0:00:12 > 0:00:21He's going to fire toward the end zone!Touchdown!He's looking
0:00:21 > 0:00:34downfield...Unbelievable!How did he do that?For the win,
0:00:34 > 0:00:35unstoppable.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Hello, and welcome to NFL This Week.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41As the regular season moves into the depths of winter,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43more than ever players thank their lucky stars they ended
0:00:43 > 0:00:45up playing in Los Angeles rather than Buffalo.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Whilst the lucky few with contracts to play in California basked
0:00:48 > 0:00:52in the winter sun this Sunday, those unlucky few in Buffalo woke
0:00:52 > 0:00:55up ahead of their game against Indianapolis to 16 inches
0:00:55 > 0:01:00of snow wondering where it all went wrong.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Joining me once again, 2-time Super Bowl winner Osi Umenyiora
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and former NFL Cornerback, Jason Bell.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Right, with four rounds to go, this is how the playoff picture
0:01:08 > 0:01:09looked coming into play.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17In the AFC unsurprisingly Pittsburgh and New England
0:01:17 > 0:01:18are currently 1 and 2 seeds.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Kansas City have been pulled back into an AFC West fight and any slip
0:01:22 > 0:01:24up against divisional rivals Oakland could see them fall back
0:01:24 > 0:01:27into the hunting pack behind the Raiders and the LA Chargers
0:01:27 > 0:01:28should they win.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32As per the AFC, we have two 10-2 teams sitting as the 1 and 2 seeds.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Despite defeat to Atlanta on Thursday, New Orleans remained
0:01:34 > 0:01:36leaders of the NFC South and as the 4th seed.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Atlanta incidentally could slip back into playoff contention if Seattle
0:01:38 > 0:01:40were to lose this week.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46Detroit, Green Bay and Dallas all still have playoff hopes too.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Our first game comes from the NFC.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Philadelphia head to Los Angeles looking to clinch
0:01:53 > 0:01:55the NFC East and a playoff spot.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58The LA Rams come into this one with a slender lead over
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Seattle in the NFC West.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Interestingly, 42 of their 53 man roster have never
0:02:01 > 0:02:03experience a winning season, something the Rams have
0:02:03 > 0:02:05achieved this year for the first time since 2003.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08At the heart of both teams are two second year quarterbacks who both
0:02:08 > 0:02:13shared a special night in April 2016.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29The draft, part red carpet showbiz, part cattle market, or pro football
0:02:29 > 0:02:33market. Up for grabs, the college talent of America, and the number
0:02:33 > 0:02:39one pick in 2016? The rounds, now back in Los Angeles with the first
0:02:39 > 0:02:47Choice.The Los Angeles Rams select Jared Goff.The Philadelphia Eagles,
0:02:47 > 0:02:56second choice.Carson Wentz.Through meteoric rise up to heady heights,
0:02:56 > 0:03:03second-year pro is on top of their divisions, a long way for the --
0:03:03 > 0:03:05from the cattle walk now.
0:03:08 > 0:03:20On 1st down. Touchdown, Los Angeles! He blocks down and helped spring
0:03:20 > 0:03:23early Janzen two defenders meeting him at the line, but you're not
0:03:23 > 0:03:34going to stop Hurley from scoring. Wentz, touchdown Cilic. What an
0:03:34 > 0:03:40answer from Philadelphia.A breakdown in communication. The
0:03:40 > 0:03:49touchdown is there.Listen to this noise from the Eagles sounds. Pass
0:03:49 > 0:03:55over the middle, it is caught for the touchdown. That is Trey Burton!
0:03:55 > 0:04:03The perfect Root called as the defender jumps to the outside. Alec
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Ogletree tried to get underneath it, and Carson Wentz makes another
0:04:06 > 0:04:18perfect throw. 3rd down, Wentz, throws, pass court, end zone,
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Burton, touchdown.A perfectly thrown ball by Wentz and knowing the
0:04:22 > 0:04:26window he had and where he had to put it to give Burton an opportunity
0:04:26 > 0:04:32to make this play because Mark Byron can make a play on it as well.3rd &
0:04:32 > 0:04:4310. A blitz here possibly. Cooper caught it. Inside Eagles territory.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Good move. Looking for a block from Watkins. Gets it down inside the 15.
0:04:48 > 0:04:57What a play on 3rd & 10 for 64 yards. On 3rd down, Jared Goff, pass
0:04:57 > 0:05:06court... Touchdown!This won't show up on the stat sheet that Jared Goff
0:05:06 > 0:05:09has pressure at his feet and is having to make the throw and if that
0:05:09 > 0:05:14ball is not where it is, it's not going to be a touchdown.J Keleher's
0:05:14 > 0:05:18field goal extended the lead to ten points before half-time.
0:05:23 > 0:05:30COMMENTATOR: Throw by Jared Goff and court for the touchdown, Watkins.It
0:05:30 > 0:05:33is one-on-one out here and yet the Eagles play this pretty well. They
0:05:33 > 0:05:40are trying to drive the inside receiver up the field that creates a
0:05:40 > 0:05:44natural picking action and for the throw to Watkins. That some of the
0:05:44 > 0:05:49stuff The Eagles got hurt on last week against Seattle.Blitz, Alec
0:05:49 > 0:05:56Ogletree comes on the blitz. Wentz hangs to the sideline, broken up.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01This one is blocked. And for the touchdown... The rounds take the
0:06:01 > 0:06:08lead! They overload the left side and as the protector, you've got to
0:06:08 > 0:06:12make a decision who you are going to take and he does not take the inside
0:06:12 > 0:06:17diet, the one with the shortest path to the punter. Instead he goes to
0:06:17 > 0:06:20the outside and it leaves Thomas with an opportunity to go and make
0:06:20 > 0:06:29the play. Wentz to his right, the flag is down. Wentz in for the
0:06:29 > 0:06:37touchdown, but a flag throne. REFEREE:Holding, fence, number 65.
