. >> cris: i don't think that there were major fears about the patriots with the lead that they but patriot fans after back-to-back losses. just so atypical how they were losing those games. 14 point leads. to see the mistakes they were making. another one tonight in peshl teams as well. the old special teams coach himself bill belichick will go back to work on that. >> al: 13 times in the last 15 years they clinch a spot on that, but not the division crown yet. but if the giants beat miami tomorrow, not that they have a chance. but a situation vis-a-vis the jets so they'd clinch with a new york win or obviously with a win in any of the last three games and brady will kneel down here. that will take us all the way to the wire. so brady 22 of 30 for 225 and a pair of touchdowns. the guys who worked together for five years with a brief hug. and the new england patriots will go to 11-2 and would regain that number one seed at least for the moment in the american football conference. game officially over in four seconds. 27-6 the final. volkswagen post game report people are working harder than

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the patriots have issues. health issues. we will go over who is hurt and he was feeling and he was not playing as for my continues. patriots are looking good. the celtics are holding their own. the bruins is the hottest team in hockey. tonight's hot pic shows us how the patriots improved to 12-2. >> reporter: this titans game was a big win for the patriots because there were a few new faces in the victory. >> a lot of guys stepped up to play. fill rolls, he hadn't done much or any in the past. that is what you need from a isn't all that knew, but his lately. another receiving game and another touchdown.>> if i get the ball, i had better be at the same time. >> reporter: give the new be trophy to joey. the patriots needed a running back, and joey got the job done. >> i tried to make a play. when i have the ball in my hand, try to make the best of it.>> reporter: jones played a part in helping the new faces. he has 12 1/2 sacks for the season. his game is evolving.>> getting technique down and learning how to set guys out. you

we will go one on with the patriots capt. -- one with the patriots capt. >>> this game is hard for patriots fans to watch. we're live at gillette stadium kate and katie. loss. it was tough to swallow for patriots fans. a lot of them are in shock. despite everything we saw at alive and well. it was a long walk up route 1 eagles. >> they were winning and then all of a sudden they were losing it was very>> i couldn't i thought they would pull brady didn't do it. orr what did you think about the trip kick? -- trick kick?>> he sure kicked it deep.>> we didn't win the super bowl before. we will go 10-6 this year. is also when it that's all that matters -- as long as we win it, that's all that matters.>> they will come back. >> at least nobody is happy. that was an early holiday gift for eagles fans. >> they wanted us to win that one. they gave it to us. they didn't want me win. -- the wynn -- win. >> reporter: we are still 10-2, not too shabby. jim smith, wbz news.>> they will be all right.>>> patriots fans got to enjoy the nice weather for today's game. a live look at july -- gillette stadium. h

patriots and texans kick it off at 7:00 p.m. we will have our pre-game show starting at 6:30 and sports by ron borgoius. the patriots find themselves fighting for a playoff spot. a messy game in the end helps the patriots for a first round by. andy dalton breaks his right thumb trying to make a tackle. he would show up on the sideline in a cast, a.j. mccarron gets the call. he will be picked off by william gay, who takes it back 23 yards for a touchdown. steelers hand the bengals their loss, 33-23. the bruins can sit down and watch the pats after a saturday matinee loss. and the edmonton oilers and the tuka rask. he's looking as good as ever. allowing only two goals including a much-needed victory in montreal. he has a 9.48 save percentage during the stretch. >> we're playing better so that helps a lot obviously. look at these last two games. gave up a good amount of shots. we had really good scoring chances. >> play of the day brought to you by capital one. >> flash back to last back. florida state, the glove could not jump lik

we'll see if the patriots can get it done. guys, back to you in the studio. >> they can get it done, confidence. >>> spreading holiday cheer on two wheels. >> coming up the jingle ride makes a christmas tour through >>> lots of people took advantage of the relatively warm weather for a bike ride today. >> to make it extra special, why not? they wore holiday costumes about. 150 people road from arlington down to half square in the annual jingle ride as it's called and even stopped and sang christmas carols along the way. you guys do christmas carols? you guys like carolers? >> sometime a long time ago. >> is there video somewhere, snapshot? >> you don't want to see it. it's ugly. >> we'll find it on youtube somewhere. >>> warm day to be dressed up as santa claus. >> oh, my gosh, the next couple days could be warm, but the warmest part of tomorrow and tuesday could be like this, very early tuesday we could make a run at 60. then it's back to seasonal on wednesday. >> sound good. that does it for us. thanks for watching. >> live

