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>> al: fourth down here. known as a passing team, of years a pass-first guys onhe he's been on the double teams, the hot guy, todd herremans with a great game tonight. >> al: also scored a touchdown >> al: as dennis miller would

2-2 in the division. detroit against minnesota. line erases a lot of problems the line of scrimmage wasn't the >> al: couple of plays by

vick tonight 16 out of 26 for positi the post-game report. post-game report, wendy's, coming up after this from your local nbc station.

>> bob: dallas continues to play well even the two they've lost under jason garrett, they have been competitive agait playoff bound teams. but philadelphia now goes to 9-4. half-game lead in the nfc east pend being the outcome of the giants game tomorrow night, med as you knowo detroit against the vikings because of the damage to the metrodome. here is the playoff picture starting in the afc.

hasn't h atlanta has a big meeting in new orleans. chicago is number two. seattle and st. louis are tied atothe west. each at just 6-7. the rams on that tiebreaker, they own it. they meet in the regular season finale in seattle. saints and giants curntly hold the wild card in the nfc. packers need to get going and they've got a trip to fox broe next sunday night. in the afc, patriots hold down number one and are head ring steady at number two. jets and ravens are thwild cards right now but new york has trips to pittsburgh and chicago the next two weeks after losing back-to-back to the patriots and the dolphins. michael vick threw for two touchdowns tonight, one was caught by desean jackson. that pair is on field with andrea kremer. >> andrea: thank you, bob.

you said last year they kick our butts and sent us home. how gratifying is this win tonight? >> it is a great victory. the guys fought hard. we struggled but they have a grea defense and i tell you what, i take my hat offo this guy here, de shawn. he challenged me all game and sometimes i need a guy to step up and challenge me. even thoughe's young, he's not afraid to do that and it brings out the best in me. i'm just thankful to have him on my team. >> andrea: you took some hellacious hits, some legal, some not. ow did you wittand it? >> the hits didn't hurt. they were shocking for the most part. sometimes that gets you going into the rhythm of the game. i just hang in there, keep fighting. >> andrea: how vie tat was lesean mccoy to your offense tonight. >> he was great. we got great players on this team. these guys all have dere to be great. that's what you need.

if they continue to have that attitude, they'll go down in history books. >> andrea: you want to give your love to this guy. why are you guys able to hook up? why are you back in rhythm so much? >> because we believe in ourselves a believe in our coaches and we'll never give up. we know what we can do. we know we're a great team. going to keep fighting. >> andrea: thank you, michael. >> we're going to keep doing this until the wheels fall off, baby. >> andrea: you told me before the game you were going to start out early. what was the plan to get you involved. number 7, man. he's unbelievable player. just a blessing to be able to play with a guy like that that goes out and gives you his all. he takes blame for everything even if it is not his fault. i'm just honored to play with this guy. not even him, just the whole team, offense, coaches. we got a good feeling here, man. we just trying to take it tthe super bowl. >> andrea: what happened with your left foot? >> i'm hurting obviously.

i did the bestdy to keep fighting. i was running about 60%. somehow, some way i still made it to the end zone. we're not going to get caught in that. i'll be all right. it is not too bad. i'm hurting but i fought for my teammates and i'll put it on the line for them guys. >> andrea: at the end of that 90 yard touchdown, what are you thinking? you had some experiences where you've gone into the end zone without the ball. >> that will never happen again honestly. as long as i'm handling my business, i took it to the end zone. whatever else happens after ha, as long as i keep hold on to the ball and make it into the end zone i'll be all right but i omise you won't see that no more. >> andrea: thanks very much. bob, next week they are at the giants, their last away game and their last game against a team with a winning record. >> bob: andrea, that a lot. how about that average per catch in four receptis for 210. 52.5 for receptions tonight for desean jackson.