0:06:37 > 0:06:4710-yard penalty. Still 1st down. Carson Wentz got hit hard.Johnson
0:06:47 > 0:06:52at right tackle. Trying to get the ball to Nelson. There is the hit. I
0:06:52 > 0:06:56think the most party does a pretty good job of protecting himself, but
0:06:56 > 0:07:04when you start getting hit low like that, there is always concerned.
0:07:04 > 0:07:13Wentz... Time runs out, passes to Jeffrey for the touchdown. A new
0:07:13 > 0:07:17franchise record for Carson Wentz, his 33rd touchdown of the season.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Nobody wants to see this. Carson Wentz going off to get looked at in
0:07:21 > 0:07:28the locker room. Watch 's legs and body just fold on that hit.
0:07:32 > 0:07:42Cutting back, touchdown! Good job by this offensive front. Showing some
0:07:42 > 0:07:47patients. Could have got down with any contact but great job finishing
0:07:47 > 0:07:51that drive.Eagles are reporting is a left knee injury. He's done for
0:07:51 > 0:07:56today. All the support staff with Carson Wentz walked out shaking mad.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00One of the bright stars of the league. Hopefully he will be able to
0:08:00 > 0:08:08bounce back. Right now this game belongs to Nick Foles. STUDIO: Nick
0:08:08 > 0:08:14Foles's drive led to another field goal. Ahead by one point.
0:08:14 > 0:08:23COMMENTATOR: Jared Goff. The ball is out. Picked up by The Eagles.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28MacLeod takes it to the 25. STUDIO: The Eagles added another Elliott
0:08:28 > 0:08:32field goal of the turnover to lead by two points with less than five
0:08:32 > 0:08:42minutes left. COMMENTATOR: 3rd & 8. Nick Foles protected, pass caught by
0:08:42 > 0:08:51Aguillon. No bigger catch than that for a 1st down. Looks like they
0:08:51 > 0:08:55almost lost the handle... Cannot get the 1st down. The clock will
0:08:55 > 0:09:00continue, there will be one more play the Jared Goff, barring a
0:09:00 > 0:09:12defensive foul. It is lateral time. Austin. Taken by
0:09:12 > 0:09:19Philly. They go to 11-2.Everyone is really excited about the win, big
0:09:19 > 0:09:25yeah, you have your starting quarterback go down, it's emotional.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29It's emotional for me, I work with him every day, we do everything
0:09:29 > 0:09:30together.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31him every day, we do everything together.It's a great learning
0:09:31 > 0:09:33opportunity for us. A handful of things took place in that game that
0:09:33 > 0:09:36we will learn from. We will learn from our mistakes, including me,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39starting with me.
0:09:39 > 0:09:45So the Eagles clinch the NFC East division,
0:09:45 > 0:09:50They are in the playoffs, and yet there is a sense of gloom and doom,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54isn't there, because of what happened to Carson Wentz?There is a
0:09:54 > 0:09:59cloud hanging over this franchise right now. Carson Wentz, the
0:09:59 > 0:10:01enigmatic, outstanding young quarterback this but putting has got
0:10:01 > 0:10:06injured. This is a guy who brought so much life and vitality to that
0:10:06 > 0:10:11franchise, unfortunate to see.You hate to see this, especially for a
0:10:11 > 0:10:15guy who is making every throw. You see him going for the go-ahead score
0:10:15 > 0:10:20here.Just unlucky, isn't it? He just Islam wedged between two
0:10:20 > 0:10:26members of the Rams defense and one of them just get the side of his
0:10:26 > 0:10:31knee?It is football, crazy things happen. He was up in the air and
0:10:31 > 0:10:34exposed. What was impressive with this throw when he was hurt. I
0:10:34 > 0:10:38watched and I said, the guy looks hurt. He whipped it in there. You
0:10:38 > 0:10:42know they are going to miss that. At the goal-line is where you have to
0:10:42 > 0:10:45have a special quarterback, because the field is condensed. They will
0:10:45 > 0:10:50miss him there.I think it's remarkable he tried to keep going,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54an indication of how tough he is.I think he has displayed that through
0:10:54 > 0:10:58the season. When he was in the pocket took some shots, popped right
0:10:58 > 0:11:02up and went back to you work. A tough young football player.His ACL
0:11:02 > 0:11:07is injured, it is him for the rest of the season may be the start of
0:11:07 > 0:11:10next season. This is what he said Monday social media.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14I will be with the team along the way, supporting them, I have the
0:11:14 > 0:11:17utmost confidence in Nick and the coaching staff that they will step
0:11:17 > 0:11:22up. We've played with injuries all year long. It's just been the next
0:11:22 > 0:11:25man up mentality and that will continue. Nick will do an amazing
0:11:25 > 0:11:29job and lead this team out. I will be there to support and help in
0:11:29 > 0:11:34whatever way I can.Is this in any way reminiscent of what happened to
0:11:34 > 0:11:39the Raiders last season with Derek Carr? For example, they then fell
0:11:39 > 0:11:45off a cliff and it was all gone for them? Do you see it being similar or
0:11:45 > 0:11:49are there differences?I think there are differences. This team is
0:11:49 > 0:11:51different, defensively they are outstanding, they have a strong
0:11:51 > 0:11:55running game. Nick Foles is a good quarterback, he has the ability to
0:11:55 > 0:11:59get in and get the job done. I don't think they will fall off the cliff
