Week 10 NFL This Week

Hello and welcome to NFL This Week.

Ten weeks into the regular season

and we are moving ever closer

to confirming our 12 playoff teams.

Whilst post-season optimism

is generaly high in cities such

as New England and Philadelphia,

the sight of Tom Savage throwing

interceptions in Houston

and Brock Osweiller suiting up

in Denver has made some fans look

at January holiday breaks.

With us until the end, as ever,

is two-time Super Bowl winner

Osi Umenyiora and former NFL corner

and Jason Bell.

Our first game sees the most

successful team in NFL

history head to a franchise

with a turblent history.

The six-time Super Bowl winners

Pittsburgh come in off the bye week

ahead of a trip to Indianapolis

to face the Colts.

The Colts, champions of Super Bowl

XL one. The Colts in full flight.

But how they came to the Midwest, a

tale as dark as the night crept out

of Baltimore.

The Baltimore Colts

are thinking out of Baltimore,

heading to Indianapolis.

The owner

of the Colts in 1984, a team long at

loggerheads with Baltimore city hall

and the state of Maryland, all to do

with upgrading the inadequate

Memorial Stadium in the Colts

original hometown. Meanwhile

Indianapolis, a city looking for a

footballing franchise, making a

relocation offer hard to refuse. The

early hours of March the 29th, and

outraged City Hall poised to seize

control of the Colts. A fleet of 15

removal trucks loading up everything

in the Colts stables.

The deal is

mailed and the Colts are going to

Indianapolis.

Yes, everything is

gone.

Here the Colts have not

galloped for some time. And here

come the Pittsburgh Steelers.

COMMENTATOR: 1st & 20 now.

Wide open down the field,

and is caught for the touchdown!

Burns was looking in the backfield.

He had his eyes on the quarterback,

not his eyes on...

When he sees that shoulder

roll he hesitates.

As soon as he hesitates

Moncrief runs right by him.

Excellent throw.

STUDIO: The teams traded field goals

at the end of the second quarter.

Adam Vinatieri went clear from 48

yards for the Colts before

Chris Boswell converted from 41

yards to keep the deficit at seven

points leading into half-time.

COMMENTATOR: First set.

Wide open down the field,

complete to Chester Rogers.

Rogers, 50, ten, five and touchdown!

So much attention is

placed on TY Hilton.

The safety is going to work

to this side of the field.

This is where the touchdown happens,

so the quarter believes he has some

help in the middle of the field,

but instead the help is more to TY

Hilton's side of the field.

That allows Rogers to

get free up the seam.

It'll be interesting to see

what their focus is coming out

here in the second half.

Roethlisberger going deep down this

sideline for Smith-Schuster,

and he's got the football.

Pierre Desir can't cover

any better than that.

1st & goal from the seven.

Roethlisberger, touchdown.

JuJu Smith-Schuster,

that's his fifth touchdown

catch of this season.

That is blocked, and

kicked off by the Colts.

Down the near sideline,

Farley cuts it back,

and is down inside the 5-yard line.

Well, Jesse James

just save two point.

That's pretty good hustle.

3rd & 8 now for Brissett.

Right through the hands

and intercepted by the Steelers!

That is Ryan Shazier,

his third interception of the year,

went right through the hands of Jack

Doyle.

He's going to come in.

He all of a sudden sees Doyle

release, so he tracks

back to where Doyle is.

There's the football

there for me to intercept,

and the athleticism and quickness

to be able to bring it in.

He was going to make the tackle,

that ball never makes

contact with the ground.

That's a Steelers ball.

3rd & goal.

Antonio Brown here but two defenders

over the top go the other way.

Lots of time for Roethlisberger.

Now throwing and all alone

on the end zone line

is Vance McDonald for the touchdown.

We're going to go for two.

Try and tie this thing up.

Roethlisberger throwing and it is

complete in the end zone of Bryant.

STUDIO: Chris Boswell had the chance

to edge Pittsburgh into to the lead

a few minutes later.

His 37 yard field goal attempt hit

the upright and it stayed 17-17

with six minutes to play.

COMMENTATOR: Either the Colts

continue this drive or kick

it away to that man,

Roethlisberger.

You have to be conservative,

you don't want to force something

in here and cause a turnover.

Quick pass, Chester Rogers.

Rogers towards the middle

of the field and brought down short

of the 40-yard line and that's well

short of the 1st down.

2nd & 17.

Roethlisberger on the move.

This is Bell, Bell out across the 30

to the 31-yard line leaving

for yards short of the 1st down.

3rd & 4.

Roethlisberger over the middle.