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jason: a quick patriots update. the patriots were threatening on tom brady' and returned 100 yards for an eagles touchdown. just like that, 21-14 eagles ahead of the patriots. philadelphia has a blocked punt for a touchdown, interception return for a touchdown. special teams today. the patriots 10-1 trying to clinch a playoff spot. the monarchs played the rubber match of their three-game weekend series with the reading monarchs turn it over. he makes them pay. 1-0 after one. nice pass for his 10th of the season. tied 1-1. then came the teddy bears. the annual teddy bear toss, a great holiday tradition. all proceeds go to charity. he scores, his seventh of the year made it 2-1 manchester. reading would even if before the end of it. he breaks in and scores. 2-2 after two. in the third, he gets the game-winner. manchester wins 4-2 final. >> it was an ok hockey game. we persevered and did things better. we work hard to get ourselves some power-play opportunities and were able to capitalize in the third to get us home. u

. >> she loves the patriots. >> she loves the patriots. always talking >> that's why the patriots surprised alice with a jersey signed by craft. president obama sent well wishes. her former boss's son told the crowd she was an amazing book keeper well into her 80's. >> there were no commuters or excel spreadsheets. she did everything by hand. meticulous and accurate. >> that hard work, alice says is the key to her longevity. >> what's your people? >> oh. work hard. and enjoy yourself. happy birthday to you >> wcvb, newscenter 5. >> happy birthday, alice. >> congratulations. >> enjoy yourself. >> harvey, we've got a lot of rain to talk about. >> we do and we certainly don't have snow to talk about. as a matter of fact, as you know, we've not had any measurable snow. last winter at this point in boston, with just under three inches the average would be almost seven. of course, we all know what happened later last winter so you can't put to it bed just because so it's slow to start. in terms of the latest snowfall or first measurable, boston,

if the patriots won the toss, jets. there appeared to be confusion by matthew slater, but that appeared to be about which ended the patriots would defend. once they chose to kick the ball, the other team asks, which team do you want to defend. late third, the strip, jamie collins, right place, right time, 17-13. under 2:00 to go, wide-open james wright, tied at 20-20. ryan fitzpatrick out of harvard, five plays, 80 yards. there is your game-winner. though belichick explained his decision. bill: we thought that was the best thing to do. >> what were your specific instructions to matthew? >> whatever coach decides, that is what the team does. we as players have to play better. the field. it' s not like it was an easy decision. we have confidence that whatever coach decides, we have to go out and do our job. mike: the decision was made long before they went out for the coin toss. no controversy as far as bill belichick is concerned. the patriots are in a must win situation against miami next week. phil: debit cards from qu

coin flipper know, if the patriots be -- coin flip or no, the patriots lost in overtime to the jets. what you don't want to see. the first possession, that's donovan on the ground. it's an ankle sprain for palmer. he had -- he will have an mri done tomorrow. lake second quarter, patrick to marshall. across the goal line. 10-3 jets. at the half, patriots driving to open up the second half brady looking for gronk. the third interception against brady. that led to this. there's that marshall guy again. around to harm and for the score. 17-3, 115 yards, two scores for marshall. 17-6. a huge play on defense. fitzpatrick, a fumble. minutes left in the third. late fourth. patriots can for -- convert two two fourth downs. this one went into overtime tied at 20. a strange moment with the overtime coin toss. matthew slater alexi kick instead of received, which is what bella check wanted. -- bella check -- bill belichick wanted. game-winning touchdown the patriots in overtime, 26-20.>> as a player you ask three or four times to double check to make sure you get it right. we chose to check off.

after the patriots forced overtime. the jets took the ball down the field and ended with a pass to decker. the win combined with the steelers loss puts destiny in their own hands. if they win next week, they're in the playoffs. we'll tell you why the patriot's coin decision was so perplexing. right now we'll send it out to valerie castro with a jets fan base in the mood to celebrate. >> reporter: steve, we're here outside a bar in hell's kitchen where fans say they never had a into overtime that the jets would come away with a win. >> the new york jets overcame the new england patriots with a win in overtime. jets fans and patriot fans sat side by side cheering on the team that's one game away from the playoffs, and fans couldn't be more excited. >> awesome. i couldn't make it to the game today. my daughter made me late. so i came to the bar to watch it. so it's awesome. let's go, jets. >> oh, my god. i'm so excited, and the steelerss lost. we're making it to the playoffs, no doubt. >> that was a great win for us. we ne

touchdown patriots! no decoy tonight . >>> he is a huge just influence on what we do offensively and he really toughed it out. i'm proud of him . >>> he has to be smart about it it. which we were as an organization myself. you know, just rehabbed really hard. every felt good so i was good to go . >> reporter: gronk caught four passes and a score in more importantly gave tom brady some much needed piece of mind . >>> offensive football is always trust an anticipation an certainly there is nobody that i trust more than gronk so he is just a great player . >>> so is houston's jj watt but the patriots neutralize his pass rubber . >>> i think they did a good job i give them a lot of credit i of the they coached better than us >> reporter: and pressure the quarterback better too keeping houston out of the end zone and snapping their own two game los losing streak. >>> we ned a win every week. that's what our goal is every week. focus on our opponent that week and get the win that week. it feels good to be back

