradshaw go and they did. they thought wilson would be the guy and maybe he will be down the line. he took himself out of tonight's game with the two fumbles. scott, as you mentioned, the injury to brown put scott on the team. and there you have it. you're not going to win a lot of games with six turnovers. >> cris: almost won this one with five. >> al: and out the the 20 yard line go the giants. so we go to seattle next week. colin kaepernick and russell wilson. two guys to emerge last year, the budding stars, football night 7:00. for tony romo, what a night and

what a scare he put into every cowboy fan and jerry jones and jason garrett. looked like who knew at that point when he came out at the end of the first snaf can he come back tonight? could he come back for weeks? we didn't know. he comes out and plays well in the second half. scott makes the catch around gets out of the bounds to stop the clock. >> cris: and you don't know what happened to tony romo. we don't know, was it just the wind knocked out. did he have a bit of an issue with those ribs. if he did, a lot of times guys can finish a game with a rib injury and it's worse the next week. so there's still questions to be answered here. >> al: i think michele may find out after the game. >> cris: lucky tony. >> al: second down and four. from the 26. and that's caught over the middle. it's the tight end making the

catch, brandon myers. first down. eli hustling up to the line. saving the time-outs. 1:28. over the middle. again, myers who comes over from oakland to replace the departed bennett. jerry jones, it's nail-biting time. still is. >> cris: hey, he stepped up tonight for the cowboys, though. jason hatcher. >> al: second and one. manning throws wide open. he goes right back to myers the tight end and that was under a minute, the giants will take a tykeout and they're down to their last one. >> cris: well, you know, al, this is another tremendous matchup here tonight. but 27 years ago you have any idea where you were? >> al: 27?

oh my gosh. monday night football. >>ly keep doing the hit and run if you'll take the bump and run. >> you got it. >> white in the shot gun. >> al: what a game that was, too. >> inside handoff, walker, first down and touchdown! >> great call. >> al: the giants and the cowboys, that's the way i started monday night with frank. i was so nervous i welcomed people to the 1976 football season. frank, it's already been a long year. manning stepping up, stepping away and he shovels it left-handed underhanded and the pass incomplete. you were in the middle of your career at that point. >> cris: was it '77 or '87? high school or nfl. i'm not sure which. >> al: well, i tell you, there's another guy that deserves a little mention tonight and that's justin pugh.

he has been put in tough spots at various times and has done a good job over there, too. >> al: second and ten. and manning hitting scott and scott all the way down to the 12 yard line and the giants will take their last time-out. >> cris: you know, now you almost have no choice but to try and take four shots into the end zone. any kind of tackle in the field of play and you really begin to run out of opportunities at that point. >> al: tom coughlin a lot to think about, as any coach does in the off week, but for tom now, what do you do with your running back situation next week? >> cris: i think they'll bring somebody in. i really do. there's always veterans out there. i just don't know that you say, all right, david wilson, scott, you're our answer at running

back. veterans if they can bring them back and give them a chance in this game. but i don't know. >> al: they have denver next week, manning against manning, among other things. up the middle. the pass is caught inside the ten yard line. taken down is scott. and the clock -- they can't stop the clock. under a half minute to go. giants trying to get into the end zone and recover an on side kick and that's their only opportunity. >> cris: took 11 seconds away and the pass into the end zone is broken up and that's sean lee the middle linebacker knocking it down with 16.6 left. >> cris: sean lee is one of the better cover linebackers in the game. and this new version of monte kiffin's defense has put him much more on tight ends and fewer opportunities against running backs. but as you can see, generally he is a good match for a tight end.

>> al: third and one. and eli throwing and that will be caught. and it's brandon myers who crosses the plain for a touchdown. so that stops it with 11 seconds. the giants with one last gasp coming with an on side kick. >> cris: really good effort by brandon myers that time just getting up and turning out. this is just basketball rebounding. ever played basketball, you're just boxing out. and eli timed it perfectly because the on side kick takes no time if you can recover it, they'll have time for a hail mary if they can get it. >> al: josh brown with the extra point. and the dallas cowboys on top by five. take a look at that thursday night. of course peyton had the game for the ages with seven

touchdowns. and eli with four touchdowns tonight. most in any week by the manning brothers. >> cris: wow. both of them over 450 yards. both 27 for 42. that 3 over there, number eli with the interceptions, being the difference. >> al: that's the way it began tonight. the very first play of the game for the giants was an interception. and for romo what a night. getting banged around at the end of the first half, who knew. kyle orton would have had to come in. and instead, look at that 36 out of 49. got sacked twice tonight on back-to-back plays. but apart from that really nice protection and for jerry jones, he's seen enough of the giants here in this stadium as they come away with four wins and the cowboys just have to kill off 11 seconds right now.

