but matthew stafford trying to drive the lions down the field. just outside of a minute to go in that one. stafford has thrown for three touchdowns today. you can see bunkley walking to the sidelines. >> phil: and i think tom brady sneaks it again. if you run it, you think they have to go outside because this defense, they're playing for the inside run. >> jim: going to hand it off. they have the touchdown to

competition for the final spot is tony romo and matthew stafford who nearly double smith on yards and touchdowns. >> you have to ask yourself one question, do i feel lucky. well, do you punk? >> the colts got their first win sunday and aren't feeling quite as lucky as the 2-12 rams. vikings lurking close behind in the andrew luck sweeps stakes. the colts said they wouldn't trade the pick. i don't blame them. jon gruden compared luck to peyton manning. >> i really think what andrew did this year with the limited receiving core is astonishing. not a lot of people have done what he has done at stanford. he does a lot before the ball is snapped, making decisions, making audibles. he is a great athlete, prototype size. i get all excited when i talk about andrew luck. he is a can't miss sure fire i think pro bowl quarterback at the next level. >> the artist formerly known as

matthew stafford, big night statistically. 30 of 42. should be good enough to win a lot of games. but when your team is penalized 108 yards and so many of those penalties were ridiculous on one hand and costly on the other. you talk about the ndamukong suh penalty and subsequent suspension. not only did that happen, but it happened at a time in the game when it would have been a fourth down, green bay would have kicked a field goal. instead first and goal, went in for a touchdown and made it 14-0. see you around. >> cris: it's just so hard to win one game in the nfl, but when you give away back to back games during a playoff run over silly things like that, there's just no reason. everybody who plays the game now, they watch games on television, they fully understand what the rules are. and you just can't let your emotions get away from you. i know it's been tough. jim schwartz watching it. but he has no choice now. i mean, this has to be hammered home. you would have thought it was hammered home a week ago. i'm sure they talked about it during the course of the week. but to let i

but matthew stafford trying to drive the lions down the field. just outside of a minute to go in that one. stafford has thrown for three touchdowns today. you can see bunkley walking to the sidelines. >> phil: and i think tom brady sneaks it again. if you run it, you think they have to go outside because this defense, they're playing for the inside run. >> jim: going to hand it off. they have the touchdown to green-ellis. >> phil: that's where you go. go off tackle. tom brady, i'll tell you, just -- little things that go unnoticed. he quick snaps them. look at the blocks. how about that? on the left side. mankins again. i've said his name a lot today. seals it. all the little things that this offense does. how important they are in today's game because it's so hard to get that extra yard for the first down to fourth down. >> jim: it's 41-23 off of the gostkowski extra point. robert kraft heading to the locker room to greet the team. mr. kraft the head of the nfl broadcasting committee. the new deal inked this week with cbs and fox and nbc. we're s

matthew stafford, big night statistically. 30 of 42. should be good enough to win a lot of games. but when your team is penalized 108 yards and so many of those penalties were ridiculous on one hand and costly on the other. you talk about the ndamukong suh penalty and subsequent suspension. not only did that happen, but it happened at a time in the game when it would have been a fourth down, green bay would have kicked a field goal. instead first and goal, went in for a touchdown and made it 14-0. see you around. >> cris: it's just so hard to win one game in the nfl, but when you give away back to back games during a playoff run over silly things like that, there's just no reason. everybody who plays the game now, they watch games on television, they fully understand what the rules are. and you just can't let your emotions get away from you. i know it's been tough. jim schwartz watching it. but he has no choice now. i mean, this has to be hammered home. you would have thought it was hammered home a week ago. i'm sure they talked about it during the course of the week. but to let i

