the broncos defeat the bears 13- 10. they improve to 8-5. >>> when we come back, while london fletcher was so hot and bothered in what he said about where the team goes from here. the droid razr by motorola.  the first droid that becomes self-aware. it remembers what you do and does it faster. create shortcuts like automatically syncing while you sleep. instinctively shape-shifting from a music stream for your workout to newsfeed during breakfast, then a gps for your morning commute. powered by verizon 4g lte, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. >>> today's loss to the patriots guaranteed the redskins a third straight losing season. for a veteran like santana moss who has been part of two playoff runs here it's a tough pill to swole low. >> you take it for what it -- swallow. >> you take it for what it is. that's why we come to work. you have folks try to do better and hope you can come out of something like this and that's all you can do. i mean you can't control it. sometimes that happens and when

the broncos and the bills. other regional action including san diego and detroit for some of you late. all getting started with "the nfl today." all getting started next saturday. >> phil: next saturday. even though denver will lose this game, i think tim tebow has answered a lot of questions. given the opportunity, throwing the football very well. >> jim: the patriots register a sack back at the 39. mayo and warren combine. >> phil: yeah. watch the patriots defense this time. five guys. perfect unity. nobody -- four guys not getting behind the quarterback. you're in front of him. there's no where for him to run. >> jim: a loss of 7. 2 1/2 to play. trying to run it. downfield and incomplete. over the head of eddie royal. what about the lions and the raiders? j.b.? take it away. >> a 98-yard drive by the lions. >> 14 unanswered. the detroit lions, matthew stafford, touch down passes. this to calvin johnson. they take the lead with 39 seconds to go. >> big day by stafford and megatron. back to jim and phil. >> ji

. >>> tim tebow and the broncos taking on the vikings. broncos trail, 22-14. looking. looking. scrambling some more. and there he is. finds thomas, who muscles his way all the way in for the score. and the broncos are down now just 22-21. 1:30 left to play. the game is tied. 32-32. christian ponder. andre goodman. he runs it. gives great field position for the broncos. encueing br inin ining -- ensui drive. matt prater with a field goal. the broncos win it. >>> for more, tune in to espn news. >>> now to japan and what may be the most expensive car crash ever. >> insurance company is cringing over this one. it was more than a dozen luxury cars that traveled in a convoy. a lamborghini, eight ferraris. no one was injured. >> some cars were a total loss. damages are expected to hit nearly $4 million. >> oh. i hate when rich pop lose money. painful to watch. >>> up next, "the pulse." why a woman who was sexually assaulted by her husband now has to pay him alimony. >>> and a new study that says teen sexting is not as popular as we think it is. - i wanted to get cindy something special

in overtime the broncos' defense forces a turnover. putting the ball in tebow's hands making the most of it, 16-yard pass to thomas putting broncos in field goal range again. prater drills it through the uprights. a 5 1-yard kick. broncos win again, 13-10. tebow is now 7-1 as a starter, his third come-from-behind win in overtime. after the game he spoke about the victory. >> it was just special. you know if you believe, unbelievable things can be possible. i think it's special we have a team that constantly believes and believes in each other. i don't think it's tebow time. i think it's bronco time and the team steps up as a team. we play for one another. you know, continue to trust one another. and i think that makes all the difference in the world. >> tebow. raiders lost against green bay so broncos are in first place in the afc west with an 8-5 record. >>> the new york jets looking for their third straight win playing at home against chiefs. up 23-3. sanchez finds tomlinson, weaves between defenders for a 19-yard score. sanchez becam

the broncos' colorful, controversial quarterback is the talk of the nfl. tony guida takes a look at his memorable season. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. it was a quiet end to a long, divisive and costly war. the last u.s. combat troops left iraq without incident today, leaving the country to continue its own course towards democracy. the american convoy left camp adder south of baghdad during the night bound for kuwait, and our jim axelrod traveled with them. >> reporter: for the first time in eight years, eight months and 28 days, the u.s. has no troops fighting in iraq tonight. the last convoy out of iraq rolled across the kuwaiti border at 7:37 local time this morning, capping a drawdown that saw the u.s. go from 50,000 troops in iraq as late as august to zero. >> i just wanted to say hello. >> reporter: the top u.s. general in iraq, lloyd austin, called the final drawdown, the military's largest, most complex logistical undertaking since world war ii. he stopped by with good