huge pick up for the patriots. and the pats think they are back in it.t play, brady firing deechlt it seems like he cut the route short and who intercepted maxwell. that's first time tom brady has been intercepted twice in a game in over a year. birds with a good lead. eagles offense getting in on the act. this is a beautiful ball to matthews. ten-yard touchdown. that is 35 straight points for the eagles. that's never happened under bill belichick and robert kraft. they are stunned. the pats score 35-21. on side kick. the pats recover and are down 14 points. 5:25 to go. it's getting scary. brady wasting little time. calls his own number. it is now a one touchdown game. 35-28. the pats call for the on side kick again. look, cooper's smart play knocks the ball out of bounds. illegal play. the birds need one first down. another one. another one to ice it. what happens? fumble! oh, no. the patriots get a last shot right here, but the birds "d," they make a stand. fourth and the game. the eagles hold on 35-28. this is an unbelievable upset. a lot of people we

the patriots take a 27-6 lead. the patriots win 27-6. they improved to 11-2 on the year. gronk spike. it' s been a while. it' s back. that does it for news 9 tonight. have a great evening. praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders

in this game, the patriots are them back in it. the mall shirts strips ryan ourselves a ballgame. seven-point game. all alone is james -- [indiscernible] ryan fitzpatrick moved the jets down five plays, 80 yards. there is your game winner. what happened? >> my only question was whether or not we got to decide which way we got to kick off, but because we made the decision to kick off, we didn' t have a say in which way we got to kickoff. phil: right now, debit cards shut down. because of fraudulent activity, their accounts hit. in quincy with what customers need to know. thing they can do and should do, it. doing the same thing. sunday afternoon at the quincy credit union, and it is all hands on deck. employees, scrambling to figure out why customers had money fraudulently taken from their accounts. kristi mccarthy saw almost $500 disappear from her account last night hours after she made of deposit -- made a deposit. the bank has put all atm and debit card transactions on hold until it can figure out how the fraud happened. its ceo

. >> man: he comes down with it, touchdown patriots. >> the patriots back in their winning lanes and back in the playoffs after a takedown. >> the patriots looking and feeling like the champs again. getting gronk back certainly helps. seat and hoping the rest of the team will get healthy soon. >>> everything changes when gronk gets back on the field, including tom brady's demeanor. they reclaimed the spot at the top of the standings. >> man: touchdown patriots. >> reporter: gronk is back and place in the afc. two world guys making an all world play right there. returning after just one game, his knee looked fine, so did the patriot's offense. >> man: he's a huge influence on what we do offensively and he really toughed it out. i'm proud of him. he had a big touchdown catch. he's obviously a big part of what we do and it's just great to have him out there. >> man: it's always great to make a play. >> reporter: it wasn't quite that sweet though, with more injuries. jonathan and dominique also going down. despite those hits, the pats still control their own destiny in pursue of the top

also another day, athe huge blow to the patriots. who's the next man up now that la gr raet blount is side lined for season. which charge ud customer files a crash complaint with a hotel. 7 news at 11 starts now. tonight on seven, nine hours, over two days, to convict a killer. the defendant phillip chisholm is guilty. the night team covering the possible punishment and emotional reaction. we will not allow colleen's remembered. to the verdict in a teacher's murder. >> she was murdered two years ago. tonight colleen ritzer killer brought to justice phillip chisholm 14 years when he was arrested could face the rest of his life in prison. it took the jury nine hours to find chisholm guilty of first degree murder. rape and armed robbery he was found not guilties on second rape charge. we have night team coverage of guilty verdict chisholm's possible sentence and the a motional reaction from colleen ritzer's family. let's get started with night team kimberly bookman in salem where verdict came down early this evening. >> yeah, kim you kn

big plays when the patriots needed. on defense a dominating night from start to finish, six back first downs, a big win for patriots, now back with the afc first spot with three games left to go all because the defense first, special teams offense follow and patriots get out of here with a victory. dan roach wbz sport. >>> tom brady super model wife, she posted this picture on instagram, wearing a pair of patriots leggings, with the caption let's go pats. >> love the legs. >>> maybe you heard there is a star wars movie coming out this week, the world premier with the cast tonight, fans have to wait until thursday. >> there are a few films that inspired this type of hard core dedication, daily talker today and robi is here with proof how big this movie is. >> i am a batman freak, i even crusader, i did not camp out to see the movie premier in 1999 as we speak there are star wars fans in tents outside the theater, some have been there for days. there are grownups waving around light sabers, women in their 30s wearing star

