for matthew stafford, give him credit. a remarkable season, a remarkable year, but just unable to match points with drew brees tonight. >> al: jabari greer had one interception during the regular season. two tonight. >> cris: i tell you, al, this team is a show in this building. now can they do this heading west and taking on the 49ers? that's going to be a different question. the 49ers with the top defense in the nfc among the playoff hopefuls. >> al: they go there next weekend to join the 49ers at candlestick park. the winner of the giants/falcons game tomorrow then gets a trip to green bay. drew brees, a record-setting year during the regular season and those marks will now continue in postseason, at least the second most there. bernie kosar, number one, with 489 yards. that was against the jets in overtime. so a fifth period for bernie to get there. >> cris: i've been around football for a long time, and i tell you, drew brees has got it going on this year. i mean, he just -- it's almost remarkable to me that he's prob

matthew stafford to calvin john. so megatron, 12 catches.nswers in the third. 466 yards for brees, second most area time in a postseason. three td passes. south carolina up three. they go up ten before matthew stafford makes the play. lions within three. then the little man makes a play. sproles, the score, two tds for darrin. they're coming to san francisco after the 45-28 victory. >> you know, 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 dog fieg. >> the afc, t.j. yates, and andy dalton, the first first time two rookies started quarterbackes started a playoff game. chiefs up seven at the half. third quarter, texans, running away. now watch this run by foster. sweeps to the right. pushes bengals defenders out of the way. two tds for foster. houston advances to face the ravens with the victory. >> the 49ers have their hand full next saturday hosting the saint

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

matthew stafford and the lions offense is capable of winning a shootout. second quarter, stafford fires a strike to calvin johnson. a huge night for megaton. 12 catches for 21 yards and two touchdowns. detroit led 14-10 at the half. 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

watch matthew stafford by any means necessary, he gets into the end zone 24-21. and then i was pretty excited, too. but 1,038 yards of total offense. saints too much. they're moving on to san francisco. they win 45-28. >>> afc wild card texans bengals first playoff ever for houston. andre johnson says i approve this message and i like it a lot. only 90 yards receiving, but 50 of them here. texans up 24-10. and yates, he only through it 159 yards, but he handed it off to aaron foster who shows his bicep. how about that stiff arm. he had a buck 53. texans will come to baltimore after winning 31-10. >>> there are 16 teams in the big east conference. there's probably only about three to paul rutgers and seaton hall that sort of struggle. even they're scrappy. bottom line there aren't any gimmes in the big east. that's why thompson hasn't gotten giddy about his team's winning streak. thompson had it going on, stroking the 3. that's not enough. give him 4 on the four-point play. he had 20 points. jason clark, show me the suction cup hands of clark. he had five steals a

for matthew stafford, give him credit. a remarkable season, a remarkable year, but just unable to match points with drew brees tonight. >> al: jabari greer had one interception during the regular season. two tonight. >> cris: i tell you, al, this team is a show in this building. now can they do this heading west and taking on the 49ers? that's going to be a different question. the 49ers with the top defense in the nfc among the playoff hopefuls. >> al: they go there next weekend to join the 49ers at candlestick park. the winner of the giants/falcons game tomorrow then gets a trip to green bay. drew brees, a record-setting year during the regular season and those marks will now continue in postseason, at least the second most there. bernie kosar, number one, with 489 yards. that was against the jets in overtime. so a fifth period for bernie to get there. >> cris: i've been around football for a long time, and i tell you, drew brees has got it going on this year. i mean, he just -- it's almost remarkable to me that he's prob

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 >>> it is a new year. we saw the same old redskins. after today's loss we'll tell you where the team will pick in the draft. >>> get ready for the chill. mother nature bringing some cold changes for the new year. good evening, everyone. welcome to news 4 at 11:00. we begin with a deadly crash on what neighbors call a dangerous road. two people killed when a car full of young people ran into a tree. news 4s darcy spencer joins us live from bethesda. darcy, this new year is beginning with heartbreak. >> reporter: it is. i was able to speak to the best friend of one victim.

matthew stafford and the lions the upset minded up starts.hey had everybody's attention when stafford found johnson with this touchdown pass in the second. detroit had a 14-10 lead at the half. the lions had no answer for the saint's offense in the second half. to much time for brees to find henderson with a 41-yard strike. since in front. detroit still in it in the 4th quarter trailing 24-21 but darron gets loose and make itself a ten point game. he had two touchdowns and then the saints made it look silly. the lions forget to act for him. that's a 56 -- 626 yards

matthew stafford to equal vin johnson. 14-10 lions at the break.wered in the third to henderson, 466 yards to breeze, no, sir postseason play. saints up 3. he dives, hits the pylon, lions within 3. and 17 yards for the score. he had two touchdowns. they are coming to san francisco after a victory. >> you know san francisco is a good team. we got to couple qom out and hit them hard in mouth early. they are tough team. their defense playing well very, good. we got to be on top throughout the whole game. i know it's going going to be a dogfight. >> first time rookie quarterback since the merger, j.j. picks off a pass. 17-10 houston at the half. texans and andre johnson, 40 yards. texans and watch this by foster. pushes the bengal defenders on the way. two tds. houston vanlz with a 31-10 victory. >> niners will have their handful next saturday as they host the saints in almost ten years. and 49er coaches are busy as we speak. top ranked defense will be tested by the saints especially the secondary. 49ers are hoping youth and experience but majority of

matthew stafford and the lions the upset minded up starts.erybody's attention when stafford found johnson with this touchdown pass in the second. detroit had a 14-10 lead at the half. the lions had no answer for the saint's offense in the second half. to much time for brees to find henderson with a 41-yard strike. since in front. detroit still in it in the 4th quarter trailing 24-21 but darron gets loose and make itself a ten point game. he had two touchdowns and then the saints made it look silly. the lions forget to act for him. that's a 56 -- 626 yards of offense. they combined for over a thousand. saints win. they will march into candlestick park on saturday. >>> in the afc game earlier in the day, former oilers coach helped celebrate the first playoff game since 94. paired rookie quarterbacks for the texans and cincinnati's dalton. game tied at ten late in the first when one play changed the whole thing. that's jj, snatching a dalton pass and taking back 29 yards. he went back to school after deciding he had a better future in football t