and the broncos win yet again. thanks to the miracle

pats win 41-23 to clinch the afc east. broncostreak is history. >>> also history, the packers' perfect season. aaron rodgers and company fall victim to the lowly chiefs in kansas city. jackie battles scores the fate and romeo crennel gets the gatorade bath in his first win as interim coach. green bay still tops in the league at 13-1. >>> colts get their first victory after hosting the titans. donald brown reversing course, finding daylight and going 80 yards for 6. colts win 27-13. they are now 1-13. >>> in san diego, chargers surprising ravens. third quarter, philip rivers finding malcolm floyd for the score. chargers win 34-14 to hold on to their playoff hopes. >>> to jersey, giants hosting redskins. eli manning picked off three times and the giants fall to 7-7. >>> finally, back to denver for the best play of the day. a monkey riding a dog around the field at halftime. it was actually a whole team of cowboy monkeys called the ghost riders. if tebow if one of those guys, the broncos would have beaten new england. and that's your

. >> jim: the broncos do own the tiebreaker over the raiders. but matthew stafford trying to drive the lions down the field. just outside of a minute to go in that one. stafford has thrown for three touchdowns today. you can see bunkley walking to the sidelines. >> phil: and i think tom brady sneaks it again. if you run it, you think they have to go outside because this defense, they're playing for the inside run. >> jim: going to hand it off. they have the touchdown to

. >>> so the raiders had to hope that the bears could stop tim tebow and the broncos to stay tied forhe lead in the afc west. john elway wondering what heroics tim tebow might have today in chicago. fourth quarter, broncos down 10-0, with just over 2 minutes to go. tebow to thomas, then the broncos scored a field goal, so it goes to overtime and it ends like this. >> from the left hash, for 51 yards out for the win, the kick is good! >> unbelievable, really. tebow does it again, and the broncos pull it out, 13-10 in overtime. >>> in dc, tom brady getting into it with offensive coordinator bill o'brien. patriots cling to a lead in the final minute. rex grossman to moss, can't hold on, and it's picked off. new england survives. >>> cal bears hosting jackson state, and boy, did they continue to roll. second half, gutierrez off the finger roll, had 7 points, 10 assists. your high scorer off the bench, alan crab, 17 points, including a fast break finish. cal, 8-2 on the year, win 73-46. >>> warrior owner will join us in studio. warriors are making big moves today as we speak. they drew the

in sports, the denver broncos set out to prove sunday they were contenders. but instead, the new england patriots confirmed claims by bronco critics that they're just a curiosity. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. tim tebow has created incredible last minute magic this season, but he would need a miracle to beat the patriots. first quarter, tim tebow taking off, breaks the tackle, weaves his way into the end zone. remarkable start for the broncos. but tom brady answers right back. england has a 7-6 lead and they never look back. tebow, trying to create more magic. on fourth and suspect, he's running backwards, keeps going and going, trying to find a miracle. not this time. pat's win, 41-23 to clench the afc east. >>> also history, the packers perfect season. aaron rodgers and company fall to and company. the chiefs shock the packers, 19-14. green bay still top in the league at 13-1. >>> colts finally get their first victory hosting the titans. donald brown reversing course, finding daylight and going 80

and the broncos and wins. the question is, who had the stones and the cash to put up seven figures against the chosen quarterback? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist, and this is "way too early," the show that bets ten large a week on the wnba. i'm glad you're watching with us on msnbc or listening live at sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me at willie geist1. or do what rg 3 does and text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this friday, december 30th.ç it is our last show of 2011, and there's a lot going on today, including michele bachmann talking in iowa about her semiautomatic we of choice and it is a good-sized gun. we'll tell you about it. >>> plus, we continue our fond look back at the clips of the year. and we finish strong, i have to say, with the coonskin capped eyewitness to a police pursuit in the panhandle. i dare you to miss this clip. >>> th

