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stake here. just like donavan mcnabb if there is a knock for matt ryan yet but he is one win away and has the falcons in the superbowl and matty ice cools off the packers and beating the eagles and atlanta scores on first possession and keep running up the score and how about ryan on the run. 17-0 atlanta. ryan also throws for four touchdowns the most on championship sunday since warner did it to the eagles in 2008, third quarter 73 yards to julio jones and atlanta wins and is going to the superbowl for the first time. >> this team we had this year has been the right mix, we are a team that has gotten better as the years went on. >> it's hard to get to this point from experience, it's difficult to get to this point and we will enjoy the build up and the process leading to it
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but our ultimate goal is still in front of us. >> that is this guy familiar faces in the afc game and tom brady and the patriots against the steelers and brady does it again throws 3 touchdown to of them to former penn lacrosse and second crosser the flea flicker hogan 180 yards receiving a team record and patriots blow out 36-17 and new england back to the super bowl for the 9th time the most in history and 7 of the 9 in brady's watch and play atlanta in superbowl 51 two weeks from tonight. >> it was a good day and we are going to the superbowl, man. got to be happy now. a lot of hard work and it's only two teams left standing and happy we are one of them, that is what our goal is and nice to be able to achieve that. >> reporter: the flyers they have not been playing championship hockey and lost 12
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of 15 coming into play tonight scoring yes among the issues, general manager hextall says drew is pressing and trying too hard and staring at another deficit on the road against the islanders down 2-0 and back they come and ivan ties it at 2. flyers force over time in ot john alone and stoned by steve mason and gosset is there and drew scores ending his 12 game drought finally the flyers win 3-2. ending their 9 game losing streak on the road the flyers are back in that final wild card spot. >> it's been tough the last couple weeks and we know we are a better team and tonight i think we played a strong game goalies and defense and i think as a team we played a good game obviously we can still get
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better but i think we needed this win tonight. >> yes they did. sixers store beaked could miss the second game with a knee injury and not sure if jojo can go against the clippers and they say the injury is not serious and ben simmons will have a scan and exam on his right foot tomorrow to see if that broken bone is fully healed and give the sixers a better timetable when he will make a debut and brian says it's coming soon and as you can imagine simmons is antsy to get going and college hoops going for the sixth straight on the road against virginia common wealth and early on going well and jordan price to three and within three but lasalle gets ugly and shoots 50% in the first half and so ugly the coach benches all five starters in the second half and lasalle it was 98-52 the final
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the first loss of the new year much more sports on action sports sunday coming up, in just 12 minutes and mike missanelli will join me in studio and walking in any minute to get micced up and talk superbowl 51 a lot to get to tonight. much more ahead on action news including the final day of the philadelphia home show. a youngster from new jersey walks for the first time and he did it using a special device that was donated by a complete stranger the heart-warming story when action news comes right back.
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a new coalition of faith and lay leaders came together this afternoon in yardly bucks county and got at congregation bethel to form a group they are calling one buck and tend to speak out for recent acts of hate and learn to respond to hate incidents and bring more residents in the coalition to create a safer community. a weekend dedicated to america's innovators wrapped up today in center city and they organized the meeting of the association for small business and entrepreneurship and hundreds of professors from around the world took part exchanging ideas and the city who brought the world buy focals and lightning rods will inspire future inventions homeowners went to center
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city in search of ideas and the home show wrapped up at the philadelphia convention center and hundreds for products for the home were there and had plenty of suggestions for any type of home improvement project. the spca feline frenzy ended on a high note today with most available cats and kittens adopted and all empty spaces are a testament to success and fees were cut by 50% this weekend and tonight those cats are own enjoying their first night in their home. a meeting with strangers give a youngster his ability to take his first steps that coming up.
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finally tonight a story that has testament to the power of chance. >> a youngster from pleasantville new jersey took steps from a uber driver and a passenger and we explain. >> reporter: first know this
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about lewis this four-year-old with an infectious smile. >> full of energy and he is a great kid. >> reporter: he gets around just fine with the help of these wheels but for a short time the other day he got to try a different approach to travel. [applause] and that's because of a substitute teacher who knows him, this is mrs. brown who also happens to work as a uber driver and because of one random passenger jim burke whos what a big heart and they told jim about lewis this fantastic kid with cerebral palsy and to buy a upsy and sells for 500 and let's kids like lewis to experience walking. >> i thought it would be great to have and said you don't need a fundraiser. >> reporter: and in a place lewis has been celebrated just as he is they cheered to see him travel this way.
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>> that is great, alive, it's amazing. >> i was happy. >> reporter: as for jim burke his reward he got to meet lewis. >> and this is lewis. >> i just want him to know that he is my hero for giving me that smile. >> reporter: and that's the best reward there is. john donavan abc news. >> never under estimate the power of one act of kindness. >> really great story, action news sports sunday is next here on channel 6:00 and we continue 4:30 with murphy and edwards and karen edwards usually but not tomorrow. >> and for karen edwards and walter perez and melissa magee and jeff skversky i'm sarah bloomquist have a great night. you are a busy woman.
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♪ tonight on sports sunday it's championship sunday, it's in the books with a local product stealing the show. >> ryan escapes and runs with a touchdown. >> superbowl 51 is set. >> deflected it in front. >> can the flyers stop their slide? is ben simmons getting close to make his sixers debut and will jojo be a no go when it comes to the nba all star games and one on one with the phillies manager. >> may be more competitive than you think. >> the phills walk it off. ♪ this is action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. ll

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