i lived there in the '70s when the seahawks became huge. >> she was there when the name seattle seahawks was concocted. by the way, it's a fake -- there's no such thing as a sea hawk. there is such a thing as a 49er. that's rich california history. it's epic. it represents the state. sea hawk. oh, a bird that doesn't exist. but that's my wife. i try to remind her, we are season ticket holders to the san francisco 49ers. and that she has is an investor in levi's stadium as well. but, yes, she is a seahawks fan as hard as i try to change her >> but i also love san francisco. i must be clear on that. i love the team. one of the highlights of my life was being a bar cart girl, and joe montana and dwight clark were waiting for me back at the clubhouse when i brought the cart in. they came out and hugged me because i gave them a drink. and they were such nice gentlemen, such good people. and that's part of what started my 49ers love as well. i love both teams very much. however, when push comes to shove, i am seahawks all the way. and that's been our bone of contention. >> she's pretty tough.

touchdown, seahawks.eahawks extend their lead. ♪ >> some of today's highlights and more coming your way on the sunday sports report on nbcsn and chris down there to join rodney harrison and josh elliott for all of today's nfl action. sunday's sports report on nbcsn. back in the booth where we look forward to next week's game. think of it in these terms. it looked like philadelphia was going to take control of the nfc east and went to dallas thanksgiving day. and pounded the cowboys. but then the cowboys go into chicago and beat them and seattle beats philadelphia today so they are locked up again and have same records at 9-4. tony romo we all know about his back and all of the other injuries he has had to play through, will have at least a half of a bye week and go in other on ten days' rest. dallas against philadelphia. the following week seattle against arizona. a couple of good games coming up. special thanks for melissa horton navigating through the booth here. our entire crew saying good night if fro

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are the seahawks that good or eagles played that poorly. >> seahawks are just that good.le he's a bad day. worst day on offense. points, first doupz, you name it. leemon of boom silencing eagles explosive offense tonight. seattle number one defense from football noldz only 139 total yards it's fewest ever by a chip kelly coached team. it was just that bad. frustrating day against super bowl champs. seattle offense running just fine. started second russel wilson 26 yard touch done run seattle 188 on the ground. total. birds down three at the half. lesean mccoy team's new all time rushing leader. ut, oh, fumbles football m earl thomas in seattle recover. mccoy can't believe. it second straight game with fumble. two plays later wilson to marshawn lynch. where is everyone. eagles down ten. eagles showing life. mark sanchez. to stark ertz more yards than he had all game. wilson for doug barwin. birds back down 10 richard sherman taking on angry eagles fans 1st quarter down ten feels like 40. sanchez picked off. eagles have most turnovers in football. 24-14. ducis rogers has mo

eagles-seahawks today.only one nfl team has more wins than the eagles over these last two seasons, and yes, it is seattle. marshawn lynch, he is the lynch pin to the seahawks offense. leads the nfl with nine touchdown runs. eagles have done really well lately against the run. but, this is another tough assignment. >> it's just one guy you got to respect. the guy is a great back. he's a great back. he's got a great quarterback and a great line to complement him as well. >>> the temple owls are bowl eligible. that was on the line last night at tulane. check out joe montana with his quarterback sonic. he did play some against temple. and there's no offense in this one. tied at 3-3, fourth quarter, p.j. walker. touchdown. owls win 10-3. hopefully they do get invited to a bowl game. villanova hosting liberty. fcs. second-round playoff game. walter payton nominee john robertson connecting. 70 yards for the touchdown. nova would get the two-point conversion, so we're tied at 22-22. next nova possession, our versio

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he is the lynchpin to seahawks' offense. leads the nfl with nine touchdown runs.he eagles have done really well lately against the run. but this is another tough assignment. >> this is one guy you've got to respect. the guy is a great back. a great quarterback, a great line to complement him as well. >> the temple owls are bowl eligible. that was on the lane last night at tulane. check out joe montana with his quarterback son nick. he did play some against temple. p.j. walker. touchdown. owls win 10-3. hopefully they do get invited to a bowl game. villanova hosting liberty. second round playoff game. nova trailing. walter payton nominee john robertson connecting. 70 yards for the touchdown. and nova would get the two-point conversion, so we're tied at 22-22. next nova possession, our version of johnny football. again with a touchdown. villanova wins 29-22. they will play sam houston state next week. >>> widener, they lost in the playoffs to lindfield 45-7, so why is mike kelly ripping chip kelly? chip allowed lindfield to practice at the eagles' nova care practice

