falcons will be going to the playoffs. the cowboys and the giants, the winner will go to the on playoffs. and host the game the following weekend. second down and eight, sanzenbacher to the 33 yard line. we talked about the yardage that green bay has gained and given up this season. at this moment in time, green bay has allowed more yardage over the course of the season than they have gained. herer they are on verge of going 14- 1. >> cris: that's impossible. >> al: it seems it urks doesn't it? >> cris: sam shields thought he has perfect coverage. that's a good night for mccowan. a couple of interceptions. but for a guy coming off the high school play that's good. >> there's cutler who misses his fifth straight game. within of the things that bear fans were upset about is he didn't have a backup. >>. >> cris: caleb hanie after what he did in that championship game, if they had removed him as the backup quarterback, people would have gone ber zerk. i mean, there were some people talking about oh, boy, he should get a staurt

they clinched a playoff berth. do not play better than they did tonight, it will not stay in the playoffs long. they failed to match the intensity of the san diego. john harbaugh, i would have to qualify this as the worst game in his tenure. joe flacco, a lovely touch them. tied the game in the second quarter. it was all san diego. no pressure on philip rivers. the big tall receivers did that all along. 58 yards to jackson. rivers of letting it fly again. floyd beating smith. they had their way. joe flacco ended up with a pair of interceptions. 34-14 your final from san diego. we will have a complete breakdown coming up for you tonight on "ravens wrap up." also a look at a bizarre game across the nfl. that is at the end of this newscast. >> joined the ribbons but testing for -- join a ravens of the -- "ravens wrap up" after this broadcast. >>> kim jong-il has died. state media is reporting that the leader died of heart failure tonight. the news came as north korea prepared for a succession. kim jong-il inherited po

houston has clenched a playoff berth and vying for that bye. and here ken newton was a number one over-all pick, and you see why, and in the end zone, 9-0 panthers with the lead. and here one is thrown like a third stringer pick. and texans go down by a final of 28-13. perfection on the line, and kansas city with the green bay packers in town, and here getting it going. and kansas with romeo at the helm, gets it done and putting it away and the chiefs give green bay their first loss of the season. we will countdown for the game of ravens against the chargers, we invite you to stay up late for the key players in tonight's game. and as we head for break, a look outside of the station, yes we are proud to be the raven's broadcast team. be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $5.99 a pound. plus save on gift card multipacks. ri

calvin johnson and lions are going to the playoffs for the first time since 1999. detroit all over the chargers, 38-10. and san diego is out. out of the playoff picture. >> there you go. >> a lot of heavy people in the bay area with the two big wins. raiders and 49ers. >> awesome. good times. >> and imagine spending the holidays behind bars. how bay area prisoners got a chance to create a new kind of holiday celebration. we will have that story and much more coming up on eyewitness news at 6:30. in the mean time, have a great christmas eve. see you in a half hour.

i am really focused on the playoffs. >> u.s.eflecting personal accolades today because he had three sacks. it was a career-high 13. this team is locked in on the playoff game on the road to indianapolis. >> republican presidential candidates squared off in another debate. >> let's be candid. the only reason you did not become a career politician is because you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. >> the sparks flew last night during the debate. details coming up >> newt gingrich is still standing after the debate. mitt romney may have tripped himself up at the worst possible time. the race for the nomination is getting interesting with the iowa caucuses just 23 days away. >> mitt romney is paying for a humorous bet he made at the debate. >> $10,000 bet. >> the joke fell flat in iowa. the first caucuses three weeks away. >> i am sure i did not drive by a house where the $10,000 that would be possible. a little out of touch with the normal citizen. >> he shrugged off a tax on everything from politics to his three marriages. >> i have ma

it's a matter of playoff survival...we know this team doesn't play well on the road...so having playoffealthy. "anytime you can get a full week's rest to where you don't have to worry about playing a game, that's huge. that's huge for any team. and it's no different for our team to get that bye. to get that &pfirst-round [bye], we could get a lot of ppople back, a lot of people healed up. and you really get two weeks off. i know you come back the second week and practice, but you're really not physically beating each other up. anytime you can get that, i think that's huge in this business." ravens injury report for sunday...anquaa boldin moving up from out to doubtful.he's still not expected to play, but did see sooe practice time today after knee surgery.which is a great sign for the playoffs..dannell ellerbe, concussion and marshall yanda, chest doubtful.billy cundiff and cory redding both questionable.tomorrow the ravens will decide if it's cundiff or shayne graham kicking.redding said this week he will play. now lets break down a-f-c playoff scenerios for the ravens and bengals... b

