peyton handed it to ronnie hillman, 23 yard touchdown. peyton 5 of 9 passing for 69 yards and no touchdown, but he led them to 20 second half points, broncos win, finished 12-4. clinching the one seed with the patriots losing today, first round buy, next week and home field for the entire playoffs. >>> arran anderson, moving into the shot quickly for me, arran. >> yes. i'm here. >> blocking brock. sorry. look. peyton manning, got back on the for the first time since that chiefs debacle. one word after the game. spark. >> yes, this was shades of game 7 of the nba finals, no really, but sort of. got goose bumps talk about this, broncos offense dead in the water. please, give us whatever you can. peyton, took the reigns and led the broncos to victory, it was magical. the stuff legends are made up. number 18 was back, he it was difference today. >> i'm not sure that had much to do with me being in there, you know, but i think just the execution was just better in the second half. >> peyton manning refused to take credit, but this game changed

tied at 20 in the 4th quarter -- ronnie hillman will take that 23 yards for a touchdown... and the broncos win 27- 20... the a-f-c will go through denver jets trying to clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo... down 5 with 2 minutes to go... ryan fitzpatrick -- intercepted -- one of his 3 interceptions in the 4th quarter... and rex ryan plays spoiler against his former team -- 22-17 so now the steelers could sneak in the playoffs with a win over the browns... and they had no problem -- ben roethlisberger -- to antonio brown... steelers are in the playoffs -- 28-12 the final... cleveland has fired head coach mike pettine and g-m ray picture is set... denver and new england get byes... houston hosts kansas city, pitsburgh and cincinnati in the wild card round in the n-f-c... we know the top 2 seeds -- carolina and arizona -- they get byes... after that, it depends on tonight's green bay- minnesota game -- the winner gets the 3 seed... the loser will be the 5 or 6 seed, along with seattle -- we'll update the bracket at 11 let's get to basketball now, where the wolf pack p

ronnie hillman and c.j. anderson combining for two touchdowns. c.j. ended up in the end zone three times. they only counted one of them though. >> right over the top of one of the chargers' safeties. with the ball, c.j. runs hard. c.j. is going to have a 1st down, and this baby is over. >> how many of those hats you have? >> three of them. of work. feels good. >> so this is not like hockey where you don't want to touch anything but the championship hat . >> when we win afc championship, i'm going to touch that hat. >> didn't come easy today. five turnovers? >> we find a way to make it hard. i've got two back-to-back. i was mad the whole game. i think when i'm running mad i'm at my best. >> what do you think the big story is going to be for the next two weeks? >> peyton. he deserves it. he's been through a lot. he's going to come in. he's going to take this rest for sure. he's been on the rest for a while though. he's going to feel healthy. he's going to prepare like a pro like he always do. whoever kubiak names the starter, even the same with brock, w

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. --- he helps lead the broncos less than 5 minutes left --- ronnie hillman with the game winner --- manning brings the broncos back with a 27-20 win over the los angeles chargers --- (should we just start calling them that now?) so --- with that win the broncos get the top seed in the afc, home field advantage and a first round bye --- the patriots --- lost at miami --- they also get a first round bye. in the wildcard games, the steelers are at the bengals and chiefs play at the texans. in the nfc --- the panthers are the top seed with home field advantage and the cardinals will also get a first round bye. adn you see the other four teams that have made the playoffs --- wherethey go and who they play depends on what happns tonight between green bay and minnesota. local sports books are ready to get this post season started ---- its been a pretty unpredictable season ---- overall, a pretty good season for the sports books, but picking a winner in the playoffs, is not going to be easy. ((its been a strange year for the nfl, we had so many teams that were undefeated a third of the way

peyton manning could use that running game and cj anderson and ronnie hillman ran in the patriots fell to the broncos in denver. manning could use this again come sunday and with the broncos i am dan roach and wb z >>> they say experience does not matter at this point. we will get you closer to the action happening behind the scenes and what goes into a game day broadcast. stay with us sunday for a two-hour edition sunday. this is the post game live. we are following a developing story and several police officers are hurt after a chase and we understand that the injuries are minor but this started when a man robbed a store in south norwood and they tried to stop them and then he was arrested and now is facing charges. >>> an armed robber was no match surveillance cameras captured this whole thing and louisa was fearless. >>reporter: she was fearless and she felt like she was being pulled away from the danger by a guardian angel that is to her daughter that passed away. >> he said give me all the money in your cash register. maria alba says heard gut instincts took over. i went like thi

