ben roethlisberger put it up 44 times.picked three times in the game. 4 turnovers by the 9er defense. another power outage. lights go out again. nobody can believe it. when they resume play, smith on the bootleg. hits davis. 13-3 in the third. smith 18-31. 187. same score, 4th quarter. frank gore. 5-yard touchdown run. 20-3. smith sacks ben roethlisberger. smith has 13 this season. and the 9ers roll, 20-3. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's a first. [ laughter ] >> not about, you know, individual stats, numbers, things like that, we are playing team football. great special teams, putting us in great situation. >> they created turnovers. they got turnovers. got a few plays. controlled the ball offensively. you know, we didn't do enough. they played with a lead. they played how they play. >> biggest thing is, proud of our time. great win. >> reporter: how was it before the game? >> it was dark. [ laughter ] >> everybody feeling good tonight. the 9ers 11-3. short week. at seattle coming up this saturday. nfl history made tonig

ben roethlisberger continues to say maybe he will play. pittsburgh is good on offense.roethlisberger sits, the defense will keep them in the game. one of the league's best. here is coach harbaugh. >> they are a veteran group. they know what they are doing. they are skilled at reading routes, reading the quarterback. >> they are very good technically. in all phases of their defense. also well coached. no false steps. few times that somebody blows a coverage or out of position. just -- it's impressive. >> the raiders announce their 7 7th straight sell out for sunday's game versus detroit. david shuh will be out there. >> position he plays allows for double teams because he is in the middle, not on the edge. not in one-on-one situations lot. pushed double teams out of the way. he is a guy we are very focused on and we will understand where he is at all times. you have to. >> catherine heenan is always behind the seen clarifying. >> he probably mean he is bipolar. who knows. >> i am quoting. maybe i didn't explain it properly. we will call the doctor and the medical staff a

and i believe mike tomlin will tell his defense, our quarterback, ben roethlisberger won't be 100%., you may have to win. and i think you're going to see guys like troy polamalu step up for the pittsburgh defense and make plays because they have so much riding on this game. the difference between being the number one seed and the number five seed. >> okay as al mentioned earlier, the chargers might not make it, but they're a team you don't want to play right now. so in the nfc, that team is the eagles, perhaps. you can still win the nfc east if philadelphia, new york, and dallas wind up 8-8. if atlanta and detroit win one of their next two, they're both in, and it's important to note if san francisco beats pittsburgh tomorrow, they would retake the number one seed from new orleans, and if both teams win out, i meant number two seed, if both teams win out, the 49ers get the bye. now that i have confused half the nation, tony, which nfc team stands out to you? >> to me, bob, today was really the detroit lions. they're on the road. they're down two scores, and they need somebody to ste

pittsburgh needs ben roethlisberger not just playing but with that mobility and playing the way he can play to be a complete team. i really like what baltimore is doing now. they have a big one next sunday night. i think they're the most complete team of all the teams in the afc. >> thanks, tony. we turn to mike florio. as always, mike will have the big news tomorrow afternoon on nbcsports. mike, right now a number of players suffered injuries today. one coach had a health scare. run it all down for us. >> well, bob, the green bay packers had an easy time of getting to 13-0. now they have to square out an mri on monday for their leading receiver. jennings has a knee sprain. he was carted off and missed the remainder of the win against the oakland raiders. and for the new york jents, the second straight september, they lost jim leonhard. he'll miss the rest of the season with a knew injury. mri tomorrow to confirm the xebld of the damage. and matthew hasselbeck left early with a calf injury. he said he could have returned business his rookie was able to do more physically. then finally,

