indianapolis your afc south champ. beating tennessee 23-20. colts host the jets in the first round a rematch of last year's conference title game. then we go to green bay, packers and bears tied at three in the fourth. aaron rodgers tipped down for the game's only touchdown. green bay won it 10-3 an clinch a playoff berth. they've got the eagles next sunday in philadelphia. atlanta secured the number one seed in the afc after beating carolina. and finding tony gonzalez in the end zone, falcons won it 31-10. atlanta has a first round bye throughout the playoffs. steelers visiting the browns. first play from scrimmage, ben roethlisberger airing it out to mike wallace. 66-yard score. steelers won it 41-9 capturing the afc north title and a first round bye. pittsburgh's win means baltimore gets the wild card. ravens will visit the chiefs on sunday. and it looks like the brett favre era is finally over. favre inactive for the vikings last game of the season. the 41-year-old said he had no regrets about coming back this year, and that he is finally

the afc turned it over sukz times, but the nfc chose >> the afc turned it over6 times.x mac and he played center for the cleavland browns and the former center wants his first career touchdown. she knocking people around. he will not be denied. such a thrill for this young man, but the afc is denied, 55-41 the final. from one allstar game to another. third period and second goal of the game, second goal of the game. and they are up 10-ai. late in the third and the assist to stall. his goal brings them 11-10. but that's how it would end. linstrom ends it. let's tee it up with a great finish in the farmers insurance open in torrey pines. perfect day for hang gliding off the san diego coast. watson was doing some gliding on the par 513th, inches away. now on 18 and bubba needs it to go two up. clutch. watson 67 today. the only guy who could catch him is phil mickelson. look at this, lefty nearly does it. just needed a little more spin. bubba watson with his second career pga tour victory. early this morning and joe -- jokavich meeting and he comes up with a great forehand

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the same old jets going to the afc championship two years in a row. only difference is we plan on winning this one. we're not fearing anybody. we came here on a mission, and we're trying to win a super bowl. >> so sunday at 3:30, it will be the jets from steel city. seahawks may have been the first game to reach the playoffs with a losing record, but no team looked better, now at 8-9, seatal was one win away from a .500 record and a trip to host the nfc championship. the only thing that stood in the way was bears. snow flurries at soldier field, not good signs for the visitors. olson beat -- on coverage. 58-yard score. 7-0, chicago on top. now, the bears lost at home to the seahawks during the regular season. no repeat performance today. chester taylor to make it 21-0 at the half. cutler did not turn the ball over. he was also making plays with his feet. he rushed more than anyone on the seahawks. he takes in a touchdown to make it 28-0. this game was over. seattle actually showed signs of life in the 4th quarter, but cutler had the answer. bears in s

in the afc. colts have clinched the south with a victory over the titans. fourth quarter, splits the uprights. colts clinch the third seed in the afc with a 23-20 victory. >>> well, an amazing 12-day stretch for the stanford women. the win against usf. beat xavier, and then snap uconn's win streak, today, they item off with a win over cal. the jumper. bears up 2-0. that would be cal0s only lead of the game. later in the half. great move. left with a shoulder injury. my favorite player, prom deep. cardinals roll. >> chicago and rams play tonight to determine the final nfc playoff spot. we hear from the niners at 6:00. you wonder why if they would have loosened up with mike singletary, they would have won more games. >> alan: coming up, a new study that sunday what a woman eats that sunday what a woman eats before regular attendadadadadadr today, we gather to recognize the selfless decision of one of the most influential women of our time. the woman who, after having one too many drinks, chose not to drive home buzzed. here today to honor rachel is the family

steelers win and headed to the afc championship game. >> we found a way to win and what better than to beat baltimore and put them out of the tournament. they keep asking for us. my mom always said be careful what you ask for. it seems like every time we get in the playoffs they keep wanting to play us and at the end of the day they have got to worry about this loss the whole off season. >> the afc's other game also features a pair of division rivals and we can only hope the game is as good as the trash talk this week between the patriots and jets. >> this is about bill belichick versus rex ryan. there is no question it is about his personal -- >> i may have a little quickness on him. he has probably got a little more strength and power on me. >> he is going to get everything i have on sunday. and if he slips at all we are going to beat him. >> my opinion will never change about brady. at the end of the day it will be what it will be. >> you can't stick your toe in the water. he -- he has great feet. be good little foot soldiers. >> anything goes and i can take it. i'm not going to str

jets won it 28-21, they play the steelers next week in pittsburgh for the afc crown.a cold and windy chicago. bears made it look easy against the seahawks. jay cutler's first pass was a good one. hit greg olson in stride, 58 yards for the score. the weather was freezing, but cutler was red hot. two touchdowns. he ran in another. the clock struck midnight for the seahawks. the bears won it 35-24. >>> what a week in the nba for the clippers. first they beat the heat, and now the defending champs. blake griffin, the baby hook, the foul and the lead. he had 18 points and 15 boards. 12 minutes later eric gordon with the dagger. he led everybody with 30. it got ugly in the final minute. grifen -- griffin and odom were tied up. all four players ejected. it's not a rivalry until the other team wins and the clippers win 99-92. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> narrator: "early today" sports brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> the box office winner and brand new hollywood dad. your early morning entertainme

