another check on the patriots. it looks like the chiefs just turn the ball over driving against the patriots. it could be reviewed. that is a big break for the patriots who are up 14-6 in the third quarter. fumble. stephanie: still up by more than a touchdown so hopefully that trend continues. tonight. hayley: it could have been worse if the storm had been delayed. next week. stephanie: we wi marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing "one third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running for president." over the last three years, marco rubio has missed more votes... than any other senator. washington politician marco rubio. doesn't show up for work, but wants a promotion? right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women's rights... ...wen

i have to watch. >> i hear that you like the patriots uniforms. >> oh, yeah. they're nice and tight. >> reporter: no surprise number 87 is her favorite player. >> the fact that he is young, vibrant, and the he expresses himself when he gets out there. doesn't just sit around. >> reporter: johnson haters. >> tom brady is a hand somest thing on two feet. i don't think of him as being a cry baby. i think of him as being a hell of a ball player. >> reporter: johnson became a football fan watching her two sons play the game. self patriots players were card. what about the comment about boys wear? >> they're what they are. so i guess if it attracts 9100-year-old ladies that is a good thing. >> that is cool that we have a 100-year-old fan. for her to come out with a quote like that, you can tell she has a little fight left in her. >> reporter: jean johnson turned 100 three days before the super bowl. if the patriots come away with another championship, she says that will be the best birthday present of all. story live from gillette stadium i'm byron barnett, 7 >> rep

take that patriot fans. if you're looking for a vote of confidence. >> and three touchdown passes ifor brady without his weapon, nettleman. >> yeah. so you look at that. again, if the patriots can stop the run, denver ran for 179 in december. if they can stop the run, they would be in pretty good shape. and just one win away. >> yeah. they can. >> what a job you have. >> what a job you have. >> you just stand there. i do all of the work. i'm kidding. i'm kidding. >> reporter: all right. thank you very much. tomorrow wbz starts you off with a 2 hour patriot's game day and kick off the is a 3. and then joins for the fifth >>> and to hockey. got a nice video tribute. campbells went to two cup finals. the bruins a two point lead in second period. the blue jackets would tie it at 2 and send the game to a shoot out. and in that shoot out, ryan spooner, scored to lift the bruins. past columbus and win it 3-2. >>> on the eve of the night of the big game the patriots are in the hotel about to go to bed and gear up. b

live in denver with the patriots, jason king, news 9 sports. adam: a car crashes into a home while a family is asleep inside. what charges the driver is facing. hayley: a massive snowstorm south of us. announcer: where do you line up with john kasich on the issues? take the kasich quiz! forced obamacare expansion in ohio. voted for massive defense cuts and defended the process that closed pease air force base, which cost thousands of local jobs. even had the worst rating on spending of any governor in the country - republican or democrat. john kasich - wrong on new hampshire issues. right to rise usa is responsible stephanie: welcome back to news 9. a close call for a family this morning. adam: police say the driver lost control just before 1:00 this morning on route 153. if plow through the snow and crashed into the corner of the fortunately, the people inside were sleeping on the opposite end and not hurt. the driver and four children in the s.u.v. were not injured. the driver faces charges for transporting drugs and not having children prope

this is the patriots leaving on a business trip. and if they take care of business, they'll have one more road trip to make. now, as we lead into a sound bite from bronco defensive back derek wolfe, just imagine how bill belichick would feel if one of his players said this about the broncos. >> they're in your way? >> they're always in my way to get what i want. it's naturally going to create a hate. a lot of respect. a ton of respect for the whole organization. tom brady is a great player. bill belichick is a great coach. great staff over there. i've >> you just hate them? >> i just hate them, yeah. >> he circled right back to hating them. patriots fans are likely to get on him, much the same way they got on brandon marshall and all he said was rob gronkowski gets 98% of the time. >> i didn't think they would blow up like that. i definitely wasn't aware that all the patriots fans would be in my twitter and calling me, you know, all kind of explicit names and, i'm sorry, i'm the names but... >> we can imagine. a lot of confidence in

>> i like the patriots. i like them by a field goal. should come out victorious. >> reporter: dan has spoets coming up. we're gearing up for all access at 7:00. >>> with less than 24 hours until game time, patriots' fans are starting to show numbers in denver. kate merle is there live with that part of the story. >> reporter: ken, it's a perfect day in denver. fans are really taking advantage of it here at the stadium. they are showing up to get ready for the game to drink it all in. they are coming here just to look around before the big game and finally, finally, patriots' fans have landed and they are coming from all over to support their team. under the towering orange shadow of peyton manning and his broncos, patriots' fans show their pride even in the face of the enemy. >> didn't get exactly a warm reception at the airport last night. >> reporter: what was that like? >> a little bit -- you know, we're in broncos' territory. these three canadian friends to watch their patriots take to the field here on

