listen. >> in the reigning super bowl champs, call me, aaron rodgers.'m laura kaeppeler. >> she went on to win miss ameri america. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> martin luther king day was observed nationwide yesterday but we will show you a tribute to dr. king that fulfilled one little boy's dream. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today,". thunderstorms, yes, thunderstorms with large hail right along interstate 70 into the indianapolis area here. we have seen some nasty weather around st. louis. you're clear. those storms are existing your area. in the east today, cold air today and tomorrow. in northern plains, minneapolis, only a high of 12. if you're watching us on wlix, join the magic school bus on a ride through weather science and a kicks up a storm exhibit at the science center in lansing michigan. that is your "early today" event of the today. >> you're like the mayor of science centers, bill. thank you. >>> here

now she wants aaron rodgers. you're watching "early today." >>> zbood good morning.elcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. a new poll will do nothing to improve the image of congress. a record 84% say they disapprove of how lawmakers are doing their job. the washington post abc news poll finds only 13% approve. >>> in thailand, a terror plot that may have been targeting americans and israelis appears to have been stopped. police say a man with alleged ties to hezbollah himilitants l them to a warehouse with bomb making materials. >>> after days of being trapped by snow and ice, alaska is getting badly needed fuel. a russian tanker has arrived to pump more than a million gallons into the town. >>> and cheer up, everyone. here's an excuse for you. the most depressing day of the year was yesterday. a researcher calls the third monday in january blue monday because of the combination of bad weather, failed new year's resolutions, debt, and the end of the holiday season. there you go. something to smile about today. >>> well, here's an early look at one of your top

aaron rodgers has more weapons thank anyone on earth. he can move if n. and out of the box et. thi >> does this playoff define him in some way. >> i wouldn't want to say that. i think the 9ers are playing with house money, face it. they weren't supposed to be here. they were supposed to be getting eight, nine wins. >> house money means you're happy to be there. >> defense is that good and has been that good but it rides the coattails of the defense. it's not i team i see winning the super bowl. >> he's playing well. >> i ride the coattail. offense entertains but defense wins championship. when you look at the san francisco 49ers they beat up on teams, giants playoff teams. saints have lost to the teams that our team won. they lost to good teams. buccaneers. >> playoff start next week. more "xfinity sports sunday" next week. they'll continue the argument here. happy new year. a special edition of bay area news with diane dwyer is next. >>> right now on nbc bay area news, paper or plastic is no longer an option for people in one major bay area city. we'll have reaction and word t

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.((:51 i said, let me wear my aaron rodgers jersey and you said no :57)) :57))why this girl has a meltdown.. and why one little boy is reduced to tears over tom br. brady..(:40 don't be so mad at tom rady. i hate him though. :) :44)) you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 7)) 3 it is time for caught on camera... ann today we're starting with a ccuple of football fans thattcan't handle a loss. loss.first... we have a girl the packerr loss to the giants week.((:49 and i wore my clay matthews jersey and i said, let me wear my aaron rodgers jersey and you said no.. wear clay matthewss (crying) 1:02)) p:02)) the girl's name is casey. casey's sister took the video after they left the bar... following the pllyoff game. so that's a packers fan... we know ravens fans won't be weekend. but since we're pllying the patriots... we couldn't resist showing you this little boy... showing us how he feels about tom brady. brrdy.((:06 why re you so mad at tom brady? because i hate him! (crying) :12)) :12)) this video was captured by a a game between the eagles and the patriots.little christopher

aaron rodgers throws for of sy. he was sacked four times. bay handed the first home loss of the season. giants win 37-20. a blowout really to march on to the nfc championship game. over to the afc yesterday. texans and ravens in baltimore. raven's d is the story. texas taking one last shot at the end zone. down seven. the ravens ed reid come downs with the pass from t.j. yates. they couldn't connect. that would have tied the game. the ravens hang on to win 20-13. they move on to the afc championship game. if you miss that finish on saturday between the saints and the 49ers, saints up by one with 2. to go. alex smith takes it himself. smith, another 28 yards for the touchdown. the niners had a five point lead after a missed two-point conversion. drew brees gets the ball back with two to go. quickly marches his team down the field. jimmy graham shakes a few defenders. that's a tight end moving like that. 66 yards for the score. they get a two point conversion. so they're up three. still 1:37 left on the clock. san francisco one more chance to

