ben roethlisberger and the young defensive backs are playing graelves aggressively. can do damage in the playoffs but need bell and running attack to compliment roethlisberger. >> we turn to the nfc. three division winners from last season have repeated. seattle will, once again, have home field throughout. the packers beat detroit at lambeau and claim the other bye, meaning the lions have to travel to dallas on sunday and the panthers win against the falcons gives them a home game against arizona. let's bring tony back in. tony, which team could challenge the seahawks in the nfc? >> well, obviously, you look at green bay with aaron rodgers, but as funny as this sounds and i wouldn't have said it a month ago, you have to look at carolina. cam newton is make plays and jonathan stewart is helping them and they are balanced running the ball and defense playing better and they won in tough places and won in new orleans and atlanta today. i look at them and i think that is a team that has the formula to go to seattle and win. tough running game and good defense. >> boy, t

well, ben roethlisberger gets up on stage, and i think ben thinks he's getting the mvp.ger who just won the super bowl that you're not the mvp. >> seth: yeah. >> and it was santonio holmes. so it became this awkward moment where i kept making eye contact with ben roethlisberger. that he was going to be sad that i'm handing santonio holmes the mvp. ben, i have no consolation prize for you. [ laughter ] i'm sorry you won the super bowl. he's got the mvp. [ laughter ] >> seth: i think he's probably okay with that. >> i'm handing it out this year, and hopefully it's stress-free. [ laughter ] >> seth: and as a steelers fan hopefully it will be ben this time. >> it will not be to a steeler. [ laughter ] >> seth: hopefully it will be. give me a break, all right. let me hold on to one thing. >> by the way, if you need seat fillers tomorrow for thanksgiving dinner, because i don't like my family, i would be happy to show up at yours. i would be more than happy. [ laughter ] >> seth: thank tou so much. tahnk you so much. dan patrick, everyone! [ cheers and applause ] watch him on

ben roethlisberger and the young defensive backs are playing graelves aggressively. they can do damage in the playoffs but need bell and running attack to compliment roethlisberger. >> we turn to the nfc. three division winners from last season have repeated. seattle will, once again, have home field throughout. the packers beat detroit at lambeau and claim the other bye, meaning the lions have to travel to dallas on sunday and the panthers win against the falcons gives them a home game against arizona. let's bring tony back in. tony, which team could challenge the seahawks in the nfc? >> well, obviously, you look at green bay with aaron rodgers, but as funny as this sounds and i wouldn't have said it a month ago, you have to look at carolina. cam newton is make plays and jonathan stewart is helping them and they are balanced running the ball and defense playing better and they won in tough places and won in new orleans and atlanta today. i look at them and i think that is a team that has the formula to go to seattle and win. tough running game and good defense. >> bo

ben roethlisberger, 220 yards and this touchdown. big ben gets the better of alex smith.burgh, playoff bound. >> tony romo's dream game was andrew luck's nightmare. romo passes troy acheman in the career leader in passing yards for dallas. the cowboys lock up the nfc east, thumping the colts 42-7. >>> panthers and bruns, johnny manziel left late with a hamstring. in comes the guy they never should have reef placed, brian hoyer. 13-10 cleveland. cam newton back from fracture suffered to his lower back in the car accident two weeks ago. scores the game-winning touchdown fast in the fourth. carolina 17-browns 13. saints and falcons, drew brees, 35 career game-winning drives in the fourth quarter and overtime. he would stay at 35. down six, brees picked up with mcclain. atlanta wins 30-14, new orleans eliminated from playoffs. atlanta's win, carolina's win, settingses up a winner take all in the georgia dome. winner takes the south with a sub identified .500 record and will host a playoff record. the patriots secured themselves a first-round bye but it wasn't easy against the

