. >> mike: here's the nfc story. two of the six playoff spots are spoken for.e teams in the nfc all won today. eagles, first team to clinch a bye. vikings win. rams win in seattle. command to the west. seahawks lost from there. first division title in 14 years. panthers are in great shape for at worst a wildcard. al mentioned the game for atlanta with dallas, seattle, detroit rooting for tampa. the falcons are out. to win the south. over to the big game. to beat pittsburgh. jacksonville clinched the first playoff berth in a decade. they win with a win or a titans loss. jags are alive from all the top seed and they ruled the tie breaker on pittsburgh. scrambled for the final spots. the chiefs have the one game lead. three way tie for baltimore the one team that doesn't need help. you see why the loss is crushing for the raiders. we'll give you a test on that. tomorrow on nbcsn. five straight hours of football talk starting at 7:00 eastern. dan patrick show is 9:00 to noon. cowboys 20, raiders 17. al and cris wrap it up after this. really? really? really? really?

little separation in this very big separation week within the nfc. >> cris: i'll say this about the nfc i can't wait to watch the playoffs. two's the best team? you know what i mean, it's the you have to figure out exactly as they jockeying around this week in particular, they're all sort of playing each other again. >> mike: that's right. top seven teams. the one team that's not playing an nfc heavy weight is seattle and they go to jacksonville. this will sort out. atlanta gave themselves a chance to repeat as division champions. >> cris: the game was relatively sloppy tonight. you didn't see the crisp offenses we're used to seeing particularly with these two quarterbacks out there. but that was a gut-check and that's what football is all about. especially on thursday night. you have on go out there and figure out a way to fight to the end. it's not going to be pretty. atlanta falcons came out of here with a very tough win. >> mike: on sunday night, another division battle. rivalries are hard to come by in a transient era. but pittsburgh/baltimore have maintained. >> cris: lot of chipp

nfc's the best, baby. >> i'm concerned about carson but have faith in nick. i have faith in our defense, faith in the coaching staff. >> the eagles' fans at the game said they're all in. carson wentz's corner -- they're all in carson wentz's corner no matter what. and the eagles' offensive tackle lane johnson tweeted, "prayers up for mao bro, carson wentz. we got you." and jordan hicks himself injured tweeted, "praying for my guy, carson wentz. hoping everything is all right." >>> in minutes we'll hear from wentz's teammates about the injury and where they go from here. ahead at 4:30, backup quarterback nick foles talks about filling in as the team leader. >>> new this morning, an apartment fire in south jersey has forced nearly two dozen people out into the cold. the american red cross is helping them find a place to stay. here's a look at the scene from gloucester township. the flames started spreading at the lakeview terrace parliaments before 9:00 -- apartments before 9:00 last night. a police officer suffer eed min injuries helping somebody escape a balc

and two, eagles still have the best record in the nf l, although they now share the top seed in the nfc with the minnesota vehicle hanks won yesterday. so things just got a little bit more interesting in the playoff picture. minnesota, vikings, in umber one seed. win some r lose some. >> sub line there, they dropped one, but it is just one. >> it is just one. still and 102. >> just one. case of the mondays here. but just one. >> thank you, pat. >> working to figure out what caused a fire inside a bar in the city bridesburg section. this happened at the post office cafe. in the 2,000 block of ridge street, around 9:00 saturday night. firefighters returned to the scene where they found heavy smoke coming from the bar's basement. authorities say the fire grew to two alarm, but crews placed it under control, around 11:30 we're told nobody was hurt. >>> authorities say they will be charging three teens as adults, for beating a homeless man to death in the city's mayfair section. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live at police headquarters with more on the charges the juveniles will be

vikings of all teams next up the la rams on sunday and they're currently the third best team in the nfc so another huge battle right around the corner. >> that was like playoff game. >> definitely was. felt like one. that's why you want to have playoff games here in philly. you don't want to have to go there. >> thank you pat. >> onto more serious news this morning and new this morning police is her clinic for killer after a man is stabbed to death inside his home in south philadelphia. it happened on the 1200 block of south johnson street, just after 1:00 a.m. officers found six a year old man stabbed in the abdomen, pronounced him dead at the scene. investigators still trying to figure out a motive for the attack. >> philadelphia police arrest three teens, one week after a homeless man was beaten to death on a mayfair street. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do, live at police headquarters where officials say they'll be charging the juveniles as adults. trang, good morning. >> good morning rahel and joe police tell us that these three teenagers could be arraigned as early as later

