i can't thank the hillman's enough and mike hillman for working with him and building a race team around me, and building race cars the way i needed them to go fafa. and i felt like we had a ton of accomplishments together." with this move, are we going to see you strictly on the sprint cup series? will we see you in a couple of xfinity races? "hopefully, a cocole down the road. as of right now my schedule is strictly nascar sprint cup series. the last three years i've run full-time in the xfinity and sprint cup series, which is almost 70 races a year. it's just a lot of racing, and i really like being behind the whwhl that much. but this is a phenomenal opportunity for me to really level out my career. it's actually very valuable for me to take those saturday afternoon's off and channel that at talladega and daytona? "we're close. i'm really close. we've been so close. i want to win more than anything else, and a win at talladega or daytona would be even more special than anything else. i want to win anywhere right now." the daytona 500 is not too far away. landon cassill on a new team

peyton manning throws to hillman. but it's incomplete. and hillman doesn't hit with the ball. the ruling was overturned. new england gets the ball in the 33 and two plays later, steven jackson is in the end zone and they miss the extra point. fast forward to the fourth. but rob gronkowski in the ends zone for the touchdown. the patriots only trail by two. on the two point try, tom brady passes over the middle but it's deflected. that would be the end for the patriots. denver takes the afc title winning 20-18. peyton manning was 17-22. had two touchdown passes and no picks. linebacker brandon marshal, virgil green and kyle roberts all three former pac players are headed today the super bowl with the broncos. >>> over to the nfc title game, the cardinals at the packers, carolina played host to the nfc championship game in franchise history. it was also the first time in nfl play off history. after four turnovers by the cardinals the panthers led 24-7 at the half and kept pounding in the third. cam newton throws his own number rushing score to make it 34-7 panthers. later probowl

hillman had a strong performance in sunday's win over san diego. he rushed for a career high of 117 yards. he also scored the game winning touchdown so everybody is so excited. it helped the broncos clinch their fifth consecutive division title. not the first time this has happened, though. this was the sixth afc player of the week honor for the broncos this season. a lot of good players. >> such an exciting part of the game. awesome. >> gives you chills. >> uh-huh. >>> would you more likely to tweet if you had more space to say what you wanted to say? >> i don't know. >> like sometimes i'm like, 140 characters, that's it? >> it's hard. >> eliminate some grammar rules there. twitter's ceo says the company is considering allowing as many as 10,000 characters. would you read all that? >> i don't know. i like twitter because it's concise. >> yeah, it's short. >> yeah. current limit on direct messages so they are using it already. the ceo said that the character limit started years ago to fit in sms messages but now they can fit more. >> is it a done d

alive against the chargers, peyton manning making excellent hand off, hillman ran for 117 yards and the game winning touchdown. the afc wildcard game, the cheefs beat the texans in the first game of the srngs chaefs went on to lose the next five in a row and won the next ten in a row. the texans looking for revenge and denver7 has that came game here on saturday. kickoff at 2:35. also after the game, a special denver7 news with extended broncos coverage on 7 sports extra, jahmai webster live in houston. `nd brandon stokely, live in the studio. matt duchene, yeah, you, selected to the all-star game, nashville, he had a december to remember. leading the avalanche with 18 `reat, he told us today, getting the avs is number one. >> i'm focuusing on, you know, put that on the back burner and obviously enjoyed it when i found out, but you know, put it on the back burner until it comes around. >> hockey to play here. >> highlights tonight. >> it will be nice. >> thanks, before we go, weather. >> your 7-day, let's make sure it's the right days. pick one. >> thursday, tomorrow, colder, centur

