jets so they'd clinch with a new york win or obviously with a win in any of the last three games where a jets loss. and brady will kneel down here. that will take us all the way to the wire. so brady 22 of 30 for 225 and a pair of touchdowns. the guys who worked together for five years with a brief hug. and the new england patriots will go to 11-2 and would regain that number one seed at least for the moment in the american football conference. game officially over in four seconds. 27-6 the final.

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welcome to volkswagen passat post game report. >> and welcome back to houston where the final score tonight patriots 27, texans 6. and where, after toughing it out for most of the night, bob landed on the injury list. his voice listed day to day. liam mchugh to take you the rest of the way. the patriots clinch their

with a victory over the texans. this week's game balls go to rob gronkowski. 86 yards and a touchdown. and jabaal sheard, two sacks and to forced fumble. both spoke with michele tafoya. >> you were injured two weeks ago, that knee. so this is your first action back. a touchdown, a big 45-yard catch early in the game. what were you expecting of yourself tonight? >> i was expecting whatever the coaches called. that type of game plan like that. i knew i wasn't going to go all game. we did a great job executeing as offense. the coach is making great plays out there. and the offense is coming together. but i give credit to our defense. our defense held them, what, six points was it? unbelievable job they did. holding those good receivers they got and just containing the quarterback, too. overall a great team win. >> how is the knee feeling after tonight? >> what's that? >> how is the knee feeling after tonight? >> it's feeling good. i rehabbed superhard to get myself out here and be with my teammates.

miss them out on the field. and great to be back with them. i love these guys. and everyone works hard. >> ending a two-game win streak, what was that team's mind-set? >> just come out here and play football. play some physical football. come out here mentally and physically prepared. we stalkuck together as a unit and get to get a win on the w side. >> let's turn to jabaal sheard. this team had six sacks tonight. why were you able to be so successful in your pass rush? >> everybody just did a good job of staying in their lanes, executing, the secondary played great tonight and gave us time to get there. >> again, stopping the losing streak, that was a big thing for this team, wasn't it? >> no question, no question. it feels good to win again and bounce back. and get that nasty taste out of your mouth. >> the one taste that might still be in your mouth, however, is the one that comes with a lot of players injured, which you had a lot of guys go down

how are you able to fight through that? >> you know, just fight through it. guys got to step up and make plays. happy to have rob back, happy to getting guys back this week. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> send it to you, liam. >> let's take a look at the afc playoff picture. a week ago the sky was falling in new england after a second straight loss. but now the patriots are back on top. cincinnati and denver both lost today and are both now relying on backup quarterbacks. as for the wildcard race, three teams at 8-5. pittsburgh on the outside looking in right now. but if the steelers, chiefs and jets were all to win out, it would actually be kansas city and pittsburgh who would own the tiebreakers for the two wild card positions. let's bring in tony dungy. how do you see this playing out now in the afc? >> well, really liam, a couple of big games next week. and i like where pittsburgh and kansas city are. pittsburgh's playing great

kansas city playing great defense. but pittsburgh hosting denver next week is going to be a huge game. and we'll have to see what the denver quarterback situation is all about. they're going to need to score more points going into pittsburgh than they got today. and that other drama is the afc south. this houston team going to indianapolis. it's probably going to be winner take all. and again, both offenses struggling. the colts really need to get andrew luck back. that's what it looks like in indianapolis. >> all right, coach. let's bring things over to the nfc. carolina shut out the falcons. the packers ran all over dallas and are now a game up on the vikings in the north. but tony, with philly and washington stayed tied atop the nfc east and the giants with a potential win tomorrow, how do you see things shaking out in that division? >> that's where all the drama is in the nfc. i think it will come down to the

giants. the winner of that game will win the division. and you have to like the giants playing at home with eli manning at quarterback. but the real situation there to me is seattle now in that five spot with their win today. and you have to think, if they can remain there, whoever wins the nk,fc, seattle will be favored and could be setting themselves up for a nice little run. seattle's playing great football. >> coach, thanks so much. turning now to mike florio of pro football talk. the whole afc playoff race would be greatly impacted by andy dalton's injury. what's the latest you hear on how long he may be out? >> what we know is there's a fracture in the thumb. we know he won't play next week at san francisco. coach martin lewis said so after today's loss to pittsburgh. we'll know much more on monday, that's the day that dalton will meet with the specialist and there will be clarity as to how much time he'll be expected to

until then, until he's able to return, it will be a.j. mccarron at quarterback for the broncos -- no, for the cincinnati bengals. i got ahead of myself. broncos still have osweiler at quarterback. peyton manning could return to practice after today's loss to the raiders, coach gary kubiak said that manning could come back to practice. he'll know more monday or tuesday. there's been no starter named for next weekend's game at pittsburgh. >> so a big week for both denver and cincinnati. mike, thanks so much. as for the situation here, final score, patriots 27, texans 6. al and cris are back to wrap things up right after this.? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally.

