have -- a must game in october, back to texas and regroup, along with rob ryan. wendy's post-game report next.

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well, one of the subplots coming in was the bye play between rob ryan, defensive coordinator of the cowboys, and

a number of people, desean jackson among them. well, the cowboys, who had been so effective at stopping the run, couldn't do it tonight. the eagles ran all over them. more than 200 yards as a team. 185 of them belonging to lesean mccoy, who toted it 20 times, found himself in the end zone twice. now finds himself with michele tafoya. michele. >> lesean mccoy, you guys were 2-1 coming off the bye week. what did you emphasize? >> the biggest thing was getting everyone healthy and to stay focused. the biggest thing with the losses was not being focused enough. turnovers. so many things that was going wrong. so the biggest thing coach just talked about focusing, everybody take care of their job and not worry about the next man. >> and dallas came in here with the number one ranked rushing defense in the nfl and yet you carved them up. how did you do it? >> just the game plan. i think marty and coach reid did a good job kind of getting the guys ready to roll.

we talked about the whole game. last year -- guys made plays guys made blocks, ran the ball well today. >> you and howard mudd, you have a ritual of chest bumping whenever you score. he's on crutches tonight, right off a hip replacement. how careful did you have to be with him? >> he's got his motor going. he's all into it. i'm blessed to have him here. getting guys down the field, 730 yards down the field blocking. we'll chest bump all year. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> lesean mccoy the only player in the nfl, bob, to score a touchdown in every game this season. >> thanks a lot. lesean mccoy a personable young man and lots to smile about tonight. all philadelphia. 34-7. let's swing to tony dungy at our studios at 30 rock. tony, obviously the defending champion packers who had the week off and are 7-0, they are the class of the nfc. did the eagles, even though

they're still under .500 at 3-4, off tonight's performance, did they figure as a contender? >> you know, i think they do, bob. and i'm not sure if they're going to make it or not. but if i was mike mccarthy, the packers' coach, if there's one team i would have on my radar, it would be philadelphia because they match up very, very well against green bay. they've got a ton of receivers who can make plays to go against maybe the weakness of green bay, which is their secondary and their pass defense. and then on the other side of the ball they've got all those cover guys.secondary and they've got as we saw tonight a front four that can create pressure without blitzing. they would be the one team i see in the nfc that could i think go to green bay and win a game. >> interesting. so if they can get there you think they'd match up well. thanks, tony. >> they have a good shot. >> talk to you next week. we turn to mike florio, pro football talk on nbcsports.com. mike will have his ten-pack tomorrow of course. tonight let's look at some of the key injuries. what have you got? >> the injury of the day is the

hamstring pull. three of them. lamarr woodley, the steelers', hamstring injury. mri tomorrow. same thing for hakim, mri tomorrow. and bengals cornerback pacman jones in his first game back in more than a year. 63-yard punt return, finished with a hamstring injury and did not return after that. >> all right, mike, thanks. for an nfl films all-access look at the biggest plays from week 8, including the steelers' defensive clinic earlier today against tom brady and the patriots, watch "nfl turning point with dan patrick" thursday night on versus. here in philadelphia the eagles beat the cowboys 34-7. they're both 3-4. why does philly's 3-4 seem so much more helpful? al and cris back to wrap it up after this. and we'll always make'm hot 'n juicy, hot 'n juicy... [echo] years ago, my dad started a hamburger chain and named it after me... i love that about dad. today we're introducing our hottest and juiciest hamburgers ever... and i'm naming them after him. dave's hot 'n juicy. with our thickest, hottest juiciest beef ever...

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>> announcer: welcome back to the wendy's post-game report. here now, al michaels. cris collinsworth. footballpros.com. the eagles in a romp tonight. so for years during this decade it's been new england and indianapolis as the best rivalry. few would dispute that. but we're of a mind i think where right now it's baltimore and pittsburgh because those are such tough games, regular season, playoff games. we've had a chance to do a couple of those, and we get one again next week. >> yeah, and it's one of those games that you know, they're not trying to hurt each other, but it is violent. the nfl in general's a violent game. but it's so personal between these two teams. and who's really the bully in that division? a lot of those games have decided who goes on to the super bowl as well. a lot on the line. and especially the way baltimore played in the first game between these two teams. pittsburgh has not forgotten.

