:00:08. > :00:13.COMMENTATOR: It will be time for these two teams to settle into the
:00:14. > :00:36.limelight. One-man wrecking crew. How did he do
:00:37. > :00:41.that? An unstoppable. STUDIO: Hello and welcome to NFL this week.
:00:42. > :00:44.Despite having a combined 18 years NFL experience and a few Super Bowl
:00:45. > :00:48.rings, both Osi Umenyiora and Jason are none the wiser as to who will
:00:49. > :00:52.make the playoffs. You could argue that views around here been
:00:53. > :00:59.questionable at times but I will cut you some slack. The NFL season has
:01:00. > :01:03.been a wild one so far. Week 13 of 17, the battle for the playoffs is
:01:04. > :01:07.well and truly up and running. Joining me after the jaunt to
:01:08. > :01:14.Minnesota, the knowledgeable ones, Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell. Do you
:01:15. > :01:19.like that? I like that. Kansas City Chiefs have divided opinion, last
:01:20. > :01:23.week, we lavished praise on their victory over the Denver Broncos but
:01:24. > :01:26.the big games are coming thick and fast for Kansas City. They had a
:01:27. > :01:33.week 13 trip to Atlanta, leaders of the NFC South. Matt Ryan leading a
:01:34. > :01:39.red-hot Atlanta offense that is leading the NFL. The Atlanta
:01:40. > :01:45.Falcons, top of the NFC South, playing at home and with one of the
:01:46. > :01:53.most potent offenses in the NFL. But beware. How about those Chiefs? In
:01:54. > :01:59.the AFC West, there are teams that travel well. Among them, the Kansas
:02:00. > :02:01.City Chiefs. Comfortable on the road and most adept at taking the ball
:02:02. > :02:24.off their opponents. COMMENTATOR: 1st goal. Freeman,
:02:25. > :02:33.the deep back. Freeman, touchdown. 1st goal.
:02:34. > :02:39.To the five, end zone, touchdown. The first touchdown on an opening
:02:40. > :02:45.drive this season for the Kansas City Chiefs. STUDIO: On the next
:02:46. > :02:53.possession, Matt Bryant kicked field goal to extend Atlanta's lead to
:02:54. > :02:56.four points. COMMENTATOR: Kendrick West comes into the backfield for
:02:57. > :03:02.the first time for Kansas City today. Smith escapes the pressure, a
:03:03. > :03:11.penalty marker is thrown. The ball is loose. The pile-up is at the
:03:12. > :03:16.44-yard line, Atlanta think they have it, Vic Beasley at administered
:03:17. > :03:21.the hit to Alex Smith. Atlanta football, let's check the penalty.
:03:22. > :03:28.Gray holding, that penalty is declined. 1st down. Smith was
:03:29. > :03:33.fortunate to get away from the pass rush the first time, able to escape
:03:34. > :03:40.and lucky he is not hurt as Beasley tackles from behind. Judy macro Matt
:03:41. > :03:47.Bryant kicked his second field goal giving Atlanta a 7-point lead in the
:03:48. > :03:51.third quarter. COMMENTATOR: Kansas City will go with three type tends
:03:52. > :03:57.again, Spencer where in the backfield. They need a yard for a
:03:58. > :04:04.1st down. It is complete, touchdown. His second of the game. Matt Ryan,
:04:05. > :04:09.we will see what he can do with 48 seconds on the clock and two
:04:10. > :04:15.time-outs. He has Freeman in the backfield. Ryan, throwing,
:04:16. > :04:25.intercepted in the middle of the field by Eric Berry. 20, ten, five,
:04:26. > :04:29.touchdown Kansas City. That is how Kansas City has played the entire
:04:30. > :04:34.season, very opportunistic defense, leading the league in takeaway is.
:04:35. > :04:38.They baited Matt Ryan into thinking there was an opening. They played a
:04:39. > :04:43.robber in the middle of the field with no assignment. Their sixth
:04:44. > :04:50.return touchdown this season. Eric Berry takes the football right over
:04:51. > :04:55.to his mum. Special moment, he is from Georgia, playing in front of
:04:56. > :04:58.family and friends. STUDIO: Atlanta soon bounced back with another field
:04:59. > :05:09.goal, cutting the lead to macro four points. COMMENTATOR: The fake, right
:05:10. > :05:18.up the middle, Wilson, to the ten, five, touchdown. What a gutsy call
:05:19. > :05:23.by Andy Reid and the special teams coordinator. They lined up to go for
:05:24. > :05:28.it on 4th down in the own territory to start the second half. Wilson
:05:29. > :05:33.takes it right up the middle, he was the protector, a direct snap to him.