he's a punter for the seattle seahawks.ost likely to be the only guy at the office holiday party for the first 45 minutes." [ laughter ] i thought it was starting at 7? what's going on? where is everybody? need help with the table cloth? next up is russell wilson. he's the starting quarterback for the seahawks. he was voted "most likely to say, 'oh, my god, tell me everything when you get back from the date'. did you guys kiss? are you going to go out again?" next one, the seahawks is james carpenter. he was voted "most likely to hear marvin gaye's 'let's get it' on every time he eats a a pizza." ♪ i been really tryin' baby [ laughter ] ♪ let's get it on ahh yeah ♪ ♪ next from the seahawks is steven hauschka. he was voted "human elf on the shelf." okay. always watching. always watching. >> steve: always watching. >> jimmy: next is marshawn lynch from the seahawks. [ laughter ] he was voted "most likely to dot his ts and cross his is." ♪ [ laughter ] >> steve: oh! oh! hey! oh! oh! >> jimmy: anyways, doesn't matter. next up,

bruce irvin, touchdown seahawks. >> who is going to bet against the seahawks at this point?into the post season after beating the browns and the chargers pitiful loss to the chiefs. a record setting day for dez bryant and demarco murray plus the broncos and seahawks each clench first round byes yesterday. now pittsburgh versus the cincinnati bengals. this is for the afc north title. bengals trailing by three. that's dalton to a.j. green. the ball strip addway and recovered by the steelers. pittsburgh now big ben is going to take advantage of this. how about the year antonio brown has had. one of the best years a wide receiver has ever had. 62 yards to the end zone untouched. a 20-17 win over cincinnati. they'll host the ravens in the first round of the playoffs. green bay the packers hosting the lions. already up 7-0. quarterback aaron rogers extends the packers lead to two touchdown with the pass to randall cobb but rogers gets carted off the field with a calf injury. he actually when into the game with it too. it wasn't all that unexpected. the lions come back with a pair

seahawks in first place and would get a first round bye.ey take it from the cardinals in arizona. look at marchand lynch. 79 yards for the touchdown. seattle is now on top of the nfc west. they win 35-6. the say hawks are won eight of nine. wow. all right. some good news. flyers with a good start to the road trip. they scored seven goals in a win in toronto and 33-year-old rookie goalie, the oldest to make his debut for the flyers ever and oldest in the nnl 40 years and the captain claude giroux getting beat up here. he will get it in the back of head from dustin going to the boards. look at that right there. the flyers fight back. down 3-1 in the third. the comeback starts with, can you believe it, vinnie. he hadn't scored in seven weeks. he was a healthy scratch for seven games. he makes it a one-goal game just over three minutes to go, vinnie again. he will tie it up. vinnie had two goals coming in. he had two tonight. so we have overtime. this has to be one of the quickest overtime goals i have seen. ten seconds in to overtime. puck goi

. >> plus, jeff skversky has more on the eagles as they get ready for the seahawks in sports. >>> and first a holiday greeting from a local troop serving overseas. >> hi this is pfc green and this is my wife, britney green we are in korea, and we want to wish my relatives happy holidays, high grandma and granddad, happy holidays, see you soon. dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. >>> well, a newly discovered hand written letter by president lincoln. lisa thomas-laury has the story. >> it gives a rare glimpse of lincoln before he assumed the presidency. >> this is before the type writer and lincoln wrotes the letters pimself. >> this was hidden in a library. he was strictly an illinois politician and supported zachary taylor in 1848. >> when taylor was elected he though

beating the seahawks a must win for them if we the want the first round bye. jaime apody was with them today. >> back to work for the birds, if they had any rust, jordan matthews didn't show it. they are bringing on the stretch run. >> it felt like a bye week and we are fresh and ready to go. the quarterback of the team atop the nfc east was just another guy at the belated thanksgiving day table. >> when i come home i'm cousin marky, and the most normal dude you'd never know i play ball or was in new york or anything, i have to get my plate at the table and throw people's plates out and it's normal stuff. >> sanchez will feel at home this weekend taking on his former coach, pete carroll. >> you would talk about playing against guys that you played with or played for him and the big of the thing is you want to kick their butt. next up a team that stole the super bowl. >> they have a target on their back because they won the championship and now they are like we beat the defending champs maybe we got a shot. >> we don't want to just beat tams with know we can be