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>> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal, tv-11 news tonight. >> good evening, everyone, parts of the state are under a freeze warning tonight as temperatures plummet to unseasonable lows. the advisory comes on the heels of that rare october storm that left much of western maryland under more than six inches of wet, heavy snow. what is next? let's check in with meteorologist john collins. >> it certainly feels more like winter than autumn. a typical low for tomorrow morning would be 41 degrees but the forecast low is 30 degrees. that has brought about the issuance of freeze warnings in effect. the purple shaded areas, they didn't get down to freezing last night so the freeze looks like it will be tonight, killing tender plants. the only reason we don't have a

freeze warning this side of the bay is that we got our freezing temperatures last night. we've already killed off all those tender plants. cold weather for a day or two. we'll talk about a warming trend and more rain in the forecast coming up. >> the deep freeze made for slippery roads in northeast baltimore today. this accident on northern parkway above i-83, just one of many accidents in the area due to icy roads. an s.u.v. slammed into a pole. no word on injuries. heading into halloween, millions through the northeast corridor are spending the night in the dark following the record-breaking october snowstorm. >> it's not what you'd expect to see on the eve of halloween, goblins and ghouls covered in white. but this weekend's record setting snowstorm won't keep kids from getting their treats. >> we're excited. one's an eskimo, one's a geisha.

>> cleanup began sunday in areas more used to raking leaves than shoveling snow in october. >> mother nature played a trick on us. >> a trick that has left as many as three million from virginia to vermont in the dark. as tree limbs fell, crippling power lines and blocking roadways. >> snow hit the trees, hit the leaves, the tree got heavy and a lot of tree damage. >> damage that could take a while to repair. >> we will have extensive power outages. >> snow started falling saturday and smashed records as it moved north, tying up air travel as thousands faced delays and cancellations. passengers on a jetblue flight diverted to connecticut waited seven hours on the plane before being cleared for the terminal. and as residents continued to dig out and frost starts to melt off pumpkins. >> i think we're in for a big, bad winter.

>> winter is still more than six weeks away. francis coe, nbc news. >> it won't be long before witches, ghosts and goblins troll around for candy. local police departments want to make sure the kids make it home safely. >> according to the american academy of pediat yikes, pedestrian injuries are the most common among children on halloween. like any mother, brandi wilcox wants her daughter to have a good time on halloween but she's thinking of safety hazards. >> all the time, cars drive crazy. they could run a red light, hit the kids, not paying attention. they could be drinking because it's halloween. you know, there's a lot of things. >> baltimore city police say the best way to prevent those things from happening is to make sure there's an adult on the trick-or-treating route with the little ones. >> plan out the route, make sure it's well lit in well populated areas.

>> if your little super heros are wearing a mask, cut eye holes big enough for them to see out of. add reflective gear to costumes. >> we want to make sure children don't go into a home. stay on the steps or the porch but don't go into a home or into a vehicle when you're taking treats from people. >> before the little ones dive into their candy stashes, inspect their bags and toss anything that looks suspicious or home made. if you see suspicious activity or anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, don't hesitate to call police. >> in parts of the country, this night before halloween, has led to problems -- destruction of property in a grand scale and in baltimore county, the effort to keep that from happening has evolved into a cottage industry.

also known as devil's night, the age-old practice of halloween eve trickery has been nothing short of a motivating force. >> 24 neighborhoods in the area and each neighborhood has their own citizens on patrol group. >> the citizens on patrol deployed 40 cars in two dozen communities from overbrook to old hillendale, greenbrier to glendale, looking for -- well, you know, it hasn't changed much over the years. >> standard issue eggs and toilet paper. we hope we don't see anything more than that. >> citizens on patrol are really the eyes and ears for sworn officers. these patrols are part of continued efforts against vandalism and crime. >> epihans the officers on the street throughout on a night like tonight. >> while daylight may make it more clear, it's obvious that the citizen army in baltimore county is working to take the out of the night before

halloween. baltimore county police say the majority of patrols have drastically reduced crime in neighborhoods. dozens marched for human rights this evening. the so-called poverty busters gathered today for their haunted harbor march. today's march is part of a three-day fair development conference across the country. organizers say the protest comes as workers struggle to make ends meet. >> workers don't have a living wage, don't have access to education or healthcare. that isn't fair. that is what we are asking for is for justice for workers, human rights for workers. >> protestors stopped at the occupy baltimore encamp. governor o'malley says state revenues would be hurt if congress legalizes online gambling. the government says it would put

the money raised each year by the state's lottery at risk. the state's two slots parlors have generated $50 million and that's expected to increase as other locations are opened. defense is expected to rest its case tomorrow in the corruption trial against state senator ulysses curry. some of the state's politicians testified last week on behalf of the prince george's democrat. he's accused of using his influence to benefit shoppers food warehouse. and polls show herman cain holding on to a narrow lead in the g.o.p. race to the white house. meantime, congresswoman michelle bachmann polled fourth behind rick paul. governor rick perry rounded out the poll. well, pete is here.

