:00:54. > :00:59.Welcome to the first of our highlights shows from this year's
:00:59. > :01:03.NFL play-offs. Over the next hour, we will be bringing you the breast
:01:03. > :01:13.of the action from the Wild Card Weekend, reducing 12 contenders
:01:13. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :01:29.These are the top seeds in the AFC and the NFC respectively. The San
:01:29. > :01:34.Francisco 49ers will be London- bound in 2013. Tonight, we will see
:01:35. > :01:38.the Cincinnati Bengals visit the Houston Texans. The Vikings will
:01:38. > :01:44.also be playing in London later this year. Tonight, we will see
:01:44. > :01:50.them up against the Packers. The Seattle Seahawks are in the capital,
:01:50. > :01:53.to take on the Redskins. These matches will determine the match
:01:53. > :01:58.ups in the divisional round, from whence they will face off to see
:01:58. > :02:04.who goes on to compete for the Super Bowl in just under a month's
:02:04. > :02:13.time. You can watch that live on the BBC, all the way from New
:02:13. > :02:18.Orleans. We are ready for our annual catch up. It has been a
:02:18. > :02:23.record-breaking season for the NFL. It is great to be back, and there
:02:23. > :02:28.are so many story lines, no matter what goes on on the field, and they
:02:28. > :02:33.have all been brought to a head this weekend, the Wild Card Weekend.
:02:33. > :02:36.Yes, there was a lot of hype living up to this weekend. Let's see if
:02:36. > :02:46.the game has lived up to that hike, kicking off with a rookie
:02:46. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :02:57.quarterback showdown to savour in When I quarterback is the second
:02:57. > :03:01.overall pick in the draft, expectations are always high. But
:03:01. > :03:05.Robert Griffin has had a fantastic season. Alfred Morris was equally
:03:05. > :03:15.impressive, as they finished the season unbeaten in their last seven
:03:15. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:25.games. The Redskins are on a roll. Stopping fancied teams is a
:03:25. > :03:31.favourite pastime of the Seahawks, and their physical difference. They
:03:31. > :03:40.put 40 points on the 49ers, in a seriously hot second half of the
:03:40. > :03:49.season. Russell Wilson, their own rookie quarterback, has shown
:03:49. > :03:57.extraordinary development. So, over we go to the stadium, where the
:03:57. > :03:59.home crowd gave a typically hostile reaction to the Seahawks. RG3's
:03:59. > :04:09.right knee was still heavily strapped, following an injury late
:04:09. > :04:49.
:04:49. > :04:56.Back to Morris... Some good goods by Alfred Morris to start his day.
:04:56. > :05:05.Second down and one. Griffin keeps it, gets around the block. He picks
:05:05. > :05:15.up a first down. There was a nice lane inside that block by Logan
:05:15. > :05:21.
:05:21. > :05:31.Paulsen. When healthy, he would have taken that. To the sideline!
:05:31. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :05:43.And that's a first down inside the 25. Tossed to the rookie running
:05:43. > :05:50.
:05:50. > :06:00.right! Morris comes back, down First time he has carried it to the
:06:00. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:12.Griffin, back across! Incomplete with Morgan making the catch, but
:06:12. > :06:17.out of the back of the end zone. Good call. He gets his left foot
:06:17. > :06:22.down before he gets knocked out. It opened up nicely, just unable to
:06:23. > :06:32.get it to him soon enough so that he could get both feet in. End
:06:33. > :06:40.
:06:40. > :06:45.zone! For the touchdown! Evan He sees the linebacker run out, and
:06:45. > :06:49.he just looks up. The extra point was good, Seattle did nothing with
:06:49. > :06:59.their first possession, so we joined the their back inside
:06:59. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:20.Clearly, Robert Griffin does not have the... He hands it off this
:07:20. > :07:30.time, and Morris gets four. Brought down on that occasion by Bobby
:07:30. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:47.Wagner. Second and six. Morris Third down and one. Griffin keeps
:07:47. > :07:57.it, and he finds Logan Paulsen! He has got a first down! Inside the
:07:57. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:08:45. > :08:55.Touchdown, Logan Paulsen! And a flag at the end of it for a hit on
:08:55. > :08:55.
:08:55. > :08:59.Griffin. At the end of this play, you can see they hit there.
