cardinals arrived with patrick peterson dressed as a holiday elf. tune into "action news" sports sunday for the full run down of the great many it starts after "action news" at 11:00. dallas cowboys are out of the playoff picture. they lost 19-16 after new york kicked a 40-yard field goal with 36 seconds remaining. dallas drops 4-10. one year after winning the nfc east title. >> much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >>> lots of snow for santa in western new york, but not far away the grinch is alive and well. >>> scientist explain why you have the christmas spirit or you are bah hum bug. chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues. a >> at last, buffalo new york has had measurable snow .1 of a inch breaking a 116 record. aswago new york got a foot of snow. >> many people on facebook are mad because we have no snow. >> reporter: they are upset it's so cold christmas eve, christmas day, even if we don't get cold all winter, let's make it feel like the holidays. here's the beach shot in

pat twrik -- patrick peterson dressed as an elf.watch out for larry fitzgerald, seven touchdowns and career games against the eagles. sam bradford will have to put up a lot of points. he's been on his a-game of late and taking more of a leadership role in the locker room. >> i feel more comfortable saying things now, after being around the guys, kind of going through battle with them. i think they respect me at a little bit more and take it to heart. >> the best part will sam he doesn't always talk, he opens his mouth, everybody knows, we say we listen. >> he has been a vocal leader of the team. it's good for the team. >> reporter: and this is not so bad. dallas sun, cowboys eliminated from contention by the new york jets. it sets up the game-winning field goal. what do you know? dallas be done, eliminated. 19-16 the final down in dallas, they are 4-10. how about them cowboys. >>> it's been happy holidays for flyers fans. since thanksgiving we are one of the hottest team in hockey. before their christmas break there was more to chee

sam bradford going against the honey badger matthew, patrick peterson, he will not throw the eagles to a victory. ryan mathews, darren sproles and yes, even demarco murray have to have one of their best games of the year, that means the offensive line as well. keep the ball out of arizona offense's hands and give bradford a chance by establishing that running game. to me, those are the two clear keys to tonight's game for the eagles. >> reporter: we're back inside the linc. eagles thinking malcolm jenkins will likely be very busy tonight. we'll go back to john clark for more on malcolm. >> reporter: jackie, this is the best threesome of receivers the eagles have faced, fitzgerald, brown, floyd. jenkins is back in the slot position these last two weeks and guess what? the eagles are winning again and playing very good defense. the two games before that he wasn't playing in the slot as much, and he's got a big matchup against larry fitzgerald so malcolm talked about his favorite position really on defense, playing in that slot. >> the slot is definitely the position that i think i'm most

arizona conner patrick peterson dressed as elf as arrives at cardinals tonight. looking good.you better watch-out for eagle killer larry fitzgerald. bradford would have to put up points and he's been on his brain game and bradford is taking more of a leadership role now. >> i feel more comfortable saying things now. after being around the guys going through battle with them i think they respect me a little more and kind of you know take it to heart. >> best part about him is the fact he doesn't always talk when he opens mouth everybody knows we need to listen. >> he stepped up taking it to another level and he's been a vocal leader of this team and i think you know it's good for this team. >> eagles have won 6 of last 8 games bradford started and finished. we're not finished with sports. still to come. can villanova claw their way still to come. can villanova claw their way back enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99. ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing

patrick peterson dressed as an elf last night.arry fitzgerald 7 touch downs against the eagles. sam bradford will have to put up a lot of points. bradford is on his a-game and he is taking more of a leadership role in the locker room. >> i feel more comfortable saying things now after being around the guys going through battle with them i think they respect me a little bit more and taking it to heart. >> the best thing about sam he doesn't always talk. when he opens his mouth we listen. >> he has been a vocal leader of the team. it's good for the team. >> reporter: and this is not so bad either. cowboys eliminated from contention by the new york jets, tied up final minute ryan fitzpatrick, sets up the game-winning field goal. 40-yarder, what do you know? dallas done, eliminated 19-16. they are 4-10. how about them cowboys. it's happy holidays for flyers fans, since thanksgiving they are one of the hottest team in hockey. last night in columbus before their christmas break there's a little more to cheer about especially late. steve

they've got talent, playing really well on defense, patrick peterson playing as well as i've seen him one of the tom corner in the league if not the way he's playing right now. matthews playing outstanding at the safety nickel spot for hem. they're very active. they blitz more than any team in the fnfl. you look at the job carson palmer should be in the conversation as an mvp right now in terms of how well he's playing. >> what won the game for the eagles yesterday this interception by ed reynolds sewed the up. something changed with eagles the last two wins i talk to malcolm jenn since before our radio show tonight. >> with that surge of leadership from the guys out in front it's giving the team a little bit of boost of energy and it's something that, you know, wee been waiting for and looking for. >> why is that the case? >> why did it all of a sudden happen? because of you maybe? >> i'm not going to take credit. i think probably comes from after thanksgiving i was that was rock bottom for us. lose three straight and losing them in the fashion we were losing them at that time. guys

patrick peterson dressed as an elf. watch out for larry fitzgerald. to keep up the pace of that offense, sam bradford has to put up a lot of points. bradford has been on his a-game of late. he has taken a leadership role in the locker room. >> i feel more comfortable saying things now, after being around the guys, kind of going through battle with them, i think they respect me a little bit more and take it to heart. >> the best part about sam is the fact he doesn't always talk. he opens his mouth we listen. >> taking it to another level. he's been a vocal leader of this team. it's good for this team. >> reporter: and this is not so bad either, dallas sun good night. cowboys eliminated from contention by the new york jets. tied up ryan fizz fitzpatrick. 43 yards sets up a game-winning field goal. 40-yarder, what do you know? dallas, done, eliminated. 19-16 the file, -- the final, hw about them cowboys. >>> happy holidays for flyers fans. this thanksgiving they are one of the hottest teams in hockey. before their christmas break there's a little bit mor