matthew stafford threw for three touchdowns in a 38-10 victory. the lions make the playoff for the first time since 178999. >> the 49ers withat division rival seattle. a win would keep their hopes alive for a first-round bye. for the start emotions were running high. trail can 10-3, the niners answer with this gore touchdown. it was 16-10 san francisco in the fourth. lee has the punt blocked. seattle gets the ball at the four yardline. on the next play, lynch becomes the first player this season to score a rushing touchdown against san francisco. 17-16 seahawks. the niners would regain the lead on akers field goal. his 42nd field goal of the season. jackson is stripped by grant. the niners recover. they hold on to win, 19-17. and improve to 12, 3. >> perhaps the play of the day game in cincinnati. leaps over the defender and lands on his feet for a touchdown. that's worth another look. the bengals keep their playoff hopes alive with the win over arizona. >> carolina quarterback cam newton broke peyton manning's rookie regard with passing and showe

matthew stafford airs it out to calvin johnson who ran right past three raiders defenders, and the game is tied at 7-7. mega tron is just getting started. second quarter, palmer fires to darrius heyward-bey, who breaks free for the 43-yard touchdown. dhb had a career high 155 yards receiving. the raiders led 17-14 at the half. fourth quarter, oakland now up 20-14. tommy kelly brings the pressure and strips stafford. aaron curry scoops it up and scores to put the raiders up 13. then curry celebrates by doing his best tim norton, jr. impression. less than 2 minutes to go, 6-point game, stafford again just heaves it downfield, and, again, johnson gets behind the raider defense for a 48-yard gain to get the lions in the red zone. 43 seconds remaining, stafford hits guess who, johnson in the back of the end zone to put detroit on top. johnson torched the raiders for 214 yards receiving and two touchdowns. final chance for the silver and black, but this 65-yarder is blocked as time expires. lions come back to stun the raiders 28-27. >> my goal is to win every football game i coach, you know.

detroit hosted the chargers, matthew stafford threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns including this one, to mega tron. calvin johnson and lions are going to the playoffs for the first time since 1999. detroit all over the chargers, 38-10. and san diego is out. out of the playoff picture. >> there you go. >> a lot of heavy people in the bay area with the two big wins. raiders and 49ers. >> awesome. good times. >> and imagine spending the holidays behind bars. how bay area prisoners got a chance to create a new kind of holiday celebration. we will have that story and much more coming up on eyewitness news at 6:30. in the mean time, have a great christmas eve. see you in a half hour.

lions quarterback matthew stafford two long score drives. a six-yard touchdown pass to calvin johnson with 39 seconds remaining. johnson had 214 yards receiving for the game. final score, lions 28, raiders 27. >>> tonight, the 49ers will play the final home game of the regular season hosting the pittsburgh steelers at the stick. they are trying to trying to secure first round buys. coverage begins at 4:30 with kickoff at 5:30 in the middle of the rush hour on highway 101. so transportation officials are urging fans and commuters to carpool or take public transportation. >> long day for you. >> yeah. as a matter of fact, i'll be doing the pre-game show, the post-game show. i'll be back here tomorrow morning. >> busiest man in california. >> yes and a lot of caffeine, believe me. >>> a favorite kids videogame brought to life. >> this is for the launch of mario kart 7 nintendo hiring a company to build two life-sized cars for the videogame. west coast customs a body shop for building cars had 30 days to build them. now, these cars don't look qu

it was their leaders, matthew stafford and calvin johnson, really making the big plays.eded two scores. they got a big one to calvin johnson that gave him a chance, then stafford took them 98 yards and won the game with this throw to calvin johnson here. and the thing that that did for them, now, they can clinch their playoff spot next week at home against san diego rather than having to go to green bay on the last day of the year. so this was a huge, huge win for the lions. >> tony, as always, thanks. we'll turn to mike of profootballtalk.com who will have all of the big news tomorrow afternoon. mike, a number of injuries today, but first, what's the latest on ben roethlisberger's status for tomorrow night? >> well, bob, officially, roethlisberger is questionable, which means he's 50/50 with that sprained ankle, but the thinking is now that the ravens have lost and the steelers have chance to take control of the division and get the number one seed, roethlisberger is more likely to play despite that injury. and green bay, right tackle bryan bulaga has a knee injury and