. >>> well, congratulations to broncos running back ronnie hillman. he's been named afc offensive player of the week. hillman had a strong performance in sunday's win over san diego. he rushed for a career high of 117 yards. he also scored the game winning touchdown so everybody is so excited. it helped the broncos clinch their fifth consecutive division title. not the first time this has happened, though. this was the sixth afc player of the week honor for the broncos this season. a lot of good players. >> such an exciting part of the game. awesome. >> gives you chills. >> uh-huh. >>> would you more likely to tweet if you had more space to say what you wanted to say? >> i don't know. >> like sometimes i'm like, 140 characters, that's it? >> it's hard. >> eliminate some grammar rules there. twitter's ceo says the company is considering allowing as many as 10,000 characters. would you read all that? >> i don't know. i like twitter because it's concise. >> yeah, it's short. >> yeah. current limit on direct messages so they are using it already. the ceo

tied at 20 in the 4th quarter -- ronnie hillman will take that 23 yards for a touchdown... and the broncos win 27- 20... the a-f-c will go through denver jets trying to clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo... down 5 with 2 minutes to go... ryan fitzpatrick -- intercepted -- one of his 3 interceptions in the 4th quarter... and rex ryan plays spoiler against his former team -- 22-17 so now the steelers could sneak in the playoffs with a win over the browns... and they had no problem -- ben roethlisberger -- to antonio brown... steelers are in the playoffs -- 28-12 the final so the a-f-c playoff picture is set... denver and new england get byes... houston hosts kansas card round in the n-f-c... the top 2 seeds are carolina and arizona -- they get byes... minnesota beat green bay tonight, so they get the 3 seed and host seattle - green bay travels to washington let's get to basketball now, where the wolf pack picked up a big 71-68 win over wyoming last night the pack led by 23 points from marqueze coleman, including 17 in the 2nd half -- he also had 5 rebounds and 4 assi

they call on manning...not much through the air for peyton, but he leads them down the field and ronnie hillman scores the game facebook fan photo of the day. today's picture comes from... lindsey. she snapped this moment....which shows brandon wegher as mentioned earlier in the show, right before his first regular season game in the n-f-l and his son brodie watching from the sidelines. congratulations brandon! we're proud to see a siouxland athlete making their dreams come (fred) dense fog is spreading through siouxland. the forecast for toninit is for mostly clear skies and areas of dense fog. the low will be 12. there may be some slick roads due to freezing fog. tomorrow, look for partly cloudy skies and areas of fog in the morning. the high will be 22. the 7-day forecast wedndnday and 37 thursday. we could see some fluies wednesday, then we have a chance of rain and snow thursday and friday, possibly lasting into >> a christian missionary murdered in her apartment. the perpetrator left little evidence behind but a new computer program found clues on a bloody s set and the case made forensic

ronnie hillman' s 23 yard touchdown run was the difference broncos beat san diego, 27-20. maybe they' ll be able to attack like the patriots of old when the playoffs start in two weeks safe to say they were fortunate to get out of this game with their quarterback in tact. brady spraining his right ankle when he was by ndamakong suh. brady took a lot of punishment in this one including a cheap shot attack by olivier vernon well after the ball was released. another narrow escape for brady sacked late in the 4th quarter he fumbles and goes after the loose ball patriots end up season losing 4 of 6. >> it will give us a chance to evaluate where we are at. it is obviously a tough sport. you figure it out after 16 games. we keep fighting on. bob: and there was another big development in the afc playoff picture today involving the revenge of rex ryan. more on that later in sports. heather: for the first time we are seeing video of the cargo ship el faro on the bottom of the atlantic ocean. the wreckage 15,000 feet down in the waters off the bahamas. the ship went down after losing