:05:34. > :05:40.55 yards. Gutsy call to start the second half. Freeman in the
:05:41. > :05:41.backfield on 1st goal, Freeman with the football, end zone,
:05:42. > :05:58.touchdown. Bird and to, Smith pulls it down and
:05:59. > :06:06.throws down the sideline and he was wide open but he missed him. Spencer
:06:07. > :06:12.where had nothing but green in front of him and he missed him. Just under
:06:13. > :06:17.seven minutes to play in the fourth. 113 receiving yards, everyone else
:06:18. > :06:27.for Atlanta, 88. He is back on the field on 3rd 1. Ryan fakes the
:06:28. > :06:30.pitch in a wide-open over the middle, inside the 20 and a 1st
:06:31. > :06:40.down. 2nd goal. Ryan over the middle, wide-open,
:06:41. > :06:58.touchdown, Robinson. That looked like a miss in the
:06:59. > :07:01.Kansas City secondary. Eric Berry was not happy, a miscommunication
:07:02. > :07:05.with the coverage, he was the safety over the top. He thought he had
:07:06. > :07:09.inside help, Marcus Peters was underneath on the slot coverage and
:07:10. > :07:14.he thought Peters would come back into the middle zone and Eric Berry
:07:15. > :07:20.had no help inside. They will go for two, searching for the 3-point lead.
:07:21. > :07:25.Ryan, throwing, intercepted, picked off and it is very, Eric Berry going
:07:26. > :07:38.the other way and nobody is going to catch him. Two on the board for the
:07:39. > :07:43.Kansas City Chiefs. What a change for the Atlanta Falcons, they take
:07:44. > :07:48.the lead and decide to go for two to make it a 3-point game, Eric Berry
:07:49. > :07:52.with a 37 yard interception for a touchdown earlier now brings this
:07:53. > :07:59.back for two. And the Chiefs, instead of being down, lead by one.
:08:00. > :08:07.What they game between those guys. The Chiefs have won six consecutive
:08:08. > :08:10.December games. STUDIO: Not only was it a great game but it provided one
:08:11. > :08:15.of the stories of the season, a sport story of the season. That
:08:16. > :08:20.regards Eric Berry. He was back in Atlanta, his hometown for the first
:08:21. > :08:25.time since he had chemotherapy treatment for cancer. This is what
:08:26. > :08:29.he said after the game. I shed a few tears before the game and I shed a
:08:30. > :08:35.few during the game and after. I think I held it together pretty good
:08:36. > :08:40.but there are a lot of emotions, I tried to contain them. The last time
:08:41. > :08:45.I came home during the season was to get chemotherapy. This time it was
:08:46. > :08:51.to play the game so I was thankful for the opportunity. I take pride in
:08:52. > :08:54.a lot of things that people take for granted, when opportunities way, I
:08:55. > :08:58.cherish them and try to make the most of them. I made my mind up
:08:59. > :09:05.before the game that I would get the ball and I did. It won't matter to
:09:06. > :09:09.the things she has given me, and my dad as well. So many nights I was
:09:10. > :09:12.crying on their shoulder and trying to make sense of everything going
:09:13. > :09:16.on. They kept telling me to keep pressing and that I would be back.
:09:17. > :09:23.That I would be able to play the game I wanted to. For it to happen,
:09:24. > :09:25.both of them supported me through the process, I can't thank them
:09:26. > :09:34.enough. I can't do anything to show my thanks so I keep pushing and keep
:09:35. > :09:39.trying. If you are an ardent Atlanta fan, even your heart will melt at
:09:40. > :09:42.that. For him to overcome that, I have been through that with my
:09:43. > :09:46.sister though I know what it is like for someone to have that kind of
:09:47. > :09:52.treatment. The fact he was able to train and get ready for the next
:09:53. > :09:57.season was amazing. And in the town he was from. I don't know what to
:09:58. > :10:01.say about that. That is extremely emotional. To see a guy perform at
:10:02. > :10:08.that level after what he has been through is inspirational. If we go
:10:09. > :10:12.back to week ten when they played Carolina, he did something similar.