the patriots had no answer. the patriot offense anemic. to not. they lose 20-10. >> we are trying to be effective and to move the ball down the field and score points. we are not doing a very good job of it. that is what it comes down to. offense to be productive. >> obviously did not do enough things well enough today to win. i thought that was a problem across the board. got a lot of work to do before our next game. so, that is what we will do. >> we have got to play well two weeks from now. that is all that matters. it is going to be one game we got a play well. nothing over the last six weeks is going to matter. nothing over the last 16 weeks is going to matter. what matters is how will we play in two weeks. bob: a patriots fan just became a chargers fan. if san diego can be the broncos, the patriots still end up with the number one seed. denver could end up with either the 1, 3 or the five. much will be determined in the next 40 minutes. the jets took their playoff chances and threw them away. down to the bills. an interception. a second inte

wbz the official patriots station. on sunday we will start off with a live two hour edition of patriots game day at noon kick off at 3. and followed by 5th quarter the post game show airing on wbz and my tv38. david. >>> breaking news right now at 5, wall street whiplash at one point the dow dropped more than 560 points but railedied if you call -- rallied but if of -- if you can call it that. the market lost 2 trillion in value this month alone. jill wagner is live for us and the question on everyone's mind is what in the world is going on here. difference an hour makes. stocks staged a comeback in thefinal hour of trading finishing about 249 points lower at 1 point the dow was down 565 points and really this is all about the falling price of oil. that's what sparked the initial sell off oil prices are trading at 12-year low and supply is down. this is great news at the gas pump. national average well below $2 a gallon mark but it's bad for energy companies and hundreds of thousands of those who work tore them and tha

patriots seemingly have it. no signal from the officials. indeed, patriots possession. first turnover of the day by kansas city. >> bob with the call. that turnover and the chief's drive in the second half. pats got the ball, drove right down the field for another score. the pats had biggest lead of the game, 21-6 in the third quarter. beautiful throw and gronk gets it with both hands. alex smith with a great throw to albert wilson. couple field goals gave the pats a 14 point lead, cut to 7 with just over a minute to play. this thing wasn't over yet. chiefs down 27-20. time for the on sides kick. nobody was better hands for the pass than rob gronkowski as he comes down with it. they get a great bounce. ball comes off gronk's helmet and into julian's hands. first town and ballgame. patriots win by a score of 27-20. there you go. joining me mou is steve burton. last night the patriots, we had no idea how they'd play because of all the injuries. we knew one guy would be on the field and that was tom brady. anytime he's on the field, the patriots have a chance. >> you certa

patriots seemingly have it. no signal. indeed. patriots possession. the first turnover of the day by kansas city. >> reporter: bob with the call. that turnover was the first drive of the second half tushes huge. another score. brady to gronc again. the biggest lead of the game. 21-6 in the third quarter. beautiful throw. and gronc gets it with both hands bup the chiefs answer. a great throw. pats the 21-13 lead head into the fourth quarter. a couple of field goals for steven gaves the pats a 14- point lead but that was cut to 7 with just over a minute to west for the option. this thing wasn't over yet. down 27-20. time for the onside kick and -- nobody was better -- he comes down with it and the patriots would need a first down to end it and they get a great bounce. the ball was off a chief defender, off his helmet. first down and ball game. patriots win it by a score of 27-20. >> there you go. joining me now is steve. the patriots -- we had no idea of how they would play. we knew that one guy would be on the field and that was tom brady. any time he'

according to the patriot on route north 1 in walpole. he says he was right behind the woman when she was involved in a three-car crash. >> when i kicked the window, climbing out the window before my leg was out the window. scratched it on the way out, leg. i don't even know who she is, honestly, she got out of the car, she said thank you, i said there. >> reporter: flemming says he got 22 stitches but went on to play saturday's game against the chiefs. fast. his high school in chicago posted his plaque praising his good deed and his teammates say they were so impressed they made him give a speech on it. >> we got to hear his speech. he gave us his account of what happened. a lot of cheers went on so it was a happy time for us. >> i don't think i'm deserving of much. i think anybody would have done the same thing and i was trying to do the right thing and that's what i did. >> flemming says the only thing he was worried about was telling coach was fine about it. he says his injury did not and by the way, we've just gotten word that the wa