we had an earthquake in the afc title game. we have our two reps, the steelers and jets.t looked like a route, [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats and pure honey. because natural is not only good, it also tastes good. nature valley -- 100% natural. 100% delicious. familiar team representing the afc as the steelers hold off the jets for their third appearance since 2005. with the windchill, the temperatures would drop below zero tonight in pittsburgh. the steelers were hot in the first half. ben roethlisberger and his leg with a difference. the two-yard run makes it 17-0. the ball popped loose and he will scoop and score 19 yards and 24-3 pittsburgh at the half. the jets rally in the second half. in the third, sanchez deep to santonio holmes. 45 yards and it is 24-10. in the fourth, the same score and he was fourth in goal and lt is stuffed. new york turns it over. but on the next play roethlisberger fumbles it and then recover itself. that's a safety. the jets get t

today in kansas city oakland had a chance at perfection in the afc west.n mcfadden out with a turf toe injury. straight to the 3rd quarter, jamaal charles runs in for a 5- yard touchdown. kansas city ties the game at 10, but that's the closest they would get without mcfadden. michael birch got to start and didn't miss a beat. he made a 26-yard touchdown, 17- 10 oakland. bush had 137 yards on 25 carries. chief quarterback matt cassel was running for his life all day. his pass picked off by michael huff. he takes it back inside the 20 and then bush takes the handoff and reverses it to jacoby ford and gets around a the edge and weaves his way into the end zone, 24-10 raiders. oakland defense continued their effect on tackle. seven sacks for the raiders without richard seymour. on the very next play cassell to stanford, returning the interception for a touchdown. 31-10 is the final. playoffs... >> i hope everybody will write this. we're not losers anymore. we're not and we're 8-8. that's not what we wanted. we wanted to be a playoff team, but we came here to g

play it the week before the super bowl and the nfc treating the afc like they stole something. michael vick, the starting quarterback for the nfc would help set the tone for the team in blue flexing his muscles before handing it off to the vikings adrian peterson this. touchdown run here puts the nfc up by 14 before the end of the first quarter. they quickly added another score and then with the afc on offense, the patriots wes welker, he's fighting for extra yards here against the redskins deangelo hall who rips the ball away and picks it up. he's off to the races for what made it 28-0. we never saw anything like that when he was with the raiders. seemed out of control by halftime, but right now in the second half, third quarter actually, it's 42-21. the nhl brought out its scars. logan couture shined at all-star skills competition. today was the all-star game itself. a fun weekend in raleigh, north carolina, where two sharks are representing. dan boyle playing in today's came. for a defenseman like boyle it's not exactly a day off, don't play much defense. two-on-one. anze ko

steelers won the afc north division and get a bye in the first round.anta got two td passes from matt ryan on the 31-10 route of carolina. falcons get home field advantage in the playoffs in a bye next week. >>> and brett favre says his long career as a nfl quarterback is finally over. >> it's been a wonderful ride for me. i hope that people admired the way i played. my passion for it. because i hold no regrets. >> the 41-year-old favre was inactive for minnesota's loss to detroit on sunday. favre was the mvp three times. he's the career leader in touchdown passes and victories. >>> when we come back on the morning news, a look at the top stories and an american in afghanistan. one woman's mission to educate the underprivileged. [ female announcer ] all you need for sensitive skin. all you expect from the number-one recommended detergent by dermatologists. all free clear is free of dyes and perfumes. and has powerful stainlifters to help get your whole wash clean. it's all good. if you skip this latte and opt for the smaller low-fat one, you'll cut abou

. >> today's afc game was the story of two halves.nd yet another example of how turnovers can be the death of a team, especially in the playoffs. ray lewis and the baltimore ravens in pittsburgh. the battle between two teams who see plenty of each other. split their two regular season meetings this year. steelers took the early lead. the ravens tied the game when ray rice got a good run at the end-zone to make it 7-7. it is tied this time jim harbaugh says that's more like it. he got something from his defense. suggests knocks the live ball sitting there on the turf. with 21 players just standing there. the one who doesn't is cory -- redding. he doesn't hear a whistle scoops the ball up going 13 yards to the end-zone. the play was challenged but upheld. it was 14-7 baltimore. it would be 21-7. if joe flacko to todd heap. they headed to the locker-room up by two tds looking like they only had to keep from beating themselves. that's what they did. gave the steelers the short field twice on turnovers. the keith miller lob came after a fu