fate to see if they will have a homebuilder playoff spot. ray lewis returns after a toe injury but did not have the impact anyone had hoped for. after missing an opening drive field goal, capping the stock with a touchdown, 7-0. they did not force the chargers dupont a single time last night. ravens tied the game early in the second quarter, a pretty optimistic sign. joe flacco, a perfect strike. all tied up at 7. maybe here come the ravens and they are ready to take off. never happened. san diego ran off 27 unanswered points. dillabaugh rivers, malcolm floyd, beating the rookie on the play. this was just going south in a hurry. 24-7 and ravens forced to throw because there wereo far behind. a bad place to find yourself in on the road. two interceptions that flacco would throw, four loss on the roads and knocking the ravens out of the top spot in the afc playoff picture. in major detour in the road to the super bowl. >> we got beat. simple. they played a great game. all i can say about them. they executed at a high level. it helps that they

it's a matter of playoff survival...we know this team doesn'ttplay well on the road...so having playoffd players... like anquan boldin.... to get healthy. "anytime you can get a full week's rest to where you don't have to worry about playing a game, that's huge. that's huge for any team. and it's no different for our team to get that bye. to get that first-round [bye], we could get a lot of people back, a lot of people healed up. and you really get two weeks off. i know you come back tte second week and practice, but you're really not physically beating each other up. anytime you can get that, i think that's huge in this business." ravens injury report for sunday...anquan boldin moving up from out to doubtful.he's still not expected to play, but did see some practice time today after knee surgery.which is a great sign for the playoffs..dannell ellerbe, concussion and marshall yanda, chest doubtful.billy cundiff and cory redding both questionable.tomorrow the ravens will decide if it's cundiff or shayne graham kicking.redding said his wwek he will play. joe flacco and john harbaugh talk

rex ryan and jets with playoff hopes. mike shanahan's team with no playoff hopes.e. second and goal. gets the toss. in from two yards out t 23 carries. 100 yard. back to back 100-yard games for the rookie. fourth quarter. jets down 16-13. mark sanchez find wide open santonio holmes. 30-yard touchdown. ensuing redskins possession. grossman. sacked. rex fumbles. calvin pace recovers. grossman 19 of 46. with a qb rating of 47.5. not good. the jets cash in. direct snap to burst through for a 9-yard touchdown. green with 3 tds. jets win 34-19. redskins drop to 4-8. it is frustrating. you come out in the second half. we had three series of three and up in offense. had a chance to get the momentum of the game we didn't. come back with a pretty good play. sluggo called. got the touchdown. but we are in the football game. disappointed with the way we finished. couldn't get much going on offense. you know hard to didn't football game. when you finish like we did. >> redskins gave up 21 fourth quarter points. dan goes one-on-one with head coach mike shanahan. hear from the pl

playoffs? >> the whole thing needs to be changed. there's no question about it. >>> speaking of playoffs, raiders are on the outside looking in, with three weeks to go. they are one game behind the broncos in the afc west and one game behind the jets for the final wild card spot. >> comes down to a three-game season pretty much. we need to go and win these last three games. we've got no other choice. they are three winnable games. we're going to go into the last part of the season with the mindset that every game is a must-win. >>> the raiders and broncos both play two of their final three games at home. denver's toughest test will be sunday against the patriots, a game that won't be televised on cbs 5, because the raiders are on fox. sorry, tim tebow fans. >>> lakers were hoping to make a big splash by trading chris paul or dwight howard. instead, they will have to settle for former warrior troy murphy to a one-year deal. >>> celtics forward jeff green will miss the entire season after doctors detected an acor particular annuerism.