didn't have kids then, so makes it special. >> which is better, the bruins or the patriots? >> bruins. >> bruins. >> that's the right answer. >> reporter: dorchester native jimmy haze was having a blast, relaxing out on the ice with his watching out for big hits from opponents. he's a huge patriots fan, so playing at gillette will be a treat. >> it's pretty cool to be out here and see where they win some big games and now we'll play a big game on our own and hopefully get a w. >> maybe brady will ask for your autograph. >> yeah, i'll trade him one. >> dorchester is proud. jimmy haze feeling strong. he got the hat trick last night over the senators and feeling kind of warm and fuzzy today out on the ice with family members, including his mom. tomorrow the fan experience here at gillette as they test out all sorts of different nhl products. 7news. >>> and you can catch all of the action through the winter classic right here on 7 nbc. the puck drops at 1:00 p.m. on new year's day and be sure to stay tuned for complete postgame coverage after the game. >>> all right, still ahead

patriots win today. they are 12-2 for the season. 79 yards in 11 plays and then his 11th touchdown of the season. houses for a play? no idea what hidden from the blind side. pounced on the ball in the end zone and the patriots had themselves a 14-0 lead. half. this is just before the half. running out of bounds. he heads out. in the second half. >> did you feel what it are percent today from your illness on friday -- 100% today? >> yes. ball into the end zone. like. but it was december football. glad to get the win. mike: a look coming up at. 11:35 reid: there was a memorial sitter for the teenager killed in roxbury. he died -- 17-year-old d' andre king-settles died after being shot on annunciation road on friday afternoon. anyone with information about who may have pulled the trigger is asked to contact the boston police. heather: the man who loaned a gun to the boston marathon bombers will be sentenced this week. stephen silva has pled guilty to drug and gun charges. during the marathon attack trial he

the patriots may have gronk back in the fold after missing just one game. he is listed as questionable for sunday night in houston. >>> it feels good to be back just with my teammates. just mentally feels good to be back with them. out on the practice field and any other questions you have to . >>> coach belichick was with stars at practice and he got to fun out there . >>> me and gronk got a high fiv fiving thing that brady could never get that one time. >> reporter: now all jokes aside, it would be great for the patriots offense to have gronk back out there on sunday without grokowski and edelman this patriots offense has afternooned less than 25 points in the last two games. live in foxboro, alex corddry, 7 >>> you can say there has been friendly fire between tom brady and his old present vince wilfork on facebook. wilfork now plays for houston. brady posted a picture from last year's super bowl with a message in fact this is the picture about sunday. 7's jonathan hall live at gillette with the become and for jon? >> anchor: there sure is big vince wilfo

but patriot fans after back-to-back losses. just so atypical how they were losing those games. 14 point leads. to see the mistakes they were making. another one tonight in peshl teams as well. the old special teams coach himself bill belichick will go back to work on that. >> al: 13 times in the last 15 years they clinch a spot on that, but not the division crown yet. but if the giants beat miami tomorrow, not that they have a chance. but a situation vis-a-vis the jets so they'd clinch with a new in any of the last three games where a jets loss. and brady will kneel down here. that will take us all the way to the wire. so brady 22 of 30 for 225 and a pair of touchdowns. the guys who worked together for five years with a brief hug. and the new england patriots will go to 11-2 and would regain that number one seed at least for the moment in the american football conference. game officially over in four seconds. 27-6 the final. volkswagen post game report catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' ho

and looking forward and to see with the patriots. >> teammates give the patriots the number one seed in the afc. >> and it' s the championship team and going for the depth of the charge. >> reporter: and the jets desperately need this game. if they don' for the jets and they' re still on the outside of the playoff picture looking and live at met life stadium, alex, 7 news night team. >> anchor: all right, alex. thank you. stay dry out there. up next from the night team, tom brady making a special stop jersey. the pats qb giving the sick girl a reason to smile. >> and a year filled with triumph and tragedy. taking a look back at this year' s biggest storis from all over the globe. but up next how do you reimagine "banking"? you start with this... then you make it... nothing like this. you make a capital one caf\. someplace more relaxed. with free wi-fi and banking advice... without all the "double talk." and checking accounts with no minimums... or fees. then you design a top-rated mobile app that makes banking as easy as this. >> anchor: the look back at 2015 continues on the interna

but now the patriots are back on top. cincinnati and denver both lost today and are both now relying on backup quarterbacks. as for the wildcard race, three teams at 8-5. pittsburgh on the outside looking in right now. but if the steelers, chiefs and jets were all to win out, it would actually be kansas city and pittsburgh who would own the tiebreakers for the two wild card positions. let's bring in tony dungy. how do you see this playing out now in the afc? >> well, really liam, a couple of big games next week. and i like where pittsburgh and kansas city are. pittsburgh's playing great kansas city playing great defense. but pittsburgh hosting denver next week is going to be a huge game. and we'll have to see what the denver quarterback situation is all about. they're going to need to score more points going into pittsburgh than they got today. and that other drama is the afc south. this houston team going to indianapolis. it's probably going to be winner take all. and again, both offenses struggling. the colts really nee