. >>> leading up to today's afc game was heated. tom brady heavily favored.england's first possession, brady committed an uncharacterristic look. who returned it to the 12. the first interception for brady in 340 attempts, but the jets could not cash in missing a 30-yard field goal. rex ryan still has to bite his lips at times. they kept the heat on brady all day. ellis gets one of new york's sacks here. and a 3-0 lead after a quarter. then if the many second quarter, new york got their offense rolling. mark sanchez to tomlinson. just before half time, the jets further stunned the patriots crowd. to edwards, carrying a couple of defenders across the goal line, 14-3 jets at the half. they are smelling it. and that is 14-3 for most of the third quarter with the quarter running out, brady bought them time. the patriots decide to go for two right then and it works. taking the direct snap and goes over the pile. and it is a three-point game. 14-11 with the whole quarter to play. but the the jets right down the field. and sanchez to the back of the end zone where h

steelers on their way to the afc title game with a 31-24 victory.wow. >> perhaps the greatested hitter of all-time could soon be available. albert pujols is set to start spring training with the dead thereon get a deal done with the cardinals. if an agreement isn't reached he will become a free agent. buster olney tweeted today that san francisco would be one of several interested clubs, including the cubs, angels and dodgers. pujols is set to make 16 million this season. >>> a day after adding a player to solidify their bull pen, the ayes are looking to find brian fuentes. the 35-year-old lives in merced. he led the american leave in saves in 2009. >> the first full event of the pga this season, the sony open, is battling the elements in hawaii. 'east of waikiki beach. shot of the the day from sean mcehl. he is going to like this a lot. into the cup for a hole-in-one. currently 3-over for the tournament. your leader, maruyama. rocking the yellow ball. back-to-back 65s. 10-under. a two stroke lead. >> we're here -- we hear from the steelers and rave

. >> afc title game for you tonight at 11:00. >> alan: who do you pick for the super bowl?e: wait and see. >> alan: audiences were neither afraid of committing to "no strings attached." @Ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ t >> alan: natalie portman and ashton kutcher top the box office with their romantic comedy "no strings attached." and rounding out the top three is "the dilemma", and that's it for us. we want to thank you for watching. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

they beat the wild, 4-3 at 3:30 p.m., afc championship game, jets and the steelers, that is a look at sports have a great day. >> a lot of interest in that game get ready for the nfl playoffs, green bay packers take on the bears, nfc championship, noon pacific time and new york jets face off against the steelers, 3:30, afc championship game. >> i never watch sports but i am originally from wisconsin so packers versus bears game will be really hot i just for all the people i still love in the midwest i just hope the packers win because there will be some really broken hearts if they lose to the bears. >> this week, on friday we were here live and ann brought a little bit of the midwest to the bay area. >> why is that? >> the food thing i have never seen any breakfast like you are about to talk about. >> we don't eat breakfast like this in the midwest this is a freak. >> a bay area restaurant serving a 6-pound challenge. >> called the isn't tim day door, we will have imcoming up next ,,,,,,,, california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have sm

who wins the super bowl is how the stock market doesn't the original nfl team not afc stock market does well. this part was an original team which a lot of people don't know we can't lose this year. the the six times the superbowl the market is average 18% returns. the three cows the packers of one its averaged 14% return. i don't care who wins at the green bay packer fan that was pulling for its part because to get that extra four percent of retirement. of course of be silly and don't bet your built on the audit. >> and makes no sense. to this kind of fun to look at. the only thing i'm hoping not fort is 8 tie. i don't know what happened. >> when no one of the super bowl ads that ozzie osborne and justin bieber are teaming up for best buy. >> this is best buys venture to super bowl commercials of what it tells me is the week of desperation in the sense of bringing in justin bieber who you have to have bieber fever. he's a 16 year-old kid to pay $750 for haircut. more than jacqueline bennett. $750 a pop for hair cut long story shot short it's all about getting kids and best buy. if you

mike shumann shows us which teams have advanced so far to the afc and nfc championships. >> good morninghought teams with a buy in the nfl playoffs are at a disadvantage. the team they're facing as already won a game. aaron rogers with the playoff game of his life. but it was the falcons who drew first blood. michael turner bouncing off the defenders. 12 yards, 7-0 atlanta. but rogers and the pack would answer in the second. aaron steps up, finds jordany nelson. six-yard score. ties the game at 7. eric ween takes the three yards deep. finds the scene. makes a great move on the kicker and he's gone. the pro bowl returner takes it 103 yards. the last time falcon fans would have a reason to celebrate. that's because rogers simply took over. the former san jose star and jones a sensational grab in the end zone. 21-14 packers. final play in the half. trying to get into field goal range but picked off by williams. he takes this one to the house, 70 yards as time expires. green bay's up 28-14 at the half. rogers 31-36. 366 yards and three scores and he ran for another. green bay hammers. top se