enough to overlook the theatrics at the end of the 90-plus yard touchdown. let's swing things over to 30 rock and hook up with tony bungee. what keyed the eagles' success tonight? >> tony: you could tell listening to the interview with vick and johnson they felt confidence they could get plays on dallas corners. vick t hit a few times in the first half. second half they blocked those defensive linemen better, gave them time and got se those big plays. i would have never guessed before the game started that philadelphia would outrush the cowboys and mccoy had a great second half, madehose big plays in the last drive running the football. i think you do have to give a lot of credit to that eagles offensive line. bob tony, the patriots haven't just been nning, they've been dominating teams. which of their two most recent victims -- the jets or the bears -- in bigger trouble right now? >> tony: the bears lost the game today. they got blown out but they had

won five in a row and had been playing good football. jets on the otherand have now lost two in a row. even before th, they weren't that impressive. they've been struggling scoring. their running attack has not been as good as it needs to be. making mistakes, lapses in concentration. they have to get back on track. they've got two toh road trips. the jets have to go to pittsburgh, then to chicago. those could be two losses that put them in a four-game losing streak. i would say the jets are the team that has to get it going or be in danger of getting knocked out of the playoffs. >> bob: that would have seemed unthinkable less than a week ago when they rolled into new england tied with the patriots atop the division. they got plastered there, then lost at home today as everyone knows to miami. thanks, as always,ony. turning now to mike florio. one of the topics for you tonight and tomorrow has to be the fallout from that strange shot delivered by jets strength

and conditioning coach who stuck out his knee and tripped up the dolphins nolan carroll who was returning a punt. >>i think we'll see a decision that's reached jointly by the league and the jets as to what the jets will do by way of punishing sal who has apologized ansaid he'll acceptny punishment. possibly a suspension through the end of the year. there will be people who call for him to be fired. i think the nfl players association and the players generally will be bask this very carefully for evidence after double standard in this season where we are seeing players find an potentially suspended for aggressive play that isn't intentional in any way, when you have an intentional situation like this that could have potentially seriously injured the player, if there isn't serious action taken against at coach i think there will be major complaints

>> bob: a fine or suspension would be serious, but to lose his job would extreme, wouldn't it? >> it happened to woody hayes when he decided to take a swing at someone. it looked subtle and sly, but i don't know the nfl wants to be associated with that kind of behavior. >> bob: we know the giants and vikings play in detroit tomorrow nig with the metrodome unfit after the weekend's major storm but the vikings are also home next monday night in another game with playoff implications against the bears. when will we know if the dome will be ready to host that game? >> this is another big decision that could come as soon as monday. the question is can they get that dome ready to play a week from tomorrow. this is another game that could potentially impact the nfc playoff field by giving the bears an easier way to get back on the winning track by not having to go into the metrodome and deal with the ise and distraction that goes along with it. if it ends up a at a neutral site like another dome where there aren't vikings fans there

o or even if they playout doors at the university of minnesota, you lose that dome effect even though you have the home crowd. it is an outdoor game which the bears are very familiar with so this is something packers fans have to look at saying we're not getting a break at all here because it will be easier for the bears to win next monday night if they don't play in the metrodome. >> bob: some of today's key injuries, beginning with the packers aaron rodgers. >> he suffered his second concussion of the season so he'll go back into that cycle to determine when he can play. he has to be cleared. just because he's had a second concussion doesn't mean he's automatically out. if he passes the test he can play next sunday ght against the patriots. dion butler, seahawks receiver, has a broken leg. he is out for the year. the tampa bay buccaneers lost two more starters. they've now lost six starters this season. gerald mccoy their rookie defensive tackle. quincy black, linebacker, both gone for the year for the tampa bay bucneers. >> bob: one more. a by-product of the difficulties with the metrodome.

in theory it gives brett favre an extra day and a half to be ready. does it make it more likely that he plays tomorrow? >> well, earlier today it looked like he wasn't going to play but that extra day or so ofest you never quite know with brett favre. we've seen him recover from a lot of injuries so this could be something that allows him to play. bob bob thanks, mike. fos, check out more fromike florio on pro football talk on nbcsports.com. all theatest nfl newsnd notes. philadelphia wins by three in dallas and we go back to al and cris to wrap things up right after this. introduce wendy's natural-cut fries with sea salt, we've set up a human chain from coast to coast... so taste our best fries ever, and pass 'em on! pass 'em on. share the news! we only use whole russet potatoes and sprinkle 'em with sea salt for a taste as real it gets! oh, cmon! cmon cmon!