. >> broncos running back ronnie hillman, the afc offensive player of the week, that running game came alive against the chargers, peyton manning making excellent hand off, hillman ran for 117 yards and the game winning touchdown. the afc wildcard game, the cheefs beat the texans in the first game of the srngs chaefs went on to lose the next five in a row and won the next ten in a row. the texans looking for revenge and denver7 has that came game here on saturday. kickoff at 2:35. also after the game, a special denver7 news with extended broncos coverage on 7 sports extra, jahmai webster live in houston. `nd brandon stokely, live in the studio. matt duchene, yeah, you, selected to the all-star game, nashville, he had a december to remember. leading the avalanche with 18 `reat, he told us today, getting the avs is number one. >> i'm focuusing on, you know, put that on the back burner and obviously enjoyed it when i found out, but you know, put it on the back burner until it comes around. >> hockey to play here. >> highlights tonight. >> it will be nice. >> thanks, before we go, weather.

. >> for his performance in chargers, the game winning touchdown, broncos running back ronnie hillman was named the afc offensive player of the week. >>> if the nuggets scoreless than 100 points, they always lose, except tonight. they miss the final eight shots but still manage to beat the minnesota timberwolves 78-74. >>> college hoops in fort collins. colorado state rallied from ten points down in the final the few minutes. jd page made the key basket. can somebody explain to me this new running dance? i love it. in laramie. josh adams is loose! we are rolling wyoming. cowboys win 64-52. and the denver pioneers snap a four-game losing streak. they win 78-75. avalanche forward matt duchene was named an all-star and played like one tonight. he scored his team lining 19th goal just five minutes after the opening faceoff against the saint louis blues. they trail 3-2 in the third period. and ken griffey jr. received a record 99.9% of the votes and is headed to the baseball hall of fame. three complete idiots felt his 630 homers were not sufficient to make it to the hall of fame. >> mike

broncos scored on four of manning's first five possessions, including this 23-yard touchdown run by ronnie hillman in the fourth to break a 20-20 tie. denver claims the top seed in the afc with a 27-20 win. the jets would clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo. fourth quarter, 19-17, bills. ryan fitzpatrick picked off by leodis mckelvin in the end zone. fitzpatrick was picked off three times in the fourth quarter. bills hang on 22-17. the steelers could get in with a win in cleveland. then roethlisberger connects with antonio brown. brown became the first player in league history to have 125 catches in two straight seasons. steelers win 28-12, so they take the final playoff spot in the eastern conference. the jets are out. steelers with the bengals. kansas city with the texans. that means that denver and new england get the byes. new england will play the at home. here are the six playoff teams in the nfc. carolina and arizona get the byes, but the wildcard seedings and matchups will be decided by s game between green bay and minnesota. minnesota is leading 23-13 in the fourth. the final game

ronnie hillman, a hall of fame handoff. manning is back and the broncos are the number one seed in the afc with a 27-20 win. >>> ben roethlisberger and the steelers visiting the browns. they want to play in the post season. they need help. deangelo williams with the handoff. he's down. he ain't getting up. he's in some pain. john hughes iui lands right on top of his leg. williams will be carted off. he would not return. right ankle injury. fourth quarter. big ben. rolling left. markus wheaton. touchdown. steelers win, 28-12. and thanks for the help they got from the bills, theyed a have aens to the post season. >> that is a good morning, america. >> thanks, fellas. >> i'm glad they woke up finally. >> finally. >>> um next in "the pulse." feeling the force and dominating the box office. squt "star wars" on the verge of a new record. >>> and the itunes bill for $6,000 after a boy got a hold of his dad's ipad. of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't accept is getting out there with less than my