ben roethlisberger, the steelers, injured his knee, didn't miss much time in the game on sunday. he says he is fine. it's something to keep an eye on as the week unfolds and packers quarterback aaron rodgers tweaked his calf. he said it's going to take a lot to keep him identify that nfc north championship game next weekend against the detroit lions. the league office may be keeping lions center dominic lie erraio of that game. he stomped a player. he has one prior incident on this season where he clubbed a patriots defender in the head. keep this in mind. a couple of years ago lions defensive tackle ndamukong suh stomped on an opponent arm and suspended two games. a suspension for raiola would suspend him out of the next game and a playoff game. >>> seahawks overwhelm the cardinals 35-6. al will be back to wrap things up after this. . and the 45 highway mpg tdi clean diesel. and last but not least, the high performance gti. looks like we're gonna need a bigger podium. the volkswagen golf family. motor trend's 2015 "cars" of the year. welcome bigger savings at the sears year end

so, ben roethlisberger, 6-5, rocking on, big-old corn-fed dude against kansas city.y unleech on bell, the second quarter, steelers are up by 4. late in the 3rd. they are not going to get it again. flip it to brown. steelers win it 20-12 and clinched a play off invite for the first time since 2011. afc playoff picture here, folks, weeks to go. 4 of the 6 spots, bryan, writing it down. chargers moving into the final spot, ravens, texans and still with the outside shot of getting in. else where, man, boy, they were laying a smack down and big d, for dallas. now, first, on the receiving end of a romo pass. here is murray. crashing in making it 28-0. they roll it, final 42-7 to clinch the nfc east. the first division title since 2009. meantime, cutler, no, jimmy clawson, yes! bears against detroit. now, the miss match. 20 yard touchdown, 14-10. 4th quarter, now, lions, they are good. did not like the inside, goes to the outside. cuts back. rumbles in. 17 yard may. the lions win it 20-14 to improve 11-4. >>> green bay packers boss mccarthy, here in tampa, what happened in

but not so fast, steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger threw three touchdowns, including this one in the fourth quarter. they beat the bengals 42-21. >>> and here is something you may not have heard in a while, peyton manning through for zero touchdowns. it is rare and just ended a 51-game streak that began back in 2010. but the broncos win 24-17. >>> college football's first playoff is set on new year's day, alabama against ohio state in the sugar bill. and oregon plays florida state in the rose bowl. they will meet at at&t stadium on january 12th. >>> and lindsey vonn, won her first world cup race in two years. her boyfriend, tiger woods, tied for last place in his comeback at the hero world challenge. justin spieth blew away the competition there. >>> in major league soccer, the l.a. galaxy won their fifth mls cup. it is also american soccer star landon donovan's final game of his career. he's the mls leading scorer and the most accomplished soccer player in u.s. history. congratulations to him. >>> get down to business, shall we, landon downey, good morning to you. >> good mornin

steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger threw three touchdowns including this 94-yarder to rookie bryant in first quarter. they beat the bengals 42-21. >>> here is something that you may not have heard about in a while. peyton manning threw for no touchdowns. zilch, zero, nada. it is rare and ended a 51-game streak that began in 2010. the broncos still run against the bills, 24-17. >>> college football's first playoff is set, my friends, on new year's day. alabama will take on ohio state in the sugar bowl. and oregon plays florida state at the rose bowl. the winners need to decide a national championship in dallas at at&t stadium on january 12th. >>> olympic skier lindsey vonn won her first world cup race in nearly two years on saturday. she finished second in sunday's super g race. meanwhile, though, her boyfriend tiger woods tied for last place in his comeback at the hero world challenge. justin spaeth blew away the competition with a ten-shot victory. and final round 6 under 66. >>> to major league soccer, the l.a. galaxy defeated the new england revolution 2-1 to capture the fifth ml

