:01:09. > :01:14.Good evening., the NFL season has been shaping up nicely. Super Bowl
:01:14. > :01:24.47 will be contested in New Orleans in two weeks. One last mountain for
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:01:28. > :01:36.the four remaining teams, but it It feels like football. We cannot
:01:36. > :01:46.wait to get it under way. We get the 2000 and while the regular
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:01:46. > :03:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:03:20. > :03:30.Baltimore Ravens travelled to New England where the Patriots were
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:03:33. > :03:37.lying in wait after their victory Mike, two massive games and clear
:03:37. > :03:42.favourites going in? Atlanta were underdogs at home, but that is
:03:42. > :03:49.based on the trouble they had with Seattle. San Francisco are a
:03:49. > :03:52.similar team to Seattle, but probably better in most areas. New
:03:52. > :03:58.England or are big at home. But the way they take teams, take them
:03:58. > :04:03.apart like a great boxer looking for weaknesses. The ravens were
:04:03. > :04:08.always in there with the big hitters, knockout chance. Let's
:04:08. > :04:14.find out who could get their way to the Super Bowl. First we go to
:04:14. > :04:18.Atlanta or whether Falklands were hosting the 49ers. Despite their
:04:18. > :04:22.impressive regular season, some people were not convinced about the
:04:22. > :04:26.Balkans Super Bowl credentials. They looked at the Real Deal for
:04:26. > :04:31.most of last week, roaring into a 20 point lead against the seacocks,
:04:31. > :04:40.but scraped through at the some serious second half jitters. -- the
:04:41. > :04:50.Seahawks. After four attempts, and Ryan finally has a play-off victory
:04:51. > :04:51.
:04:51. > :04:54.to his name. He is not done yet. The 49ers faithful witness
:04:54. > :05:01.something so ashore at Candlestick Park at the record was broken for
:05:01. > :05:08.the most rushing yards for quarterback in a single game. He
:05:08. > :05:13.ran in two touchdowns and threw for two more leading the 49ers to a
:05:13. > :05:23.convincing win against the Green Bay Packers. But they are playing
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:05:38. > :05:48.the elan to Vulcans with just one on the right side. This is a tough
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:06:07. > :06:17.team to run against. Ryan slings it. although a. -- all day. Hand off
:06:17. > :06:34.
:06:34. > :06:44.his two Rogers. The second-year Atlanta Falcons doing a nice job. A
:06:44. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :06:56.running formations. They have the action on the outside with Jones.
:06:56. > :07:04.
:07:04. > :07:10.The Atlanta Falcons off to a flyer. Colin cabinet could not get going
:07:10. > :07:20.and we rejoin the plate with the Atlanta Vulcans 10. Up on their own
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:07:20. > :08:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:08:29. > :08:38.great job by Matt Ryan. He does a great job by moving to save the
:08:38. > :08:43.onto Gonzalez, knowing he has won on one with Jones on Brown. I'll
:08:43. > :08:53.answer was up 20-0 last week and had to come back in the last few
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:08:53. > :10:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:10:12. > :10:22.seconds to win the game against has great speed but has no where to
:10:22. > :10:39.
:10:40. > :10:49.not get it away. It has happened quite a bit. Waiting for this map,
:10:50. > :11:10.
:11:10. > :11:20.middle and gets it out. The safety is bin man coverage. He had to
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:11:59. > :12:04.bounds. Samuel was in a good had four Furzedown us on this 15
:12:04. > :12:09.yard touchdown run that San Francisco needed, that was exactly
:12:09. > :12:19.what they needed. Stephen Nicholas, the linebacker, you can see the
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:12:19. > :12:27.speed James has. He is able to outrun him. For 49 has finally
:12:27. > :12:37.showing signs of life. They have the ball back again. Now they are
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:13:32. > :13:42.catches over his last seven games, be disciplined on what your
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:13:45. > :13:52.assignments are. The more you watch Colin Caporn it, that was Nicholas
:13:52. > :14:02.who threw one of the San Francisco 49ers. This should be 15 yards
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:14:02. > :14:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:14:59. > :15:09.Falcons were expecting it on the white will get an illegal contact
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:15:45. > :15:50.call. It was the right call. Gonzalez. Nobody else has caught a
:15:51. > :15:54.ball for Atlanta. Matt Ryan has been sensational in
:15:54. > :16:04.the first half. He's been terrific. And never more so than on this
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:16:20. > :16:24.has a touchdown, his second of this post opinion. He's in the slot and
:16:24. > :16:34.he's going to turn as if the ball is coming sooner than it was. He's
:16:34. > :16:35.