seahawks take 10-7 lead. 91 yards rushing. then controversy and third and five and russell wilson throws it incomplete. but a call for roughing passer p. this a bad call. fresh set of downs for seattle. harbaugh can't believe it. seahawks make them pay. two plays later. wilson. ten-yard td pass. niners did not score a point in second half. lose three straight and they are out of the playoffs. >> it is difficult, i think, that's our expectation that we're going to get to the playoffs. and we're going to make a run. regardless of the situation this team will fight and try to win games the best we can. i don't think there is anybody on the team ready to lay down. >> can't tell you why we didn't make the playoffs. for me, it is tough. but we will continue to fight. i'm proud of these guy ne the locker room. they hammered themselves today. we did fall short and i think everybody fought today. >> tough to listen to. last time raiders won back to back games is 2012 in kansas city. chance to make it two in a row in kansas city 447 yar

it's the world champion seattle seahawks coming into down. only about 10, 11 months ago they moist vince lombardi against 95 if you can't get hipd about that you shouldn't be playing football. this team will be excited. one thing that you notice about this eagle team is energy in which they play cowboys lead bears we're inside two minutes in that contest. >> college basketball drexel hosting university ever the sciences. mow ham evidence fort dragons. it's not a night for drexel. university of sciences will gregordi se. drexel falls 54-52 that's sports. >> thank you ducis. timely tonight this time of year one local organization likes to remember our canine friends need they helped an annual party in paoli. they collected food, toys, and beds and starting in 2009 give a dog a bone has raised over 20,000 pounds of dog related items. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 follows by "nightline". music from vintage trebl. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers with traffi

the 49ers have lost five of the last six meetings with the seahawks. colin kaepernick 0-4 with seattle. jim harbaugh's future with san francisco in serious doubt. i'll be back with more reaction coming up in sports. >>> of course we'll have more later in the game. also tonight coming up. meanwhile let's get you to the protests taking place at the golden gate bridge. they're protesting the deadly shootings of unarmed black men by police officers. today very similar to the protests nationwide. today the father of michael brown, the unarmed man shot and killed by a police officer in ferguson, missouri, came to san francisco to speak at third baptist church. nbc bay area's were christy smith was there and i'm sure so many went to hear what he had to say. >> reporter: it was an evening of speakers. michael brown sr. whom most people came to hear. what he said, well, they seemed to think it was exactly the right message. a large crowd gathered tonight at third bamt church in san francisco. speakers talking about what they see as injustice along racial lines.

they're facing the seahawks. a game with major playoff implications in the nfc. and right now, the eagles trail 17-7 early in the third quarter. jeremy maclin had the eagles' touchdown, but they were outgained in the first half 242 yards to 67 yards. lesean mccoy just fumbled to start the third quarter and the seahawks turned into it a touchdown. we'll have all the highlights after "sunday night football" tonight. >>> the saints can take over the lead in the nfc south with a win over the lowly panthers. but cam newton would not be denied, leaping into the end zone for a touchdown. the saints take issue with his superman celebration. some pushing, shoving, even a punch or two is thrown. and look at this. they're brawling. one player was ejected. panthers stunned the saints 41-10. detroit lions running back reggie bush showing support for eric garner. i can't breathe written on his shirt in warm-ups. as for the lions, matthew stafford to calvin johnson. that's a touchdown. how about the nfc least. o'dell beckham jr. keeps making great plays. 50-yard catch later in

. >> now, i think he is happy with his current quarterback, russell wilson, the seahawks are rolling, two touchdowns, ran for one more and the seahawks go into philadelphia and beat the first place eagles, 24-14 for the third straight win. meantime, bruce arias and the cardinals are trying to avoid losing the third straight. 14-9. brown, arizona's only touchdown but that is all they would need. they hang on to beat the chiefs, 17-14. so, arizona remains the top seed in the nfc and the 49ers are now 2 games behind the seahawks, lions, cowboys for a wild card spot. sanfrancisco will play at seattle next sunday. now, college football, we have news for you. if you follow the stanford cardinal. they accepted a full bid. they are playing very close to home as they were playing in levi stadium in the farm fresh bowl as big 10 champion, ohio state, they move ahead to texas, christian, university to grab a spot in the final 4. the buckeyes facing alabama on new year's dave. winners will meet january 12th at jerry jones house in dallas. wallace, stepped back, and as the shot clock expired, his