:08:59. > :09:09.Logan Paulsen, lined up at the tight end position, he comes off
:09:09. > :09:11.
:09:11. > :09:15.the ball, and Kam Chancellor just turns him loose. The Seahawks
:09:15. > :09:25.finally responded with a field goal in the second quarter. We've rejoin
:09:25. > :09:26.
:09:26. > :09:35.it with eight minutes left in the first half. Marshawn Lynch is going
:09:35. > :09:40.to be out of bounds just outside the 35, and what a break. Marshawn
:09:40. > :09:44.Lynch, they were faking it to him here, and as he tries to pull it
:09:44. > :09:51.out, the ball comes loose. But Marshawn Lynch, even going through
:09:51. > :10:01.the line of scrimmage, he is able to keep the play alive. First down
:10:01. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :10:23.Wilson finds his man, and the catch was made by Robinson, the full-back.
:10:23. > :10:23.
:10:23. > :10:33.A nice play on second down and nine. A 19 yard catch and run. Wilson
:10:33. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:59.keeps it! Gets a block and sets up Off the edge, the play was made.
:10:59. > :11:03.
:11:03. > :11:09.Wilson, Robinson, wide open for the touchline! -- for the touchdown.
:11:09. > :11:19.They'd turn Michael Robinson Luce. Nobody comes off and covers
:11:19. > :11:23.
:11:23. > :11:27.So, the Seahawks beginning to close the gap, and on the Redskins' very
:11:27. > :11:37.next drive, RG3 was intercepted. It's set up another field goal.
:11:37. > :11:41.
:11:41. > :11:48.Into the second half, it is a one Start of a second half, and it
:11:48. > :11:58.starts with a run by Marshawn Lynch. He comes back to the right, and he
:11:58. > :12:01.
:12:01. > :12:11.has got Russell Wilson in front of Wilson keeps it. To the sideline,
:12:11. > :12:18.dangerous throw, editor is a first down, just inside the 17. The catch
:12:18. > :12:28.was made by Golden Tate. Some trouble with the snap there, but no
:12:28. > :12:33.
:12:33. > :12:43.trouble with the hand off. Marshawn Marshawn Lynch, right side, cuts up
:12:43. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:54.field. Down to one. Second and goal. Ball comes out! Washington has it!
:12:54. > :12:59.That's what this Redskins team has been about all season long.
:12:59. > :13:03.great work from the defence of Washington, but there, RG3 and the
:13:03. > :13:13.Redskins' offence were firing blanks, so we are into the fourth
:13:13. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:28.quarter, and Seattle have it on Marshawn Lynch had a huge hole to
:13:28. > :13:28.
:13:28. > :13:38.go through, and he gets to 45. Less than 10 to go. Wilson keeps it,
:13:38. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:05.nowhere to go. That was a loss of The Seahawks pick it up. The catch
:14:05. > :14:06.
:14:06. > :14:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:14:54. > :15:01.is made by Miller. Zach Miller has Marshawn Lynch is in for the
:15:01. > :15:08.touchdown! A great run by Marshawn Lynch as well. Once he moves
:15:08. > :15:17.through the line of scrimmage, right there. He gets to the outside.
:15:17. > :15:20.Then Russell Wilson once again. This guy is not just a spectator,
:15:20. > :15:30.even with Marshawn Lynch that far down the field. Now going for two.
:15:30. > :15:37.
:15:37. > :15:47.This will be their first two-point Got it! Miller! At some point don't
:15:47. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :16:15.you have to think about Kirk It belongs to Seattle. Robert
:16:15. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:31.Griffin III is down on the ground As he is trying to get it here -
:16:31. > :16:39.see that knee go? Oh! MATT SMITH: That was all she wrote
:16:39. > :16:44.for RG III. He was done for the day. Fans keeping their fingers crossed
:16:45. > :16:50.about his long-term health and this goal made it a ten-point game.
:16:50. > :17:00.Griffin's replacement Kirk Cousin took to the field. So Seattle and
:17:00. > :17:03.
