what did you do to dez bryant? >> i tried to be as physical against him as possible, tried to play up on the line against him. he made some great catches in the beginning of the game, but we go into the huddle at halftime and make adjustments and coach just told me to keep going out there hard. >> michele: you've been here some pretty lean years, then two rookies show up, the guys we just talked to, and things turn around. what do you make of these? >> these aren't ordinary rookies. their attitude when they first stepped in, it wasn't about them, it was for the team pf. for a guy who's had a trophy, coming in here so humble. from day one, he came in here working. that's why he has that seal on his chest. he came in here working, he earned it, he deserves it. i told him, i'm so proud of you, but we have a long way to go. >> michele: it starts next week with seattle coming here. they've been on a scoring spree, 170 points over their last four games. what do you do with them? >> they run an offense a little like us, s

what did you do to dez bryant? >> i tried to be as physical against him as possible, tried to play up on the line against him. he made some great catches in the beginning of the game, but we go into the huddle at halftime and make adjustments and coach just told me to keep going out there hard. >> michele: you've been here some pretty lean years, then two rookies show up, the guys we just talked to, and things turn around. what do you make of these? >> these aren't ordinary rookies. their attitude when they first stepped in, it wasn't about them, it was for the team pf. for a guy who's had a trophy, coming in here so humble. from day one, he came in here working. that's why he has that seal on his chest. he came in here working, he earned it, he deserves it. i told him, i'm so proud of you, but we have a long way to go. >> michele: it starts next week with seattle coming here. they've been on a scoring spree, 170 points over their last four games. what do you do with them? >> they run an offense a little like us, s

for dallas the growth of one player in particular, receiver dez bryant on a tear the last five games ses during that stretch. making the challenge of containing bryant that much more difficult. >> he is a heck of a football player. he has all the physical assets to be a great football player and just had to put it all together and looks like he has and he has great hands, great speed and a big body so we've got, it'll be a great challenge. >> he is a playmaker. even in our football game he made plays. you know, we know that. we know that about him. he knows that about himself. i pulled him aside after the game and told him, you know, just keep playing. keep playing. keep fighting. you know, maybe i shouldn't have given him that advice. you know, any time you got a playmaker like that at that position that's that dynamic, he's going to make plays. he is definitely able to do that. >> don't forget cowboys/redskins right here on nbc 4. it all starts with the pregame show. redskins showdown. be sure to stick around for news 4 at 11:00 for redskins final after the ball game. >>> moving on

tony romo steps up and hits a streaking dez bryant on a slant, a 27-yard score.las cuts the deficit to two points. final seconds dan bryant, sets up from 40 yards out and calmly nails the game winning field goal as time expires. cowboys rally to edge the bengals 20-19. dallas like the redskins 7-6 a game behind the nfc east leading giants. >>> the bucs with the 2002 reunion of their super bowl team prior to todays game with the philadelphia eagles, four minutes to go, eagles trail 21- 10. rookie nick foles steps up and hits clay harbor. philly down five. the game's final play folds as jeremy maclin sliding catch inbounds, game winning score. eagles win for the first time in 70 days. they help the redskins in the process, a 23-21 win as bucs fall to 6-7. >>> the seahawks hosting the cardinals hoping to solidify their wildcard standing. the cards would not offer much resistance. marshawn lynch breaks to the outside, 20 yards for the first of three touchdowns for lynch. seahawks up 10 -0. 2nd quarter now 24-0 and the seahawks punting to arizona's patrick peterson. h

dez bryant had nine interceptions today for 224 yards with a broken finger.hat was not enough though. this went into o.t. and hardly has a field goal and the saints win 34-31. 27-7 in the fourth quarter. the cowboys still ha ha chance many as first place in the division. so sunday is going to be huge. >> no doubt it will be an >> how does the holiday forecast shaping up? >> 20 degrees for a daytime high for tomorrow. wintery mix midday. we don't expect any accumulation. followed by more rain on wednesday and a clearing trend thursday and friday. >> we're going to keep an eye on that. that will do it for us

tony romo to dez bryant. dallas down 19-17. four seconds left. dan brady. it's up, it's good.owboys win 20-19. honor their fallen teammate with a win. >> spoke to his mom after the ball game. told her we gave her son the game ball. we will share that with her. we will have a memorial service on tuesday. we will continue to honor, honor jerry brown, the kind of young man he's been. >> and college basketball, seen the bears hosting number 21, unlv. less than 20 seconds left. rebels anthony bennett nails the jump shot. justin cobb, draws the foul and going into the line. made both. and 11 seconds left in the game. last chance for the rebels. anthony morris. and thomas grabs the ball and lays it in. that's the game winner. 2nd left, cavs loses a heartbreaker, 76-75. >>> you think shaq, howard can't shoot free throws? washington state, doesn't even get it to the hoop. that's the least of his success. that may be the worst free throw attempt ever. you can't call this an air ball because it makes it sound better than it really was. >> i hate to brag, but i think i could have done tha

