and the normally short-handed amendola fumbles. this leads to a field goal. right on cue, martin and the special teams redeem themselves. the ensuing kickoff. martin with a huge 75-yard return down the sidelines. all the way to the tennessee 30. two plays later, tom brady will dump it off to james white who does the rest. taking it 30 yards for his third touchdown catch of the season. 21-3, patriots. big day for white. a game-high 7 catches. injuries a problem again this week, though. danny amendola, re-injuring his left knee on this punt return late in the first half. he walked off on his own. he did not return. hightower leaves with a knee injury. this was hightower's first game back after spraining his left mcl and in the second half, mettenberger on this connects with walker for a 57-yard touch dourn. on the play, patrick chung is tackle. he left with a hip injury and did not return. the now 3-11 titans could not take advantage of the patriots injuries, though. collins ends the game with his first interception of the season. patriots win it 33-16. trey da

it could also be a sign that danny amendola is close to being game ready. celtics dancing around with that 500 record trying to take the next step in miami is perfect place to do. the heat led by their big 2 d wade and chris fwosh still a dangerous team sitting in third place in east. celtics were down one in first quarter until this jared squares pick up and knock down the jay over white side long out stretched arm that kept 9-2 run. celtics up by 1. up by 12 in second half dwayne wade with vintage move in paint throws down in miami within 10. wade drops 30 on the celtics. in fourth 1 point game after re-bradley closes strong using two. part 10-2 run bradley with team high 25. celtics win it 105-95. the play of day brought to you >> back to mime d wade first quick step. and at slick reverse slam. 33-year-old turning back the clock going baseline. and throwing down for our play of the day. >> and red sox reaching agreement with free agent outfielder chris young. it's a multi year deal pending a physical young hit 14 homeruns for yankees last season. that's

offense have lost dion lewis, julian edelman and danny amen julian edelman and danny amendola with injuries. the pats will host the eagle here's on fox25. kickoff at 4:25. and plenty of coverage leading up to and after the game. pregame coverage starts on the fox25 morning news a theirs from 6 until 10. then the fox nfl show is on from 11 to 1:00. at 1:00 the defending seahawks will take on the first-placed vikings followed by the pats and the eagles. sunday night complete post-game coverage on the fox25 news at 10:00 and 11:00. and join us for extended coverage coming up on the fox25 sports wrap at 11:30. weather together every ten minutes a look at those drive times. easy 9 minutes from the braintree split. drive times are not always reflective of how the road conditions may be. >>> and that's where shiri joins us to point out roads that may be in western, central mass. >> shiri: you got it.

i had amendola in the slot.new walter was there but he got away from me early and walt did a good job recognizing it and he picked him up. amendola wasn't expecting brady to throw the ball. walt did a good job of punching the ball out. i was in the back able to catch it and the rest is history. >> final question, if after a win like this, coming u

amendola suffered a knee sprain against the tennessee titans. and like edelman is not expected to return until the playoffs. also out for tomorrow's game, safety devin mccourty with a my ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots with a chance to clinch the a.f.c.'s number one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously this is -- this is going to be as close to a playoff game as you can get in the regular season. for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge for us. bob: injured players donta high to your and brandon lafell did make the trip to the med poelands and are expected to play tomorrow. we'll have more in sports. >> next on newscenter 5 -- bob: t.b. 12 makes a dream come said your name? >> the special meeting that is helping a little girl battle a deadly disease. mike: rain tonight but cold enough for snow on tuesday morning. i'll show you when it's going to get here and when it will change over to ice. bob: wildfires in the west. what triggered the flames. >> our watching wcvb newsc

amendola is listed as questionable. he was not in the line up against denver last week after hurting his knee the week before in the monday night game against buffalo. but amendola is expected to play. that's what all reports say. and having amendola back in the offense for tom brady and everybody will be really nice today. >> i feel good. so we'll see. we'll see how it goes. >> deal with add verse city throughout the year, whether in a game or a season, whatever it is. obviously put a lot of work in the year, and want to be out there on every game. got to do what i can to get out there. reporter: patriots look to bounce back from their first loss of the year. they're 10 and one. nine point favorites to beat the eagles today. beautiful. stadium is going to be packed. they haven't lost two games in a row since 2012. everything in their favor despite all of the injuries they have. amendola should be back, so should jamie collips, so should dante high tower. live at gillette stadium all heather. appreciate it, butch. count