. >>> now the afc championship between patriots and broncos. tom brady and the team hitting the field for the first time since the playoff win while praising a patriot. darius fleming getting credit for rescuing a woman off the field. fleming says he helped pull a woman out of a crashed car on route one. >> we have team coverage from foxboro to denver and we begin with jim smith live in foxboro with the heroic story jim. >> reporter: you know we have heard the phrase football hero. but most times that's touchdowns on the field. real life football hoareo. darius fleming who says he saw a woman in trouble last week and jumped into being a. a story unfolded on route one last thursday night north of gillette stadium near a dunkin donuts. darius flemming was on --fleming -- fleming was on the way home when he noticed a accident and woman trapped inside the car he kicked in the window getting her out saving her. >> the smoke started to freak me out i couldn't tell her i will be right back and i started kicking it and kick it with my right leg and it

patriots getting back to work today. practice being held inside. most players present and accounted for, which is good news for a team that's been nursing injuries for most of this season. but getting ready for a big rival is never an easy task. >> the defense facing a tough task, and that is of course stopping peyton manning. we have team 7 coverage down at gillette including more from tom brady and bill belichick as well as the players back at practice today. but we will begin our coverage with the new england patriot who has been tackling trouble off the field. today darius flemming revealed his role in roadside rescue, the linebacker actually played saturday's game against kansas city with 22 stitches in his leg. >> he hurt himself helping a woman escape from a wreck on a walpole road. 7's byron barnett with that story from gillette. byron. >> well, you know, this is becoming a regular occurrence with the patriots. who saved a woman right after the afc championship game. now it's patriots linebacker darius fleming, and he's being called a hero.

i saw he was wearing a patriots sweatshirt and athletic and i assumed it was a patriots player. >> reporter: the doctor was working nearby and saw the rescue. >> he was lifting up his he leg and kicking out the door and window and he was not a small man. so it was you know a nice strong kick obviously. >> reporter: he was determined. >> yes. yeah she was clawing at the window to get out and was very scared. >> reporter: fleming says he act on instiffening. >> the smoke started to freak me out and i can't tell her i will be right back it's like get her out now and i started to quick it -- kicking it and i wasn't sure if it was going to break but the third kick it broke and that's it. >> reporter: safe to say >> never so grateful that he was -- ever so grateful he was there and pulled over and was heroic in that way. >> reporter: as for the driver, she was not hurt but fleming did suffer injuries. in fact 22 stitches in his right calf. but he went onto play against the chiefs right here at gillette on saturday night. in foxboro jim smith wbd is it -- wbz this morning. >> fleming and the patri

coming up at 7 top of the hour live edition of patriots all access. lots to talk about including a sit down with mccourty and a sneak peek of what he coming up he's says the team knows the difference between the regular and post season. >> coach belichick the staff does a great job of flipping the switch into the playoffs. i don't care if we are coming off you note end of the regular season up 4-0, 5-0 you know this year 2-4. it's the regular season is gone. whatever stats whatever you do, it doesn't matter. it's all about how you play in one game. >> wbz has it all tomorrow starting with a 90 hadn't addition of patriots game day at 4:35 followed by 5th quarter post game show here on wbz bruins and celtics and joe kelly avoids arbitration. 2.16 million dollar deal for the red sox. >>> the cbs evening news is up next at 6:30. >> and scott pelley joins because preview tonight. scott. >> great to be with you in boston. we will have charlie rose andsean penn interview talking about the interview with el chapo and he tells charlie why he thinks he may be i

a final check of the patriots score, the patriots have a fourth down at 10 from midfield. adam: they just converted. jamie: they have the ball inside the 10-yard line thanks to rob rowan county --rob gronkowski. stephanie: thanks for watching. we will see you at 11:00. jeb bush once stood tall. before his campaign sank like a rock and he started desperately slinging mud on fellow that's not presidential, jeb. john kasich did cut ohio's taxes. cut state spending. turned a deficit into a surplus. brought back jobs from mexico and china. that's john kasich, that's conservative, and that's presidential. new day for america is responsible for the content of this advertising. congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. people who know you can't level the playing field by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, join the fi

the patriots hoping for divisional dominance this saturday but it won't be easy. the kansas city chiefs are red hot right now. our sports director joe amorosino is here with a breakdown of saturday's matchup. >>reporter: just eight teams left on the dance floor in the nfl and if they want to keep the party going this weekend, the chiefs will need to keep their quarterbacks clean. consider this, the patriots racked up 49 sacks this season. that's second most in the nfl. the chiefs aren't too far behind. sacks. alex smith went down 45 types this year. that's third most in the league while tom brady checks in at ninth season. trey daerr reporting live at gillette stadium with more on how the patriots quarterback is getting ready for the heat. to get some help back. injuries a dominating headline this year. now the pats are starting to get healthy for most important run of the season. the chiefs could be without jerry macklin. regardless of hose out there for either team, this time of year all about finding a way to survive in advance. >> the ramifications to a loss a