0:11:59 > 0:12:03here.Nick Foles won't be able to do some of the things Carson Wentz is
0:12:03 > 0:12:07done that we can see here. I suppose it is how The Eagles protect Nick
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Foles, to allow him to do some of this kind of thing?Yes, this team
0:12:12 > 0:12:19is built differently, built for success. With the... Two Ronnie
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Baxter with the same, able to run the ball and be effective and
0:12:22 > 0:12:26defensively, they are playing much better at the back than we thought
0:12:26 > 0:12:31they would and they've got that great defensive set.I think Carson
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Wentz needed this time off. He has a royal wedding...LAUGHTER
0:12:35 > 0:12:43That he is planning for.Exactly! You think Nick Foles will get more
0:12:43 > 0:12:47protection?I think so. They won't take some of the deep shots they
0:12:47 > 0:12:52were accustomed to take with Carson Wentz. They will do things based off
0:12:52 > 0:12:56the running game, play action pass, but they will be able to get by with
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Nick Foles.And remember, in history, their raw back-up
0:13:00 > 0:13:04quarterbacks who have taken their team to Super Bowl glory. I think
0:13:04 > 0:13:08seven or maybe eight, depending on what you class as a back-up
0:13:08 > 0:13:12quarterback, but basically ones who didn't start the season, there are
0:13:12 > 0:13:16seven that have taken their teams to Super Bowl glory.I bet you know who
0:13:16 > 0:13:23they are.I know of you, do you know any?Kurt Warner. Statler for the
0:13:23 > 0:13:35Giants.Yeah...Came after... Baltimore.Washington Redskins?
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Williams.This could go on for a very long time that your favourite
0:13:40 > 0:13:46quarterback ever? Tom Brady's first Super Bowl with the Patriots, he was
0:13:46 > 0:13:52a back-up at the start of the season.Yes!He got hit on the
0:13:52 > 0:13:57sideline, too.Thank you. My pleasure, I'm here to educate,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59surprisingly.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02And don't forget the NFL Show on Saturday after Match of the Day.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05We'll take another look back at week 14 and preview week 15 too.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07That's all from 11.45pm on BBC One.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08How did I not know Tom Brady?!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11A reminder too that our shows are available iPlayer,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13including last weeks Atlanta special where we went behind the scenes
0:14:13 > 0:14:18at their incredible facility.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21The producer has written me this line, if you haven't seen it, put
0:14:21 > 0:14:25aside some time, it's well worth it. That is him blowing his own trumpet.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Right, let's take a look at some of the other week 14 games.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Right, let's take a look at some of the other week 14 games.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35Starting with this AFC West matchup between Oakland and Kansas City.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Hunt got his first touchdown in nine games.We were talking about him for
0:14:40 > 0:14:46the Rookie of the year.The Chiefs dominated. Marshawn Lynch scored one
0:14:46 > 0:14:51of two touchdowns. The Chiefs picked Mac and are still top of the AFC
0:14:51 > 0:14:55West. The Chargers were looking for their fourth win on the bounce at
0:14:55 > 0:14:59home to Washington. Hunter Henry set them on their way with that opening
0:14:59 > 0:15:09touchdown. Philip Rivers put them 20-6 up. That is 75 yards to Tyrone
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Williams in the second quarter. The Chargers played the Chiefs next
0:15:14 > 0:15:17week. -- play the Chiefs next week. A tightly contested divisional game
0:15:17 > 0:15:28between the Patriots and Dolphins. A bad day for Tom Brady. Miami...He
0:15:28 > 0:15:34said not me today!Patriots didn't convert a single 3rd down, the first
0:15:34 > 0:15:44time that has happened to them since 1991.Get them, Cutler!Miami still
0:15:44 > 0:15:49clinging on to a playoff hope. There is a game of football going on
0:15:49 > 0:15:52somewhere in this blizzard. Very cold, as we have been saying in
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Buffalo. Full of snow. The teams ran the ball 97 times, the most in a
0:15:57 > 0:16:03game since 1981. Nathan Peterman found Benjamin for that touchdown.
0:16:03 > 0:16:11The Colts responded two quarters later, Jack Doyle. And then this 21
0:16:11 > 0:16:19yard touchdown in overtime.Why is he running like that?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Onto the Titans and the Cardinals. The Titans came into this game on
0:16:22 > 0:16:28top of the AFC South. Henry's six yard touchdown was all they could
0:16:28 > 0:16:35muster in this game. Four field goals for the Cardinals and it drops
0:16:35 > 0:16:40tenancy to eight and five. It gave the Jaguars that chance to lead the
0:16:40 > 0:16:45division, and they took that chance against Seattle. Russell Wilson was
0:16:45 > 0:16:55picked three times in this one.Come on, go get it, go get it!