that win keeps them neck and neck with new orleans in the race for the nfc south title.anwhile are returning to the playoffs for the first time in a decade thanks to a 45—7 drubbing of houston, while the vikings clinched the nfc north after crushing a depleted and rather disinterested bengals side. v6 rise and fall race in austria took place the weekend. —— the sixth. what is it? it involves a key teams of intrepid winter sports enthusiasts tackling a mountain in a rather unique way. someone has to ski their way up it, that one clearly the least popular leg, then somebody gets the relatively less taxing job of paragliding down to the bottom. they then hand over to someone who proceeds to mountain bike back up to the top and then it's the turn of the final member to skiand it's the turn of the final member to ski and slalom townhill to the finish line. the win won injust under a0 minutes. that's all the time that we've got left for now. you can get all the latest sports news on our website at: but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport today team, we'll see you

this team is still riding high after clinching the nfc east last night. the birds are far from done. iain. >> that is true, kristen, thank you. chris o'connell has been talking to the fans about how not having carson wentz for the rest of the season how that will do. he's got more on that part of the story right now. >> reporter: it started to sing in for birds fans when carson wentz wrapped a towel around his head. hours later, the birds hero hobbling down the jet way in philly. then the confirmation. carson wentz is out. nick foles is in. >> nick has played a ton of football, and i was here when we drafted him, we drafted him for a reason. we went out and got him again this off season for reason. >> reporter: coach doug pederson may be confident but birds fans not so much. >> dead inside. my hero is gone. >> reporter: it's not a good monday. >> oh, man, it was good win but, you know, as super bowl dreams right there. that's our super bowl right there, man. >> gone. >> reporter: foles can't do it like -- it ain't no wentz, man. >> although there is some

nfc's the best. >> i have faith in nick. i have faith in our defense. i have faith in our coaching staff. >> the eagles' fans said they're all in carson wentz's corner no matter what happens. of course that goes for carson's teammates, as well. lane johnson tweeted, "prayers up for my bro, carson wentz. we got you." and linebacker jordan hicks, himself injured, tweeted, "praying for my guy, carson wentz. hoping everything is all right." our coverage continues coming up at 6:30. hear what carson has to say about his injury and what backup quarterback nick foles says about filling in as team leader. >>> new overnight in delaware county, a head-on crash sent first responders racing to the scene in bethel township. they had to rescue a number of victims. police haven't said exactly what caused the crash last night. we're working to find out the conditions of the victims. >>> let's head to the lehigh valley. a firefighter and his family are leaning on the community in the wake of their own house fire. it happened on the same day a firefighter was to voluntee

this is an nfc east foe and you know what to expect agaq'u thep giants. >> nfc east rivalry, forget the records, it's at their place, it will be a good hard fought game. they have

guess have to make adjustment in the nfc champions can keep winning without wentz. >> nobody wants toarson wentz is going off to get look at in the locker room. >> it was the news no one wanted to hear. carson wentz's stellar sophomore season cut way too short. but wentz shared his thoughts on social media today. saying heel come back stronger than ever. >> this will not stop me going forward i will come back stronger than ever. i will use this as motivation, um, i will be attacking it, um, this whole process as i recover. >> it's hard to ignore the disappointment in his eyes. but he really is relying on his faith to get him through this. >> if we got everything we wanted in life, it would be a disaster. i know jesus is up there looking down and he knows what he's doing. so i'm going to surrender that to him and trust him in that. >> once again, it's 93 next man up for eat buildings as the birds look to nick foles. doug pederson says don't give up on this team. they'll continue to succeed. >> heck, yeah. we overcame pro ball left tackle, overcame our middle linebacker, overcome a runn

fumble, 43-35 victory pushed them to 11-two on the season, best record in the nfl, they clinched the nfc east and this season has been tough on the league's biggest stars to fall victim to injure aaron rodgers, odell beckham junior and jj watts and now our own carson wentz. when the team land is here in philadelphia, he has to have an mri and all fingers are crossed right now, as fans, sort of hold their breath to wait to see what happens. >> that is the truth, big win, big loss, thanks, lauren. 4:04. search on for two drivers, pretty bizarre hit and run, it happened in kensington. woman was killed when she was pushed out of the pickup truck moving truck and then run over by a different car. lets get out to jenny joyce to explain, jenny. >> reporter: good morning. right now police are calling this a hit and run possible homicide as they begin sorting through information from witnesses. according to investigators just before 2:00 a.m. sunday one witness watched as aid woman was pushed out of silver ford f150, victim landed violently in the middle of the 3,000 block of frankford between so