>>>well, we've got the word today, broncos running back ronnie hillman, the afc offensive player of the week, chargers, hillman, 117 yard, the game winning touchdown. >> afc wildcard game this saturday, rematch, chiefs beat the texans in the first game of the season, chiefs went on to next five in a row. then win the next ten in a row. so the texans, looking for revenge. >> we have a chance to go back and look at how they played us, and go out and play them again, i don't look at it on a personal vendetta, me versus the kansas city chiefs. it was tough for us to have success against them. it's a challenge again to go against these guys. >> denver7 has that game, right here on saturday, winner could be coming to denver. pregame, noon, kick off 2:35. after the game, special denver7 news, extended broncos coverage on 7 sports extra. we'll have jahmai webster, live in houston, the denver post in the studio, and special guess analyst brandon skoekly in the friend of peyton will discuss the broncos quarterback situation saturday night on denver7. >>> also tonight, tampa bay fired - >>> when w

moments later it's hillman. over a hundred yards on this play. and more importantly giving denver the lead. the broncos could run out the clock. final score. 27 to 20. >> . more on the game. let's send it out. where nick is live. >> . now the question is. in two weeks. who starts. manning. or osweiler. >> . the coach was just asked that. he says he's got a little time to talk to the guys and figure it out. right now they'll enjoy the win. enjoy a fifth division title. he plans to talk to pwro thursday. the broncos will take a little time to relax and enjoy. they earned that number one seed and the buy. as for that decision. brock was not playing that bad. he was had 14 for 22 passing. 232 yards no. really a bad game. you consider all the turn overs. that was the big thing. also a big reason why head coach decided he needed to make the khaeupg. >> . >> . live at sports authority field. >> . see you at nine. with more coverage. so with all of that. the broncos earned the one seed. thanks to a beat up patriots team. who saw this coming. miami. to se

and let hillman take care oflt rest. >> . the number one over all seed secured. now the question. who's going to play quarter back. after wards he said he'll have >> . took care of the raiders. with a strong start. >> . spencer ware. he punches it in from 3 yards out. chiefs get the win. 23 to 17. stkphr. all the skwres had to do all the jets had to do was get a win in buffalo. and they were in the play offs. they couldn't get it done. >> they are eliminated. because the steelers did this. to the browns. >> . up 17 to 12. denver. to get to the super bowl. pats get the buy like denver. chiefs play at houston. steelers are in cincinnati. the broncos next game will be at 2:40. in denver. of course that information sounds like it's just coming in. >> set to play a team to be decided. >> .

and then hillman, edward sis or hands are could do better. and here the ball is loose, demaryius -- demarcus ware jumped on it, and the broncos were back in business. and no drops on this one. the broncos went 13 plays. broncos up 19-13. got to go for two here. not pretty, but big plays when needed, offense, defense, this was a team win. >> we just kept our poise, we kept grinding. that's what our team has been about all year. so just provide ouch our team, found a way to win. that was a dog fight, grinder, went down to the last drive. so when you compete in a lot of those games and win those games, it certainly gives you confidence, and, hey, it's play- off football. we feel like, as long as we can play our game, nobody is going to beat us. >> we have a lot of grit and dettrmination. we persevered through a lot this whole year. one thing we know is perseverance, and we were down the whole game, but at the end, we pulled it out. >> have never been on a team that handles a adversity so wellle. >> all right. 7 sports anchor arlen anderson is he

game tied at 20 and manning hands it to hillman. peyton led the broncos on four scoring drives into the bye and >> got two weeks before we play again. see how the foot feels. i got a good welcome back to on the field football. somebody hit me hard and left a little message. see how i feel tomorrow. it's been a different year. i was glad to be able to contribute in some way today. >> as a competitor, you want to play and give your team a chance to be successful. but at the same time, i completely understand what coach kubiak was trying to do, trying to generate a spark for this football team so we could secure the number one seed and win that afc title. >> my guess for the playoffs, manning. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning and happy monday. it is not your average monday morning because the broncos are number one here. what a game yesterday. we'll map out where the broncos stand in rankings in a moment. thank you for joining us here on the cbs 4 morning news. i'm britt moreno. if you're just waking up, we are at 22 degrees. lauren i