what a bounceback win. that was good. >> the ravens wrap-up coming up shortly. we're getting close to the chase for the sprint cup in nascar. >> cold and snow, winter must be around the corner. we'll talk about the forecast for halloween.

>> a frightful night downtown baltimore as edgar allen powe fans spent this halloween eve at his gravesite. the event featured a costume contest and recreation of his famed work,. proceeds from tonight's fundraiser will benefit the poe house and mika museum. >> do they look cold out there? it is a chilly evening this evening. we have generally clear skies but a weather disturbance to the west coming in and we don't see in any of this. this is all rain activity. our temperatures are near

freezing and they're just getting rid of the snow in new england. on the other side of the mountains, temperatures are warmer, allowing for rain. this is a clipper, it's pretty dry. as it approaches the mountains, most of it will dissipate but we'll keep an eye on it. let's see what happened during the day today. much chillier than usual. typical high this time of year, 63. it only made it to 54 in the airport and inner harbor and morning lows were down near freezing. typical low this time of year, 41, and we've already dipped below that at the airport with a 34 reading. easton is 34. ocean city is at freezing. same at parkton, westminster -- frederick is in the 20's. notice, there in the 30's fras frederick is in the 20's. we can see the chilly air, dark

blue shade from new england to our area. there's snow pack on the ground. parts of pennsylvania, northern new jersey, up into new york and england they had considerable snows. the lighter blues and green shades to the west where temperatures are running 10 degrees warmer than our part of the world. generally clear skies overhead but wispy clouds to the west and here's the disturbance in the midwest, in slightly warmer air with the colder air pushed further east. high pressure has given us clear skies and dry atmosphere right now. combination of this low, kind of a clip are, and disturbance developing down to the south, will come together off shore morning. we will see a change in the weather start to move into the picture during the day tomorrow. generally clear tonight, a few high, thin, wispy clouds, unseasonably cold temperatures. a few upper 20's, like frederick is 28. 35 for the low. winds will be calm overnight. increasing clouds during the day tomorrow but right now tomorrow

looks rain-free. still unseasonably chilly, warmer than today, 53 to 56. and east to southeast wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. for trick-or-treaters, about 5:30 p.m., sun breaking through, temperature around 50. dip into the upper 40's at 6:30 and 730. we don't have rain in the forecast for the evening hours. it looks like any rain chances will hold off until early tuesday. for boaters on the bay tomorrow, southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, one-foot chop. insta-weather future cast shows the approaching weather feature, monday evening, clouds over us, the west and south moving in and after midnight it looks like we could be affected by shower activity. looks like most of it will be east of the bay and the most significant will be out over the ocean as this thing passes by. so the rain chances even tuesday morning aren't all that high. here's the seven-day forecast.

55 tomorrow, 57 on tuesday with the morning shower chance. 60, then 62 wednesday and thursday with dry weather. temperatures return to what's considered normal for this time of year. small chance for a shower friday and saturday and sunday, in and out of the clouds but still in the 60's. >> nascar will likely soon crown a new champion. the five-time reigning champ, jimmie johnson, he practically needed a win today in martinsville and a few more but an old champion puts himself in the mix. beautiful day to drive really fast. lap 492, brian vickers, who struggled all day, hit matt kenseth in the back. vickers is done but it sets up a finish. there you go, that's not good driving. sets up the finish with tony stewart going all the way to the

front. yeah, ryan newman wrecking out a little bit, as well. here we go, tony stewart in the 14 car. getting past jimmie johnson going high after the restart for the victory. almost never happens to go that way. stewart now just eight points back of carl edwards with three races to go. >> to get three races in a chase like this, it's an awesome feeling sitting here tonight. we got three tracks we feel are really good to us coming up so i'm excited about it. >> and please stay with us, we'll check on the forecast.

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