at all. watch the job by this offensive line. big credit to armstead. he couldn't even walk at the end of the first half. >> al: at the 17 yard line that wasle coleman's fist catch of the night. down to the 14 goes ingram. the cowboys will take another time-out. they don't have to. le coleman making one catch. you have a guy named snead. i'm sure everybody has snead and coleman in their fantasy leagues. snead caught six tonight for 89 yards. brees trying to pull one out at the end. >> cris: jason garrett thinking i want at least, whatever, 15 seconds. some chance going back the other way or they will run it down

inside of five. take a shot for the game winner. pretty masterful by brees. no time-outs. so calmly taking them down the field with the answer. >> al: ingram able to slip a tackle in the back field. play at the 12-yard line. and dallas. going to take a time-out. >> referee: 30 seconds. >> al: third down and if you are new orleans you're almost compelled to try -- i telle you what. this is the dangerous thing f. you run this play and it's 4th down you can't spike it. you have to get the field goal unit out there. >> cris: no way.

you have to kick it at this point. >> al: 1,000% at this point you have to kick it though dallas will have time left on the clock. they would like to milk it to zero but they can't. >> cris: jason garrett had time-outs remaining and he'll at least have the opportunity here. >> al: a 30-yard attempt. drescher the snapper. mccown the holder. hocker the kicker. dallas has an extra point block. kicked. hits the upright. no good. it hits the upright. >> cris: can't return it. >> al: you can't return it. the play is dead. the play is dead. it hit the upright. that's the end of that play with 12 seconds. 30-yard field goal. no good.

>> cris: that hit the upright like a pete rose single. dead solid. i thought it might kick over just enough. it was on the inside edge. that ruined the party in new orleans. >> al: at least for the moment. we'll wind up going to overtime. crazy stuff. san diego today. tie game. ended the game. missed a field goal. cleveland was off side. le second chance. win it. >> cris: they say there is no way to practice for the pressure of making a three-foot putt to win the masters. no way to practice for the pressure of a game-winning field goal. some people can deliver. some can't. >> al: we go to overtime. we veal a coin flip. we'lle see who wins the toss and who gets it.

each team has the opportunity to have the ball once unless the team receiving scores a touchdown. or the defense wiepds up with a touchdown or safety f. the teams are tied after one possession each the next score wins the game. the game can end in a tie after 15 minutes. two time-outs. all reviews from the booth. no challenges. a field goal on the first possession would extend the game. touch of a first possession would end the game. if you don't score at all on the first possession. >> referee: each team will have the opportunity to possess the ball unless the team first possessing scores a touchdown or there is a safety. we'll use fourth quarter timing rules. two time-outs for each team. reviews from upstairs. the field is heads. the rib bob is tails. tols, your option.

>> tails. >> referee: the call is tails. it is heads. new orleans. you will receive. you will kick this way. new orleans, turn around. good luck. >> al: instead of the game end ing with a field goal it ends with a doink as coach madden likes to say. we go to overtime. back after these messages.

>> al: to overtime we go. cowboys trying to stay on top in new orleans trying to stay alive with carolina and atlanta at 4-0.

trying to get there. the saints will get the ball. they will get the ball at the 20 yard line. brees led the masterful drive. 279 yards tonight for them. one touchdown pass. 8-9 in extra session games for number 9. >> cris: aren't many guys you would rather have in the huddle. he's out there playing with the injured shoulder. man, did he fly down the field with no time-outs in the last drive. if he can get a touchdown for this, it is over. >> al: start with robinson. in the back field with brees. down to the 20. four-man rush. trapped. robinson can't hold on. sec down and ten.

>> cris: there are some big time pick plays going on now. that time, i think it was gachkar got taken to his feet. >> al: to the sidelines limping. it's crazy what's going on. keith schmidt, seldom used linebacker, 56 is in the game. it is caught on the run. and out in front is spiller. he's going all the way to end the game. an 80-yard touchdown pass. wilson was covering on the play. what a way for drew brees to come up with touchdown pass

number 400. >> cris: you can see the confusion here. damien wilson, the young rookie got lost. he's out there. you don't have sean lee or the leadership. he just got lost. he didn't realizele spiller was his man and he goes right by him. church on the back end had the opportunity to get him on the ground. he failed. the saints win it. >> al: we talk about do or die. they do in a heart breaking loss to the cowboys. 26-20 is the final score in overtime. with the volkswagen post game report next. so i need to collect your phones so you can't post pictures.