broncos running back hillman named the offensive player of the week. rushed for a season high 117 yards in sunday's win. >> . and one start. in pack 12 play. a big toupbt take advantage of home court advantage. >> . you better take care or business at home. it's so hard to win on the road. they understand that. we have a lot of respect for utah coming in here. they have a great program. >> the utah comes to boulder on friday. rolling in hot. they dropped their first two contests. and dropped out of the top 25. >> . nicks p-bg play of the day. nicks pick play of the day. this serve you'll see here. in a minute. this is ruled a fall. listen to sock talk to his >> here's the deal. he encouraging his opponent to challenge. so he did that. take a look. it's in. it's a point. >> . sock goes onto lose the match. certainly gets the big sportsmanship award. >> we're scanning the sky. with our live radar. as you can see there are some snow showers out there. most of the snow is here. but look at the color shading. very light. that will change. we have for southw

broncos running back hillman. named the offensive player of the week. rushed for a season high 117 yards in sunday's win. >> . a bit of a sphraoeuz today. buccaneers. firing head coach. smith went 6 and ten last season. with rookie quarter back. at the helm. 8 and 24 over two seasons. with the team. >> two more players headed to the baseball hall of fame. the kid. receiving the highest voting >> joining jr. power hitting catcher. received 83 percent. around. >> the whole coors field thing. is a big tkeut remit detriment >> . if it's me. they'll name peyton manning to quarter back. maybe as soon as tomorrow. >> all right. i hope you're right.

broncos running back hillman. named the offensive player of the week. rushed for a season high 117 yards in sunday's win. >> . a bit of a sphraoeuz today. buccaneers. firing head coach. smith went 6 and ten last season. with rookie quarter back. at the helm. 8 and 24 over two seasons. with the team. >> two more players headed to the baseball hall of fame. the kid. receiving the highest voting >> joining jr. power hitting catcher. received 83 percent. that gets him in this time around. >> the whole coors field thing. is a big tkeut remit detriment >> . if it's me. they'll name peyton manning to quarter back. i hope you're live from downtown denver at january 6 another glorious day we get your forecast coming up for making things up right now that disney academy were ladies and gentlemen we are the president of the united states live on the shelf in our studio hail the guy that saved the entire planet man kind mankind word should have new meaning for all of us today this gives me chills up every time he puts on a leather jacket lets do this about the abou

peyton handed it to ronnie hillman, 23 yard touchdown. peyton 5 of 9 passing for 69 yards and no touchdown, but he led them to 20 second half points, broncos win, finished 12-4. clinching the one seed with the patriots losing today, first round buy, next week and home field for the entire playoffs. >>> arran anderson, moving into the shot quickly for me, arran. >> yes. i'm here. >> blocking brock. sorry. look. peyton manning, got back on the for the first time since that chiefs debacle. one word after the game. spark. >> yes, this was shades of game 7 of the nba finals, no really, but sort of. got goose bumps talk about this, broncos offense dead in the water. please, give us whatever you can. peyton, took the reigns and led the broncos to victory, it was magical. the stuff legends are made up. number 18 was back, he it was difference today. >> i'm not sure that had much to do with me being in there, you know, but i think just the execution was just better in the second half. >> peyton manning refused to take credit, but this game changed

hillman rushed a season high 117 yards in sunday's win. his first conference recognition of his career. now the sixth time a broncos player has won afc player of the week. this season. >> that's the most of any team. in the conference. >> . next game. taking place a week from sunday. 2:40 kick off at home. come against one of these 3. steelers. chiefs. or texas. we'll find out who that opponent will be after saturday's games. >> the scene of a barricade situation in wheat ridge. sky fox over the scene a short time ago. 38 and pierce. two suspects wanted on felony warrants are inside that home. one was taken into k us custody. the other believed to be in the basement. we'll bring you new developments as soon as we tpwet them. we are now less than two hours away from the final season premier of american idol. and you are going to especially want to tune in. if you or anyone you know took part of the denver audition. you might see them object on the show tonight. >> . this video just posted. they don't want to reveal them. they're singing bes

