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gerry sandusky, pete gilbert, cadre ismail are -- -- cadre ismail with you. the road to indianapolis comes up short as they run into a stop sign against the new england patriots losing 23-20 on the play we'll remember as wide left but there were many plays that could have sealed the deal. >> there were a lot of times that the ravens couch taken control of the game and had it in hand and we'd be talking about going to indy but a lot of missed opportunities and that final one that couch potentially put the game into overtime. >> we'll hear from the ravens in a few moments but that's a locker room you will not soon forget. >> no, it was powerful in there, the emotion. also, there was no sulking or hanging of heads. guys saying we played a great game. it wasn't our year. >> john harbaugh, second time in the a.f.c. championship game in four years. in the second quarter, tied at 3-3. benjarvus green-ellis. touchdown, 10-3 patriots. >> good job by the law firm of getting it into the end zone. >> flacco finds boldin for 37. >> that was a strong run after catch by bol

. >> i know pete gilbert is also disappointed. pete, how are you feeling? >> kind of numb. when you see a game like that. i was on the field in the end zone in the corner watching lee evans, the ball go through his hands, knocked out. john harbaugh talked a little afterwards, hoping and begging and trying to get them to take another look via replay. you cannot challenge in the final two minutes of the game. at that point, they didn't do it. may or may not have been a touchdown. certainly worth another look. i like what john harbaugh said, he said billy will be fine, i talked to him, he stood there by him. i was proud with the way john stood up after the game and said, hey, we're a good football team. we didn't make quite enough plays at the end of the game to get the job done but this will be one of the more painful losses in the history of baltimore football, no question. an epic game, one in which they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and to get that close to a super bowl that would have been in indianapolis and maybe put to bed that pain from 1984, that possibili

i'm pete gilbert.ing up in sports, we'll talk about bhilly cundiff. the story straight ahead.ai [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies... ♪ ...is a nicely designed package. ♪ you can have brownies again. fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. caramel...pretzel 90 calorie bar. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. we're trying to learn what to make of billy cundiff. he struggled and left four months of the season. some of this reinjury. he also has a hip injury, too. in the houston game, first time around, ravens won by 15. if that would be a game winner, sign him up. >> even though some people may think i'm crazy, there have been constant lessons to be learned. i made so mi many mistakes, i >> loyola came all the way back. they get the win 66-63. patterson in the visiting colorful uniforms. by 2. still a two-point game. police ended the affair

. >> i'm pete gilbert. coming up in sports, a little bit of a secret.he fifth ranked maryland women down 20 points trying to come back at the comcast cenom "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> the ravens this weekend enjoying themselves. just a nice couple days off. the team had seven-days off. john harbaugh practice this week, but back to work on monday. bolton plenty of rest. he looks really good at practice. really impressive, though, considering what he's gone through. this was not the season that everyone envisions. bolton thought it might be because of the skills he had. he's been good, but not great. turns out, he has had a pretty good injury. the knee 0 injury was worse than he originally thought. >> it store completely. my knee started catching. i felt it was necessary to get it take yir care of. >> within 1. thomas. 15 seconds left. she had 24 points. maryland rallies all the way from 20 points. 77

we will hear from pete gilbert live in providence. and we will get a tour of providence from jennifer franciotti. she will that -- she will show us the treasures she discovered. us the treasures she discovered. >> still a little chilly tomorrow, but then we get a warmup. >> but then we get something to get the warmer temperatures, and that is cold rain. tomorrow toward the end of the day, a little bit of rain or freezing rain. rain chances much higher on monday. but at least the temperatures will be around 157030's. >> that is it for the news at 6:00 p.m. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you.