their coaching staff has to get that under control. >> let's look now at the afc playoff victory. tim tebow's broncos take over first place in the afc west, based on anl edge over the raiders in tie braerks. the bengals loss to the steelers boost the chances of the other wild card contenders for that final spot, including the titans and the jets. tonying whichey tony, which of those five-loss teams has the best shot? ? they've got three home games and a game at st. louis. i love andy dalton and a.j. green. these young receivers with dalton can make some plays. and i think with the three home games, they make some hay and get themselves in the playoffs. >> bob: all right, tony, thanks. mike florio will have more on nbc sports talk. mike, a number of big-name players suffered injuries today. run them down for us, please. >> mike: the bears playoff chances took a hit with what is believed to be a partially torn mvl suffered by star running back matt forte. more testing to come, but it's likely he's going to miss a couple of weeks with that knee jury injury. andre johnson missed a cou

let's ho, ho, hope you guys have a safe playoff season for both teams. back to you. >> thank you very much. we are going to take a break and be right back with what could be a huge orts-related christmas orts-related chrprisas esent for the south bay. stay with us. en >>> here is something for south bay baseball fans to chew on, an indication major league baseball might be ready to remove the giants' territorial rights and let the as move to the south bay. "usa today" writer and baseball insider bob nightingale tweeted, quote, all signs and top baseball sources say the athletics will be granted permission by february to move to san jose, unquote. and we saw a comment from the as' general manager declining to comment this afternoon but bean has expressed optimism that this winter a decision will come soon. major league baseball commissioner bud selig appointed a committee to research the as' stadium options in march of 2009 but there has been no public revelation of the findings. san jose's mayor chuck reed says he would welcome the news. >> we are hopefu

got the playoff and host the playoffs. i mean, if you can't bring your a game next week. we are going to be ready to play. >> everything that me and the coach used to talk about, those things are true. still alive. i mean, i'm going to say this and i believe it in my whole heart. the man told me, he said he will win it in the end. and i believe that. >> the raiders are alive. they will go to overtime. >> how about richard seymour with the two blocked field goals. where it could have been how he not blocked those two? >> it's great. he's the heart and soul of it. i am thankful as much as anybody that he was able to block that kick. >> thank you, rich. >> merry christmas. >> no fourth quarter magic for the broncos. no fist, second, or third quarter magic either. 19 seconds, thanks to two tebow intersections. so, the raiders and broncos are tied for the division lead. in order for the raiders to win the division, they need to beat san diego at home next sunday and have the broncos lose to the chiefs. best play of the day, if not the year. the bengals jumped all over the card

one victory away from the playoffs and can't draw a crowd. fans showed up for a huge game against the ravens drawn 41,000 fans. one of the smallest crowds at paul brown this season. last night, another big game as the packers faced off against chicago bears and rogers threw five touchdown passes. 35-21 win over the bears, helping them to a 14-1 record so far. packers have nailed down the number one overall seed in the nfc. as long as the pack keeps winning, the playoffs will go through lambeau field. follow cons in the playoffs. >>> violence rocked nigeria, up next, happened, who was behind the series of attacks that left dozens dead. >>> we showed you video, of a girl run over in china, now a similar incident involving a teenager, high school student was injured, when a tractor trailer was speeding and ran a red light. the driver of the truck hit the girl on her bicycle near the school. cameras caught the whole thing on tape. the teen is in stable condition at a hospital. >>> nigeria, holidays were filled with blast and bloodshed. bombs targ

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49ers clinch a spot in the playoffs. fear lurks for many, visitia >> for the first time in nine years the san francisco 49ers san francisco 49ers pledge of spot in the playoffs. and here are looks for many visiting apart the san francisco destination for the holidays. but noticeable problem for tourists. >> the alternative is to set it up also part, the city that implodes. >> six-figure pensions collected by our rising number of san jose city workers. what's driving the trend in antarctica have on pension reform. >>> the bay area is celebrating tonight. the 40 niners have earned his spot in the playoffs for the first time in nearly the decade. some people doubted. >> the 40 niners were not expected to do anything and they won the super bowl. this something magical happening here. the owner was in college at notre dame watching on tv. joe montana and dwight clark at candlestick to watch this generation of 40 niners do something they did 30 years ago. alex and michael crabtree hauling in that one. the 40 niners went 26-to

that they face in the playoffs or super bowl. and their running back with ray rice got over 200 yards today he can do it. >> bill: joe flacco will keep his perfect record intact against the browns move to 7-0 against cleveland. >> steve: going further i think in the playoffs ultimately the nfl is built for team to ultimately have guy who can stand in the pocket and make throws in crucial situations. flacco can do that, unlike other years i think this year he's got more options than he's ever had. >> bill: anquan boldin, lee evans is healthy, two tight ends, dickson. ray rice catching or running the football. rice will end the game with 2:04 -- with 204 that will be it. they will shake hands. and ravens will leave cleveland with a 24-10 victory. two friends shake hands at midfield. browns will drop to 4-8 the baltimore ravens move to 89-3. -- 9-3. ray lewis the young corner back joe haden, wants to be back playing. 24-10 ray vens. and tonight on cbs "60 minutes" followed by "the amazing race" "the good wife" and "csi: miami" for o