That's Bryant.

He goes out of bounds

close to midfield.

Chris Boswell loosening

up on the sideline.

Roethlisberger on the move.

Throwing to Antonio Brown.

Brown inside the 20,

down the sideline.

Close to the 15-yard line.

This was so close, he comes in,

gets his hand on the back.

Roethlisberger steps up,

locates Antonio Brown,

is able to flip it over the middle.

Tremendous effort by

Ben Roethlisberger.

That is a 32 yard pick-up.

This one from 33 yards out.

For the game.

Not much doubt about that.

Right down the middle, as time

expired and the Pittsburgh Steelers

looking for all the world

like a beaten team

through much of this game.

They come back to win it.

20-17.

We were fortunate to win this

game, given those two

long touchdown passes.

We'll get back in the lab

and go back to work.

Obviously we had an

extra point blocked.

There's a lot of negativity to talk

about but we'll talk about that

negativity with a win,

and that's my preference.

They had good defense,

they got after us, they rushed us.

We've got to be better.

STUDIO: Tomlin said there they've

got a lot of negativity to talk

about but it's better to talk

about negativity with a win.

How did they find themselves 17-3

down to such a poor Colts team,

a struggling Colts team?

Historically this is what happens,

they always played down

to the level of competition.

I don't know what it

is about the Steelers

but that's what happens.

On this play, Big Ben has been

having a problem throwing

the deep ball all year.

He's been very

inconsistent with that.

When you say historically,

how far back are you going?

Are you just talking

about in the Tomlin

era or further back?

I don't have the statistics

in front of me!

LAUGHTER

I think I know

somebody that might!

Well, let me say, the stat I heard

listening to the podcast,

in the last 4-5 years under Tomlin

against teams 500 or less,

they are seven and 14.

They won seven, lost 14 against

teams with the losing record.

That is crazy.

That means they are playing down

to their level of competition.

They're beating teams

with as good a record or better,

but when they play a team

they are supposed to beat they lose.

It's hard to figure out why a team

with that kind of pedigree,

with that type of talent,

would play that way when they're

playing against inferior teams.

Yes, because given the talent

they have, they ought to be able

to steam-roll the weaker sides.

True.

It is, isn't it?

It might be.

It helps them in the playoffs

though, because there's better

teams in the playoffs

and they play better.

They've got one of the hottest

properties in the NFL,

the youngest player in the NFL,

who's had a sensational season.

JuJu Smith-Schuster.

This rookie was having

a phenomenal season.

You have Antonio Brown the leading

receiver in the NFL.

They have so many weapons out

there on the football field,

and this guy, they forget about him

and he's taken advantage of it.

Antonio Brown is getting

the double team coverage.

That means he sing about versus one

guy and he's winning.

A lot of teams don't

have that the second

receiver back and win.

Because of the weapons the have,

he's having a relatively

easy time at the moment.

That will change, will it?

They are going to have

to find a way to stop him,

they can't just let him

keep catching balls.

It can't change.

They have so many other weapons.

They have to account for Bell.

They have to account for Brown.

Even Bryant, who is an extremely

talented football player.

He's going to continue to get those

one-on-one match ups.

They are going to have to adjust,

switch up to who they double

and who they don't.

They just can't let him

single every down.

They'll have to gamble a little.

A reminder The NFL Show

is on at 11.50pm this Saturday

after Match of the Day on BBC One.

We'll have highlights of Tennessee's

trip to Pittsburgh and preview

the remaing week 11 games.

You can also catch

the show on the iPlayer.

Right let's take a look at some

of the other week 10 games.

We'll start with Dallas at Atlanta.

Big game for both teams.

No Elliott for the Cowboys.

They got off to a good

start, actually.

They got off to a good

start, actually.

Prescott's fifth rushing

touchdown of the year.

But that would be all the points

that the Cowboys would muster.

Adrian Clayborne making

six sacks off Prescott.

Atlanta took Dallas apart.

Austin Hooper kept it in the fourth

with a one yard touchdown.

Both teams now five and four.

The Browns rolled into

Detroit to face the Lions.

Did they?

LAUGHTER They did, they did!

Kizer didn't look that bad.

They rolled in and they rolled out,

having rolled over!

LAUGHTER Although actually

they were 10-0 up at one stage.

DeShone Kizer left the game in

the third quarter with a rib injury.

The Lions won 24.

No Rogers for the Packers of course

as they took on the Bears.

Ty Montgomery running

in from 37 yards for the first

touchdown of the game.

Brent Huntley found

his feet in this game.