>> cris: balance formace. he can really go anywhere with this thing. >> al: brown. high hopper and it's witten and the ball is still loose. and there's a scramble for it. >> cris: unbelievable how that thing can just lay on the ground for seconds and nobody nowhere it is. >> al: still waiting for a signal. cowboys. the cowboys have it. >> cris: i think it was the old running back sean lee who scrambled in there to dive on that one. >> al: so there's witten, good hands guys in there. he can't get it. here comes lee. great play. >> cris: oh, golly. that thing was on the ground and nobody could find it for seconds. would have been something if he just came in with a couple of hail marys, wouldn't it?

hoim oh, tell me about it. >> cris: what a game. what a game. and finally the purse is lifted in jerry's world. >> al: so one kneel down will do it. it's the giants and the cowboys and they have just played some incredibly memorables games in only recent times. going back to 1960, been banging around since the cowboys came in and the dallas cowboys in a crazy one. come away with a 36-31 win over the new york giants on opening night. coming up next, will be the wendy's post-game report. but first these messages for your local nbc station. ♪

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full coverage of the fire burning right now on mount diablo in the east bay. it has prompted the evacuation of dozens of people and homes on the far eastern side of the mountain. we will have a full report in just a few minutes after the post game show. >> announcer: welcome to the wendy's post game report. here now, bob costas. in a wild and somewhat strange unless you're a giants fan entertaining game, the cowboys prevail, 36-31. the game ball, is going to go to tony romo and sean lee. their likeliness will be displayed on the sunday night football bus. romo seemed to be in doubt after he was crushed late in the first half wind up going 36 for 49 with a couple of touchdowns and sean lee is one of the stars of

a defense that forces five turnovers. the giants had six turnovers overall and that obviously did them in as we turn it over to michele. >> tony, just before halftime, you took quite a shot to the ribs. when you came out of the locker room, we had shots of you grimacing. did you just fight through the pain or did it dissipate as time went by? >> it's football. you just take shots throughout football games and keep playing. believe me, there's 28 other guys that went through the same thing. it was a good game. hard fought. good challenge. glad to come out on top. >> how do you expect the ribs to feel tomorrow? >> they'll be all right. more than anything it's just, you know, just happens in football and i'll be fine. >> a couple of sacks late, but other than that your offensive line really held up. it was a bit of a question mark coming in. how would you evaluate what they did? >> well, they did a great job. really ran the predominant coverage they ran in years past or much in the preseason. had a good plan.

we had to just take what they gave us. kept everything in front of us all night and didn't allow us to get behind them and give them credit, they made it tough. i would be remiss if i didn't talk how unbelievable our defense played tonight. that was special. >> they really set the tone with the turnovers early. how different do they look to me? >> it's difference. more than anything we haven't created as many turnovers in the last few years as we would like. more than anything, that's been our number one mantra? n straining camp. sean lee and defense have been getting the ball since day one. it's exciting. >> congratulations on the win. >> we'll turn it to sean lee. six take aways in this game. 16 all of last season. what's the biggest defense with this defense? >> you know. it's an emphasis. every single day we're trying to get turnovers in practice. think about it nonstop. it was a complete team effort tonight. >> you know the giants have been able to come in here and win

four-straight in this big beautiful building. how much of a topic was that with you guys? >> we knew the giants, any time you play them they'll be tough. eli, some of the throws he makes are unbelievable. we knew it would be tough whether it's new york or here, we knew we had to find a way to win. >> with two minutes left, eli had the ball again. you had to go stop him. what was the defensive mindset? >> find a way to get the ball out. get pressure on him and find a way to get a turnover and we did it. >> congratulation on the win, sean. >> thanks a lot. appreciate it. >> bob? >> next up for the cowboys, they go to kansas city see an old foe, andy reid. for the giants, they will welcome the broncos to the meadowlands. be the third act of the manning bowl. the first two when peyton was with the colts. each time peyton manning prevailed over eli. see what happens next week in new jersey. tony, your reaction to this game tonight in arlington? >> well, bob, i thought the