remarkable start for the broncos. but tom brady answers right back. chad ofteno cinco's first touchdown of the season. england has a 7-6 lead and they never look back. up big in the final minutes for the patriots. tebow, trying to create more magic. on fourth and 14, he's running backwards, keeps going and going, trying to find a miracle. not this time. pats win, 41-23 to clinch the afc east. >>> also history, the packers perfect season. aaron rodgers and company fall to the chiefs and company. romeo cornell gets the gatorade bath. the chiefs shock the packers, 19-14. green bay still top in the league at 13-1. >>> colts finally get their first victory hosting the titans. after being shut out on one side, donald brown reversing course, finding daylight and going 80 yards for 6. colts win 27-13. >>> in san diego, chargers surprising the ravens. philip rivers finding malcolm floyd for the score. chargers win to hold on to playoff hopes. >>. >> i do giants hosting the redskins. bad day for eli manning. giants lose, 23-10. they fall to 7-7. finally, back to

now they have only two weeks left to catch the broncos. carson palmer would throw for a season high 367 yards. first quarter, raiders open up the play book. lewis murphy on the reverse. he stumbles, stays on his feet and scores his first touchdown of the year. 7-0 oakland. the lions responded with a big play of their own. matthew stafford airs it out to calvin johnson who ran right past three raiders defenders, and the game is tied at 7-7. mega tron is just getting started. second quarter, palmer fires to darrius heyward-bey, who breaks free for the 43-yard touchdown. dhb had a career high 155 yards receiving. the raiders led 17-14 at the half. fourth quarter, oakland now up 20-14. tommy kelly brings the pressure and strips stafford. aaron curry scoops it up and scores to put the raiders up 13. then curry celebrates by doing his best tim norton, jr. impression. less than 2 minutes to go, 6-point game, stafford again just heaves it downfield, and, again, johnson gets behind the raider defense for a 48-yard gain to get the lions in the red zo

. >>> team tebow and the denver bronc broncos, the fourth quarter miracles stop as the patriots beat denver. "early" this monday morning, december 19th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. >>> a lot of late developments last night. >> the death of north korea's long time dictator kim jong-il. he was revered as a god-like figure inside that isolated nation and feared and distrusted by nearly everyone outside of it. >> north korea has test-fired a missile raising new concerns over the future of that country's nuclear program. celia hatton is in beijing with the latest for us this morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: the death of kim jong-il has put governments across asia into crisis mode as they try to decide whether it's possible the country could collapse after the loss of its dictator. the shocked news anchor cried as she announced it. their so-called dear leader kim jong-il died of a sudden heart attack saturday. the surprise death of a man who ruled over every aspect of north korea is creating uncertainty across asia. kim named his son kim jong-un successor of the

. >> tim tebow and the denver broncos. r them the fourth quarter miracle miracle's run out, but to be owe mania still alive and well early this monday morning, december 19 2011. >>> from cbs news it's "the early show," with erica hill and chris wragge. >> welcome to "the early show." i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm erica hill. the death of north korea's longtime dictator, kim jong-il, he was revered as a godlike figure and feared and distrusted by everyone outside it. south korea is on alert. >> north korea has test fired a missile raising concerns over the country's nuclear program. silvia is live in beijing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the death of kim jong-il have put governments across ashiaasia. >> the shocked news anchor cried as she announced it. north korea's so-called dear leader kim jong-il dived a sudden heart attack saturday. the surprise death of the man who ruled over every aspect of north korea is creating uncertainty across asia. kim named his son, kim jong-un successor to the family dynasty after

in sports, the denver broncos set out to prove sunday they were contenders. stead, the new england patriots confirmed claims by bronco critics that they're just a curiosity. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. tim tebow has created incredible last minute magic this season, but he would need a miracle to beat the patriots. first quarter, tim tebow taking off, breaks the tackle, weaves his way into the end zone. remarkable start for the broncos. but tom brady answers right back. england has a 7-6 lead and they never look back. tebow, trying to create more magic. on fourth and suspect, he's running backwards, keeps going and going, trying to find a miracle. not this time. pat's win, 41-23 to clench the afc east. >>> also history, the packers perfect season. aaron rodgers and company fall to and company. the chiefs shock the packers, 19-14. green bay still top in the league at 13-1. >>> colts finally get their first victory hosting the titans. donald brown reversing course, finding daylight and going 80 yards