:17:03. > :17:07.Russell Wilson keep their Super Both teams fought hard. It was a
:17:07. > :17:11.tremendous game. We are fortunate to come out with a win. We kept
:17:11. > :17:15.playing one point at a time. It was a huge win. We are excited about
:17:15. > :17:21.the opportunities. He is a special player, Russell
:17:21. > :17:26.Wilson. No official news on the extent of RG III's injury. Should
:17:26. > :17:32.he have been on the pitch? He had the clearance to go out. He wanted
:17:32. > :17:38.to play. And for the first quarter, he looked like he was not 100%. But
:17:38. > :17:42.good enough to get the job done. As the game went on, he took more and
:17:42. > :17:46.more falls, and it became obvious he was not himself. I would think
:17:46. > :17:50.that they would leave him in, see what happened at half-time, how he
:17:50. > :17:55.comes out in the third quarter. I made a note in the third quarter,
:17:55. > :17:59.he is not throwing, he can't throw with any velocity. He is not
:17:59. > :18:03.running. There was a play in the third where he limped out-of-bounds.
:18:03. > :18:07.That was the time to pull him. By the time they pulled him off, the
:18:07. > :18:14.game was out of reach. When they were trying to come back with Kirk
:18:14. > :18:18.Cousins, he was meat for the Seahawks. Let's hope that decision
:18:18. > :18:23.doesn't cost the Redskins too dearly. How good is this guy?
:18:23. > :18:30.has a huge array of skills. A great leader as well. Obviously, long-
:18:30. > :18:40.term, you have to hope he can come back from his injury. But the thing
:18:40. > :18:44.that makes him so dangerous is that their game planning for him
:18:44. > :18:50.involves him getting hit five or six times. Not good when you are
:18:50. > :18:54.running with an injury. I guess as he faded, Russell Wilson grew into
:18:54. > :19:00.it. Again, another very impressive rookie quarterback? Exactly. Very
:19:00. > :19:07.mature. Same kind of thing. Team leader. Can run. Can pass. He can
:19:07. > :19:16.block. Wasn't much of a block, but it is like a dog reciting the
:19:16. > :19:26.Declaration of Independence. He had a couple of lucky breaks. He had a
:19:26. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:38.play where he underthrew Zach Miller. Russell Wilson is the real
:19:38. > :19:42.
:19:42. > :19:52.deal. They are a dangerous team in the play-offs. OK. Next up a
:19:52. > :19:52.
:19:52. > :19:56.rematch from the final week of the regular season, - the Green Bay
:19:56. > :19:59.Packers and the Minnesota Vikings. If the Minnesota Vikings beat the
:19:59. > :20:09.Green Bay Packers today they make the play-offs.
:20:09. > :20:13.
:20:14. > :20:23.They did just that! Thanks to the extraordinary skills of Adrian
:20:24. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:36.Peterson. The Scriebgs were -- the Vikings were carried by Peterson
:20:36. > :20:46.all season. The Green Bay Packers may not have arrived with the pomp
:20:46. > :20:53.
:20:53. > :21:03.of 2012, but any team with Aaron Rodgers has a chance. So we join
:21:03. > :21:33.
:21:33. > :21:43.and no passes on the opening drive. This time they are able to stuff
:21:43. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:49.them in the back field. Third down and seven from the 15-yard line.
:21:49. > :21:54.Webb looking to throw for the first time and does. It is incomplete. It
:21:54. > :22:02.is fourth down and Minnesota Vikings will have to settle for a
:22:02. > :22:10.field goal attempt. Not a bad first drive for Joe Webb. He could do a
:22:10. > :22:20.few things offensively and at least get a field goal attempt. Blair
:22:20. > :22:34.
:22:34. > :22:44.Walsh has had a phenomenal year and line. Harris gets free. He goes to
:22:44. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :23:03.the 24-yard line for another first 25-yard line, turns a loss of two
:23:03. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:36.into a loss of one. Second down and He cuts it back. Harris will take
:23:36. > :23:41.the ball to the - almost to the goal-line. No touchdown signal yet.
:23:41. > :23:45.This is challengable and he is saying that the ball had reached
:23:45. > :23:55.the goal-line in possession of Grant before the ball starts to
:23:55. > :24:05.come out. He recovers it, or the Packers do. The runner did break
:24:05. > :24:18.
:24:19. > :24:23.kick the extra point which Crosby does and Green Bay Packers has the
:24:23. > :24:29.lead. MATT SMITH: After this fourth and
:24:29. > :24:39.five conversion, Crosby added a field goal. We re-join the action
:24:39. > :24:39.
:24:39. > :26:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:26:03. > :26:13.with Green Bay Packers back in touchdown.
