it pains me to imagine the heartbreak bucs corner alterraun verner was playing sundays after losing his father justin granit captured the emotional sunday at raymond james. >> he would have been very, very proud. i was just thinking about how he was reacting. so, yeah, i was definitely thinking about him. >> reporter: if it's conceivable to create a fairy tale in the face of tragedy, alterraun verner did that at raymond james stadium tonight. his first interception in over a year. two days after the passing of his to his knees. >> all he ever asked from me every game is just to play my hardest. i didn't need to get touchdowns or interceptions. he loved me the same. you know, it's a blessing how i am happy to get the win, but he just wanted me to play hard and that's what i did. >> reporter: alterraun's loss is the bucs' loss. hugs and kisses were a common sight. gerald mccoy, who lost his mother when he was in college, dedication of the verner family. >> a brother is hurting. go out there and show him he does have family. when he is hurting, he can lean on us. guys play like that. >> th

we show you verner's emotional journey. >> verner took the field to honor his late father and made a stirring play just before halftime. an interception that he dedicated to his dad. the emotion of the moment was overwhelming. i know what have been. would have been smiling and very, very proud. i'm thinking about how he was reacting. so i'm definitely thinking about him. >> the team in turn was thinking about him. he led the effort to rally around his teammate. >> that's my brother. before the game whether i broke it down, i asked the team, i said do we break it down on family to do it, something we say or mean it? pick him up. it was amazing to play this game. a lesser man couldn't have done it. >> richard sherman was among the seahawks that offered thoughts and prayers. for verner, the win was terrific but he says his dad would be most proud of how hard he played. >> he was the most caring, loving person you'll know. he would talk to a stranger, and that's the up man i know and will cher rich everything. that's the time type of man he was. >> and certainly our thoughts and prayers

we show you verner's emotional journey. >> verner took the field to honor his late father and made a stirring play just before halftime. an interception that he dedicated to his dad. i know what his response would have been. would have been smiling and very, very proud. i'm thinking about how he was reacting. so i'm definitely thinking about him. >> the team in turn was thinking about him. he led the effort to rally around his teammate. >> that's my brother. before the game whether i broke it down, i asked the team, i said do we break it down on family to do it say or mean it? >> what a family member or brother is hurting, you have to pick him up. it was amazing to play this game. a lesser man couldn't have done it. >> richard sherman was among the seahawks that offered thoughts and prayers. for verner, the win was terrific but he says his dad would be most proud of how hard he played. >> he was the most caring, loving person you'll know. he would talk to a stranger, and will cher rich forever. through the bad and good and everything. that's the time type of man he was. >> and certai

for verner the win was terrific. but he says his dad would been most proud of how hard he played. >> he was the most caring, loving person you'd ever known. he would talk to a stranger and that's the man i'm going to know and cherish forever just that love and support that he always gave me through the thick everything that's time man he was from raymond james stadium jeff tewksbury, fox 13 sports. >> he was just 61 years of age bucs seem to be pretty close supporting their teammates. you can tell this team has definitely come together they support each other through thick and thin. >> things are getting better now. thanks. sweet surprise for local law z26pzz zy6z y26pzy yy6y i never shop without a list. and at publix what's on the list also happens to be what's on sale. stuff you actually want... on sale! isn't that something? that's how i save at publix. how 'bout you? you know what i love? when i see all the savings at the bottom of my receipt. it's proof that i'm a smart shopper. which is why i always show it to

alterraun verner said his father is his biggest fan. he played, and he provided a moment his family would never forget. 10news sports anchor justin granit was smiling, been very, very proud. and i just was thinking about how he was reacting. so, yeah, it's all good. >> reporter: is it conceivable to create a fairy tale in the face of tragedy? alterraun verner did that at raymond james stadium tonight. his first interception in over a year two days after the passing of his father robert. that moment will bring any man every game was to play my hardest. he would love me the same. so, you know, it's a blessing how we get the win and everything. all he wanted was just me to play hard. that's what i did. >> reporter: alterraun's loss is a buc's loss. gerald mccoy, who lost his mother when he was in college, gave the pregame prayer and dedication of the verner family. >> go out does have family and when he is hurting, he can lean on us. guys went out and played like it. >> man, that was surreal. that moment, that was more than football. that