the boston herald reports amendola may miss some time as -- he does have some time to recover. the pats have secured a first round playoff bye so the playoffs don' t begin for them until the weekend of january 16. did you see this last night in the celtics game against the minnesota timberwolves. just as the first quarter ends, the celtics' r.j. hunter launches the halfcourt shot and it goes in. take another look as hunter takes a couple of dribbles and launches it from half-court. the celts won the game 113:99. boston plays at the charlotte tonight at 10 and 11, we will check out the defending state champs in boys division 3 basketball. the pelham pythons they host the bow falcons. and we will take a close look at pelham super senior keith brown, number 24. listen to his resume. player of the year in d-3 last year, and runner-up for mr. basketball. he scored 40 points in their opener against campbell, and then 27 in a state championship rematch against conant. conant coach eric saucier called him the best player in the state, regardless of division, after that game. brown has

amendola also practiced last week but did not play. as expected, gronk did not practice. eagles showdown. we start things off with ""patriots' game day"," and post-gate show. >> and the packers tabbed lions kick off at 8:25 here on wbz lots of football. >> i am so excited. >> i'm going to the game? i'm pumped. >> this is important because we're going to find out what the weather will be like for the game. >> good. >>> temperatures milder and we keep it dry for cow. -- you. >>> a live look downtown now, conditions. we have the wind factored in with the temperature and it feels colder than what it actually is out there. plus, a few peeks of sun in some locations, although some clouds have funneled back in and we also have some rain on radar, too. a live look at doppler radar and those sprinkles right around the boston area. those the north and to the west, from manchester to concord, some reports out there that a little wit of ice has mixed in with -- bit of ice has mixed in. this is the last piece of energy that will pass through the re

amendola tweaking his knee in last week's win against tennessee. devin mccourter still recovering from a high ankle sprain. there's some encouraging news on dante hightower who is expected to play against the jets. for more on the game, we toss to alex corddry live at met life with more. >> reporter: the patriots looking to sweep the season series from the jets and locking up the top seed in the afc in the process. the new england has won the last eight of nine meetings. the last five meetings decided by five points or fewer. coming down to the wire in week seven, the patriots needing a rally, down one to start the fourth, but two tom brady touchdowns did the trick, lead tool 30-23 win and brady expects >> it's always been a big challenge. but it starts with having really good players. really well coached this year. there's a lot of, you know, scheme things they do that are challenging to prepare for. so it's tough. it's tough. but, you know, we're grinding lieu -- through it. >> we've seen them twice a year. watch them whenever you can, because yo

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that was with amendola and field. along with mccourty and chunk. the bruins give up five unanswered goals in the final ten minutes to lose to the sabres last night. second period a tip to tie the game 1-1. 76 seconds after that, brad marchand feeds bergeron who nets his 12th of the year. the bruins lead 2-1. they go on to take a 3-1 lead. but a massive comeback. here in the third the sabres scored five times. an empty netter later. bruins lose 6-3. very nearly a similar fate for the celtics in detroit. evan turner with the over the shoulder pass to zoeller. the celtics take a 15-point lead to the fourth quarter. but the lead was down to two in the final minutes. the celtics do 40e8d on to beat the pistons 99-93. the celtics are home against the knicks and the bruins are at ottawa late this afternoon. of course we have the patriots and jets too. mike lynch has all the game action and reaction tonight on sportscenter 5 o.t. have a great day. doug: a dream come true for a little girl fighting cancer. at gillette stadium. steward, it was like christmas

among those hurt, receiver danny amendola should be the first to return and could be back as soon as this sunday. >> danny is as tough as they come. him to play and contribute, he'll be out there. >> nicole: fans say if any team knows how to overcome adversity, it's the patriots. >> we're up against it. injuries are injuries. they happen. it's like the motto: next man up. >> nicole: so remember the pats still at 10-1, and amendola and gronk expected to be back in time for the playoffs. live from gillette, nicole oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> jadiann: thank you, nicole. the defense is set to begin their case in the philip chism murder trial. prosecutors residents yesterday witness. jurors were showing surveillance video of colleen ritzer speaking to a fellow friend and teacher in the hallway. it's one of new england's most notorious murder cases. eddie o'brien was just 15 years old when he was convicted of killing his best friend's mother 20 years ago. sentenced to life in prison without parole, he hasn't spoken publicly in nearly two decades until now. cheryl fiandaca ha