tied at 20 in the 4th quarter -- ronnie hillman will take that 23 yards for a touchdown... and the broncos win 27- 20... the a-f-c will go through denver jets trying to clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo... down 5 with 2 minutes to go... ryan fitzpatrick -- intercepted -- one of his 3 interceptions in the 4th quarter... and rex ryan plays spoiler against his former team -- 22-17 so now the steelers could sneak in the playoffs with a win over the browns... and they had no problem -- ben roethlisberger -- to antonio brown... steelers are in the playoffs -- 28-12 the final... cleveland has fired head coach mike pettine and g-m ray picture is set... denver and new england get byes... houston hosts kansas city, pitsburgh and cincinnati in the wild card round in the n-f-c... we know the top 2 seeds -- carolina and arizona -- they get byes... after that, it depends on tonight's green bay- minnesota game -- the winner gets the 3 seed... the loser will be the 5 or 6 seed, along with seattle -- we'll update the bracket at 11 let's get to basketball now, where the wolf pack p

ronnie hillman and c.j. anderson combining for two touchdowns. c.j. ended up in the end zone three times. they only counted one of them though. >> right over the top of one of the chargers' safeties. with the ball, c.j. runs hard. c.j. is going to have a 1st down, and this baby is over. >> how many of those hats you have? >> three of them. of work. feels good. >> so this is not like hockey where you don't want to touch anything but the championship hat . >> when we win afc championship, i'm going to touch that hat. >> didn't come easy today. five turnovers? >> we find a way to make it hard. i've got two back-to-back. i was mad the whole game. i think when i'm running mad i'm at my best. >> what do you think the big story is going to be for the next two weeks? >> peyton. he deserves it. he's been through a lot. he's going to come in. he's going to take this rest for sure. he's been on the rest for a while though. he's going to feel healthy. he's going to prepare like a pro like he always do. whoever kubiak names the starter, even the same with brock, w

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. --- he helps lead the broncos less than 5 minutes left --- ronnie hillman with the game winner --- manning brings the broncos back with a 27-20 win over the los angeles chargers --- (should we just start calling them that now?) so --- with that win the broncos get the top seed in the afc, home field advantage and a first round bye --- the patriots --- lost at miami --- they also get a first round bye. in the wildcard games, the steelers are at the bengals and chiefs play at the texans. in the nfc --- the panthers are the top seed with home field advantage and the cardinals will also get a first round bye. adn you see the other four teams that have made the playoffs --- wherethey go and who they play depends on what happns tonight between green bay and minnesota. local sports books are ready to get this post season started ---- its been a pretty unpredictable season ---- overall, a pretty good season for the sports books, but picking a winner in the playoffs, is not going to be easy. ((its been a strange year for the nfl, we had so many teams that were undefeated a third of the way

position, the one that everybody's been talking about, the running back that cj anderson and running hillman. >> they go back and forth and it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter. >> sorry. first in yards per play and try to try to push you get that, knock you out. to have links now work colorado is making up some ground in the stands to get there look good if they could properly establish some home ice. on the some game against -- belichick said with a 6-9-3 record at the pepsi center. that brings dead last this season. on the road, for some reason, we tried to simplify things. keep doing that and not for some plays too much. making sure that we make the decisions for the puck and they come with us again. hockey players -- slapshot to his eye. he still recovering. he's on the mend and they are playing better right now. t nf a custodian eight tinkham is close to where we should be. this seasonal average is 43 and 16 pick up a the record cold. we got a few high clouds around and humidity is low. it's battle that strong and we've got 34 and 29 at the airport. freezing and aurora and 37 in wheat

with the victory over the san diego chargers and a career- high, hillman was named the afc offensive player of the week this year. player this season. >>> broncos insider is cohosting tonight. mike, is there any chance that gary kubiak shocks us tomorrow and names brock osweiler the starting quarterback? >> he does have one more night of sleep. you never know how a coach will dream or have nightmares. after what happened the last time, it was a quick hook on brock osweiler. he had one game with peyton manning available and he couldn't wait to go to him. early in the second half. five turn over -- five turnovers when brock osweiler was in their -- there. peyton manning. he will meet with the quarterbacks in the morning and he will inform them. not told the quarterbacks anything yet. he will inform them and then tomorrow at about 9:00. we anticipate that he will quarterback is. thereafter. >> it sounds like we already know. you were caught up in the excitement of sunday's exciting come back and you changed your prediction for our -- for the bronco's system from one and none to super bo