Exactly, he needed to get out

there and get comfortable

and start running plays

that he was familiar with.

And trust all-round.

Absolutely.

Trust from coaches,

trust from other players.

The Packers go to five and four.

The Saints demolished

the Bills in Buffalo 47-10.

They had six rushing touchdowns.

Alvin Kamara made it 24-3

in the third quarter.

He rushed for more than 100 yards,

as did Mark Ingram.

Saints seven and two.

Now, the Texans against

the Rams and the Rams

continued their fine form.

Tight in the first

half but look at that.

Jared Goff finding Robert Woods.

for a 90-plus-yard touchdown

in the third quarter.

It wasn't a great

afternoon for Tom Savage.

They're missing Deshaun

Watson, aren't they?

They really are.

But the Rams motor on,

and they are seven and two.

Goff finding Woods for his

second touchdown there.

33-7 the score, and the Rams

go to seven and two.

We appear to have lost Osi.

Mystery.

That guy there is a great player.

He's one of the greatest

players we've ever seen

in the history of the game.

Just incredible, look

at what he's doing.

Oh!

LAUGHTER.

What are you guys doing, man?

You're watching yourself, are you?

Of course I'm watching myself,

what do you think I've

been doing over here?!

Look at this incredible

football player!

LAUGHTER.

Look at this guy, look at him!

Oh, my goodness gracious.

This popcorn is good!

Don't share it, obviously!

Could you explain why you're

watching this in particular?

Because this is the greatest player

in the history of sports,

this guy right here.

Is he?

Look at this guy just get across.

He had six sacks in the game.

Did he?!

He had six sacks in a game before.

Before the talk about everybody

else, there was a guy by the name

of Osi Umenyiora who had six sacks

in a particular game.

As much as it pains...

It won't pain you, but it pains me.

Get this chair out the way.

The reason he was watching himself

was because he has done

what Adrian Clayborn did,

which is very, very special.

Very rare.

Only three people in the history

of the National Football League have

ever done this before.

Adrian Clayborn did it,

we welcome Adrian Clayborn

to the six sacks in the game.

Six sacks in one game.

I know you're still trying

to swallow the popcorn

so I'll keep talking!

Explain how he did it,

explain what the key to it is.

You've been there and done that.

It hurts, right?

LAUGHTER.

He had a monster game.

Adrian Clayborn, hasn't

been a big sack guy.

He gets sacks here and there.

Green making his first start.

Adrian Clayborn had a feast, man.

Let me tell you how he did it.

The first move he's going

to do is a tone setter.

This is the ball rush.

OK.

Here we go!

It's an offensive tackle.

If I'm the defensive.

From the opening play

I want to put my

forehead right in your chest.

I want you to know

what exactly this is

going to be.

Do I move back now?

Stay right there.

I'm not going to ball rush you.

I'm going to drive you back.

It's not really for the sack,

it's just to let the offensive

tackle know what kind

of day it's going to be.

He does it there.

He gets it to the quarterback.

Now, once the defense has come

in and hit you directly

like that, the next time

the defensive end comes and does

this, you're going to flinch.

You're going to bring

your hands up, right?

This is where he utilises

his countermove.

This move he's going to use right

here is a move that I used

to do.

He learned that move

from me believe it or not!

He did!

Are you going to do it on me?

I'm going to show you

exactly what it is.

Not the face!

Not the face.

Get on with it.

The ball rush is the tone setter.

Now you come up to him.

As soon as he freezes then

you come with the chop

and you're around the edge.

It's a wonderful move,

very effective.

The first one has got

him ready to flinch.

And you're going to see

Adrian Clayborn execute this move

to perfection right here.

You see him come upfield, step in.

The guy lunges, he

is right around him.

It's all a chess game.

See the little step.

It causes the offensive attack.

Freezes his feet for a split

second and then you can

come around the edge.

At the end of the day sometimes

you just need to run by somebody.

Because the other thing,

if you do that, I can't do anything.

I can't hold you.

All I can do is try to push

you but if you've got

the hands out the way,

your pass me.

Because if I hold

you that's a penalty.

OK.

You come around.

Great move.

Sometimes you've got

to run past somebody.

Especially the guy

playing like Chaz Green.

I mean look at what he does here.

No moves.

Straight up the field

to the quarterback.

That is ridiculous, man.

I mean, come on, Chaz Green.

That guy played like,

what's a good word there?

How can I describe the way

Chaz Green played?

Have you ever given somebody

who is lactose intolerant milk?

Do you know what happens?

No, I haven't.

Because that's dangerous.

That's very dangerous.

That's exactly how he plays.