big ben and jerricho cotchery. 11-yard touchdown. 7-3. the black and gold, second quarter. roethlisberger rolling out. can't find anybody. and he is sacked by scott paxson. a loss of five. and big ben's down. you try getting up from that. his ankle caught and turned on the ground. roethlisberger would head to the locker room. ominous sign. you can breathe again. in the thirty quarter, roethlisberger warming up. he would, indeed, return. colt mccoy, scrambling. hit hard by james harrison. how hard? you take a gander for yourself. harrison, one of the hardest hitters in the game. hit me, baby, one more time. harrison gets called for roughing the passer. later in the drive, it is third and goal. mccoy. steps up to mohammed. but williams gets the interception in the end zone. defense, huge for pittsburgh. and the steelers trying to put this one away. roethlisberger to antonio brown. back shoulder throw. 80-yard touchdown. 21 t.d.s versus thebrowns. his most against any franchise, includes 13-1 in his career against the browns. >>> you are up to date for now. don't forget, for all of your high

pittsburgh needs ben roethlisberger not just playing but with that mobility and playing the way he can play to be a complete team. i really like what baltimore is doing now. they have a big one next sunday night. i think they're the most complete team of all the teams in the afc. >> thanks, tony. we turn to mike florio. as always, mike will have the big news tomorrow afternoon on nbcsports. mike, right now a number of players suffered injuries today. one coach had a health scare. run it all down for us. >> well, bob, the green bay packers had an easy time of getting to 13-0. now they have to square out an mri on monday for their leading receiver. jennings has a knee sprain. he was carted off and missed the remainder of the win against the oakland raiders. and for the new york jents, the second straight september, they lost jim leonhard. he'll miss the rest of the season with a knew injury. mri tomorrow to confirm the xebld of the damage. and matthew hasselbeck left early with a calf injury. he said he could have returned business his rookie was able to do more physically. then finally,

they might rest scwk -- quarterback ben roethlisberger.he last time these two met on monday night was 1978. that was so long ago, it was my first start in the nfl. both of these teams are 10 and 3. but the 49ers are come offing a loss -- coming off a loss to the cardinals. both of these teams are good, good solid defenses which does not bode well for the 49ers. they struggle in the red zone and gave up 18 sacks in the last three games. with all of that said, come on. it is monday night. >> big game. we have to put points on the board if we want to come on you way with this one. red zone will be our biggest key. we get down there a lot, we don't get touchdowns. >> we are back in there, and we are ready to go on monday night. >> we can get the offense behind us. >> nothing like monday night. the only game in town. your friends and family can watch all over the nation. it should be a great game. the raiders, they've got to learn how to finish games. they let detroit drive 98 yards for the eventule game winner, and then they had a chance to re

ben roethlisberger playing on a bad ankle. i think he should at sat out. -- think he should have sat out. of three interceptions -- one of three interceptions. 20-3 the final peri. the ravens are in control of their playoffs. >> bob ehrlich response to the passing of ron smith. >> a very painful syndrome. >> time for the weather. chance for showers. mild temperatures right now. >> we have some emergency road work and live look at the major roadways. >> to many, his was the voice of reason thaid

and the steelers fortune very much riding on the health of quarterback ben roethlisberger. he is considered a game time decision tonight because the ankle injury that he suffered 10 10 days ago. veteran charlie bass faces that tough san francisco defense if he is unable to play. a steelers win moves them ahead of the ravens. one game up on the ravens after the pats beat tim tebow and the broncos in denver. this highly anticipated match up ended up lopsided a new england victory ready to chad ochocinco. the pats improve to 11-3 as they beat the broncos. congratulations go out to baltimore's hutzel he is the teaching proand he is named the 2011 pga pro of the year. that included winning the national pro tournament. he will be honored coming up next month. more on the ravens coming up tonight at 11:00, back to you for now. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. >>> coming up what's next for north korea including it's nuclear capabilities after the death of their leader. >>> one of the last american soldiers to fight in the iraq war shares his story as he goes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the aarons can in part thank the cleveland browns hutting ben roethlisberger ankle. pittsburgh failed to score a touchdown for the first time this season. the steelers lose 20-3. they lose the advantage he had over the ravens in the playoff race. pittsburgh falls to second place and is currently just a wild card team. >> we acknowledged what we did here. we had an opportunity and we didn't seize it. make necessary correction, we better make them quickly. >> reporter: pittsburgh play st. louis on saturday. it may be that the steelers rest roethlisberger for the playoff. in baseball it has been a relatively quiet season for the orioles. it picks up a new manager. that can be troubling to a fan base that's looking for infusion of top level talent to a last place team. the orioles did announce today of signing chavez. he played part of last season with the texas rangers. chavez is 33 years old, he can play left field and when adam jones need time off, chavez can play center field. that whole harbaugh thing was working out. >> right. lot of talk about that. thank you mark

