colts love playing in their division, the afc south. you go back to week 17 of 2012, 16-0. you get them out of the division and they're 13-15. going on 13-16 after tonight's game. huge difference. the good news for the colts is that three of their remaining four games will be in the division. at jacksonville, houston at home and wrap up the season with tennessee at home. one road game at miami in week 16. >> cris: it's hard to envision a scenario where that game against houston doesn't basically decide it, right? >> al: the way it looks right now, because at the moment -- >> cris: hat trick. >> al: harrison, wow. 13th year in the league. the two sacks coming into the game. trio tonight. >> cris: joe reitz flipping over from the right tackle to left tackle and really no match. to be expected really. if you've got to drop back and throw it every down against the pittsburgh steelers, they are going to get you, and that guy in particular. >> al: second and goal. whitehurst taken to the ground by shazier. third and goal. so we talked about the colts and what they have and then t

colts love playing in their division, the afc south. you go back to week 17 of 2012, 16-0. you get them out of the division and they're 13-15. going on 13-16 after tonight's game. huge difference. the good news for the colts is that three of their remaining four games will be in the division. tennessee at home. one road game at miami in week 16. >> cris: it's hard to envision a scenario where that game against houston doesn't basically decide it, right? >> al: the way it looks right now, because at the moment -- >> cris: hat trick. >> al: harrison, wow. 13th year in the league. the two sacks coming into the game. trio tonight. >> cris: joe reitz flipping over from the right tackle to left tackle and really no match. to be expected really. if you've got to drop back and throw it every down against the pittsburgh steelers, they are going to get you, and that guy in particular. >> al: second and goal. whitehurst taken to the ground by shazier. third and goal. what they have and then the steelers at cincinnati next week. denver comes here. and then the two road games to end it

colts love playing in their division, the afc south. you go back to week 17 of 2012, 16-0. you get them out of the division and they're 13-15. going on 13-16 after tonight's game. huge difference. the good news for the colts is that three of their remaining four games will be in the at jacksonville, houston at home and wrap up the season with tennessee at home. one road game at miami in week 16. >> cris: it's hard to envision a scenario where that game against houston doesn't basically decide it, right? >> al: the way it looks right now, because at the moment -- >> cris: hat trick. >> al: harrison, wow. 13th year in the league. the two sacks coming into the game. trio tonight. >> cris: joe reitz flipping over from the right tackle to left tackle and really no match. to be expected really. if you've got to drop back and throw it every down against the pittsburgh steelers, they are going to get you, and that guy in particular. >> al: second and goal. third and goal. so we talked about the colts and what they have and then the steelers at cincinnati next week. denver comes her

colts love playing in their division, the afc south. you go back to week 17 of 2012, 16-0. you get them out of the division and they're 13-15. going on 13-16 after tonight's game. huge difference. the good news for the colts is that three of their remaining four games will be in the division. at jacksonville, houston at home and wrap up the season with tennessee at home. one road game at miami in week 16. >> cris: it's hard to envision a scenario where that game against houston doesn't basically decide it, right? >> al: the way it looks right now, because at the moment -- >> cris: hat trick. >> al: harrison, wow. 13th year in the league. the two sacks coming into the game. trio tonight. >> cris: joe reitz flipping over from the right tackle to left tackle and really no match. to be expected really. if you've got to drop back and throw it every down against the pittsburgh steelers, they are going to get you, and that guy in particular. >> al: second and goal. whitehurst taken to the ground by shazier. third and goal. so we talked about the colts and what they have and then t

colts love playing in their division, the afc south. you go back to week 17 of 2012, 16-0. you get them out of the division and they're 13-15. going on 13-16 after tonight's game. huge difference. that three of their remaining four games will be in the division. at jacksonville, houston at home and wrap up the season with tennessee at home. one road game at miami in week 16. >> cris: it's hard to envision a scenario where that game against houston doesn't basically decide it, right? >> al: the way it looks right now, because at the moment -- >> cris: hat trick. >> al: harrison, wow. 13th year in the league. the two sacks coming into the game. trio tonight. >> cris: joe reitz flipping over from the right tackle to left tackle and really no match. to be expected really. if you've got to drop back and throw it every down against the pittsburgh steelers, they are going to get you, and that guy >> al: second and goal. whitehurst taken to the ground by shazier. third and goal. so we talked about the colts and what they have and then the steelers at cincinnati next week. denver co