He plays like what happens

when you give someone

who is lactose intolerant...

A little bit of milk.

You are not getting it done.

But, he built it up and built

it up and built it up.

Different moves and he had

an outstanding game going up

against the Dallas Cowboys.

OK, I just want to focus

on New Orleans, who are,

to use your phrase, bawling.

to use your phrase, balling.

Seven wins on the trot

and they're rushing game,

Seven wins on the trot

and theirr rushing game,

thanks to Kamara and Ingram,

has been fantastic.

Yes, and they are so dynamic,

they can do so much.

Obviously they run the ball well

but the ability to catch the ball

out of the backfield has made them

so prolific and the thing now,

Drew Brees used to have

to throw you to victories.

He doesn't have to do that any more,

so when they try to stop the run

and let him get one-on-one,

Drew Brees is going to win all day.

You know this crazy thing about this

game against the Bills?

New Orleans Saints, at one point,

ran the ball 24 straight times.

Jason.

24 straight times.

Do you know how demoralising

that is if you are on the defense

and a guy just keeps

pounding and pounding.

Why is it to moralising?

Because you know what they are going

to do and you can't stop them.

They are saying stop me.

Stop me from running the football.

We're just going to

run the ball over.

We're not going to pass,

we're going to take this football

and we're going to shove it

down your throat, and that's exactly

what they did for 24 straight plays.

Incredible.

No ball rushing.

No ball rushing there.

With one of the meanest defenses,

or defenses, even, in the league -

I went English there for a moment!

The Jacksonville Jaguars

have become a team many

would rather avoid.

A win over Super Bowl favourites

Pittsburgh in week five suggested

the Jags might have a chance

at making the playoffs for the first

time in over ten years.

Visting Jacksonville this week

were the three and five LA Chargers.

COMMENTATOR: Here comes McCain.

He makes the catch, but tackled

for a loss on the play.

And the Chargers' defense does

the job as once again

Brad Nordmann comes out to punt.

It's a fake!

Green up the middle.

He has the 1st down and more.

Still going at 30.

Touchdown!

The Jags.

A 56-yard run.

I remember in London when they did

this against the Baltimore Ravens.

Going, well, we'll never be able

to use that play again.

They had a big lead at the time.

And once again they pulled it out.

I am sure the Chargers

looked at that on film.

Williams at the top of your screen.

Under a minute to go first half.

Ekeler gets away, down the sideline.

He stayed in bounds!

Touchdown, LA.

What a play by the

rookie Austin Ekeler.

Right here, watch this step.

The second step,

the second right foot.

That's where it helps.

When you only wear about

a size nine and a half.

3rd down and three.

Rivers.

Quick pass.

Ekeler, again.

Ekeler out of five.

Ekeler at the five.

Dives.

And he is in for the touchdown!

Austin Ekeler.

His second of the game.

And LA increases their lead.

Trying to buy time.

Caught.

Touchdown.

Trying to tie the game with 2.03

to go in the third.

Wouldn't it be something if they ran

the ball here after every play

on that last drive was a pass.

Still outnumbered

with those four guys.

Lee makes the adjustment

and the catch!

What a play by Lee.

And we are tied at 14.

STUDIO: Nick Novak's 50 yard field

goal gave the Chargers a 3-point

lead early in the fourth quarter.

COMMENTATOR: Steps up in the pocket.

Deflected again and picked off!

Intercepted by Tre Boston.

Always talk about not throwing

late down the middle.

Bortles had to move.

The coverage was there.

Right now, you've got

to use your time-outs and maybe

try to strip the ball away.

It is the rookie Ekeler.

Gets the handoff.

And pushed back.

The ball is loose!

Scooped up by Jacksonville.

On the run.

It's Gibson to the house.

Unbelievable.

Watch Gibson.

We are looking for number 39.

He's got to come back into the play.

Any body part of a Charger touching?

Looked like Schofield, number 78.

Touched him on the shoulder.

But it was after Gibson had

already come to his feet.

After viewing the play,

the ruling on the field.

Changed.

There was a fumble.

It was recovered by Jacksonville.

However, the recovery player

was in contact with another player

when he recovered the ball

on the ground.

He is down by contact.

36.

It will be a Jacksonville ball.

First and ten on the 36-yard line.

From here, it would be 54 yards.

Bortles, deep, and picked off.

Picked off by Tre Boston again.

Terrible decision by Bortles.

Trying to get Lee

on a deep square even.

Trying to get Lee

on a deep square in.

The ball just takes off.

Trying to get over the low defender.

Does not do that.

Goes straight into the arms.