wide receivers danny amendola and julian edelman have both amendola suffered a knee sprain against the tennessee titans and, like edelman, isn't expected to return until the playoffs. also out for today's game-- safeties devin mccourty with a high ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots have a chance to clinch the afc's number-one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously, you know, this is going to be as close to a play-off game that you can get in the regular season for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge for us. doug: injured players dont'a hightower and brandon lafell did make the trip to the meadowlands and are expected to play today. kick-off is at 1:00. antoinette: donald trump making controversial statements again. doug: ahead this morning the plan from the obama administration that he is taking credit for. frank? frank: a local family has taken their fight against opioid abuse to the m.m.a. ring and local schools. i'll have the story about how they hope to turn their tragedy it's the holidays, which means a house

wishes from the lottery ♪ ♪ >> in new jersey at the police department why just met with lieutenant amendolatuation where a little girl made a big christmas mistake. >> 911, hello. hi. i is about. why are you calling 911. >> call 911 thinking that she had an emergency underhand. what happened was her elf on the shelf it tumbled. >> connected with the normal one operator she realize she might not have an emergency underhand and panicked. >> why did you down on one point. >> is trying to call my dad. >> you can just say you made a mistake. >> they handled it in a great way and connected her to an officer because when a child dials 911 they have to dispatch an officer. >> isabella apologized. she will call 911 again. >> the officer came to the house and calmed her down assuring her that the magic of christmas is not gone. she will be taking care of this christmas. >> nice to you. my dad, brother and my sister. >> this department when a step further. a special parts of the big man in red. >> i specifically made a call to them. said hi to her specifically and make sure she knew. >> on a neighbori

you can see danny amendola limping to the locker room. he didn' t play in the second half because of his knee. same case for dont' a hightower and patrick chung. the pats learned last night they earned a first-round playoff bye, another week off for the injured players. randy: you may have noticed gas prices reaching a notable low. emily: the drop saving drivers more money than they have in years. also spend less after you finish we have three things you should not bother buying in 2016. randy: and a gaffe at the miss universe pageant leaving the host mortified. and that' s not all. the very humbling moment for one contestant. doug? doug: breaking overnight, new information on a crash that left one dead and dozens injured on the las vegas strip. police think a driver intentionally swerved onto the sidewalk several times, hitting people. she' s since been arrested. cindy? cindy: a windy and warm day on the way. coming. the record that could be in jeopardy ahead. ,take a look at what you can expect as you head out the door the place. style

you can see danny amendola limping to the locker room. he didn' t play in the second half, because of his knee. same case for dont' a hightower and patrick chung. the pats learned last night they earned a first-round playoff bye, another week off for the emily: a shootout win for the bruins against the new jersey devils. the b' s lone goal came during the first period last night. louis eriksson in the right place at the right time. the devils tied it up 1-1 early in the second. scoreless in overtime, so we go to a shootout. ryan spooner here on the first attempt for the bruins. the devils can' t answer back. the b' s win 2-1. randy: the force is strong at the box office. "star wars, the force awakens" is smashing records. the 7th film in the saga took in 238 million dollars in its opening weekend. that blows past the previous opening record of $208 million, set by "jurassic world." emily: congratulations to "good morning america" meteorologist ginger zee. she welcomed her son, adrian benjamin, saturday morning. she and her husband shared

scott chandler, danny amendola probably better options. if you have lafell, probably sit him down. >> jadiann: what do the pats >> trey: bill belichick not going to let one of the better players on a team beat them. this will fall to hoyer and hopkins. get the ball to hopkins. but i'm not sure from brian hoyer can do that. they'll shut down alfred blue. if you have him on your roster, sit him down. not going to get too many touches. >> jadiann: the giants letting one slip away. are they in trouble? >> trey: that whole division is the worst in football. eight wins might win it. the giants' defense cannot stop anybody. ryan tannenhill, quarterback for the dolphins this week, 2-to-1 touchdown to interception ratio. need to pick up a quarterback, he's a good option. >> christa: the celtics headed into their game on a night haute after beating the chicago bulls. the c's have won six of their last eight. evan turner comes up with a steal there. he went with the 360-degree dunk. he finished with 13 points. isaiah thomas led the way with 20. bosto