colts love playing in their division, the afc south. you go back to week 17 of 2012, 16-0. and they're 13-15. going on 13-16 after tonight's game. huge difference. the good news for the colts is that three of their remaining four games will be in the division. at jacksonville, houston at home and wrap up the season with tennessee at home. e road game at miamimin week 16. >> cris: it's hard to envision a scenario where that game against houston doesn't basically decide it, right? >> al: the way it looks right now, because at the moment -- >> cris: hat trick. >> al: harrison, wow. 13th year in the league. the two sacks coming into the game. trio tonight. >> cris:s:oe reitz flipping ovov from the right tackle to left tackle and really no match. to be expected really. if you've got to drop back and pittsbgh steelers, they are going to get you, and that guy in particular. >> al: second and goal. whitehurst taken to the ground by shazier. third and goal. so we talked about the colts and what they have and then the steelers at cincinnati next week. denver comes here. and then the

colts love playing in their division, the afc south. you go back to week 17 of 2012, 16-0. you get them out of the division and they're 13-15. going on 13-16 after tonight's game. huge difference. that three of their remaining four games will be in the division. at jacksonville, houston at home and wrap up the season with tennessee at home. one road game at miami in week 16. >> cris: it's hard to envision a scenario where that game against hohoton doesn't basically decide ititright? >> al: the way it looks right now, because at the moment -- >> cris: hat trick. >> al: harrison, wow. 13th year in the league. the two sacks coming into the game. trio tonight. >> cris: joe reitz flipping over from the right tackle to left tackle and really no match. to be expected really. if you've got to drop back and throw it every down against the pittsburgh steelers, they are going to get you, and that guy >> al: second and goal. whitehurst taken to the ground by shazier. third and goal. so we talked about the colts and what they have and then the steelers at cincinnati next week. denver co

. >> i'm colt lundy, and i'm 15 years old. it's overwhelming just to know that there is people in here that be like my grandpa. so it's really quite odd, because everybody calls me young un, and i'm always treated like i'm a little kid can. on the news, they made it sound like i was just horrible, juvenile, like cold-blooded. my crime might seem like that, but, like, i'm not the person that they may think i am from reading something. like i'm way different than that. >> 15-year-old colt lundy is at the start of a 30-year prison sentence for conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting death of his stepfather. he and a 12-year-old accomplice were caught in illinois after the boys fled in the victim's car. what would drive two kids, neither of whom had ever had a brush with the law to commit such an unthinkable act? reports show no real explanation, and neither boy chose to talk with us of the specifics of the crime. >> i got 30 years, suspended five for probation. i never thought i could actually go to prison. i just thought the

. >> i am colt, 15 years old. it is overwhelming just to know that there are people in here that could be my grandpa. it is quite odd. everybody calls me young and i am always treated like a little kid. they made it sound like i was horrible, cold-blooded. i am not the person that they may think i am from reading something. i am way different from that. >> 15-year-old colt lundy at the start of a prison sentence for conspiracy to commit murder in the death of his stepfather. the boys fled in the victim's car. what would drive two kids, neither who had a brush with the law, to commit such an unthinkable act. reports showed no explanation. >> i got 30 years to spend, five for probation. i never thought i could go to prison. i just thought the worst would be probation and boys school but you don't realize it until after the fact that every decision that you make and every choice has a repercussion whether good or bad. this could happen to you. i looked outside. dark outside. look up in the sky and it is totally black

in 2011 he was recovering from a neck injury he suffered as quarterback for the indianapolis colts. he is now just one victory shy for setting the wins by a starting quarterback. he has mounted an aggressive campaign against the al jazeera report. here is his interview on sunday with espn. >> it makes me sick that it brings ashley into it, her medical history, her medical privacy being violated. that makes me sick. i don't understand that. you know, i'm in the middle of my workouts, and i have to interrupt this work out to talk about this. it's not right. i don't understand it. >> have you ever used hgh or any performance-enhancing drugs? >> absolutely not. what hurts me the most, whoever this guy is, this slap stick trying to ensign you wait i-- wait--insinuate that in 2011 i had a bad neck. i busted my butt to get healthy. i put in a lot of hard work. i saw a lot of doctors. i went to a clinic red sox they had a hyperbaric chamber that they thought would be good for me. they went with me and thought it might help. i don't know if it helped, but it didn't hurt. time was my best med