Easy interception for Tre Boston.

The Chargers get a 1st down.

Three runs.

Marrone calls his final time-out.

Bortles over the middle.

That is his first catch

in his NFL career.

A high snap.

It is good!

Lambo against his former team

ties the game at 17.

Three on the play clock.

Rivers, deep for Benjamin,

trying to get separation.

Benjamin and it ripped away.

He has blockers.

At the 30, at the 40.

At the ten!

Shatley the snapper.

Lambo's kick.

It still goes through!

Lambo against his former team.

The Jaguars beat the Chargers 20-17.

Half of the mistakes,

two of the mistakes...

We will be able to do it.

Coming up big.

The offense coming up big.

Lambo coming up big.

One, two, three.

Well, we're going to go back over

the last few minutes of that game

on Saturday's show but one thing

we can't ignore this evening

is the penalties for taunting.

They are the worst kind you can

give up, aren't they?

Absolutely, absolutely.

And how stupid, I mean,

you are talking, you are talking

trash and going back and forth.

It's not necessary.

You don't need to do that and that's

where you hurt your team the most.

You look at me then like absolutely,

they are, now please don't ask...

Exactly, I was like, move along.

Well, have you?

Mark, you know me, of course I have.

And how did you feel afterwards?

When we won, I did not feel bad.

When we lost, I felt bad.

I have no doubt that you would have

given up penalties for it.

Yes, I definitely did

and mine was really bad

because it was in college.

I did not do it since

college, but in college,

it was my last game ever,

I was a senior, I was going back

and forth with the offensive

tackle the entire game.

3rd down and 15 I come around

the edge, get a sack,

start jawing towards the guide.

start jawing towards the guy.

They flew the flag.

Gave the 15 yards.

They kicked the field goal

and we lost the game.

Last ever game in college?

My last game in college.

I lost because of my

mouth and, honestly,

that is the most humble I've been.

I cried literally two,

three hours after.

I was so hurt by that.

So when you receive penalties

like we are going to look at here.

There was one from Marqise Lee

and one from the quarterback

Aaron Colvin, as well.

For taunting.

Do you kind of understand it

because you have both been in that

situation and you get caught

in the heat of the moment?

What would you say in

the locker room afterwards?

I understand it, but

this is their issue.

The petty individual

inside me really likes this.

This is what happens

when you are a young team,

because players do things like this.

But the veterans on the team come

back, they check you,

they say, we can't have this.

This hurts the team,

and you usually get it corrected.

Look where Colvin runs from here.

To taunt Rivers.

I almost understand that.

Because he will taunt you all game.

But still, you can't have it

in these moments in the game.

And veteran leadership

eliminates that.

Doug Marrone, afterwards,

the head coach, said I have to do

a better job from a penalty

standpoint to make sure we don't do

things that puts us into jeopardy.

You both said young team,

but it is the head

coach that leads that.

They were make those mistakes again.

That's just a one-time thing.

Doug Marrone, he is a disciple

of that school of thought.

They are going to address

this immediately.

They will not do that any more.

They are, in many areas,

an exciting young team, aren't they?

They have just got so much talent.

When you build a team around defense

and talent like that it always

gives you an opportunity.

They are exciting

to watch on defense.

I agree.

Defensively they are

an outstanding football team.

Offensively, they are inconsistent.

We know the quarterback

is an inconsistent football player

but they are built on defense

and the running game.

I am going to find that

footage of you in college

and then we will sit

there with popcorn next week.

Watching.

You almost cried a little bit

when I told that story.

I was going to give

you a hug, but you know.

You can give it to me now.

Right, you two have a hug.

Let's take a look at some

of the other week ten games.

Let's start with the Jets.

At the Bucs.

No Jameis Winston for Tampa Bay.

He has a shoulder injury.

Fitzmagic played and, actually,

he led the Bucs to win.

It was a horrible

day for Josh McCown.

Some errant throwing.

And Fitzpatrick against his former

side led the Bucs to a 15-10 win.

He played well.

This was a tight one in Tennessee

between the Bengals and the Titans.

AJ needed to get some of that money

back he lost from that fine.

Cincinnati got off to a good start.

Brandon LaFell with that touchdown

in the first quarter.

AJ Green in the fourth quarter

bursting through for

a 70-yard touchdown.

That made it 2017 to the Bengals.

There was a fantastic game-winning

drive orchestrated by Marcus Mariota

which we will show you on Saturday.

Do you know where he's from?

He's from Hawaii.

They only make pineapples in Hawaii?

No, but it is a good gesture.

Is he your friend?