here's how things look in the nfc. vikings loss.les have retaken number one seed, they need a win to move a game up. should bird lose, should it happen, they will be tied with the vikings and rams in that quest for home field, throughout the playoffs. >>> look at this scene in buffalo, crazy snow, they have work hard to clear off the yard line, during the game, and went to overtime, look who is the hero, shady mccoy 21- yard touchdown with one minute 362nd left. he had that game with the lions, four years ago. snowballs for everyone. shady with 156-yard rushing to pass a thousand yard mark for sixth time in his career. they win 13-207 stay alive. we will show you more from around the nfl and break down what we hope is a eagles win tonight, on "action news" sports sunday, when brian westbrook joins us in the studio tonight after "action news", at 11:00. >>> sixers will try to snap a three game losing streak tonight against pelicans in new orleans. joel embiid back after resting last night after a close loss to the cavilers. >>> rober

that's huge going into a big nfc matchup against the rams. this is a statement game in the nfc. >> it's big. rams have been playing good all year. so we don't have to put things in per spelktive. everybody knows they are a good team. it will be a good challenge for us. we need to learn from what happened last week. >> the eagles have been welcomed here into anaheim by mike trout and the angels. every single eagles player found in their locker here at angels stadium a special note and bobble head of mike trout curtesy of trout and the angels. >> not bad at all. >> big sixers news. okafor has finally been traded. take a look at him in action. jaleel and nik stauskas go to the knicks. he was the number three overall pick three years ago but did not fit into the sixers plans. so now he will face joel embiid many times a year for many seasons to comp. sixers, lakers, tonight. we'll have that at 11:00. i'm john clark live in anaheim, california. back to you. >> tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00, harassment in the parking lot at the king of prush ya m

>> let's take a look at that nfc playoff picture. two of the six spots are spoken for with the vikings winning tonight, they can clinch a fourth round bye. the eagles can clinch home field advantage with a win on monday against the raiders. tomorrow a big day for the teams in the nfc south. the panthers can clinch a playoff spot over the bucks. the saints can clinch a playoff birth, the division with a win and a panthers loss. remember, they can still win the division if they win out. out west, the rams, they can take the division for the first time since 2003 with a win. or a seahawks loss. seattle plays dallas. desperation tomorrow. the loser of that one is eliminated. move on to the afc. headline today, ravens beating the colts. they move into that five seed. baltimore could clinch a playoff birth next week with a win. the jaguars would win the afc south with a victory or a titans loss while the chiefs would win the west with a victory or a chargers loss. the steelers play christmas day against the texans. if they win and the jagu

every nfc season has peaks and valleys. eagles were at their highest point about a month ago. they are trying to get back to that plateau. last night they beat raiders by nine points, they clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs but nick foles as you heard fans there talking, he struggled while philadelphia carson wentz one touchdown be, one pick, 163-yard passing. fan base panic, well, doug period son he remains calm. >> everything is fix be, correctable, he will learn from it. we will learn from it. it is really just a good thing too when you can play again, you play sort as poor and sloppy, but still have a chance and pull it out in the end with a two minute drive to put yourself in a position to kick that game winner. >> glass half full. >>> next um forbidder a relatively meaningless game against the cowboys, in the season finally, coming up later in sports pederson talks about the possibility of resting guys, before the playoffs. >> that should be interesting. >> yes. >> interesting discussion. >> as you well know for most of the season we have been keeping

and they clenched the number one spot in the nfc. that wasn't the prettiest of victories. sports director don bell is here now with what the team is saying today. >> it was definitely a present for some fan, they're not exactly happy with the style point. >> how they got there >> nfc east champs, check. home fields advantage, check, they've accomplished all the regular season goals but there's a lot of work left to do. they beat the raid ders. he through a touchdown and interception and tossed for 163 yards, with the team's playoff fate set. doug pederson the customary rest when the birds hosts the cowboys sunday >> i got to get in as many reps as he can and be smart about it. we have a lot of football left, our season really is just beginning quite honestly, but we'll make good decisions, talk to the coordinators about play time and all of that, and we'll have a good plan later in the week. >> reporter: pederson also added he would like to get nate sudfeld some playing time. some most of the season we've been keeping an eye on the odds of reaching the big game. here's how

eashe that's 13 and two, that's the number one seed in the nfc.the how would i describe it? amazing. add to the fact jordan hicks, jason peters, darren sproles, you chris marigose, replaceosg carsn wentz, to think that this team is in the position that it it absolutely -- absolutely mind-boggling, a combination of playe guyrs with who are resilient throughout the season, and a tremendous job i my opinion has to be "coach of the year" doug and throw in, pat, the job of the personnel department did. bringithmaking the replacementst they did along the lines. this has organizational success. >> let me leave you this with. how far can theyin playoffs? >> how far can they go in the let's think about the first game first, who they ends up alling. along, let's go one and zero. that's what he says to eh westb. go one and zero, so to project the superbowl or say theylayoff team, listen, there is nobody in thein the nfc who they are nc so just enjoy it. >> look forwards to it l and ze. >> and we will enjoy it and thien to you as the eagles sunday. thank you,