the pats improve to 11-3 as they beat the broncos. congratulations go out to baltimore's hutzel he is the teaching proand he is named the 2011 pga pro of the year. that included winning the national pro tournament. he will be honored coming up next month. more on the ravens coming up tonight at 11:00, back to you for now. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. >>> coming up what's next for north korea including it's nuclear capabilities after the death of their leader. >>> one of the last american soldiers to fight in the iraq war shares his story as he goes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> don't miss the cbs prime line again follows by eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> hundreds of santas are hitting the snow. it is skiing and riding santa day at a resort in windham new york. each of the santas gave donations to a local food pantry. participants were given a free skiing ticket. the santas helpers, some ski better than others. >>> as mark told you during sports, tim tebow had a rough day on the football field but denver broncos fans still witne

tebow may get the headlines, but crader has been the unsung heros. broncos are in first place after a 13-10 win. >>> now to cincy, seven seconds left to play. t.j. yates found kevin walter over the middle. houston won it 20-19 to clench their first playoff berth in franchise history. >>> wild finish between the giants and cowboys, down 12. brandon jacobs punched it in. cowboys with a chance to tie. bailey nailed a field gold. wait a minute, new york called a time-out just before the snap. bailey would have to do it again. this time, it was blocked. giants clawed their way to a victory, 37-34. >>> packers improve with a come fating win over the raiders. ran away with it, 46-16. a blowout there. the jets had their way with the chiefs. at one point, they were up by 32. they went on to win it, 37-10. >>> rob growkowski tied a record last week and broke it again yesterday. caught a pair against the redskins. after gafney stored, he went up for the lambeaux lead. one problem, nobody there to catch him. red skins fell flat. the pat's won it, 34-27. that's your earl

the broncos are ranked 7th but instead of being part of a play- off they are playing in the mako bowl. >> i got to tell you i'm really tired of the bcs even name. i don't know who it makes sense. to i haven't heard anybody going hey this is pretty good. everybody goes this is really bad. >> don't talk about play-offs. >> everybody is frustrated. nobody really knows what to do anymore. it doesn't make sense to anybody. i don't think anyone is happy anywhere. >> you kidding me?! play-offs? >> the whole thing needs to be changed. there is no question about it. >> speaking of play-offs, the 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. >> it comes down to a three- game season pretty much you know? we need to go and win the last three games. we have no choice. and, you know, they are three winnable games so we are going go in with the mindset that, you know, every game is a must- win. >> the raiders and broncos both play two of the final three home games at home.

. >> no fourth quarter magic for tim tebow and the broncos, the bills would score 14 points in 19 seconds thanks to two tebow interceptions with a career high four picks and buffalo blew out denver 40-14. >>> and 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. jumping out to a 23-0 lead. and jerome simpson jump and flipping over the arizona defender and stuck the landing in the end zone. mary lieu doesn't have anything on him. that is amazing. give him a 10. bengals win 23-16 to win 9-7. i could keep watch nath whole sportscast. >>> the bengals are in the drivers seed for the afc wildcard. >>> much less at stake for the 49ers. san francisco needed a win against the seahawks in seattle to keep new orleans from stealing that first round bye in the playoffs. the hawks coming in, having won five of six and trying to keep a playoff spot alive. third quarter, frank gore plowed in for a four-yard touchdo

but the broncos raise the deficit in the final two minutes of regulation t.v. finding demaryius thomas in the corner here to make it ten seven. and then the quarterback helped drive the bears down to their forty one yard line and with fifty three seconds their prater due to the ball over for a field goal to send the game into overtime. and the deciding moment in that so cough up the ball here and ultimately pray to the chance to come on again to kick the winning field goal so tend to the broncos believe the american football conference west. wrastling gulf i look down and says it feels amazing to be the first man to top the p.g.a. and european tour money list the englishman finished third at the season ending dubai world championship which was won by a queer queer as concluded with a long legal part of the last health finishing five under par sixty seven ninety nine and to play for larry he was second in the final standings rory mcilroy is the only person who could finish ahead of don't want on the european money list but he finished down the ninth ward down he