:10:13. > :10:20.Therefore we get onto this game where they beat Atlanta but he has
:10:21. > :10:23.history as they say. What is amazing about, a great center fielder,
:10:24. > :10:28.anything in the center of the field, he has got. It is his ability to
:10:29. > :10:36.read the quarterback in the defense and play to his strengths. I love
:10:37. > :10:41.that shot from his perspective and the strength required. That is a
:10:42. > :10:45.great pick. That is a great pick. That is what makes him dynamic, when
:10:46. > :10:49.he gets the ball in his hand, he can score. That makes such a threat.
:10:50. > :10:58.You're going to take me through what is so good about him in this. He is
:10:59. > :11:04.there and the intended target of the pass is there, slightly covered.
:11:05. > :11:07.What are we looking at from Eric Berry's position? Geller macro from
:11:08. > :11:11.films, he knows they are probably going to work this side in the
:11:12. > :11:17.middle, you have a tight end outside and the receiver coming in. He is
:11:18. > :11:22.almost eliminating threats. He can move over and realise he will work
:11:23. > :11:26.this side of the field. So it is more about space than a specific
:11:27. > :11:29.man. You have both said that from watching tape, he will know the
:11:30. > :11:38.distance that Mathew Ryan will throw the ball, the exact spot.
:11:39. > :11:45.He made an incredible play. He is standing flat-footed, he knows where
:11:46. > :11:51.it is going. He jumps up before the receiver got his head on it. By
:11:52. > :11:59.flat-footed, he is not going deep. He knows where the route is. Then
:12:00. > :12:04.the pic to the game? I don't know what Atlanta were thinking. I would
:12:05. > :12:09.you throw in the middle? Look at him. He has been doing it all game.
:12:10. > :12:15.You would want to throw it outside but you throw it right into the
:12:16. > :12:20.middle and to the side? Now, we have had, sorry, you have had a debate
:12:21. > :12:25.with us about how exciting Kansas City are, so let's go with the fake
:12:26. > :12:29.punt which is a brave call from Andy Reid and excited as well. Talk me
:12:30. > :12:35.through what I am meant to be looking at, from this formation, is
:12:36. > :12:42.anything different? The only thing different is... Right here. He is
:12:43. > :12:46.kind of sat on the line. They like to sit back a little more and get as
:12:47. > :12:51.much depth as they can't because they have to shuffle back and get a
:12:52. > :12:56.blog but then been on the line is the only tip. His position is
:12:57. > :13:03.completely normal? Yes. He has to pick up the opposite of the center.
:13:04. > :13:11.Now they just down block, he takes the direct snap and that whole is
:13:12. > :13:17.wide open. However, you think, Osi, that from the point of view of
:13:18. > :13:22.Atlanta, they have read it wrong. No question. This is 100% terrible
:13:23. > :13:29.coaching decision. The reason why I say that, this is where things
:13:30. > :13:34.happen, from the 50-yard line, teams like to run there, because at least
:13:35. > :13:40.they are not having the ball on their side of the football field.
:13:41. > :13:45.What they should have done, was they should have put their defensive
:13:46. > :13:50.line, they should had guys like myself, I would have been on the
:13:51. > :13:54.football field. From what you said before, I am in charge of the
:13:55. > :13:57.buttons, you would have been around there. You would have had the
:13:58. > :14:02.defensive tackles right in the middle of the field because you know
:14:03. > :14:10.that is what they want. Presumably, all these people here, their line of
:14:11. > :14:14.vision is blocked. Yes. There are smaller guys like me. They are
:14:15. > :14:18.attempting to block the kick but they are not big enough to stop
:14:19. > :14:23.somebody come and down like that. Look at the jersey numbers, you do
:14:24. > :14:27.not see the big guys like Osi out there, it is little guys like me and
:14:28. > :14:33.we are not equipped for that! Brilliant call by that man. Are we
:14:34. > :14:38.giving Andy Reid credit? That was a great call. Analyse the situation.
:14:39. > :14:47.Atlanta Falcons did not have the right personnel on the field. Let's
:14:48. > :14:56.take a look at our first round-up of week 13. Denver's rookie quarterback
:14:57. > :15:09.started only his second game in an ugly defense of the 2010 -- 20-10
:15:10. > :15:14.win. 53 yards. Denver are eight and four. Another win for Oakland, they
:15:15. > :15:22.were playing catch up for three quarters of the game. Derek Carr led
:15:23. > :15:26.them to 29 unanswered points, earning his tenth fourth-quarter
:15:27. > :15:34.comeback over the past but-macro seasons by hitting it from 37 yards.
