brees takes the play clock to three. go to air and going to go deep and it is caught inside the 5 yard line and it will be downed at the 1 yard line! robert meachem, with aaron berry one-on-one and it will be first down and goal. >> cris: well, first of all, the lions do try to come with a little bit of a blitz and it just doesn't matter. the protection has been perfect all night long. now you watch the safety in the middle of the field as drew brees looks back. he just almost collapses in there, does spievey. you wonder whether or not this ball was actually in the end zone. he comes down on top of the defensive -- no, it looks like his back side did hit. a little shoulder shake, back inside, move the safety inside and allow room down the far side for the deep ball. boy, they never stop firing, do they? >> al: brees tonight, 466 yards 33 out of 42. the lions have to take a time-out and do a little bit of praying. 615 yards of offense for the saints. >> cris: yeah. that was after 617 last week. >> al: brees, 400 plus in t

brees takes the play clock to three. go to air and going to go deep and it is caught inside the 5 yard line and it will be downed at the 1 yard line! robert meachem, with aaron berry one-on-one and it will be first down and goal. >> cris: well, first of all, the lions do try to come with a little bit of a blitz and it just doesn't matter. the protection has been perfect all night long. now you watch the safety in the middle of the field as drew brees looks back. he just almost collapses in there, does spievey. you wonder whether or not this ball was actually in the end zone. he comes down on top of the defensive -- no, it looks like his back side did hit. a little shoulder shake, back inside, move the safety inside and allow room down the far side for the deep ball. boy, they never stop firing, do they? >> al: brees tonight, 466 yards 33 out of 42. the lions have to take a time-out and do a little bit of praying. 615 yards of offense for the saints. >> cris: yeah. that was after 617 last week. >> al: brees, 400 plus in t

priest, -- brees, perfect pass. now 17-14.ately brees would throw another interception before the half ended, and the 49ers keep their lead, but the four turnovers were a season high by the saints. at this point i'm thinking they didn't take advantage of the turnovers. >> i was thinking the same thing. i'm like come on. they need more in the 2nd half. what i was impressed with most is the physical play of the defense. defensive linebackers they hit hard, and they are outphysical of the saints. i don't think they wanted to play the game as bad as the 49ers wanted to play today. >> alex smith sacked three times, lost a fumble, and the blitzing saints coming on hard. brees will have to wait to get on the field in the 3rd quarter, because darren fumbles the punt. falling on it, and it's the fifth turnover for the saints, leading to another field goal, and that's 20-14 san francisco. when brees finally got back out there, justin smith was waiting for him. the sack on 3rd down forcing the saints to punt. let's go to the 4th quarter

but in the fourth quarter, four minutes to go bro brees brees to sproles saints take the lead. but alex smith responds. on the bootleg, third and april. stays inbounds, he'll score. saints turn. pres brees to gray half. graham stays on his feet. goes in for the touchdown. 40 second left. alec smith to davis. and rather than go for the game, tying field goal they go for the win. alex over the middle to vernon davis. the catch, two. two. niners win in dramatic fashion and advance the championship game. >> right now feels like the best. it really does. it's -- like i said before, can't recall a win like this and this kind of spectacular fashion as this. by our football team. >> and a great team win. >> you say, yeah, going to live or die in these games. we live, and we move on in spectacular fashion. >> one of the best fourth quarters in nfl playoff history. alex smith and vern knopp -- vernon davis played their best games as pros,let more coming up in sports. >> now, niner fans have waited a long time for a postseason victory. lillian kim was at candlestick park when they poured

brees down the seam. golden says, huh-uh. picks its off. brees had two career postseason picks.s inside the four. niners with red zone issues all year. not in this game. watch alex find crabtree on the slants. perfect strike. niners up 17-0. brees didn't throw for 5,000 yards by accident. watch this throw to colston. 17-14, niners at the half. let's go right the fourth quarter. frank gore, only 42 yards on 11 carries. equals that at right -- that at right here. one man to beat. that's all right. sets up david akers. just under a minute to go. pres to sproles you. knew the little man would come up big. saiptz on top. alex smith responds. after the pass to vernon davis, alex keeps it on third and eight. the touchdown run. the brees to his big tight end, graham. graham goes 66 yards. 2 point conversion is good. 40 second left. alex to very nonagain. seven catches for a tight end postseason record. niners can tie with a field goal. harbaugh says, going for the win over the middle. are you kidding the davis, that is. the catch all over again. the niners win in dramatic fashion. verno