matthew stafford. oakland answering back with a quick strike of its own.rson palmer to darius hayes. oakland led 17-14 at the half. mid-way through the fourth quarter. stafford deep into territory. oakland in front. it was 27-21. they come this close to a completion of chillings have been able to make the cut. after a punt, the lions started at their own two. the game changed on this play, johnson getting blind the raiders secondary -- behind the secondary. gets the lines all the way through the raiders 17. the raiders go to what's worked before. stafford to johnson. nine catches, 214 yards, two touchdowns for johnson. oakland got close enough to allow sebastian a shot. the lions score the last 14 points in the game to put a dagger in oakland's play off hopes. the raiders stay one game behind the -- >> some other numbers were equally disturbing, the lions were eight for 17 on third down conversions. the raiders just one of nine. >> it was a third down in four calls. and claz is very reliability. nine times out of 10 chaz catches that ball. we didn't have t

. >> the chargers were eliminated by detroit, matthew stafford finds calvin johnson in a 38-10 victorythe lions make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. >> the play of the day came in cincinnati. the bengals jerome simpson. check out the big finish. so many are salts into the end zone, landing on both feet. cincinnati keeps it playoff hopes alive with a 23-16 win over arizona. >> carolina quarterback cam newton broke peyton manning's record for passing. the panthers win easily 48-16. >> the patriots rally from a 17-0 halftime deficit to beat miami. tom brady through for more than 300-yard and braid ya also ran for a pair of short scores. >> aloha. the hawaii bowl had nevada taking on southern miss. the wolf pack punting from the endown. the kick glocked and the golden eagles rougher for -- recover for the touchdown. southern miss wins 24-17. then a fight breaks out in the end zone. do you know what the call a fight in hawaii at christmas time? a mel -- melee kalimikaa. >> to the nba. seth curry might not be able. if he can't go, ellis is ready to take over at guard. and mark ja

lions quarterback matthew stafford engineers two long scoring drives. calvin johnson in the end zone with 39 seconds remaining. and the lions devastate the raiders horrible loss 28-27. >>> a reminder catch the 49ers game tonight right here on cbs 5. they hose the pittsburgh steelers for monday night football. then i'll be hosting the fifth quarter after the game. >> dennis working morning noon and night. >> cheap, too. [ laughter ] >>> the bay bridge is taking shape. we'll tell you about the major milestone today. >> and amazing example of the christmas spirit. the shiny surprise for the salvation army and the note left behind. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. capital... to mourn their longtime leader. >>> north koreans are gathering by the thousands in their nation's capital to mourn their long-time leader. many are weeping for kim jong- il who was 69 years old when he died of a heart attack saturday. he inherited the power from h

the biggest outrage here is the omission of matthew stafford, detroit lions quarterback. the lions are going to the playoffs for the first time since 1957. >> how about the lions? they might be coming here to play the giants if they can sneak into the playoffs. mike barnicle, i know you need to get back to your family. such a blessed time for you. we'll see you later. >>> coming up later, our interview with new jersey governor chris christie. forty years ago, he wasn't worried about retirement. he'd yet to hear of mutual funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to health care options. learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." in the final weeks before the iowa caucus, republican governor of new jersey chris christie has been playing wing man for mitt romney. in this "morning joe" rewin

. >> trent richardson from iowa, tyler matthew from lsu, andrew luck from stafford, and monty ball. and i look forward to watching them play. >> so what are you going to do next? you have some choices here. you could go to law school. play again. you could go professional. what are you -- you have so many good choices and good options. >> well, it's good to have a lot of doors open. the biggest thing for me right now is focusing on what's in front of me, and that's playing in this bowl game on december 29. after that's done, i'll decide whether to come back or go pro. >> so keeping focused right now. enjoy this moment. everyone is asking you what next. and you're like, come on, can i enjoy my trophy for a minute? >> yes. take care of what's in front of you. >> in 2009, i think you tore your acl. and you have been quoted as saying that you really knew then how much you loved to play this game. when you were sidelined. you love this game. how did that change your outlook as a player and how you play? >> for me as a player, you have to take advantage of every day, take advantage of wha