:15:35. > :15:39.Magic touch and they now have a ten and two record and we will talk
:15:40. > :15:55.about the Raiders more surely. We will hear more about the Lions as
:15:56. > :16:03.well. The defense held them. Golden Tate scored a late 66 yard touchdown
:16:04. > :16:11.to move the Lions to hate. It was somebody else's files! That was you,
:16:12. > :16:19.sir. Tom Brady passed for 269 yards to Chris Hogan as the Patriots raced
:16:20. > :16:26.to a 17- 0/2-time lead. They eventually beat the LA Rams. He now
:16:27. > :16:31.has 201 career victories, the most by a starting quarterback in NFL
:16:32. > :16:38.history. Let's talk about the Raiders, they are now ten and two,
:16:39. > :16:42.in the third quarter, they were 24-9 down and for all we have praised
:16:43. > :16:48.Raiders and their players, you have to give the fans credit. Down there,
:16:49. > :16:52.they are allowed, they get after the opposing offense and that is always
:16:53. > :16:57.advantageous to the home team. As we talk about the importance of
:16:58. > :17:01.home-field advantage, we have often said it about Seattle and having
:17:02. > :17:06.been in Minnesota and seem a home game -- home game and seeing the
:17:07. > :17:11.influence that the fans can have, that will be important. Very
:17:12. > :17:19.important. People do not give the fans enough credit. It is almost
:17:20. > :17:21.like a feeding frenzy when the fans enter the game. You will have both
:17:22. > :17:25.played against the Raiders in Oakland when they were very good,
:17:26. > :17:30.but that doesn't attract from the vitriol of the fans at times. They
:17:31. > :17:36.call it the black hole down there, it smells like you are having a good
:17:37. > :17:44.time in that stadium. Don't you mean it smells of beer? Yes. They will
:17:45. > :17:49.single you out. It doesn't feel well when you're not playing good. So
:17:50. > :17:58.many rivals in the West have to play each other, Oakland, Kansas --
:17:59. > :18:02.Kansas and Denver. Given how passionate divisional games, nothing
:18:03. > :18:07.is certain. It is very exciting. These teams hate each other. They
:18:08. > :18:13.will be going head to head and nothing has been decided in the AFC
:18:14. > :18:18.West. Let's mention Detroit, how surprised are you that they went to
:18:19. > :18:24.new and won? Defensively, they played a lot better than I thought
:18:25. > :18:30.they would. You knew they would do it, but Stafford was on a roll. It
:18:31. > :18:34.is a hard thing to do, especially in New Orleans. They play excellent
:18:35. > :18:39.football, especially at home and destroyed went there and shut them
:18:40. > :18:47.down. Sitting third, you would think it is season over for Washington but
:18:48. > :18:50.it is not. Their record compares favourably to their rivals and
:18:51. > :18:55.leaves them in one of the wild card spots. This week they head to
:18:56. > :19:02.Arizona. It is a crucial week with Tampa Bay breathing down their
:19:03. > :19:07.necks. Questions, questions. Kirk Cousins, do they really like at the
:19:08. > :19:12.Washington Redskins? He keeps asking and keeps doing his best to force a
:19:13. > :19:17.yes out of his employers. The Arizona Cardinals, are they what
:19:18. > :19:29.they once were? Only in a wild card chasing kind of way, it seems, but
:19:30. > :19:33.to difficult questions, it is never too late to find a different kind of
:19:34. > :19:37.answer. The Cardinals are threatening on the first possession
:19:38. > :19:41.of the game. They need this game and with losses so far by the Eagles and
:19:42. > :19:47.the saints, that can all come play well to them if they can win. They
:19:48. > :19:55.are playing with the dues and energy. You need to be accountable
:19:56. > :20:00.about how you start a football game. 15 play, coming up, the Redskins
:20:01. > :20:07.offense has been on the field a long time and they go to Johnson. He gets
:20:08. > :20:13.hit, into the enzyme, touchdown, Cardinals! It was the David Johnson
:20:14. > :20:19.show. On this opening series and the have taken the lead. In the second
:20:20. > :20:26.quarter, Dustin Hopkins gave Washington their first points of the
:20:27. > :20:30.game. He kicked his second of the quarter from 20 yards on the next
:20:31. > :20:35.Redskins possession and Arizona responded with a 28 yard to extend
:20:36. > :20:47.their lead to four points going into half-time. Five characters. Plenty
:20:48. > :20:56.of time for Kirk Cousins to go deep and he has to Jackson who is tackled
:20:57. > :21:00.at the fire line. Great protection for Kirk Cousins and 59 yard pass,
:21:01. > :21:10.the longest played from scrimmage today. An extra offensive lineman
:21:11. > :21:17.for the Redskins. It is Kirk Cousins Web the quarterback. No signal yet.