No, but I know people who know him.

Anyhow, if you two keep talking,

we won't have time to talk

about the Giants losing to San

Francisco.

San Francisco's first win.

Goodwin with that.

An 83-yard catch.

Eli Manning responded.

But then Matt Breida sealed it

with a 33-yard touchdown.

They quit.

I don't even know who that guy is.

Well, it still gave

San Francisco their first win

of the season against the Giants.

The Broncos were thrashed

by the Patriots.

Tom Brady finding Rex Burkhead

for the opening touchdown,

and then look at this.

Special teams.

Special players.

And he had a helping hand

on the way, did Dion Lewis.

103 yards.

A shell of themselves.

They are, aren't they?

The Patriots go to seven and two.

Wow!

Does that man have

some capri pants on?

Cam is happy again at

the moment and he led

the Panthers to a 45-21 win.

That is what he does.

Run the ball between the tackles.

He seems to have his mojo

back at the moment.

He threw for four touchdowns

amongst all his rushing.

Carolina move to seven

and three to keep pace

with New Orleans in the NFC South.

The less said about Jay Cutler

and Miami the better,

I would have thought.

He definitely did not go skiddy pop.

He has not gone skiddy

pop for a long time.

We're going to talk Tennessee

in more detail on Saturday's show

but let's start with Carolina.

Seven and three, and as I say,

it looks like Cam has

got his mojo back.

He is looking happy.

He is looking like the Cam of 18

months, two years ago.

No question about that.

Seven and three football team.

A sneaky seven and three football

team, because nobody really thinks

of them as being one of the best

teams of the NFL, but their record

would indicate that.

Cam Newton ran the football,

like Jason said last week.

This is exactly what he does.

This opens the entire

offense for that team.

Look at the joy in that man's face.

They tried to protect him

at the beginning of the year.

This is what he does.

He has to be part

of the running game.

Running between the tackles.

What that does, it makes

the defenders account for you.

And what do you do, you drop

the ball over their head.

He said afterwards he feels

they are onto something special.

If you go back to when they lost

the Super Bowl, that season

all the attention was on him.

All the attention on the Panthers

every week, because they

were unbeaten so long.

When are they going to lose?

Then it fell apart

in the Super Bowl.

They are a different team

to that from two years ago,

but do you think all of that

experience will help?

It would help him as a quarterback.

Looking at the way he is, he does

not seem to have learned his lesson

from that whole experience.

He has not matured a lot.

But I think team, it will definitely

help them because they know that

even though you can go undefeated

during the regular season,

only these one game,

and play well during the playoffs,

it can all fall apart at the end.

You need to be at your best

later in the season.

Let's show you the Dion

Lewis touchdown again.

I always say special teams,

because this is what J Bell drilled

into me over the years.

When you see the Patriots go

to Mile High and produce

a performance like this,

even though Dev are struggling,

it seems nonsense we questioned them

early in the season when they had

that blip at start?

Do you know what, they

always figure it out.

That's what they do every year.

And they are winning the special

teams battle week in, week out.

This is a team who has

a guy, Matthew Slater,

who is there only for special teams.

He's been there ten

years for special teams.

That's how much they respect him.

They look odds-on to win their 15th

AFC East divisional title

in the last 17 years.

That just sounds ridiculous.

15.

What is everybody else

in that division doing?

It makes no sense.

But I mean, this is

a fantastic football team.

Struggled a little bit

earlier in the year,

but Tom Brady is still playing

like Tom Brady.

Defensively they have picked it up

considerably and special teams,

like Jason said, have

always been good.

This is a good team.

Joking aside, is there

a responsibility from the other

teams in that division to go,

what on earth have you been doing?

As good and powerful

as the Patriots are,

this sport is set up for all teams

to have blips and downtime,

and you ought to be able

to take advantage of that,

if you are one of the other

three teams, surely.

True, you would try,

but a matter of fact

is they've got Tom Brady.

As long as you've got back guy,

and Bill Belichick.

There you go.

That is the key.

I was getting there,

I was getting there.

Tom Brady, 86 wins on the road.

That's a record.

That means he does not

care where he is going.

He will go out there

and get it done.

That's more than Cleveland have had

in total for the last 30 years.

Found a way, found away.

We just want to show you the 49ers

receiver Marquise Goodwin

and the touchdown he scored

against the Giants on Sunday.

83 yards, this, from the pass

and at incredible touchdown

and incredible play but hours before

he played in this game,

he and his partner had

lost their baby son

during pregnancy complications.

So remarkable that he played at all,

really and our thoughts

are with him and his family.