the texans are a playoff team and they could not score in the final seconds in a 19-16 finish. the ravens are just looking better than the other teams. >>> and howard will make a season run after missing the first nine games with a broken foot and returning ahead of schedule. maryland will play at 8:00 at the com cast center. >>> and car loss peel tran is a growing to a deal worth 26 million. he is a six-time all star and played last season with the mets and points and hit 22 homers on the year and the giants could use the home runs because they lost albert after the world series. >>> more on rice and the playoffs big great. they have been in the league four years, been to the playoffs every year, but know that the fans want to see the win. >>> we will be right back. ,,,,,, when i grow up, i want i want to be a fireman i want to be a baseball player i'll be a chef 'cause, it's like the coolest job ever you get to ride around in a giant bus with your name and picture right outside chefs get to cook yummy cheeseburgers, pizza, and chocolate everything i would be the pitcher, beca

knew this would be a tough game, and very much a playoff game.ll week that's what we talked about. they're playing for their playoff lives, and all the stuff coming out of there side, what they were saying, was the same thing. so, in this stadium, this cloud, a loud place, and there's a lot of problems. >> one week after losing to detroit by blowing a late fourth-quarter lead, the raiders were the danger of doing in the same thing in kansas city. le raiders flagged for penalties 15 times. this touchdown is called back because of a delay of game penalty. oakland goes for the field goal but jap -- janikowski hits the crossbar, no got. carson palmer on target. moore with the score. oakland up by seven late but just like last week, could not hold the lead. the chief 2k3w08z 0 yards in five plays. orton to bowe. the game is tied. kansas city with chance 2009 on -- chance to win on the final play of egg racing. it's blocked. inover sometime, palmer to heyward-bey for 53-yard, settling up this field goal by janikowski. raiders pull it out. they're now 8

here's the nfl playoff picture, in the nfc, no, this is not the nfl playoff picture.ot the nfl playoff picture. let's go to this, that's tiger woods, remember tiger woods? it's been two years since he won a tournament, the australian masters about two weeks before he had the car wreck outside his home in florida. that led to his unraveling, he's back in terms of golf, anyway. yesterday winning the chevron world challenge. beating zach johnson by one shot. let's do college football now. this is fun, like a grab bag of sports. y undefeated lsu remains atop the bcs. and alabama got the number two spot. people in stillwater, oklahoma not pleased. stanford and oregon rounds out the top five. lsu gets the rematch with alabama. other notable bowls, third-ranked oklahoma state gets stanford in the fiesta bowl. rose bowl, a good game between wisconsin and oregon. >>> coming up on "morning joe," newt gingrich getting strong anywhere the polls, 29 days from the iowa caucuses, is he in for the long haul in we'll bat it around with the crew and we'll huddle around the water cooler

playoff implications.he bengals need to win to clench the last afc wild card. the coach explained what it would do if the birds win. >> we would be the division champs, that's the opportunity we have. if you go in to win all of the games in your division, probably going to be pretty good at the end of the year, no matter what happens. >> don't forget, folks, the only place you can watch the ravens wrapup of the regular season, right here on "wjz" watch the ravens/bengals sunday at 4:00 p.m. >> five touchdowns for the packerses aaron rogers as green bay 35-21, now green bay has the top seed in the nfc between a first round buy and home field advantage throughout as long as they keep winning. >> >> switching to the nba. season opener, 6 6-game season it will be. los angeles lakers. baseline drive and dunk, lakers looking pretty good, but it was reining mvp derrick rose who hit that with under five seconds left and the bulls won- 7. >> >> mark jackson had to watch chris paul go one for six and finished up wit