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notwithstanding. desean jackson, 210 yards. michael vick, two passing touchdowns and rushing touchdown, couple of picks. he got the job done, however. jon kitna with two touchdowns both to jason witten. six lead changes here tonight, philadelphia wins by a score of 31-27 to stay in prime shape in the n east but stewart bradl bradley, dislocated elbow. brandon graham got hurt. asante samuel, le bback next week? still a lot to think about for philadelphia, but still in good shape. footballpros.com, what are you talking about tomorrow? >> cris: i don't know. we'll just recap the game a little bit. really it is the story of michael vick was good tonight but he was not, you know, the great mike vick that we've seen earlier in the season. night it was lesean mccoy, desean jackson and desean jackson catches an out route an goes 91.

we talked about they're backed up. ltle out route and he runs 91 yards with it. >> al: limping on and off the field, too. he has to work on that ankle he twisted. we go to foxboro next week. right now i know it is a week-to-week thing. we probably had seven best teams in the league at any given point this year but right nowthere's nobody who doesn't think the new england patriots are the best. >> cris: it is a very clear-cut i think super bowl favorite at this point in the season. i also think a very clear-cut mvp right now with tom brady. we'll get a chance to see him and we'll also see if it snows up there. every time it snows, tom brady gets better. it's been remarkable, his streak of wins in the snow. >> al: see how aaron rodgers responds this week as well. next sunday night in foxboro, green bay against new england. meanwhile, tonight it was the philadphia eagles coming to

town in a game that features six lead changes. they won it 30-27. al michaels, cris collinsworth, andrea kremer, our whole crew saying goodnight from arlington, andrea kremer, our whole crew saying goodnight from arlington, texas. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news 4 at 11:00. there could be danger ahead on the roads for the morning commute as some icy weather moves into our area. transportation officials are waing drivers to use extra caution. good sunday, everyone, i'm craig melvin. the temperatures continue to drop tonight which could create major hazards on the highways. and tonight's only the beginning of another cold snap. we have team coverage for you. we start with chuck bell. he's standing by theeather center with more of what's in store. hi, chuck. >> yes, indeed.

the cold air ison the other side of the appalachian mountains. it will start to move over the area later onight. still not terribly coldn downtown right now, 43 degrees in washington, 37 culpepper, 37 in winchester but 26 in elkins and 19 degrees out in eastern kentucky. windchills are heading down into the single digits out there with light snow showers a flying. cold and breezy, flurries, 25 to 30 for the kids at the bus stop in the morning. wine chills in the teens. that's just the binning more on how much colder it will get coming up. >> while crews are busy preparing the roads for the icy ather, some in our area have already faced major travel headaches thanks to the weather out west. darcy spencer with more on warnings from transportation officials tonight. >> the virginia department of transportation has hundreds of trucks out on theoads here in northern virginia pretreating

trouble spots. officials say icy road conditions could be a problem for the early morning commute. at the vdot depot in lexandria, trucks load up with salt, the ammunition to battle icy road conditions expected for monday morning commuters. >> the mn concern for tonight will be wet roads becoming icy roads in the morning. >> reporter: vdot is deploying 300 trucks to spread salt on overpasses and bridges and roads known to freeze. >> we're really expecting the temperatur to drop after midnight and possibly connue with precipitation. so the wet pavement becoming icy pavement is really our main concern. >> reporter: bitter cold temperatures are expected to grip the regio already the weather causing major flight delays and cancellations. bill doherty came to washington from st. louis,here it was snowing. >> very blustery in st. louis. it apparently started to ice. they had to pull us off on the

tarm and it took a while to de-ice the plane. >> reporter: across the country, heavy snow, blustering winds and heavy rain caused major disrtions.ç carolyn miller says she faced hours of delays in returning to washington. and once her flight arrived at reagan national, the plane circled the airport for at least half an hour. >> lots of chaos everywhere, booked solid, everything was booked and by the time we got on our ight, nobody was on the flight because everybody was scattering. >> reporter: transportation officials from across the region say if you have to get out in the ornight or early morning hours, make sure you allow yourself some extra time and be on the lookout for black ice. in alexandria, news 4. reagan national airport, dulles international and dwi are experiencing delays because of the weather, on average, most flights were delayed by about 2 1/2 hours. things are back to normal on route 50 in annapolis today.