:16:35. > :16:38.one on one with Patrick Wills. Tony Gonzalez, we've seen it so many
:16:38. > :16:48.times, wherever a guy needs to make a tough catch, he's the guy to do
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:18:23. > :18:33.The 49ers with three straight possessions that have ended in the
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:19:10. > :19:20.endzone, with the extra point to culliver jumped in front with the
:19:20. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:38.interception. The first turnover of Seattle sea hawks take him apart
:19:38. > :19:48.from the tight-end position last week, Vernon Davis is doing it to
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:19:48. > :21:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:21:49. > :21:59.got enough of the ball and looked for the football.
:21:59. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:49.was just enough that he was unable inside the red zone today with
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:23:02. > :23:07.got it. Crabtree came close to a touchdown.
:23:08. > :23:14.But fighting for that touchdown the ball came out.
:23:14. > :23:24.It's anybody's guess who has got it at the bottom. Beerman says the
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:23:26. > :23:31.Falcons have it. And they do! STUDIO: The Falcons quick to
:23:31. > :23:41.celebrate. They couldn't make the most of the turnover. Here's the
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:24:12. > :24:17.touchdown. The 49ers have their first lead of the game. They
:24:17. > :24:27.trailed by 17 mid-way through the second quarter. By ten at the half
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:25:15. > :25:19.and now they're up by three with Harbaugh. That was right in front
:25:19. > :25:28.of the 49ers side line. After review, the ruling on the field
:25:28. > :25:38.stands. First down. Harbaugh goes crazy on the sideline as that's
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:27:21. > :27:25.There are no flags. And the 49ers who ate up the clock on their next
:27:25. > :27:35.drive and then punted away to leave the Falcons with just enough time
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:27:39. > :27:49.for one last roll of the dice. The game is over. The 49ers are
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:27:55. > :27:59.It's like a replay of the previous week. They built up a big lead.
:27:59. > :28:04.When the time zone thing clicked in for the West Coast team everything
:28:04. > :28:08.started to go wrong. They got off it a great start going to their big
:28:08. > :28:18.receivers, especially julio Joans. The play action was freezing the
:28:18. > :28:31.
:28:31. > :28:41.Anne Jones are pushing each other. Jones or wings that and look at the
:28:41. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:53.control with the feet. This is a There was nothing for falcons could
:28:53. > :28:57.do. We spoke about Kaepernick at the top of the show, could you
:28:57. > :29:03.repeat his performance? 17 point down, they have to show her lot of
:29:03. > :29:11.character. Everybody said they were not built to come behind from a big
:29:11. > :29:17.lead. From all that were ring, the pass play developed with Davies.
:29:17. > :29:25.Miller had a big game against their answer last week for Seattle.
:29:25. > :29:28.Davies has incredible speed for a man his size. The safety, and
:29:28. > :29:35.linebacker, they cannot keep up with him and they would run him
:29:35. > :29:40.with him and they would run him across the fields. They were
:29:40. > :29:45.concentrating on Kaepernick for the run and the Reid option. Usually on
:29:45. > :29:55.that option, Kaepernick is the outside play. He gives it to James
:29:55. > :29:57.
:29:57. > :30:02.The 49ers Defence, which have been so impressive this season, they
:30:02. > :30:12.have tightened up when they needed to? When you get close to the end
:30:12. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :30:25.zone. They did a great job on the yards down the field. He hit him
:30:25. > :30:32.and then let go when the ball was in the air. Then he tipped it away.
:30:32. > :30:36.Even the umpire get out of the wake. As we saw later, they did not
:30:36. > :30:41.always do. It is a great player. That has been the strength of their
:30:41. > :30:45.team, the whole season. The line backing, the safety is in the
:30:45. > :30:52.middle and they came up big when it counted. The the Falcons giving up
:30:53. > :30:57.a big lead again, but this time they did not get away with it. The
:30:57. > :31:03.49ers finally make it to the Super Bowl for the first time since they
:31:03. > :31:10.made their first title in 1995. The first thing they did after the game
:31:10. > :31:20.was to find a TV QC at the Baltimore Ravens could get past the
:31:20. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:33.through proved the difference as a last minute field goal miss gave
:31:33. > :31:37.Bolton Mark Darwin. Now the ravens are flying high, coming off an epic
:31:37. > :31:47.overtime win against the Broncos last week when Joe Flacco and his
:31:47. > :31:48.