first thing was tony romo and being patient. he mentioned in the interview, saw some different coverages the giants wanted to play conservative and he took the underneath throws all day and that was really, really what they needed. second thing was what both of those guys mentioned the dallas defense. i coached six years in tampa with monte kiffin. and he does emphasize the take ways, hustling to the ball, making things happen on defense. not sitting back and reacting. and forcing those turnovers tonight was huge. that's what dallas will be about the rest of the year and they're off to a great start. >> looking back at the rest of the day, what stood out to you? >> well, i was really glad to see sean payton back on the sideline. the saints were the most impressive team to me. they played aggressively on offense. used all their weapons. i thought drew brees played well and played in synch. but defensively, such an aggressive attitude when they needed that play at the end of

the game to stop atlanta, they got it. i just think offensively and defensively they look so much improved. i thought they were the big story today. >> tony, thanks. turn now to mike florio. mike what are the big stories you're working on for tomorrow? >> well, bob, last september the green bay backers were victimized by bad call in a road game against an nfc woes team. here is what happened this season. second quarter, third and six on the green bay ten. kaepernick rolls left. out of bounds, clay matthews hits him late. the 49ers gets involved. flag goes out. offsetting penalties after the play. the down should have counted. should have been fourth and two. but if officials gave the 49ers a mull began. third and six over again after those offsetting penalties. after the game, referee bill levi admitted that the crew made a mistake and consider this, bob, this happened week one of

the 2012 season, would have been a mistake made by the replacement officials. >> which shows that even the best in the business can make mistakes, too. although you seldom if ever make one yourself, mike. for all of mike's information and more, don't miss mr. florio on pro football talk every weekday at 5:30 p.m. coy boys win it, 36-30. al and chris wrap it up after this. d ratherwith my taste buds. the word is out. introducing flatbread grilled chicken now at wendy's. warm, grilled chicken on toasted flatbread in two bold new tastes. that's right, from wendy's. now that's better. and we're open late.

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the wendy's post game report. here now al michaels and chris collins worth. that's next week. during the game lot of people have the 49ers and seahawks, 1462 in their power polls. those two teams were 1462 in fewest points allowed and yet the headliners will be the two quarterbacks. it will be fun next week. >> no question about it. and really those two quarterbacks are sort of changing the way we think about the quarterback position in some ways. you know, it's always been about the peyton and eli mannings and romos throwing from the pocket. and now for the first time we're starting to see these young guys with some of the read option, the play action off of it. i just think it's a lot of fun to watch. especially when you put him in that atmosphere in seattle, it will be nuts. >> crazy, seattle wins today, beat carolina. now 12-7, russells numbers were very, very good. saw what the 49ers did. mike florio explaining the controversial play. but it's wild.

seattle is always wild. we know that. >> i know it breaks your heart to see the power shifting to the western part of the united states a couple shorter trips for you. >> absolutely. i'll see you in seattle next week. that will be great in seattle. and it was a wild one here tonight in texas. at at&t stadium as the dallas cowboys roll on to beat the giants by a score of 36-31. for al michaels, and cris collinsworth and michelle tafoya. saying good night from arlington, texas. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

good evening. we begin with that breaking news off the east bay. a fire is burning out of control on mount diablo forcing dozens of people to evacuate. it's forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in the curry point area. throughout the day a massive plume of smoke could be seen all over the bay area.

firefighters have the fire just 10% contained tonight. it started at about 1:00 this afternoon. we have team coverage tonight. we want to begin with what you can tell us about the people who have been forced out of their homes. >> reporter: right behind me is mount diablo. i want to show you we're on this side of the mountain. the fire is on the other side of that ridge. the glow was one small orange dot, but it's grown brighter and it's more widespread. not certain if anyone is home at this time on this side of the mountain. some homeowners were on top of the roofs spraying them down. there's one place to go if they have nowhere else to go. at