in 2011 he suffered a neck injury when he played as quarterback for the indianapolis colts. now he's one victory shy of setting the number of record wins by a quarterback. manning has mounted an aggressive campaign against the report. here is more of his report on sunday in espn. >> it makes me sick that it brings ashley into it, her medical history, her medical privacy being violated, that makes me sick. i don't understand that. i have to leave my workouts to talk about this. it's not right. i don't understand it. >> have you ever used hgh or any performance-enhancing drugs. >> absolutely not. absolutely not. what hurts me the most about this, whoever this guy is, this slap stick trying t to insinuate that i--you know, i had a bad neck, and i busted my butt to get healthy. i put in a lot of hard work. i saw a lot of doctors. i went to a clinic where they had a hyperbaric chamber that our coach and trainers thought it might be good for me. they went with me. they thought it might help. it didn't hurt. time ended up being the best medicine along with hard work. it really--it

. >> today the colts and broncos came out with strong statements defending manning. al jazeera america says despite all the denials the network will

officials also showed the toy gun next to a real colt model to illustrate how similar they

xt up from the colts zurlon tipton. he was voted "most popularar license plate key chain on mars." [ laughter ] we're out of zurlons. i'm sorry. everyone picked the zurlons. >> steve: we have meepblorp and gleepglop, but no zurlon. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: : have kevin, jason.. [ laughter ] you have a nickname like tom or todd or anything? we're out of zurlon. sorry. next from the patriots is rob gronkowski. he was voted "most likely toto have his eyes, ears, and tongue pop out when you squeeze him hard." [ laughter ] i've seen those toys. yeah, they're fun. and finally from the patriots we have jimmy garoppolo. he was voted "jersey fallon." and there you go. i didn't know that. [ cheers and applause ] there we go, "nfl show superlatives." ladies and gentlemen, we have a a great show. give it up for pentatonix. [ cheers and appppuse ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my goodness. >> jimmy: pentatonix! i've been seeing you guys on youtube for a while now. you guys are the most talented guys out there. congratulation

. >>> texans and colts. not good for the eyes. matt hasselbeck finds humphrey. colts on top early. brandon wheaton in dallas for the touchdown leading the afc south now. and after the 16-10 win. >>> all right, much more coming up. let's go skating, fellas. they dig themselves a hole early as they will battle their way back. we want to talk about ♪ who's the rebel now? no way. yes way! savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, melty cheese, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. yeah! it's time to start breaking some rules. >>> time for a little payback. it didn't start well. look who is in the crowd, paul mccartney. he is just a skater boy. but it will go off their boards there and he'll be there for the score and the power play, that you know that they will be happening there. they would win 7-3. >>> all right on saturday 9 sports confirms the former head coach has been offered a position on d.j. dirkins staff as we know this that they will not be the offensive coordinator that it will be reserved for somebody

colts call the dr. gail dire calls the claims extremely disturbing, not true. charlie sly, himself, the man the documentary hang his claims on is walking them back. >> i am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that al jazeera plans to air. >> reporter: as for man the five time mvp is sitting out on injury, says he is focusing on practice and supporting his team. the force was certainly with star wars wars at the box office this holiday weekend. "the force awakens" soared past the $1 billion mark after 12 days. that's the newest record t. last was jt jurassic world" 13 days in june. now tofly, final sprint to the iowa caucus, guess is is on the attack. donald trump fending off ted programs not the one you are thinking of. edward lawrence is with us. does the gop front runner have a new punching bag? >> reporter: he is going after some of the old, some of the new. donald trump is rallying his base, making sure his people, his supporters show up to the polls. his rallies are huge. his support loud. >> and this is amazing. wo