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. >> eye in pete gilbert coming to you live. headquarters -- we have reached the real purple for it. we had a dry run last week. we get the baltimore ravens and the texans. clear,n't seem fairly stop one man. if you can do so, onward to foxborough. if you can stop every and foster. in two gan to the reagans have done just that. last time he had 140 yards. in 2010 he had 125 total yards. he does a lot worse against other -- he does a lot more damage against other teams. it is only a sample of two, but how have they managed to contain so well no. 23. cory writing did not blink when giving an answer. >> c --ory redding did not blink when giving an answer. >> whenever you do that, holes will of dick closed. why we are so high as far as a lot of statistics koh and stopping the run is because guys are disciplined and they stay in their caps. we take pride in that. the staff at the door. put the team first. >> now to our reagan's tax question of the day. your prediction for sunday. text letter a for a raven's blow out, before a tight g

pete gilbert and i will give you sat on the road to indianapolis.s time of the year in january is coach relocation season not only for coaches out of the playoff spot for some in. wade phillips is going to interview on friday for the atlanta falcons' head coaching job before getting back to work preparing for the baltimore ravens game. getting fired early this year is the new secondary coach of the redskins. they have had back-to-back losing seasons under mike shanahan. baseball commissioner dud selick agreeing to -- bud selick expecting a new contract. if he fulfills the contract he will be commissioner until he is 80 years old and his tenure will span 22 years beginning back in 1992. that will make him the second longest tenured commissioner in history. the baltimore ravens put in a good day in practice and had great weather conditions for it. it will be the last day they have great weather conditions to prepare for the playoff game. tom tasselmyer will tell you why in the seven-day forecast. >> residents will have their say on the proposed closin

pete gilbert is live at gillette stadium. >> we begin with gerry sandusky with what we're telling -- hearing on the team. >> the coach says everybody looks fine. the safety who sat out earlier in the week took part in all practices today. they will leave for foxboro tomorrow. another powerful weekend awaits the family. it sounds like the parents will both be watching games on tv and praying. it is his second shot at taking the ravens to the super bowl. >> they are doing fine. they are doing great. they are excited. they're looking forward to it. i talked to my dad last night. he had some good ideas. mom is doing great. i talked to her for a long time. it was a good conversation. she has always been there to have those conversations. what else can i share with you about our families would be interested in? i did not ask them how many minutes they had on the phone with jim or make a comparison. it does not matter. it would probably not be fair. >> not that it is a competitive family. the patriots did not get the memo that as top seed with home field advantage, they go into the game as

we're joined from the stadium with more of the caravan but we begin with pete gilbert from gillett stadium>> good evening. the final walk-through and preparations for both teams. the injury report, maybe some philosophical differences, the patriots have 14 players listed as questionable. last week they had 13, 12 went ahead and play. we can expect 13 this week. tom brady is not on the injury report. he will be ready to go. when player of the report is probable. they will be full steam ahead. the ravens are saying we have no excuse. we are not worried. also as we look at their mindset, we saw maybe they are the underdog champion. kind of strange. two themes -- the first made me laugh. >> we have been the underdog all year. >> yes, they get no respect. of course they are. nobody fawns over tom brady. right. >> we are not supposed to be here according to the media. this team is supposed to -- we are cool with that. >> he road that mantra to an mvp so maybe we should listen. the owner, while respectful of the ravens -- >> he is one of my favorite donors. >> he could hardly contain his pride fo

i'm pete gilbert.a great day. >> he's a 5-year-old who has been told he can do everything. with one phone call, he did. why this little boy from georgia is considered a hero to his mom and grandma. >> riding my bike. >> when you are 5 years old, you can do anything. >> he dances. >> but perhaps it is a small surprise that for caleb simms, anything doesn't just include music. but also knowing what to do in an emergency. >> hello? >> can you come over to my house? >> last thursday caleb's mother and grandmother got so sick they could not move to the phone. caleb could. >> are you with your mom and grandma now. >> yeah, i just checked on my mom. my mom is upstairs. >> for the next 10 minutes this boy became unrattled. they dispatched an ambulance at which time caleb became caleb. >> i had a good time at school today. >> you did? >> i have fish in the tank. and i have fish. >> caleb's grandmother was taken to the hospital. a week after, they are all back under one roof again. caleb a bigger believer than e