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patriots will practice tomorrow and get on a plane and head to denver. the game plan is now in placement all the pats have to do is execute it. and levan reid tells us now the little things come in to play. >> reporter: little comic relief to start the afternoon. >> wow. >> reporter: big 87 under the media lights. rob gronkowski and patriots played in a number of the pivotal games to have a routine. >> experience or not, it all comes down to how you play on sundays how you prepareit's going to be a lot of young guys that don't have a lot of experience to make big plays and there's going to be older guys that come and make plays so it doesn't matter how many playoff games i've been in. >> reporter: that's right taking advantage of the moment. so maybe a game winning kick in different altitude comes if play. >> knowing the ball is going to go farther or it can go farther, you have to hit a good kick. >> reporter: or scrambling for extra yards is key. everybody has to do their part. >> i think that's been a big point the last two or three years is how to bu

he's won six, all with the patriots. and reaching this point, never, ever, ever gets stale. >> number one seed, beat us earlier in the year. -- need our best game on sunday. working toward preparation and execution, the very best it can be. that's what it will take. >> wednesday is patriots day in foxborough which is where bob halloran has been camped out all day. what do you have for us? bob: top quarters of all time, tom brady one and peyton manning, two. around here, a lot of patriots fans like to claim that peyton manning is overrated, and that he's now aging, and the new one is that he's noodled arm but he looks pretty good beating them two years ago, 400 yards passing and the patriots are not about to start underestimating peyton manning. >> i think playing someone 17 times is pretty cool especially someone as great as him to play against, those pms led teams, you've got to play 60 minutes and you'll be in for a tough game. >> after each game you look back and usually you see two plays throughout the game in differ

been a patriots fan forever. we remember that logo . >> reporter: or maybe it's . >>> i'm going to get the do your job hat so i can wear it to work and make guys i work with, i work outdoors so that way they will, you know, get to work . >> reporter: for others it's just about fashion . >>> kind of just looking because i want a certain style. i want to match certain things that i own but. >> reporter: and many of the fans we talked to say they plan to do their jobs and wear these winter caps indoors while they are watching the game this weekend. that's the story live at gillette stadium. i'm byron barnett, 7 news . >>> that was a quick purchase . >>> there it was. be sure to stay with 7 news for continuing coverage live from denver. tre and joe will be live in colorado throughout the weekend. >>> stay right there. we are staying on top of this winter weather. a monster storm first live look as we go into the break at washington, d.c. where could be trouble for people there. our coverage continues next. everything

you get to see the patriots here. only way to go to the super bowl is to go through them. >> reporter: congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: back to you. >> reporter: thank you, the broncos outtoughed. the team historical known for being the toughest in the nfl are now just one victory away to earning a earning a trip to theirleth super bowl. broncos beat the pittsburgh steelers on sports authority field at mile high. peyton manning played okay. he got away with a self-sacked completion. took until late in the fourth quarter for denver to find the end zone. broncos win 23-16 and advance to the afc championship game next sunday against the new england land patriots. weeks ago i used the word resilient. they are resilient offensively and defensively. they stay focused until the end. >> earlier this week we heard a few broncos players admit they looked past the colts last year thinking they would be in the afc championship game against new england. i didn't see them looking past anybody tonight. >> the media remind

i'll i was there when the patriotings patriots arrived at the team hotel. they got there at they were escorted by five police escorts. the broncos fans couldn't get enough to see the patriots. some were booing but they couldn't wait to see tom brady in person. here's the story here, the pats landed in denver, they're playing in the afc championship game for the fifth straight here. with back to back trips to the super bowl on the line, julian edelman says the success has been fun look back but right now, you more think about trying to get to that next one. and right now, we've got the toughest team on the schedule that we've played thus far with the denver broncos. its cool, it's been a trying to keep that journey going. one other note, the patriots will be, have as their honorary captain. twelve years ago in the them off on three different occasions. >> he could probably intercept from the >> with one arm. >> wouldn't that be nice. >> that would be. fans. thousands rallied in denver today supporting the broncos. colorado. kate picks kate, it's there. repor

patriots lose 20-18. no super bowl return for brady, and the patriots, after a trying off season, a trying regular season as well. it was close. one thing about brady, you're never out of a game. >> reporter: you should have seen it, he was cut up, hit 20-23 times, depending on the official stats, and the rest are and this one, they were a disappointed football team. >> this team fought pretty hard. just to come up short on two point play, it would have been a fun over time, but we came up one play short. >> reporter: certainly, best way to sum it up. tom brady he won it all last year. it shows you how much we're spoiled, but disappointing for everybody involved. and especially the pats. >> and the panthers stomped the cardinals, but that game was a blow-out all the way around. so super bowl 50 looks like this. it will be the broncos and panthers, in super bowl 50, two weeks from tonight. kickoff at 630 at wbz. panthers have opened up as a 3.5 point favorite over the broncos. celtics, they win big against

patriots-broncos. it hassall the makings on paper of an instant classic. >> the headline reads manning versus brady. >> this thing right here. >> that made the cover of si this week. which means the 17th and final meeting between these two future hall of famers. is peyton coming back to play next season? all we know is starting tomorrow, against the patriots. peyton reminded everybody it's patriots versus broncos. he has nothing but respect for tom brady. player. incredibbe leader for his team. every team he's been a part of, they won. you can just see that he leads a great team. i think playing someone 17 times is pretty cool, especially someone as great as him. to play against those peyton manning led teams, you have to play 60 minutes. you're going to be up against a tough team. >> our analyst for the chase range. is this the last tangg? how quickly did we go from thii to this? everybody is talking about the last meeting between the two. %- do you think that's true? >> i think so. i think it's going