. >> final playoff spots in the afc. colts with a victory over the titans.e tied at 20 as the time speerd. adam vitieri splits the uprigh. colts with the 23-20 victory. packers financial the final wild card spot with a win over the bears. green bay headed to the playoffs with the victory. >>> an amazing 12-daytretch for the stanford women. beat xavier, then thursday snapped uconn's ncaa record 90 game win streak, today they top it off with a win over cal. complain ton, drops in the jumper. their only lead in the house. lar in the half, great move. stanford up 19 at the break. mo in the second half. my favorite play. pullenrom deep. a game-high 15 no letdown for the cardinals. roll 78-45. now 10-2. >> the stanforand cal men tipping off play in maples pavilion. jorge gutierrez getting now photogphic for two the three-point play brings the bears win one. on the other end, bright is moy. beyond the arc. stanford leads 44-37. complete highlights at 11:00, also have your wild card weekend playoff matchups at 11:00 at we look for the super bowl xlv chpion. >> alan:

and face the falcons next week in the afc, chiefs hosting the ravens. first quarter, 3-0 baltimore.s changes that. a quick cut. he is a sprinter and he's gone. six points. with under a minute to go in the half, ravens respond. flacco to rice. baltimore up 10-7 at the half. rave veps defense dominated the second half. this fumble one of five chiefs turnovers. later in the third, after a matt cassel pit, bold inin the back of the end zone. a 30-7 victory for the ravens. >>> on the home front, raider quarterback is officially a free agent. his contract has been voided because he didn't meet certain stipulations in his deal. for instance, he played fewer plays than in 2001. he did not have a pick, sack, or fumble recovery. neither the raiders or the player voided the deal. the language in the contract did. >> the warriors always seem to play up or down to the level of the team they're facing. today in l.a., they went way down in a loss to the clippers. the three-game win streak was on the line. davis, mid-court alley-oop to the beat blake griffin. wright, the only warrior who came to pl

to the afc. chiefs and ravens. jamal charles puts kansas city on the board with a 41-yard touchdown. arrowhead stadium rocking. the chiefs up. the cheers turn to jeers. ravens score 21 unanswered points. joe flacco throwing a pair of touchdowns. this one to anquan boldin. that was the offense. here is the ravens' trademark defense. they got to matt cassel three times. and forced him to throw three interceptions. baltimore plays the steelers way convincing 30-7 win in k.c. >>> by the time you sit down to dinner, carmelo anthony could be a new jersey net. they're close to landing a three-time all-star. the trade would involve 15 players and three teams, if it goes through. 'melo would like to be traded to play against the lakers. they could have used him. the huge dunk. the lakers up five at the half. kobe bryant knows a thing or two about dunking. with the alley and the oop. kobe had 27. lakers win 109-76, and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> "early today sports" is brought to you by

the sharks beat the wild 4-3 and the afc championship game is tomorrow at 3:00 the steelers and the jets. should be phenomenal. >> supposed to be a beautiful de . >> absolutely. >> that's our news at 10:00. the news is always on cbs 5.com and more sports at 11:00. goodnight ,,,,,,,,,, ,, +ññ@@?

. >>> over in the afc, big ben and the steelers jumped out to a 24-no lead against the jets.. pittsburgh going back to the super bowl for the third time in six years. >> we've had a unique journey, but they are all special. who are we kidding? 32 steam -- teams start this journey. there's two left. we are fortunate to be one of them. it's awesome. >>> 26-year-old -- tiger woods drops to third in the world rankings. >> that's it for eyewitness news. have a good night. headed to the super bowl... never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. rted immediately supporting me and asking me how they could help. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee.

but when it comes to the afc championship between the new york jets and the pittsburgh steelers, thatdly bet is getting serious if new york city mayor michael bloomberg loses he'll have to put a steeler terrible towel on the city's landmark. if pittsburgh's mayor loses he'll put a new york fire department helmet on one of his city landmarks. the losing mayor has to wear a winning team's jersey during a service project. the mayors of green bay and chicago are also betting on the outcome of the nfc championship game. richard dailey is wagering pizza, corned beef and per pro gis and the mayor of green bay is offering up a 12-pack of local bear, an autographed football and a case of bear steaks, and he's stepping it up saying he'll send dailey a pound of cheese for every point the packers win by. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." students sent home early after officers shoot and kill a man near a high school dance. >>> and bloodshed on the dance floor. why the party may be over for a popular south bay nightclub. [ female announcer ] why choose between delicious o100 calories? wit