we continue with pete gilbert who was recently named sportscaster of the year. you can talk about the ravens, too, if you like. >> i think we will focus on that. it really is all laid out for the taking. they were just waiting for flacco to come of age. i think in the national consciousness where they need to go. he has one more chance that all but two quarterback in the last four years. flacco has not posted giant numbers in the process. now confident in his abilities, he mocked the media a little this week saying if the reagans 18 super bowl he still would not get any credit. joe has a chance to silence all of his critics this month. >> we can say we all do not hear this stuff. you cannot not hear it. it is all right in front of you. yes, you get a little tired of it. they will shut people up. we have to let our place speak for themselves. he is poised to do that. let's give the guys some credit for throwing it out there. >> in tonight's context question, what is your prediction for the game? a for a blowout, b for a tight game, and c for an upset. standard te

. >> pete gilbert would join this and he will break down how the ravens survived sunday's game. >> baltimore city is hosting another restaurant week. we will show you the food when we come back. >> some slick roads this morning. the 2-4-6-8 value menu's got the everyday value slam, classic burger, build your own chicken wrap, cheese quesadilla, chicken parmesan, all you can eat pancakes, cordon bleu melt, the new cookie skillet a la mode. whew. so many choices, so little airtime. the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. . it is kind of busy. we start on westbound 50 closed at davidsonville road because of an accident. 450 is your alternate. trenton road, another accident. another in westminster at pleasant valley road. the rest of the major roadways are looking ok. this is 70 at 29. east and westbound traffic in pretty good shape. give yourself some extra time this morning. this is the harrisburg expressway at warrant road. no sign of delays. everything looks good -- at

pete gilbert breaks down some of the keys to a victory. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think baltimore would make a good host city for a super bowl? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> hello. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're dealing with some problems. it has been a busy morning. the roads are selick. westbound 50, one lane gets by. in westminster, pleasant valley road, another accident location to avoid. the rest of the crashes we have been tracking have been cleared. speeds average on the north and west side. the rest of the major roadways leading up to the beltway looking pretty good. this is the west side at security. volume is starting to build. same situation on 95 out of white marsh down to the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we will make a trade-off

pete gilbert will be live in the studio and talking about terrell suggs. >> he said cincinnati would win on sunday. >> winter has arrived. time to still get your car ready for the winter season. details are coming up. >> very cold and windy morning. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. volume has not amounted to much yet. it is expected to return to normal today. monumental avenue, we have a water main break to avoid. that could set you back a few minutes. 55 on the west side as you make your way towards 795. so far so good on the j.f.x. this morning. harrisburg expressway around 55 at shawan road. here's a quick live look outside. this is 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. southbound traffic and no construction in place at the moment. we'll ke

we will have pete gilbert and voice of the ravens gerry sandusky here at 11:00 on wbal-tv 11 news. >>n project economy, steel workers back on the job. governor o'malley joined rg steel to announce sparrows point will reopen. that is after they said they were laying off employees and shutting down until march. they said they are calling back many workers after receiving new financial resources. >> a line of credit has been secured to allow rg to fire up the furnace again and get our steel workers back to work at sparrows point. >> as long as we have breath and a possibility to stay employed, we will stay and fight the battle and try to procure our employment. >> some 200 workers have yet to return to their jobs. rg steel says they should be back. >> lots of good news. >> 9:10 and 30 degrees on tv hill. still ahead, dr. kim hammond joins us. >> coming up, how to get your hands on celebrity gems for less. >> freezing rain and ice. that's the insta-weather plus forecast. stick around. >> take a look at our radar. we are seeing snow up in pennsylvania. to our north, we slide down here and

