first down. >> cris: packers much more depth on the defensive side and it's showing up. i mean, they have playmakers now in multiple positions. you lose a jennings on the offensive side. you lose a jermichael finley who really was out early in this game. and other guys have to step up. probably the receivers best game of the year in this one. >> al: over the middle, that's caught. a first down. garrett graham makes the catch. >> cris: i think tonight you saw why teams don't play bump and run, man-to-man coverage against the green bay packers, you know? they have been usually very cautious on the back end, two-deep safeties and probably won't see it again very soon either. >> al: incomplete. intended for graham. second and ten. matthews will probably have a battle with the finish with watt in terms of who will be the sack leader in the league this

season. >> cris: 9 1/2 sacks and all of those passes deflected double digits in sacks and pass deflections. only two other guys in the nfl over the past two seasons have been able to accomplish that. almost double digit sacks already this year. >> al: second and ten. inside handoff here. forsett. every time i look at watt. you see number 99, if you love sports, one 99 you think of and that is wayne gretzky. if that was his number. look at watt. he was a good hockey player. he is 6'5". can you imagine? 290 or so. maybe a little less than that. maybe -- oh, maybe 30 pounds less a few years ago. but he played club hockey and he wound up playing in some international tournaments and was a center, not a defenseman. >> cris: if he came down the ice

to me, i would say that's a goal. >> al: that is picked off and intercepted by casey hayward. hayward, two tonight. three in the last two games. the rookie out of vanderbilt. >> cris: this has been a turnover night, as many as they have had all season tonight. and jerron mcmillian gets his hands right there. hayward and mcmillian is a rookie. could ab different football team this year if they keep developing. >> al: from the 36. houston out of time-outs. only with the two-minute warning

will that clock stop. he wants to go out of bounds but he distant to keep the clock moving. thank you very much. second down. >> cris: in now is jarrett boy kin. mike mccarthy said this kid would have been a second or third round pick and ran a 4.7 and everybody forgot about him. he went undrafted. they think he is the classic position for the west coast offense. big, strong guy, strong hands. >> al: most in school history in terms of reception in college. starks getting a little work here. gets pounded down as he reaches the line of scrimmage. it will be third down. that will take us just shy of

the two-minute warning. >> cris: these players like wearing all of the pink stuff too, don't they? it's a good thing, too. all of the braes cancer awareness month. we should recognize the ladies. how many times do we talk to them and they all have stories about their mom and what they have done for them. women are watching the nfl in record numbers now. so a tribute to the ladies. well done. >> al: you bet. third and seven. a penalty. haven't had a one of those in a while but a ton early in the game and most of them were killers for the texans. >> referee: this is the two-minute warning. >> al: all right. got a flag, jeremy. we are going to commercial anyway. two minutes. green bay by 18 on their way to get back to .500. .

>> al: the wendy's postgame report is coming up shortly. michele will be on the field, i suspect. probably interviewing somebody who threw six touchdown passes tonight. just a guess. bob and tony and mike will break it down and a look ahead to the steelers and bengals. cris, this has been a fantastic performance for you under

circumstances that are very different. your dad abraham passing away over the weekend. we want to wish you and your mom and the entire collinsworth family the very best and our prayers and you are some trooper. i got to tell you, to even be here, period. thank you, buddy. >> cris: my hero, man. he was something special. he passed away early in the morning on saturday morning and able to be there with him. former national champion of the uk wildcats and was the principal of my high school. i loved reading about him on the bathroom walls. he got a laugh about it. was deprecating with his humor. he was the mayor. he was loved everywhere he went. >> al: on fourth down, james starks is stopped and turn the ball over to the houston texans.

so the green bay packers, it will be a much happier flight home for these guys. last week, a little shell shocked, even though it's a short trip from indy to green bay to squander that 18-point lead. we talked about it at the very top. cris mentioning -- whatever it takes. >> cris: it was hair-raising if you were a texans fan. >> al: it was hair-raising for green bay. they didn't know what they were going to get. >> cris: great teams have a way of answering the bell. the new york giants today. everybody is going their sack numbers are way down. they look like they are falling apart and they go out and take apart the 49ers in san francisco. man, i tell you, the green bay packers just -- they are not going to be able to stop the run and all that. the houston texans at home, 5-0. just shut them down from the beginning. jordy nelson, he's no greg jennings.

