>> al: again overtime rules, each team the possibility to process the ball. and the team receiving the kickoff, arizona, scores a touchdown. anything less, the ball will at least be taken by green bay for a possession. if they're tied after one possession each, the next score wins. unlike the regular season, game cannot end in a tie. in the regular season, each team gets two time-outs. but because this is like the start of a new game and a half, you get three timeouts. so, crosby, to put the ball in the air. and nelson will take it and take a knee in the end zone. you talk about having cameras everywhere, when you have you seen this? we have a camera on the coin. and you heard him say it didn't

and it didn't flip. >> cris: i have seen pizzas flip more than that. >> al: oh, man. >> cris: he couldn't do that if he tried it 100 times and not have it flip once. >> al: you can't. >> cris: really perceptive by aaron rodgers to immediately call for -- >> al: all of the packers did. matthews. >> cris: laughing by the end of it. >> al: and now, arizona from the 20 yard line. blitz coming. palmer extending the play. crosses the field. larry fitzgerald. fitzgerald, is going to take it into green bay territory. larry fitzgerald in the 30, the 20. larry fitzgerald, it's insane. to the 4 yard line. one of the greatest postseason performers ever. his only postseason was one for the ages. what happens here? 75 yards, first and goal. >> cris: as great as it was by

carson palmer. watch in. escapes, finds fitzgerald across the field, to set this entire thing up. and this was a huge tackle at the end. fitzgerald scores, it's over. great play by casey hayward to give them a chance. and what we've seen around the goal line from arizona, who knows? >> al: play clock all the way down. and arizona has to take a time-out. took everybody through all of the excitement and having to go 75 yards to get down there. back to see what fitzgerald did to get free. >> cris: he's going to come all the way across the field because all of the scrambling was happening. and carson palmer, not known for his mobility, not in the least. and burnett could scramble around.

fitzgerald, runs into bobby massie. i've seen anything. >> al: oh, yeah. >> cris: i've seen everything. >> al: at seven catches for larry fitzgerald. 171 yards. first and goal from the 5. david johnson is the running back. fitzgerald, set to the right. he's going to go to fitz again. incomplete. that time, sam shields covering. second down and goal. >> cris: they are also flying the safety over the top. ha ha clinton-dix is flying over the top to larry fitzgerald. somebody has to get that in there to carson palmer. you have got to be really careful now. they're not going to let fitzgerald beat them on the goal

>> al: brown, on the left side. much tighter formation out of the shotgun. brown is the motion man. and flip to fitzgerald. he scores. and the cardinals win an amazing game.

where do you begin to write the story of this one? >> cris: shovel pass, motion here, pulling in front. and simply up between. a very old-fashioned play. a very old-fashioned play caller, bruce arians, came up with, at the perfect time. and who better than larry fitzgerald, who simply took over this football game. carson palmer on the scramble. they lose larry fitzgerald. and here you go. i can't believe what i'm seeing out of this ball game. al, come on. you've been doing this a long time. you seen anything like it? >> al: this is -- as i said, this is one for the books here. in so many ways. there's so many plays. and it ends with number 11 going into the end zone. arizona moves on.

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defies analysis, for that matter. arizona, now, will move on. and they will face the winner of tomorrow's game, between seattle and carolina. if it is carolina, then the cardinal gas to charlotte. if it is seattle, the seahawks will come here. the star of the game, this time, only one game ball. it will go to the great larry fitzgerald. he was targeted 12 times. he caught eight, for 176 yards. and the 75-yarder to set up the game-winning t.d. and he caught that one. 176 total yards. when it is his time to be enshrined at canton, the highlight reel will include several plays from this game. and maybe it will include his conversation with michele tafoya. here they are. >> larry, another remarkable postseason performance. in overtime, let's talk about the first 75-yard play. what happened? >> it was an over route.

over in the flat. and i tried to get to the end zone. that's an unbelievable job of the plays for us. our defense played lights-out today. and a great team effort. >> how did you guys overcome so many ups and downs and fight through some rough performances to pull this one off? >> we're a resilient team. a lot of guys that believe in each other. we work hard in practice every day. we believe. and coach instills that into us. keep on fighting next week. >> fighting next week. what's the mindset of this team, now that this one's in the books? >> glad to get this behind us. it was tough. that team was really good. you have to tip your hats to them. they did a great job today. but we found a way to win. that's what it's all about. >> congratulations, larry. >> i appreciate it. >> michele, thank you. larry, thank you. and we're almost finished from the desert. one more break, and then, al and cris, to somehow fry to wrap this one up.