relentless, justin smith, fill rush on brees. pass is incomplete. gore, 42 yards and 11 carries, equals that right here. just one plan to bring down. and he is brought down. but that gets the niners in scoring position. aker. third feel goal -- field goal of the game. it's good. 4:00 to go in the game. brees to sproles. whitner for the touchdown. extra point gives new orleans the lead. but alex smith responds. after the 37-yard pass to davis. alex keeps it himself. 48 yards for the touchdown. two-point conversion fails. niners up. saints' turn. graham, willis, smith, graham goes 66 yards. two-point conversion is good. saints up 32-29. game over? not even close. 40 seconds left. alex to davis. beautiful throw. 47 yards. niners in prime scoring position. they could go for the field goal, but no. alex, to vernon. the catch. niners in dramatic fashion. advance to the nfc title game with a 36-32 victory. what a game, what a finish. very nondavis, the game of his life. >> you know what? before the play, coach told us, you guys can do this. y'all can do it

he had a sack of drew brees.nt i was sitting next to you when justin smith bench pressed a tackle back into drew brees. he didn't get a sack, but we talked about how the guys needed to get a push up the middle. the 49ers did a better job in the second half on drew brees. you can't let him stand on there. obviously he is going to get his opportunities and connected. when they needed the rush, they got it. justin smith, another guy that comes into that category of a guy that just keeping that motor going and was a big reason why the 49ers defense came up with big plays. you're right, anybody who under estimates the team, that is a mistake. who would have thought they would play the nfc championship. three a game away from -- they're a game away from being in the super bowl. >> everybody is looking at the stat line, 462 yards passing, he threw the ball 63 times, which is unbelievable, but he did commit a couple of turnovers through that big pick to goldson. >> he had a pick, prior to the military of the 4th quarter,

brees is just marvelous. rogers fantastic. these guys, brees is going to throw 4,500 yards and he's not going to win mvp. that tells you what's these guys can do. alex has done a great job of controlling, keeping turnovers down and making sure that the niners don't fall over themselves in terms of giving up the football. they don't have enough weapons to compete with what you see when you come up against the saints for the packers. >> let's go to the 49ers defense. they have been dominance all season long but did give up 27 points to the two-win rams team. are there holes in that defense right now? is that the backbone of a playoff run? >> there's enough now to wonder because after last week, their streak of not giving up a rushing touchdown ended last week in seattle. so you know what? you got to wonder now, i mean i'm not sure i like the way 9ers are looking now, the way they are playing now. i love patrick willis, and he'll be 100%, i hope, but i don't know. they're facing really good -- i mean the best offense they have se

drew brees and the new orleans offense. saints, opening position, whitner sticks thomas, ball comes loose, niners recover. then next play, smith, sacked. saints forced to puppet the football. two plays later, great protection for alex smith. over the middle to davis. breaks a tackle and is gone. nothing but open field. 49 yards to the end zone. san francisco takes the 7-0 lead. vernon almost takes down the goal boast with a football dunk. it gets better. brees sneaking down the seam. picked off. he goes for seven. hauled down at the new orleans four yardline. niners offense. this to michael crabtree on the slant. 14-0 niners. ensuing kickoff. robey fumbles, picks it up, then gets hammeredded by a swarm of 49ers. ball bops loose. san francisco recovers. saints, three turnovers in the first. 17-0. then 14 yards to graham. makes it 17-7. 49ers go through -- three and out. brees back on the attack. third and three. floats a perfect pass. both feet down. it's a touchdown. the niners' lead tut to three. 17-14 into halftime. fourt

