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>> al: well, for cam newton, the last two games he's been under 50%. and tonight, he's probably not going to get there, either. stays in the game, 41.9%. would be the first time he's been below 50 in three-straight ga games. and the night started with him not playing in the first play because of a disciplinary situation. derek anderson had one pass tonight. he's thrilled that he got to throw that one. >> cris: that's a good pass. >> it was deflected and intercepted. you wonder how you get a 0.0 pass rating?

you got it. one pass, one pick. >> cris: wardrobe malfunction. >> al: right. and this is stewart picking up three. let's look right now at the playoff scenario. update it. we are going to give seattle the win for the moment. so, dallas on top. they clinch the playoff spot. they go in the postseason. seattle right there. detroit, a half-game back of seattle. and then, atlanta leads the south. if the season ended tonight, the giants and tampa bay would be your wild card teams. >> cris: how about detroit. ever since jim bob cooter took over as that play caller, this team and matthew stafford have found ways to win every week. sometimes in the most improbable ways. >> al: did it again today. and this is tolbert who gets the carry. mike tolbert was going to with the recipient of the first pass of the game, couldn't handle it. leading to the pick. and will be third down.

third and five. with a relatively good chance is going to take us to the two-minute warning. >> cris: cam doesn't look too anxious for a quick one here. >> al: nope. >> cris: i guess you're right. two-minute warning. 40-7, seahawks. ♪ oh sunday night

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oh, sunday night ♪ >> al: and that's what you're going to see next sunday night. cowboys/giants, michele on the field, stars of the game. mike tirico, tony dungy, mike florio weigh in. we will preview that raiders/chiefs game, coming up thursday night on nbc. and the sunday night game. we'll pack up george hill, malibu kelly hayes, the whole gang, and head to kansas city, where it's supposed to be toasty on the thursday. looking at the forecast. a high of 22. third and five. will be a first down, as person make the watch. >> cris: carrie underwood on sunday night.

>> al: we have a game on tuesday? >> cris: we should. >> al: do the nba? >> cris: i would like to do that. >> al: i love to do the nba. mike tolbert, taken down at the 42 by bobby wagner. you know, my good buddy, doc rivers, huge football fan. what am i going to do with my bears? doc, i don't know. they won today, though. >> cris: let them play the niners every week. >> al: that's right. >> cris: doc with that big hook of his. playing that big hook. starts that sucker out over the pacific. comes out the way out of bounds. >> al: and the only guy that can hit a drive three fairways over. second and ten. from the 42. and draw play here. straight up the middle goes tolbert. well, pete carroll, he loves the second half of the season.

you get into december, you look at that since 2011. that counts tonight. i think. 19-4. carolina will go to 18-5. patriots, of course, what else is new? green bay and denver. those teams, almost always in the playoffs. >> cris: what a job pete carroll has done here, though. just fantastic. like he gets younger every year, too. >> al: yep. and the game will end on a little tolbert run. >> cris: no such thing. >> al: yeah, right. that will wrap it up. a little -- to end this one in seattle. pete carroll, another victory. and "the volkswagen postgame report" comes up on the other side of the break.

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what a bizarre night this was, starting with the reigning league mvp benched for the opening play for his wardrobe issues. and a violation. it included a pro bowl safety getting injured and a tweet about contemplating such, which was odd. and strong performances from the seahawks, as they improve their record. russell wilson, the quarterback. sharp in leading seattle's offense. thomas rawls, 106 rushing yards and two touchdowns. and the defense allowed the one score. kam chancellor leading that group. and wilson and chandler. nde game bal michele. >> russell, 40 tonight and 500 how do you think this team and llieoffense is rounding into had a great week of preparation. a funky week. you have to be able to play the next play. go to the next game.