they're going to the afc championship game for the second year in a row. >> we talk because we believe in ourselves. same old jets going to the championship game two years in a row. the only difference is we're going to win this one. we came heroon a mission, and we're trying to win a super bowl. >> so sunday at 3:30, it will be the jets versus the steelers. seahawks may have been the first team to -- but no team looker better. seattle was a win away from a ticket to the nfc championship. the only thing that stood in their way. chicago bears. snow flurries all threw the game. bears seemed comfortable from the opening kick. cutler to olson. 58-yard score. 7-0 chicago. now, the bears lost at home to the seahawks to the regular season. no repeat performance. chester taylor goes up -- bears led at the half. cutler was only sacked three times and he did not turn the ball over. he was also making plays with his feet. rushed for 43 yards, more than anyone on the seahawk team combined. 28-0, chicago. seattle showed signs of life in the 4th quarter, but cutler and company had an answer. cutler

the steelers beat the new york jets, 2419, to win the afc championship. the packers are 2 1/2 point early favorites to win the super bowl. it's sunday, february 6th, in dallas. you can watch it right here on ktvu. >>> actors from several big screen block busters have been nominated for the razzie awards. "eclipse" is nominated in nine categories -- cat geary, i ncluding worst movie. the worst supporting actress includes cher, liza min nell law and barbra barbra streisand for little fockers. the razzies are the opposite for the academy awards. winners will be announced february 26th. >> i can't date her. she's my oldest friend. audiences had no problem c ommitting to ashton coucher in and natalie portman in "no strings attached" which was the number one movie at the box office this weekend. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00 -- president obama delivers the annual state of the union address tomorrow night. but this year we'll see a dramatic change for the first time republicans and democrats will cross the aisle to sit together. a bay area congresswoman comm

pittsburgh won the afc with a 24-19 win. to chicago now for the 182nd meeting between the packers and bears. green bay wasted no time getting on the board. aaron rodgers from a yard out. they were up 14-0 at the half. things went from bad to worse in the third. quarterback jay cutler left the game with a mee injury. todd collins didn't last. third stringer took over. the undrafted quarterback led the bears down the field and chester taylor punched it in. chicago down 14-7. minutes later haime driving again. but threw to the big man. packers up 21-7. they seemed to be dancing towards their first super bowl appearance since 1998. under five minutes to play, side stepped one defender and was gone. 35 yards. chicago trailed 21-14 but couldn't get over the hump. packers play the steelers february 6th in super bowl xlv. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> hollywood's golden moment adds another notch to her belt. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus these boys a

. >> mike: in the afc, chiefs hosting the ravens. 3-0 baltimore, but charles changes that.e's a sprinter and he's gone. 7-3 kansas city. under a minute in the half. ravens respond. flacco to rice. the kid from rutgers. nine yards on the score. ravens defense dominated the second half. ray lewis picks up the fumble. leads to a baltimore field goal. now 16-7. in the third, after a matt cassel pick, flacco hits boldin in the end zone. >> the objective was a win. a win. we found a way to get that done. but we got stronger as the game went on. >> mike: on the local front, the heart and soul of the raiders, is officially a free agent. his contract has been voided because he at any time meet certain stipulations in his dale. he played fewer plays this season than 2001. he -- in 2009. he did not a pick, sack, or a fumble. the raiders or the player did not void the deal. the contract did. niners can use a shutdown corner. just saying. the warriors always seem to play up or down to the level of the team they're facing. today in l.a., they went way down in a loss to the clippers. the

they are headed to the afc championship game. >> we found a way to win and what better way than to beat baltimore and put them out of the tournament. they asked for us. they keep asking for us. sometimes my mom always said be careful what you ask for. seems like every time we get in the playoffs they keep wanting to play us and at the end of the day they have got to worry about this loss the whole off season. >>> we can only hope the game is as good as the trash talk this week between the patriots and jets. >> this is about bill belichick versus rex ryan. there is no question. >> may have a little quickness on him. he has probably got a little more strength and power on me. >> so he is going to get everything i have on sunday. if he flips at all we will beat him. >> in my opinion it will never change that. at the end of the day it will be what it is going to be. >> you can't just stick your toe in the water you've got to jump right in. he has got great feet. he moves around really well. really us going out there and being good foot soldiers. >> anything goes and i can take it. i'm not g

afc playoffs, pittsburgh, baltimore. ravens led 21-7 at halftime. but they melted down.ome back. they go on to win it. 31-24. well, baseball news, as signed a pitcher to a one year contract, avoiding arbitration. college hoops, plenty of action after knocking off 17. washington thursday. stanford fell short. losing to washington state. 61-58. to other action. number 26. saint mary's. santa clara. you know what? just give him the rock every night. named player of the week for the last two weeks. showing why. he led all scorers with 18 points. added 13 assisted at saint marys. goes on to beat santa clara, 84-59. us fch usf. michael williams. 11 points. here is three big ones. go on to beat san diego. picking up the second win in play. and san jose state, losing tonight. back to you. >> thank you, christine. christine doing sports. i'm on newsdesk the do not adjust your television sets. >> i like it. it's fun. good night. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from ch