brees going deep down the field. picked off. brees came in with two postseason picks.qualed that total in the first half. niners inside the 4. the niners with red zone issues all year. not in this game. smith to michael crabtree on the slant. 4-yard touchdown. niners go up 17-zip. brees didn't throw for 5,000 yards by accident. perfect pass here. brees, 462 yards, four t.d. passes. 17-14, niners at the half. we go to the north quarter. frank gore, 42 yards on 11 carries. he equals that amount here. one man to beat and he's dragged down. but that sets up david acres. third field goal of the game. 23-17, red and gold. just over four minutes to go in the game. saints on the niners' 44. brees to darren sproles. the little man comes up big. 44 yards to the house. saints on top, 24-23. smith responds. after the 37-yard pass to vernon davis, alex keeps it himself on third and eight. stays inbounds. 28 yards for the touchdown. the two-point conversion fails. the saints turn brees to his big tight end. patrick and reggie smith collide. fran stays on his feet. goes 66 yards for

brees threw for 466 yards. it was three touchdowns against the lions and they racked up 626 total yards on offense. while they are busy trying to pass the -- stop the passing game, it creates a huge mismatch for any defense. the niners defense has to worry jie. he is a big dude. patrick willis and they have the young rookie out there who is tearing people up. we are just going to have to watch the film and find weaknesses in the game. hopefully capitalize on it. >> how about a little hoops? cal facing oregon, and a great pump fake. he kisses the jumper off the glass. the second half and six of eight from beyond the arc. 23 of his career high 26 points coming after the break. cal wins big, 77-60 improving to 3 and 1 in the back 12 play as they beat the ducks for the eighth straight time. that was your toyota sports report. coming up later, the steelers' reaction to the devastating loss and we will tee it up in hawaii for the first event of the season. and i am a little nervous about the 49er-saints game. >> it w

here comes brees, drew brees to jimmy graham. graham nobody stops him, 66 yards and new orleans leads 32- 29. 97 seconds left. smith to vernon davis and that is it. a 14-yard game-winning touchdown and vernon davis is in tears as the 49ers win 36- 32. they are one more victory away from reach the super bowl. the magical, mystery tour continues next sunday, but first the 49ers will have to watch tomorrow's game between the giants and packers game right here on fox at 1:30 p.m. if the giants win that game, the giants come to candlestick park and if the packers win, 49ers going to green bay. great game. >> it was incredible. >> thank you, fred. >>> well, the excitement and tension of today's game could be felt all across the bay area, but especially at the pub in san francisco. that is where ktvu deborah villalon joins us. >> reporter: many of these fans were kids last time the 49ers made it this far. >> niners yeah! >> reporter: their championship shirts hand down from their parents. but for this generation, it's alex, not joe. >>

can the 49ers stop drew brees? we present indisputable visual evidence that it can be done. sports is next. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee >>> good evening. despite popular belief and what the statistics seem to indicate. drew brees is human. he can be beaten. the 49ers host the saints tomorrow afternoon, 1:30 kickoff. new orleans look invincible in their dome. it is not the same on the road. the niners have the edge on defense and special teams, but the saints are clearly with an advantage on their offense and with experience new orleans is just two years removed from winning the super bowl while the vast majority have never been to the post season. jim harbaugh has playoff experience as a player. what did he tell his own players preping for the biggest game of their careers? >> a guy doesn't have to do too much. he has to do his job and he has the ability to trust his team because he is on a good team. prepare and understand the saints as well as possible. >> stopping brees and the the record setting offense difficult, but not impossible. he threw 14 picks on the year and three in one

how are they going to stop drew brees. but indeed that's the story line. defense versus great offense who's going to survive, here's brees. >> they are big, physical, tough, they don't miss tackles. if you give them an opportunity to take the ball away they're going to take the ball away. they're number one at stopping the run. they're doing everything defensively that you would preach to your guys. great on third down. they're playing with a ton of confidence. >> 1:30 kick tomorrow at candle stick. sunday it's the packers hosting the new york giants. and you talk about being involved with your team. thousands of fans showed up with shovels. i guess they were offered $10 if you want to come and help the packers come and clear off all the snow. a lot of people abliged and the packer fans getting involved for sunday. jeff fisher who was pretty darn good at tennessee. then got let go, set out this past season. he has signed with the st. louis rams. he'll have the second over all pick in the draft. also has a good young quarterback there in sam bradford. so je