. >> now the steelers in the playoffs they might need resolution ben roethlisberger who has an ankleprain. last time they met. my start in the n.f.l. both teams are 10-3 but they are coming off a loss to the cardinals. they have struggled in the red zone and given up 18 sacks in the last three games. monday night. >> i think it's one of the n.f.l. biggest stage, brightest lights. football players in general, they like playing under lights. >> any time on monday night, it's one of those games are special, one of the games are special. >> niners really need a win. saints through three touchdowns. niners win over the steelers allowed them to keep their place over new orleans. i think it's going to be a low scoring affair. >> another disappointing weekend at the box office. just how bad is it. the >>> he is colorblind? >> it's in the middle. >> sherlock holmes facing the worst enemy. declining crowds. it dipped to the lowest level. sherlock holmes a game of shadows debuted on top with $40 million weekend. that is off 36% from the first installment $62 million opening two years ago. >> al

did themselves, it was the money night game in san francisco, injured steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger hobbled and hurt and unable to move ahead of the ravens, pittsburgh lost 20-3. >> i stayed up and watched the whole game. you have no choice but to root for the 49ers. i actually said to myself, i wasn't going to go to sleep. >> reporter: the ravens woke up tuesday back in first place. joe flacco was among the players who say they did not watch the game at all. certainly delighted to reap the benefits. >> we're obvious in a better position because of what happened last night. we got to keep up with the battle and continue to play the way we've been playing. >> it's a gift but we definitely -- we wish we didn't have to get it that way. >> thank you 49ers. we appreciate that. down the line, you never know. >> reporter: you never know, rice is referring to is a reference to maybe seeing san francisco again down the road and of course that would have to be in the super bowl. first thing first. ravens have two more games to go starting saturday against the browns in the raven koss -- raven

roethlisberger, ready to go. so, late first quarter, we go. steelers trailing, 3-0. big ben hanging in the pocket. erthrows heath miller right there. and dashon goldson with the pick. roethlisberger, three interceptions in the game. niners, up 6-0. early second quarter, lights go out again. hello? the second power outage in two hours. fans taking pictures of the darkness, which doesn't make sense. but they did it anyway. 16-minute delay. 16-minute delay. third quarter now, 49ers up 6-3. alex smith rolling. looking for vernon davis. davis knocked out at the 1 yard line. first and goal, play-action pass. smith and davis. why? sharing is caring. so, the niners go up 13-3. early fourth quarter. steelers' ball. roethlisberger, buying time. the niners beating up big ben on this day. they take over the ball in steelers territory. ensuing drive. second and goal. frank gore, up the gut he goes. five-yard touchdown. niners, they win it, 20-3, at candlestick. >>> and that will do it for your espn news update. i'm don bell. >>> a phoenix man is putting on a spectacular christmas light show. and it's not adding

ben roethlisberger is expected to play. the game coincides with rush hour traffic.llow plenty of extra time to get there if you're lucky enough to get to the game. check out sfmta.com. >> a lot of tailgateer there is, of course. >>> california's first dog has something many of us don't, our own biography. it's big dog news. governor jerry brown added a biography of his welsh corgie, sutter. his birthday is september 24th. his religious view is zen. after that it says he's not burdened with dogma but likes dog bones. much more ahead in "today in the bay." >>> and dualing mark zuckerbergs. the facebook ceo could battle an imposter. wanna hear a joke ? yeah. sure. sure. what's the number-one killer of women ? well, you're still here, so that rules out crankiness. and track suits. heart disease. what, that's a joke ? no, it's an absolute fact, but the american heart association says you can save lives by passing it along to five women you love. awww. awww ! so i'm starting with three i tolerate. that's a joke ! find out more at goredforwomen.org. >>> i'm damien trujillo