0:16:55 > 0:17:00Jacksonville defense we've paid tribute to a lot this season. A 75
0:17:00 > 0:17:04yard touchdown.He didn't break stride!That gave the Jaguars the
0:17:04 > 0:17:09lead in the third quarter. Wilson then weaved his magic, 61 yard throw
0:17:09 > 0:17:13to Richardson, and the Jaguars held on to take the lead in the AFC
0:17:13 > 0:17:17South. Extended highlights of this game to be shown on Saturday's show
0:17:17 > 0:17:20and we will talk more about Jacksonville during that game as
0:17:20 > 0:17:21well.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Jacksonville during that game as well.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I mentioned Oakland on what happened to Derek Carr. Do you think there
0:17:27 > 0:17:29are still
0:17:29 > 0:17:30to Derek Carr. Do you think there are still coming to terms with that
0:17:30 > 0:17:33question and they haven't been very good this season. Derek Carr
0:17:33 > 0:17:36admitted after this defeat that he is to blame.He definitely hasn't
0:17:36 > 0:17:42been very good. Like a scene out of one of my favourite movies
0:17:42 > 0:17:43been very good. Like a scene out of one of my favourite movies, Jerry
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Maguire, you don't understand the pressure $50 million comes with!
0:17:46 > 0:17:52LAUGHTER He hasn't been able to live up to
0:17:52 > 0:17:55that contract. Not having a good season this year.If there is anyone
0:17:55 > 0:18:01on this over who might know that... You know what, it's like these guys
0:18:01 > 0:18:05we were talking about, Derek Carr, Mario. Winston, they were supposed
0:18:05 > 0:18:08to be like a next generation of quarterbacks. They all seem to not
0:18:08 > 0:18:11be playing well. It's like they all took a step back this year. I don't
0:18:11 > 0:18:15know why the Raiders on running the ball more, they have Marshawn Lynch
0:18:15 > 0:18:21and he still playing well. They just want to showcase this guy.Is jack
0:18:21 > 0:18:28under pressure?Yeah.Now it's there the Chargers to win. Chargers side
0:18:28 > 0:18:37that started 0- four.They did, but it was a close run of games. They
0:18:37 > 0:18:41just needed a boost to put them over the edge may have found that boost.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45LAUGHTER Just so we know!It's like you're
0:18:45 > 0:18:48telling me off or something. Not only did they have Philip Rivers as
0:18:48 > 0:18:54a quarterback but they have him as a blogger as well, don't they?We all
0:18:54 > 0:18:58is talk about that, Mark. When you have your quarterback like this and
0:18:58 > 0:19:04he's trying to do too much, get out of the way, man, get out of the way.
0:19:04 > 0:19:10Look at him, look at him. What do I do, what do I do?He said, my plan
0:19:10 > 0:19:13was to turn back and hope the defensive end was there so we could
0:19:13 > 0:19:18brother-in-law a little bit.Do you know what that is question that when
0:19:18 > 0:19:23two players make an effort that don't hurt each other? That's what
0:19:23 > 0:19:27we do in practice!He said there wasn't anybody and then I thought to
0:19:27 > 0:19:30myself, gracious, I've never been this far down the field in my life
0:19:30 > 0:19:36since high school. He is, to use your word, bawling.He is. He was
0:19:36 > 0:19:40always the guy that gave him a chance. Now he's got some people
0:19:40 > 0:19:47around him, their feelings themselves and he's balling.I can't
0:19:47 > 0:19:53believe that, brother-in-law! We use to do that!LAUGHTER
0:19:53 > 0:20:05No show is complete without a Bill Belichick interview.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Lose a game, Bill Bellichick whips them into shape and they go
0:20:09 > 0:20:10onto win a Super Bowl right!
0:20:10 > 0:20:12With all the talk of snow this week in the UK shutting down
0:20:20 > 0:20:35No... Any questions about the game or not?I am not a Patriots fan, but
0:20:35 > 0:20:40every one of his press conferences, cheers me up. He cheers me up. Is it
0:20:40 > 0:20:46a valid question?Could he have been that disgusted by a question? Come
0:20:46 > 0:20:51on, Bill, that's crazy!He looks like he had so many more things to
0:20:51 > 0:20:56say and all his veteran experience told him, just be quiet.We will
0:20:56 > 0:21:00talk more about playing in the snow on Saturday's show but when you
0:21:00 > 0:21:02watch Buffalo in Indianapolis, do you have sympathy for the officials?
0:21:02 > 0:21:07They must have two guests the majority. Very few flags were thrown
0:21:07 > 0:21:13in this game. LAUGHTER There must have been a lot of calls
0:21:13 > 0:21:18that didn't get seen.Could you see anything to strap it was a straight
0:21:18 > 0:21:21blizzard, not even the lines on the field. They probably didn't even
0:21:21 > 0:21:25call the game.Are you surprised it continued and that one of the team
0:21:25 > 0:21:31wore white, which seemed slightly ridiculous in the snow?Trying to
0:21:31 > 0:21:36get a win anyhow!You've got to keep playing, you've got keep playing
0:21:36 > 0:21:41unless it's an imminent risk of real harm, have to keep playing.The
0:21:41 > 0:21:44biggest respect for was that the supporters who braved out for the
0:21:44 > 0:21:48whole four quarters.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Baltimore's rivalry with Pittsburgh was once described by former
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Steelers receiver Hines Ward as:
0:21:52 > 0:21:53"Pure hatred".
0:21:53 > 0:21:56We hated everything, from the color purple.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58During Ravens week, no one could wear purple in the building.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01I remember they made the office lady go home
0:22:01 > 0:22:02because she had a purple blouse on.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07She had to go change that".
0:22:07 > 0:22:10We've got it, the Ravens on Steelers don't like each other.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Anyway, a win for Pittsburgh and they retain the AFC North,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14just as they did this time last year...