patriots never quit. -- goal, 20-12. patriots never quit. 20-18. you got to have the two point conversion. brady tip passed here. picked off. game over. that is it. the broncos won it 20-18. the defensive incred -- defense there is manning and brady. for the last time? who cares. peyton has another game left. super bowl 50. the biggest story in the nfl, 18 going back to the listen to those guys -- these >> we are so honored to represent the afc in super bowl 50. let's get it done for pat nd go broncos. >> we grind as a football team and our fans are great to play for. played our tails off and won another close one. >> a tremendous honor, jim. a special four years playing here in denver for this great organization, these fans, and to be going to our second super bowl in four years is very special. just an awesome effort. incredible effort by the patriots for us to beat that team today, very special win. >> peyton manning after his season, missing six games with a foot injury. he will never get back on the field. this is brock's team now. he replaced

no, i dislike the patriots. hate is a strong word. >> trey: strong to some, but maybe not enough to others. >> i hate everything about them. they're always in my way. they're always in my way to get what i want, so that naturally will create hate. >> trey: a different patriots' way this time around, one featuring julian edelman. >> there's that chemistry, that veteran presence, the security blanket for brady. >> the thing about him, he does a lot of work underneath, but he's so good after the catch. >> brady just seems to know where he's going to come out. they have a great chemistry together. so i would say them to two just playing together for so long is what separates them. >> for an offense predicated on time, finding a way to pressure tom brady could be the key in disrupting the patriots' are rhythm. >> we have to be quick, we have to be sound. also. >> i think so. i think that helps the o-line, especially when you have a good pass rush. >> brady's so smart back there and edelman and amendola seem to find t

disliie the patriots. hate is a strong word. >> that seems to be the reason they are stumped., one deck of five there is no more talking, `ust action. they are expected to land in five minutes, we will have much more at 6:00. >>> it is a perfect day to get out and rally. it was nice and warm, a lot of people only had t-shirts on. >> great day to be in colorado, tomorrow is better. it's going to be a little different because there'' a change in weather ccming our way by that time but in the mountaiis it is beautiful and on the planes it is mild, 20s and 30s and not much to see at the present time. we have mostly clear skies here but look at all of that. that is a huge storm pounding themmin the east. all kinds of snow from new york city all the way to memphis tennessee and weather advisories and warnings, most of the eastern seaboard. this is affecting a lot of folks and is going to be a big deal not only for tonight but probably through the weekend because they have to dig out 3 feet of snow. >> we are tal

reid: the patriots heading to the afc championship. the victory at gillette and what' s next on the road to the super bowl. >> colder air and more snow. the breakdown of another wintry blast. pam: a local marine lost at sea. the mission to find him and 11 others after a helicopter crash. >> and the message from loved ones holding on to hope. reid: a hingham man released from iran and headed home. the decision to let him and other americans held prisoner go. tom brady and the patriots powering ahead on the road to the super bowl. a pumped-up tb 12, leading the pats to a 27:20 win over the chiefs. the victory puts the patriots back in familiar territory the m reid lamberty. m pam cross. we don' t know who or where they' ll play next, so let' s take some time to savor this one. our coverage begins with sportscenter five' s mike lynch at gillette stadium. mike. the afc championship game. played for it. will he be playing against broncos? we will find out tomorrow night. the patriots wasted no time, 80 yards, third and save and, brady with

kickoff from here at foxboro set for 4:30 tomorrow between the patriots and chiefs. the bruins on the ice tonight in buffalo. puck drops set for 7:00 record recording live, trey daerr, 7 sports . >> anchor: big weekend. >> anchor: that's tile for 7 news at 0 clock of' adam william. >> anchor: i'm kim some have proposed for the elderly and disabled vets. in fact, not only should we not cut benefits -- we should expand them. increases benefits and raises minimum payments for low-income seniors. can retire with dignity and respect. i'm bernie sanders,

i dislike the patriots i hate the strong word tj ward doesn't hate the patriots but derek wolfe does that too stands in the way of a trip to the super bowl how you doing broncos country in all honesty denver has been this over to practice carried called all three of them great we're less than 48 hours a week to kick off right now the broncos are will all season this one will be tough new england is very good why to contribute them in the regular season and had to do with the run game the broncos is struggled early when dante hightower went out with an injury they blew it open hightower will be playing and this was either going to have to figure out how to get past it if denver wants to win against cj anderson run a home and have to break out and get the pressure off peyton manning with his and there were running the ball it takes pressure off any quarterback tom and him running the ball will definitely take pressure off them we just try to control a week and control we have to run the ball for us to stay balanced for us to be successful this week everybody knows that we just have to