he can't make the big plays. what is wrong with aaron rodgers and all of that. right out the window. >> al: second and six. houston just running out the clock right now and looking ahead to their next game against baltimore here next sunday afternoon. justin forsett takes it to the 34. a couple of league not before we head to the postgame. jacoby jones, a big kickoff return coming at most opportune time in that game. 108 yards against the cowboys. larry fitzgerald second player to reached 10,000 receiving yards before the age of 30, though, they lost that game, did arizona, after a chance to win it at the end. russell wilson betingating the patriots and tom brady today. a big comeback for seattle in a stunner. third and three. this will be the final play of

the contest. that is forsett. only the atlanta falcons are undefeated. cleveland won today. so every team has at least one win. mike mccarthy feels a lot better about his packers and the packers this season have gone lose, win, lose, win, lose, win. and that is how they get to 3-3. wendy's postgame report is coming up after this. .

all packers tonight. not just the score board but the individual numbers reflect it. aaron rodgers 24 of 37. six touchdowns. didn't have one pick. half of his sick touchdowns went to jordy nelson who caught nine all told for more than 120 yards. he and rodgers are the players of the game. as it happens, rodgers is on the field with his teammate from the other side of the ball, charles woodson and they are both with michele. >> michele: aaron, yesterday, you told us we're close. and i'm going to play better. six touchdown passes, a new career high. no interceptions. i tell you, it's tough to play better than that. what changed tonight? >> well, i think we're all just tired of answering questions about what happened to the packers, what happened to me. you know? a good team effort tonight. offensive line played great. we ran the ball with effectiveness and guys making plays down the field and getting

back to the way we are capable of playing. haven't gone anywhere. >> michele: you haven't gone anywhere. your receivers stepped up for you tonight. you talked how much you missed jennings but jory nelson, three touchdowns. james jones had two more touchdowns, you know, third game in a row for him. why were the receivers able to be so effective out there? >> well, they are great players. they made some big-time catches tonight. both james' catches were incredible catches. jordy is the type of player you put the ball in his area he usually comes up with it. crabtree had a good catch on third. mike called a great game and we put it altogether tonight. >> michele: you said to us outside the sky is falling and inside locker room we are fine and have a lot of pride. what do you think you told the critics tonight? >> sshh! >> michele: congratulations, aaron. what a defensive performance charles woodson. you told me before the game you had to stop the run and did it

despite so many injuries on the linebacker linebackcrew. >> we had jurs we sustained during the season and next man up. we had guys that come in and some got hurt and play at a high level with whoever is in there. >> michele: you told us yesterday, charles, we know the texans know that we're the better team. what made you say that? >> we are nobody's underdog. i understand where we were at. 2-3 coming into the game. we know this is a good team but we haven't played a poor game as packer team and know we are better than that. today, we showed that we still got it. >> michele: congratulations. thanks. >> thank you. >> michele, thank you and our thanks to charles woodson as well. you got to love aaron rodgers. you can see the headlines in green bay and throughout wisconsin tomorrow. rodgers to critics. sshh. both the packers and the rams 3-3 and texans back home here

next week against the ravens and both of them are 5-1. we welcome in tony dungy. the packers came in tonight, obviously, at 2-3. they have now pulled to .500. a lot of pressure, at least perceived from the outside, against an undefeated team and they more than responded. >> they certainly did. and you heard aaron rodgers, what he told michele. i have to play better and that is what i really like, bob, when people are asking what is wrong, what do we need to do? he took on the responsibility and he certainly played great tonight. he made all of the throws. he made the right checks and went the right place with the ball. but i think, more than anything, he inspired this team. they did believe they were better team and they played like it tonight. >> tony, thanks very much. as always, check with you next week. we turn to mike florio of pro football talk. take us through today's most significant injuries. >> three very significant injuries for the baltimore ravens. all on the defensive side of the ball. linebacker ray lewis is feared