peyton manning could use that running game and cj anderson and ronnie hillman ran in the patriots fell to the broncos in denver. manning could use this again come sunday and with the broncos i am dan roach and wb z >>> they say experience does not matter at this point. we will get you closer to the action happening behind the scenes and what goes into a game day broadcast. stay with us sunday for a two-hour edition sunday. this is the post game live. we are following a developing story and several police officers are hurt after a chase and we understand that the injuries are minor but this started when a man robbed a store in south norwood and they tried to stop them and then he was arrested and now is facing charges. >>> an armed robber was no match surveillance cameras captured this whole thing and louisa was fearless. >>reporter: she was fearless and she felt like she was being pulled away from the danger by a guardian angel that is to her daughter that passed away. >> he said give me all the money in your cash register. maria alba says heard gut instincts took over. i went like thi

whoever it is will be handing the football off to running back rodney hillman what was name the afc offensive player of the week today. he rushed for a career high 117- yards against the chargers and scored the game winning touchdown. most recent bronco to win the award, cj anderson is the special guest on the huddle tonight beginning in a few minutes. rod mackey and 9news broncos insider mike cohosting the show from team headquarters. broncos huddle. as always, emanuel sanders -- wait a minute, it's mike cliff. why is mike here? a because emanuel is still on vacation. tomorrow morning. >> i'm a little slower than emanuel. >> you're a lot slower. and you're here to talk the decision will be made when? and the decision will be what? >> gary kubiak will inform the team tomorrow, i think their meeting is 8:30, 9:00, somewhere in there. to tell the team. i would think shortly there after, maybe we'll find out. you know. when you go on the practice field, it's pretty evident who the number one guy is. he takes the first reps. he's the first guy in line. and i do think the media, the public, everyo

oakland finish. , with the patriots loss to miami -- peyton manning came off the bench and hands off to hillman, 23 of his 117 rushing yards. broncos win the afc west and there's a number one seed in the afc, homefield advantage throughout with a 27 torn victory. >>> steelers and jets fighting for the final playoff spot in the afc. jets win and they're in. if they lose and the steelers win, they're in. jets control their own debt nut by in his way, rex ryan. jets fall 22-17. so, new york needed the steelers to lose. they're facing the browns. ben roethlisberger, threw for 349 yards, three tds. 17 yards to brown, he had 187 yards. first play in nfl player to have 125 catches in consecutive years. steelers clinch the final playoff spot with the victory. jets eliminatedded and the browns fire head coach mike patton after the game. >> afc wild card matchups are set. bengals host the steelers and the chiefs visit the texans, despite kc having a better record, houston won their division, broncos and patriots earn a bye. nfc playoffs not figured out. awaiting the winner of the packers-vikings game but

oakland finish. , with the patriots loss to miami -- peyton manning came off the bench and hands off to hillman, 23 of his 117 rushing yards. broncos win the afc west and there's a number one seed in the afc, homefield advantage throughout with a 27 torn victory. >>> steelers and jets fighting for the final playoff spot in the afc. jets win and they're in. if they lose and the steelers win, they're in. jets control their own debt nut by in his way, rex ryan. jets fall 22-17. so, new york needed the steelers to lose. they're facing the browns. ben roethlisberger, threw for 349 yards, three tds. 17 yards to brown, he had 187 yards. first play in nfl player to have 125 catches in consecutive years. steelers clinch the final playoff spot with the victory. jets eliminatedded and the browns fire head coach mike patton after the game. >> afc wild card matchups are set. bengals host the steelers and the chiefs visit the texans, despite kc having a better record, houston won their division, broncos and patriots earn a bye. nfc playoffs not figured out. awaiting the winner of the packers-vikings game but