the patriots were up 7 to 0 quickly in this game. 73 now for the patriots. second goal, tom brady. he is showing off a speed. well, it's not really all that fast, but he is tough. he shows that toughness and gets drilled at the goal line. he does not get in until the we have to call this the brady sneak. from the goal line, get the goal all across the line, 14 the patriots up, no question brady we get into the end zone. he is the best in the nfl, maybe ever, for doing that. the chiefs got the ball first and the second half and were driving, but now they've fumbled. taylor jones, he forces a fumble and dante hightower recovers it. it's good to see taylor making a playing this game, and that would lead to this beauty. the pump and go. that is pretty. ready to grunt again, 21 to 6 with the patriots running away with the same. brock had two touchdowns, one today, but that she's had one 11 straight games for a reason. alex smith find alan wilson, 21 to 13. smith had a very good game, and after a couple of gronkowski field goals, there is a long feel go down. this would've been a huge th

the patriots fall in the afc championship game. denver will go on and play in the super bowl against the panthers. >> i think we all feel as coaches, players, all of us -- such a fine line between winning and losing that they all could have done a little bit more. might have had a different result. >> it was a tough day. hard fought football game. they have very good defense. they played well all season. they put a lot of pressure on you. jason: that is the key to beating the patriots, to pressure tom brady. don' t give him time to throw the football and that is what denver did. he spent a lot of the day on his back. he was sacked four times. the patriots and the season one super bowl. stephanie: still a very good record. despite the loss, some fans are staying optimistic. we caught up with some fans in manchester already looking forward. >> hopefully next year it will go well, knock on wood. they don' t have any injuries. they are a young team overall. stephanie: moore highlights and game analysis coming up in sports. it was a bea

always patriots against rest of the world. everyone around the world hates patriots. lots of people betting on them to win. today outside of new england. reporting live in denver. joe jokes 7 news "today in new england". >> anchor: can i just say one thing. haters will hate. >> anchor: haters will hate but betting on the team that they think will win maybe hate them publicly but they know how they feel inside. a look at the sunday forecast ahead. skyline. sun is out. here in the city, parking is hard to find. seems like everyone drives. and those who do should switch to geico because you could save hundreds on car insurance. ah, perfect. valet parking. x evening, sir. hello! here's the keys. and, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. hm, wouldn't mind some of that beef wellington... to see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico.com. zah! (car alarm sounds) it's ok! at wegmans we believe the best way to help you quality and selection. wake up with wegmans family pack 1,2,3,4 you can save 30% or more. from tasty energy bars to creamy and delicious yogurt. let us

>> dry hate the patriots? no, i dislike the patriots. hate is a strong word. >> love is also a strong word. downtown, thousands turned out on orange friday to show their united in orange for the cause -- they are united in orange for the cause. plenty of people out there to 3 support and plenty of broncos >>> it's 7:30 am. it's time for a look at the top in his. first, denver police are looking for the gunman who killed a man near a park and ride in montebello. witnesses heard several gunshots rang 5:00 last night. the victim was shot just after getting off the bus. police say there was some kind of argument beforehand. coast are digging out from under 40 inches of snow. this blizzard now plane for 19 deaths and has created widespread travel problems and power outages. this now finally stopped falling just after 10:00 last night local time. wind wreaked havoc along the jersey shore pushing massive amounts of water a short. several areas still under a state of emergency. >>> making news out of alaska. a magnitude 7.1 earthquake morning. u

. >> the patriots or the broncos? >> the patriots, close game. >> patriots or broncos? >> patriots.

>> [ laughter ] but do i hate % the patriots? i dislike the patriots. hate is a strong word now, love is also a strong word we saw plenty this week of the practice country playoffs rally downtown. thousands turned out on orange friday to show they are united in orange for this play of call -- cause. that is that have a brand -- %- backing that they say they will need today. 1:05 pm, broocos-patriots, the chance for the temperature, hoping to earn the afc title for the first time since -- [ laughter ] -- 2013. >> i cannot even contain >> we are never going to do this ever again. >> i don't know how you are able to keep a straight face. we are taking pictures. >> i like this luuk. another two weeks. >>> tto more weeks because the super bowl, i know that you will be bringing out all of >> i am actually -- i will haae to buy some stuff and he makes me look like i am not even a bronccs fan. >> i like that hairstyle. >> let me just -- thank you for that -- >> we appreeiate that. >> the commentary. >> hopefully we can do it again. >> two more weeks. get ready