>> let's take a look at that nfc playoff picture. two of the six spots are spoken for with the vikings winning tonight, they can clinch a the eagles can clinch home field advantage with a win on monday against the raiders. tomorrow a big day for the teams in the nfc south. the panthers can clinch a playoff spot over the bucks. the saints can clinch a playoff birth, the division with a win and a panthers loss. remember, they can still win the division if they win out. out west, the rams, they can take the division for the first time since 2003 with a win. or a seahawks loss. seattle plays dallas. desperation tomorrow. the loser of that one is eliminated. move on to the afc. headline today, ravens beating the colts. they move into that five seed. baltimore could clinch a playoff birth next week with a win. the jaguars would win the afc south with a victory or a titans loss while the chiefs would win the west with a victory or a chargers loss. the steelers play christmas day against the texans. if they win and the jaguars lose tomorrow,

the eagles are also the top seed in the nfc. the offense struggled.t was the defense that came through in the end. in the fourth quarter cornerback ronald darby helped set the win in motion. he intercepted with 46 seconds left which set jake elliott up for the game winning field goal with 22 seconds left. then in the final points they came from defensive end derek barnett who scored on a 23-yard fumble. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live in south philadelphia with more on the game. good morning, bob. >> reporter: hey, good morning, tam. like you said, a win is a win is a win. it was a win. next week they face dallas, another team that they're hugely favored against but what fans have seen over the last two weeks, some struggles on defense and some struggles on the offense, they're thrilled about the win but they're kind of not so happy about, again, what they've seen. let's take a look and listen. >> santa wants to give the eagles a super bowl for christmas. >> yeah it's a christmas miracle. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> reporter: there was a lot

the birds head into today's tilt at the giants with the nfc east division title in their pocket, theirirst since 2011. but there's still plenty of other things to play for. john clark is in north jersey with more. >> reporter: the eagles are hoping to wrap up an early christmas gift if they beat the giants, they clinch a first-round bye. here are the birds arriving in north jersey. of course they have a new quarterback, nick foles. this is the first trip without carson wentz as their quarterback since the eagles drafted him. nick says he is confident and really comfortable in the offense. he is ready to go. and his teammates believe in him. >> obviously nick is no carson, they have a different skill set, but, like i said, i don't think anybody is looking at the next game or the game after that and saying, oh, i have to play harder or do more to compensate for nick. nick will make the decisions, he will run our offense. >> i think guys have trust and faith in him that he can do it because we've done it with him before. next man in. let's get this thing done. nick foles is a great quarte

eighty-eight players got the call, six eagles made nfc squad.sweet day for carson wentz as he was voted in as game with theuarterback, he torn acl but he was chosen bay of his 33 touchdo picks, in 13 s season. >>> five other players representing the eagles for nfc are tackle lane johnson, guard brandon brooks, malcolm jenkins, zach ertz and defensive lineman fletcher cox , by the way, pittsburgh steelers, led the nfl with eight pro bowlers, but overall 12-two, get is players in the pre bell but much rather see them in the super bowl, that following week end, so fingers crossed there. >> great season, but that whole injury thing. >> thanks, patrick. >>> republican tax reform plan is almost, almost the law of the land. >> jan carabao is in the news center, jan. >> talking taxes just hours ago senate passed g.o.p. tax plan leaving final vote to the house later this morning. coming up we will break down how this bill is expected to impact the average american household. >>> surveillance camera captured violent confrontation between deputies and a la

nfc is the best. >> i'm concerned about carson but have faith in nick. faith in the defense and coaching staff. >> the eagles' fans said they're all in carson wentz's corner no matter what happens. coming up in the next half hour, a message to the fans. how carson wentz is reacting. that's coming up at 5:30. >>> an apartment fire in gloucester township has forced nearly two dozen people into the cold. the american red cross is helping them find a place to stay. the flames started spreading at the terrace apartments before 9:00. no residents were hurt. >>> out west, the largest fire burning in southern california right now is spreading to more communities north of los angeles. with high winds fanning the flames, firefighters are waging a battle with no letup. crews are waging an air war on the flames. helicopters, one after another, are dropping water to douse the fire. the choppers are also dropping slurry, a mix of water and fertilizer, to help protect trees and brush from igniting. on the ground, the work for firefighters is dangerous and exhausting. s