tied at 20 in the 4th quarter -- ronnie hillman will take that 23 yards for a touchdown... and the broncos win 27- 20... the a-f-c will go through denver jets trying to clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo... down 5 with 2 minutes to go... ryan fitzpatrick -- intercepted -- one of his 3 interceptions in the 4th quarter... and rex ryan plays spoiler against his former team -- 22-17 so now the steelers could sneak in the playoffs with a win over the browns... and they had no problem -- ben roethlisberger -- to antonio brown... steelers are in the playoffs -- 28-12 the final so the a-f-c playoff picture is set... denver and new england get byes... houston hosts kansas card round in the n-f-c... the top 2 seeds are carolina and arizona -- they get byes... minnesota beat green bay tonight, so they get the 3 seed and host seattle - green bay travels to washington let's get to basketball now, where the wolf pack picked up a big 71-68 win over wyoming last night the pack led by 23 points from marqueze coleman, including 17 in the 2nd half -- he also had 5 rebounds and 4 assi

ronnie hillman' s 23 yard touchdown run was the difference broncos beat san diego, 27-20. maybe they' ll be able to attack like the patriots of old when the playoffs start in two weeks safe to say they were fortunate to get out of this game with their quarterback in tact. brady spraining his right ankle when he was by ndamakong suh. brady took a lot of punishment in this one including a cheap shot attack by olivier vernon well after the ball was released. another narrow escape for brady sacked late in the 4th quarter he fumbles and goes after the loose ball patriots end up season losing 4 of 6. >> it will give us a chance to evaluate where we are at. it is obviously a tough sport. you figure it out after 16 games. we keep fighting on. bob: and there was another big development in the afc playoff picture today involving the revenge of rex ryan. more on that later in sports. heather: for the first time we are seeing video of the cargo ship el faro on the bottom of the atlantic ocean. the wreckage 15,000 feet down in the waters off the bahamas. the ship went down after losing

call on manning...not much through the air for peyton, but he leads them down the field and ronnie hillman scores the game facebook fan photo of the day. today's picture comes from... lindsey. she snapped this moment....which shows brandon wegher as mentioned earlier in the show, right before his first regular season game in the n-f-l and his son brodie watching from the sidelines. congratulations brandon! we're proud to see a siouxland athlete making their dreams come (fred) dense fog is spreading through siouxland. the forecast for toninit is for mostly clear skies and areas of dense fog. the low will be 12. there may be some slick roads due to freezing fog. tomorrow, look for partly cloudy skies and areas of fog in the morning. the high will be 22. the 7-day forecast wedndnday and 37 thursday. we could see some fluies wednesday, then we have a chance of rain and snow thursday and friday, possibly lasting into >> a christian missionary murdered in her apartment. the perpetrator left little evidence behind but a new computer program found clues on a bloody s set and the case made forensic

. >> for his performance in chargers, the game winning touchdown, broncos running back ronnie hillman was named the afc offensive player of the week. >>> if the nuggets scoreless than 100 points, they always lose, except tonight. they miss the final eight shots but still manage to beat the minnesota timberwolves 78-74. >>> college hoops in fort collins. colorado state rallied from ten points down in the final the few minutes. jd page made the key basket. can somebody explain to me this new running dance? i love it. in laramie. josh adams is loose! we are rolling wyoming. cowboys win 64-52. and the denver pioneers snap a four-game losing streak. they win 78-75. avalanche forward matt duchene was named an all-star and played like one tonight. he scored his team lining 19th goal just five minutes after the opening faceoff against the saint louis blues. they trail 3-2 in the third period. and ken griffey jr. received a record 99.9% of the votes and is headed to the baseball hall of fame. three complete idiots felt his 630 homers were not sufficient to make it to the hall of fame. >> mike