. >>> it is an outstanding team in all phases, they have got talent, played well on defense, patrick peterson is playing well, as one of the top corners in the league, the way he is playing right now. matthews is playing outstanding in the the safety and nickel spots. they are active. they blitz more than any other team in the nfl. lou at the job carson palmer should be in the conversation as an mvp in terms of how well he is playing. >>> sixers last night in chicago another brutal effort, they actually lead by five, third quarter right here, turn over, chicago out scores the sixers, 34-two in the third quarter, on a 26-one run, they win 115-96, sixers are now one and 25. >>> that is sports in a minute, i'm howard eskin. >>> it looks like a three way tie in the nfc east remains in place for another week. >> giants were able to rub out clock on the dolphins last night to secure a 31 -24 win. after washington, and philadelphia, won sunday the game was a must win for the giants, they improved, to six-seven on the season, to put themselves in the the three way tie atop the division in the nfc eas

peterson suffered a compound leg fracture. he underwent surgery at iowa methodist medical center. during an interview on "the dan patrick show," peterson says he was not trampled, but was knocked to the ground. peterson says he's ok with fans storming the court, after the people who need to get off the floor get off first. and just this afternoon, big 12 conference leaders sent us a statement that reads, in part -- "game management staff appropriately handled their primary responsibility of ensuring the safety of teams, coaches, officials, and administrative staffs." the conference considers this matter resolved." vanessa: coming up tonight at 6:00, we'll show you what fans and ames police have to say about court storming. vanessa peng, kcci. stacey: we want to know what you think. should schools crack down on fans storming the court or field? here are the results of our kcci 63% say yes i'm a 37% -- 63% say yes, 37% say no. vote now on kcci.com. steve: in committment 2016 news, republican presidential hopefuls vying for their party's nomination could see a contested convention this summer. and that has one candidate ve

former rhode island congressman patrick kennedy and peterson christopher both recovering substance abusersut about the dangers of marijuana to our system. >> two most damaging drugs alcohol and nicotine. we don't need another drug. it will increase >>> live from america's news headquarters, i'm joel waldman. the death toll from the severe storms in the southeast are rising to 15. most of the deaths were in mississippi and tennessee. the storms included a number of tornadoes, folks spending christmas cleaning up. on friday the national weather service confirming another tornado. this one in birmingham, alabama. it caused significant damage. search and rescue efforts are underway. >>> a wildfire destroying more than 100 houses in southern australia. the flames forcing thousands to flee their homes. thankfully emergency officials say no one has been killed or injured. hundreds of firefighters have been battling the blaze which was caused by a lightning strike . cooler weather and light rain saturday could help, but the fire could burn for weeks. i'm joel waldman, now alized pot. colorado says

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peterson told the "dan patrick show" he doesn't have a problem with fans rushing the court. with the comeback win thursday, the cyclones are 8-0. the good news? their sixth man is stepping up big time this season. matt thomas had a career-high 19 points and career-high six threes thursday, as isu rallied from 20 down to beat iowa. but it is his defense that keeps him getting minutes. matt: the first couple of years here, i feel like i was a liability on that end of the floor. back at me out of the game at times. i just worked on my lateral to bring that toughness in every time i step on the court to help this team win. scott: iowa state hosts arkansas-pine bluff sunday at 5:00. the hawkeyes have over a week off before facing drake saturday in the big four classic. that's a long time to think about how they let one slip away in ames. one of the main reasons? turnovers. fran: 17 times is too many. i know they are quick and popular but we have to come down and get a shot. you might get fouled, and offense of rebound -- but as you turn it over -- that is problematic. scott: drak

register" columnist randy peterson is recovering from a broken leg he suffered last night in the aftermath of the cyclones' comeback win. he had surgery last night. he told the "dan patrick show," as long as there's time to get out of the way, he is not against the fans storming the the big 12 stated this afternoon that iowa state handled the situation correctly, and the matter is closed. it is an incredibly unfortunate incident. it is also overshadowing a comeback for the ages by iowa state, which is enjoying its highest ranking in program history. the cyclones are ranked number two by the coaches this week. and they have not disappointed. number four in the a.p. after falling down by 20, georges niang and company roared back against their rivals. they closed the game on a 32-11 run, capped by montay morris' game-winning floater. the cyclones remains undefeated in the season at 8-0. iowa is 7-3. the players say the win gives them even more confidence going forward. jameel: it just means so much more. this is a rivalry game, and the media and the staff, it just means so much great you want to win for them. my family traveled and got to watch me play for the first time th