the colts call the report utterly ridiculous. dr. dale guyer calls the claims extremely disturbing and simply not true. even charlie sly himself, the claims on, is walking them back. >> i am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that al jazeera plans to air. >> reporter: for manning, the five-time mvp is sitting out with an injury, but says he's focused on practice and supporting his team. blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. >>> the force was with "star wars" at the box office this holiday weekend. the force awakens soared past the global $1 billion mark, a new record. the last movie to reach the billion dollar mark that quickly was "juryassic world" back in june. >>> there's a little more than a month to go, and guess who is on the attack? donald trump. fending off a feisty ted cruz, now going after clinton. perhaps, not the one you're thinking of. nbc's edward lawrence is in washington for us this morning. does the gop front runner have a >> the gop front runner is lashing out at a clinton, ju

the indianapolis colts call the report utterly ridiculous. nfl is reviewing the matter. >> finding the evidence is going to be challenging, because this involves parties that aren't within the nfl's jurisdiction. >> reporter: manning, an all-american hero, fighting to preserve his legacy. blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we're back in a moment with a major nation. potential danger in the sky, linked to dozens of deaths. fuel tanks on hundreds of civilian helicopters that are supposed to remain in tact in a crash. but in hundreds of cases, many involving med evac choppers', , tanks have leaked, causing deadly fires or explosions. tom costello has more tonight on an investigation launched by our denver affiliate kusa. colorado, a med evac chopper lifts off from the pad but within 30 seconds it's down. fuel quickly begins pouring from the tank. three seconds later, fire. hospital staff come running. they manage to pull one flight nurse to safety. but the other flight nurse, dave repsher, suffers burns over 90% of his body. the pilot pat m

colts are at a tie at 6-6. the titans are 3-9.re still winning facing rival san diego. osweiller threw for one td and one here to thomas. broncos are now 10-2 with a 17-3 victory. college football top ranking clemson at the orange bowl and alabama takes on michigan state at the cotton bowl. those are the two semifinal match ups on new year's eve. winners advancing to the national championship game. they will face iowa on the new year's day. despite a 5-2 record san jose was headed to the cure bowl against georgia state. mls game. 27 seconds in and columbus keeper steve clark and he comes out of month where to score. seventh minute and rodney wallace, a beautiful header and turns out to be the game winner. timbers went 2-1 winning their first mls cup. portland will be rocking tonight. i was up in portland a couple years ago and could not believe how much they are behind that portland timbers team. >> they love it. it is a great town for soccer. really excited for them. thanks to shu and drew and thanks for watching. good night. tha

the colts really need to get andrew luck back. that's what it looks like in indianapolis. >> all right, coach. let's bring things over to the nfc. carolina shut out the falcons. the packers ran all over dallas and are now a game up on the vikings in the north. but tony, with philly and washington stayed tied atop the nfc east and the giants with a potential win tomorrow, how do you see things shaking out in that division? >> that's where all the drama is in the nfc. i think it will come down to the last game of the year, giants. the winner of that game will win the division. and you have to like the giants playing at home with eli manning at quarterback. but the real situation there to me is seattle now in that five spot with their win today. and you have to think, if they can remain there, whoever wins the nk,fc, seattle will be favored and could be setting themselves up for a nice little run. seattle's playing great football. >> coach, thanks so much. turning now to mike florio of pro football talk. the whole afc playoff race wo

the indianapolis colts take on the pittsburgh steelers. a reminder, lester holt will be back in an hour with the president's address. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. i'll see you every afternoon this week on msnbc. have a great night. >>> tonight a matchup of two 6-5 teams. matt hasselbeck and the colts have won three straight and they face the steelers on sunday

is finished, we'll head out the pittsburgh for sunday night football between the steelers and the colts. >> nick: also on 7, a babysitter from forever facing alarming accusations. police say he beat a four-year-old child he was hired to take care of. 7's kelley o'hara live in dartmouth with more on what we know right now. kelley, the main question now, is there any update on the child's condition. >> kelley: nick, that little girl is doing okay. she's just fine. police tell us she was taken to the hospital but later released and is now safe at home with her parents. but this is the man that police tell us in dartmouth is responsible for attacking that little girl. richard pinheiro, they arrested him last wednesday and charged him with assault and battery on that child. we're told this all happened last week. sitting several children at the apartment of a family member here in dartmouth when neighbor called 911 saying they heard a child being hurt. neighbors we spoke to say you can never be too careful who you leave your children with. >> i never want my child to be with someone i don't