we want to have a home playoff game and it starts with this week. we know these guys aren't going to lay down nor us so we have to go in their house and take it. >> i think we have the men for the job, meaning we've been a playoff team each year and we're going to be out there maying for our lives as well. >> reporter: the ravens already know they are without anquan boldin and david reed for sunday, both out with injuries and a number of other injury questions linger. marshall beyonda, cory redding, billy cundiff, donnell ellerbe and kerry williams all question marks heading into the regular season finale. back to you. >> the ravens have lost the last two times they've traveled to cincinnati and you can see the ravens battle the bengals at 4:00 on sunday only here on wjz. >> should be good. >>> still ahead at 5:00, why iran is threatening to cut off a key oil supply and will it impact gas prices. >>> and a scam involving indiana's stage collapse. how police say two women took advantage of the tragedy and how they were busted. >>> is chicken maneur r

they clinched a playoff spot but clinched a playoff spot for the fourth year in a row. is your ravens glass half-empty or half full? "a" if half empty, "b" if half full. 88509 and standard messaging rates apply. we have heard from more than 200 of the bank of 5500 -- 200 of you. 55% say half full. l. >> three shootings after a violent weekend. how police are staying true to their commitment to go back to the bad guys. state lawmakers working hard to land the fbi headquarters here in maryland. minor planning to relocate and what it could mean for the state. those and more when you join >> a whisper of snow? >> yes, a whisper. if you're waiting for a white christmas, it is still on the table. christmas eve and christmas day, still a chance. >> thanks for joining us. "nbc nightly news with brian williams" is next.

mentioned, is in the playoffs by virtue of the chicago loss.hat guaranteed the saints the postseason. phil: tonight's gain, giants and cowboys, and the fact that the arizona cardinals, i am so impressed. they go into games, they're like the 49ers, the denver broncos, they go in there and beat you up. referee: offense, five-yard penalty, still second down. phil: you look at the arizona cardinals and the guy who's catching my attention, their defensive coordinator, from the pittsburgh steelers. what they're doing, they play hard. they're doing it, too. their quarterback, kevin kolb has been out. jim: second down and 12. flynn along the sideline, out of bounds. jones in the area. the biggest concern coming out of this for the packers will be the reports, once the game's over, on greg jennings. all they've told us so far, knee injury, nothing more than that. but he was sitting in a cart, taken to the locker room. grimacing on the sideline for quite a while, in considerable pain, it appeared. phil: samson satele, the center, coming back. when you sc

well the ravens have clinched their playoff spot. the bengals have not. yet there is plenty at stake for both teams and the ravens expect a fight in cincinnati on sunday. the ravens hit the practice field with that plyoff ticket in hand but what they want and feel they really need is to lock up a home playoff game. to do so they need a win on the road against a cincinnati team that is fighting for its playoff life. so it is big for both. >> this is a playoff game. the thing is they are trying to get in. we already in and we have to go finish what we started the whole year and that is we know that we are playing for home field advantage. >> is there a feeling on this team that the playoffs are now underway? >> without a doubt. without a doubt. i mean this is our whole season right here. i mean where we want to be, exactly where we want to be, have a home playoff game starts with this week, we know these guys are not going to lay down so we got to go in their house and take it. >> we got our hands full but i think we got just the men for the job being we ha

shu. >> mike: playoffs, anyone? 49ers clinch a spot for the first time since 2002 with a win over the rams, frank gore has a record, but mike mike a bittersweet day at candle stick. frank gore is now the all-time leading rusher in tran characterize history but an injury to patrick willis but a damper on the day. went down awkwardly. leaves the game with a hamstring injury and would not return. second quarter, here comes history. the run by frank gore pushes him ahead of the team record. frank gore, the team's new all-time leading rusher. 9-0 niners in the half. 16-0 niners. take akers. kicked four more field goals. a record 31 on the season. 19-0. niners pour it on in the fourth. williams, the local kid, goes 56 yards. niners are nfc champions after a 26-0 shutout. >> it feels good, man. it's the best feeling ever. best feeling ever. i can't wait to get there finish strong these last few games, we're in the big show. >> talked about it since i've been here and it's no different this year. every team talks about it,

got back into action in almost no time in order to continue helping his team get to the coveted playoffs it's a work in progress we've been playing well lately i think we haven't lost in five games now so i mean we're are definitely headed the right way and hopefully we can go in and get ready for the playoffs you grass' roster is by no means star studded however even this regular season match against spartak moscow showed that the siberian side is capable of reaching new heights on pure passion and character. on cossar of our city. moscow. and finally only a select few are immortalized in bronze while they're still alive and australian cricket legend shane warne has just joined that elite one of the greatest bono's of all time was present in the flesh at the unveiling of his statue on the parade of champions cricket ground where he is the former record holder for most wickets taken by about it and test cricket at an impressive tally of seven hundred a night now forty two he still takes out a pitch like just in the domestic me one is i maybe eleven for australian sports going to be start