this is the saints and drew brees. here's another one from brees. going up top to robert. he is wide open. he's naked, people, naked i say. 56 yards to the house. saints win 45-28. more football talk right now on off the wall. >> welcome off the wall, wisdom, happy 2012. our first new show of the year. >> a better year than last year. we were pretty good last year. >> some would say we had a good 2011. >> bigger and better in 2012. that leads us to the number one question of 2012, and here we go. we're going to debate it for four months. rg3, who are you taking and why? >> if i'm the redskins? >> no, the number one pick. >> if i'm the colts. >> you are drafting a quarterback. >> peyton manning is gone. i'm going to take andrew love. >> i don't want to predicate it based on andrew manning. >> if you're the colts, andrew luck. i think he fit that system better. he doesn't move. when i watch him, i'm like wow, he can move a little bit. he can throw. he is intelligent. he has everything you're looking for in a franchise quarterback. he's fast. he is just the guy to me. >> i do

brees racked up 626 total yards on offend. brugges to -- brees to paroles.under dine feed -- undefeated at home but 5-3 on the road. >> we feel like we're the type of team that should be able to go anywhere, anytime, and play the type of football we know how to play. >> warriors have lost five straight. that it they get the miami heat on tuesday. steph curry who sprained his right ankle three timeness the last 16 times will not play. he will meet with his fission on monday. he may return in charlotte. >> let's go to hawaii. webb simpson, birdie putt on 8. nothing but net. stricker doing his best to hold on, though. bird on 7. even par on the day. we have the complete highlights at 11:00, tebow, has to be some kind of divine interveins because he finds ways to win. >> a horror move 0 have i takes some of the scare out of the hollywood box office. >> just ahead. ? >> i committed these murders doing an exorcism. an exorcism performed on her. >> freaky! scared up a monster $34.5 million opening weekend. the surprise hit about exorcism debuted well above industry

that is off of 700 times they've thrown the ball. >> it starts with their drew brees.or over 5400 yards. completed 74% of his passes. >> he is unbelievable. you have to come with everything you got. we expect him to do that. >> drew brees is the first guy you have to worry about. >> one thing is the run. their passes are set up because they can run the ball. it's a big challenge will be stopping the run. >> namely, to aaron. >> he is a talented player. he is extremely quick and fast. he has a great working knowledge with brees that goes back with their san diego days. he is a weapon. that is the most glaring thing when you look at the offense is to have weapons everywhere. >> they say defense wins championships but this game will test that theory. >>> and went from a guy desperate to make the giants roster to an all-star last year and he is being rerded. vogel got two-year deal worth $8 million. proving to be one of giants most reliable starteders. >> warriors scored their biggest and most surprising win knocking off miami in overtime. nice birthday present for the own

brees threw for 466 yards.is facing a possible domestic violence charge involving his wife who said today the incident has been taken out of context. >>> also inaugurated was the san francisco mayor ed le. he has become the first elected asian-american mayor. he was appointed when gavin newsom was appointed mayor. >>> and firefighters battled 12 separate fires early this morning and looking for an arsonist. almost all in grassy areas. >> the candidates met for the second and final debate in new hampshire. primary voters go there on tuesday. they are expected to give romney a second straight win following his victory in iowa. today his uh opponents came out swinging. >> can we drop the balogna. you ran in 1994 and lost. >> he has turned down many opportunities to go on the attack. but even he seemed fed up after the front-runner criticized his work for the obama administration. >> this station is divided because of attitudes like that. >> but few attacks have stuck and romney has been able to stay above the fray