the colts call the report utterly ridiculous. dr. dale gaier of the institute calls the claims extremely disturbing and simply not true. even charley sly himself, the man the documentary -- >> there is no truth to any statement of mine that al jazeera says. >> reporter: as for manning the five-time mvp is sitting out with an injury, he's focused on practice and supporting his team. blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. >>> the force was certainly with "star wars" at the box office this holiday weekend. "the force awakens" soared past the global $1 billion mark sunday. the last movie to reach the $1 billion mark that quickly was "jurassic world" in back in june. >>> the final sprint to the iowa caucus, donald trump is on the attack going after clinton but perhaps not the one you're thinking of. edward lawrence is in washington. good morning. >> shannon, right now donald trump is in a virtual dead heat for the iowa caucuses. he's grabbing head lines and trying to get his base to show up to the caucus. his rallies are huge, his support lo

the colts call the ridiculous. as for the league, the matter. >> finding the evidence is going to be challenging. because this involves parties that aren't within the nfl's jurisdiction. >> reporter: manning, an all-american hero, fighting to preserve his legacy. blake mccoy, nbc news, >>> we're back in it a moment with a major security change coming to airports across the nation. automated voice: to filea claim, please state your name. carnie wilson. thank you. can you hold on? hold on for one more day really? hey, i know there's pain. why do you lock yourself upin these chains? this would be so easyif you had progressive. our mobile appwould let you file a claim and help you findone of our service centers where we managethe entire repair process. things will go your way if you hold on. someday somebody's gonnamake you wanna turn say goodbye no, you just made it weird. if you have high blood pressure like i do, many cold medicines may raise your blood pressure. it relieves cold symptoms without raising blood press

the colts call the report utterly ridiculous. dr. guyer calls the claims extremely disturbing and simply not true. even charlie sly himself, the man the documentary is hanging their claims on, takes them back. >> there is no truth in the statements of mine that al jazeer plans to air. >> reporter: peyton manning is sitting out the next game due to injury, but he's supporting his team. >>> 2016 is president obama's last chance to check off all the items on his list before he leaves office, in the midst of a heated presidential race. it may be difficult for the president to find bipartisan cooperation on his top goals. as nbc's kelly o'donnell reports, the white house says he's determined to try. >> reporter: taking 16 days in hawaii to recharge the presidential battery for a final year in office. >> in 2016, i'm going to leave it out all on the field. >> reporter: president obama's to-do list is now particularly time sensitive. >> there was a lot of speculation that we'd be a lame duck and drowned out by what's happening on the campai

the colts called the report utterly ridiculous. dr.gaier of the institute calls the claims extremely disturbing and simply not true. even charlie sly himself the man the documentary hangs its claims on is walking them back back. >> i am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that al ja dee rah plans to air. >> reporter: as for manning, the five-time mvp is sitting out with an injury, but says he's focused on practice and supporting his team. >> a story i'm sure we'll hear much more about in the coming weeks. >>> now to action on the field last night, let's start in minnesota the giants just looking to play spoiler after the redskins already wrapped up the nfc east, with a win over the eagles on saturday. but the new york offense is no match without star receiver odell beckham jr. who was suspended one game for his actions in last week's matchup against the panthers. the vikings run away with a 49-17 victory and at least a wild card spot in the playoffs. tough for the giants. >>> the panthers' perfe

the indianapolis colts take on the pittsburgh steelers.be back in an hour with the president's address. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. i'll see you every afternoon this week on msnbc. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants to label gmos, congress is trying a year-end sneak attack to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know. >>> tonight a matchup of two 6-5 teams. matt hasselbeck and the colts have won three straight and they face the steelers on sunday night football. >> you're a pittsburgh and they start playing "oh mama". ♪ oh mama i'm in fear for my life ♪ >> those yellow towels come out and that place gets rockin'. i mea