he has a torn triceps muscle and mri on monday and he could be lost the rest of the season. lardarius webb possible torn acl and mri coming on monday. ravens defensive tackle haloti ngata as a knee injury and mri on monday and to gauge the injury. cornerback morris claiborne left the game with a knee injury. in arizona, kevin kolb, the starting quarterback and backup now, unknown status on his knee injury. >> get the latest nfl news and information from mike florio all week long by tuning into "pro football talk" which airs on the nbc sports network at 5:00 p.m. weekdays. al and cris to wrap things up from houston in a bit. . .

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cris just pointed out in commercial the packers won the super bowl two years ago and they were 3-3. >> cris: started out 3-3 and got pretty good. >> speaking of 3-3 teams, that is what the pittsburgh steelers hope to get to next week. meanwhile, the cincinnati bengals at home and first time done a "sunday night football" regular season in cincinnati and turns out to be a big game. the ravens, of course, lead in the division, but several impactful injuries for baltimore today. >> you talk about lardarius webb and ray lewis and haloti ngata and say that is their best player at every level of the defense. so as we see so many times and terrell suggs, of course, not being there as well. so the pittsburgh steelers with their injuries on the offensive line, can they get it going here after a slow start? cincinnati bengals losing to the dolphins and the browns in

back-to-back weeks to kill their 3-1 start. a lot of questions in play next week. >> al: a first look at andy dalton and a.j. green. that is "sunday night football" from paul brown stadium a week from tonight. that is the story from here in houston, where green bay wins it 42-24. until next sunday, al michaels and cris collinsworth and michele tafoya, our entire crew, including the guys in the truck, saying good night from houston. . [ mitt romney ] look at the evidence of the last four years.

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my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. breaking the sound barrier. a daredevil talks about his feat from 24 miles into the stratosphere. but first, rg, iii on the field. leading the redskins to their first home victory of season. ♪ finally had something to cheer about today. good evening. it was, just a week ago weep were wondering will rg, iii be ready to play this week? >> right. today we got our answer. robert griffin iii prove the skins were right.

the redskins' qb knocked out last week. today delivered the knockout blow off to the vikings. rg, iii, before the game, meet and greet. hadn't won at fed-ex field. since week two. second quarter. looking good. griffin. griffin, 17 of 22 for 182 yard passing. and the one td. meantime, griffin's ground game, unreal. third quarter. first and goal. lunges for a seven-yard score. redskins take a 24-9 lead. with under three to play. skins up five. big third and six. griffin, designed run play. and slices to the outside. nobody is going to catch him. talk about getting out of bound. he said. a 76-yard touchdown run. longest run since 1976. redskins snap the redskins snap their losing

streak. >> to come back. getting knocked out of the game. and you know, personally myself. a lot of people let down. the players will tell me that, i didn't let them down. coaches say the same thing. as a competitor, player, and as their teammate. i felt like i did. so come back and play the way that we did as a group. and then, to, to have -- the outcome the way it came out for me to be such a big part of that was huge for me. to show them -- hey, come out play smart. and i'm going to help us win. then be there for you in the end. >> they're giddy with excitement to have them back. griffin set a rushing record. details in sports. who got the game ball. wasn't griffin. the story later on redskins final. jim. >> and also, fans had a great day to enjoy a football game. change issen the wind. chuck bell is in the weather center. chuck how is it looking?

>> went be quite as nice as sunday afternoon of, sitting around watching redskins or doing whatever you dead to enjoy your sunday afternoon. going sailing on the chesapeake. nice day. sail bolats on the water. 67 in annapolis. and 64. not much showing up. storm 4 doppler. rain drops in the future. some of the rain drops will be reaching interstate 81 before the sun comes up. bus stop weather. expect showers. cloudy. mild. thank you. >> a search on to night for two missing hikers in montana. the two left for a hiking trich -- trip in glacier national park. family members reported them missing friday when they didn't catch their flight home. both are veterinarians.