less than two minutes left, dru brees to jamaica rant, 66-yard touchdown and the saints are in front. but smith would get san francisco right back on the field. he had vernon davis for the game-winning touchdown. they beat the saints 36-32 and move on to the nfc championship game. >> if it wasn't for alex, i wouldn't have made the play. >> he's been through so much here. so many people on his back, and he was able to take us down with the minute left. >> , after there was too big touches the mac tackles. >> again he steps up, and offense and defense, special teams. both sides of the ball. we cap leaving it to him. we have another week of work. >> the fact of the matter is, alex smith outdueled one of the greatest quarterbacks in football, drew brees. the things are going home and 40 niners are moving on. they will be double play either the packers or the 40 niners tomorrow. >> again wouldn't be anything without the fans and diner's followers have waited all long time to get to the playoffs. joe vazquez on the prayers, tears and unconditional love that filled candlestick park. >> befor

brees answers in the third. 466 yards for brees. second most all-time in postseason play.fore stafford makes a play. dives and hits the pylon. lions win three. then the little man makes the big play. sproles for the score. two tds for him. saints a record 626 total yards and they're coming to san francisco after the 45-28 victory. >> san francisco is a good team. we got to come out and try to hit them hard in the mouth early. they are a tough team. their defense is playing well, very good, and we got to be on top throughout the whole game. that's going to be a dogfight. >> tj yates, texans hosting the bengals. the first time two rookie quarterbacks start a game since the merger. dalton had three picks on the day. 17-10 houston at the half. texans air it out to johnson. then watch this run by foster. sweeps to the right, pushes the defenders off out the way. two tds for foster, houston advances to face the ravens. >> we look ahead to the nfl draft, espn is reporting the colts will take andrew luck with the number one pick. the owner, who fired the general manager last week,

brees going deep down the seen. picked off. brees came in with two postseason picks. niners with red zone issues all year. not in this game. smith to michael crabtree on the slant. 4-yard touchdown. niners go up 17-zip. brees didn't throw for 5,000 yards by accident. perfect pass here. 462 yards, four td passes. 17-14, niners at the half. we go to the north quarter. frank gore, 42 yards on 11 carries. he equals that amount here. one man to beat and he's dragged down. but that sets up david acres. third field goal of the game. 23-17, red and gold. just over four minutes to go in the game. saint on the niners 44. brees to darren sproles. little man comes up big. 44 yards to the house. saints on top, 24-23. smith responds. after the pats to vernon davis, alex keeps it himself on third and 8. stays inbounds. 28 yards for the touchdown. two-point conversion fails. the saints turn brees to his big tight end. patrick and reggie smith collides. fran is stays on his feet. 2 point conversion is good. 32-29 saints. game over? not close. 40 seconds left. smith to davis. 7 catches

drew brees and company blew out detroit last night.rees threw for 466 yards and 3 touchdowns, as the saints won 45-28. >>> 49ers guard jonathan goodwin joins me in studio to discuss the niners-saints matchup. he was the saints starting center last year. and a wrap-up of today's wild card action on game day tonight at 11:30. >>> threes all day for -- game out of reach for the ducks. cal wins by 17 points, 77-60, the final. the bears are 13-4 overall and 3-1 now in the pac-12 under the full monty. jonathan goodwin is on the show tonight. nothing special about this game, he says, but deep inside, having played for the saints, having won a super bowl for the saints, something else on his agenda i think. >> so what do you think the matchup will be like? >> i'm sticking with the adage that defense wins championships. now the game has changed because the defense, you know, the holding, you can't hold guys anymore. so aaron rodgers has taken advantage of that, and so has drew brees. that's why they are two of the best passers in the game today

while your busy trying to stop the passing game, brees hands off to sproles. saints are undefeated at home but 53-on the road. >> we play indoors in the superdome, and that's what we've been doing as of late, but we feel like we're the type of team that should be able to go anywhere, anytime, and play the type of football we know how to play. >> mike: warriors lost five straight and get the miami heat on tuesday. steph curry has a sprained ankle and will not play. he will meet with a surgeon in charlotte. the most realistic projection is he will return next saturday at charlotte. and our producer, a big pittsburgh fan, was crying when i walked down to the set. >> but you missed leigh's victory dance. >> a store in san leandro helping to make someone's i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from looking for your perfect home to finding it. chevy runs deep. >> coming up in a half