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Also against the Ravens.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34And that's caught by Bell! Into the end zone for a touchdown!Here's
0:22:34 > 0:22:38what's so deadly, you get a safety outside on a running back. Happens
0:22:38 > 0:22:43all the time, but when that running back is Le'Veon Bell, it is not
0:22:43 > 0:22:55fair. Safeties can't cover, linebackers can't cover.Bell in the
0:22:55 > 0:23:03backfield bonds, though, -- in the backfield... Slipped to the outside
0:23:03 > 0:23:09and in he goes for his second touchdown of the night.After all
0:23:09 > 0:23:14the quickness and elusiveness and all that stuff, the thing is, he
0:23:14 > 0:23:21finishes hard, he knocks people to the ground in front of him.Flacco
0:23:21 > 0:23:39going to the end zone! 78 yards to get that in it. Going to go straight
0:23:39 > 0:23:42up the middle on this for man route on that side. Are a lot of wide
0:23:42 > 0:23:52receivers that way, and Sean Davis lets him go right past him.
0:23:52 > 0:24:00Boswell's 52 yard effort on the next one gave them a ten point lead.
0:24:00 > 0:24:07Sticks it in for a touchdown. Going to fake this motion and then come in
0:24:07 > 0:24:19and you will see the Steelers going wide with all that action.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31On their first possession of the second half, Baltimore cancelled
0:24:31 > 0:24:35that out. Justin Tucker a obliging from 47 yards to keep it a three
0:24:35 > 0:24:47point game. Give the ball to Allen and let him take it into give the
0:24:47 > 0:24:57Ravens the lead.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08He gets in for a touchdown for the second straight week. Boswell was on
0:25:08 > 0:25:12hand again early in the fourth quarter, his 24 yard field goal
0:25:12 > 0:25:22closed the deficit to eight points. That was mostly creeping up to the
0:25:22 > 0:25:32line. Here it comes... Brown! Inside the 40... And not caught from
0:25:32 > 0:25:38behind, and finally caught on the ten yard line! That is great
0:25:38 > 0:25:44quarterback play right there. And I mean great! He gets them to show the
0:25:44 > 0:25:48blitz, there it is, he sees it, quick check, slide it to the
0:25:48 > 0:25:57right-hand side. Go help over there, bingo! There's your play! Behind the
0:25:57 > 0:26:11full-back Nix. And it's Nix, the full-back! Touchdown!Come on! As he
0:26:11 > 0:26:15always does, buying time, finds his full-back Edu look at that catch
0:26:15 > 0:26:24against Tony Jefferson!Allen following Ricard... To the goal
0:26:24 > 0:26:32line... These two inside linebacker is, one gets cut and the other one
0:26:32 > 0:26:35can't get there, it is as simple as that. This had spoke Steelers
0:26:35 > 0:26:42defence, when you put on the tape with Ryan Shazier, the speed and
0:26:42 > 0:26:50quickness jumps off the chart, and it's not there tonight. Bell, he'll
0:26:50 > 0:26:58find it - and more... Touchdown! I'm going to use great twice, 1ft Chris
0:26:58 > 0:27:07Hubbard, the right tackle and one for the patience of Le'Veon Bell.
0:27:07 > 0:27:16Le'Veon Bell taking full advantage. 3rd and three. Pass incomplete.
0:27:16 > 0:27:26Maclin and it will be 4th down. Right what they do in third in 13.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30And that is caught for a first down by Jesse James! Up at the 31 yard
0:27:30 > 0:27:39line - huge play. Clutch, 17 yards. 3rd and five... Roethlisberger deep
0:27:39 > 0:27:52down the right side... Antonio Brown! He's amazing! Beats Carr on
0:27:52 > 0:27:59the play.Watch the physical play by Brown. He releases from it and what
0:27:59 > 0:28:06do you do? There has never been a wide receiver named MVP in the
0:28:06 > 0:28:12league, but he has to be in that conversation, he HAS to be!This is
0:28:12 > 0:28:24a 46 yard attempt. To give Pittsburgh the lead. 39-38, crazy
0:28:24 > 0:28:30stuff in Pittsburgh. The Steelers clinch the AFC North.We did what we
0:28:30 > 0:28:34had to do to win tonight. Obviously, we've got some things that we need
0:28:34 > 0:28:39to work on but we will work on those things in our AFC North hats and
0:28:39 > 0:28:43T-shirts.I don't think we were consistent tonight. We had some bad
0:28:43 > 0:28:46spells in the middle. We started strong, settled for some field
0:28:46 > 0:28:51goals, which don't want to do, obviously. And then we came on
0:28:51 > 0:28:55strong late. We did some good things but we would like to be more
0:28:55 > 0:29:01consistent. A lot of guys made plays tonight.We just fight to the
0:29:01 > 0:29:07finish, no quit in, no panic. No doubt. We've got a group of guys
0:29:07 > 0:29:11committed to being the difference, committed to getting things done.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15And today we didn't panic. We were able to get things done in that
0:29:15 > 0:29:24situation.I don't think the kids were listening to him! The Ravens
0:29:24 > 0:29:32were 31-20 up and they were 38-29 up as well in that game and then the
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Steelers in the fourth quarter just rallied?And when you've got a
0:29:35 > 0:29:40receiver like Antonio Brown like that, it's effective. What I can't
0:29:40 > 0:29:45believe is that they did not double-team this guy. They didn't
0:29:45 > 0:29:48just say, we're not going to let you beat us. He took over the game are
0:29:48 > 0:29:53noble but as we will see, as part of the whole of this thing, they have
0:29:53 > 0:29:59so many weapons. We have mentioned it several times not only this
0:29:59 > 0:30:05season but last season as well?They have entirely too many weapons. The
0:30:05 > 0:30:09offensive coordinator does a great job of moving it Antonio Brown
0:30:09 > 0:30:16around so you can't pin down where he is. Having an outstanding season.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20And Le'Veon Bell, I mean, he is running like a madman. When he runs