but the broncos to raise the deficit in the final two minutes of regulation t.v. finding the maddest thomas in the corner had to make it ten seven. and then the quarterback helped drive the bears down to their forty one yard line with fifty three seconds left pray to the ball over for a field goal to send me into overtime. and the deciding moment in math so bob coughed up the ball. in this area out some right of a chance to come on again to kick the winning field goal thirteen ten then to the broncos believe the american football conference west. gulf mcdonald says it feels amazing to be the first man to top the page and european tour money lists the englishman finished the season ending dubai world championship which was won by all very queer off sequiturs ended with a long legal pot at the last hole finishing on nineteen under over zero two shots clear of corollary. to roy was the only person who could finish ahead of don't move on the european money list but he finished danny nine twelve donald carded a second successive sixty six to claim price and his price h

. >>> and no fourth quarter magic for team tebow and the broncos. and there were two tebow interceptions. a career high four picks. buffalo snapped a four-game losing streak as they blew out denver 40-14. >>> the raiders and broncos are tied for the division lead and 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. bengals had a 23-0 lead against the cars and jerome simpson jumped here and the gymnastics girls have nothing on him. stuck the lands. >>> the 49ers needed a win against the seahawks. to keep new orleans from stealing that first round bye in the playoffs. and this one, from seattle. seahawks try to stay in the playoff hunt. winners of five of their last six. third quarter, frank gore, plowed in for the four-yard touchdown. game tied at 10. gore had 83 yards on 23 carries. later in the fourth, 16-10 san francisco. andy lee's punt is blocked for farewell. the seahawks got the ball at the 4-yard line. look at that. they scoop

but the broncos raised the deficit in the final two minutes of regulation tivo falling to thomas here in the corner to make it ten seven. and then the quarterback helped drive the bears down to their forty one yard line with fifty three seconds left. to pull over for a field goal to send the game into overtime and the deciding moment in that sort. off the ball. and ultimately that mistake gave crater the chance to come on again to kick the winning field goal thirteen ten to the broncos broncos who lead the american football conference where. now i go for the donald says it feels amazing to be the first man to top the p.g.a. and european to money list the englishman finished third the season ending dubai world championship which was won by our very quick off square aussie ended with a long legal pot at the last hole finishing are nineteen and their overall two shots clear of paul larry came in second really mcelroy he was the only person who could finish ahead of donald on the european money list but he finished down in nine twelve donald here carded a second successive sixty six to cl

tim tebow led the denver broncos out of obscurity and into the thick of the nfl playoff race and while many athletes give credit to higher power when their team wins a game. tebow has many asking if god is really rooting for his team. >> first and foremost i'd have to thank my lord and savior jesus christ. >> when he was winning in high school he he had doubters and winning in college he had doubters. they say he doesn't have the mechanics to be a successful quarterback and now that he's winning in the pros,'s doubters and never considered his heart and his faith. >> if you believe, you know, unbelievable things can sometimes be possible. >> since tim tebow took over as starting quarterback of the denver broncos, halfway through the season the season turned its season around winning seven out of eight games and often winning in dramatic fashion, coming back late in games after starting poorly. >> what is it about their quarterback's ability to bring his team back. he might have explained it when he was a guest on this show last summer. >> i'm not going to be perfect. i'm never going to

. >> 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 cardinals. they jumped and flipped over arizona. jerome simpson with the amazing leap and best part, he stuck the landing in the end zone. nothing on him right there, because he can get it done. it's a perfect ten. give the bengals a win. he is now 9-7. awesome to see that. more to come after the break. we'll check in on the niners. they were hoping to swat away seattle and make it a clean sweep and keep their record alive. keep it right here, coming right back. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get s

mar was referring to the broncos big loss to the bills on sunday. r was talking about broncos loss to the bills and he kneels in prayer. >>> straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather. >>> and in sports, the lakers step up the "d" against the jazz looking for their first win. t win. 60% off fleece and sweaters. 60% off pajamas and robes for the whole family. plus its the big denim savings event! for serious after-christmas savings, get to sears! thanks, man! that's what i'm here for. ( palms slap ) man: do your simple return with the turbotax federal free edition, and now, get our free, one-on-one, expert tax advice, live by phone or chat. get the federal free edition, at turbotax.com. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. >>> time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows cloudy skies over the northeast, but clearing rapidly. clear skies span the southeast and southern plains, with a few passing fair weather clouds in the southwest. a storm system is moving out of the northwest, br