i'm pete gilbert. i'll see you back here tonight at 6:00. >> and a lovely day. >> a beautiful day today again. >> look forward to enjoying it. "the today show" is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with a live update. >> it is a record year for baltimore city and this year it is one that has residents and city leaders optimistic that better days are ahead. baltimore reported 126 homicides last year. its lowest murder rate in 30 years. nonfatal shootings recorded a drop by 9%. juvenile arrests declined by 25%, and overall crime in baltimore city dropped by 6% in 2011. an i-team analysis of population trends in 11 east baltimore neighborhoods may provide one clue to the reduction in crime. there has been a 42% population decline since 1990. regardless, city residents are feeling better about the city they call hosm -- home. they believe police revital zation efforts are making a difference. there is still a lot to be done. property crimes increased slightly up 4%. the mayor and the police commissioner hav

gerry and pete gilbert will be in new england and i will be in the studio. maryland taking on florida state. terrell stoglin is the leading scorer in the acc. this is another freshman from the bronx in new york. that is pretty impressive. second half, they take their first lead. alex len. maryland was some good players. it is a ball game. ahead to deividas dulkys, their er.t shoot terps are 2-2 in the acc. ed was critical of every phase the ravens played. he was spectacular at times. >> he put some heat on himself. >> top honors this morning for several maryland schools. the blue ribbon awards. >> the controversial same-sex marriage issue. i have details. >> political payback? the latest on the trauma within city hall. >> there is still planning to do in baltimore to get excited and maybe help you win tickets to maybe help you win tickets to the game got the everyday value slam, classic burger, build your own chicken wrap, cheese quesadilla, chicken parmesan, all you can eat pancakes, cordon bleu melt, the new cookie skillet a la mode. whew. so many choices,

." >> i'm pete gilbert.rts, we'll check in on the ravens and what john harbaugh did to shore up his coaching staff. story ahead. >> plus john collins has another look at your weekend forecast. you are watching "11 news you are watching "11 news saturday morning." oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says >> has it been a tough week for the ravens? sure, you go back sunday and suffer one of the most painful defeats in team history. a couple weeks later they use their defensive coordinator to of all places, indianapolis. but they -- here is more on this story. chuck cashed in on his big compans chance this week for the colts. the ravens failed to blink. one day after brigano enjoyed his indianapolis introduction, harbaugh brings out jim, now in charge of the ravens' defense. >> i couldn't be more excited to do that. they will tell you what a great football coach this man is. >> dean pees knows th

. >> pete gilbert joins us with a live preview of the first installment of the road to indianapolis.we begin the playoff journey with a half hour dedicated to the baltimore ravens and the playoffs. we will share with you a couple of one-on-one conversations. gerry sat down with ray rice. i talked with dixon and where he stands with flacco. >> chemistry that the two of you have developed, i think the touchdown where it is a bad shoulder -- you were at the same thing at the same time a couple of weeks ago. you see this development and fans and around here think, wow, we could have that for a decade. you feel that way? >> he is a great quarterback. he can throw every ball in the book. he is a tight ends to drink. -- tight end's dream. everything he throws up i will go up and grab it. i will instill confidence in him that i will be there at the right place in the right time. >> i also ask him what it is like to know you are about to get crushed but have to make the crash -- the catch. >> thank you very much. what better way to show your purple pride on this friday that to grow out your f

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pete gilbert joins us with more on the familiar face for -- who will now lead the defense. >> the formulaorked so well when try anything else? for the fifth straight time they stay within the confines of the castle promoting dean pees. he follows a long line of success. he never considered looking outside of the franchise for a replacement. he had plenty of good choices right in front of him. pees said he will keep things similar. as for harbaugh, he hired a man who has coached him in college. it is a to know -- it is a to say he does what he is getting. >> the tradition of defense will continue and it will flourish and get better.