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huge defensively. >> he's looking. he's going deep for aguilar who catches it at the 5. touchdown. first nfl touchdown for aguilar. >> highlights from thursday night and today, sunday's game in philadelphia. we've got arizona against philadelphia. cardinals red hot, 11 wins. here comes seattle. division not clinched yet. and philadelphia all of a sudden two wins in a row against two teams from the afc east tied right now with washington. the giants tomorrow night. pretty good scramble going down to the finish line. >> pretty good couple of weeks there for chip kelly to knock off these new england patriots. kind of a crazy game last week, then got helesean mccoy with all that going on. with what the arizona cardinals have on their schedule in front of them, they'd very much like to go get a win in philadelphia not to worry about green bay and

>> they've got a tough schedule and seattle's got a relatively easy one down the stretch. a lot to be determined three weeks to go. >> let's go. >> on to the city of brotherly love. we'll talk to from there, sunday night. cardinals against the eagles. here tonight it's new england. they still have haven't lost three in a row since all the way back in 2002. a win tonight, go 11-2. final score 27-6. cris collinsworth along with michele tafoya, good night from houston, texas. nbc sports thanks you for watching this special

football league.thanks for joining us, i'm robert lowe the republican presidential candidates have one more debate left in this year - and, like it or not, donald trump is in the spotlight. while he was at the center of controversy over the past week - he's also still riding high in the polls. but the latest numbers show one challenger in particular is threatening to make the campaign trail a little bumpier for trump. brian mooar has the story from washington.

(sot donald trump / (r) presidential candidate too short to super) already on screen in upper corner - fox news sunday "they're kidding themselves. i'm going to win." (take graphic full ------------------in/out------ --------------:17-:24) first choice for republican primary voters nbc news/wsj poll ----dec.6-9, 2015 trump 27% cruz 22% rubio 15% carson 11% bush 7% fiorna 5% he gained four points in the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll. ted cruz - who surged fourteen points to grab second place - is now in trump's crosshairs. (sot donald trump / (r) presidential candidate :25-:30) already on screen in upper corner - fox news sunday "i don't think he has the right temperament. i don't think he has the right judgment." last week ... cruz criticized trump's judgment at a private fundraiser. marco rubio questions the motives behind trump's controversial statements on muslims. (sot sen. marco rubio / (r) presidential candidate :40-:43) super already on screen in upper corner - nbc meet the press "obviously i think he made them partially to recapture the limelight after having lost it." ben carson is skeptical of the party itself - and threatening to quit ... but says gop leaders denying reports they're planning a brokered convention to derail any nominee they don't like. (sot dr. ben carson / (r) presidential candidate :55-1:03) super already on screen in upper corner - abc this week "that the last thing they would

engage in backroom dealing. but, you know, the jury's out. we'll certainly be keeping a close eye on things." carson's odds have gotten longer - with his supporters now fleeing to cruz. especially in iowa ... bush 6% where the texas senator is now topping trump by ten points. >> in an interview on "meet the press".. florida senator marco rubio said he thinks donald trump announced his muslim ban proposal in part to re- claim the limelight. rubio said while he thinks it's "offensive and outlandish".. he thinks trump has touched on some real issues. "obviously i don't agree with everything he says. there's a lot that we have a difference of opinion on. but we can't ignore that he's touched on some issues that people are concerned about." rubio also took shots at rival senator ted cruz. the republican presidential candidates will face-off in a debate this tuesday night in las vegas. cnn has just released the final line-up for the prime-time event. joining the main debate this time.. is new jersey governor chris christie. christie failed to qualify for the fox business debate last month.. but has since seen a resurgence in the polls. kentucky senator rand paul was in danger of not making the cut, but had a stronger showing in a fox news poll released this morning. back here in iowa, governor terry branstad is about

books as the longest serving governor in american history. tomorrow, the six-term republican will mark his 7,642nd day of service as governor. that's just shy of 21 years in the office. branstad will move beyond former new york gov. george clinton, whose service includes some pre-constitution time, and is far out in front of any recent or current governor. i'll be in des moines for the celebration, with live coverage on news 4 at 5, 6 and 10. after a week where donald trump's comments on banning muslims from entering this country have dominated headlines... in canada, it's a far different story. syrians -- hundreds of them -- have been welcomed there in recent days. we get more tonight from nbc's kelly cobiella.