0:30:20 > 0:30:23the ball he's so physical at the end of the run, putting pressure on
0:30:23 > 0:30:29guys.No Smith shoestring in this game, he was banned and there is a
0:30:29 > 0:30:34kicker there who is clutch?Yeah, that's what you need. They have
0:30:34 > 0:30:41added him to the killer bees now, he is now part of that, he is the
0:30:41 > 0:30:45fourth one.Let's talk a little bit more about Antonio Brown. This was a
0:30:45 > 0:30:59tweet which came out from Golden Tate after the game, same... As Al
0:30:59 > 0:31:03Michaels said in that commentary, he is amazing.Oh, he is, and he's
0:31:03 > 0:31:09making every catch. Away here knows where he is on the sideline, he
0:31:09 > 0:31:13gives his quarterback space to get the ball in there. You knows where
0:31:13 > 0:31:17to sit down and catch the ball at. Most guys aren't really aware of
0:31:17 > 0:31:22where exactly to sit down - he's got it all.That's one of those tweets
0:31:22 > 0:31:27where you're joking but you're serious! But you can't double-team
0:31:27 > 0:31:31him, can you, because of all the other options that they have?If you
0:31:31 > 0:31:35could pin down his exact location on every single plate, then you would
0:31:35 > 0:31:40be able to do that, but like I said they move him around, in the slot,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43on the outside... Sometimes they even line him up in the backfield.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49And what that does for him is, when you move him around, it gives them
0:31:49 > 0:31:54an advantage.MVP?He's up there, he's got to the, definitely. No
0:31:54 > 0:32:02question. I'm talking about big plays, when they need him most.But
0:32:02 > 0:32:08Chris Collins was saying in commentary that that isn't a
0:32:08 > 0:32:12position that gets MVP votes?It is time to change things up! Because
0:32:12 > 0:32:16look what he's doing publicly is the most valuable player for that team.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20I understand why that hasn't been, because it usually takes somebody to
0:32:20 > 0:32:24get the football, like the quarterback who is in control of
0:32:24 > 0:32:27everything all the time.And also this is all played out against the
0:32:27 > 0:32:28back of
0:32:28 > 0:32:31this is all played out against the back of what happened to Ryan
0:32:31 > 0:32:36Shazier and he has had his spinal surgery and they face time Tim
0:32:36 > 0:32:40afterwards in the locker room. So, putting in performance like this
0:32:40 > 0:32:44whilst this is in their minds, which must be emotional for them?That's
0:32:44 > 0:32:49tough, that was arguably their new leader on defence. He's just a good
0:32:49 > 0:32:55guy. Guys like him, it is hard to bounce back from that.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58On an 8 game win streak and coasting in the NFC,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Minnesota are edging ever closer to the post season.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03A win over Carolina and the Vikings could claim the NFC North.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Carolina come in off the back of a divisional loss to New Orleans,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08but with the Saints losing to Atlanta on Thursday this
0:33:08 > 0:33:11was was an opportunity for fashion connoisseur come quarterback
0:33:11 > 0:33:21Cam Newton to tie the Panthers level at the top of the NFC South.
0:33:21 > 0:33:31EDDIE BUTLER: Ways to lead your team. Twice a RAM, twice a Texan.
0:33:31 > 0:33:38Without one spoon of hot chocolate. But now, of Minnesota. At last the
0:33:38 > 0:33:43quarterback complement to the big defence of the Vikings. And then
0:33:43 > 0:33:53there's the Cam Newton way, sort of everything Case Keenum is not. Cam
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Newton against Case Keenum, face-to-face. 3rd and one.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Newton against Case Keenum, face-to-face. 3rd and one. And they
0:34:01 > 0:34:04run it straight ahead... No-one in the secondary! It's going the
0:34:04 > 0:34:14distance! Jonathan Stewart! 60 yards! Watch right here, four guys,
0:34:14 > 0:34:19all offensive lineman on the right side for Carolina... Carolina needed
0:34:19 > 0:34:27that! 2nd and ten. An extra receiver has come onto the field. Down the
0:34:27 > 0:34:31middle it goes, and in the end zone, fought by Rudolph for the touchdown!
0:34:31 > 0:34:48Inside of Adams, and the perfect throw from Keenum. Touchdown! Stuart
0:34:48 > 0:34:53gets right up and he gets stuff to write before. Good job by Joseph and
0:34:53 > 0:34:59just the extra effort. A 30 yard field goal from Kai Forbath trimmed
0:34:59 > 0:35:06the deficit with just over five minutes left in the half. Back in
0:35:06 > 0:35:11the end zone, and this time it is caught! He makes up for it,
0:35:11 > 0:35:17touchdown Minnesota!Control is going to be a big question here,
0:35:17 > 0:35:24Tony. Watch the ball.You see, he juggles it...Receiver did not
0:35:24 > 0:35:30control the football, it's an incomplete pass.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35STUDIO: The Vikings were forced to settle for another field goal. They
0:35:35 > 0:35:41trailed 14-13 at half-time. COMMENTATOR: Got to get to the 11
0:35:41 > 0:35:50for a first. Breaking down on him. Backpedalling to get away from it.
0:35:50 > 0:36:02And touchdown! He gets up the field and they both have him and he keeps
0:36:02 > 0:36:09his eyes down field and trusts his receiver, Devin Funchess. First play
0:36:09 > 0:36:17of the second half, and he was hit when he threw it. Are they going to
0:36:17 > 0:36:26say it's a fumble? Adams has the football. This is close.That ball
0:36:26 > 0:36:36gets hit. It was a fumble. First down.The Panthers added three
0:36:36 > 0:36:42points off the turnover, with this 41 yard field goal from Graham Gano.