. >>> no trade in the nfl but steelers did lose ben roethlisberger for a while. already playing with a broken thumb, now he left the game with a high ankle sprain. he called it the worst pain he'd ever felt. but in true roth business lerger style he rubbed dirt on it and returned in the second half. he threw two touchdowns. antonio brown here and he did the rest. 79 yards down the sideline. steelers won it 14-3, thanks to a gutsy performance by their quarterback. >>> finally back to baseball where angels weren't the only ones making a big splash. keeping an eye to the right of the mlb tv set, a man took a spill into a reflecting pool. all we know is that his name is steve. i'm not sure what his friend are calling him. perhaps scuba steve after this. thankfully he was just fine. just a little washed up. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> i hate it when that happens. >>> coming up, two new films at the box office this weekend. which one will finish on top? your early morning entertain mentd headlines are str

ben roethlisberger playing on it bad ankle. he may have regretted that decision. when he did have time, it did not matter. three interceptions and he was sacked three times. the power went out again. the 49ers are having a good time. frank gore in. the 49ers win. the ravens back in control of the afc north. if the ravens don't figger out what went wrong in california, it will much matter. there was a missed field goal. prior to sunday night, no team had scored that many points against the ravens, more than 30 . when you lose so convincingly, you have to find a way to move past and that will be the challenge. they play on saturday against the cleveland browns. if they can win their last two, it will go to the playoffs. >> more reaction to the reaction to ron smith. hear from friends and colleagues who knew him best. >> a man is murdered outside of towson town center. >> the uniforms on not the only things changing at oriole park next season so, if the mint makes this hot chocolate cool, does the mint hot chocolate make me cool? not really. the new mint hot chocolat

the steelers took an early lead then quarterback ben roethlisberger suffered a ankle sprain after being sacked. he went to the locker room but did come out and finish the second half completing 8-12 then. steelers win 14-3 and take the lead in the afc north by have a game on the ravens but that should be a temporary thing as the ravens are set to take on the indianapolis colts downtown this sunday. a game you can see live right here on wjz 13 sunday afternoon at 1:00. >>> and still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, the wife of former penn state football coach jerry sandusky is speaking out. what she has to say about the charges against her husband. >>> the occupy wall street movement takes on the set of a national tv show. details on that coming up. >>> a gorgeous day here at the start of the weekend, what comes next in your complete first warning weather forecast, which is still coming up. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weather, with marty bass, and meteorologist tim williams. it is wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,, [ male

ben roethlisberger and the steelers hosting the browns. check owz his -- check out his left achgel.ankle. he said he thought it was broken. but he returns and ices the game on the 79-yard tchtd. look at -- touchdown. look at this move hear. [ laughter ] >> heads outside, and scores the touchdown. steelers win 14-3. and how the half game lead over the ravens. one little note, andrew luck has won the walter camp award which is given to the nation's best college football player. saturday is the heisman, and that's the one he wanted. >> i know, i know. and he should get it. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney, save big on holiday gifts this friday and saturday! get in at 6am saturday for giftbusters like 60% off the warmest family coats. 70% off stunning gold jewelry. 60% off the coolest hoodies. and 19.99 boots for juniors. plus with jcpcash get 10, 15 or $20 off storewide. no exclusions! unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save! go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney.

. >>> no trade in the nfl but the steelers will duz ben roethlisberger for a while. the browns he was sacked and twisted his ankle. already playing with a broken thumb, now he left the game with a high ankle sprain. ben called it the worst pain he'd ever felt but in true roethlisberger style he rubbed some dirt on it and returned in the second half. not only did he play, but he threw two touchdowns. antonio brown here and he did the rest. 79 yards down the sideline. that sealed it for pittsburgh. steelers won it 14-3, thanks to a gutsy performance by their quarterback. >>> and finally back to baseball where the angels weren't the only ones making a big splash. keeping an eye to the right of the mlb tv set, a man took a spill into a reflecting pool. all we know is that his name is steve. i'm not sure what his friends are calling him. perhaps scuba steve after this. thankfully he was just fine. just a little washed up. that's your first look at sports. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> all we know is his name is steve. i love that. let's check in with bill karin