crews spt the evening cleaning up a hazmat situation. it happened near the intersection of route 50 and interstate 97. a truck driver called 911 after he noticed a vapor cloud coming from his truck. the truck was carrying a chemical found in fiberglass. some of the -- had been left on top of the tanker. all lanes that were closed on i-97 and route 50 have been re-opened. people will talk about that at fedex for days to come. the redskins should have never been in that spot. it was anothe game of missed opportunities and mishaps. hakem dermish joining me to talk about that. >> 6or 16 on third downs is not going to get it done. redskins holder/punter, hunter smith said "people are going to call for graham's head." they might call for his leg. gano missed two gold goals but smith says gano shouldn't get

booted. he said if anybody needs to lose their job it's me. redskins trail 17-10 on fourth and goal. donovan mcnabb, to santana moss, touchdown, redskins. all they need to do is kick the extra point and the game goes to overtime. no problem, right? wrong. graham gano, perfect thisear on extra points. guess what, doesn't matter. hunter smith can't handle the snap. he said it was higher than he wanted it to be. the redskins lose 17-16, their third loss in a row. >> it's disappointing when you're part of that, when you have an extra point to tie it and put it in overtime and you can't take advantage of it. >> the first thing you want to see is people playing hard. i thought they played their hearts out. we fought, but we made mistakes. can't makehe mistakes we made. >> you can't make mistakes like that and win a football game. next up, redskins? cowboys, pretty much both teams

playing for pride. >> not the same cowboys team -- >> not the same in week one, no, it's not. they only lost by six points in week one. maybe this will give us something to talk about, some excitement. >> appreciate that. the fight to figure out who should continue to get tax breaks rages on this week. president obama's compromised legislation faces a test vote in the senate tomorrow. the bill would prevent a tax increase for all income levels. some democrats in the house are refusing to vote until a new compromise is reached. they are opposed to extending cuts tthe wealthy. the white house maintai that the deal was necessary to get republicans to agree to tax cuts for all. >> the major compromise is that you have to accept things that you don't like in order to get things that are very important. >> i'm not a mesh of the tail between my legs wing of the democratic party. i lieve we still fight for the things we care about. >> the white house is confident the tax compromise will pass,

both houses of congress before the end of the year. i want to take a quick moment to update you on richard holbrooke's condition. he remains in critical condition at george washington university hospital. doctors worked more than 20 hours friday and saturday to repair a torn aorta. the 69-year-old is a special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan. holbrooke was meeting with secretary of state clinton friday when he collapsed. president obama says he and the first lady continued to pray for his full, speedy recovery. it was a huge mess on the gridiron today. we are not talking about fedex again. more on how the vikingsiants game got snowed out. why this uld actually turn out to be a good thing for some fans. plus -- another vacation cruise turns into a nightmare. pictures of the aftermath aboard a very shaken up ship. and some of d.c.'s youngest football talent celebrating a huge win tonht.

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an autopsy confirmed that mark madoff, the son of infamous ponzi schemer bernie madoff committed icide. maff too his life yesterday on the second anniversary of his father's arrest. bernie madoff is serving a 150-year prison stence f his decades-long $65 billion scheme that swindled many out of their life savings. mark madoff left almost $2 million to a charity in his wife's name. a royal caribbean cruise ship ran into a violent storm in the mediterranean sea, tossing passengers on board today. these are photos taken by passengers this morning. several folks got banged up. they were treated for cuts and

bruises, we're told. this ship was on its way to al exandrea, egypt. 1,600 amecans are aboard that ship. still ahead here tonight, first family getting into the holiday spirit for a very good cause at a star-studded event. we'll take you there. plus, the rain we saw today is just the tip of the iceberg. we have lot of messy weather ead. chuck bell w