the chicago own -- seahawks own them in i'm the first to admit, i'm not the best student. into my back-up college, but on the acceptance letter it did say, please be aware, you barely squeaked in." which is why our new thermostat is the last thing i need. it's called the nest "learning" thermostat. it learns the temperature you like and programs itself to save you money. now my parents keep saying, "why can't you be more like the thermostat." not a confidence booster. the nest learning thermostat. welcome to a more thoughtful home. >>> a must-win for the 49ers in seattle, and looked good early, only to fade in the northwest sunset as the 49ers have been officially eliminated from the playoffs. the niners came if n with a good game plan, give it to gore. but he leaves the game in the second with a concussion due to this block. carlos hyde left due to an ankle injury. seahawks take the lead in the third. marshawn lynch scores standing up. had 91-yard rushing. then russell wilson trying for the end zone. incomplete. however the niners are called for roughing the passer. fresh

seahawks make them play two plays later. wilson's only td pass of the game. 49ers lose three straight for the first time under jim harbaugh, now 7-7 and out of the playoffs. >> it is difficult, i think, that's our expectation that we're going to get to the playoffs and we're going to make a run. regardless of the situation, this team is going to fight and try to win games the best we can itch don't think there's anybody on this team that's ready to lay down. >> can't tell you the last time i didn't make the playoff. so me it's tough but you just continue to fight. i'm proud of these guys in the locker room, they way they handled themselves today. we did fall short but everybody fought today. >> packers had their five-game win streak snapped in buffalo. loss could have helped the niners, aaron rodgers two picks and stripped here for a safety. bills win 21-13, face the raiders next week. >>> speaking of which last time the raiders won back-to-back games, october 2012 in cabs city. a chance to make 2010 in a row in kansas city

seahawks make them play two plays later. wilson's only td pass of the game. 49ers lose three straight for the first time under jim harbaugh, now 7-7 and out playoffs. >> it is difficult, i think, that's our expectation that we're going to get to the playoffs and we're going to make a run. regardless of the situation, this team is going to fight and try to win games the best we can itch don't think there's anybody on this team that's ready to lay down. >> can't tell you the last time i didn't make the playoff. so me it's tough but you just continue to fight. i'm proud of these guys in the locker room, they way they handled themselves today. we did fall short but everybody fought today. >> packers had their five-game win streak snapped in buffalo. loss could have helped the niners, aaron rodgers two picks and stripped here for a safety. bills win 21-13, face the raiders next week. >>> speaking of which last time the raiders won back-to-back games, october 2012 in cabs city. a chance to make 2010 in a row in kansas city but you

seahawks win again. eagles have the cowboys next week.eahawks get the niners. >>> good football on the way. this is a good one tonight for the packers. very important. they, like the patriots, are trying to get the number one seed. to have all the teams have to come to their house to get to the super bowl. >>> for more, check out "sportscenter" live, at 9:00 a.m. eastern, over on espn. >> all right. j.t. >>> justin timberlake. great singer. dancer, all-around entertainer. he's adding something to the rez may. that's why it's our "play of the day." >> it happened yesterday. timberlake becoming part of the tv crew. putting the camera up on his shoulder. he can do that because he's the minority owner of the grizzlies. you want to keep him happy, right? >> he can shoot a free throw if he wants to. >>> the pulse coming your way next. a star-studded night if washington. one moment has everybody talking. >>> and an encounter with a tiger shark. proving they're not all that dangerous. i was on the go. i kept on top of things. i was a doer. then t

but legion of boom and seahawks have been playing well. what mark sanchez can do but what did chip kelly do. >> i understand seahawks are coming off this weekend but we are getting fast forward off the turkey day tko. lets relive that moment for a second here. >> yeah. >> live it up. >> no need to concentrate on the super bowl champs, we have to think about the dallas cowboys coming back to town in another week as well. good job, seattle seahawks defense top five in everything across the board. they do pull seven that puck and they back it up. richard sherman we all know he was the guy if you want to run back to the nfc championship game that scared everybody in america. this guy is crazy. but that is richard sherman. he is coming into town. he will run his mouth. >> he is crazy smart, stanford grad and everything else. >> yeah. >> i know that shady got that ridiculous gobble trophy or whatever it is. we talk about sanchez, no interceptions, looked great. but chip kelly out coached the other coach. >> they were ready. >> yes. >> you saw in