they finish 7-7 and one back of the denver broncos. >> the challenge that faced tebow and the broncosthe 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 by browner. browner takes it back 42 yards the other way. seahawks 7-7, on the outside of the wild-car

we're going to be out at denver next week for new england and the broncos. looking forward to that. phil: it will be interesting, too. the new england defense again struggled mightily in that game against the washington redskins. jim: the patriots end up winning it to go to 10-3 on the year. gronkowski with another huge performance. and now palmer wearing the number. to bush, we've got the update on the tebow story and here we go to new york. james: the tebow stories are, he drives his team into field goal range. dan: it's tebow time. prayeder, field goal, 59 yards and it's good to tie the game at 10-10. james: tebow with 3-5, 39 yards on the drive. and we are now going to o.t. back to jim and phil. jim: i have to say -- my partner called it. that is incomplete. at 10-0 with 4:00 to go, you sit and watch. phil: if the chicago bears ran out of bounds, i don't know what to tell you. i don't want to say you deserve to lose but you can't make those kind of mistakes. especially the way you're playing with a backup quarterback and all that. hey, you make a mistake, it's up to the other tea

the broncos also kicked two field goals in the closing minutes to beat the vikings 35-32.oncos are tied with oakland for first place in the afc west. >>> in college football, the final bcs rankings have lsu and alabama as the top two teams. so the tigers and the crimson tide will meet for the national championship january th in new orleans. lsu beat alabama 9-6 in overtime last month. so this will be the first title game rematch in a 14-year history of the bcs. >>> now to golf. tiger woods first tournament victory in more than two years. . woods birdied his last two holes on sunday to capture the chevron world challenge in california. afterward, he joked about his hopes for next year. >> i think if i have a good year, i should be on the ballot for comeback player of the year. so i'm excited about that. >> woods had not won a tournament since november 2009, just before his infidelity scandal and a series of major injuries. >>> and it's bye-bye new york and hello miami for all-star shortstop jose reyes. the new york met and batting championship will sign a deal with the miam

now, they only have two weeks left to catch the broncos. rson palmer would throw for a season-high 367 yards. first quarter, raiders open up the play book. it's lewis murphy on the reverse. he stumbles, but stays on his feet and scores his first touchdown of the year. 7-0 oakland and the lions responded with a big play of their own. matthew safford to calvin johnson who ran right past three raiders defenders and the game is tied at 7-7. mega tron was just getting started. second quarter, palmer fires to darrius heyward-bey, who breaks free for the 43-yard touchdown. dhb had a career high 155 yards receiving. the raiders led 17-14 at the half. fourth quarter, oakland now up 20-14. tommy kelly brings the pressure and strips stafford. aaron currie scoops it up and scores to put the raiders up 13. then currie celebrates by doing his best tim norton, jr. impression. less than 2 minutes to go, 6-point game, stafford eases downfield and johnson gets behind the raiders defense for a 48-yard gain to get the lions in the red zone. then with 43 seconds

nfl fans got a treat yesterday with another miracle by the broncos savior, tim tebow. here's espn news. >>> good morning. cole wright here with your espn news update. once again. week after week. it was tebow time in denver. we pick it up in the fourth frame. denver down a ten spot. tebow drops back and finds demarius thomas for a ten-yard touch crown strike. 10-7. later in the drive, denver with the last chance to tie, matt prater from 59 yards away. muy bueno. denver notching to ten. champ bailey all pumped up. and with good reason. this one would go to free football known as overtime on the streets. barber gets the handoff and spits out the seed. fumbles the football. denver, they would pounce on it. it's first down broncos. ensuing possession, fourth and three. prater, from 51 yards away. count that. the broncos, they win this one, 13-10, on 13 unanswered points. >>> tony romo and the boys hosting the g-men. in dallas on "sunday night football." fourth frame, boys up five. they blow the coverage. they leave dez bryant wide open. romo, ten points and a 50-yard touchd