. >>> it's game day for the patriots. home field advantage on the line as they look to tackle the jets. >>> this is "7 news today in new england." >>> it's 9:00. i'm chris anderson. the rain continues and for more on the wet weather let's go to chris lambert with a peek at the forecast. >> we have fog, though. visibility is 1 to 3 miles, and we've had the rain overnight and still light showers and patches the drizzle this morning from cape back into the city of boston to the southwest. not a whole lot shows up on the radar. i envision dry hours sneaking in. we lower the rain chance for a while today. we could get a passinger shower or two. close to 60 through southeastern mass this afternoon, holding close to 50 across northern mass up through southern new hampshire. tomorrow 20 degrees colder. in. first, scattered showers back through upstate new york. that will swing through late in the day, and that's an extension of this storm system down into texas. this storm system will carve up lakes. we're kind of on the front en

patriots with the lead that they had. but patriot fans after back-to-back losses. just so atypical how they were losing those games. 14 point leads. to see the mistakes they were making. another one tonight in peshl teams as well. the old special teams coach himself bill belichick will go back to work on that. >> al: 13 times in the last 15 years they clinch a spot on that, but not the division crown yet. but if the giants beat miami tomorrow, not that they have a chance. but a situation vis-a-vis the jets so they'd clinch with a new york win or obviously with a win in any of the last three games where a jets loss. and brady will kneel down here. that will take us all the way to the wire. so brady 22 of 30 for 225 and a pair of touchdowns. the guys who worked together for five years with a brief hug. and the new england patriots will go to 11-2 and would regain that number one seed at least for the moment in the american football conference. game officially over in four seconds. 27-6 the final. volkswagen post game report coming up next. >>> welcome to volkswagen p

tuukka rask paying tribute to the home team, the patriots. jonathan hall has more. >> reporter: rask says the design came from an equipment manager he signed off on it and thinked to get the approval of tom brady patriots who appear on it. goalie rask at practice this morning, rask with a new mask which pays tribute to the new england patriots. you can see tom brady's number 12 right there on the side. >> pretty happy with the result. it has been a secret for months now and now you have seen it. >> reporter: here is a closer look at this picture tweeted out by the bruins. one side shows quarterback tom brady ready to throw a bullet. on the other side you have gostkowski. >> we wanted to pay tribute to their success and some of their players and make the biggest part of the mask about the pats i guess with some bruins colors. >> reporter: the coach says 90% of the bruins are patriots fan and the kicker said the feeling is mutual. he is friendly with tuukka rask and other bruins. >> the bruins games are the best games go to. i've gone to numero

we find out tomorrow night as the patriots take on the texans. that is it for sports. danielle: bob, thank you. temperatures are still in the 50' s. tomorrow, warm, cloudy, rain is coming into the forecast on monday. later in the evening, we will have pretty heavy downpours. then it will be breezy and cooler by tuesday afternoon. pam: all right, danielle, thank you. pam: thanks for joining us tonight. attacks come here. ...t person behind this desk

patriots with the lead that they had. but patriot fans after back-to-back losses. just so atypical how they were losing those games. 14 point leads. to see the mistakes they were making. another one tonight in peshl teams as well. the old special teams coach himself bill belichick will go back to work on that. >> al: 13 times in the last 15 years they clinch a spot on that, but not the division crown yet. but if the giants beat miami tomorrow, not that they have a chance. but a situation vis-a-vis the jets so they'd clinch with a new york win or obviously with a win in any of the last three games where a jets loss. and brady will kneel down here. that will take us all the way to the wire. so brady 22 of 30 for 225 and a pair of touchdowns. the guys who worked together for five years with a brief hug. and the new england patriots will go to 11-2 and would regain that number one seed at least for the moment in the american football conference. game officially over in four seconds. 27-6 the final. volkswagen post game report coming up next. >>> welcome to volkswagen p

but this is the 19th time since gronk has been a member of the patriots the patriots van without them. they're 12 and 6 in the those previous 18 games yet they score six points less per game when gronk is not in the line up. tom brady in those games has 24 touchdowns but 13 interceptions. so other guys are going to have to step up like scott chandler and others. >> accept the challenge that's in front of you. and you know, if that's -- you know, more attention to you, you got to do the best you can to get open. >> it does take on a little bit of a different approach when certain guys are missing. i think it's a concerted effort by everybody, the etch co ko co co -- coaches and the players to get to the things that we're good at, versus the things that they're not good at. obviously a big challenge. >> reporter: it is a big challenge, tom brady will not have rob gronk skowkey, not have danny amendola is questionable, expected to play, as well as high tower and jamie collins. live all morning long, here at gillette, patriots at 4:25. today against the philadelphia eagles back to you. >>

