and bill belichick can game plan for a single game. i don't know if the patriots could make it through to the super bowl, but in a given game, not just this one at home, but if they manage to win it, in a given game, i don't think anybody looks forward to facing them. >> no, new england is a great football team and they've got that big game experience, but it's going to be difficult without welker. he was so much a part of their offense and keeping the chains moving. now they're going to have to rely on kevin faulk, and some other guys, but they still have bill be bill belichick and tom brady. saturday night is another rematch, the cowboys and eagles, cowboys beam thismt. al and cris will call that one, cowboys looking for their postseason win. the other wildcard is green bay at arizona, packers won 33-7 today, but kurt warner barely played. the saints and vikings get the byes, so tony, let's talk about the packers and cardinals. i don't know how much we can take away from today's game. >> i wouldn't read very much into this game at al

and bill belichick can game plan for a single game. i don't know if the patriots could make it through to the super bowl, but in a given game, not just this one at home, but if they manage to win it, in a given game, i don't think anybody looks forward to facing them. >> no, new england is a great football team and they've got that big game experience, but it's going to be difficult without welker. he was so much a part of their offense and keeping the chains moving. now they're going to have to rely on kevin faulk, and some other guys, but they still have bill be bill belichick and tom brady. saturday night is another rematch, the cowboys and eagles, cowboys beam thismt. al and cris will call that one, cowboys looking for their postseason win. the other wildcard is green bay at arizona, packers won 33-7 today, but kurt warner barely played. the saints and vikings get the byes, so tony, let's talk about the packers and cardinals. i don't know how much we can take away from today's game. >> i wouldn't read very much into this game at al

on sunday at 1:00 and taking on a patriots team that has not lost a home play off game under bill belichick and haven't lost a home game at all since 1978 when the heist oilers beat them 38-14. the ravens had a shot in week four when they lost the game 27-21. we know the calls. mark clayton's dropped pass. the ravens know they can be competitive against a patriot team that had an offensive lineman or two leave the game yesterday. beating a good quarterback in the playoffs, we know the ravens can beat bad teams with bad quarterbacks. it's up to them to step up to the elite now that they are one of them. one of the last 12 standing. >> yesterday in oakland, they dusted off mcgahee. what a game he had. this stiff arm, what does it mean? >> he's coming up on hire yam, get out of my which, good bye. and off on the 77-yard run. same length as the touchdown run in dallas towards the end of the season last year. career high 167 yards, 14 touchdowns, advertise the team record for a single season, jamal lewis and jackson. they didn't throw that much. didn't have to. the oakland raiders have a pretty

bill belichick, the only coach who has won more super bowls. shanahan did very well with the broncos when he had john elway. however, after elway left, mike shanahan won exactly one playoff game. if he were to be hired here by the redskins, he would likely be the primary decision maker, have a role very similar to what joe gibbs had when he was here. so i would say that it's safe to expect, in the next day or two, assuming there is not a snag in the negotiations, shanahan could be here and could be announced as the next redskins' head coach. guys? >> so they're having a news conference at 12:30 today. you do not expect that they will announce the new coach at that time? >> reporter: as far as we know right now, a deal has not been signed. they're still hammering out the details. i do not expect mike shanahan to be here for that 12:25 press conference, no, joe. >> all right. dan hellie at redskins park. dan, thank you. >> big day. thanks very much. >>> today's firing does not come as much of a surprise for many redskins families, some of whom ha