. >> mike: the afc, bitter rivals meeting in pittsburgh. ravens and steelers. big ben fumbles.verybody thinks it's an incomplete pass, everyone but cory redding, picks it up and runs for the score. play until you hear the whistle. the touchdown stands. second quarter, ravens up 21-7 at the half. in the third, after the first of three raven turnovers, big ben finds miller. then after a flacco pick, roethlisberger finds ward. then game tied at 24. steelerrers' ball. 2:00 to play. third and 19. big ben finds brown. are you kidding me? brown using his helmet to secure the catch and that leads to this. third down. menmendenhall, second touchdownf the game. steelers headed to their fifth nfc title game in ten years. more contact sport. sharks and st. louis, who [ male announcer ] it's 2011 and everything is different. different jobs... ♪ ...different challenges. ♪ different opportunities. ♪ so why would universities stay the same? ♪ university of phoenix, because an educated world is a better world. pure... and also delicious. like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats a

with the national football league including the pittsburgh steelers taking on the new york jets in the afcpionship game. head coach mike tomlin and ben roethlisberger leading the steelers. second quarter, steelers up 10-0. roethlisberger on the bootleg gets the touchdown. 17-had. on the drive, the jets, mark sanchez, 30-17, ike taylor and fumbled. gay recovers and returns it 19 yards for the td. the jets get a field goal, they trail 24-3. fourth quarter, they're 24-12, and then the touchdown. a five-point game, less than four to play. ensuing driver for the steelers, third and six. roethlisberger hits antonio brown for the first down. rex rhinos it's time to say good night. the steelers are going to the super bowl. 24-19, the final. >>> in the nfc, aaron rodgers and the packers. the storied rival. packers. aaron rodgers, play fake, running left in for the touchdown. 7-0. fourth quarter, bears down 7. and picked up by b.j. raji. packers up 21-7. under a minute left. a seven-point game, hanie over the middle. intercepted by sam shields. second interception, the game, as the packers win it. r

jackson says it's all about winning the afc west, getting in the playoffs, challenging for the super bowl. we shall see. all right. let's talk to christina and talk about the incredibly warm forecasts. >> good morning. yeah, i think that we had happy raiders fans this morning. happy bay area residents all across the board because of our temperatures. they are mild. we don't have fog to contend with on our morning commute. and that is great news considering the widespread fog the past couple days. this morning mild. the temperatures mostly in the upper 40s and low 50s. 52 degrees in concord, good morning to you in livermore, 39. depending how much cloud cover is over your city dictates how cool you are. the less cloud cover, the cooler you are. here's what you can expect later. temperatures maxing out in the upper 60s. 67 degrees in fairfield, 65 for concord, 64 in livermore. flew the next few days, not a lot of change. we don't have rain in the forecast. it's going to stay nice through the beginning of next week, so enjoy this dry pattern with a loss of the bitter cold temperatures.

and we want to win the afc west.e want to get in the playoffs and challenge for the super bowl. >> al davis is as passionate as ever. the raider nation listening very carefully today to a take on a variety of topics including canning cable and docking his play, plus stadium talk and what responsibility he takes as the team still seeks its first postseason since 2002. >> he knew i could have thrown him out without any money for what he did to the raiders. with the initial stuff with hanson, which supposedly he admitted he hit his wife and things like that. and that's public record. so i can say it. but there are things i can't say. because of the legalese about this. we want a stadium. we want a new stadium. we think the best place for a stadium is where the oakland coliseum is right now. as to whether it will happen or not, we have to have, somewhere in the future here, a new stadium. i have made mistakes, yes, there's no question about it. and you've got to have great players. but you also sometimes have the players

. >> mike: we kick off with wild card weekend and a rematch of the afc title game between the jet asksigns ryan, 1-5 against eli manning. mapping through for 225. fourth quarter. jets with a 17 drive capped off by ladanian tomlinson's second td run. then adam vinatieri, nails it. indiback on top. but after a 47-yard kickoff return, sanchez hits edwards on the fade. with time expiring, splits the uprights. rex ryan and the jets move on to face the patriots after a 17-16 victory. >> really i'm thankful the men that i coach, thankful for those two backs we got that pounded it in there, thankful for the coaching staff, and nick folk, and i finally got to beat peyton manning. >> saints in seattle, never ron a playoff game on the road in history. one-yard connection, new orleans up 10-0 in the third. seahawks wouldn't followed. over the middle. 11-yard, a 10-7-ball game. just before the half. game tied at 17. hasselbeck going deep. stokeley runs underneath it. seahawks led 24-20 at the half. seattle kept it going in the third. a perfectly thrown ball to toe -- to williams. in the fourth, 34-