and we've been able to do that for five years. play a great defense every day in practice. play as a team. tyler lockett was lights out tonight, too. and the heart of the team showed up today. >> you mentioned playing against a great defense. earl thomas, what does his loss mean to you guys? >> i didn't know that yet. but obviously, just pray for him. he works so . he's been dedicated to us. he does everything for the team. that's what everybody does. he will be ato and you know, obviously, we have guys that step up. they've been doing that all year. >> he's contemplating retirement. what would you say to him? >> he's a great competitor. doesn't get more competitive. this guy right here, and earl, are the best safeties in the league. i think he's disappointed right now. he'll prevail. >> congratulations on the win,

russell. >> go, hawkes. >> let's talk with kam chancellor. teammates with earl thomas. you got a chance to talk to him in the locker room. he's pretty down. and considering retirement with that broken shin. what did he say to you? >> he told me what happened to the shin. told me what happened to the fibula. all we can do is pray for him, wish him well. he's off for the rest of the season. it's a big hit for us. a big loss for us because he's a big part of the defense. big part of our brotherhood. but emotions are running right now. we'll talk afterwards. >> you talked ant his loss. and the defense in general. and how you guys are set, now, for a strong finish. this is a team with a history of strong finishes. >> yeah. we talk about having each other's back and playing for one another. tonight, we dedicate to each other. it's all about the finish. never about the start. all about the finish. >> congrats on the win. mike, back to you. >> let's look at the nfc playoff picture, now that this night is done. we have dallas, clinched a playoff berth.

they win the division, if they win against the giants. and they clinched the number one seed in the nfc, if they beat the giants and the bucs the following sunday night here on nbc. mentioned the panthers are about done. as for seattle, the seahawks will get a buy if they win out. the game in green bay next sunday, going to have a big impact on things. also, a couple of wins away from the division. going to bring in tony dungy. let's go back to what michele was asking the players on the field. what do you think the impact will be on seattle down the stretch? >> you heard russell wilson as he heard about it. kam chancellor knew a bit more. but kam said, this is a big hit for us. and i think we're going to see that next week when they go to green bay. green bay needs to win to stay in the race. green bay throws the ball exceptionally well. earl thomas makes those plays, from numbers to numbers. he's been a big part of that defense. seattle is going to miss him. and i think this is definitely going to hurt the seahawks coming down the stretch.

>> you heard kam chancellor. he's the official medical guy, saying season-ender. afc, three tight division races. oakland, kansas city, denver, would all be in. tony, we have a big game coming up. first place on the line, thursday night at arrowhead. kansas city, visiting oakland. what do you see there? >> i've been impressed on the oakland raiders. derek carr and that group. such a big-play offense. i coached in kansas city for three years, mike. we used to love to have the west coast teams come into arrowhead stadium in december. it's cold. it's windy. it's noisy. you can practice for some of those things. but oakland can't get prepared for single digits. it will be interesting to see how they play in those elements. should be a great, great game. >> great. open your freezer, tony, and talk into a freezer for three days. that's what we'll be dealing with thursday. >> exactly. >> i'll see you there, buddy. now, mike florio. after the loss today for the rams against new england, jeff

fisher confirmed, as the head coach, he's received an extension back in the off-season. so, why wasn't anything announced until now? >> hey, mike. nobody knows. this is a bizarre situation. the thinking is, that the rams are just waiting for the right moment to announce the extension. and the right moment never came because the team has struggled so much this year. very well could be because of haller famer eric dickerson could be lobbying to get jeff fisher fired. just to turn the page on this constant chatter about fisher. keep this in mind. it's a two-year extension. i'm told that the rams have an out. the rams decline comment on the details of the contract. but it could be he has security for one more year. eric dickerson gets his wish eventually. >> thank you, mike. catch mike tomorrow morning. profootball talk live on nbcsn. followed by the dan patrick

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then, they win by two touchdowns. like what happened? they have so much offense. and kansas city, we saw the great defense over there on what justin houston, marcus peters. and eric berry today with tremendous plays. >> two, thrilling victories for the kansas city chiefs. and of course, it's the giants and the cowboys. and you know, we saw this game on the schedule and wondering, the nfc east didn't look very good. now, the nfc east looks terrific. and the dallas cowboys, what more can you say? we saw them last thursday night. can they make it an even dozen? >> and the one team that got them this year. so, you know, they'll be up in the bit a little bit. had a little extra time for this one. heal up. but this is a team, a little like the oakland raiders were talking about. even when they're having a bad day, they somehow find a way to win the football game. and they're starting to get used to it. and it's almost like the young rookies. they don't know any better. they don't know how hard it is

to win this many games in the national football league. and it just keeps rolling for the cowboys. >> it's amazing. going to kansas city. kansas city, here we go. see you on thursday night. from k.c., m.o. and sunday night, it's the giants and cowboys on "sunday night football." that will wrap it up from here. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. our full gang. see you thursday night from kansas city. nbc sports thanks you for watching this special presentation of the national football league.