dez bryant and tony romo, those guys have been red hot. defensively a lot of injuries on that side of the ball so a great matchup next week. >> al: rg3 next week and wrap it up at the end of the season with "sunday night football" with dallas at washington. all starts with "football night in america" beginning at 7:00 eastern and 4:00 pacific here on nbc. until then, al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya our whole gang led by fred gand goo night from seattle. . [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good evening, everyone. thanks for staying up with us. what an incredible game. >> for weeks, just waiting to have them. dominating fashion, and joe flacco to torrey smith. look at that catch. 43 yards. joe flacco would score later in the keeper. the first receiving touchdown of the season. he threw for her 429 yards. and the backup running back. in the end zone. the ravens more than 500 yards of offense with the giants less than two hundred. the rav

dez bryant threads the needle. 27 yards scored. cowboys down two. seven minutes to play. dan bailey, the field goal attempt to end the game, it's good. the cowboys get the win on the road. an emotional day for them. they move to 7-6 on the year. they continue to put pressure on the rest of the nfc east. there it is. everyone getting hugs. >> in the nfc east we'll stay there where the redskins were looking to are a win in the ravens to keep pace. pick it up. under 2:00 left. redskins down by 8. rg3 looking for running room takes a huge hit. >> look the his knee. >> that's the biggest story. you talk about the fiscal cliff. rg3's knee, that's the story in washington today. redskins fans holding their breath as griffin was helped off the field. backup, curt cousins. 36 seconds left. connecting with pierre garcon for the touchdown. cousins was running the two-point conversion, we're headed to overtime. headed for 28. just over 1:00 gone punting to richard crawford. he gets to the 10 yard line. sprints up the sideline. finally run down the field after a 64 yard run sets up a 3

dez bryant and tony romo, those guys have been red hot. defensively a lot of injuries on that side of the ball so a great matchup next week. >> al: rg3 next week and wrap it up at the end of the season with "sunday night football" with dallas at washington. all starts with "football night in america" beginning at 7:00 eastern and 4:00 pacific here on nbc. until then, al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya our whole gang led by fred gand goo night from seattle. . >>> news4 at 11:00 starts now. >>> fans celebrating tonight and anticipating next week's big game. good evening, everyone. rg-3 making his return today, leading the skins to their sixth consecutive victory. sounds pretty good. jason is here with more on today's big game. >> it was a huge game. a great win for the skins. philly, they've pretty much given up on the season, but you knew they were going to be tough in philadelphia. after a huge win today, the redskins will host the cowboys in a primetime matchup next sunday on nbc 4. they currently have the second longest winni

tony romo splits the field with a 27-yard touchdown pass to dez bryant.t made it a 2 point game. after dallas moved into field goal range, dan bailey was down with the 40-yarder. cowboys win, 20-19, tied with two other teams one game out of the playoff picture. >>> the cleveland browns, who started the season by losing their first five, have now won three in a row. the browns have been around a long time, since 1946 in the all american conference. this is the longest punt return in their history. 96yards. cleveland on the fringes of the playoff picture. the rams picked up where they left off last week with a 4th your comeback. the chargers pulled off an upset in pittsburgh. 9-4 after downing the titans. the jets stayed on the playoff bubble. the eagles edged tampa to end a losing streak at eight games. >>> final second drama at cal. >>> the cal bears had a chance for an impressive win. he was 3 for 5 beyond the arc, and led the bears with 18 points overall. they pulled even with them, with a minute an change to play. tied at 70. the work for the tough two

tony romo, dez bryant. 19-17. closing second. phil bailey. >> there you go. >> from deep. to win it. 40 yard. dallas, a game behind the giants. win it 20-19. say for the cowboys, jason garrett and company. dealt with adversity this entire season. more adversity. find a way to get a win. >> they responded. what have you got next? >> let's talk about minnesota/chicago, or was it indianapolis, indianapolis i think it was, indianapolis taking on tennessee. look, andrew luck the story of this season. talk about rg3 all you want. andrew luck, the number one pick. two win team last year. figuring a way to keep indianapolis more than relevant. they're 9 and 4, after coming from behind, again take down 20, 20-14. now 20-7. fourth quarter. jake locker. how about indianapolis? andrew luck wasn't great today. but good enough. indianapolis is 9 and 4. last year they won two games. andrew luck the difference maker there. >> who do we got next? >> talk about minnesota/chicago. >> okay. >> minnesota coming in as an underdog. bears, get jay cutler back. adrian peterson having a good day. a