. >> reporter: patriots remain hopeful that gronk will be able to play, but two days before the patriots' divisional play-off game he needed an injection no hin injured ride now. he spent part of the day at a boston hospital. the patriots tight end missed to us' practice with a limited participation yesterday before missing today's session. gronk injured the knee on november 29. returned on december 13 against houston and appeared to be fine in the patriots regular season finale in miami. alex corddry reporting live are preparing for the chiefs without gronk on the field. alex? >> reporter: joe, they hope they don't have to be without gronk because, but they know they node a healthy rob gronkowski so espn reporting that he was in the hospital today. he did get treatment on his right knee. but his status could be a game-time decision, he will place based on how he feels. >> i don't know about that one. >> reporter: patriots players won't take any questions when it came to their all protight end missing as a second practice in three days but espn is reporting that he was at a boston hospit

patriots looking for patriots. >> we played a lot of good bronco teams. they beat us most of the time. >> live in denver with what peyton manning is say being the mile-high matchup with tom brady >> tepgers punching and kicking and screaming and worcester police are looking at who posted these vies on facebook. >> a birthday wish come true for a special pats' fan. she is turning a hundred. and the patriots players gave her a surprise. 7 news at 11:00 starts now realtime closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning. >> adam: a storm moving through the southern part the country tonight and has its sights health on the east coast. looking like big storm. >> kim: and some could feel the effects on saturday. meteorologist jeremy reiner latest track. >> jeremy: that is where we have the winter storm warning in effect, green and red indicating blizzard watches and warnings. we will still be on the northern edge of the weather system and the exact track is not locked down. a tricky forecast, here on the northern edge of the storm in southern new england. some sn

patriots were flying here. the team had a good week of practice but he knows to expect to unexpected when facing a team. >> he is very difficult to prepare for. his team is very difficult to prepare for. they do a tremendous job of coaching and doing a lot of things. their players handle a lot. you can show up on sunday and you can work on one thing all week and doing something totally different. >> reporter: he is very hard to game plan for. peyton manning here at the stadium in denver. tom brady here at the stadium in denver. >> that's an amazing stack. peyton manning is throwing one touchdown pass at home. >> i run for his team defense and then peyton manning. it has been effective. back. he got hurt last game. he is helping and ready to go. key. >> yes. we saw it when he has it totally different offense. on the other side the patriots defense, they ran for 179-yards in three touchdowns when they won here in overtime. it will be another key to watching today. >> it is all about stopping the run. >> we have t

and showed up -- patriots and broncos. they are playing for the lamar hunt trophy on display in denver. >> tom brady and the patriots returned to the practice field in foxboro fine-tuning their plan for peyton manning and the broncos but it's another player grabbing headlines for helping a total stranger who was trapped in her car after a crash. >> she is telling her story for the first time. jim smith is live in foxboro. >> reporter: we have all heard the phrase football hero over concerns touchdowns being scored on the field. tonight, we have the story of a real-life hero who just happens to play for the new england patriots. linebacker darrin fleming is no stranger to football stadiums but now he is being called a hero of the field. last thursday, he was driving on brief on when he came upon a car crash. a woman who does not want her identity revealed was trapped. >> there was smoke coming from the front and then i started to kick open the passenger side window. that's when i saw someone approach and he gestured that he

hayley and i are wearing blue for the patriots, a big day for the patriots. jamie staton is here. >> that is why they won. a lot of questions about the patriots coming in the game. jason king, they answered all of them tonight. >> they certainly did. they got some help from the >> now, jamie staton and news 9 sports. >> the kansas city chiefs were not impressive. they had a delay of game penalty, poor clock management and that is what happened to teams when they go up against the pats at gillette stadium. the patriots are moving to the afc championship game. jason king joins us with the game coverage. jason. reporter: that's absolutely right, jamie. tom brady is 15-3 at home in the playoffs. if you're going to beat tom brady in the playoffs, you have to play your best football and the chiefs did not do that. tom brady and the pats along with bill belichick trying to get to the afc title for the fifth consecutive year. they looked like the team that started the season 10-0. found gronk for the touchdown, 7-0. then brady leads them on a 98-yard drive and a 10-y

tonight, patriots nation is in mourning. the scream says it all, when brady' s attempted two point conversion was intercepted, pats fans in bar louie at patriot place along with pats fan all around new england knew their many fans say they had a premonition, long before the 4th quarter. >> i was nervous the whole game. >> rather depressing. i' d say the o line was a big factor. reporter: for some, the anxiety started with gostkowski' s missed attempt for an extra point after the pats' first touchdown, clip -- first pats touchdown. >> obviously he should' ve made the extra point, but that was first quarter. there were three more quarters and they just didn' t connect. >> i think mile high stadium is a different ball game out there. reporter: now, it' s game over, and attention is turning to next season, and what improvements the patriots need to make to win. >> we need a better defense, secondary in particular, and a better receiving corps. monday morning quarterbacking, but as coach belichick would say, onto september. repor