:26:13. > :26:47.
:26:47. > :26:54.line. Second and four after the timout at the 14-yard line. --
:26:54. > :27:04.after the time-out at the 14-yard line. Rodgers fools everybody. It
:27:04. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:34.much-talked-about rookie out of Notre Dame. Here's Scott Green. It
:27:34. > :28:09.
:28:09. > :28:19.is fourth and four. Five-yard is in again - touchdown! That was
:28:19. > :28:19.
:28:19. > :29:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:29:02. > :29:12.something else for a full-back. and down by 21 points, you have got
:29:12. > :29:22.
:29:23. > :29:29.to go for it here. Fourth and Taken away by Matthews. And he was
:29:29. > :29:37.able to get the fumble recovery as well. Things did not improve for
:29:37. > :29:42.the stand-in quarterback. On their next drive, this pass was
:29:42. > :29:50.intercepted by Sam Shields. Into the fourth quarter, the Vikings
:29:50. > :29:57.were in need of some inspiration. The Green Bay Packers, with a 21
:29:57. > :30:07.point lead, so they can work on the clock. 6.5 minutes to go. They take
:30:07. > :30:09.
:30:09. > :30:19.it up to the 50-yard line. Second down and three. That's a five-yard
:30:19. > :30:24.
:30:24. > :30:34.creates a situation where enough pressure gets through to put watch
:30:34. > :30:56.
:30:56. > :31:06.us down. -- to put Aaron Rodgers yard line. That pass was incomplete.
:31:06. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:18.Second down and 10. The pass is complete, that's Michael Jenkins,
:31:18. > :31:21.
:31:21. > :31:29.long-term Atlanta Falcon, to the 50-yard line. And wide-open that
:31:29. > :31:35.time is Jenkins, and Jenkins will take it to the end zone! Some this
:31:35. > :31:39.communication there, but AJ Hawk was the closest guy to him, and
:31:39. > :31:44.that's 50 yards for the touchdown. But unfortunately for the Vikings,
:31:44. > :31:50.there was no miraculous comeback. That made it 24-10-the Packers,
:31:50. > :31:52.with the extra point. Late consolation for the Vikings, but
:31:52. > :31:59.the big rematch was a big mismatch the big rematch was a big mismatch
:31:59. > :32:02.in the end, and it was a real shame. It shows you how important it is
:32:02. > :32:06.just to have a quarterback who can do the simple things. Christian
:32:06. > :32:12.Ponder was injured, and Joe Webb they thought might have added the
:32:12. > :32:15.running dimension, but especially in the first half, he seemed
:32:15. > :32:19.overwhelmed by the idea of passing the ball, under the pressure that
:32:19. > :32:24.the Packers were putting on him. He could not make a play with his feet.
:32:24. > :32:29.And he was not going to make one with his arm. You cannot win in the
:32:29. > :32:32.NFL, even with Adrian Peterson, if you cannot pass the ball. We are
:32:32. > :32:37.showing some of the things he did badly, but he had not throw the
:32:37. > :32:40.ball for the whole season. thing is, that's what Joe Webb is,
:32:40. > :32:44.and nobody ever thought he was going to be a great passing
:32:44. > :32:48.quarterback, so they kept him for that purpose. You would have
:32:48. > :32:51.thought they had game planning better suited to him. It was a late
:32:51. > :32:57.change, the injury to Christian Ponder is becoming apparent only on
:32:57. > :33:04.Saturday.. By contrast, on the other side was a true great, Aaron
:33:04. > :33:07.Rodgers, potentially most valuable player this season? I think he
:33:07. > :33:13.carried the Packers as much as Adrian Peterson carried the Vikings,
:33:13. > :33:17.perhaps more. In this game, Darren Rodgers had a pretty good game. He
:33:17. > :33:20.spreads the ball round brilliantly. And he has got all of his wide
:33:20. > :33:26.receivers back for the first time this season. But they did not have
:33:26. > :33:32.a great defensive game, they took that victory thanks to their
:33:32. > :33:37.defence. Last week, Adrian Peterson got 199 yards against them, but
:33:37. > :33:42.this week, it was only 99 yards, meaning that Minister owner had a
:33:42. > :33:48.hard time if it. It is a great theory of sport, make somebody else
:33:48. > :33:53.beat you. If they have one great weapon, stop him. As I mentioned at
:33:53. > :33:58.the top of the show, the Vikings come in to town, to London, in
:33:58. > :34:03.September. They will be playing the Steelers, and then in October, we
:34:03. > :34:06.have got the San Francisco 49ers coming back to play the Jaguars.