>>> ben roethlisberger didn't practice, but is still hoping to play monday.mes harrison made the deemed to be illegal hit against the browns, boom. it appears his 1-game suspense is going to be upheld. he appealed it today. no word from the nfl. that usually means harrison will sit against the 49ers. of the raiders say they better beat detroit sunday. >> we have a chance to get to the the playoffs and we have to go 3 and 0 the next three weeks. there is no other option. there is no other route. >> i feel good today because i think our games understand what's at hand. you know? it's not like we don't -- it's sitting right out there all in front of us. we need to play here well, and at home. we're traveling up the street. and i think our guys will be ready to play. >> every time we have coach jackson, doesn't it look like there's fog in front of him? >> i was just thinking that. like a little cloud . >> i could probably say, poor camera lens. that's it.

. >> ben roethlisberger knocked out of the game tonight in pittsburg, only adding to his legacy of toughness. details coming up next in sports. >> the maryland lottery, let yourself play. tonight's multi match jackpot has an estimated and duty of $525,000. -- an estimated annuity. 42-43-19-18-25-21. if no one magic is all six numbers on one line of a ticket, the jackpot climbs to $550,000. the next drawing is monday night at 11:22 here on wbal-tv 11. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. dax now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> the ravens and called on sunday, a game which many assume would be a walkover for baltimore. manning told at some point to play this season. it is not going to happen this week for sure. if you fall asleep, you can do something. jim caldwell understands this week he faces a defense far less likely to get sleepy. >> they give you all kinds of problems. they don't just do it one way. they do a great job of stopping the run, but maybe you cannot defend the pass or vice versa. >> roethlisberger took a shot tonight that make you cringe. he certainly can take some pain.

big ben roethlisberger playing on a sprained ankle was sacked thee times and tossed three interceptions. in the pourth quarter, frank gore scores from five yards out who help san francisco beat pittsburgh, 20-3. the 49ers are now the first team in the nfl to ever stop the opposed team from scoring a rushing touchdown in the first 14 games. >>> the big nba trade to get chris paul to the clipper sess paying off. chris had 17 points. helped his new team top the lakers, 114-95. >>> and there was a shocker in college basketball. the mighty kansas jayhawks were up against the ropes with davidson. they got close, but with just over a minute left, davidson nails a three-pointer to win, wile cats take down number 12 kansas, 80-74. >>> in baseball, after two failed attempts, the texas rangers are spending huge to finally win a world series. they are very happy to finally spend a lot of money to try to win the world series. they just bid more than $50 million for the rights to negotiate with japanese pitching sensation yu darvish. the 25-year-old has an e.r.a. of 1.99 and he dominated japanese bas

ben roethlisberger got a bad ankle but he is questionable for that game.that's the sports life for right now. >> that's going to be a good one. >> it's going to be loud and boisterous at the stick. >> as it should be. >> mark, thank you. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news our coverage continues on ktvu.com. >> right now watch the story of sacrifice and hope for the troops returning from the iraq war thisholiday season. just click on the iraq war special section.

. >>> in sports, ben roethlisberger plays through the pain to lead pittsburgh over cleveland.e second quarter, scott paxson comes down hard on roethlisberger's ankle. x-rays come up negative, so big ben comes back in the fourth and tosses a strike to antonio brown who scampers 9 yar79 yards for touchdown. steelers over the colts. >>> jim irsay said last night he does not see a glimmer of hope that quarterback peyton manning will return this season. manning had surgery on his neck in september. without their all-star quarterback, the colts are now 0-12. >>> a seismic shift in baseball this morning. hometown hero albert pujols is leaving st. louis and going to los angeles. the three-time national league mvp signed a ten-year contract with the angels worth $254 million. that's the second highest in major league history. pujols spent 11 years with the cardinals and led them to two world series, including this year over the texas rangers. the angels couldn't be happier. >> you have the opportunity from an offensive perspective to plug one of the great hitters of all time into the m