OK, on a four-game win

streak and leading the way

in the NFC North, Minnesota

are cruising right now.

Despite injuries to key personnel,

the Vikings have found a steady hand

in third string quarterback Case

Keenum.

This week, they faced

a 20-hour road trip,

or a three-hour flight

if you value your

time, to Washington.

No stranger to injuries this season,

the Redskins come into this game off

a surprise road win in Seattle.

COMMENTATOR: On 1st down.

What a touch!

Couldn't bring it in.

The ruling is incomplete.

There was Harris, just called up

from the practice squad,

who almost made a circus catch.

He catches it with one arm.

I feel like he's coming down.

Must take a look again.

Catch, pulling it in.

He's hitting inbounds.

I'd take a hard look at this.

That's a touchdown.

After reviewing the play,

the ruling is a touchdown.

CHEERING.

On 1st down.

Letting it fly, Diggs

is open, he's got it!

He's down just shy.

They're going to mark him

down inside the two.

That move coming against one

of the better corners in the league.

And then he takes it up.

When he went to the out route

he gained separation

away from Josh Norman.

Latavius Murray, touchdown!

STUDIO: Nick Rose's 28 yard field

goal gave Washington a 3-point lead

at the end of the first quarter.

COMMENTATOR: Rolling nearside.

Keenum...

He's got a touchdown!

Diggs.

Three yard touchdown to Diggs.

He's got five receiving

touchdowns now.

Cousins over the middle.

He's got Crowder.

Still going!

Crowder delivers.

3rd down and goal.

A sneak by Cousins.

Did he get enough?

Still pushing.

No signal.

They are trying to find

the football right now.

Where is it?!

Touchdown!

CHEERING.

Steps away, fires and unbelievable!

It's like glue on his hands.

Watch the hands.

The hands of Adam Thielen.

Look at him just snatch that one.

Strong hands, takes

it to the ground.

The ball hits the ground.

That's because he's got both

hands wrapped around it.

Here is Cousins.

It's intercepted.

Alexander has got it!

A key turnover, Mackenzie Alexander

picked it up, that's his first

career interception.

I think this is an errant

throw by Kurt Cousins.

He's got Crowder underneath.

The ball is so high that

when Crowder goes for it he tips it,

and McKenzie Alexander plays

the tip drill.

It's a touchdown to Morgan!

That Morgan's first

career touchdown.

Keenum sets it up.

It's good for a touchdown

and it's right.

Second touchdown of the year

for Jarius Wright.

Minnesota clicking on all

cylinders offensively today.

STUDIO: The Redskins could only

manage another field goal,

they trailed 15 points

as the final quarter began.

COMMENTATOR: As we start

the fourth, Minnesota...

It's intercepted!

He's going all the way

inside the five.

Oh my goodness!

He just reads it and goes

and gets it right away.

2nd & goal.

Cousins.

Now it's going the other way!

Running free.

I did not see a single

at the other end.

Did you?

No.

I think that he is over.

Touchdown.

We've got a one score game

here at our nation's capital.

STUDIO: Kai Forbath's goal was eight

to score game with and eight minutes

left in the final quarter.

Down he goes!

That may push him out

of field goal range.

Hunter is the man.

This is a long field goal.

56 yards because the

sack lost 15 yards.

Here is Rose.

The kick has some distance,

the kick is good by a long shot.

There's time-outs.

Washington needs an onside kick

here to keep this game alive,

and so more pressure on Rose

to do that.

Here we go.

That is not going to work.

That's not even close.

On a rare day when the Minnesota

defense was a bit off,

they're going to come away

with a win.

As the Redskins are going

to drop to four and five.

We have a chance to do something

really special here with this team.

We've got a bunch of fighters,

guys that want to compete,

guys that love to practice and play

and do things right.

We've got to pull together.

Let's not make this

an individual thing, right?

Let's go out, let's continue to get

better and finish these

last seven ball games.

Let's continue to do that.

One, two, three - keep winning!

That insight into the locker

room is great, isn't it?

Because you can see the different

personalities of the

different coaches and if you

look at Zimmer there, compared to, I

don't know, a McVay,

who we've watched several

times with the Rams.

He's very pumped up,

McVay, he is very useful

and exuberant and Zimmer seems quite

deliberate and quiet.

Yes, you know, I played for Zimmer.

So that was where,

so that was in Dallas and he

was your...?

Defensive coordinator.

And the one thing

about Zimmer, you felt

like he was talking

to you, not at you.

He would pick out individuals

and he would know things about you

specifically and he would engage

in you, so you believed in him.