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drew brees will be cooperative. he wants to build that team.going to be in a position of strength for years to come. >> always a pleasure. good to see you. >> thanks, don. >>> a piece of history from one of the worst days in u.s. history. it's sold. we'll tell you the amount paid for this hearse that carried president kennedy after his assassination. while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. >>> in kansas city, missouri, a gun collector's dream. two guns believed to be used by bonnie and clyde go up for auction. an unnamed online bidder paid $130,000 for a .45 caliber gun. that's a gun. the same bidder paid $80,000 for an 1897 shotgun. both were seized after a police shootout in

but the saints quarterback, drew brees, tried to break them down to pebbles this afternoon. much easier said than done. the game went down to the wire. we have your highlights, it's all coming up next in sports. a great shoot-out at candlestick. next. >> kyle williams motioning in and cracking a big defensive end. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had i

two minutes, eleven seconds remaining but here comes brees and his guys. jimmy graham. graham, oh, graham. there he is, all the way. pay dirt, saints have the lead, but 14 seconds to go, vernon davis is your hero, 180 yards receiving. tears of joy after the game. mindy bach has more. >> tebow had a talk with his teammates, telling them to put trust in him. vernon delivered the game-winning touchdown. >> to me when a big-time game is on the line. if you're a play maker, you step up. big time players make big time plays in big time games. i just kept telling myself that over and over and over. vernon, you have to step up. your team needs you. >> i don't know what you would call this wurng the throw and catch, but it was a great play by vernon davis and alex smith. vernon was huge today in this ball game. but it was a great team effort, great team victory. >> reporter: davis's 180 receiving yards is an nfl playoff record among tight ends. they return to the nfl playoff game for the first time in the season. >> they need one more win and they're in the super bowl. 49ers wil

saints, brees, little man comes up big. 44 yards to the house. saints on top, 24-23. >> smith responds. to vernon davis. third and eight, stays inbounds 28 yards for touchdown. 29-24 49ers. >> brees, patrick willis and reggie collides. two point con version is good. game over? not even close. to davis, with a record, 180 wards, niners can tie it with a field goal. harbaugh goes for the win. the catch all over again. niners win in 36-32. in tears on the field. here is after an emotional win. >> it was a lot of fire. >> it was wasn't for alex, he is the man. >> it's a fine line. vernon made it right. >> nobody expected to us win or the game to be close. we came out strong. >> it showed again tonight what our team has been about all year long. we found a way. we did it. >> niners will play the giants or packers in the title game. >> tebow upset the steelers last week but tom brady showed him who is the boss. brady much better. look at this catch, ten catches three scores. 14-0 patriots. brady 61 yards. and throws five td passes, tiling a post season

drew brees and the saints offense got on track in the third quarter. he hits henderson for the go ahead touchdown. then brees throws the quick pass to tight end, jimmy graham to make it 24-14. fourth quarter, saints up 41- 21. throws it deep to a wide open robert, brees finishes with 466 yards passing and all the saints gain an nfl playoff record, 626 yards. new orleans marchs on with a 45- 28 win. the saints will now have to leave the dome and head out west to take on the 49ers next saturday at candle stick. the winner moves on to the nfc championship game. in the afc, the texasans were making their post season debut and the bengals were looking for their first playoff win since 1990. legendary oilers coach in the house. cincinnati up 7-0. foster gets to the outside and turns the corner for his first of two touchdowns. he went with that cool haircut. and in the first half, tied at 10. andy picked off by j.j. watt and he returns it for 6. a rough day for the bengals as he gets sacked four times and threw three interceptions. they have a rookie quarterb

lions tamed drew brees throws and three touchdowns to meet the new orleans saints to an n.f.c. wild card retreat over detroit in the n f l. but first a football of the sort of arises when rooney scored twice as manchester united survived a riveting fight back to win three to attend our rivals manchester city to knock out the holders in a pulsating f.a. cup third round of the against the run of play rooney headed united in front after ten minutes and it got immediately worse the city as captain vincent kompany was controversially sent off for a twofer to tackle on which the club later announced they would appeal however united took full advantage of danny welbeck volley then further in front of the half an hour and rooney headed in the rebound from his own penalty to make it three no by half time as united look to exact some revenge for statistics wanted to create a traffic tobar but the home side fought back straight after the break through and found a lot of free kick so i wear i pulled back another following error from returning substitute scholes after sixty five minutes how