how nice would it be to stuff the seahawks?> obviously a zillion reasons the frainers would love to beat the seahawks on sunday in seelingtsd. pay become for the championship game last year. richard sherman just being richard sherman. cap confidence let's not forget the turkey. turkey episode should we call it. after seattle beat the niners on thanksgiving night nbc invited sheer machine and wilson to chow down sitting on the logo at levi stadium. do i come to your house and eat your food and sit on your couch and go on tv and talk about it. >> i think you have. >> it might have happened. the wilson said but that's beside the point wilson said the seahawks never planned this and meant no disrespect for the niners. >> we have tons of respect for who the 49ers are and what they are about and championships they have won in the past and who they are now and so for us about we just love to play the game. nothing about trying to embarrass nebraska or anything leak. that it's about playing great football. trying to play championship f

he is the lynchpin to seahawks' offense. leads the nfl with nine touchdown runs.eagles have done really well lately against the run. but this is another tough assignment. >> this is one guy you've got to respect. the guy is a great back. a great quarterback, a great line to complement him as well. >> the temple owls are bowl eligible. that was on the lane last night at tulane. check out joe montana with his quarterback sonic. he did play some against temple. he did play some against temple. owls win 10-3. hopefully they do get invited to a bowl game. villanova hosting liberty. second round playoff game. nova trailing. walter payton nominee john robertson connecting. 70 yards for the touchdown. and nova would get the two-point conversion, so we're tied at 22-22. next nova possession, our version of johnny football. again with a touchdown. villanova wins 29-22. they will play sam houston state next week. >>> widener, they lost in the playoffs to lindfield 45-7, so why is mike kelly ripping chip kelly? chip allowed lindfield to practice at the eagles' nova care pract

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seahawks defense is led by outspoken richard sherman. >> it will be the best secondary that we play, probably top corner in the league which it determines 23 picks, since 2011, more than any other player in the league, reason for, that smart player, intelligent player, he is big, he is physical, he has great ball skills. and they've got players at every position on the defensive side of the ball. there is a reason they won the superbowl last year, there is a reason they held the last two teams they played to three points. >> after the seahawks game the eagles play dallas, washington and the giants, and you can see the washington game, right here, on cbs-3, on december 20th, kick off, 4:30 p.m. >> the miami dolphins score ten unanswered points in the fourth quarter last night at the meadowlands, beat the struggling new york jets 16 to 13. won it on field goal with less than two minutes to go. the jet, gino smith, attempted league low, 13 passes, the entire game. and the jet fall to two and nine. miami's making a playoff push. they they a now seven and five. playoffs right around the c

we'll hear from the eagles and seahawks after the break.y one word to describe ac would be laid back. relaxing getaway fun unique beautiful serenity shenanigans refreshing shopping surprising happy place you know what i mean? i want to say friendly. exhilarating adventure the boardwalk #nosleep it's a great weekend. there is so much to do here. it's so great to have it so close. it's just a great location, a great place to be. we love atlantic city. >>> good evening, live in your living room, danny pommells with you once again. eagles took over sole position in first place in the east. sunday they face an even bigger test with the defending super bowl champs coming to town. quarterback russell wilson has led the seahawks to an 8-4 mark this season. seattle 3-3 on the roaded. like the eagles they knocked off a division foe, the 49ers in the thanksgiving night cap. chip kelly was asked tonight what makes wilson so dangerous. >> he's got great pocket awareness. one thing he doesn't do, he doesn't put himself in harms way. he's looking to liter