0:36:42 > 0:36:55They led 24-13. Down the middle, caught Thielen! Thielen breaks the
0:36:55 > 0:37:00tackle, inside the 20! Thielen takes it for the touchdown! Wow! Watch
0:37:00 > 0:37:05Thielen go right down the middle, and Kuechly was just a little late
0:37:05 > 0:37:12to get there. Now, they're going to go for two. Huge playwright here.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17They're putting it on the left. They were going for the middle, that
0:37:17 > 0:37:20tells you you want space for your wide receivers over here on the
0:37:20 > 0:37:35right. Pass caught by BELL. Here's one on one right now.
0:37:35 > 0:37:46Intercepted! Inside the 20! Tackled at the six! My goodness, what a
0:37:46 > 0:37:55turnaround! Off the hands of McCaffrey and it is picked of! Cam
0:37:55 > 0:38:02Newton has time but the ball is a little high. Here's Keenum, in
0:38:02 > 0:38:08trouble. Taken down! And now the Vikings will try the field goal to
0:38:08 > 0:38:13tie it... Again the Vikings stalled in the red zone. They fought back to
0:38:13 > 0:38:22tie the game at 24 all. Newton, wide open... Inside the 40! Inside the
0:38:22 > 0:38:3220! And then has it all the way to the six, as the defenders try to
0:38:32 > 0:38:38strip it away. 62 yards, Cam Newton! You're going to see right here, he's
0:38:38 > 0:38:42one on one with Cam Newton, and Cam Newton says, you're not making that
0:38:42 > 0:38:49tackle. What a play! All of Carolina's touchdowns today have
0:38:49 > 0:38:55come on third down. Stuart!The ball came out! It's a risky move. Big
0:38:55 > 0:39:05decision... That's over there. 7-point lead with 1.47 to play. Here
0:39:05 > 0:39:15we go. 4th and 16, Keenum's pass... Incomplete! Minnesota's eight-game
0:39:15 > 0:39:22winless streak comes to a close, Carolina takes it.Great effort,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25great team effort guys, really proud of what you did. Don't think I'm
0:39:25 > 0:39:30giving you tomorrow off, with got a lot of work to do. Were not where we
0:39:30 > 0:39:34want to be but we're heading in that direction. It is up to us in the
0:39:34 > 0:39:40football team, and let's get it done.Everything that I was told not
0:39:40 > 0:39:47to do, I did. Throwing across your body, you know, sometimes you've
0:39:47 > 0:39:52just got to overcome coaching. And the guys are just out there playing
0:39:52 > 0:39:58football. I'm just happy that he was alert to the opportunity and did the
0:39:58 > 0:40:00rest.Forget the
0:40:00 > 0:40:00alert to the opportunity and did the rest.Forget the outfits, there was
0:40:00 > 0:40:06a line in that which you two riled. Sometimes you've got to overcome
0:40:06 > 0:40:13coaching?I don't know how he had the nerve to say that. That's like a
0:40:13 > 0:40:17coach same, I've got to overcome the weakness of my players. I hear what
0:40:17 > 0:40:20he was saying, he made two plays that you probably shouldn't have
0:40:20 > 0:40:25done and he made them. Good. You're a great player but you don't throw
0:40:25 > 0:40:30your coaches under the bus.You know what, he just needs to get up there
0:40:30 > 0:40:34and just shot up just he tries to say things but he doesn't know how
0:40:34 > 0:40:38to say them correctly and they just come off... How do you get up there
0:40:38 > 0:40:45and say something like that?Is and he basically saying, sometimes
0:40:45 > 0:40:50whatever play has been called, you realise you have got to do something
0:40:50 > 0:40:54different? I'm assuming this was a bit off-the-cuff?No, that is a
0:40:54 > 0:41:02design run! This is amazing, he is supposed to come down one on one,
0:41:02 > 0:41:08and this is what he does, he makes plays like this. And yes, you've got
0:41:08 > 0:41:11the arm strength to throw across your body and make the throat like
0:41:11 > 0:41:17he did, you've got the legs, but you do not call out your coach.And on
0:41:17 > 0:41:19top of that, you have the option to throw across your body but nine
0:41:19 > 0:41:24times out of ten that ends up in an interception - that's why they tell
0:41:24 > 0:41:29you not to do it. So it's not overcoming your coaching, that's
0:41:29 > 0:41:32ridiculous.But it might be the difference between winning...Stop
0:41:32 > 0:41:39trying to help him!OK! Moving onto Case Keenum, which should be an even
0:41:39 > 0:41:44more funded date! Just a bad day at the office?Absolutely, and he
0:41:44 > 0:41:56deserves to have a bad day. We have ranted and raved about him, arguably
0:41:56 > 0:41:59the two best receivers in the league. He had five dropped passes,
0:41:59 > 0:42:15he threw the ball up the seam and it was trapped for a touchdown.This is
0:42:15 > 0:42:19so funny because on our way back from the gym you didn't say any of
0:42:19 > 0:42:24these things!You're bringing up our personal conversations! Nothing is
0:42:24 > 0:42:30safe any more! That was a personal conversation!And you know, to me,
0:42:30 > 0:42:35Case Keenum reminds me of a... You know he is going to get the job
0:42:35 > 0:42:39done, he can get you from A to B but you're never really that
0:42:39 > 0:42:44comfortable! You feel like something could go wrong at any minute - and
0:42:44 > 0:42:47this is Case Keenum in a nutshell. You know he can get the job done but
0:42:47 > 0:42:50at some point you know something is going to go wrong, and that's
0:42:50 > 0:42:56exactly what happened.But the other thing is, the problem is, because of
0:42:56 > 0:43:03the... Teddy Bridgwater and the state of Case Keenum, as soon as he
0:43:03 > 0:43:07has a bad game, there will be people like Osi ready to jump on him, and
0:43:07 > 0:43:14he doesn't deserve that. In that game he lost all half of his
0:43:14 > 0:43:18offensive line so it is not just him?Exactly. We knew he had those
0:43:18 > 0:43:22pieces of play where he played Richie Wellens if he would have
0:43:22 > 0:43:28success. Five topped passes, and half his own line-out. You can't
0:43:28 > 0:43:33just go back there and have success. What did I say last week? I said
0:43:33 > 0:43:37there's going to have to come a time where he is going to have to win the
0:43:37 > 0:43:40game for you and cheese not going to be able to do it because he is not
0:43:40 > 0:43:44that kind of quarterback check and it showed this week.Green Bay at
0:43:44 > 0:43:49the bears - they've got enough to win the division?Bengals at Green
0:43:49 > 0:43:57Bay?And Chicago? Do it quickly because we will be out of time -
0:43:57 > 0:44:01they've got enough to win the division?Yeah. I'm still thinking
0:44:01 > 0:44:06about...We're out of time! Vets take a look at some of the other
0:44:06 > 0:44:10week 14 games.