. >> i believe the niners have to push through drew brees and if they can hold drew brees and not chase saints for points they can beat them. >> new orleans, bye-bye. you're going home, new orleans. you're not playing. you're playing with the wrong team. >> reporter: that is the super fan. now, if the 49ers win, they will play the winner of the green bay packers and the new york giants. reporting live in san francisco, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> we'll keep our fingers crossed. thank you, cheryl. >>> well, a luxury cruise ship in big trouble overseas tonight and there's a deadly ending to it. >>> also a haka tack that may soon invest fbi. tens of thousands of bay area residents have been affected and they may not know about it. >>> a dramatic rescue on a river and it's all caught on tape. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri and in your record-setting temperatures for the entire week here across the bay area. today, no exception. we are close to 70 in san jose. the tonight you know the drill here dropping down into the 30s for the south bay. comingit wh with your like watch

and lyons taylor's drew brees throws three touchdowns to lead to the new orleans saints to an n.f.c. wild card victory over detroit ne n.f.l. . but first of all and former england midfielder paul scholes has come out of retirement for the rest of the season and off the bench for manchester united as their aunt rivals manchester city for the first of four f.a. cup third round ties this sunday afternoon and were in the dying minutes of an absolute cracker at the if you had stadium when really opened against the run and why after ten minutes united two minutes later city captain vincent kompany was controversially sent operate to tackle danny welbeck added a second few nodded off the half an hour and really made it three nil by half time but alexander called off so you know i've pulled it back to three two winning stuff there while in just over ten minutes sixty winners chelsea will host portsmouth lifted the cup four years ago and sheffield wednesday will meet west ham and martin o'neill sunderland to go to the championship. welp thirty seven all scholes is now on the field he had call

jim harbaugh versus drew brees. >> it makes me sleep like a baby, you know. wake up every hour crying. just -- first of all, his intelligence. his ability to diagnose defensive schemes. read them very quickly. you know, it is an outstanding offense. high octane offense that is clicking on all cylinders. >> college hoops. usf. former nba player. tough to get something going from where usf was. st. mary's is real good. holt had 11 points. 9 rebound. junior had 27 points. 87-72. st. mary's is now 15-2. undefeated 4-0 in the wbc. the nba's glamour squad in town. lebron james and the miami heat practice today. dwyane wade, today, maybe he will sit out tomorrow, he has been banged up. there is chris bosh with the hood over his head. lebron lebron james talking bay area sweet. >> always fun to come out here. they have the best fans. you know. >> all right. here is president obama with the dallas mavericks. jason kidd and company. dirk nowitzki game him a number 23. there is hawaii and chicago that he calls home. he liked jordan so they gave him number 23. i watched

he has to come out and somehow compete against the league's best, in drew brees.e, davis, say something. >> everybody is getting a chance to contribute. and when everyone is contributing, they can't just go after one guy. >> it's a challenge, you know? you want to bring your a game, even though you do that every week. it's a bigger stage right now. >> saints arrive in town tomorrow, 3.5 point favorites. this weekend markings the 17th anniversary of the 49ers defeating dallas and going onto the win the super bowl under steve young. >> steve lead the 49ers to a 16 and 3 season. it was their fifth super bowl title. he's going on to become a real nice television analyst for espn. and steve compared that team to this year's. >> we were kind of an offensive juggernaut back then. this is not the team yes. they have the potential, they have the players. but this is a defense centric team right now. and it's the best defense in the league. they have haven't been tested by brady or rogers or brees. they're going to get that test. but i'm going to stick with the 49ers. i bel