. >>> the eagles, they get ready to faces the champion seahawks tomorrow.oy, i'm looking forward to that game. >>> lesley van arsdale has a >> welcome back. a u.s. airways flight from tel aviv to philadelphia was diverted to rome after passengers and flight attendance on board started feeling sick. an unusual odor was reported. the plane made an unscheduled landing. three flight attendants and passengers were checked by medics but are said to be okay. all passengers have been rebooked and the plane is currently being checked. >>> actor mark wahlberg is asking massachusetts to wipe out his decades olds assault conviction. back in 1988 wahlberg severely beat two men while trying to steal alcohol. the attack left one of the men blind in one eye. wahlberg says the pardon would be formal recognition that someone can receive public redemption if he devotes himself to a life of good works. no word on when governor duval patrick will make a decision. >>> dozens turned out for an open casting call for the new rocky spinoff movie. potential background players showed

stay tuned for football night in america followed by the seahawks versus the cardinals. i'm carl quintanilla reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. >>> the sky line of phoenix, arizona, where the league title will be decided in super bowl xlix on february 1st. and where, tonight, the nfc west title is on the line, as the 11-3 cardinals host the 10-4 seahawks on "sunday night football." ryan lindley is starting for the first time in two years for the cardinals who can clench the number one seed in the nfc with a victory tonight, while russell wilson and the seahawks, winners

. >>> one seahawks fan received a special gift from robert turbin. turbin's girlfriend when the seahawks played in kansas city, she promised the fan a meet-and-greet that never happened but found a way to make up for it. >> read it. >> it says, hi alex. i'm sorry you weren't able to meet rob back in november. to make up for it, rob was generous enough to get the team to autograph this seahawks helmet. >> a heart warming gift there. might be hard for the family and friends to top, though. just ahead, find out how some celebrities are celebrating the holiday. >>> plus, trimming the tree, not with ornaments out of a box, but with the community's fondest wishes. you're watching "early today." no matter who you are, if you have type 2 diabetes, you know it can be a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine ... what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®. it's the first of a new kind of prescription medicine that's used along with diet and exercise to

but the seahawks will respond.ussell wilson this time finding doug baldwin from 23 yards out for the touchdown. so the eagles fall to nine and four and back into a tie with the cowboys in the nfc east losing to the defending super bowl champs 24 to 14. >> we just couldn't get anything going on offense. it was opportunities out there but we just didn't get the job done. >> it wasn't as bad as i think it looked you know what i mean? i think russell wilson did a really nice job and he made some plays tonight. we have to be better with some of those plays. >> to the rest of the action in the nfc east. giants taking on the titans, eli manning finds beckham in the end zone for a touch down. giants take a 10-nothing lead. new york defense took over. sack fumble, he's scooping up the ball, 26 yards for the score. giants win for the first time in two months 36 i've seven the final. >>> redskins taking on the rams second quarter sean hill finds garrett cook down the middle and he rumbled 35 yards for the score. rams took the

. >> yeah, guys it's huge eagles getting set to face the seahawks and shady mccoy getting set to maketory. he needs just 48 yards to become the eagles all time leading rusher. now shady did not practice today for personal reasons not sure what those reasons are. nothing that will stop him from playing on sunday. what a tough matchup this will be, the defending super bowl champs playing really good football. huge game when it comes to a chance at a first rounds bye in the playoffs. first two weeks we've seen the birds play great and awful. they're favored by one in this game but they know it's a true test. >> really good team and not just team-wise but good players offense, defense and special teams, they're really sound and we've showed that we can be that team as well, just in our own way so hopefully we bring our best in all three phases. >> it's all about how we do together and if something goes wrong how the other phase picks up the other two phases. >> so who will be the difference maker in this game? according to our expert ron jaworski it's a guy that's been an unsung hero this

i want to go to arizona for the cardinals hosting the seahawks.howing off its powerhouse offense, racking up 596 yards in this game. we have the quarterback, russell wilson, throwing a pair of touchdowns and ran one in himself. running back marshawn lynch in full beast mode adding a pair of rushing touchdowns including this big 79-yard run in the fourth quarter. yeah, look at that. look, look, look. the seahawks move into a tie with arizona atop the nfc west after a 35-6 victory. >>> okay, so off to dallas and the cowboys hosting the colts. the dallas qb tony romo tossing four touchdown passes in this game. running back demarco murray playing with a broken hand scoring a one-yard run. and then the cowboys right here clinching the nfc east after a 40-7 win over the colts. >>> to oakland, the bills trying to keep their playoff hopes alive while visiting the raiders. with a pair of touchdown passes from the quarterback derek carr and four field goals. well, that would help oakland play spoiler. they win it 26-24. >>> there you have it. let's get a ch