:34:06. > :34:11.And Adrian Peterson is probably worth the price of the admission
:34:11. > :34:15.just on his own. He had anterior cruciate ligament surgery, and he
:34:15. > :34:20.is better now than he was before the surgery. And he is still in the
:34:20. > :34:23.first year of recovery. By next year, he will be Superman!. It is
:34:23. > :34:33.definitely box office, and tickets are on sale later this week. More
:34:33. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:40.information about that online. Time now for probably the most inspiring
:34:40. > :34:44.story from the NFL this year. The Indianapolis Colts were rocked in
:34:44. > :34:50.September by the news that head coach Chuck Pagano would be taking
:34:51. > :34:55.an enforced leave of absence to battle with leukaemia. Remarkably,
:34:55. > :35:00.he would return before the end of the regular-season, with his cancer
:35:00. > :35:04.in remission. He came back to find the team transformed from the worst
:35:04. > :35:12.team in the NFL last year to a genuine play-off contender. Andrew
:35:12. > :35:16.Luck has lived up to his billing at quarterback. And they have clinched
:35:16. > :35:25.Brit meet AFC wild-card spot. inspiration came week in, week out,
:35:25. > :35:28.but just watching you fight. Meanwhile, the Ravens can look to
:35:28. > :35:37.legendry Line bacca Ray Lewis foreign spy moment -- for
:35:37. > :35:40.inspiration. He wants one more win before retirement. So, the
:35:40. > :35:48.Indianapolis Colts travelling to Baltimore, with Chuck Pagano
:35:48. > :35:58.happily back on the sidelines. We join our commentators in the second
:35:58. > :36:29.
:36:29. > :36:39.the two! Great move, and Joe Flacco forces it in, and Ray Rice does the
:36:39. > :36:58.
:36:58. > :37:08.rest. First and goal from the two. always run behind him. They changed
:37:08. > :37:12.
:37:12. > :37:22.it up, give the football to him, and all over it was Pat Angerer.
:37:22. > :37:22.
:37:22. > :37:29.But there was no question that he broke the line Henson. And they add
:37:29. > :37:35.the extra point. Getting comfortable here late in the first
:37:35. > :37:45.half, for the second straight play. Ed Reed was trying to defend that
:37:45. > :38:01.
:38:01. > :38:11.player on the quarterback there, and he managed to throw it away.
:38:11. > :38:22.
:38:22. > :38:27.did not get past the line of puts them in field goal range. He
:38:27. > :38:37.had the presence of mind to turn it around and put them in play for a
:38:37. > :38:50.
:38:50. > :38:53.Vinatieri with his longest post- season kick of his career. The
:38:53. > :39:01.Ravens began the second half up, and they improved their passing
:39:01. > :39:11.game, but could not quite take advantage of this 50-yard pass. We
:39:11. > :39:13.
:39:14. > :39:20.join them on their own 39. Joe Flacco and the Ravens... What a
:39:20. > :39:25.catch over the shoulder! Again, he was able to beat the defender. So
:39:25. > :39:34.few quarterbacks in the NFL can throw it far and extremely high.
:39:34. > :39:44.That time, Joe Flacco did it. 46 yards to the receiver. That catch
:39:44. > :40:09.
:40:09. > :40:13.quarterback is in the NFL, if you let him escape the pocket and move
:40:13. > :40:23.forward that extra time, the Defence breaks down. Wide receivers
:40:23. > :40:30.
:40:30. > :40:35.come open. That was a lovely move. The extra point is good. Adam
:40:35. > :40:45.Vinatieri added a field goal for the Indianapolis Colts, and we move
:40:45. > :40:49.
:40:49. > :40:59.into the fourth court. The Ravens facing a second and nine here.
:40:59. > :41:06.
:41:06. > :41:16.That's a first down across the 40. That ball was out, and Indianapolis
:41:16. > :41:16.
:41:16. > :41:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:41:57. > :42:07.have recovered! It was knocked out nine. Incomplete! Donnie Avery took
:42:07. > :42:08.