. >>> he could end up back on the practice squad and a and amendola might be ready. >> the celtics, they get blown out by orlando last night and then score against the team scores over chris bosh. bradley led them 25 points from way downtown. weighed? he had a good night. bradley though with the major crunch here. then everette turner. 105-95. >>> chris young turned a multiyear deal. he spent the last two years with the yankees, he is projected to be a reserve, so you just never know. that's it with sports my no way. savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day how do you reimagine "banking"? you start with this... then you make it... nothing like this. you make a capital one caf\. someplace more relaxed. with free wi-fi and banking advice... without all the "double talk." and checking accounts with no minimums... or fees. then you design a top-rated mobile app that makes banking as easy as this. that's banking reimagined. >>> well, tonight police in the the town of franklin really need your help f

accounted for more than 50% of the patriots offense this year not included in this graphic danny amendola who gets that number up and over the 60% mark. now amendola might be back against the eagles but it is clear that someone will need to step it up moving ahead. celtics were brutal last they were looking to win the second half of road back-to-back games for the eighth straight time. that incredibly nuts. that may never happen again in the nabb but did it tonight thanks to average -- nba but it did tonight thanks to avery bradley. he put together a nice run. chris bosh nailed this three to make it a one-point game at 81-80. but the celts countered with a barrage of long balls admire them with me. avery bradley. then jay crowder and finally get this, jared sullinger from deep. opening it up 21-12 to close out the game. celtics get an impressive road win. >> dave dombrowski said he wanted a veteran outfielder and he went out and got it done. young spent the last year and a half with the yankees he batted 252 this year with 42 rbis, 14 home runs. not going to rock your world that the sox n

danny amendola reinjured his left knee on this punt return late in the first half. own. he did not return. chung leaves with a hip injury. hightower leaves with what the team is calling a knee injury. this was hightower's first left mcl. the patriots roll on, though to a 33-16 win over the last-place titans. gillette stadium. >> i mean, it is a long season. over the course of the season, you are always dealing with some type of adversity, i would say. >> same story. just a different week for new england. >> when unfortunate things like that happen, it really is, like, sad. like i said, you see the work that they put in each and every day. >> reporter: injuries forcing the pats to find production elsewhere. than james white. >> he has gained a lot of trusts from everybody. based on his performance. his consistency. front of me. i'm going to do whatever i can to help this team. >> tom brady's top weapon kept his emotions in check. >> he is pumping me up before the games. >> rob

we'll have the latest on the walking wounded, including danny amendola yesterday. so much to talk about with the pats. >> sarah: all right. well, can you believe christmas is this week? >> christa: no. no. i'm totally unprepared. >> sarah: a little chilly out there, but we know it's going the heat up by the end of the week, right? >> bri: it's true. late tonight, 11:48 p.m., to be exact, is the start of winter. current temperatures not feeling too much like it. we've bottomed out with our lows already warming up. 37 ins be. 31 in bedford. chilly in nashua at 28. clouds will be with us throughout the day today, but we do get some peeks of sunshine, and it look like we stay dry today with the exception of possibly an isolated shower if you get off into the but we're working on some more spring-like weather as we enter this entire week. wind advisory that goes into effect at 10:00 a.m. for southeastern massachusetts and also for cape cod. it could get a little gusty this afternoon. i mentioned it, start of winter as we head into tonight, this is the shortest day of ye

one year it's amendola... and the beat goes on... and the beat's gotta go on... i'm gonna be there for naz every step of the way... but from a team standpoint... i've gotta be better... georges, jameel... all down our level... : i believe in this team, man... there's no doubt about it... we have enough talent... we have enough leaders... and i feel like we have some of the best players in the country... i wouldn't do it if i didn't believevehat... but i the whole state was watching last thurday... when iowa couldn't hold on to a 20-point lead... and lost in ames to the cyclones... this saturdrd... they'll have all eyes on them again... when they go against drake in the big four classic... the bulldogs have been the whipping boys in des moines since 20-12... they've gone 0- 3 in that span... including a 17-point loss to iowa two years ago... but fran mccaffery has plenty of praise for their opponent... and no matter who they play... the hawkeyes will be ready to show out on saturday... "when i was at notre dame we used to have the big four classic. it was kentucky

wide receivers danny amendola and julian edelman have both been ruled out today. amendola suffered a knee sprain against the tennessee titans and, like edelman, isn't expected to return until the also out for today's game-- safeties devin mccourty with a high ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots have a chance to clinch the afc's number-one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously, you know, this is going to be as close to a play-off game that you can get in the regular season for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge for us. doug: injured players dont'a hightower and brandon lafell did make the trip to the meadowlands and are expected to play today. kick-off is at 1:00. antoinette: family and friends remember the life of a young new hampshire hockey player, killed in a crash on year ago. loved ones gathered last night at the dover ice arena for the first annual riley leavitt memorial hockey game. it was an exhibition match featuring alumni from st. thomas aquinas and dover high school. leavitt was k