winter weather moving into parts of our region tonight. we're tracking the sleet, snow or rain you could wake up to in your neighborhood. spiraling eagles. head coach doug pederson explains what went wrong as the eagles drop their third straight game. dramatic delivery. an unexplained arrival forces a flight from philadelphia to make an emergency landing. nbc 10 news starts now. >> right now, a wintry mix and wi widespread rain is moving right into your area. you can see it here on the first alert radar. this system will create a slippery morning commute for parts of the region. that's why penn dot crews are getting ready to start salting those roadways. good evening. i'm denise nakano. we've fished a first alert for monday morning as we track this

wintry mix. what you'll wake up to depends on where you live. we're bringing you team coverage. let's begin with erika martin with the forecast for where you live and work. >> they do have that rain and wintry mix on the approach satellite and radar image picking up on the system. essentially moving in from the southwest. we have colder air moving in from the northwest. i'm going to zoom in just a bit. we're seeing light wintry mix for berks county, chester county, lehigh valley seeing light changeover as well. this is what i'll be tracking on the hour-by-hour forecast. this is why the have the first alert for rain and wintry mix. you'll see your local neighborhood forecast at the bottom of your screen. lehigh valley, berks county, northern montgomery and chester hill so northwestern philly county. this is through 9:00 a.m. monday morning. tracking a wintry mix for some. rain for delaware and the jersey shore. now hour by hour, i want to zoom on in locally.

i want to show you for berks, bucks and chester county and north camden county. 11:30 we get this going. pause it at about 12:30 p.m. we start to see the changeover. this is the biggest concern. this is the rain/snow line. rain on this side. snow and a mix to the west there. this is what we'll be tracking through the overnight hours into early tomorrow morning. at 4:00 a.m., lots of purples, telling us we have that wintry mix. some sleet, of course. that mix of snow and rain so that, of course, means it looks like you'll see a messy and slick monday morning commute. so be aware. give yourself a little extra time for that early monday morning commute. the good news is everything starts to clear by about 9:00 a.m. this is a quick system, but we do have that wintry mix and that changeover which will make things a little more slick. back to you. >> erika, thank you. penn dot is preparing for

what could be a slippery morning commute at midnight. crews are beginning to arrive at the salt stockpile in lehigh county. that's why aundrea cline-thomas is continuing our team coverage right now. what's the plan overnight? >> reporter: the gate is now open. they're waiting for crews to arrive. they'll get in the trucks and put salt down on the roads. they'll also be monitoring the air temperature but really what they're going to be focusing on is the temperature of the pavement. that's going to determine how slick the roads will be for your morning commute. >> with only a chill in the air, it's hard for some to imagine conditions drastically changing in just a matter of hours. >> i have two little boys, so i enjoy the snow. i don't enjoy the ice. >> reporter: slick roads during the morning commute is the biggest concern for penn dot. the concern will be on the lehigh valley and the pokeio region. two dozen trucks will be out

spreading salt. >> if the roadway condition is freezing or below and rain comes down, you'll get that freezing rain. that could be an issue. >> reporter: at lowe's home improvement. >> we've got all the ice melt and >> reporter: the inventory is stocked with salt, shovels and >> we also just started our snow blower. i swapped out the lawn mower in the garage. so i am ready to go. >> preparation is not only needed for this weather event but the entire winter season. >> me, i want to see the snow.s except me. >> reporter: we're not quite there yet. now penndot reminds drivers lito get to work this morning. they also say if you see one of their trucks on the road to give them a little extra space to do their work.

reporting live in south whitehall township,as thanks. nbc 10 news today is getting an early start later this morning to track the snowy/icy mix. they'll be on the and it is possible that we could e ing parts of our region and the nbc 10 app always has up-to-the-minute school delays there. you can also send your weather video and pictures. the effort continues to get a statewide presidential recount in pennsylvania to a federal court in pennsylvania. jill stein is spearheading the effort and attorneys are expected to file their case monday. supporters have submitted petitions and wrapped up provisional and absentee ballots on sunday. >> the goal, and most of us have the same goal is to make sure that the vote is being recorded and counted correctly. >> a machine recount last week

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