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welcome back to the volkswagen passat postgame report. >> let's go back to the end of the game in regulation. unbelievably, as was the case in the detroit game, in the regular season, hail mary, jeff janis pulls it in. and that ties the game. and arizona wins the coin flip, which had to be flipped a second time. fitzgerald, the 75-reception. and the five-yard shovel pass.

he had one catch for six yard in the first half. cris, larry fitzgerald's father is a sportswriter. he can't come up with a lead. where does he start tonight? >> you can't get enough of this stuff. we laugh sometimes. we're all so addicted to the national football league. but there is no reality television out there that can match the drama that we just saw. those men putting everything on the line. so many injuries. here we are with insanity. can you imagine if that had been reversed and green bay had gotten the ball there? >> six years ago, they met in the playoff game here. highest scoring postseason game in overtime, 51-45. what a rivalry this has become. >> we say thanks, very much, for the great show. >> we're done.

aikman, our buddies, good luck the rest of the way. arizona beats green bay. the final score, 26-20. "saturday night live" expect on the west coast, coming up. adam driver. and musical guest, chris stapleton. for our entire great crew, al michaels, cris collinsworth, and michele tafoya, saying good night from glendale, arizona. what a game. nbc sports thanks for you watching this special presentation of the national

we begin with football. everybody thanks for joining us as we juggle our coverage to accommodate the nfl. we're beginning tonight with football and what a night of football we've had so far. what a game that was. let's talk about the game, more important to us the broncos and steelers game. the last time the broncos and steelers, played it didn't go the broncos way. >> tomorrow they're hoping for a little revenge. and if they want to win they might want to listen to the keys of the game by mike cliff. >> the play off game between the broncos and steelers is now hours away. let's take a look at the game with nine keys to the game. we'll start with number nine. turnovers. the steelers are terrific at take aways.

the broncos are one of the worse at committing turnovers. the steelers get this stat they're 0-5 this year when they lose the turn over battle. number eight, treat the other steeler receivers receivers as they would antonio brown brown is terrific, he cannot be replaced. number seven run the ball. here's why the broncos haven't given up on michael scoffield. he's a traffic backer. top the play option play down field. the steelers secondary figures to tee it up against peyton manning. that means manning has to hit the intermediate routs. and manning can get it done there. number five, protect peyton.

they have eight players, count them eight who have 3-1/2 or more. number four, bring down big ben. ben roethlisberger has the biggest body among nfl quarterbacks. he also has a damaged throwing shoulder. but the pass rush continuously badgers ben, they have to stop him. the steelers will try to accomplish the run to slow down the broncos pass rush. number two, stay cool brandon mcmanus. we've already seen two play off games become one and lost in ot attempts. and pad that legacy peyton. peyton manning doesn't have to play like a hall of famers anymore. what he has to do is protect the football.

broncos should be playing next sunday at sports authority field. mike cliff, 9 news. talk about energy in the air before this game. if the broncos do win, it'll set up a broncos and -- >> and tomorrow tina smith will get to see her son play for the first time. president obama commuted her sentence along with 45 others serving time for federal drug crimes. a reminder, getting into a home

little differently now. tickets are going digital. fans can print tickets at home or use a mobile ticket. and parking tickets have to be printed ahead of time in color. these old school perforated tickets will be available. and we will have extended coverage from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. drew and rod will have the postgame highlights and team reu -- reaction from the locker room. >> and i will be out there talking to all the fans. a perfect opportunity to cut some turns and support the home team out on the ski lifts. even with temps at 15 degrees and the windchill even colder,

their jackets at home they just wanted to show their support. >> pretty cold and pretty windy. >> you would think that you respecting. >> no it's a play off weekend, you have to represent. >> reporter: there were fans from those other teams on the slopes but we don't have to talk about that. because it's all about the broncos nation. >> snow in the country which has been phenomenal. daniels is going to talk about the game time. because they're accustomed to the weather and i think they kind of like to play in the snow. >> and they do well in the snow. but the fans appreciate the sunshine but the warmer temperatures that are above freezing regardless we just want to win. >> it will be bronco mania at mile high stadium tomorrow. it will just be bethlehem. expect tomorrow to be another great game of course going our

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