. >> steelers quarterback, ben roethlisberger practiced for the first time this week.remains a game time decision monday night against the 49ers. if he can't go, charlie batch will go for pittsburgh. named tiger woods as honorary captain against oklahoma state. they were in the same class at stanford back in 1994. >> all right, thanks. good night.

from pittsburgh, rams versus the steelers, injured ben roethlisberger was on the sideline all day but his replacement charlie batch doing a houdini-like great escape. mendenhall on the run, but that was the first nfl touchdown for john clay, one drafted player out of wisconsin and the steelers win. also new england hosting miami, and winning 27-24 with help from who else? tom brady to branch, he's got him. it's the patriots winning, barely, 27-24. so that's a good look at sports for now but i can tell you there are a whole bunch of games today new england, buffalo, giants, oakland and california, all winners. >> you guys are busy today. >> i love these days. >>> thank you. and be sure to watch the cbs prime-time lineup today at 10:00. watch 48 hours mystery. that is immediately followed by wjz eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> and coming up tonight, at 11:00 on wjz, christmas eve services continue this evening around the world and right here in maryland. we'll show you the different ways people are marking the holiday. >>> plus, an emotional return for the very last american soldiers to l

ben roethlisberger threw for 330 yards but had three picks and the pittsburgh offense could only muster'sthird quarter field goal. loss helps baltimore they are tied atop the afc north at 10- 4. but baltimore has the tie breaker. >>> the dream was to have a backyard clubhouse after a starship cruisers. how an 11-year-old dry dream came true for the holiday season. >>> guests may want to feed the pets table scraps during christmas dinner. the reasons you may have to say don't do it. >>> and another retailer that is set to help those who wait until the last-minute doing shopping. we will tell you what's in store when "good morning maryland" continues for the 6:00 hour. we are back in a few moments. >>> are's watching the station that works for you "good morning maryland." >>> killed a man outside towson town center. why police are having a hard time tracking down the suspect. >>> radio legend passes way. a look back at the life and legacy of wbal's ron smith. >>> and finally heading home. about 300 u.s. troops will be here at bwi marking the end to the war in iraq. the full story coming up.

. >>> ben roethlisberger's left ankle gets torqued and twisted backed by two cleveland players. to start the 2nd half. 4th quarter steelers up 7-3. big ben back to pass and antonio brown beats three browns defenders and goes 79 yards for the touchdown. late in the 4th now the steelers lead 14-3. d 14-3. >>> it's been an uneventful off season for your nationals and while no one arrived today, it appears someone may be leaving. scott forest says the team does not plan on keeping the catcher pudge rodriguez next year. meanwhile albert pujols has signed a 10 year $254 million contract with the los angeles angels. his new deal is the second highest in baseball history and ends his 11 year tenure with his hometown team the st. louis cardinals. >>> hoops now, the georgetown hoyas off to a great start 7-1. two wins come against top 15 teams. they're raj rank ranked for the first time this -- ranked for the first time this season 18th in the ap poll. >> i think a lot of it is we have the ability to we're teams down. we have a past in recent years and that's a part of it and also we can pl

. >>> in football the pittsburgh steelers had a scare when quarterback ben roethlisberger was sent tohe locker room raf a punishing hit from the cleveland browns. thursday night nfl, up 7-3. he drops back, hit by a couple of cleveland defenders going in opposite directions, oh. showed his left leg caught in an awkward position. the start of the second half, look who is back? roethlisberger hobbles onto the field getting a big ovation from the pittsburgh crowd and in the fourth quarter, roethlisberger finds antonio brown who races downfield, a few evasive moves and he's gone, 79 yards for the score. steelers win, 14-7. they top the afc north with a 10-3 record. roethlisberger will have an mri to check that leg. pittsburgh's next game a week from monday in san francisco. >>> coming up on "morning joe" newt gingrich plays the gracious front-runner smiling through the new line of attack from mitt romney and his surrogates. we'll assess the field now 3 1/2 weeks away from iowa at the top of the hour. >>> when we come back here we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch will ferrell's ne