>>>well, we've got the word today, broncos running back ronnie hillman, the afc offensive player of the week, chargers, hillman, 117 yard, the game winning touchdown. >> afc wildcard game this saturday, rematch, chiefs beat the texans in the first game of the season, chiefs went on to next five in a row. then win the next ten in a row. so the texans, looking for revenge. >> we have a chance to go back and look at how they played us, and go out and play them again, i don't look at it on a personal vendetta, me versus the kansas city chiefs. it was tough for us to have success against them. it's a challenge again to go against these guys. >> denver7 has that game, right here on saturday, winner could be coming to denver. pregame, noon, kick off 2:35. after the game, special denver7 news, extended broncos coverage on 7 sports extra. we'll have jahmai webster, live in houston, the denver post in the studio, and special guess analyst brandon skoekly in the friend of peyton will discuss the broncos quarterback situation saturday night on denver7. >>> also tonight, tampa bay fired - >>> when w

. >> ronnie hillman had kind of a tough game. game going. i think cj broke one during the game. the in fact is no matter who they face in the super bowl they're going to face a team points. broncos' defense kept them in this game. we have a chance to look in the tunnel now at the players coming off the field. looks like these are folks associated with the team as well. they're wearing those sweet hats we showed you a while ago. >> if you look at some of the key players at the game you have to talk about von miller, owen daniels, scoring two touchdowns. miller with that critical interception. biggest game of his life and he's talking to mike. >> we have to look ahead. i think to what they're going to face, a lot of people will be watching this next game, the nfc championship, because it seems like everybody has been talking about carolina being the cinderella team of the year. >> cam newton has become the most talked about player in the league. for all the talk of manning and brady, this really has been a spectacular year for cam newton and what he does on and off the field is ve

the chargers ronnie hillman takes it in from there. the new england patriots needed a win over miami to secure a top seed in the afc.bill belichick and the patriots seeking home-field advantage for the six times since 2003 dolphins happily. stephen jackson recently signed by the new england patriots and he scored a touchdown today. that type things at 10. jackson is going for the playoffs but it would be tenniel to jordan cameron with a touchdown and the past lose. they are now to how about mike patton, coaching his last game as a cleveland browns but the pittsburgh space dealers needed to win. then rock was further looking good. going to put that back and find miller for the touchdown . it was seven zero in favor of pittsburgh then big ben finds his favorite target, antonio brown. the steelers take care of they would need help. when they get that help from the new york jets? the jets needed to lose so they needed help from the bill. rex ryan, the old jets coach . you don't think he wanted to spoil the team for the jets? quarterback co

. >>> ronnie hillman has been named afc offensive player of the week. this is the first time he's been honored with the recognition. >> sunday he had a career high 117 yards, one touchdown on 15 3 carries. two receptions for 10 yards against the san diego chargers. his game winning touchdown helped the broncos clinch their fifth consecutive division title. >>> if you're looking for a new job todayymay not be the best time. there's something about today you need to know about, that's ahead. >> plus, the rescue of three hikers stuck on a mountain and the important tools they did >>> you're watchinn denver 7 at 11:30. power ball jackpot got more exciting, now up to $500 million. >> denver 7's sally mamdooh talked with some people hoping to maae it big. >> reporter: this store here has sold about 100 powerrball i'm one of those people, one lucky winner. it's the nine digit number everyone wants a piece of. $500millionup for grabs. >> we are buying department's power ball tickets. for accounting at our architect firm. >> reporter: of course, we had to ask th

first play after that, handed it to ronnie hillman. broncos took the lead, 27-20. peyton manning on the led them to 20 second half points. but he led them to 20 half points, the broncos win, the number one seed with the pats losing today. first round bye, next week, the entire playoffs, so this is exactly the way they drew it up, exactly, molly, what we wanted to see befef the regular season even started. john elway said, we want to kick and scream at thended, want to finish strong, the finale of the regular they're the number one seed, we are here in denver, at mile-high, until super bowl 50, just the way they drew it up. but now, guess what. >> what? >> take a guess. >> 17 or 18? >> i don't know what you're asking. >> brock osweiler or peyton manning. that's what we're going to have weeks now, we'll see what happens. >> i was going to ask you, who do you think. >> you knew? >>> you're looking live at sports authority fieed at mile-high, the interview room, you can see the little backdrop there on the right side of your screen, that's where gary kubiak and peyton