tim tebow is the talk of football and the broncos quarterback graces the front of one of the most popular restaurants at denver. the murals are changed several times a year and the manager says now it's all about the broncos, so they decided to feature tim tebow. >>> this is your local nissan dealer's sports desk in hd with dave feldman. >> good evening. how is it that mike shanahan, winner of two super bowls in denver known as an offensive guru needs to win this sunday just to tie jim zorn's two year mark of 12-20? when zorn left, he was blasted being over his head, lightweight and eccentric. despite the record the team does seem more professional under mike shanahan. shanahan is finishing up year two of a five year $35 million contract and was asked today is there any doubt that he would return next season? >> well, no, there's no doubt in my mind. hopefully there's no doubt in dan's mind, too. that would be the guy to ask. no. like i talked to him about it when i first got here, i said dan, if you don't plan on me coaching me five years and doing it the right way, you're hiring the wro

the quarterback for the denver broncos is the talk of the sports world right now.eading his team to victory after improbable victory, four straight seemingly miraculous wins. at the heart of everything he does, all his effort and all his success is one simple thing, his christian faith. >> first and foremost, i'd like to thank my lord and savior jesus christ. >> reporter: tebow says that in every interview after every game. >> first and foremost, just have to thank my lord and savior jesus christ. >> reporter: on the field, tebow openly prays and gives thanks, taking one knee in a pose that's become a verb to tebow. something is happening here. the power of prayer, the hand of god? for millions of fans, something is happening here. for others, not so much. >> i hate tim tebow. >> reporter: last year, comedian john oliver of "the daily show" summed up the content many more secular americans and plenty religious fans too have for tebow on a rant caught on tape and posted online. >> if i was in a room with tim tebow and bin laden and i had a gun with one bullet in it,

that is all you can ask for. >> it is incredible what he has done with the denver broncos. a total team effort but he is the leader. >> it is good to see you. thank you. >>> coming up next -- >> should schools be allowed to transport children in passenger vans ins >>> special education students in d.c. have released taken a school bus to school. that could be changing. >> some people are upset about a new mode of transportation. >> we are outside the bus lot on new york avenue. d.c. only uses buses for special education students. they are transported by school bus door to door. often there are only a few children on the bus. it is extremely expensive. the city would like to have smaller, cheaper vehicles. they tried before and have been challenged before. it seems they are being challenged again. at the new york avenue bus lot today, not only were yellow school buses being used to transport children, so were these vans. they have contracted with the company to pick up special a student. the state superintendent of education announced the city plans to buy 80 of its own multi

mayweather was betting against tim tebow, the report says, and his denver broncos. ieve in them. the patriots won handily byç t score 41-23. mayweather begins a 90-day jail sentence next week, he'll have to wait to enjoy that cash. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," four days until mitt romney and iowa is looking awfully confident. . and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to hear michele bachmann talk about her very favorite semiaut rifle. this is good stuff. we'll be right back. >>> the execution, the hanging of saddam hussein, the reaction in iraq both joy and outrage as the pictures of the last moments of saddam's life were broadcast around the world. >>> just four days, iowa sets the stage for the presidential election with the winner of the state's caucuses getting a big shot in the arm. iowa may also be a player in the general election. tell your friends iowa, one of only two states that has switched parties in three consecutive presidential elections. iowa voted for gore in 2000, bush in 2004, and obama in 2008. t

the nfl has pretty much had to remake its rules as far as what the broncos asked tim teebow to do. so, no, ilt's not a guarantee that the heisman trophy winner is going to find success. >> all right, tim. rob bert griffin iii played the last game of any of the heisman hopefuls. does he get a little bit of a bump? he gets a nice win over texas. he gets to put up more numbers. is that that last impression? >> what have you done for me lately. you've got to succeed, you know. and if stanford had beaten oregon, they would have gotten in. but they didn't get in the pac-12 championship game. it is. if it's a close race, what are you going to base it on? it's the last race that you saw, in many cases. i think griffin gets a huge bump. richa richardson didn't get to play, so he gets a little bit of a backseat. i compare it to the presidential race. people just don't -- there's no rules about how you're supposed to vote. there's no exact bylaws and people change their minds all of the time. you go with the hottest thing. and you change your mind again and change your mind again. rob bert gri