talking high ankle sprain last week he has been working out with his teammates though and danny amendola and whether or not stephen jackson will play this week as he continues to learn the playbook for the best team he's ever played with. i think it was a little surreal now settling down we mentioned tom brady but for malcolm butler it's first time. a year ago he was a relative unknown now a super bowl hero he credits josh boyer the cornerback's coach for making him the player he's become. >> even though do good they're still putting pressure you on. he set the standards very high. he wants you to do thing right. that's why we are here right. coach is doing a great job. >> that's what coaches do. nfl did the right thing today they upheld the one game suspension for giants receiver o'dell beckham jr. who issued an apology saying among other things i'm responsible for my behavior people expect better from me and i expect better from myself. it cement at least he's going in the right direction. there is a transformation going on in fox breaux. web cam is set up right now you can catch the p

the patriots got two touchdown passes from tom brady, one to james white the other two danny amendola back in the lineup today. his first touchdown pass was 491 career. that puts them third on the all-time list. two special blenders have hurt the patriots are just before halftime, they tied the game at 14-14. the pats are threatening now. highlights tonight. as for the jets, they had the giants in new jersey. fourth quarter, 20-13 giants. ryan fitzpatrick reince brandon marshall for the game-tying touchdown. 20-20. the jets would go on to win in overtime 23-20. the patriots can still clinch a playoff spot with a win today. the bills were home with the texans. first quarter, 7-0. three catches, 29 yards. tied 21-21. 20 yards for the go-ahead touchdown paid the bills win 30-21. cincinnati trying to keep pace with the patriots in the afc, they were in cleveland. andy dalton will find a.j. for a touchdown. that touchdown, the bengals are 10-2. they win 37-3. your college football playoffs are set. s eve. top-seeded clemson against s eve. the two-seeded alabama crimson tide will take on th

good news could be coming with danny amendola. reporting live outside gillette stadium, 7 news. >>> and 7 news now with a look at a super soaker. just saw his umbrella there. heavy rain is moving into our neck of the woods and it's going to stick around for a while. it will be a cold and dreary night in boston. parts of the area might even see some freezing rain. hold. >> pete bouchard has been busy tracking the our area. what are we looking at now? >> it's a little solid from foxboro and down from middleboro and the cape and the islands. southern new hampshire we're just about freezing in many spots. look at this rain in barnstable now and back into the vineyard. that's exiting but it's also creating this ground swell of steadier rain which is affecting our south shore communities. can you see it more dark and solid than it is in this spotty nature. everybody getting a good soaking through the course of this wave of rain and then tomorrow's wave so we have two batches coming. there's a little bit of a lull tomorrow morning and th

is he talking about dancing >> reporter: but hopefully danny amendola and the receivers have the right moves to help the patriots find their winning groove. >> we're gonna try our best, whatever it is. >> reporter: and protect brady. the o line gave up sacks last sunday and things don't get any easier this week preparing for the most feared pass rusher in the league, j.j. watt but the pats' quarterback says the pressure hasn't made him wilt. >> good, fresh as lettuce. >> brady knows the offense needs to produce on sunday night but it will be a challenging task. bill shepherd chick reminding everyone today that houston's defense is right near the top of most major categories. in foxboro, alex corddry, 7sports. >> after wrapping up a season-long five game road trip with an impressive win in new orleans, the celtics are back in the garden tonight a place where they won three in a row and will try to make it four in a row tonight when they host the bulls. celtics fans looking ahead to feeted warriors come to the garden. golden state 23 and 0 this season after a win over the pacers last nig

there is a chance danny amendola will be back in the patriots' lineup on sunday. he is listed as questionable, while rob gronkowski is definitely out. the pats can clinch the afc east division with a win and a jets loss. it would be their 12th title in 13 years. the last two quarterbacks to play the eagles threw five touchdown passes each. >> the crazy thing about it, we touchdown passes on film. we have been seeing all the turnovers, these guys making plays, the defensive line getting to the quarterback. touchdown passes. we have been seeing all the takeaways they have been having. jason: college basketball, division ii, saint anselm hosting merrimack. 4-3, he had a double-double. he is all alone underneath. he finished with 17. solano had a huge game for merrimack in transition with a game-high of 27. the hawks rallied in the final minute and win 96-90. they are 7-1. the women also played merrimack. this was all hawks. she knocks down three of her 17 for the afternoon. she had a great game for the hawks. she had a game-high of 22 points with 10 assists and a dou