one game in the national football league took place on thursday at of the big sunday slate ben roethlisberger showing he needs a little more than a leg to stand on helping the steelers off cleveland while playing through an ankle injury pittsburgh seven three off in the second quarter when big band took a massive sack county was helped off the field immediately afterwards it didn't keep the twenty nine year old on the treatment table for too long though struggling in the second half to finish the contest in style. putting the game out of reach in the fourth finding the pace antonio braun who takes it home for the score here the steelers finishing up forty three in front of their fifty and sixty over their brawn. to. give their all but were left staring at the feed once again against third place on thursday too good for the second from bottom side but only just the home team striking suddenly at the end of the first half coming off the school run at least nicky cried the swarming offer the on with the visitors also held scoreless in the opening period are tell me the hundred up a few check for

quarterback ben roethlisberger was taken off the field with an ankle injury.-rays were negative but for a while the steelers playoff hopes appeared to be in jeopardy. he did return to the game and the steelers are about to win and move into first place at least for the moment. now the ravens are preparing to face the winless colts in baltimore sunday. expected to be a win but the ravens certainly need to avoid injuries in doing so. joe flacco has to stay healthy for a superbowl run and unexspecialed absence from today's -- unexpected absence from today's practice the kicker sat out with a calf injury. no word on the severity of theilment or his status for sunday. you might say the kickers don't need a kicker to beat the colts. see the game here wjz coverage coming your way sunday at one. college football, a record of 2- 10 for the football -- maryland football team is unacceptable according to the athletic director be a he -- and he expresses it to season ticket holders. he says he and first year head coach take full responsibility for the disappointing perfor

just one game in the national football league on thursday ahead of the big sunday slate ben roethlisberger showing he needs a little more than a leg to stand on helping his steelers see off cleveland while playing through a painful uncle sprain pittsburgh seven three off in the second quarter when big band took a massive suck on this helped off the field immediately but injury didn't keep the twenty nine year old in the changing room for too long though strolling in the second half to finish the contest in style roethlisberger putting the game out of reach in the fourth finding the pacey until you brought him he takes it all the way home the steelers going on to win fourteen three their fifteen to win and sixteen over there brown. to take a struggling victim gave their all but were left staring at the feet once again against third place on thursday evening holding on against the second from bottom side winning three two following a nail a biting shoot outs the home team striking suddenly and swiftly at the end of the first off the need to come out of the school or the luzhniki crowd warmin

i don't know if you saw it there, but pittsburgh's ben roethlisberger gets his left ankle twisted andhe ground as he gets sacked by two cleveland players. he left the game, but would return. steelers win this one 14-3. >>> to boxing now, a world championship fight will be held tomorrow night with a big time name. he will defend his crown against a hometown hero who is the underdog in his own hometown. here's more. [no audio ] >> clearly, we're running the wrong video at this point. but talking about boxing here, just to give you an idea, in the 9:00 hour, he is going to be here sitting down to talk. we still have plenty ahead. weather and traffic coming up. >>> fox 5 morning news at 5:00 starts now. >>> start off with a view outside of the washington monument. front and center. and boy is it chilly this morning. going to need a few extra minutes to scrape the car windshield off. especially in the suburbs this morning. glad you're with us. it's december 9th. good morning. >> good morning. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's say hello to tony skating in here. >> okay. that was enjoyabl

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ben roethlisberger picked off by 49ers cornerback carlos rogers. there you go. takes it back for a considerable gain. boom. that sets up a field goal. roethlisberger playing on a bad ankle threw for two early interceptions. 12 minutes left in the half, power went out again. that didn't help us here back east watching the game, trying to stay awake. after another delay, the teams were back on the field. fourth quarter, frank gore seals the deal with a five-yard touchdown run. 49ers win 20-3. they set an nfl record as the first team in national football league history to hold an opponent without a rushing touchdown through each of the first 14 games. wow. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," newt gingrich tries to keep his hold on the republican primary field, but does he have the money to compete in the ad wars? and when we come back here, we're going to huddle around the water cooler to watch mitt romney's foray into late-night comedy. it was great. [ morgan ] the super bowl. the most epic day in america. and the end of a journey that began her

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