having been in the playoffs so many years, i am not so sure that are doing yoga or anything, but pete gilbert joins us where even ray rice is supporting a fan-stache. >> that would be just fine with your live. how is the time going to handle all of the extra rest? they had to go on the road before the bye week. the bike over prepare and out think the talent. what seems sure is that they have found a formula. they are in good shape. ray rice showed up supporting the flacco mustache. he would not stop talking about how much he loved his new cleats. terrell suggs showed up practicing to his heart's content and to the detriment of all of our years. he is doing ok. everybody came back from the by week healthier than in their previous playoff run. >> c'mon-- come on, of course we will stay loose. we are still loose but we all know task at hand. we all know the consequence of playing that. it is not enough anymore just making it to the playoffs. we have done that before. this year we took the next step of winning the division and getting the first round by. it is good but we know it is not enough. >

pete gilbert joins us live from foxboro were the patriots seem almost smug. >> it is the calm before the storm here. it will snow here as well tomorrow. there were several low-key media sessions the patriots today. they have much respect for the ravens, but i am not sure i buy all of it. the patriots brass made sure to offer no bulletin board material on friday. he was full of praise for the players. >> the leading receiver and leading rusher, he made to defend the whole field. he is a tough guy to handle. he is strong. he tackles well. he will definitely throw his body around and be physical. >> no shots taken at the controversy this week. he would not go near it. >> we're trying to get our team ready to go. i do not really care about that. >> the patriots' owner was effusive talking about the ravens owner. >> the stability in the front office, he is one of my favorite owners. he was very kind and generous and my wife passed. he made a generous donation in her memory. we have been good friends. he is a much better golfer than nine. >> below the service, and dismiss of quality. he ci

hanging out with baltimore ravens fans and anee arundel county but we are going to begin with pete gilbert. >> i tell you, after having a by tweet you have two which of built up coming into this game. everybody is excited. only two quest -- players are questionable. the to doubt -- the two linebackers, i still believe they will play, but that is it for the ravens. everything else is in their favor. the experience, home field, the fact the belt -- the fact that they beat the texas earlier this year. flacco as your quarterback verse is a fifth round of third stringer for houston. there is no reason for the baltimore ravens to lose except that it is the nfl and anything can happen. >> congratulations on getting the home game, but we have a game to play. it will be a huge challenge. we are playing a very good football we are going to need our fans. we are going to need them in the stadium and at home. we will need them everywhere. we have something we need to accomplish this weekend. >> a note of recognition for the ravens in center. he is honored as the band of the year. it is an award recogn

40 four years, and this is a good chance to -- probably the best chance to make a run at it. >> pete gilbertews. >> it is 6:54. 27 degrees on tv hill. here's a look ahead to our next hour of "11 news sunday morning." >> nutrition and football aren't two things that go happened in hand. it is 7:20. we're going to bring an upbeat with story next. >> sports memorabilia popular during the playoffs. how to tell a fake from a real collectible. >> more news, weather, and sports when "11 news sunday morning" continues. >> a day for the ravens to. let's go first to ava marie. >> if you are going up to watch the game in new england, it is going to be a chilly one. the high temperature struggles to get in the low to mid 30's. mostly cloudy skies. there are even areas of freezing drizzle along the eastern shore. that's something to watch out for. looks like a new storm that can bring more isolater tonight. we'll take a look at the foxborough fore-- forecast when we come back. >> the road to indianapolis makes a stop in northeast -- new england as the ravens take on the patriots. you can feel the excitem

. >> don't forget tonight after sunday night football, it's ravens wrapup with jerry sandusky, pete gilbertsmail. hopefully they'll be talking about a ravens' victory a great way to start off 2012. i'm greg toland, have a great new year's day. >> it will be awesome to get a win today. >> i was saying to folks this is kind of like the first round of the playoffs for us. >> it is. it is. we're playing for a bye, a home playoff game. >> a couple of other teams have to do it. there's a whole formula for how it will break down. right now, the time is 5:55. 37 degrees here on tv him. a look at some of the stories coming up on 11 news sunday morning. >>> a man walks away with a fiery crash with only burns to his hands. what investigators believe caused that accident. >>> and the story on the military veteran and the sun he wasn't sure he had and how the two were able to find each other. >>> mild day today. things will change bigtime by the time we get to next week. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >>> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager, ben jaris. >> as we co