ben roethlisberger to brown, big man got the better of alex smith. brown can dance. pittsburgh, playoff-bound, 20- 126789 tony romo's dream game was andrew luck's night marry, romo would pass troy aikman as the career leader in passing for dallas. the cowboys lock up the nfc east, of thump the colds. >> panthers and browns, johnny manziel left with a hamstring injury too. bad. in comes the guy they never should have replaced. brian hoyer. 13-10 cleveland. cam newton, the guy played two weeks after suffering two back fractures in a car accident. game-winning touchdown pass to jonathan stewart in the fourth. carolina 17-browns 13. >>> saints and falcons. drew brees, 35 career game-winning drives in the fourth quarter, would not get number 36. picked off by mcclain late. atlanta wins 30-14, new orleans eliminated from playoffs. so, atlanta win, cared win, winner take all scenario next sunday in the georgia dome, winner wins the nfc south with a sub .500 record and will host playoff game. yes, host playoff game. loser, they can party hard on new year's eve because nothin

ben roethlisberger to brown, big man got the better of alex smith. brown can dance. pittsburgh, playoff-bound, 20- 126789 tony romo's dream game was andrew luck's night marry, romo would pass troy aikman as the career leader in passing f dallas. the cowboys lock up the nfc east, of thump the colds. panthers and browns, johnny manziel left with a hamstring injury too. bad. in comes the guy they never should have replaced. brian hoyer. 13-10 cleveland. cam nton, the guy played two weeks after suffering two back fractures in a car cident. game-winning touchdown pass to jonathan stewart in the fourth. carolina 17-browns 13. >>> saints and falcons. drew brees, 35 career game-winning drives in the fourth quarter, would not get number 36. picked off by mccla late. atlanta wins 30-14, new orleans eliminated from playoffs. so atlanta win, cared win, winner take all scenario next sunday in the georgia dom winner wins the nfc south with a sub .500 recor and will host playoff game. yes, host playoff game. loser, they can party hard on new year's ee because nothing else to do. pa

ben roethlisberger the touchdown. steelers wins 20-1220 clinch a playoff spot. chiefs are still alive but like eagles they need lots of help. by the way, reid and chip kelly have identical 19-13 records in two seasons. >>> how about the the flyers, they are in action tonight, in winnipeg, at 9:00. flyers are coming off the best offensive performance of the season. they scored seven times in toronto. last night jay voracek the nhl's point leader, four assists, two to claude giroux. they win seven - 46789 tonight they will face jets. the the flyers will start rod zipp. sixers also in action. >> we will take every win we can get. >> yes. >> any of them, any team. >>> still ahead on "action news" meteorologist melissa magee with your exclusive accu weather seven day forecast. >>> but first we have a preview of what is ahead on world news tonight. >> good evening, walter and sarah coming up tonight on world news tonight, deadly ambush in new york. two police officers gunned down, assassination style, plus america on the move for the holidays as a massive storm takes

get together for the first time this season on sunday in cincinnati and steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger apparently has an injured hand. he banged it today in a home loss against the saints. it was clearly bothering him throughout the game. he said after the game it's in pain but i'm told that he's confident that it will be fine. we'll keep a close eye on that hand and on the injury report as the week unfolds. >> mike, thanks. again, the final score here at arrowhead, denver 29, kansas city 16. al michaels back to wrap things up right after this. the volkswagen golf was just named motor trend's 2015 car of the year. so was the 100% electric e-golf, and the 45 highway mpg tdi clean diesel. and last but not least, the high performance gti. looks like we're gonna need a bigger podium. the volkswagen golf family. motor trend's 2015 "cars" of the year. and we're here in detroit with our amazing team members. the best part about working with quicken loans, is that you have a mortgage expert on the other line that's always gonna find out the best possible solution. we just don't treat you as a