0:44:10 > 0:44:20Right, let's take a look at some of the other week 14 games.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33Josh broke his hand in the third quarter.I feel bad for him.And the
0:44:33 > 0:44:39Broncos finally ended their eight-game losing streak. Guess who
0:44:39 > 0:44:47was back for the Giants under the interim head coach? They were taking
0:44:47 > 0:44:53on Dallas in an all NFC is to battle. They got off to a good start
0:44:53 > 0:44:57with this touchdown catch from Rhett Ellison. But then Dak Prescott got
0:44:57 > 0:45:07going. There were touchdowns for Jason Witten and Des Bryant and
0:45:07 > 0:45:16Dallas are now at seven and six and they are is still in the play-offs.
0:45:16 > 0:45:21Detroit are still in the play-off hunt as well. They roared into Tampa
0:45:21 > 0:45:27Bay and then almost run out of puff. Theo Riddick made it 21-7 going into
0:45:27 > 0:45:31the final quarter. Jonas Winston then burst into life with a couple
0:45:31 > 0:45:35of touchdowns. But Matt Prater in the end kicked the winning field
0:45:35 > 0:45:42goal and Detroit are still in the wild card hunt. Chicago against
0:45:42 > 0:45:52Cincinnati next, and the bearers dominated the Bengals. I haven't had
0:45:52 > 0:45:56a chance to sound happy that often this season! Jordan Howe I'd ran for
0:45:56 > 0:46:01a couple of touchdowns. Mitchell Chip in ski run in for one as well.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05The Bengals are almost out of play-off contention. Aaron Rodgers
0:46:05 > 0:46:09is still warming up and still following. Brett Hundley initially
0:46:09 > 0:46:14outshone in Cleveland, Gordon getting his first touchdown there
0:46:14 > 0:46:21since 2013. And at one stage Cleveland were 21-7 up. Green Bay
0:46:21 > 0:46:25fought back. They got it to 21 apiece. And then in overtime,
0:46:25 > 0:46:35Davante Adams won it for the Packers - and went straight down the tunnel!
0:46:35 > 0:46:41That's how you get yourself in the shower as quickly as possible!Jimmy
0:46:41 > 0:46:46arrived at Houston, aiming for two and oh and he had a great game with
0:46:46 > 0:46:55the 49ers. TJ Yates came on for Tom Savage. But this from Jimmy
0:46:55 > 0:47:03Garoppolo was enough to seal it for the 49ers.They might have found
0:47:03 > 0:47:06their quarterback.They might have found their quarterback! Let's just
0:47:06 > 0:47:14run through the standings for you.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36AFC North...
0:47:36 > 0:47:41Pittsburgh confirmed as divisional winners here.
0:47:41 > 0:47:47AFC South...
0:47:47 > 0:47:49Still so tight here, Kansas City host
0:47:49 > 0:47:50the Chargers next week.
0:47:50 > 0:47:51NFC East...
0:47:51 > 0:47:56Philadelphia confirmed as divisional champions.
0:47:56 > 0:48:00Now focusing on securing that number one seed, and they do so without
0:48:00 > 0:48:08Carson vent. Green Bay, with Aaron Rodgers nearing a return, could well
0:48:08 > 0:48:14pose a threat. Had to battle through that because Jason has spoken so
0:48:14 > 0:48:18much on this show. And a reminder that we have the NFL show again this
0:48:18 > 0:48:22Saturday, after Match Of The Day. And you can also catch everything on
0:48:22 > 0:48:27the iPlayer, including our show going back to last week. Say nothing
0:48:27 > 0:48:33else, we're out of time. That's it for tonight, bye-bye.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37EDDIE BUTLER: It all looks so simple, a place and a name and a
0:48:37 > 0:48:43love affair. Teams neatly packaged into their eight divisions. Top team
0:48:43 > 0:48:49qualifies plus two wild cards from each conference. But what intricacy
0:48:49 > 0:48:56along the way, what confusion, what mystery and twists and turns? All is
0:48:56 > 0:48:59not yet revealed.