ronnie hillman, a hall of fame handoff. is back and the broncos are the number one seed in the afc with a 27-20 deangelo williams with the handoff. he's down. he ain't getting up. he's in some pain. john hughes iui lands right on top of his leg. williams will be carted off. he would not return. right ankle injury. fourth quarter. big ben. rolling left. markus wheaton. touchdown. steelers win, 28-12. and thanks for the help they got from the bills, theyed a have aens to the post season. >> that is a good morning, america. >> thanks, fellas. >> i'm glad they woke up finally. >> finally. >>> um next in "the pulse." feeling the force and dominating the box office. sq "star wars" on the verge of a new record. >>> and the itunes bill for $6,000 after a boy got a hold of his dad's ipad. of irregular het not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't accept is getting out there with less than my best. so if i can go for something better than warfarin, i will. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus

scored on four of manning's first five possessions, including this 23-yard touchdown run by ronnie hillman in the fourth to break a 20-20 tie. denver claims the top seed in the afc with a 27-20 win. the jets would clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo. fourth quarter, 19-17, bills. ryan fitzpatrick picked off by leodis mckelvin in the end zone. fitzpatrick was picked off three times in the fourth quarter. bills hang on 22-17. the steelers could get in with a win in cleveland. then roethlisberger connects with antonio brown. brown became the first player in league history to have 125 catches in two straight seasons. steelers win 28-12, so they take the final playoff spot in the eastern conference. the jets are out. steelers with the bengals. kansas city with the texans. that means that denver and new england get the byes. new england will play the at home. here are the six playoff teams in the nfc. carolina and arizona get the byes, but the wildcard seedings and matchups will be decided by s game between green bay and minnesota. minnesota is leading 23-13 in the fourth. the final game

ronnie hillman, a hall of fame handoff. goes 23 yards for the deciding score. manning is back and the broncos are the number one seed in thehe afc with a 27-20 win. >>> n roethlisberger and the steelers visiting the browns. they want to play in the post season. but they need some help. early second quarter. deangelo williams with the handoff. he's down. he's in some pain. john hughes iii lands right on top of his leg. williams will be carted off. he would not return. right ankle injury. fourth quarter. big ben. rolling left. markus wheaton. touchdown. steelers go ono win, 2 28-12. and thanks for the help they got from the bills, they advance to the post season. >> that is a good morning, america. >> thanks, fellas. >> i'm glad they woke up filly. >> yeah, finally, wowow. >>> up next in "the pulse." feeling the force and dominating the box office. "star wars" on the verge of a new record. >>> and the itunes bill for $6,000 after a boy got a hold of his dad's ipad. for $6,000 after a boy got a hold of his dad's ipad. of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart v

. >> ronnie hillman had kind of a tough game. game going. i think cj broke one during the game. the in fact is no matter who they face in the super bowl they're going to face a team points. broncos' defense kept them in this game. we have a chance to look in the tunnel now at the players coming off the field. looks like these are folks associated with the team as well. they're wearing those sweet hats we showed you a while ago. >> if you look at some of the key players at the game you have to talk about von miller, owen daniels, scoring two touchdowns. miller with that critical interception. biggest game of his life and he's talking to mike. >> we have to look ahead. i think to what they're going to face, a lot of people will be watching this next game, the nfc championship, because it seems like everybody has been talking about carolina being the cinderella team of the year. >> cam newton has become the most talked about player in the league. for all the talk of manning and brady, this really has been a spectacular year for cam newton and what he does on and off the field is ve

peyton manning throws to ronnie hillman, but it's incomplete...and hillman doesn't chase after the ball... so new england challenges, saying it was a lateral recovered by the patriots... the ruling was overturned... new england gets the ball on the broncos 33. 2 plays later...stephen jackson pushes his way into the end zone ... but they miss the maintains it's lead, 7-6. fast forward to the fourth and the patriots fell behind 20-12 with less than two minutes left... but brady finds rob gronkowski in the end zone for the touchdown... patriots trail by 2. on the two-point try, tom brady passes over the middle, but it's deflected and bradley roby makes the interception....that would be the end for the patriots... denvers takes the a-f-c title winning 20-18... peyton manning was 17 of 32, had 2 touchdown passes, and no picks. linebacker brandon marshall, tight end virgil green, and offensive lineman kyle roberts, all three former pack players, are headed to the superbowl with the broncos...(take vo)over to the n-f-c title game... the cardinals at the panthers... this was the first time caro