. >> and we'll give the best of the best to aaron rodgers, who looked largely untouchable ever sinceaking the title. >> i think brett favre is a very mad man. he's very, very entertaining and very, very angry because his successor right now to me is playing at a level that he never reached in any point of his 20-year career. aaron rodgers right now is defining what it means to be a quarterback in this new century. >> worst no show, peyton manning who following neck surgery was pulled from the colts' lineup even before the season started. best cheerleader in any sport despite some pretty impressive challengers oddly enough, that's cloris. ♪ roosevelt, we're true blue to the end ♪ we're sure you're right, lots of fight for the blue and the white ♪ roosevelt we're for you roosevelt ♪ >> and best proof that canadiens think every sport should be hockey, the fight between two old football players at a canadian football league luncheon. best reason every sport should in fact not be hockey, the way canucks fans rioted when their team lost the championship. best way to lose if you have to los

interceptionss nd just 4 touchdowns..this is why when you hear elite n-f-l quarterback you hear tom brady, aaron rodgers talent to being more of a mentor, mooe getting this offense to understand. you see his composure and how he is seetling in to really control this offense. now, where we are, why wouldn't it be joe to go lead us to a super bowl." the dolphins loss is the rams gain...after miami couldn't come to terms with jeff fisher as head coach...fisher said alright... i'll coach st. louis..fisher took this season off frommcoaching after eing fired by tennessee.fisher was with the titans for 16 season... even taking them to the super bowl only to lose to the rams... by one yard patterson at dunbar and our high school game of the week...coming up at tonight at 10-50 and 11-30 on sports unnimited... if you're going to the game sunday you better ear a jackettunder your jersey... 3 let's check in with meteorologist emily gracey to see how old it will get.... 33 3 a groom gives his bride the surprise of her life... his.../ grand gesture.../ even.../ got... the attention.../ of... a....../ pop... super-st

america, here's bob costas. >> no one in sports had a better 2011 than the green bay packers' aaron rodgers's already been named the associated press male athlete of the year, odds on to be mvp of the nfl and his team is a favorite to return to the super bowl to defend his title. with all that going on, he finds time to extend new year's wishes to you. >> carson, happy new year, buddy. >> he is awesome. he killed my oakland raiders not long ago, and i still love the guy. happy new year to you, aaron. bob costas, see you tomorrow for the cowboys/giants game. >>> back in 1942 he began at a singing waiter in queens. now an incredible seven decades later he's celebrating his 85th birthday and his new album. the legendary tony bennett. ♪ stepping out with my baby, can't go wrong, because i'm right ♪ ♪ ask me when will that day be ♪ the big day may be tonight ♪ stepping out with my honey, can't be bad to feel so good ♪ ♪ i've never felt quite so sunny ♪ ♪ will there be good sailing, i'm trimming my sail ♪ ♪ stepping out with my baby ♪ can't go wrong because i'm in right ♪ ♪ ask me when will that

. >> and we'll give the best of the best in big league sports to the packers' quarterback aaron rodgersaking the title. >> i think brett favre and a very mad man. he's very, very agitated and very angry because has successor right now to me is playing at a level that he never reached at any point of his 20-year career. aaron rodgers right now is defining what it means to be a quarterback in this new century. >> worst no-show, peyton manning who following neck surgery was pulled from the lineup even before the season started. pretty impressive challenger, oddly enough. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> speak of the leather helmet league, the fight that broke out between the two old football players at a canadian football luncheon. best reason every sport should, in fact, not beat hockey. best way to lose if you have to lose. the american women falling in the world cup final. japan needed a lift. worst soccer punch. floyd mayweather's title bout smackdown of victor ortiz as they steppeda, way from the break. larry merchant's response when mayweather objected to being questioned about the cheap hit. >> you don't