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k h l after coming from behind to win two one at spotlight moscow the siberian team reached the playoffs in their first season last year and they hope to go one better this campaign run kozyrev reports. ice hockey club you grow up from siberian city of continents east was founded in two thousand and six and spent the next four years glowing its way into russia's elite and its ricky cage show year did see which was certainly lacking in star power still managed to end the regular season in center place and put it fine for the playoffs on first attempt though you grow was knocked out from conference where finals in twenty ten hunger for postseason action is evidently esk wrong as ever. we have a funny toast need squalled which is vital for a team without any so-called star parents and it was proved last year when a rockies and made it into the can't south playoffs which despite a slow start this season for various reasons went back on track to be fighting for the whole season it was occasioned again in their latest match you draw managed to come from behind and defeat sportstalk moscow to r

that's the only way you can make the playoffs, defending your turf. 7-1 at home is how you make the playoffs. >> rex grossman today, 26 of 31, two touchdowns and a coastally interception. the bright spot today, rookie evan getting the start in place of an injured roy helu. big game for the rookie. but just not enough as the redskins drop their sixth straight at home this seasoning. >>> a special moment during halftime of today's game. richie petitbon became the 45th member of the redskins ring of fame. richie petitbon joins a special group that includes joe gibbs. richie petitbon played his final two seasons in washington as part of the over the hill gang and was defensive coordinator under gibbs before becoming head coach for a season in '93. an honor long time coming but worth the wait. >> it means a lot. it's really a thrill and like you said, a lot of great coaches, a lot of great football players up there. to be included is really an honor. >> all right, after losing on the redskins last sunday, the giants playoff hopes got a lotdimmer. that put them in second in the division behind dal

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it don't get no better playing in the playoffs. i went to the playoff games last year.s exciting, seeing how different the atmosphere is in the games and how they foul and how they take it. >> all right, one last stop in hockey. things not going well for caps new head coach dale hunter news thus far. maybe there's dissension within his rinks in his staff, maybe between him and jim son son. back to 1992, this is when they played. that's hunter giving johnson a beat down, a behind the woodshed beat down. how do you think that conversation goes? >> you think maybe there's a grudge or two? >> yeah. remember back in 1992 when

first thing you have to do is make the playoffs. it is tough to do. it is what you do over the course of the season that earns you a trip to the playoffs. >> sometimes you can go to family for help. a tremendous favor from his brother with the 49ers against the steelers. power goes out before kickoff. ben roethlisberger playing on a bad ankle. i think he should at sat out. -- think he should have sat out. of three interceptions -- one of three interceptions. 20-3 the final peri. the ravens are in control of their playoffs. >> bob ehrlich response to the passing of ron smith. >> a very painful syndrome. >> time for the weather. chance for showers. mild temperatures right now. >> we have some emergency road work and live look at the major roadways. >> to many, his was the voice of reason thaid

doesn't always work in the playoffs. >> it was exciting to watch. >> it was a lot of fun.on't think these games will be fun. there are a lot of one goal games. we saw it the first two games. caps combined for 36 shots on goal. >> unbelievable. >> they used to get that in one game. >> jason' rink had a stat saying that under bruce boudreau, four games they less than 20 shots. >> unbelievable. >> in his four years. >> under dale hunter, first two games, they had under 20 shot. >> and both 2-1 games but 35 last night. they are starting to pick up the system. i was talking to the guys. they are thinking less and not reacting. these key but it could get ugly for a little while for them to pick up this before they get going and prepared for the playoffs. >> we have to talk about the elephant in the room and that's alex ovechkin. the captain of the team. people theories were he specifically was one guy that boudreau had lost in that locker room. couldn't communicate with him any more. what is dale hunter as a former captain, what can he say to alex to get him to be the great ace