>> they could luck out big time, he may be without his top three targets, gronkowski is hurt and amendola is banked up too. >> did they lose brady? that would do it. it speaks to how good a football player tom is. >> and tom comes in fired up the patriots are coming off their first loss. >> i have calmed down a bit and we are facing a great apopant in the eagles and we have to be at our best. >> new england is just that, they have not lost back to back games since 2012, and brady has never lost to the eagles. jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >>> a watched pot never boils and an anticipated game never gets here, feels like we are talking about the temple houston game for about a month now. saturday is the championship game and the prize for winning it is huge, a trip to a major bowl, jaime apody asks coach rule about that. >> how do you get them to not look past this, i know these guys and you probably too are dreaming of new years day? >> absolutely, we dealt with this all season long, first it was penn state and then the big cincinnati win and we have had big events and our kids f

danny amendola questionable but the patriots offense is getting healthy. hopefully they get julian playoffs. one bad note on defense, the linebacker will not play. he did not make the trip. he also has a knee injury. in houston. jason king, wmur news 9 sports. adam: top supporters of ben carson telling news 9 they are not worried about the fact their month without campaigning in the granite state. the last time dr. carson was here was almost a week before thanksgiving, when he filed for the first in the nation primary. we learned today that carson won' t be back until december 20 meaning he will have gone 30 , straight days without a personal appearance in new hampshire. the latest wmur-unh poll also showing his support flagging. his local team says they' re not worried. >> i don' t think that' s a big concern. every time someone goes to hear him, they come out loving him. adam: when dr. carson does come back next weekend the new , hampshire campaign tells us it' s going to be in a big way with a large, family-friendly christmas event in concord. stephanie

you can see danny amendola limping to the locker room he didn' t play in the second half, because of his knee. same case for dont' a hightower and patrick chung. the pats learned last night they earned a first-round playoff bye, another week to rest for the injured players. against the new jersey devils. the b' s lone goal came during the first period last night louis eriksson in the right place at the right time. the devils tie it up, 1-1, early in the second. scoreless in overtime, so we go to a shootout. ryan spooner here on the first attempt for the bruins. the devils can' t answer back. b' s win 2-1. randy: a spectacular show in the sky near spokane, washington. you can see the northern lights just east of the city. the best time to see the lights is usually in the winter in northwestern parts of north america. but they can sometimes be seen as far south as new orleans. not quite in that radius. cindy: northern latitudes get typically the biggest treat from that. we also typically get the most snow, but not this year. we are still waiting for some snow. we' ve had barely a trace

this touchdown pass to danny amendola made it 14-0 second quarter you were feeling pretty good but things go in the second quarter. the punt blocked and bill belichick was not happy with what he was seeing. it continued in the second half. more special teams meltdowns and more big plays. tom brady picked off here by malcolm jenkins 21-14 another way and philly wasn't done. darren sproles from 83 yards away brings a punt back to the endzone that kind of day. the patriots did make it interesting but eagles hang on to win 3535-28. >> the mood and the press conference was completely different than after the loss last time to time was sorrow, shock and saw this time to time was more anger at 10-2 after a 35-28 loss. the team trusts to you put the ball in your that was a terrible decision. i got to do a better job. >> i give them 21 points. it was about 98% of those games. turned the ball over. didn't really do anything well enough to really win. the patriots lose back-to-back games the first time they have done that since 2012. if there's any silver lining at all tom brady is now third all-tim

danny amendola left the win with a knee injury. nfl network in rapoport says he's having tests done on it but it's believed to be a string that won't make a miss playoff games. so there's good news. and more patriots news, multiple reports say the team will sign former falcons running back steven jackson for the rest of the season. that's the rumor. legarrette blount and dion lewis are out for the year. the third two-year-old has over 11,000 yards rushing, he has yet to play a game this season. >>> patriots improve to 12-to -- 12-2. with denver's loss, the pats click a first-round bye. this morning, on the callahan show, brady was asked how he would feel about resting guys down the stretch to get ready for the postseason. >> i played to win. i think -- it's also the 15th week of the year. treadmill, going at 9.7 right now. it's just not stopping. we put ourselves in a good position. i would love to see us go out and play as hard and well -- you just try to keep winning games. >> they are reloading. catch patriots all access friday

the pats jumped out to 14-02nd quarter lead courtesy of brady touchdown passes to amendola. sam bradford td mass blocked return for a touchdown. malcolm jenkins interception for a touchdown. darren sproles 83-yard return for a touchdown. thought good for the patriots in the 4th quarter. after the game don't forget switch over to my tv 38 for postgame show we'll have bill belichick tom brady the press conference live and we'll see what happens with this patriots team this they can pull off play the texans next sunday they were in bull look taking on the bills. fourth. when deandre hopkins goes 19 yards for the touchdown reception. texas had to go for 2. on the conversion it's jonathan grimes on the run and he ties the game up at 21. but with under 2 minutes to go tyrod taylor hits charles clay for the 40-yard touchdown pass for taylor. the bills win it 30-21. >>> meanwhile more afc east giants. giants use two big plays to build their lead after an 80- yard punt return odell beckham, jr. goes 72 yards to the house manning. the giants led 20-10 after 3. 20-13 giants under a min