patriots players will then deliver them to needy kids. if you are not going to the game, there is also a bin at the hall. you do this all before monday. >>> well it has been a busy news day. >> scott joins us live from new york with the preview. >> we are going to have the bernardino and we are going to tell you why they now call it a terrorist attack. also we have a look inside the home of the killers. the fbi turned the home over to the owner and the owner opened it up to reporters today. we will show you around and we will have the rest of the breaking news from this investigation coming up on the cbs evening news in about ten minutes. >> we will see you then. >>> up next to the rescue. tonight i want to snow you a rescue mission in cape cod bay. they discovered a whale that was tangled in a line. it was in fact last seen they said the chances of survival are good. >>> well the lawsuit has been thrown out of court. >> the mayor is trying to figure out his next move. they ruled the commission did not do anything wrong. the mayor has bee

do think the patriots are going to win on sunday? >> no. >> reporter: what? you don't think they are going >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: oh you do? all right. i'm going to try to get out of here the best way i can. meantime, guys, let's go back to you, build a tree, wrap a pat, it's all here at gillette stadium if they don't kill me. >> you look like a dr. seuss character. perfect for the season. >> i think that's awesome. the kids just keep putting ornaments on during the interview. that is awesome. >>> coming up next, much more change. we'll tell you what was dropped it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. next at 6:30. >> and, scott pelley joins us live.

i was crouched in a car at the patriots hotel. but this was another one, celebrating jack williams incredible career, he retired after 40 years, including this reunion that he wasn't expecting between jack and liz walker and bob lobell, jack is family to us and to the kids who lives he changed through wednesday's child. i know one of your favorite stories featured kids. >>> thinking back at stories that made me smiled, david wade march of dimes, kids who born as preemies, and these kids came in and they reassured all the families and the parents you go through this traumatic experience you can be as strong and healthy as everyone else, i have a friend whose daughter was very small and young, her daughter is great. so that struck a cord. >> i think those are the stories we remember best because they are the stories that give us hope? right coming back from what looked like a loss and winning to the delight of an entire city that would suffer through a tough winter and great kids. >> the summer, too, all time great summer. >> seriou

the patriots are in control and are in a battle. the good news is grown is back. -- grown -- gronk is back. a touchdown, then another reception. he has four catches for 88 yards and a score.>> the patriots are in the definite driver seat. the pats scored first to keep sean martin. passed from a yard out. the patriots are in the drivers seat with about four minutes to go in the game. when her lose, join us after on wbz, the only place you can see bill belichick and tom brady's press conference is in houston.>>> the bengals hosting the steelers. d'angelo williams from a yard out in the first quarter. from there, things got worse for the bengals. andy dalton suffered a fracture in his throwing hand, possibly while making a tackle. it is unclear how long he will be out. the steelers never looked back. gone. steelers roll. 33-20 when over cincinnati.>> can they stand defeated and moved 13 -- stay undefeated and moved to 13-0? cam newton goes deep. nothing in his way. 74 yards, carolina is on their way. still in the first quarter, that co

gronk catches it for a patriots first down. brady to james white for the touchdown capped off a 66-yard drive and tied the game the pats 20-20. won the overtime coinflip but . he was told by the coach to kick the ball. the touchdown goes to eric decker. the jets get a huge boost to their playoff chances. the patriots lose. fiztpatrick throws for 296 yards. of those to brandon marshall 115. the pats fall to 12-3 they can still clinch the first round bye with a bengals loss tomorrow night or if the pats win next week. >> we thought it was the best thing to do. >> what was the confusion after the twin costs -- coin toss? >> there was not any confusion. there was no confusion. >> whatever the coach decides, that is what the team does. we have to play better. i don' were tracking it up and down the field. jamie: the steelers lost today. they were one of the hotter teams coming in but the ravens got them. backup ryan mallett with a touchdown pass through the ravens win 20-17. no more undefeated teams in the nfl. the carolina panthers

patriots clinched a playoff spot, we were almost nervous right? >> steve burton has the highlights. >> good morning, everyone, the patriots they haven't lost three games in a row since 205, patriots bet the texans by a score of 27-6, tom brady had himself a good game, gronk played well. game, ron gronkowski gets the defense setting up the first touchdown of the game. brady, he finds brady from a yard out. four catches, 8.7 yards and a touchdown, pats led 17-6 in the half. finishing touch, gaines white from two yards out. after the game, brady spoke about the return of his all-pro tight end. >> he made a great play to start the game. he is a huge in flounce on what we do offensively, he really toughed it out. i'm proud of him. you know, he is obviously a big part of what we do. it is great to have him out there. great player, great teammate. blocking, you know, past protecting, obviously pass game, short intermediate deep, good matchup. >> sort patriots control their own test knee -- destiny. tennessee titans next sunday right here at gillette stad