verner comes up with the pick ending seattle's drive right before the half. you can see alterraun emotions just pour out on the sidelines... he also dedicated this game to his dad. after the game in the bucs are now in ?second place in their division, just a game behind the falcons with a record of 6 and 5. next up: they play the chargers ?in san diego, and we were one ?bounce away, from the ?third tie game in the nfl this season. that would have been an all time record. but instead, the chiefs bounced in the 34-yarder in overtime last night against the broncos ?in denver. the chiefs win 30 to 27. to college football now... where the u-s-f bulls just made history over the their first ?ten win season , after beating central florida saturday, in the "war on i-4." and then on sunday... they cracked the "ap top 25" rankings for the first time, since 20-11. the bulls come in tied for the 24th spot with pitt. florida and florida state are both in the top fifteen. alabama is the unaminous number one team while michigan falls to fifth after their loss to ohio state.

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verner walked off the field clutching that football and then on the bench. he could barely keep it together. you can see he's overcome with emotion after game he talked about how much this moment he made so many sacrifices for me to get to where i am today i just know that he would have wanted him to be cause not to play. so that's why i decided to play. i wanted to tell him in all he did to try. you got to the family member down what are you supposed to do with a family member? everybody say pick him up. so i told you don't be selfish. play for man next to you. you got a brother hurting play for themo does have family when he's hurting he can lean on us and guys went out there and played. yeah our guys, man our we've got great guyses in that locker room. it was emotional before the game. and we had so many guys play big. but you know that pick that he got right before the half and had a beautiful pass break up. that's, i mean power way above me when that kind of stuff you see way they all play for each ear and verner and several teammates huddled up before

verner solid later. will and taking a lot of heat in the locker room. the harvard guy. 3.5 at harvard. >> i think that's will said 3.0 you know what he said i'm too hard on tim circumstances that it. loosen up a bit. we traveled the world one, to bring them all back for you to enjoy and two, we got to each a bunch of really good cheese along the way. publix deli specialty cheese. over 36 varieties to fall in love with. stocks closed mostly higher on wall street as a post-election rally lost >>> stocks finished higher as a rally kind of lost steam. the dow was up. the nasdaq of 28 the s&p slipped by 3. >>> the 6:00 news is next. >>> here are mark and kelly. quite the happy ending. >> found in a store. >>> and how to get is thankful to be getting the photo album back. >> how the first latedy is >>> i think something is wrong with my something is wrong with my husband. >>> , they were right. he was gunned down outside of a store. >> all the people and on the day a reminder. >>> can you smell the ribs? >>> this is the fox 13 6:00 news. >>> good evening and

verner and now mcdougald in this the buccaneers will take over with 1:19 remaining. tampa bay had lost their first four at home. they won their last home game against chicago. they're 4-1 on the road. jameis winston going up against one of his mentors, russell wilson, they spent so much time together, in particular at the pro bowl. terrific advice. jameis winston was so excited for that. russell wilson today. pete carroll seattle seahawks after winning four straight, a disappointing afternoon here. >> daryl: we talked at the top kansas city didn't lose to tampa bay. they came in and they beat seattle again. they took the ball away. they did everything they had to do to win this game. they talked about this game being their statement they were very confident about going into arrowhead and playing there. this is where they wanted to send the message to the nfc that we need to be in the discussion of playoff caliber teams down the stretch. >> kenny: great job by our entire crew led by producer barry landers, director brian willing, broadcast assistant paul lamero. our s

on the same day castro died robert verner died as well. he passed away in tampa. all of the players and he plans on playing tomorrow again seattle in honor of his father. he is playing with a heavy heart tomorrow. i am secure his dad would be proud of him. >>> we are back in just a moment. y26jny yy6y z26krz zy6z >>> the tampa bay lightning and 10news want to send you to a game. make sure to watch for the secret word to enter to win two tickets versus the pittsburg >>> finally, we wanted to introduce you to a adorable pet goat who has found a cute way to relax. her owner says she gets anxious when she does not know what is going on. that all changes when her owner started to make her feel secure. >> where do you find these ? think of your fellow man. ? ? lend him a helping hand. ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ? take a good look around... ? ? ...and if you're lookin' down, ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ?puliour heart.? event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars

one of those interceptions from the bucs was verner. he was seen crying on the sideline a few minutes later. he was playing a couple of days he told reporters after the game, quote, i just knew what his response would have been. he would have been smiling, would have been very, very proud. i was definitely thinking about him and how he would have been reacting. bucs have won three games in a row since their last to atlanta. they still trail the falcons by one game. bucs are a game ahead of the saints and now two games ahead of the panthers who lost to the raiders in overtime. on the next half hour, our biggest buccaneer fans that we know, you know him, too. charley belcher. we'll talk live with him in the next half hour. >>laura: yeah. a lot of good football news, too. how about this? a new college football poll is out and the bulls are number 24 in the a.p. poll. 23 in the coaches poll. they're celebrating the first 10 win football season. they didn't make it to the as far as the top four teams in the polls, alabama is still number one

defensively one of those guys verner stepped in for brett grimes who was knocked out early in the game. did a nice job. had just one bad play, a bounce offensive i how about alan cross having his number called in the fourth quarter. the second nfl reception, and it's a touchdown, and that's the game winner. dirk koetter says everyone is doing their part. >> you know, we talk about role playing all the time. play your role and understand your role could change at any second. it's easier to do the grunt work and dirty work when you get some of the glory. these last two games we've been doing a really good job as a football team of playing our roles and the coaching putting them in positions to play and symptom guys' roles expaneded. >> next up is the seattle seahawks. >> it's a brand-new facility and you get the feeling of flying without the fear of heights. >> without jumping out of a plane, which i'm a fan of. the first indoor sky-diving strr opening tomorrow called i fly. it feel features a vertical wind you can go solo, on if you have some friends who want to try that with you, you c

if grimes is a go, verner could come in as the third corner. >>> not that he would have any inside information, buccaneers quarterback jameis winston was asked about f sue head coach jimbo fisher. the question, can you see fisher actually leaving florida state for lsu. >> i can't imagine florida fisher about that, you know. we really just talk about we got florida this week so that's a bigger thing than anything else. he loves florida state, so i can't -- >> you can't see it? >>> lately this florida-florida state rivalry has been a little tilted on the tallahassee side. for both coaches one of the hardest things to try and control, player emotion, especially when it comes to >> what's different is so many more emotions in the rivalry games. that's where you have to be careful as a player and coast. emotions are important, but they don't always win games. they can help you or hurt you. i think it's very important to keep those in line with still performing in the game and doing the things you do. i think that's what happens in rivalry games, because people are going to lay it out, do everything

seattle quarterback russell wilson into three costly turnovers including an interception by alterraun verner whose father passed away on friday. >> it game and it was emotional at the coin flip, and then backed it up. it's one thing to be emotional, but it's another thing to back it up. we're all on a high right now, obviously a huge win and we beat two good teams back to back. >> the tough games continue next sunday with the game at san diego at 4:25 in the afternoon. >>> good morning from the weather center, milder yesterday. we've pretty much gotten rid of the cold air. we're in the upper 50s to lower 60s. this time of year, absolutely. mid, upper 70s, eventually lower 80s this afternoon, the humidity will be increasing as well. as i track a big winter storm, the front is headed in our direction. straight ahead i'll let you know how that impacts our seven- day forecast. >>> and also still ahead, theater goers targeted, how one womaninged to steal managed to steal from people waiting in line to see hamilton. >> an alleged drunk driver slams into a tampa home. the red flags in this driver's

defensively one of those guys verner stepped in for brett grimes who was knocked out early in the game. did a nice job. back with key pass breakups. offensive i how about alan cross having his number called in the fourth quarter. the second nfl reception, and it's a touchdown, and that's the game winner. dirk koetter says everyone is doing their part. >> you know, we talk about role playing all the time. play your role and understand your role could change at any second. it's easier to do the grunt work and dirty work when you get some of the glory. football team of playing our roles and the coaching putting them in positions to play and symptom guys' roles expaneded. >> next up is the seattle seahawks. >> it's a brand-new facility and you get the feeling of flying without the fear of heights. >> without jumping out of a plane, which i'm a fan of. the first indoor sky-diving strr opening tomorrow called i fly. it feel features a you can go solo, on if you have some friends who want to try that with you, you can do that with them, too. the price is around $60. i fly is located right nex

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