aaron rodgers got the day off and his replacement threw a franchise record 480 yards.elson caught three. drew brees threw for five td's and completed his record breaking season. the saints victory over the panthers. ray rice ran for 191 yards and two touchdowns and baltimore wins the afc north and they will get a bye defeating the bengals. they lose it 24-16. patriots score 49 unanswered points to beat the bills. tom brady 338 yards and three td's. the dream team came up short this year. they go out with a bang and he stops and slips by. finally the giants and cowboys and the winner gets a playoff birth. manning threw three td's. 178 yards and a 74-yard touchdown. cowboys going home and the g-men in the playoffs. that was your toyota sports report. and that's enough of me. >> thank you, shu. that's it for this edition of abc7 news. >> i'm ama dates for francis and shu. thank you for joining us. three of four westbound lanes of i-80 are shut down. a pedestrian was hit by a car. that is the scene are you looking at there. this is just over the bay bridge as you a coming

time and time again, aaron rodgers, if it wasn't for aaron rodgers, it would have been much worse. >> his ability to extend plays. >> curt: i want to hear about next week's championship matchup but first i want to remind you that if you want to get exclusive football updates throughout the week about the championship games, just text the word "fox" to 387 on your wireless phone from at&t. >>> the giants may want to paint that locker room in lambeau blue because it seems like they own it every time they go there in the playoffs. [ male announcer ] next time, try a subway turkey blt or a fresh fit turkey melt, merely 7 grams of fat each. subway. eat fresh. >>> let's finish it, giants. let's have team, 1, 2, 3, team! >> curt: there have been eight playoff games this postseason. the giants the first road team to finish with a victory. as we welcome you back to the at&t postgame show, time for our subway fresh taste of the day. michael strahan, what is the fresh take. >> michael: the subway fresh take, curt, is next week's championship games. in the afc we'll watch the baltimore ravens tra

miss america wants to meet aaron rodgers.hat story, next. >>> happening a little later in the "cnn newsroom," around is 11:00 eastern, president obama meets with his jobs council to discuss accelerating job growth. at 1:00, we head to l.a. lindsay lohan is scheduled to appear in court for an update on her probation. police and the fbi, rather, will update us at 2:00 on the man accused of killing four homeless men. >>> let's check in with cnn political director mark preston. >> hey. last night, the five presidential candidates faced off in myrtle beach. >> two days, those candidates will be right back me here to make their closing arguments to the south carolina republican voters. i'll have more at the top of the hour. >>> hey there. i'm zain verjee in london. in just a few minutes, i'll tell you about what the headlines are about what they're saying about the cruise ship disaster in italy. that's in just a few memberships. >>> and i'm poppy harlow in new york. we're going to take a look at eastern ohio where they are getting

aaron rodgers resting up for the playoffs and, last went to the franchise record with 480 yards passingnd six touchdowns against the detroit lions. the packers finished the year 15-one. most likely i think it will go on the way to the super bowl, but is looming. showdown between the saints and 40 niners. if it happens, it happens in candlestick park. >> all right, that's it for us, thank you everyone and, goodnight. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t.

aaron rodgers connecting with ryan grant, but he fumbles the ball. giants recover. packers had four turnovers. you're not going to win a playoff game, or any game for that matter, when you give up the ball that many times. the fumble sets up this. manning to mario manningham. eli's third touchdown seals it. giants led from start to finish and beat the defending champi s champions. they'll travel to san francisco to play the niners in the nfc title game. >>> to the afc where turnovers also did in the texans. the ravens take advantage of a houston fumble early in the first. joe flacco to chris wilson before the fans get settled in their seats. the ravens up 7-3. they add to the lead at the end of the quarter. flacco finds anquan boquan bold the end zone. texans chip away at lead and have a chance to tie it it in the fourth. down seven. t.j. yates throws into double coverage. he's picked off by ed reed. ravens score early and hold on to win 20-13. they will play the patriots in the afc championship game on sunday. >>> that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm ma

speaking of franchise records, the packers set one against the lions with aaron rodgers, the backup went out and threw a team best 484 yards and six touchdowns. packers won and the lions will host the saints in the nfc wild card game. >>> san diego beat oakland, 38-26. richard goodman returns a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. the win eliminates the raiders and even though the broncos left yesterday, they'll host the steelers in the afc wild card game. jets will be watching the playoffs from home. mark sanchez tossing an interception against the dolphins. >>> finally, the most important piece of football equipment has to be the helmet, right? the texans brian bremen may disagree. no helmet, but that doesn't stop him. take a second look. his head hits the player. although he claims to be okay, some would argue that before that play he wasn't okay to begin with. that's a look at sports on "early today." >>> "war horse" gains traction. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. and in tampa, a couple welcomes twins born a year apart. we'll explain