:31:48. > :31:55.wide receivers were unstoppable. Touchdown! Torrey Smith. And that
:31:56. > :32:00.gave Ray Lewis a shot at a super bloke -- Super Bowl swansong. Tom
:32:00. > :32:04.Brady and his high-tempo offence wrapped up the points against the
:32:05. > :32:14.Texans. The Patriots and never lost a Championship game at home, so
:32:14. > :32:18.they go into this as the favourites. On the first drive, Tom Brady just
:32:18. > :32:28.missed wears Walker on this pass. On their second drive they moved
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:34:46. > :34:52.the ball smartly to set up a 31 it. Williams look to the left side
:34:52. > :35:02.of the screen. Me is not afraid to compete. I did not realise it went
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:35:02. > :35:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:35:45. > :35:55.this little Gunchester of Joe Flacco was looking down the
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:36:40. > :36:50.field. It is a catch, knocked out dragged down, but not until
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:37:09. > :37:19.Baltimore once again picks up a first down. Bolton mark in the new
:37:19. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :37:48.England side of the field for the A perfect time to throw this. He
:37:48. > :37:58.goes to the backside and that is where you should throw it. Up the
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:38:33. > :38:39.Rate rise is in for the touchdown! -- Ray Rice. He broke go away from
:38:39. > :38:45.high tower and Mayo. You cannot always have the ball blocked.
:38:45. > :38:53.Sometimes this is what makes football teams. Ray Rice, slides
:38:53. > :39:03.out to the right and breaks the tackles. He just gets a wake. --
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:40:07. > :40:17.down near the 15th. Now we know why he changed the plague. Here comes
:40:17. > :40:26.the Blitz. Over the top of it. They get just enough of him. Wendell
:40:26. > :40:36.down the field are making another block. It is passed the line of
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:41:22. > :41:30.going to the right side. That is where they are looking to get the
:41:30. > :41:40.advantage. They mix up, who has got the first guy, who has got the
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:43:38. > :43:44.second? They are upset by one have got one time-out. Brady wants
:43:44. > :43:50.to save it. I would have called time-out because this will be your
:43:50. > :44:00.last played. You would have got two it you had called time. They call
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:44:22. > :44:32.drive, this incredible catch was made. Then Brady overthrew into the
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:46:55. > :47:05.really high, coming across the field. He puts his shoulder into
:47:05. > :47:14.
:47:14. > :47:16.touchdown. He scored against the Patriots in
:47:16. > :47:21.September, and last year in the championship game and he's in the
:47:21. > :47:25.endzone again tonight. That's a match up you want, a tight-end
:47:25. > :47:28.against the safety. It's a nice move. Nice shake. We saw it earlier.
:47:28. > :47:38.He's going against the safety, Gregory, that's a match up inside,
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:47:38. > :48:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:48:19. > :48:29.where you can go up the field or in out a first down for five. Offside,
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:48:29. > :50:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:50:05. > :50:15.defence, five-yard penalty, repeat Touchdown Baltimore. This guy is
:50:15. > :50:22.
:50:23. > :50:26.receiver. We talked about how his hands and how about this, he went
:50:26. > :50:36.to Florida State to be a quarterback, turned into a wide
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:50:36. > :51:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:51:28. > :51:38.receiver and a pretty good move by both his arms, but stays patient
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:51:44. > :51:54.by Pollard. After reviewing the play, the
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:51:54. > :52:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:52:35. > :52:39.ruling on the field is confirmed. up with Cole and Boldin with his
:52:39. > :52:43.second touchdown of the game. a size difference. Didn't you think
:52:43. > :52:48.when he threw it, it was going to be an overthrow. Safety in the
:52:48. > :52:52.middle. No help for Cole. Jo Flacco sees that right away. They have
:52:52. > :52:57.mastered throwing the ball down the middle, back shoulder, let the
:52:57. > :53:07.receiver go up and get it with two hands and bang it down. Who better
:53:07. > :53:12.
:53:12. > :53:18.to throw it to than Anquan Boldin? The patriots had more opportunities
:53:18. > :53:23.to get back into the game, but turned the ball over on downs when
:53:23. > :53:30.Brady had no-one to throw to. Dannell Ellerbe intercepted this
:53:30. > :53:35.pass and with just under a minute left, Williams undercooked Lloyd to
:53:35. > :53:44.give Brady two interceptions on the day. It mean that's ray loose's
:53:44. > :53:47.final season -- Ray Lewis's final final season -- Ray Lewis's final
:53:47. > :53:51.season adventure continues. Some incredible stories there. Ray
:53:51. > :53:54.Lewis of course, that story continues for an epic final chapter.
:53:55. > :54:01.More remarkable, two brothers, going head to head as head coaches
:54:01. > :54:06.in the Super Bowl for the first time ever. The bro bowl, Super Bowl.
:54:06. > :54:09.It's an amazing story and they got there in different ways. I think
:54:09. > :54:12.that makes it even more amazing. The one thing they do share is a
:54:12. > :54:17.commitment to hard-hitting football. We saw a lot of that. We did.