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somebody was going to leave the superdome with a heart-breaking defeat. that's the dallas cowboys. the saints may not have revooied the season but it didn't tie tonight. they win in overtime 26-20. just about everybody in new orleans is a drew brees fan. how much do you think zach hocker is thanking tre ining dr right now? he could have been the goat. instead brees gets them the game winning touchdown. the players of the game are drew brees and c.j. spiller. they each get to speak with michele tafoya. >> michele: i just saw you run up to c.j. spiller and say, i knew you could do it. what was going through your mind as he ran down the field on your 400th touchdown pass? >> i knew nobody would catch him. it was only a matter of time before he made toyota the end zone before anybody else. it was a great effort on his part. our team just responded after

missing the field goal. just knowing they could take care of business again. believe in one another. we need ed the fist win bad. no better way than on sunday night football against the cowboys. in the manner in which we did it. it would make uts a stronger team. we got better today. >> you said we are working our tail off to get our season going. it is just one win. how does it get your season going? >> we had to earn it on both sides the ball. all the way around. these wins strengthen you. they bring you together. help build confidence. we have had tough losses. probably been on the other side of these games. it's about time we pulled it together, got a win. hopefully this results in many more. >> michele: i don't know how much you will tell me about this. how did the shoulder hold up? how are you feeling? >> it felt fine. felt good enough. got the job done. we're all good.

>> michele: congratulations, drew. >> thank you. >> michele: let's go to the man of the hour, c.j. spiller. you made the catch. what did you see ahead? >> nothing but green grass. i thank god. i stayed with it. i told the guys there would be ups and downs throughout the game. had to put the good plays and the bad plays behind you, focus on the one play. me and drew talked about catching them in a certain look. congratulations to him. that was the 40 09 touchdown pass. a tremendous leader, tremendous person. i love him to death. >> michele: you're in the history books now as the guy who caught his 400th. how would you describe what it does for the aem's psyche? >> it boosts our confidence. we came in fighting. able to get rewards by getting

the win. >> michele: congratulations. >> thank you. >> bob: last play of the game. last play of overtime. brees to c.j. spiller. second t.d. pass of the game for brees. 400 for his career. he and tom brady reached the milestone this year. dan marino was the first to get there. held the record. now peyton manning at 5:36 and counting at the top of the list. tony, are you more optimistic about the saints or does this change your opinion about dallas? saints fans have to be happy drew brees is back. looks like he wasn't. on the other side. haven't been able to hold it in the second half. i'm not sure how they win without tony romo.

now the defense is not strong enough to hang onto the lead. maybe getting some of the defensive players back. getting greg hardy can help them generate pass rush. really disappointed in the defense. not being able to hold the leads. >> bob: now to mike florio. you had a lot of info earlier on philbin's status with miami. anything new? >> mike: the owner is expected to decide by monday. there isn't an obvious candidate to take over for the final 12 games. working against philbin, stephen ross is committed to convincing key players on the roster that the owner will make changes to improve things in miami. meanwhile, in indianapolis, colts coach chuck pagano is believed to be on the hot seat. andrew luck missed the first game of his career.

peter king said during football night in america luck is considered 50/50 at best to be ready to go on a short week thursday night in houston against the texans, bob. >> bob: thanks, mike. here at the superdome in overtime the saints 26, the cowboys 20. al and cris back to wrap things up after this. you fifteen percent or more on huh, fiftcar insurance.uld save yeah, everybody knows that. well, did you know that playing cards

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next week right here on nbc. >> announcer: welcome back to the volkswagen passat post game report. here now al michaels and cris collinsworth. >> al: it's the fastest ever regular season overtime finish. 13 seconds, two plays. a lot ouz going on in the 13 seconds. >> cris: a lot going on in the two plays as well. it was a pick play that didn't get called. a guy is hurt and the rookie comes in. snead comes down to pick andrew gachkar. he's hurt. he has to go off the field. the rookie damien wilson comes in alongside keith smith, number 56 in there. there is no experience whatsoever at the linebacker position. between the two guys they had two snaps at defense all year. wilson gets pulled. church can't make the tackle. there you go.

it was mainly set up by the fact that gwacham was hurt on the previous play on a pick play that should have been called. >> al: and drew brees sees everything. >> cris: he sees it all. it's the difference between a veteran quarterback knowing what he's doing, playing at his pace and going against rookies. it finally showed up. >> al: after week two dallas was 2-0. the giants had blown two games. one to dallas, one to atlanta. to new york next week. the giants are 2-2. dallas is 2-2. giants against the 49ers. >> cris: it's the national football league. it makes us crazy. it's why we lo it. >> al: reality television, here on nbc. okay. final score in overtime is 26-20 new orleans. onto the meadowlands we go. we'll talk to you from met life stadium next sunday night. until then al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya, malibu kelly, george shill,