planes as part of a fast-track program to resettle refugees. nat kids giggle "it's enough to see them smiling and laughing" "from last saturday, i didn't sleep, i am so excited" the country's newly-elected prime minister justin trudeau led the welcoming committee sot trudeau: this matters, tonight matters-- not just for canada but for the world" the country got behind him with hashtag welcome to canada trending briana ernest tweeted (@briannaernest dec 11)(#welcometocana da) my country is now your country hassan mcmasri tweeted this picture, writing "this is canada" a canadian choir singing a welcome song in arabic went viral. nat syria bombing in syria today, dozens were killed in a damascus suburb...with no end in sight to the fighting , people are desperate to escape. last month nearly 100-thousand migrants and refugees reached europe...only to find fences and closed borders. but canada has opened its doors, pledging to resettle 25- thousand syrian refugees by february... this is where they'll sleep sarah youssef and her daughter christine raised 180-thousand dollars, through loans and a second mortgage, to sponsor 43 family members sot christine: during the war they all lost their jobs, they couldn't attend school anymore (tweet) the first five arrived on friday. and more are on the way.

the cold is offically back, how low will temps drop for that we'll toss it over to meterologist tj springer winter is making it's quick return here to siouxland with colder temperatures and even some wintry precipitation. the storm system that moved into the region saturday

this evening. the rain is expected increase in intensity as we head throughout fall off, we may see the rain mix with and even snow. see graphics many parts of the united states are usually covered in snow by this time of year. sioux falls is one of those places, but folks this weekend were wondering where is winter the unseasonably warm weather allowed for a sioux falls golf course to open up. but as tj just explained temperatures are expected

expected in the area. it's the season of giving and that's just what an anonymous donor did this year when they donated over 100 bikes to siouxland kids. that donor called girls inc. months ago and said they were riding their bike and realized they wanted to make sure every girl got a bike this christmas. so, at the girls inc. christmas party, each girl was suprised with a bike, a helmet and a lock from the anonymous donor. the executive director of girls inc. says others have been inspired by this gift and have donated this season. and ktiv's sarah te slaa volunteered at the event too. it's hard to be away during the holidays, and especially with a sick kid. so, the ronald mcdonald house is doing something to help those families going through a hard time. the organization started years ago, when a parent had a child in the hospital and they didn't have anywhere to stay. so, they started the ronald mcdonald house for families who need a

children have to get treatment away from home. the siouxland house opened over 20 years ago and today they held a benefit to help families in need. ktiv's tommie clark was has more for us tonight.

in the hospital by providing them with food and the comfort of a home. "families come in and they're able to find that rest and that's exactly what it was designed to do was to help keep families together while their child is sick and getting that medical attention. ya know statistics show keeping families together while you're going through that makes the families stronger afterwards and that's really our goal is to keep the family together," said ronald mcdonald house of siouxland executive director, christy batien. organizers say families can stay in the house as long as they need to while their kids receive medical attention. they say it's all about the families and...every dollar counts. in sioux city...tommie clark...ktiv news 4. >> if you would like to donate to the ronald mcdonald house, visit our website at ktiv.com and the link will be inside the story. coming up on news 4 at 10 the iowa state basketball team was back in action this evening. but would there be a cy-hawk hangover?

v winter is making it's quick return here to siouxland with colder temperatures and even some wintry precipitation. the storm system that moved into the region

night is continuing to give us overcast and rainy conditions this evening. the rain is expected increase in intensity as we head throughout the night and as the temperatures begin to fall off, we may see the rain mix with and even change over to a little bit of snow. the low pressure center will begin to exit the region monday morning, leaving behind colder temperatures along with blustery winds. our next chance of snow comes on tuesday as another, more wintry system, moves into the mid-west. temperatures will continue their plummet as we progress through our work week with highs back below freezing come thursday. see graphics still to come for us on a sunday