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seahawks defense is the best in the league, and quarterback mark sanchez talks about facing the owe calledegion of boom. >> they have got april, bennet, and guys all over the field, both corners are playing really well. obviously their safeties are two of the best in the league, one of the best secondaries we will play. those guys good are because d line goodies and d line is good because the secondary goodies and then the backers flying around make their own plays. so, i mean we will have our handful. >> i ain't scared bring them on, indeed. >>> on top of all that don't forget this game has big playoff implications, birds are tied with arizona and green bay for best record in the nfc and seahawks are only one game behind. can't wait for sunday. >>> nicole, back to you. >>> thank you. >>> coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news" we will have more on the late woes man accusing bill cosby of sexual assault, justin? >> reporter: and the search resumes this morning for missing student shane montgomery, coming up exclclusively, reaction from his family and friends. >>> plus, a fa

now the seahawks come roaring back, russell wilson face the hand off. keeps it. that's what the zone read is supposed to look like. 26 yards for the touchdown. game tied at seven. third quarter now seattle up ten to seven. russell wilson found mansion lynch in the side down the side all alone he goes in for touchdown, seattle went up 17 to seven. now the eagles tried to fight back, mark sanchez finding that, for 35-yard shot, earns fighting his way in for the score. birds down 17 to 14. but the seahawks would respond, russell wilson finding doug balwynne, for the touchdown. eagles fall to nine and four, back into a tie with the cowboys. in the nfc east. losing to the defending superbowl champions, 24 to 14. >> just don't get anything going on oven. there was opportunity out there, but, you know, we just didn't get the job done. >> it wasn't as bad as i think it looked. you know what i mean? i think russell wilson did real nice job. made some plays tonight. we have to be better on some of those plays. take your hat off to him. >> the eagles host the cowboys next s

birds have lost to the elite teams in the nfc like the seahawks, packers.the division again if it they beat the cowboys and win one of their final two games. >>> bag yoi think this team hasd resolve and i expect them to be flying high when they get in here tomorrow and get ready to go. there is no better thing than playing cowboys at home in front of our crowd. so i think they will be fired up. >> we got to flush it. we have a very good dallas team coming in here and we have to learn from it. >> it's easier to flush. we got a big game and i'm excited for that chance. just like last year, we got to have this. >> got to have this one. nick foles will not be back sunday night, but he will be getting checked out again next week and maybe he possibly could come back. coming up, seahawks talking trash and also mccoy said he had trouble focusing. we'll tell you why. >>> all eyes are on dallas and nbc sunday night football. cowboys face off against the eagles right here on nbc 10. coverage starts at 7:00. we'll have special postgame coverage right here on nbc 10. >

tony, which team could challenge the seahawks in the nfc? >> well, obviously, you look at green bay with aaron rodgers, but as funny as this sounds and i wouldn't have said it a month ago, you have to look at carolina. cam newton is make plays and jonathan stewart is helping them and they are balanced running the ball and defense playing better and they won in tough places and won in new orleans and atlanta today. i look at them and i think that is a team that has the formula to go to seattle and win. tough running game and good defense. >> boy, that is really something! if a team that went two months without a win and finished 7-8-1 to get in the playoffs and then go on and dethrone the defending champs and make a playoff run. a bold prediction. we will see. mike florio, the raiders have had a head coaching vacancy for a a while now. the niners joined them this afternoon. a lot going on in the bay area. what other teams could have openings come tomorrow? >> bob, the hot spots are in new york where the jets are expected to let go of rex ryan

tony, which team could challenge the seahawks in the nfc?well, obviously, you look at green bay with aaron rodgers, but as funny as this sounds and i wouldn't have said it a month ago, you have to look at carolina. cam newton is make plays and jonathan stewart is helping them and they are balanced running the ball and defense playing better and they won in tough places and won in new orleans and atlanta today. i look at them and i think that is a team that has the formula to go to seattle and win. tough running game and good defense. >> boy, that is really something! if a team that went two months without a win and finished 7-8-1 to get in the playoffs and then go on and dethrone the defending champs and make a playoff run. a bold prediction. we will see. mike florio, the raiders have had a head coaching vacancy for a a while now. the niners joined them this afternoon. a lot going on in the bay area. what other teams could have openings come tomorrow? >> bob, the hot spots are in new york where the jets are expected to let go of rex ryan. al