:21:18. > :21:21.Touchdown. Cousins got over and the Redskins score their first touchdown
:21:22. > :21:27.of the game and take their first lead. On the following possession,
:21:28. > :21:36.they missed a field goal setting Washington up with good field
:21:37. > :21:38.possession. Vincent Painter has come in. John Sullivan
:21:39. > :21:48.remains at center. The Redskins offensive line is really fill.
:21:49. > :21:56.Cousins loses the ball, it is a fumble and it is picked up by the
:21:57. > :21:59.Cardinals. Golden is tackled. Campbell, came back, forced the
:22:00. > :22:05.fumble and the first turnover of the game and at the Cardinals have an
:22:06. > :22:10.opportunity, a big one here. A three technique, has to win this battle.
:22:11. > :22:16.His pad level is lower. You're winning that battle. His feat never
:22:17. > :22:22.stop on contact and he does not go for the kill shot. Trusting his
:22:23. > :22:27.athletic ability, picking it up and trying to score. The receiver lined
:22:28. > :22:37.up to the left. Palmyra. Has sometime. Touchdown. Michael Floyd!
:22:38. > :22:41.That was a great pass by Carson Palmer. Anything of center would
:22:42. > :22:47.have been intercepted and the Cardinals regain the lead. We go
:22:48. > :22:52.back to 3rd down and ten. Redskins want to do better and the Cardinals
:22:53. > :22:56.want to hold that and there is a pass for the touchdown. Jamison
:22:57. > :23:04.Crowder, quiet for most of this game, finally gets into the action.
:23:05. > :23:08.A pass from Kirk Cousins to Jamison Crowder. Chris Thompson, you are a
:23:09. > :23:15.football player, stepping in there with the big boys. Does getting
:23:16. > :23:19.enough in the way to allow Kirk Cousins and Jamison Crowder on a
:23:20. > :23:24.switch route, putting the pressure on the safety and beating Tony
:23:25. > :23:29.Jefferson. 3rd down and three, Carson Palmer goes to Fitzgerald and
:23:30. > :23:38.he may not have the 1st down, let's see where they spot the ball. He got
:23:39. > :23:44.the 1st down because he is so smart. As he is going down, he is going to
:23:45. > :23:48.shove out the ball. Right at the yard line, great understanding of
:23:49. > :23:53.where he is on the field in getting that ball across the 1st down.
:23:54. > :23:59.Fitzgerald and he is tackled immediately. There it is. Third
:24:00. > :24:09.all-time. Written on the football. Larry Fitzgerald, he just climbs the
:24:10. > :24:17.ladder. Only behind Tony Gonzalez. Five and a 1st down and maybe a
:24:18. > :24:22.touchdown and it is. David Johnson. Only one run. 25 yard pass to David
:24:23. > :24:27.Johnson and the Cardinals scorer with still plenty of time remaining
:24:28. > :24:32.here in the fourth quarter. What a game between these two play of
:24:33. > :24:36.hungry teams. I don't know if he has been talking about it, but we need
:24:37. > :24:43.to start talking about David Johnson. They create ways to get him
:24:44. > :24:49.the football. He does a great job of getting downfield to block and JJ
:24:50. > :24:53.Nelson gets it away. David Johnson showing a burst. On the next
:24:54. > :25:03.Redskins Drive, Hopkins had a field goal to cut the lead to one point.
:25:04. > :25:11.They are on their own F34. 4th down and less than one. They have got a
:25:12. > :25:20.goal and they will run out. 4th down and won on their own line. Victory.
:25:21. > :25:24.A gain of 14 yards gets a 1st down and that may be bit gutsy as call he
:25:25. > :25:33.has had to make all year. We have heard this talked about all year.