interceptions and just 4 touchdowns..this is why when you hear elite n-f-l quarterback youuhear tom brady, aaron rodgersd who comes out with that much talent, and now you see where his talent is going from talent to being more of a mentor, more getting this offenss to understand. you see his composure and how he is settling in to really control this offense. now, where we are, why wouldn't it be joe to go lead us to a super bowl." "the best is yet to come. with joe, like very quarterback, and we've all had a front-row seat. so, you see the good, you see the not-so-good, with any player..joe has been overwhelmingly good, and he's only going to get better. i just can't wait o see it, and i'm looking forward to seeing it on sunday." ravens injury report... first time since the beginning of the season....i saw every player at practice this week.. for sunday's game... linebackers brendan ayanbadejo and jameel mcclain are questionable..now the texans are a big hot mess... 18 players listed as probable. t.j. yates, jonathan joseph, andre johnson on that list... expect all to play. the dolphins loss is the rams

the packers set a record against the lions with aaron rodgers resting for the playoffs.t flynn threw for a team best 482 yards and 6 touchdowns. packers won 45-41. the lions will post the saints in the nfc wild card game. the broncos needing help from the chargers to make the playoffs. san diego beat oakland, 38-26. richard goodman returns a kickoff 100 yards in the second quart. even though the broncos lost yesterday, they'll host the steelers in the afc wild card game. jets lost three-straight and will be watching the playoffs from home. mark sanchez, tossing three interceptions against the dolphins. >>> and finally, the most important piece of football equipment has to be the helmet, right? the texans brian brayman may disagree. check out number 50. that's braman without his helmet. doesn't stop him. makes the tackle. his head hits the helmet as he drops him out of bounds. some were saying that mark was never okay to begin with. that's your first look at sports. >>> now, for another look at the weather, here's bill karins. it was nice outside for the new year. >> for

so aaron rodgers has taken advantage of that, and so has drew brees.hat's why they are two of the best passers in the game today. so they can hold them to anywhere to 20, 25, they win-win. >> god's with tim tebow. >> only one person has a direct line there. >> only tebow. >> we have it here. thanks very much, dennis. >>> they were on their way to work when they saw smoke and wanted to check it out. two young men sprang into action. what they did that will get them special recognition on wednesday. >>> plus, a new year's eve nightmare for a young woman when her bungee jump goes horribly wrong. those stories later tonight on cbs 5. have a good night. 60 minutes is next.

aaron rodgers to graham for extra yards. it's returned to the 5-yard line. the packers fumbled three times and they fumbled just six times all season. on the next play with enough time to pitch a tent here, eli manning to the back of the end zone. new york giants pull off another upset at lambeau field, this time 37-20. >> he practiced the hail mary, everybody knew what to do. that's one of the few that i've actually thrown up. i saw hakeem right there in the mix. no one going after the ball. great job by him. >> the giants mean inmean -- the giants winning means the 49ers play. >> alex smith. touchdown! touchdown! >> the guy is screaming. that's eric davis. capped off a huge day for vernon davis who had 180 yards receiving, the most ever by a tight end in a playoff game. >> this is one of the greatest games i've ever been apart of. >> it was us against history. that's all i can say to myself. us against all of those things. we managed to pull it off. it was a very emotional game t was like a roller coaster -- game. it was like a roller coaster. >> right now

speaking of franchise records, the packers set one against the lions with aaron rodgers, the backup matt flynn went out and threw for a team best 486 yards. packers won and the lions will host the saints in the nfc wild card game. >>> to the afc, san diego beat oakland, 38-26. richard goodman returns a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. the win eliminates the raiders and even though the broncos left lost yesterday, they'll host the steelers in the afc wild card game. >>> jets ended the year losing three straight and they'll be watching the playoffs from home. mark sanchez losing against the dolphins. new york ending the season with a 19-17 loss. >>> finally, the most important piece of football equipment has to be the helmet, right? the texans brian bremen may disagree. against the titans, mark mariani returns a punt. that's breman without his helmet. but that doesn't stop him. his head hits mariani's helmet. breman was okay, although some might argue after seeing that play that mark was never okay to begin with. that's a look at your sports on "early today." >>> st