. >> the seahawks sink the 49ers post season dreams.ll hear from colin kaepernick after the team's defeat it's coming up next in sports wrap. every day is a new opportunity to help make life better right here in san francisco. whether it's helping local businesses like the fruitguys grow and prosper, supporting nonprofits like juma ventures as they fulfill their mission or helping neighborhoods like the tenderloin become vibrant communities. if there's a way to help the people of san francisco thrive and succeed, we'll find it. that's the power of local connections. that's bank of america. . >>> hi everybody i'm scott reese there was so much hope back in september 49ers coming off three straight nfc title games among the favorites to reach and perhaps win the super bowl . 3.5 months of drama elimination rears its ugly head. second quarter on a fourth and one give it to frank gore he gets you more than one. how about 9 and a touchdown. 7-3 san francisco. but later in the second gore blocking bobby wagner somehow takes a shot to the head-

they will find out against the seahawks.ps in the nfl in terms of yards allowed per game. seattle's opponents are averaging 18.4 points fer per contest. >> they have players on every position. there is a reason they won the super bowl and held the last two teams to three points. they have talented players. >> they joined together and recaptured what it was that we played with last year. it took time to figure out. we have. it's only as good as the next week out. >> we know that they operate at the high level. i am excited about the opportunity. >> we caught up with jeremy maclin at an elementary school. he was doing teaching so to speak. >> jerry maclin is having the time of season that kids dream about. and today he encouraged local kids to make sure they too, dream big. he was a special guest at st. james school. a place that takes kids growing up below the poverty line. >> when you get to the high school and college you are called to a student athlete. >>reporter:what does it mean to you to give back? >> it means everythi

sunday the seahawks come to town. and russell wilson are 8-4. and this game a big one when it comes to locking up the seed in the nfc. the two teams that may see each other again in the playoffs. it's going to be tough to simulate the talent. >> we don't have a richard sherman he can simulate. you are getting used to the scheme and how they run their operation. you are never going to assimilate players of that caliber no matter what you are facing. >> you get tired of it. >> jeremy maclin made a lot of friends today. he spent time with the st. james school in north philadelphia. he shared lunch with the kids and reverse roles with them playing quarterback. it means so much to give back. >> it's everything. i think once you do that you are reaching your maximum potential as a person. not only doing the thing that you like to do but helping kids and helping people and changing their lives. >> maclin invited lucky opportunities to a bowling event on monday night. more of his day coming up at 6:00. >>> the franchise record four losses to start a sea

seahawks won 17-7. the 4 9ers are eliminated now with a 7-7 record. kansas city, third quarter, kelsey bounces off raid defenders. onto two-minutes left. jeff curry miss it and ed it and the game goes in overtime. curry hits the 3 and made it a huge lead at that point. extending their win streak now to 16 games. as for jim harbaugh, if you would like to vote, should the 49ers keep him or let him go. kpix.com, cast your votes and we'll the your results tonight at 6:00. >>> we have football offense, ryan tannehill, he's going to find mike wallace, take a look at that, boom, got it. the referee says no catch but upon further review. sorry, dolphins, the packs going onto win it. >> 6:26 now. a group of artists have claimed responsibility for effigies in nooses on the campus. the message they say they're trying to send. >> live in san francisco, just when we start drying off from the soggyness from last week's storm, here we are again. we got a live report from traffic and weather straight ahead after the break. >>> live from the bay area studios. >>> the

>> oh, sheena, those are getting ready for a battle with the defending seahawks.it's going to be a reunion for mark sanchez. we're going to explain. and the flyers entering some shark-infested waters. showing some fight. that is next. >>> may, i'm john clark. the flyers have lost eight of nine. the flyers have only one once in the last 15 games against the sharks. the sharks smelling blood, but the flyers are hungry. chairman ed snider called out some of the players, including shawn cotouier. it's the first time they've scored first on the road this season. and then coops is fighting. f lrksz flyers showing some fight tonight. >>> the defending superbowl kwham champs are coming to town. the seahawks have won five of six. he's 4 and 1 since taking over for nick foles. he's taking over the top defense in the nfl. mark will be taking on his former coach, pete carroll. they have stayed in touch. >> he text me during the pre-season. just doing awesome: that marines the world to me so we allentown get to see him again. >> the three eligible players have been offered con