and, of course, matthew stafford and drew brees, both over 40 touchdown passes. calvin johnson.a lot of firepower in that game. >> al: figures to be a great matchup and we will talk to you next saturday night and, of course, we'll begin with the bengals and the texans at 4:30 eastern time. the saints and the lions at 8:00 eastern time. tomorrow don't miss the winter classic. following the game, it's the premiere of the all new nbc premiere of the all new nbc sports network. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal. >> rice, he is off to the races. rice will take it all the way. >> happy new year. a victory this evening. the ravens clinch the number two seed in the north and a home game in the playoff. good evening, everyone. the stadium is exactly where the raven's want to be. undefeated at their home field. it has fans all over rejoicing. we were done ton for the celebration. >> fans across the area are excited. the

brees throws three touchdowns and finishes with 466 yards passing. new orleans sets an nfl playoff record with 626 total yards. they beat the lions 45-28. the texasans won their first playoff game in franchise history. the defense had four sacks and ran for over 100 touchdowns. houston beat cincinnati 31-10. they'll take on the ravens next sunday. the sharks hosting the capitals. san jose hasn't lost in 2012. tied at 2 in the third. a sweet pass to patrick marlowe to put the sharks back on top. they go to win 3-2. >> he needed 34 for the win. he misses. time expires. utah wins 88-87. the warriors lose their fifth straight. and college hoops were blown out by byu, 81-56. and stanford winners over oregon state in four overtime. >> all right, she was obviously had more sports to talk about on cbs 5. we'll see you then. good night.

saints quarterback drew brees was awesome.owing for 466 yards and three touchdowns, the saints beat the lions 45-28. next week new orleans will play on the road at san francisco. in the afc, texans taking on the bengals. here's the play of the day. second quarter tied at 10. intercepted at the line by rookie defensive end j.j. watt. he returns it 29 yards for the touchdown. houston moving on with with a 31-10 victory. texans play the ravens in baltimore next sunday. college basketball. ninth ranked georgetown at west virginia. bryant and jones combined for 47 points. and west virginia defeats georgetown, 74-62. snapping the hoyas's 11-game win streak. 11-game win streak on the line in charlottesville. bennett and the cavaliers against former george mason and miami. less than a minute to go. cavaliers up to inside to mike scott. he goes to work. spins. puts it up and in. game high 23 points. number 23 virginia hangs on to win it 5, 2-51. cavaliers won 12 straight fort fifth time since the 1981-82 season. in fairfax, george maso

brees threw for 462 yards. smith, the game is in his hands.nately, the 49ers also have a pretty good tight end, vernon davis. 47-yard gain, in field goal range to tie. smith hit vernon davis with a brilliant pass and catch, 180 yards receiving, 2 touchdowns for davis. the 49ers win. they are going to the nfc championship game. >> reporter: thanks, dennis. the 49ers offense was one step ahead of the saints down the stretch, but the only thing they didn't have an answer for is what to call the game-winning touchdown. >> i know there was the catch. i don't know what you'll call this one, the throw, the throw-in catch. it was a great play by vernon davis and alex smith. >> alex made it happen. if it wasn't for alex, i wouldn't have made the play, so kudos to alex. you're the man. >> it's all alex! look at him now! >> reporter: how about coming up with two big catches, including the game-winning touchdown! [ indescernible ] [ cheers & applause ] >> right now, it feels like the best. it really does. it's just -- like i said before, i can't recall a

if drew brees gets hurt are you ready to go in tomorrow. >> no.>reporter: back at san francisco proper now change of pace with the answer to question no. 9. >> anywhere. >>reporter: anywhere being where will saints fan ron follow his team and spend 1,000 dollars per ticket. question 10 to his girlfriend why. >> we about who that all the way. >>reporter: why did i ask the obvious question. felt rate at the at the time. they caught wind of football party at san francisco restaurant and so did the media. now question 12. ronnie do you like san francisco? >> i was at 4:30 walking around here on you guy this is time yes you guys. walking this morning looking for a beer but wasn't none. >> i'm sorry. >> even the little store wasn't open. that's all right. all more civilize the out here than we are at home. >> sorry. >>reporter: question 13. do you think ronnie will like the even less after tomorrow? from north beach abc 7 news. >>> coming up next at 9:00. the power of super pack whether or not steven colbert runs for president the comedian puts a spotli