:42:08. > :42:18.his eye off it. Well, he saw Bernard Pollard coming, and he is
:42:18. > :42:28.
:42:28. > :42:38.nicknamed the and force a for a to stretch out for the first,
:42:38. > :42:59.
:42:59. > :43:09.probably just a shade short. Second to the 18-yard line. 43 Jaan run by
:43:09. > :43:39.
:43:39. > :43:43.Touchdown! Down the field, very little separation. Darius Butler,
:43:43. > :43:53.you think most of the time this will be broken up, but with those
:43:53. > :43:58.
:43:58. > :44:05.strong hands, he gets it into his MATT ROBERTS: Luck ran out for the
:44:05. > :44:12.Colts with this interception ending Colts with this interception ending
:44:12. > :44:17.any hope. Now I'm here and I started here and I'm ending here.
:44:17. > :44:24.There is no greater reward than to take this last victory lap. We have
:44:24. > :44:29.a vision. We are not trying to end here. This is my last game ever. It
:44:29. > :44:39.is the most awesome thing you could ever ask for.
:44:39. > :44:45.
:44:45. > :44:51.Emotional night all round. The news on Bruce, he is out of hospital.
:44:51. > :45:01.While Pagana was gone, he did the coaching.
:45:01. > :45:02.
:45:02. > :45:07.Ray Lewis we heard from him. He is still contributing? On the field,
:45:07. > :45:12.he becomes an emotional player. He doesn't have the speed. He still
:45:12. > :45:16.has the instincts. He reads a play as well as any defensive player I
:45:16. > :45:22.have ever seen. He knows where the play is going. He can tell from the
:45:22. > :45:29.formation. He dropped an interception. He had a good game.
:45:29. > :45:36.Time for him to retire? Oh yes. He is one of the all-time greats.
:45:36. > :45:43.was one of the keys for the Baltimore Ravens. The other one,
:45:43. > :45:51.Boldin. A couple of great catches. One of the keys was to get the ball
:45:51. > :45:57.One of the keys was to get the ball to somebody down field. What they
:45:57. > :46:01.have tried to do is open things up a bit. Boldin is not a downfield
:46:01. > :46:05.receiver. This is the hardest catch you can make. Over the shoulder.
:46:05. > :46:11.You can only track the ball once it comes over your head. And then to
:46:11. > :46:17.make the catch. They isolated him brilliantly. They got him the ball.
:46:17. > :46:27.Sometimes Flacco threw it up and he went and got it. That was the key.
:46:27. > :46:28.
:46:28. > :46:34.So the Colts go out. They come out of this with a lot to look forward
:46:34. > :46:40.to? Absolutely. The Colts came from nothing. No-one expected them to
:46:40. > :46:47.get 11 wins. It is only uphill for them. Other young players as well?
:46:47. > :46:53.A lot of rookies on that team. Baltimore Ravens, an older team.
:46:53. > :46:59.They will have to rebuild. Yes. We round off tonight's action with
:46:59. > :47:03.another repeat performance - this is the Cincinnati Bengals and the
:47:03. > :47:13.Houston Texans. This year, it was the same venue. More importantly,
:47:13. > :47:15.
:47:15. > :47:19.would it be the same outcome? Revenge was on the cards for the
:47:19. > :47:22.Cincinnati Bengals after being knocked out at this stage last year.
:47:22. > :47:26.After closing the regular season with seven wins from nine,
:47:26. > :47:32.Cincinnati Bengals found form at the right time. With attention
:47:32. > :47:36.elsewhere, they were fancied as a joker in the wildcard pack. We are
:47:36. > :47:40.the best team in this league! Tonight, we will show the world
:47:40. > :47:50.why! The Texans started the year as the team to beat. They seem to have
:47:50. > :47:51.
:47:51. > :47:57.forgotten how to play in recent weeks. JJ Watt remains a defensive
:47:57. > :48:04.baest, but they need to find their -- beast, but they need to find
:48:04. > :48:11.their mojo and fast! Let's join our commentary team in the first
:48:11. > :48:21.commentary team in the first quarter with Houston in possession.
:48:21. > :48:56.
:48:56. > :49:06.They are backed up at their own not before a gain of 17. That was
:49:06. > :49:27.
:49:27. > :49:32.This drive started at their own quarter. That ball is caught by
:49:33. > :49:42.Foster. He tried to tightrope his way down the sidelines. They marked
:49:43. > :49:52.