the chargers ronnie hillman takes it in from there. the new england patriots needed a win over miami to secure a top seed in the afc.bill belichick and the patriots seeking home-field advantage for the six times since 2003 dolphins happily. stephen jackson recently signed by the new england patriots and he scored a touchdown today. that type things at 10. jackson is going for the playoffs but it would be tenniel to jordan cameron with a touchdown and the past lose. they are now to how about mike patton, coaching his last game as a cleveland browns but the pittsburgh space dealers needed to win. then rock was further looking good. going to put that back and find miller for the touchdown . it was seven zero in favor of pittsburgh then big ben finds his favorite target, antonio brown. the steelers take care of they would need help. when they get that help from the new york jets? the jets needed to lose so they needed help from the bill. rex ryan, the old jets coach . you don't think he wanted to spoil the team for the jets? quarterback co

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. >>> ronnie hillman has been named afc offensive player of the week. this is the first time he's been honored with the recognition. >> sunday he had a career high 117 yards, one touchdown on 15 3 carries. two receptions for 10 yards against the san diego chargers. his game winning touchdown helped the broncos clinch their fifth consecutive division title. >>> if you're looking for a new job todayymay not be the best time. there's something about today you need to know about, that's ahead. >> plus, the rescue of three hikers stuck on a mountain and the important tools they did >>> you're watchinn denver 7 at 11:30. power ball jackpot got more exciting, now up to $500 million. >> denver 7's sally mamdooh talked with some people hoping to maae it big. >> reporter: this store here has sold about 100 powerrball i'm one of those people, one lucky winner. it's the nine digit number everyone wants a piece of. $500millionup for grabs. >> we are buying department's power ball tickets. for accounting at our architect firm. >> reporter: of course, we had to ask th

first play after that, handed it to ronnie hillman. broncos took the lead, 27-20. peyton manning on the led them to 20 second half points. but he led them to 20 half points, the broncos win, the number one seed with the pats losing today. first round bye, next week, the entire playoffs, so this is exactly the way they drew it up, exactly, molly, what we wanted to see befef the regular season even started. john elway said, we want to kick and scream at thended, want to finish strong, the finale of the regular they're the number one seed, we are here in denver, at mile-high, until super bowl 50, just the way they drew it up. but now, guess what. >> what? >> take a guess. >> 17 or 18? >> i don't know what you're asking. >> brock osweiler or peyton manning. that's what we're going to have weeks now, we'll see what happens. >> i was going to ask you, who do you think. >> you knew? >>> you're looking live at sports authority fieed at mile-high, the interview room, you can see the little backdrop there on the right side of your screen, that's where gary kubiak and peyton

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ronnie hillman. tucson, hit hard by bradley robe by. demarcus ware pounced on it. broncos, peyton let him down, third and goal, quick count, k.j. anderson in the end zone, finally, a touchdown, 18-13, broncos went for 2. quick screen. peyton to d.t. for easy money. and a 20-13 broncos lead. big ben, vaughn miller got there, demarcus ware, orange crush, broncos took over and 23-16, so new england, the game. you love to see it. we're waiting, guys for gary kubiak and peyton manning to take the podium in the interview room. we were hoping to bring you that live, but the game ran long, we'll see what happens there, but we've got arran anderson at the game. we're in the locker m radio, talking to de-- locker room, talking to demaryius about his mom. >> we look forward to it t. broncos kind of warmed up. >> right. >> to get going in this game and really kept us on the edge of our seats. >> right. >> it was field goal, after field goal, after field goal, finally, one turn over guy, that was the difference. broncos scored a touchdown on that drive and that's the game. >> a

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