. >> the patriots tut together that jamie amendola cover ramming. 14-0 pats league they're on the birdbradford is live diving somebody's yoodz. a game changer there and block through to -- before you ran it in for touchdown. someone stole bill a bill bale check's right. that's early in the third quart erin make sures is fast. picked off my ball come exchange epz and look out. he is zone. 99 yards interception return for touch down. eagles yes eagles take lead 2 21-14. defense would force a punt on the next series and your surprise starter darren spolz would receive that up a sideline and gone. >> 3 yards of fuch point whoa are the patriots. they go up 24-14. how is that possible and how touch was the day for brady. this does not look like best carter back in nfl and another interception by byron maxwell hum way in total control through three. >> looking to step on the gas. bradford rolls out to gourd an moonl us 11 yards. second straight game with touchdown. 34-14 birds. dpans young fellow. >> after new england onsite touchdown makes you feel like 35-1. >>. >> and there's your ten minu

gronk and julian edelman are out, amendola questionable. eagles say their week of practice, they had more energy than they have seen in a while. they are trying to avoid four straight losses. >> the win is everything. win will solve a lot of problems. it's a great team. in order to beat them, we have to be clicking all cylinders. >> nobody likes a loser, nobody rides with a loser. right now we've just got to make sure we get a win under us so that we can kind of relax and breathe a little bit. >> join us tonight for eagles game plan, that starts at 7:00. we'll break down eagles, patriots. i'm john clark in foxborough, massachusetts for comcast sports net. >>> nuggets, tony roton with season debut returning from torn acl. okafor was out serving second of his two-game suspension. third quarter sixers up eight points. roton scoring right through the rack, delay, 4.3 assists in just 13 minutes of work. when former star nelson still getting it done hits the jumper over and knotted at 102. next possession nelson drives, leads. denver takes the le

tried to get to it amendola. tipped around. general kink has it. one man left to beat. tom brady. and he beats him. it was on this play, that it became official, that tom brady american. he's been replaced by steph curry. who is now the greatest living american. >> clemson also perfect. four college football ranking. >> good morning, america. not such a good morning in the nation. >> patriots, 10-2. >> thank you, guys. >>> one more highlight from last night's nfl game in which the pittsburgh steelers destroyed the colts, 45-10. the most memorable moment. the celebration after the punt return. >> brown flipping his legs and using the the goal post as a problem. that's what the ref said after calling a penalty. soccer? >> no. celebrate? >> nothing as dramatic as that. >>> up next in "the pulse." 300 years old and containing billions of dollars in treasure. the amazing discovery. >>> and mick fanning, the surfer who survived the shark attack on live tv, jumping into action, saving another surfer.chronic plaque psoriasis made a simple trip to the grocery store so finally, i had an imp

eight patriots listed as questionable for this game, including hightower, mccordy, amendola, lafell and cheung mung others. julian edelman back at practice this week he looks good running around out there and the five games without edelman pats are 3-2 he's listed as doubtful on the injury report and i would be surprised if he does play on sunday. he sheant be surprised to stephen jackson makes some joys against the jets. the -- noise against the jets. the veteran runningback has been working out this week. he's anxious to be apart of this. a championship team they just need some depth to the chart and i'm just coming in here to be the best runningback for the organization that i can be. >> i've always watched from afar and seen how tremendous of a player he is what kind of a professional he is. so it's great to have players like that. he's hopefully he can add a lot to our team. we'll see obviously how you know things pan out. >> pats jets sunday at 1:00. christmas day means nba action all day and all night long. celtics not apart of this year's festivities. they play in detroit saturd

danny amendola was limited but encouraged whether talking about don't think gronky. the play was on brady's mind. >> i think they should change rules with the defenseless receivers. i don't think there's anything different than a chop block. everyone else has her legs protected in the nfl. quarterbacks get their legs protective and defensive linemen do. linebackers get their legs protected. i don't see why a defenseless receiver shouldn't get his legs protected either. maybe that's something to look at in the off-season. >>> some of the boston's best and brightest honored at the garden. they celebrated jerry cheevers, benoit and seymour and roger clemens talking about the new red sox ace david price. >> i think one thing david has going for him, he's been through this town a lot pitching as a visitor. en and he's been in the american league east, so he knows what to i wish him the best of health. i think if he's healthy being a power pitcher he should do pretty well. >> jim was a seven-time word champion passed away yesterday. he was the only player to have his name