for more on the match-up check out patriots all access wbz will have patriots game day at 11:30 and the game and then the postgame show of. there will be a special edition of thursday night football when the lions host the packers, kickoff at 8:25. stay tuned to wbz right after the game for the 11:00 news with our own lisa hughes and david wade. >>> how about basketball? mexico city tonight taking on old friend rajon rondo and the kings after the disastrous stint in dallas last season rondo back to his old self leading the league in assists while averaging 13 points and seven rebounds a game. they're looking for their fourth win in the last five game. >>> how about steph curry and the golden state warriors improving to 20-0 , last night topping the hornets in charlotte 116-99. curry outscored the hornets all by himself in the 3rd quarter, 28-21, finished with 40 points, guy is on fire. when they visit the celtics next friday night at the garden. that's sports for you. guys, over to you. >>> coming up next a multi- million dollar prompt that's dragged on for years -- project that's dragg

>>interview later on patriots game day 1130 interview later on patriots game day 11 3000 abc following the game turn it over to my tv. game show.>>taking on central catholic for the division i a beauty and they win 44 to 14.>> the play is there. what were you looking for? touchdown. holy cow. soon it that was a great catch and throw. they've been dreading, 27 to 13. melrose on dartmouth. here's the play of the day. he is gone. state-of-the-art they grab a lead work. chris martin was outstanding three touchdowns as they win melrose 26 to 21. congratulations to the high school football players. here's a quick riddled electric train is traveling south. which way does the smoke ago? that's sports this morning. >> think about it. we will give you the answer. in the meanwhile getting cartoon the ground will be about the life of the patriots star. the show will be similar to family guide. it will air online to the entertainment studio started by lebron james. >>> it is a fascinating look at a place far away. spectacular images of pluto and why we might be seeing them anymore. pamela?>>below f

so, it' s a win-win for the patriots. either he plays or the texans wasted time game-planning for him. gronk is still listed as questionable, so it' ll be a game time decision whether he plays . he only missed one game with a bone bruise and sprain to his right knee. so a return this soon is a bit unexpected, but he may be ready to give it a go. romeo and belichick, for never was a story of more woe than this, of belichick and his romeo. belichick and romeo crennel won rings patriots and also coached together in cleveland. wherefore art thou now, romeo? with the texans so while parting is such sweet sorrow they will be together again when it be ' morrow. paraphrasing a little bill shakespeare for you while bill belichick gets his team ready five of the texans coaches have worked with or played for belichick but crennel the texans defensive coordinator and belichick go back over 30 years. >> he does a great job. i love working with him. he has coached defensive teams, he has a lot of experience. bob h.: it feels like last

a win will give the patriots the number one seed for a second straight year. the game that's escaped the three time pro bowler during his first 11 years in the league. the pats happy to have jackson on board, a sentiment shared by the veteran running back. >> it's decided, you know, you couldn't ask for a better christmas gift, just looking forward to -- for the team to get better and continue to learn the way of the patriots. >> you know, this team, they're already a championship team and they just needed some death and just come in here to be the best running back. an undrafted free agent to super bowl hero is well documented. and now the second-year corner back with add the pro bowl to his short but impressive resume . butler making fans, forget about terrell reavis, all winter long earning his first trip to hawaii in the process. >> i really appreciate the coaches and the fans and the players. you know, it's a lot of players that deserve to be on there and a lot of a players in this locker room that deserve to be on it. but you know, it's a blessed opportu

he hasn't done a whole lot of it during his 15 seasons with the patriots. and even now without a star tight end and number one receiver, brady isn't making any excuses. >> obviously when you lose good players it doesn't help at all but still gotta figure out a way to have protection and store points. >> reporter: brady says the offense hasn't been able to get in a rhythm in the last two games. >> i don't know, does he talk about dancing? i can't dance. >> reporter: but hopeful liam dole la and receivers have the right moves to help the patriots find their winning groove. you know -- you know, whatever it is, return the ball, pass the ball ... >> reporter: and protect brady, the o line gave up 13 hits and 4 sacks last sunday. things don't get any easier this week preparing for the most-feared pass rusher in the league, j.j. watt but the pressure hasn't made him wilt. >> it's good. >>> so brady knows the patriots' offense needs to produce on sunday night but it will be no easy task. bill shepherd chick reminding everyone today that houston's defense is right

patriots win. >> i was going to say super bowl. >> 1 step at a time. >>> patriots have tomorrow off families and saturday they head to new york to take on the jets who, by the way, are riding a four game winning streak. patriots were on the practice field in foxborough for a christmas eve tune-up. they had a walk-through tuesday. we have some good news as rob gronkowski has been officially removed from the injury list. this division rivalry with the jets has become all too familiar with the six year pro. >> they're very solid last time we played them, very competitive, very tough. prepared. again. they're a very solid unit and we got to be prepared. feel like they know us a little bit better than other teams and we know them a little bit better. so that's what makes it always a close game when we play them. >>> the newly signed running back stephen jackson was out with his new team learning the playbook. the 32-year-old who signed with 11,000 career rushing yard and three pro bowl seasons. the patriots are hoping jackson fills the void left in the backfield and tom brady believes jackson has