50 rangers searched. they found tracks in. and a fire ring. rangers say may be evidence of the missing men. they also have the hiker's park permits which will help them narrow search areas. >> we know they had a back country permit. showed where they would be hiking. we have the general area. high probability where they were. the men may have gone off trail because of high wind and snow. >> fund raiser for two men seriously injured in a crash two weeks ago. hit by a drunk driver. darcy spencer spoke to friend trying to help the men pay for their long road to recovery. their honda sieving was rear-ended.

the man behind the wheel was driving drunk. the gas tank sievie i civic bur. they dropped off a co-worker on the morning of the crash. the bar had a fund raiser to help the men recover from injuries at washington hospital center burn unit. medical bills reaching into the hundreds thouchz sanof thousand. >> third degree burns, over 40% of their body. internal damage. the worst you could ever expect from something like this. >> the bar collected donations allowed donors to grab gift certificates. a silent auction. many items were donated. >> least we can do is support co-workers, family, industry co-workers. for some senseless and disgusting that happened. >> they raised $3,000. the money will go directly to

their medical bills. they're hopeful when they get better they will return to work. that won't happen any time soon. the men will be in the burn ion it for six months. >> kind of devastated when i heard. they're two very, very good guys. can't say that enough. very supportive of me. individually. everybody that works here. >> darcy spencer. news 4. firefighters in prince george's county battling three fires in less than eight hours. the calls came from college park, upper marlboro and brentwood. one woman seriously injured. in upper marlboro. firefighters pulled her out of the basement unconscious. in brentwood. 25 people forced out of their homes by an apartment fire here. town officials say many tenants, lost everything. but none of them was hurt thanks in part to two men who went door to door when their smoke alarms went off.

the first fire started in a basement and spread to the roof. fortunately, no one was hurt. friends and colleagues remembering, the former u.s. senator. and died this morning from complications and the pennsylvania politician served for 30 years. sparked controversy in 2009, when he switched parties. specter said he didn't think he could win the nomination in the increasingly conservative republican party. he lost that primary. specter's funeral will be held tuesday in philadelphia. and is open to the public. and today they continued preparing for their second debate. both side expect tuesday's contest to be more confrontational than the first.

and as brian moore reports with 23 days to election day, both have a lot riding on the outcome. >> hello, everybody. taking a break from debate practice in williamsburg, virginia. president obama dropped by campaign office to pep talk a few volunteers. >> just keep it going for the next three weeks. >> this week could prove critical for arebound. >> think he will be aggressive making the case for his, view of where we should go, as a country. >> republican mitt romney made a quick appearance sunday. attending church with his wife ann. as he prepares for tuesday's big showdown. and new york's hofstra university. >> the president can change his style. change his tactics. he can't change his record. he can't change his policies. that's what the election is about. >> rimomney is trailing in key

battleground of ohio. 18 electoral votes could swing the race. >> could win the presidency without ohio. wouldn't want to take the risk. >> with the campaign clock ticking down, three week mark. the debate is an opportunity for both candidates to shack ke up close race. time is running out to make sure your vote counts next month. virginia voters have to register by tomorrow to be eligible to vote on november 6. the deadline for maryland and west virginia is tuesday. in the district. the mail-in dead lane has passed. you can register, until friday. ooel either in line or in person, at any d.c. public library, firehouse. co-legislation of religious groups will call on metro to donate money from a controversial advertising campaign. the coalition includes representatives from christian, jewish, muslim groups, wants metro to donate pre seoceeds to

charity. the ads which equate muslim radicals with savages came under scrutiny. a judge allowed the group to post the ads, cite freeing d dom -- citing freedom of speech. traffic alert for monday morning commute. vdot closing left hov ramp, connecting i-66 east toener loop of the beltway. the closure will help crews finish the express lane project. all traffic will use the right side ramp to access the beltway. the left ramp won't reopen until expressway project is complete. that should be by the end of this year. >> long awaited homecoming for the army national guard today at d.c. armorarmorien -- armory in southeast washington. [ cheers and applause ] >> they are happy. some 70 members of the guard came home from afghanistan. they just finished a