. >> mike: we'll not have the quarterback matchup between aaron rodgers and alex smith as the g-men advancehe nfc title game. we'll break it down coming up in l -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >> alan: a russian space probe crashed, showering debris over the southern pacific ocean. the probe seen here was designed to travel to a moon of mars but something went wrong and the probe plummeted to earth. the probe is one of the heaviest and most toxic pieces of space junk ever to crash to earth but the risks are minimal since most of it would have burned up in the atmosphere. >> with six days an the south carolina primary republicans are trying to make hay by a day off by mitt romney. santorum

to me that he's probably not going to be the most valuable player in the league because of what aaron rodgers is doing, but hard to do it much better than he has. >> al: part of the reason was the packers got off to such a great start and looked like they were headed for an undefeated season so they were 8-0 at the break, at the halfway mark this year. the saints were only 5-3. remember, the last time the saints lost a game? somehow, inexapplicably they lost to the rams. here is ivory. talking to sean payton about it a weeks ago. he said it's the worst coaching job i've done in six years. it may turn out to be the best thing that happens to us. that was a wake-up call. >> cris: plus, they changed thaver protections after that game. that's when they started going to these double wings and chips and nudges on the outside to help these two tackles and because of that, the sacks went down by half for drew brees. so now you get drew brees standing behind three pro bowl offensive linemen with help on either side, gunther cunningham, the lions defensive coordinator before the game was telling me it'

aaron rodgers sitting this one out. his backup, matt flynn, making the most of his chance.ou see his numbers. jordy nell sy here, goes in for an eight-yard securities and exchange commission. flynn, lighting up the stats. a 58-yard grab to nelson. to the house. nelson had three td catches in the day. minute on the clock. flynn again. this time, to jermichael finley. four yards out. how about the stats from flynn? franchise records with 480 passing yards and 6 touchdowns. packers win the game, 45-41. there's the nfc playoff picture. lions play the saints next saturday in new orleans. drew brees undefeated at home this year. giants earn their right to host a first-round game. they will play the falcons, despite their record is worse. packers and 49ers get a bye. >>> turn to the afc. the new york jets trying to keep their slim playoff hopes alive against miami. they didn't even win. fourth quarter, jets within three. but randy starks picks off mark sanchez before he trips over one of the white lines on the grass. the miami field goal, three minutes left in the game. sanchez, p

aaron rodgers gets sacked four times that forced the packs to cough up the ball three times.k takes down the super bowl champs 37-20. it didn't surprise giants coach tom coughlin. >> we did know that some of the things we were able to do were in indicative that we could play with them and as we prepared this week, we felt the exact same way. we look forward to coming in and playing, as i said, and our players were excited about it. >> kind of top of the mountain and you forget how bad this feel is. after the 2009 season, we lost to arizona. it sucks. >> in the afc playoff in baltimore. the ravens much heralded the defense, choked the texans. they intercepted yates three times including a grab by ed reid. at the four-yard line with two minutes left. houston still had a chance to win it, but yates' hail mary pass ended up hitting the turf. no good there. ravens over the texans 20-13. here is next week's schedule. on sunday. baltimore and new england face off for the afc crown. you can see that here at 3:00 eastern on cbs. the giants in san francisco taking on the 49ers for the

espn survey shows tebow is currently the most popular athlete in america ahead of kobe bryant and aaron rodgers. tebow and the broncos play the patriots saturday night. see that game here on wjz. will you be seeing former oriole mike bordick in the broadcast booth in o's on masn. scott says he will miss the baltimore fans and he's disappointed that he didn't get a formal offer to stay. >>> and that will do it for us. i'll be out in owings mills again tomorrow. >> i want a baby. a baby? but we were gonna see the northern lights in alaska. and go spelunking with the guys. yeah, i said it-- spelunking. [ whirring ] and i still haven't built one of those fighting robots. come on. it's pretty awesome. okay. just a few things we need to do first. [ laughs ] [ announcer ] before you make your leap, make a list. then get going in the completely redesigned cr-v. all new, from honda. get america's favorite coffee for america's favorite single-cup brewer. try all five delicious varieties, only at dunkin' donuts restaurants. >>> you can be the captain of this boat but you won't be able to sail it. that's b