:54:17. > :54:20.Really, the Patriots only have themselves to blame. Yeah, as I
:54:20. > :54:23.said, New England are death by a thousand cuts, but it means they
:54:23. > :54:29.have to be precise. They weren't being precise. They were making a
:54:29. > :54:31.lot of mistakes, some forced and some unforced. Tom Brady and Wes
:54:31. > :54:36.Welker happens now and then, they're not able to connect. That
:54:36. > :54:39.would have been a big play, had it happened. Brady, this is
:54:39. > :54:45.embarrassing, knocked over by the umpire. I think he just fell down
:54:45. > :54:51.and didn't want to hurt him. From that point on things seemed to go
:54:51. > :54:53.wrong. Welker had been hit hard by wrong. Welker had been hit hard by
:54:53. > :54:57.Pollard. That may have had some effect on this drop. Instead they
:54:57. > :55:02.had to get it on fourth down with a bit of deception. They were working
:55:02. > :55:06.so hard to find mismatches and get deception. When it came down to it,
:55:06. > :55:11.it was the hitting of the Ravens that seemed to influence Brady. He
:55:11. > :55:14.has to bolt for the side lines here. He could have got a yellow card for.
:55:14. > :55:20.That That would have been a red cart in the Premier League.
:55:20. > :55:25.thought he was just confused by the Ravens. We talked over the past
:55:25. > :55:29.couple of weeks about the Ravens' defence. It's a feature of their
:55:29. > :55:34.success this season. Once again, they stepped up. They took the game
:55:34. > :55:39.to the Patriates physically. That worked really well. The hit them
:55:39. > :55:43.very hard at every tupbtd. New England like to run hurry up. Then
:55:43. > :55:48.you can't change your formations. It doesn't matter to the Ravens,
:55:48. > :55:52.they leave Ray Lewis out there for passing downs. He hit Welker here.
:55:52. > :55:56.Pollard, at various times in his career had put Tom Brady out for
:55:56. > :56:02.the season. He's put Welker out for the season. He put Gronkowski out
:56:02. > :56:06.for the season. Right there he put Ridley out for the game. I'm not
:56:06. > :56:11.convinced that actually was a fumble, but Stevan Ridley was gone.
:56:11. > :56:16.On the other side of the ball, the Patriots were so intent on stopping
:56:16. > :56:20.the down-field ball that the Ravens took the ball over the middle. With
:56:20. > :56:24.the Patriots line backers being slow, trying to get back or add to
:56:24. > :56:29.the pass rush, it worked perfectly. Torrey Smith, instead of running
:56:29. > :56:32.down field, New England lost Taleeb in the first quarter. Without him
:56:32. > :56:35.at corner back they were shorthanded, with guys who could
:56:35. > :56:40.cover. Whenever they needed something it was Anquan Boldin for
:56:40. > :56:43.a first down, or for a touchdown. Jo Flacco was the guy who looked
:56:43. > :56:49.calm under pressure and Tom Brady, even though he was sacked only once
:56:49. > :56:54.in the game didn't and Brady, the great Tom Brady misses out on a
:56:54. > :56:58.fourth Super Bowl appearance. Flacco with his first appearance,
:56:58. > :57:04.with Colin Kaepernick as well, two spectacular quarterbacks in what
:57:04. > :57:09.should be a fantastic game. test on the Ravens defence to stop
:57:09. > :57:15.that read option and all is going to be formidable. So is the test
:57:15. > :57:22.for San Francisco, stopping the deep ball that really is the strong
:57:22. > :57:25.point of the Baltimore offence. It's harbageddon. You see these two
:57:25. > :57:28.guys on the side lines. When they were having Christmas dinner as
:57:28. > :57:31.kids, their father was a football coach, might have brought in a
:57:31. > :57:34.referee to keep things under control. I heard his parents
:57:34. > :57:38.actually blocked everybody out for the day yesterday so that they
:57:38. > :57:41.could watch the game in peace. You can't imagine what it will be like.
:57:41. > :57:46.It's amazing. You have Ray Lewis trying to get another Super Bowl in
:57:46. > :57:49.his final game. Randy Moss has never won a Super Bowl. He's come
:57:49. > :57:53.close. This could be his only chance to get the big ring. Great
:57:53. > :57:58.stories all the way around. takes place in New Orleans, ats the
:57:58. > :58:04.Superdome, which has a great story. Can't hate. That going right back
:58:04. > :58:08.to Katrina and the survival. It's going to be a feel-good game.
:58:08. > :58:11.felt good to have you along for the last three weeks. It's been a
:58:11. > :58:16.pleasure. It's going to be some night on February 3. Can you see
:58:16. > :58:19.the whole of Super Bowl XLVII live and in full here on BBC Two and on
:58:19. > :58:23.and in full here on BBC Two and on the BBC HD channel from 11pm.
:58:23. > :58:28.Beyonce is doing the halftime show there. But will it be the Ravens or