So when he was saying

something to you, you

believed he was saying the truth.

And not a lot of coaches...

Really?

No.

It is serious business.

You know when a coach

is just talking, or a

guy really is engaged with you.

I felt like that with Zim.

So here's what, sincere and genuine?

Yeah.

He really cares about the players.

I felt that as soon

as I started playing for him.

Is he very level-headed, win,

lose, make mistakes, do

good plays, does he treat

everything the same?

No.

So he can let rip if he needs to?

Oh, yeah.

If you're not performing,

if you are not

listening, or you do

something incorrect,

he will tear into you.

But if you are a guy he respects,

he does treat you differently.

What do you think

he will do with Teddy

Bridgwater now?

Because Case Keenum,

who came in for Sam Bradford, has

done really, really

well for the Vikings.

They mentioned in commentary,

their defense did not

fire, but the offense did

against the Redskins.

What would you do?

This is how emotional it was at him

being back involved after nearly two

years out.

Teddy's still young, he's been

a good quarterback in the NFL,

but right now you have got to go

with the hot hand and Case Keenum,

believe it or not, against all

odds, is the hot hand.

This guy is playing

outstanding for the

Minnesota Vikings.

You have to leave him

there to keep that continuity

going on.

You know, I kind of

agree with you on that.

But, for some reason,

I think they want Teddy back

in there.

Why?

That's what his friend told him.

I would not...

But, ultimately,

they are trying to push

him back on the field,

and there is a reason.

They know they have a good team.

And it is something

about them that they want him

on the field, if Case Keenum

starts to get rocky.

I would say this about Case Keenum.

He will show his true

colours eventually.

And they will have the

opportunity to put Teddy

Bridgwater back in.

Because he has not been

back good a quarterback.

He has been inconsistent.

Even though he has played

really well this year,

at some point, if they wanted to get

Teddy Bridgwater backing, he is

going to mess up and they

will have their chance.

He has played well this year

and he seems to have a

very good understanding

with Thielen, doesn't he?

Oh, man, Thielen's the man.

Those receivers are excellent.

They are arguably two

of the best in the league.

The things I like

about Adam Thielen is

he attacks the ball,

bleeding as a quarterback

you are willing to risk things

because this guy will go get

it and look at it.

Great running after the catch.

And you don't, they

have got that trust.

Yeah.

Bridgwater was out for 40 minutes,

but the next game for the Vikings

is against the Rams.

Case Keenum was at the Rams,

albeit under a different regime.

He must have some expertise

they might be able to use

in this next game.

Different coaching staff.

I know, I know.

He knows the personnel.

That is what I am saying,

it is a different regime.

How much can you use him?

How much do you keep

him in for the Rams?

I agree with that.

That stuff never works!

LAUGHTER He

was giving us all this information.

LAUGHTER

He was on the team. The

Cowboys cut him and he came...

Let

me show you the standings after week

ten.

AFC East.

Buffalos' pasting at home

to the Saints means this division

is back to how it usually looks.

The Eagles also on a bye week.

Dallas and Washington losing this

week only strengthens their chances

of winning the East for the first

time since 2013.

Minnesota

time since 2013.

Minnesota are

time since 2013.

Minnesota are now

time since 2013.

Minnesota are now on

time since 2013.

Minnesota are now on a

time since 2013.

Minnesota are now on a five-game

time since 2013.

Minnesota are now on a five-game

winning streak. The Saints and the

Panthers face each other in week 13.

In the west the Rams continued to

defy expectation.

A reminder the NFL Show

is on at 11.50pm this Saturday

after Match of the Day on BBC One.

We'll have highlights of Tennessee's

trip to Pittsburgh and preview

the remaing week 11 games.

You can also catch

the show on the iPlayer.

It's your birthday this week, isn't

it? Last year I got you a cake and

surprised you. I thought it would be

a cliche if I did the same thing

this week. I thought it would be

really nice to get you some wine.

But then I thought I wonder what

kind of wine he likes, is there an

endorsement out there that maybe

will give me a clue? I had a Google.

Imagine what I found!

Two-time Super

Bowl champion with the New York

Giants. As a professional athlete

what I choose to put into my body

has to be the very best.

LAUGHTER As

a professional athlete what I choose

to put in my body is a great big

glass of wine!

How did you find that

man?!

Have a great birthday! This is

just water, cheers! As a

professional athlete I just used to

put water in my body. See you next

week!

One play away. All the days

and weeks of toil, all the eye was

of gained a stress. All down to one

player way. From being up there with

the best, from being just one of the

rest. One day this one play. Only in

the NFL.