:25:34. > :25:40.Playing to win the game. Time-out called by the Redskins. A play
:25:41. > :25:50.action and here is Carson Palmer going deeper and it is his pass.
:25:51. > :25:57.Touchdown! JJ Nelson! He went for all the marbles on that one, did
:25:58. > :26:03.Carson Palmer. In traffic, Nelson made a great play. First of all,
:26:04. > :26:09.Carson Palmer, they review it. Makes the throw, his guy are no guy gets
:26:10. > :26:15.it. That is a clean catch. 3rd down and four, here comes pressure, the
:26:16. > :26:23.Redskins need a touchdown. He is coming up. Here he comes again. This
:26:24. > :26:31.pass is going to be picked off by Peterson. Patrick Peterson with the
:26:32. > :26:35.interception. It is just a win, but it is a lot better than a loss. It
:26:36. > :26:42.makes everything taste better tonight. I am sure... I can't ask
:26:43. > :26:44.them to practice any harder. I'll bet there are a lot more smiles are
:26:45. > :26:57.practice on Wednesday. That's not the way we want to come
:26:58. > :27:02.out of a football game preparing for a good team on the road. We had two
:27:03. > :27:07.turnovers and we didn't cause any. It was a good football team so
:27:08. > :27:14.credit to the Arizona Cardinals but I feel we underachieved today and
:27:15. > :27:20.that is frustrating. In he didn't like a lot, did he? He was not a
:27:21. > :27:23.happy man after that game. Parry there were shouts heard from the
:27:24. > :27:31.locker room afterwards. It got a bit angry. But as former players, that
:27:32. > :27:40.is part and parcel. I have to tell you a story. Settle back. Is always
:27:41. > :27:45.used to make me laugh. We would say our prayers as a team, we would say
:27:46. > :27:49.The Lord's Prayer before the game, half-time and at the end of the
:27:50. > :27:56.game. So maybe at half-time, the coach would come in, we would be
:27:57. > :28:04.getting beaten and he would say" you guys are playing horrible. I can't
:28:05. > :28:12.believe this is happening. " "Let Us pray." I remember this. Two you
:28:13. > :28:24.can't pray after you say all of that. I had to get that off my mind.
:28:25. > :28:27.I like your stories. They gave penalties, Washington, two penalties
:28:28. > :28:33.on the first drive that he was fuming about. That does not set you
:28:34. > :28:39.off well. You do not want setbacks with penalties. This is the formula
:28:40. > :28:43.to beat them, pressure Kirk cousins. Make him get the ball out quick and
:28:44. > :28:48.make fast decisions. That is what they did. Towards the end of the
:28:49. > :28:52.game, he was under such pressure. Under duress. It doesn't matter how
:28:53. > :28:59.good you are. Kirk Cousins has been playing as well as anybody. Once the
:29:00. > :29:03.pressure comes at you, you make any quarterback look ordinary and they
:29:04. > :29:07.made him look terrible. You start to see receiver not being able to do
:29:08. > :29:12.just than the on the same timing. That is what happens when you have
:29:13. > :29:16.youth around you. We have rarely seen him rattled this season. In
:29:17. > :29:21.recent weeks he has been one of the best performing quarterbacks in the
:29:22. > :29:26.NFL. He has been sitting back there able to deliver the ball. They have
:29:27. > :29:31.harassed him and he couldn't beat them downfield. These are playoff
:29:32. > :29:35.chasing teams, it might be a bit far for the Cardinals to get to the
:29:36. > :29:41.playoffs, they converted ten of 16 third downs in this game. We saw how
:29:42. > :29:47.well they defended. Cardinals fans will wonder what could have been. A
:29:48. > :29:51.little bit too late. If you look at that offensive of forms, ten of 16
:29:52. > :29:57.on 3rd down is remarkable. You will not lose many games converting ten
:29:58. > :30:01.of 16 but I wish they had done this earlier. What I like about this game
:30:02. > :30:08.is they got rid of the ball quickly rather than taking three the -- deep
:30:09. > :30:14.drops like in previous games. I we still agree that it is too far for
:30:15. > :30:21.them to get to the playoffs? They would have two win out, it's not
:30:22. > :30:25.going to happen. All or nothing. I'm not used to you doing subtle jokes.