ronnie hillman. tucson, hit hard by bradley robe by. demarcus ware pounced on it. broncos, peyton let him down, third and goal, quick count, k.j. anderson in the end zone, finally, a touchdown, 18-13, broncos went for 2. quick screen. peyton to d.t. for easy money. and a 20-13 broncos lead. big ben, vaughn miller got there, demarcus ware, orange crush, broncos took over and 23-16, so new england, the game. you love to see it. we're waiting, guys for gary kubiak and peyton manning to take the podium in the interview room. we were hoping to bring you that live, but the game ran long, we'll see what happens there, but we've got arran anderson at the game. we're in the locker m radio, talking to de-- locker room, talking to demaryius about his mom. >> we look forward to it t. broncos kind of warmed up. >> right. >> to get going in this game and really kept us on the edge of our seats. >> right. >> it was field goal, after field goal, after field goal, finally, one turn over guy, that was the difference. broncos scored a touchdown on that drive and that's the game. >> a

ronnie hillman named a state ost officer player of the week for his performance against the charges. he is the six weekly winner for the fog is the season.'s return to practice today. they won't learn their playoff opponent until saturday night. will they learn who their quarterback is before then? gary kubiak has said no timetable for making his decision. if you think having a quarterback controversy would be stressful for the head coach, it again. >> it's enjoyable because of where we're at. in this business you work really hard to get in a position we're in right now. into be a part of this next month. there's always going to be tough decisions to make. coaches, players, it's a grind. the nfl is a tough season. it's hard to win in this league. but you do it to get to the point we are at today. >> reporter: the focus will host either the steelers, teeth or texans on sunday. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> 5:29. >>> were covering one in in the shooting. >> it happen these by 25 near 88th and washington. shawn chitnis is there this morning. >> reporter: this is the street where it happened. east 85th

peyton manning throws to ronnie hillman, but it's incomplete...and hillman doesn't chase after the ball... so new england challenges, saying it was a lateral recovered by the patriots... the ruling was overturned... new england gets the ball on the broncos 33. 2 plays later...stephen jackson pushes his way into the end zone ... but they miss the maintains it's lead, 7-6. fast forward to the fourth and the patriots fell behind 20-12 with less than two minutes left... but brady finds rob gronkowski in the end zone for the touchdown... patriots trail by 2. on the two-point try, tom brady passes over the middle, but it's deflected and bradley roby makes the interception....that would be the end for the patriots... denvers takes the a-f-c title winning 20-18... peyton manning was 17 of 32, had 2 touchdown passes, and no picks. linebacker brandon marshall, tight end virgil green, and offensive lineman kyle roberts, all three former pack players, are headed to the superbowl with the broncos...(take vo)over to the n-f-c title game... the cardinals at the panthers... this was the first time caro

ronnie hillman, a hall of fame handoff. goes 23 yards for the deciding score. manning is back and the broncos are the number one seed in the afc with a 27-20 win. >>> ben roethlisberger andndhe ststlers visiting the browns. they want to play in the post season. but they need some help. he's down. he ain't getting up. he's in some pain. john hughes iii lands right on top of his leg. williams will be carted off. he would not return. right ankle injury. fourth quarter. big ben. rolling left. markus wheaton. touchdown. steelers go on to win, 28-12. and thanks for the help they got from the bills, they advance to the post season. >> that is a good morning, america. >> thanks, fellas. >> i'm glad they woke up finally. >> yeah, finally, wow. >>> up next in "the pulse." feeling the force and dominating the box office. "star wars" on the verge of a new record. >>> and the itunes bill for $6,000 after a boy got a hold of his dad's ipad. for $6,000 after a boy got a hold of his dad's ipad. of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't accept is g