aaron rodgers watched tom brady, alex smith put on a clinic, i expect to see both of them play tomorrow. james: boomer is normally up about 4:00 a.m., do you want to do this in about an hour? we'll see you tomorrow here on do this in about an hour? we'll see you tomorrow here on cbs. merely 7 grams of fat. better for you and irresistible, too. subway. the official training restaurant... of athletes everywhere. with the subway® chipotle chicken & cheese, january's featured $5 footlong. juicy chicken and melted cheese with a pop of spicy chipotle flavor. this january only, it joins our $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. whoa, whoa, whoa. break it up. i've got roughing the passenger's wallet. man: please swipe credit card. look! see! that's it! you're gone! [ male announcer ] bags fly free. southwest airlines. it's the right call. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make

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espn does a monthly poll, and usually the guy winning the vote is kobe bryant or aaron rodgers or tom brady whom tebow will face on saturday. but tebow mania has swept the nation, the universe, the galaxy. the broncos' quarterback is now the most popular player in the u.s. i saw one estimate that he is worth $10 million a year in endorsements if he wanted to take that money. that's your toyota sports report. >> it is indeed tebow time. that's a good time. >> thanks, larry. >>> "nightline" is up next. >> you can keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and abc7 news bay area. >> check us out there for larry beil and sandhya patel, we appreciate your time. >> good night, even. -- good night, everyone. so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. hey, i love your ceal there-- it's got t

aaron rodgers connecting for the short gain. he fumbles the ball. giants recover. had four turnovers and you're not going to win a play-off game or any game for that matter when you give up the ball that many times. the fumble sets up this. manning to mario manningham. giants led from start to finish and beat the defending champions 37-20. they'll travel to san francisco to play the niners in the nfc title game. turnovers also did in the texans. the ravens take advantage of a houston fumble early in the first. joe flacco to chris wilson before the fans get settled in their seats. ravens already up 7-3. they had the lead tend of the quarter. bolden and the end zone. ravens clicking on all cylinders, up 17-3. texans chip away at the lead and have a chance to tie it in the fourth. down seven, t.j. yates throws into double coverage. picked off by ed reid. one of three interceptions thrown by yates. ravens score early and hold on to win 20-13. they'll play the patriots on sunday. and that's your first look at sports. i'm mario solis. >> and now for another quick look at

second to kobe bryant, aaron rodgers, peyton manning and tom brady. only 11 athletes have ever held that top spot. the include includes michael jordan, tiger woods, lebron james and now tim tebow. he had the country mesmerized for last sunday's wild card game. the game was watched by an astounding 42.4 million people. making it the most watched program on television since last year's super bowl. they're expecting huge numbers saturday night when the broncos play new england in prime time tebow and brady. on twitter, tebow's overtime touchdown pass inspired more tweets in the united states than any other event in recent history with 9,420 tweets per second. even lady gaga tweeted after the game writing i'm a giants fan but wow, that's what the f a champion looks like. lady gaga watching the broncos and steelers. >>> rg-3 is going pro. the quarterback that won the heisman trophy and brought it to baylor university, leading his team to a ten-win season. he announced he is skipping his senior year to enter the nfl draft. griffin expected to be one of the

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to me that he's probably not going to be the most valuable player in the league because of what aaron rodgers is doing, but hard to do it much better than he has. >> al: part of the reason was the packers got off to such a great start and looked like they were headed for an undefeated season so they were 8-0 at the break, at the halfway mark this year. the saints were only 5-3. remember, the last time the saints lost a game? somehow, inexapplicably they lost to the rams. here is ivory. talking to sean payton about it a weeks ago. he said it's the worst coaching job i've done in six years. it may turn out to be the best thing that happens to us. that was a wake-up call. >> cris: plus, they changed thaver protections after that game. that's when they started going to these double wings and chips and nudges on the outside to help these two tackles and because of that, the sacks went down by half for drew brees. so now you get drew brees standing behind three pro bowl offensive linemen with help on either side, gunther cunningham, the lions defensive coordinator before the game was telling me it'