also of note rob grokowski both are out this sunday while danny amendola, patrick chung and dante high tower all join collins as being questionable. the bruins back on the ice tonight out in their western canada swing taking on calgary and old friend dougy hamilton for the first time in 2015. that's going to do it for sports >> anchor: really exciting day for red sox nation as we celebrate the new pitcher we'll be hearing more about him tonight on 7 news and also checking the weather looks like the weekend is just shaping up . >>> if you are looking for snow snow. you are not going to find it. it should be warm and my we'll check that out tonight. we'll be on 7 news at 10:00 on c cw 56 and then back here at 11:00. go red sox. doesn't that look beautiful. see you late pholiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... season is won. everything in one place. my stop & shop. mornings. wonderful, crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. we're hard at work, building new apps like this o

eight patriots though listed as questionable for that game tonight, including dante hightower, danny amendola, brandon lafell and patrick cheung among them. julian edelman listed as report. back at practice this week edelman looks good and the patriots could use them against that jets defense. got to believe that the pats will not be rushing edelman back thunderstorm again he's listed as doubtful on the injury report. we should see stephen jackson's first contribution as a patriot this fund -- sunday. he's eager to help out where he can. come in here to the best runningback for the organization that i can. >> i have always watched from afar and see how tremendous a player he is, what kind of professional he is. so it's great to have players like that. hopefully he can add a lot to our team. we'll see, obviously, how things pan out. >> pats jets sunday at 1:00. >>> christmas day means is not a tax presents, family fun and of course a full dose of nba action. no celtics though they play saturday and sunday night. tomorrow in detroit, sunday garden. marquee game of the day in oakland. steph curr

games and should good to go by the they have lost starters deion lewis, julian edelman and amen amendola for injuries. kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 and plenty of coverage sunday leading to and after the game. the pregame coverage starts on the fox25 morning news which airs from 6 until 10 o'clock. then the nfl sunday pregame show is on from 11 until 1. then at 1:00, the defending nfc champions seahawks will take on the first-place vikings followed by the pats and eagles at 4:45. sunday evening we will have complete post-game coverage on the fox25 news at 10 and 11 and joins us for extended interviews and analysis at fox25's sports rap at 11:30. >>> we track weather and traffic every ten minutes which is very important on days like today when shiri is watching what could be a bit of a icy forecast. 12 minutes on the pike from the weston tolls to the ted williams tunnel. >> shiri: those icy concerns, julie, mostly out across western and central massachusetts here. a little bit later on this morning. starting clear and 26 right now starting clear and 26 right now. 27 degrees by 5:00 this m

into the game against the eagles with seven players listed as questionable which technically means amendola, chung, coen, collins, easy, hightower each have a 50/50 chance of playing. they were spotted at practice this week and jamie collins confessed he is ready to go. belichick maintains the injury report is a process that can never be rushed. >> you know, the whole week is kind of a process. you have to be careful about evaluating a player based on one day or one period or a couple plays or that kind of thing. so we go by what we see. we are a -- where a player is wednesday, thursday, friday, and even occasionally the saturday changes are all just reflective of what the player's current condition is. >> from the pro athletes to the high school ones super saturday high school football road to 12 teams compete for six division titles. we will get started with division five. north ridge against east bridgewater. a close game when ryan graham finds bridgewater's jake peterson. 34-30. keep in mind north ridge has lost the last two super bowls so were feeling the pressure. in the red zone jake

tried to get to it amendola. tipped around. jenkins has got it. one man left to beat. and he beats him. it was on this play that it is no longer the greatest living american. he's been replacededy steph curry, who is now the greatest living american. >> clemson also perfect. they're number one in the final four college football ranking. >> good morning, america. not such a good morning in the nation. >> patriots, 10-2. >> thank you, guys. >>> one more highlight from last night's nfl game in which the pittsburgh steelers destroyed the colts, 45-10. the most memorable moment. antonio brown's celebration after a late pununreturned for a touchdown. >> brown flippinhis legs and quote using the goal post as a prop. that's what the ref said after calling a penalty. on brown for celebration. afterward, brown said he was just having fun. do they do that in english soccer? you never use your crotch to celebrate there? >> we don't. it's nothing as dramatic and theatrical as that. >>> up next in "the pulse." 300 years old and containini a thousand feet underwater. >>> and mick fan