the eagles, deflate the patriots. the eagles marched into foxboro, and pull off this big upset, the city is buzzing about it this morning. and then this. >> we know how real the danger is. as command inner chief i have no greater responsibility then the security of the american people. >> president obama hitting back at critics who say he is in the tough enough when it comes to fighting terrorism. >>> former president j

it was fun to watch. >> it's fun -- >>> it's fun to watch the patriots also. they have a big game this weekend. the patriots are gearing up for sunday's final home game of the regular season against the titans. jarrett bloat -- with jarrett blount on injured reserve for the season. tom brady had glowing things to say about james white. >> he is smart and tough andy has been available, whenever he has been called upon. >> this is a very important position for us. >> he is keeping a low profile but maybe this break in the game against the texans shows that tom brady has more trust in him. >> he see someone open and he puts the ball up there and i just need to make a play for them. >> let's not forget about brandon bolden who has turned into mr. reliable over the years. to happen in the course of the game. i believe in my mind, the coaches put me in a position to be ready for anything. >> let's talk about focus. when the giants beat the miami dolphins, the patriots will clinch their seventh straight division title. when we talked to the patriots, some didn't even

the message from the pats tight end a surprise for patriots nation. randy: the eyeopener' s gillette stadium with gronk' s video statement. erika: antoinette: it is pretty rare you hear of patriots talking about their own or their teammates injuries. gronk was very open in his statement last night. it' s the first time we' ve heard from him since that painful injury in the final minutes of play against denver. rob: i want to say thank you to my friends and family for all of the support. i am grateful it is not anything more serious. i love playing the game of football. antoinette: there was less than three minutes to go in sunday' s game when the tight end was injured during this hit. the patriots saying gronk suffered a bone bruise and a sprain of his right knee. he was up and walking on his own after the game. so of course patriots fans are breathing a sigh of relief that the injury was not more serious after several blows to the s offense. we are live antoinette antonio, , wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. a major signing deal for the red sox. t

patriots with the lead that they had. but patriot fans after back-to-back losses. just so atypical how they were losing those games. 14 point leads. to see the mistakes they were making. another one tonight in peshl teams as well. the old special teams coach himself bill belichick will go back to work on that. >> al: 13 times in the last 15 years they clinch a spot on that, but not the division crown yet. but if the giants beat miami tomorrow, not that they have a chance. but a situation vis-a-vis the jets so they'd clinch with a new york win or obviously with a win in any of the last three games where a jets loss. and brady will kneel down here. that will take us all the way to the wire. so brady 22 of 30 for 225 and a pair of touchdowns. the guys who worked together for five years with a brief hug. and the new england patriots will go to 11-2 and would regain that number one seed at least for the moment in the american football conference. game officially over in four seconds. 27-6 the final. volkswagen post game report coming up next. >>> welcome to volkswagen p

. >>> the patriots suffer a tough overtime loss to the division rival the jets. good evening, everyone. >> the overtime coin toss brought a bit of controversy on a couple of fronts actually and some fans came away wondering if this game might have had a very different outcome. sports director steve burton is here of the steve, i think you may be one of those fans. what do you make out of it all? >> special teams captain matthew slater did exactly what bill belichick asked him to and toss, the patriots would kick off. with nothing going on offense all day long, 17-6 jets in the 3rd quarter. huge play on defense for new england. it's a fumble and jamie collins scooping and scoring, 17-13 with three plus minutes left in the 3rd. late 4th pats converted two 4th downs on the side and brady finds james white 9 yards to take the game with under two minutes to go. -- to tie the game with under two minutes to go. this goes into overtime. matthew slater and the patriots elect to kick instead of receive, but it looked like slater would believe he was choosing the side to de

patriots on top 21-3 but danny -- on thsi punt -- this punt return. is he gets near the sideline, you can see he slows down a bit. something wrong with his knee. he went to the locker room before halftime. visibly limping. came back for the second half. did not play. meanwhile, patriots defense trying to force turnovers. butler picks when off of the goal line. take the touchdown away from the titans. one more injury -- dont' a hightower did get -- get hurt. chung hurt his hip. 33-16, the final. bob: thanks, mike. it was a great day but a rough week for rob gronkowski who lost a good friend during the week. today on facebook, he posted a dedication to that front. after the game he shared some thoughts. rob: my good friend loved a game of football. love my games. always had my back. definitely gave that touchdown to him. i pointed up. i know he' s up there watching. i know he was going crazy knowing it was dedicated to him. >> that was a big play. he got open as single coverage and got to the outside leverage. i just try to put it on him. he' s been thr