birds win they clinch nfc east. >> and well eagles play the giants next week. eli manning starting that lineup. game all tide up. play action fake rolls in connection with brett allison with one yard score and g men take the lead and in the fourth game tied again dak prescott drops baca loan in the end zone for 20 yard score. cowboys keep playoff chance as live with 30-10 victory. and the minnesota strikeings visiting carolina panthers in nfc battle late in the game and feelingary long 52 yard touchdown pass to bring the vikings all the way back to tie the game at 4 ten minutes left and cam newton showing off moves with 62 yard run and all the way down to the two-yard line. and then jonathan stewart will start the drive off with the touchdown. to inweapon the game. panthers hold off the strikeings 31-2 4 here is the scene buffalo. winter wonderland. lake effect blazeard as bills played the colts. this game went into over time and good friend shady mccoy sent bills fans happy on 21 yard touchdown around. shady ran for 156 yards and went over 1,000 yard mark. bil

he even tweeted saying nfc east champs so proud of the resiliency of this team.ly appreciate all of the prayers. i know my god is a powerful one with a perfect plan. time to just lean into him and just whatever the circumstance s. and also, eagles linebacker jordan hicks, also out with an injury tweeted praying for my guy carson wentz, hoping everything is all right. hicks is also out with a right ankle injury. >> we want carson back but they are confident. >>> search on for two drivers in the hita woman in kensington. victim pushed out of the moving pickup truck, then run over by a car following right behind them. this happened on the 3,000 block of frankford avenue. sunday just before 2:00 a.m. month. man in her 30's died on the both drivers just kept on going. >> i was shocked when they accident, i thought maybe someone beat her, her head was up. >> it is scar that i something like that with happen and in one either stopped to see if she waska nothing, just senseless and way of life, my f. >> this morning police are on the look out for silver t fhe me and exte

and they clenched the number one spot in the nfc. that wasn't the prettiest of victories. sports director don bell is here now with what the team is saying today. >> it was definitely a present for some fan, they're not exactly happy with the style point. >> how they got there >> nfc east champs, check. home fields advantage, check, they've accomplished all the regular season goals but there's a lot of work left to do. they beat the raid ders. he through a touchdown and interception and tossed for 163 yards, with the team's playoff fate set. doug pederson the customary rest when the birds hosts the cowboys sunday >> i got to get in as many reps as he can and be smart about it. we have a lot of football left, our season really is just beginning quite honestly, but we'll make good decisions, talk to the coordinators about play time and all of that, and we'll have a good plan later in the week. >> reporter: pederson also added he would like to get nate sudfeld some playing time. some most of the season we've been keeping an eye on the odds of reaching the big game. here's how

. >> how many plays down the stretch from the defense, helped secure the win and the nfc title. bye down a poured. force as fumble. that's that scramble hams. rodney mcleod picks up the ball. the birds have the ball deep in rams territory. >> little later, nickel yacht comes in, nails 33-yard field goal, his third of the game. and the birds take the lead here for good. right in the fourth, rams convert this third down play, but passes, complete, eagles go onto win it 33-45. >> feels great, at the same time, thank you, we >> our off hence our back all day. they were really resilient. and our defense for that matter, not playing our best game by any means against a good football team, good qun us, at the end we had to get a cup epp l stomps, nick did great j depende and getting us points. >> nick foles, came into the game with the eagles 31. he went six for ten for 42 yards, late in the game, heionon agholor, that sealed the deal. >> sell breaks mixed when sconcerth philly last night's win was massive. asgles fans have, yes, a lot e locked up the division, but some say they cannot

. >>> eagles won the nfc east playoffs. you bet but carson wentz is hurt. >> how bad?cold but frigid. we'll take a look how cold ♪ . ♪ . >>> carson wentz is hurt. how bad? kathy got a very cold forecast, news starts in 30 seconds. >>> live from center city in philadelphia, this is fox 29 news at 10:00 >>> the eagles heading to the playoffs, clinching the nfc east with a big win against the la rams, did it come two cost. thanks for joining us, i'm ian 2 page >> i'm lucy nolan. brad sattin has how fans are handling the news. we begin with kristen rogers with more on the birds and the latest on carson wentz. everybody is questioning. >> tonight it was bitter sweet for the eagles, picked up a win over los angeles, clinched the division, the birds still waiting to finds out if carson wentz is out rest of the season, here is the play where it looks like carson was hurt. he runs it in for the touchdown himself this was called back. wentz through a touchdown to alshon jeffrey. they're reporting the eagles fear he tore his acl, there is no other confirmation and the eagles will