even more impressive going undefeated against the afc west for the first time since 1976. >> we got this turned around and it is no more -- we are no more the laughing stock of this league and we are ready to go out and end on a high note going to kansas city. they have got some stuff to play for and we do too. we would like to go on a sweep of this division and that would be huge for us. >> if you can't make the playoffs even finish 5-5. one update. warriors are up 14 points at half on the miami heat. >> come on? >> i think the heat may have partied too much last night. >> yes. keep us posted . thank you, gary. >> i will. >>> the next bay area city considering banning plastic bags and a number of new laws go into effect including a change to your favorite fast food menus. what you will start seeing today and why. all that coming up on eyewitness news at 6:30 p.m. we will see you back here again in half an hour. we leave you now with sights and sounds of new year's eve in san francisco. happy new year, everybody. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolo

they have a clans to finish 8-8 and go undefeated against the afc west for the first time since 1976. got this thing turned around and it is no more -- we are no more the laughing stock of this league. we are ready to go out and end it on a high note going to kansas city. they have got some stuff to play for and we do too. we would like to go in and sweep this division. that would be huge for us. >> always big. want to go out on a win and finish 8-8. should be good. >> definitely looking they are going the right direction first time in about seven years. >> hopefully they can get 8-8. warriors were up by 14. not any more now they are down by 9 with 3 minutes to go in the game. >> when things will turn around they will turn around. >>> well, another unexpected visitor in bay area waters gain ago lot of attention. a young grey whale hanging out for the past few weeks. what brought him here and why it is becoming and almost common occurrence. that story on the cw and right back here on cbs5. we will see you again at 11:00 p.m. happy new year, everybody. good night. >> good night. caption

in the afc, a rematch of the conference title games, the jets and colts at 5:00. it is the ravens and chiefs on sunday morning at 10 and patriots and steelers get a bye. >>> the stanford women get to the 800th win and beat xavier and then thursday snap the ncaa90-game win streak. today they top it off over a win at cal. the first half and clarendon drops in the jumper. the buyers roup 2-0. the only lead for cal. a great move and two of her 14, but left with a shoulder injury. more of the same in the second half. my favorite player and she had a game high of 15. stanford cardinals roll 78-45. they are now 10 and 2. stanford and cal men kicking off pac-10 play. jorge gutierrez getting through tough traffic. he had 11 and cal down four at the half. stanford on the second half and jeremy green cans the baseline. game high 21 and cardinals up 7. and then the alley. foul of 20 and cardinals up by 9. he shot 50% from beyond. stanford cruises 82-68 the final. two, 10-win teams, the giants and buccaneers not in the playoffs while the seahawks at 7 and 9 are in the playoffs

afc playoffs, jets and colts.he wire, indy with a two-point lead, nick falk with the winning 32-yard field goal as time expired, the jets advanced beating peyton manning and the colts 17-16 up next for new york, the new england patriots. >>> the sharks haven't found any love at home, losing three straight, on friday, doug wilson told the team they were underachie underachieving. did the heart to heart have any effect on san jose, the sharks hosting the predators tonight. at the shark tank a rare 5:00 p.m. start, down 1-0, the sharks are going to get the equalizer, ryan cloe to logan tacore, we're tied at one. nashville comes back. sergei lights the lamp, the sharks lose 2-1. they've lost a season high four straight at home. how about some college hoops. cal and arizona state. cal shot just 38% in this game, allen krebs had 17 points as the bears go on to win 65-61 for their first pac-10 win of the season. usf at santa clara, second half action broncos went on a 9-0 run and they were three balling, courtesy of kevi

today in kansas city oakland had a chance at perfection in the afc west. darren mcfadden out with a turf toe injury. straight to the 3rd quarter jamal charles runs in for a 5- yard touchdown. kansas city ties the game at 10 and that would be the closest they'd get without mcfadden, michael bush starting and didn't miss a beat. he broke loose for a 206-yard touchdown. bush had a seven high 137 yards. matt cassel's pass is picked off by michael tough who takes it back inside the 20 -- michael huff who takes it back inside the 20 and then bush takes the handoff and reeces it to jacoby ford who -- reverses it to gentleman phone ford who gets around the -- to jacoby ford who gets around the edge. bryant sacks for a loss of 15, seven sacks for the raiders without richard seymour and the very next play cassell to stanford who returns the interception for a touchdown. the raiders win 31-10 and become the first team in the modern era to go undefeated in their division and not make the playoffs. >> i hope everybody will write this. we're not losers anymore. won't go

same old jets going to the afc championship game two years in a row.y difference is we plan on winning this one. >> jets take on the steelers in pittsburgh next sunday. and jay cutler two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores against the seahawks. chicago beat seattle 35-24. bears coach lovie smith happy they get to host green bay next sunday. >> it just doesn't get any better. you know, as i see it, than for the nfc championship to come down to the packers coming down on our turf this time. the packers and bears to finish it up. that's how it should be. >> the winners of next sunday's championship games will meet in the super bowl on february 6th in dallas. >>> when we come back another look at this morning's top stories. and sticker shock. how hidden costs are jacking up prices on everything from gas to groceries. winter can be beautiful. [ female announcer ] and now, winter skin can be too. discover relief from dry, uncomfortable skin with skin relief moisturizing lotion. only aveeno has an active naturals triple oat and shea butter formula t