:49:52. > :50:02.him out at the 30. No doubt about juggled it but couldn't retain it.
:50:02. > :50:08.
:50:08. > :50:14.It will be a field goal attempt here of 48 yards.
:50:14. > :50:19.MATT ROBERTS: The Texans effectively shut down the Bengals
:50:19. > :50:29.and we re-join with Houston in possession.
:50:29. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :50:44.Foster gives the carry. Carlos Dunlop brought him down. -- Dunlap
:50:44. > :50:54.
:50:54. > :51:04.brought him down. He swings it out is into the endzone for the
:51:04. > :51:07.
:51:07. > :51:15.touchdown! That was a great play. That's phenomenal ball skills by
:51:15. > :51:18.Hall. Look at that - beautiful! MATT ROBERTS: The Texans found
:51:18. > :51:22.themselves behind. This drop meant they had to settle for a field goal
:51:22. > :51:32.to end the half. Looking to make their time in possession count in
:51:32. > :51:44.
:51:44. > :51:49.quarter. This is Foster. He is close to the 45.
:51:49. > :51:59.On second and five, Foster spins and looks for the first down marker.
:51:59. > :52:10.
:52:10. > :52:16.He is short of it by a yard-and-a- flag, I think, is Manny Lawson. I
:52:16. > :52:26.don't think it had anything to do with where the ball was thrown.
:52:26. > :52:26.
:52:26. > :53:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:53:16. > :53:21.Houston! Finally. MATT ROBERTS: The Bengals needed to
:53:21. > :53:28.find some offence of their own. We re-join them on their next
:53:28. > :53:32.possession. Nothing going so far for the
:53:32. > :53:42.Cincinnati Bengals. This one works. Pass complete, the first of the
:53:42. > :53:55.
:53:55. > :54:01.game to AJ Green. Comes with 10:20 Deep down field and this one is
:54:01. > :54:11.complete. Green has it. He's in the offensive play book again. Good
:54:11. > :54:28.
:54:28. > :54:38.news for the Cincinnati Bengals and four. Trying to keep this alive
:54:38. > :54:55.
:54:55. > :55:01.settle for a field goal to reduce the deficit. Both sides added a
:55:01. > :55:11.field goal apiece before the Bengals regained possession in the
:55:11. > :55:45.
:55:45. > :55:52.fourth quarter, trailing by six and Cincinnati Bengals. Here comes the
:55:52. > :56:02.rush. Dalton goes deep down field. Just out of reach of Green. Fourth
:56:02. > :56:07.
:56:07. > :56:14.Cincinnati Bengals will turn it over to Houston.
:56:14. > :56:21.MATT ROBERTS: That would be the final chance for the Bengals. The
:56:21. > :56:28.Houston Texans took the win by 19- Houston Texans took the win by 19-
:56:28. > :56:32.Their final chance that one. What a chance that was? He didn't miss by
:56:32. > :56:39.that much. They were off the whole game. The receivers didn't help him.
:56:39. > :56:49.When they were there, Dalton was missing them. Green has the space.
:56:49. > :56:49.
:56:49. > :56:53.If it goes over Manning's back, that would have been a different
:56:53. > :56:58.game. The Texans didn't play well, but they are through?
:56:58. > :57:05.Cincinnati Bengals helped them out! Their offence wasn't that
:57:05. > :57:10.impressive apart from Arian Foster. The interesting thing is the three
:57:10. > :57:16.teams, three of the four teams going through were led by running
:57:16. > :57:22.backs. They will be joined by three teams with great quarterbacks and
:57:22. > :57:26.one with a running back. I suppose the key is they will have to
:57:26. > :57:34.improve offensively. The key for them is defence. Anyone who is
:57:34. > :57:38.going to beat the Texan also have to get past JJ Watt? Yes. He
:57:38. > :57:42.dominates, whether they have lined him up at the end, or whether they
:57:42. > :57:49.have moved him inside. Can they go through next weekend? It will be
:57:49. > :57:59.very hard for them. I don't think New England dominated them as much
:57:59. > :58:10.
:58:10. > :58:14.as the score indicated the first It should be a fantastic weekend.
:58:14. > :58:21.Thank you for tonight. It should be a great weekend next weekend. You
:58:21. > :58:26.can join us for highlights of all those games at the same time