:30:26. > :30:31.A quick reminder that you can get another dose of the NFL on Saturday
:30:32. > :30:35.night. We will have highlights of the huge AFC West matchup between
:30:36. > :30:41.Kansas City and Oakland and we preview week 14 as well. If you are
:30:42. > :30:45.new to the sport, in 2014, Cleveland were not the worst team in the NFL.
:30:46. > :30:51.I will say that again, Cleveland were not the worst team in the NFL.
:30:52. > :30:56.Tampa Bay's 2-14 record secured that title. They got the number one pick
:30:57. > :31:00.in the 2015 draft as a result and they chose quarterback Jameis
:31:01. > :31:04.Winston. Less than two years after that terrible season, they are on a
:31:05. > :31:07.three-game winning streak, flying Cross country to San Diego. A win
:31:08. > :31:14.would tie them with Atlanta in the NFC South. Importantly it would move
:31:15. > :31:19.them into the NFC wild card spot at the expense of Washington. To be
:31:20. > :31:23.bottom of your division in week 30 might quell your fire but not in San
:31:24. > :31:29.Diego. No easy pickings in the AFC West. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are
:31:30. > :31:35.on a roll and on the road, vying for top spot in the NFC South. The dog
:31:36. > :31:42.end weekends of the NFL regular season, no such thing.
:31:43. > :31:52.COMMENTATOR: Chargers with 45 points scored on opening drive this season,
:31:53. > :31:58.2nd 9 for the Chargers. Rivers looks everything over. He uses up
:31:59. > :32:11.the play clock, time to throw, wide open. Cuts in, dives for the
:32:12. > :32:20.goal-line, touchdown. Another big play for Mr reliable, Don Trail
:32:21. > :32:28.Inman. Hayward opposite Evans. Of the play fake. It is intercepted by
:32:29. > :32:36.Casey Hayward. The league leader gets his seventh interception of the
:32:37. > :32:43.season. How about that? What a start for the San Diego Chargers defense.
:32:44. > :32:46.STUDIO: They were unable to capitalise on that turnover after a
:32:47. > :32:53.missed field goal attempt and gave Tampa Bay a chance to get on the
:32:54. > :32:59.scoreboard. COMMENTATOR: 2nd goal. Doug Martin, he tries to break
:33:00. > :33:10.through the wall, reaching for the goal-line. A signal is touchdown.
:33:11. > :33:19.What an effort by Doug Martin. 2nd goal at the two yard line. Gates.
:33:20. > :33:24.Rivers, for Gordon, drives for the goal-line and he is in for a
:33:25. > :33:31.touchdown. Tenth rushing touchdown of the season for Melvyn Gordon.
:33:32. > :33:36.STUDIO: In the second half, Tampa Bay reduced the lead to four points
:33:37. > :33:47.as they converted a 27 yard field goal. COMMENTATOR: Rivers,
:33:48. > :33:54.intercepted. That is returned by David for a touchdown. What a turn
:33:55. > :33:59.of events, the defense is taking over as David has the interception,
:34:00. > :34:07.15 yard return for a touchdown. And Tampa Bay had taken the lead. 11
:34:08. > :34:11.carries, 56 yards in this one. When you see the receiving yards, total
:34:12. > :34:18.yards from scrimmage for Melvyn Gordon. An outstanding back. He has
:34:19. > :34:28.breakaway speed and power to run inside. Three wide receivers for the
:34:29. > :34:32.Chargers. Gates shifting. Gordon carries, wide, makes the cut,
:34:33. > :34:41.breaking two tackles and tripped up in Tampa Bay territory. Tough run by
:34:42. > :34:43.Melvyn Gordon, 23 yards. 1st down for the Chargers, they use the
:34:44. > :34:51.time-out with the play clock winding down. The fullback shifts back in
:34:52. > :35:03.the backfield. Off the play fake, Rivers, going deep. Up top for
:35:04. > :35:07.Tyrone Williams, touchdown. The big play, they got the big run from
:35:08. > :35:13.Melvyn Gordon and they follow it up with a 40 yard touchdown pass,
:35:14. > :35:16.Rivers to Williams. STUDIO: In the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers
:35:17. > :35:21.responded with an eight play Drive that ended with a 35 yard field
:35:22. > :35:28.goal, the Chargers lead was down to a single point. COMMENTATOR: He
:35:29. > :35:42.steps up. He gets a block, throws into the end zone, touchdown. Jameis
:35:43. > :35:47.Winston just fired it in the. A double move, out and up, gets the
:35:48. > :35:54.coverage to jump outside and sure enough, Denzel Perryman not good