and they hung on to stop the jets 24-19 in the afc championship game. steeler coach mike tomlin praised his team. >> 32 teams that start this journey, and there's two left, and we're fortunate enough to be one of them. >> the steelers have won a record six super bowls in seven previous trips to the big game. >>> in the nfc title game, green bay defeated chicago. after quarterback aaron rodgers ran for a touchdown and a strong green bay defense helped beat the bears 21-14. packers coach mike mccarthy sounding optimistic. >> you know, we've always felt that we're a very good football team. now we have an opportunity to achieve greatness, and that's winning the super bowl down in dallas. bring the lombardi trophy back home. >> packers fans welcomed the team back home after the big win in chicago, super bowl xlv is in two weeks on february 6th. >>> and when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and he pumped up america, remembering fitness guru and tv personality jack lalanne. >>> sports sponsored by touch of gray. gets rid of some gray

bart scott and the jets have not been as talkative this week leading up to the afc championship game.n rex ryan has toned it down. what happened to the trash- talking jets we know and love? >> we want the t-shirt. we want the hat. we want the trophy. and i don't know what else i need to say. that's the truth. and they've had six super bowl trophies and if they want to put them on the field we will play them today. >> and that game at 3:30 tomorrow on cbs 5 against the steelers. >> all of the trash talking was working for them. >> and maybe this week, they might be a little in over their heads. >> it is a great game. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >>> well, a cruise ship with a controversial past heads for san francisco. what is bringing the carnival splendor to the bay area. and why some in southern california are sorry to see it go. that story and more in 30 minutes. >>> all right. that is it for cbs 5 eyewitness news at 5:30. we will see you back here in half an hour and then at 10:00, and 11:00, and then until then, our updates are on cbs5.com. have a great night. ,, [ male announcer

bart scott and the jets have not been as talkative this week leading up to the afc championship game. even rex ryan has toned it down. what happened to the trash- talking jets we know and love? >> yeah, baby. >> we want the t-shirt. we want the hat. we want the trophy. i don't know what else i need to say. that's the truth. they have had six super bowl trophies and they want to put them on the field, we will play them, too. >> of course, that game right here tomorrow on cbs 5 at 3:30. the nfl last week was not happy with all of that trash talking that they were doing against the patriots. so perhaps they're all talked out now. >> thank you, kim. >>> well, if you have kids, you may have seen one of the animals made from twisted balloons around your house. now there is a legal battle brewing over them. the latest move in the fight over book ends sold in a san francisco store. a new york artist claims that they look too much like the balloon dogs that he claims are his idea. and the latest salvo fired against that artist, that and more tonight, at 10:00 on the cw and eyewitness news at 1

. >> mark scott and jets haven't been as talkative this week leading up to the afc championship game. even rex ryan has toned it down. what happened to the trash talking jets we know and love. >> we want the t-shirt, we want the hat, we want the trophy. so i don't know what else i need to say. that's the truth. they have had six super trophies. if they want to put them on the field we will play them too. >> jim staying with the niners. returns to his role as the line coach on jim harbaugh's staff. 1-0. >> number 4. rodney stuckey for such a good alley who needs the oop. his pass goes in but the nets beat the pistons. >>> number 3. the touch pass to andrew for the dunk. the bucks win. cleveland has lost 15 straight. number 2. nba hall of famer known for the finger roll. not his short game. playing at the bob hope. sinking it from off the green. at number 1. safe to say the raptors had no answer for the favorite play. nelson lobbing it to howard. the magic win by 40. and we will be right back. ,,,,,

that will be followed by the jets visiting the steelers for the afc crown, they start in pittsburgh,at 6:30 eastern. >>> well, she isn't old enough to vote, but she is old enough to be miss america. nebraska's teresa scanlan won the crown this weekend. the 17-year-old said she will register as an independent next month when old enough to vote. >> scanlan's goal is to become a politician. and she said she's headed to law school. and the 50,000 miss america scholarship will certainly help. >> she is in fact the youngest to win when they changed rules in 1973, allowing 17-year-olds to compete. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following today. including drenching and damaging rains in the northwest. stay with us. [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] ♪ something wrong with your squeegee, kid? uh, i'm a little sick. sick?! you gonna let a sore throat beat you? you're fearless! this building is tough, but it's never seen the likes of you before. are you going to be a champ or a chump? a champ! show me! ahhhhhhhhh! atta boy! ahhhhhhhhh! [ male announcer ] halls. a pep talk in every drop.

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