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it don't get no better playing in the playoffs. i went to the playoff games last year.citing, seeing how different the atmosphere is in the games and how they foul and how they take it. >> all right, one last stop in hockey. things not going well for caps new head coach dale hunter news thus far. maybe there's dissension within his rinks in his staff, maybe between him and jim son son. back to 1992, this is when they played. that's hunter giving johnson a beat down, a behind the woodshed beat down. how do you think that conversation goes? >> you think maybe there's a grudge or two? >> yeah. remember back in 1992 when i beat your you know what? >> oh, my goodness. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum

to figure out what caused this problem and they have to fix it because they have another game, a playoff game next month in candlestick park. reporting live in san francisco, kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> fans at candlestick park had a variety of responses to the outage. some in the stands broke out into a course of when the lights go down in the city by journey. others who were stuck outside were less than thrilled. >> i am trying to go to the game and the power isn't on. >> been in line for 49 minutes. nice and cold but you can feel the pheers -- atmosphere. >> people are rowdy and upset. monday night football, nationally tell vizzed. not expected. >> the stadium has 1,000 lighting fixtures, all pumping out 1500 watts of light on 9 towers, between 140-240 feet high. those numbers don't include the parking lot and concession lights. and even with the two power outage delays it was still a good game. vern glenn has highlights later in sports. >>> we are keeping an eye on the weather tonight of because a dangerous winter storm is creating a mess across the country. a blizzard warning is

the lions put a dagger in oakland's playoff hope. finish 7-7 and one back of the denver broncos. >> the challenge that faced tebow and the broncos was the new england patriots. tebow refuses to go down and putting the first points on the board himself. the broncos led 16-7 at one point. but they couldn't keep up with new england's hoy powered high-powered offense. new england wins 41-23, but tebow is still 7-3 as a starter. 203 yards rush as rushing for reggie bush. internal kansas city coach romeo crennel. driver with the touchdown pass, no. 40 on the year for rodgers, breaking brett favre's single season record. it was a field goal battle the rest of the way. kansas city ends with the win. green bay had lost last in december of 2010. green bay, 13-1. >> cincinnati with a win over the rams. pete carroll and the seahawks still with something to play for. seattle and chicago, going in front, 7-0 and marshawn lynch hammers in. the seahawks outscored the bears 3 1-0 in the second half. this was the game's capper. caleb hanie picked off

got back into action in almost no time in order to continue helping his team get to the coveted playoffs it's a work in progress we've been playing well lately i think we haven't lost in five games now so i mean we are definitely headed the right way and hopefully we can go in and get ready for the playoffs you grass' rosser is by no means star studded however even this regular season match against spartak moscow showed that the siberian side is capable of reaching new heights on pure passion and character. ramon cossar of our city. mosco. we've got time for one more story at defenders dame school many ghosted they but few will be more spectacular than this one this cracker found the back of the net in the hong kong top flight over the weekend an amazing i had cake that would have made the life of man she likes me go would be green with envy but the trouble is it's a known goal is nigerian defender festus attempts to clear the board in the spectacular fashion fortunately his side says this went on to win three. that's the sport for the moment more later. witnesses. to history in the maki

got back into action in almost no time in order to continue helping his team get to the coveted playoffs it's a work in progress we've been playing well lately i think we haven't lost in five game now so i mean we are definitely headed the right way and hopefully we can go in and get ready for the playoffs you grass' roster is by no means star studded however even this regular season match against spartak moscow showed that the siberian side is capable of reaching new heights on pure passion and character. ramon cossar of our city. moscow. finally should have been at least in the running for the gold of the year award but for one small matter this cracker found the back of the net in the hong kong top flight over the weekend an amazingly athletic overhead kick that would've made the likes of months united wayne rooney go would bring with them the but the trouble was it was an own goal as nigerian defender festus bay's attempt to clear the ball did fail in spectacular fashion fortunately though his side citizen did get one to win the rate. that is the sport for the moment i'm back with mo

crane instrumentalist made it into the playoffs following a convincing four one win against all three inside the end there were no goals in the group game between swedish team almar and the nothing month who should have gone up for group h. with a four three big trip over the civilian side marable was last season's runs up broad goals portugal also confirmed their support in the knockout rounds as they were one zero when it was against birmingham. you're up in a group stage matches. will continue on thursday night where another russian side look at what's in moscow have everything in their hands to book a place in the knockout stage as the host all stressed still a draw will do for the muscovites in their last european home match is here because if the top of. ok much each suffered only one defeat in four matches of the europa league in a clash against underlip incompetently seed second three points behind the belgium side with two matches still to go in these years european campaign they host can cook their place in the knockout stage in the upcoming lachie against third place to him