i dislike the patriots. hate is a strong word. >> it all happens on the field tomorrow. >> to the ice. scoreless in the first. , the first two periods and the blues light the lamp. third. equal. comes through clutch. avalanche -- one shootout goal is good enough. 343. avalanche when 2-1 in the shootout. >> mountain west conference, -- adams for a game for accumulating violations of conference sportsmanship ruled yeeterday. he was given a technical wednesday.'s third of the season. you will miss out on oday's game that wild plays against boise state. >> let's get back to the nfl. as many of you know, broncos tight end owen daniels has a degree in meteorology from wisconsin. heestruggled admittedly with his forecast last weekend. you provided a new game day forecast for us yesterday. >> good morning. forecast that on friday. >> low 40s to start the game and then a good chance for precipitation. i don't think there will be any accumulation to speak of. it is -- if it is going to get worse it will be as the days

the patriots win again, your the patriots which their fifth straight afc championship game. really, wow. now, the patriots win in advance with no surprise with little to no casualties. tom is live and has more on a very impressive takers when. tom? >> reporter: you know, brian, it is amazing how effective the team can be with everyone on the field, and really amazing how much of a difference one player can make. the total for this one was set immediately when number 11 to the field. >> man: he had a good week at practice, and the practice reality. it was good out there to get a catch. >> he has as much art as anybody, and he took it serious injury to come back from. to play the way he did today was great. all the receivers are great. >> man: he is a great football player. he is great at catching the ball and that is what is close to. >> with edelman in the field, the patrons were back in sync looking more like the patriots in october and a lot less like the patriots of december. >> man: we have been battling alone for a few weeks, but i thought we had a good two weeks of pre

the patriots are healthy again. an efficient in. >> very demanding coach. high. you may have for yourselfnd. >> we demand a lot out of them. it is a hard place to play. ota' training camp, all the way through -- meetings. we are over 100 practices now. mike: here are some of the the 10th time tom brady has taken the patriots into this title game. it will either be the third if they play pittsburgh or the second against denver. nfc title game is all set in charlotte. panthers and seahawks. jonathan stewart -- the touchdown. every youngster gets a souvenir when carolina scores. a nice tradition. i like it. russell wilson, quarterback for the seahawks set -- had a rough first half. luke keekley takes it home with a 14-0 carolina n lead. cam newton led carolina to a 31-0 halftime lead. seattle came back. none mo re spectacular than this throw by russell wilson. 31-24, the final. so, arizona travels to charlotte 6:30 kickoff for the nfc championship game. the patriots against the steelers of the broncos at 3:00. last nig

patriots in the a.f.c.title game for a 5th straight year. patriots hoping for better outcome sunday than the last time these two teams met in the nfl's version of the final four. they're not taking their 10th trip to the a.f.c.game under bill bell check for granted. >> we've guys like steven league for 12 years and never been in this point. you know we all have friends that play other places that haven't been able to experience this. so i think we all understand those of us who have' been here a while how fortunate we all are. >> i remember playing super bowl in 2010 and i kept telling myself oh, i want to get to the super bowl but i don't want to get there any more because i got there and lott. this was like i broke up -- were a girl friend so i want to get there and win it all. >> reporter: the focus has been on the showdown between brady and manning but it's the other side of the ball that may delayed which team will be heading to super bowl 50s. the bronco also tell us why that is the case in 7 sports. joe amorosino, 7 news. >> adam: spe

patriots tackling issues off the field. a star hospitalized. coach trying to keep his eye on the prize. >>> as the pats head into the play-offs. >>> just days now before the patriots play off push and we're learning that defensive star chandler jones was taken to a hospital in no are wood over weekend. kimberly bookman is in foxboro with what team is saying about that. kim, according to this police log that 7 news got its hands on, chandler jones came here to the police station at 7:42 on sunday morning with a medical emergency. what that emergency is, is still unclear. >>> he's one patriots' most valuable players. to play-offs 7 news confirms defensive end chandler jones was admitted to norwood hospital. it happened sunday according to this foxboro police log 25-year-old football player walked into foxboro public safety building with a medical emergency. >>> four officers along with a firefighters did a medical evaluation in the back parking lot. then had him transported by ambulance to the hospital. the patriots tell 7 news chandler jones was

the patriots consistently handle professionals. this organization is the best in the business when it comes to not allowing anything or anyone take the focus away from the task at hand. >> i think we'll just try to go about our jobs and routines as best we can and put the focus on football. >> i think coach belichick just does a great job at really like brainwashing you, to let you know that certain things we need to care about and 17 things we need to just let be, and he does a great job, and right now all we can do is gist focus on kansas city. outside focus may not be on how chandler jones is going to get after alex smith, it's evident this strange lint have zero effect inside the locker room. >> we just worry about what we can control and, you know, it's showing up every day working hard, preparg the best we can. >> because what they can do might be this team's greatest strength when it comes to preparing for saturday. you really gotta put your head down and focus on your goal. like i said earlier, we've been fighting all year