ben roethlisberger back. spots antonio brown. 63 yards later he is in the end zone., 27-17. bengals still make the playoffs as a wild card. >>> lions and packers. third quarter, tied at 14. aaron rodgers back to pass, 13 yards to randall cobb. packers win it, 30-20. with the win the packers gain a first round bye. >>> panthers and falcons, second quarter. carolina up, 17-3. cam newton keeping it. powers in, four-yard touchdown. panthers win 34-3 and the panthers take the nfc south. >>> here are the nfc matchups on wild card weekend. the cardinals visiting the panthers. that game, saturday, 4:35 eastern on espn and on sunday, the cowboys will host the lions. here's a look at the afc. on saturday night, the steelers will host the ravens, pittsburgh has won three previous postseason meetings against baltimore and on sunday the bengals visit the colts. next live "sportscenter" 8:00 a.m. eastern. i'm jay harris. >>> a bit more from the nfl. one notable highlight from the meaningless game between the jets and the dolphins, miami running back lamar miller taking a handoff a

ben roethlisberger finds antonio brown. steelers go on to win the game.lewis has to come in and break this fight up after the game as things got heated there. here is the playoff picture in the afc. patriots and broncos with the bye. steelers and ravens. colts host the bengals. then the seahawk ans and packers in the first round bye. then the worst playoff match up ever the panthers will host the cardinals. that is the worst because the panthers have a losing reportcord. >> i think the seahawks look so good. andy scholes. great to see you. thanks for that. >>> 26 minutes past the hour. we are following breaking news this morning. desperate search for missing airasia flight 8501. this plane vanished mid flight with more than 160 people on board. live team coverage on what we're learning now next. get two lines of unlimited 4g lte data for just 100 bucks a month. that'll get your holiday bell ringing. so, your site gave me this "credit report card" thing. can i get my experian credit report... like, the one the bank sees. sheesh, i feel like i'm being inter

ben roethlisberger and this touchdown to an tone quo brown.12 of the tony romo's dream, andrew luck's worst nightmare. troy aikman is the leader in dallas. the fourth touchdown pass of the game and 25 qardz to wit 10 -- yards to whitten. panthers and the browns and johnny manziel left late in the first half with a hamstring injury. in comes the guy they never should have replaced, brian hoyer. 13-10. cam newton back after a fracture suffered in a car accident and throws a game-winning touchdown pass right there. carolina 17 and browns 13. saints and falcons and drew brees 35 career winning drives in the fourth quarter and it would not be 36. down six and atlanta wins it 30-14 and new orleans eliminated from playoff contention. atlanta's win and carolina's win sets up a winner take all scenario in the georgia dome. winner takes the nfc south and the sub 500 record. they host a playoff game and loser can party hard on new year's eve. they will have nothing else to do. patriots secured themselveses a first round bye in the playoffs. it was not ea

get together for the first time this season on sunday in cincinnati and steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger apparently has an injured hand. he banged it today in a home loss against the saints. it was clearly bothering him throughout the game. he said after the game it's in pain but i'm told that he's confident that it will be fine. we'll keep a close eye on that hand and on the injury report as the week unfolds. >> mike, thanks. again, the final score here at arrowhead, denver 29, kansas city 16. al michaels back to wrap things up right after this. the volkswagen golf was just named motor trend's 2015 car of the year. so was the 100% electric e-golf, and the 45 highway mpg tdi clean diesel. and last but not least, the high performance gti. looks like we're gonna need a bigger podium. the volkswagen golf family. motor trend's 2015 "cars" of the year. and we're here in detroit with our amazing team members. the best part about working with quicken loans, is that you have a mortgage expert on the other line that's always gonna find out the best possible solution. we just don't treat you as a

score on every play and if not, you're an idiot. [ light laughter ] and if the player, like ben roethlisberger can't lift this arm above my head. i've been married 44 years. this is as far as it goes. >> seth: now we're going to go to when we watch the steelers, do you think you'll have a cocktail during the steelers game? >> oh. [ laughter ] >> seth: i thought you might. >> i thought i might have one before i came out here but i told you, i'm not going to do it. and you said great, you're going to wait until 1:00? >> seth: you made it until 1:00. it's a thanksgiving miracle. >> it's a record. [ laughter ] >> seth: give it up for my parents. up next we'll find out how much they all really know about each other when we return. we'll be right back with more "late night." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] i'm angela, and i quit smoking with chantix. people who know me, they say 'i never thought you would quit.' but chantix helped me do it. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it gave me the power to overcome the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavio

big ben has pulled off the big win, ben roethlisberger and the steelers tame the bengals, 27-17 lastht to win the aftershocksafc north. le'veon bell suffered a knee injury and playoff matches set and the cardinals face the panthers and steelers host the ravens and the lions visit the cowboys. >>> speaking of great sports. here people in spain are enjoying this. you see they gather in a small town to throw firecrackers and eggs at each other. this is what dan does every sunday morning while caked in flour like these guys are, 200-year-old celebration. this guy landed a whole tray of eggs on his rival. i guess the spanish equivalent slam dunk. >> did you say firecrackers. >> eggs are one thing. firecrackers? >> yeah. i don't know. >> what do they do when they're in a bad mood? this is a holiday. >> flour, sugar, cake mixes, maybe they bake cookies? >> all right. well a lot of people will be inside baking cookies perhaps this week because we've got heavy rain and flooding in the southeast. a lot of weather to talk about, ginger. >> yes, over the weekend birmingham alabama pictures from

>> i think they'll linger as allegations lingered around ben th roethlisberger. but the reason why they will linger is entirely the fault lies with the tallahassee police department. because the police department waited ten months before investigating the claim. >> whoa whoa. i'm sorry ten months to investigate the claims? was it brought to their attention and they waited ten months? >> ten months. the person who is claiming that she is a survivor of sexual assault she went immediately to tals polictallahassee police ans told according to her and her attorney that she would on inviting a world of trouble for herself if she portrayed these claims against jameis winston and the tallahassee police decided not to investigate her claims for ten months until a newspaper investigated independently her claims. >> how did they respond to the news breaking that there seemed to be some pressure on this victim not to tell her story? >> they are defending the police officer in question and defending their whole process. what they haven't defended and not commenting upon is ma

big ben has pulled off the big win, ben roethlisberger and the steelers tame the bengals, 27-17 lasto win the afc north. it wasn't easy. star running back le'veon bell suffered a knee injury -- look at that from the end zone. playoff matches set and the cardinals face the panthers and steelers host the ravens and the bengals versus the colts on sunday and the lions visit the cowboys. >>> and finally sports while we enjoy football here people in spain are enjoying this. you see they gather in a small town to throw firecrackers and eggs at each other. this is what dan does every sunday morning and he does it while he's caked in flour just like these do. it's a 2-year-old celebration staging a mock battle. this guy lande i >> did you say firecrackers? >> firecrackers and eggs because there's no other way to do it. >> eggs are one thing. firecrackers? >> yeah. i don't know. >> what do they do when they're in a bad mood? this is a holiday. >> i know. flour, sugar, cake mix, maybe they bake cookies. >> all right. well, a lot of people will be inside baking cookies perhaps this week because

ben roethlisberger finds antonio brown. he takes it 63 yards to the end zone. untouched. the steelers claim the afc north title after 27-17 win over cincinnati. they'll host the ravens in the first round of the playoffs. green bay, let's go to green bay. the frozen tundra. packers hosting the lions. already up 7-0. quarterback aaron rodgers extends the packer lead by two scores with a touchdown pass to randall cobb. costly from a calf injury exits the game. is the game over? it's tough. rodgers is out. a pair of touchdown passes but aaron rodgers returns in the third quarter tosses another td to cobb and later punches in a one-yard score himself. packers win 30-20 securing the nfc north title and first round bye and aaron rodgers is the best quarterback in the nfl. >> an extra week to rest up. >> thank goodness because that's what america is all about. aaron rodgers resting up. back in atlanta, falcons and panthers. carolina ran away with this one thanks to huge plays about i by the defense. falcons got crushed yesterday. embarrassing. okay. wild card regular season over.