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>> hitting the road tonight. plus, kirk cousins leads a fourth quarter come basic for the skins tonight. his teammates are talking about his leadership. >> hundreds of people rescued tonight in south carolina and thousands more in harm's way. good evening. thanks for staying with us. i'm erika gonzalez. we have new video of a washout carrying a surge of water downstream. hundreds of roads washed out down the state and rescues still going on at this hour. first responders from our area are mobilizing to help. beginning our coverage with virginia task force 1 in chantilly. darcy. >> reporter: this is what they train for so they are ready. they have to be ready at a moment's notice. consider this, they got the call at 9:30 tonight that they were

being mobilized to go to south carolina. look behind me at the warehouse at chantilly, all the activity going on to be ready to hit the road in just about an hour from now. let's go to video we first shot when we got here, about an hour or so again, people getting their bags ready. they have to be ready for a 10-day deployment. they have to get everything in those bags to be self-sufficient to make sure they're not a burden to the people down there they're going to serve. we're told 80 people with virginia task force 1 is heading to south carolina. this is a mission to help with all the flooding. we're used to seeing them involved in urban search and rescue. they're very well trained in dealing with water rescues as well. let's hear a little bit about the equipment they're taking with them to south carolina. >> we take a lot of search cameras with us and listening devices.

the biggest asset would be water resources. we have flatwater boats as well as swift water boats. we have them to do searches and rescues in the water. >> there's a lot of preparation that goes into this. they already have the boats on the trailers. that part is done. they're getting the bags ready. these are some of the things they're putting in, mres. they will take their own food and probably eat about three of these a day and own light sticks a couple things to be prepared to be away for as many as 10 days. they're set to head out of here. they are driving to south carolina probably about 1:00 this morning. >> darcy live in chin tilley for us. thanks so much. those virginia first responders are going to have their hands full. look at this video as people formed a human train to rescue one man trapped in the

floodwaters. south carolina has received more than 24 inches of rain. jay gray is in columbia where they may not have drinking water up to four days. >> reporter: good evening, a curfew in columbia, south carolina and regions around this city where the flooding has been historic and devastating. rescue teams worked around the clock and continue to pull people out of flooded neighborhoods up to higher ground. this afternoon, south carolina governor nicky hhey -- nikki haley talked about the magnitude. >> we're at a low flood level. >> teams will be out all night and that includes local and state police and sheriffs and firefighters working to save those who may be trapped and make sure no one else gets into these floodwaters. it's moving into areas it's never been before. this is an historic flood and

it's going to cause problems throughout the week here. we will continue to watch it for now. i'm jay gray in columbia, south carolina, nbc news. >> tonight, maryland governor gary hogan has stopped his state of emergency but will continue to monitor for flooding. ocean city officials say it will take about two weeks to clean up damage and telling people to avoid the beach and not swim in the ocean. amelia, sounds like people living on the water have about one more night of this, right? >> exactly. continuing to track flood warnings for the district. coastal flood warning will run through 5:00 a.m. at that point it expires. arlington, alexandra and church. these warnings will run through the morning and that will be dropped an advisory.

you can download the advisory app and get more information on exactly what these warnings and advisories mean. we will be tracking minor flo flooding and low-lying areas because high tide is coming 2 1/2 feet from normal and they have high tide to get through before the advisories are dropped. for most we're talking transition to better weather. a cloudy start, 53 degrees, only a bit breezy. peeks of sun coming in. tomorrow, warmer than today. i'll let you know. >> the missing cargo ship that is missing when hurricane joaquin hit the boat and it's unclear whether they had a chance to use them. 33 people were on board when it

started taking on water. the coast guard is not saying if that's related to the ship. the only confirmed trace of the en faro is a life ring with the ship's name on it. redskins still basking over their win. a gutsy performance by quarterback kirk cousins. >> the redskins starting quarterback has called himself a game manager and said it's his job to stay out of the way of the playmakers. today, kirk cousins redefined his role, coming off an ugly game against the giants showed a lot of courage against the eagles. time ticking away, cousins drops back, finds pierre garcon across the middle. 12 yards on the play, good for a first down. 34 seconds left. cous cousins, shotgun quickly finds number 8 again. garcon holds on despite being

sandwi sandwiched. 15 plays and 90 yards in under six minutes. 23-20. cousins admits he's come a long way. >> that final drive, i wasn't capable of doing that when i came into the league as a rookie. it takes time and failure and learning from experiences, a culmination of three plus seasons worth of work got me to a point i was able to make the necessary plays on that drive. it's a process and we will keep learning from these experiences and keep getting better. >> game defining drive and season defining moment. cowboys lost tonight and skins are in a tie for the division lead in a three way tie. >> millions of americans play fantasy sports online and have for years. now, a new crop of websites is offering weekly and even daily fantasy game. wager on a group of players and win big money. according to the website it's a

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the patient and two security officers got into an altercation and the man died two days later. the security officers are on administrative leave. the hospital said we want to assure our community we are taking this situation verily and are helping gather the information they need. police are scouring surveillance video to find out what killed a woman in district heights. she was in a car that plowed into this apartment building on rochelle avenue last night. investigators still are not sure whether the crash killed her or something else. witnesses say they heard guns t gunshots before the crash. police say the woman had quote trauma to her upper body but stopped short saying she had been shot. nobody in the apartment building was hurt. tomorrow, the charles severance trialta