:35:55. > :36:00.coverage on Cameron break. Sixth touchdown of the season for the
:36:01. > :36:04.second year tight end out of Harvard. Now, the Buccaneers going
:36:05. > :36:18.for two. Three receivers to the right. Winston rolls, trouble, it's
:36:19. > :36:19.good to Mike Evans. He slipped the pass rush and made the throw to
:36:20. > :36:39.Evans. 2nd 1. Gordon goes out Rivers throws deep,
:36:40. > :36:45.looking for Inman, intercepted. Intercepted by the safety, Keith
:36:46. > :36:52.Candy. Rivers had room to get the 1st down and he went for it all. He
:36:53. > :36:55.gets picked off. Big interception by Keith Tandy, he has been known
:36:56. > :37:01.because of his play on special teams, he has not played a lot of
:37:02. > :37:05.snaps on defense. But he had to step up due to injury and comes away with
:37:06. > :37:11.a key interception in the fourth quarter. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
:37:12. > :37:19.have now won four in a row, tied for first in the NFC South with a 7-5
:37:20. > :37:23.record. How about that? The one thing the coach has been
:37:24. > :37:28.emphasising, about finishing. I believe we did a good job of that.
:37:29. > :37:32.The defense finished strong, Keith Tandy with a great turnover for us.
:37:33. > :37:37.The offensive line have been playing well all year and that continued
:37:38. > :37:42.today. A lot of things went wrong in the first half. All of that other
:37:43. > :37:48.stuff will work out over time but it was great to get a win. San Diego is
:37:49. > :37:53.a good football team and we had to really fight to get this done. I am
:37:54. > :37:59.proud of our guys. The NFC South will be great going down the stretch
:38:00. > :38:03.with both of them 7-5. Atlanta have the Rams, 49ers, Panthers and
:38:04. > :38:08.Saints. Tampa Bay have the Saints twice, Panthers and also the
:38:09. > :38:12.Cowboys. There are some battles going on. Some great football to
:38:13. > :38:19.watch. I love what Tampa Bay is doing. They are bawling right now.
:38:20. > :38:23.Is there more pressure on Atlanta because people expect them to go
:38:24. > :38:28.further, is there less pressure on Tampa Bay? It has to be. Atlanta
:38:29. > :38:31.have been better for most of the season but Tampa are playing well
:38:32. > :38:37.down the stretch, interesting to see how it plays out. There is less
:38:38. > :38:41.pressure because Jameis Winston is only in his second year and he is
:38:42. > :38:45.learning. You know that team has time, he is a young quarterback and
:38:46. > :38:51.they are trying to get him to evolve and mature. He is doing things that
:38:52. > :38:55.veteran quarterbacks do. The way he works the pocket and his footwork,
:38:56. > :39:00.he doesn't panic. He knows his body type and can deliver the ball. What
:39:01. > :39:06.do you look for in a second year from a quarterback to show they are
:39:07. > :39:10.developing the right way? All players in the NFL make their
:39:11. > :39:14.biggest lead from year 12-year two, it is mentally. This is where they
:39:15. > :39:17.make the transition to becoming good football players. If they are able
:39:18. > :39:24.to eliminate a lot of mental mistakes. When he talks about his
:39:25. > :39:29.coach saying to close it out, that is a sign of mental strength, is it?
:39:30. > :39:33.You got to know what is happening in the game. That is part of the mental
:39:34. > :39:37.aspect of being a quarterback and he is doing that. The reason they
:39:38. > :39:40.picked him number one was not that he had a better skill set than
:39:41. > :39:46.Marcus Mariota but that he is a winner. They knew eventually he
:39:47. > :39:51.would bring a winning mentality to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Who does
:39:52. > :39:56.he remind you of, who is currently in the league, and established
:39:57. > :39:59.quarterback? Definitely Big Ben. That is a tall tale because of what
:40:00. > :40:07.Roethlisberger has done in his career but he has the same
:40:08. > :40:11.mannerisms. His stature in the pocket. Always looking downfield. He
:40:12. > :40:15.takes the pressure and moves quickly. He is so big he is not
:40:16. > :40:20.worried about falling down with the first defender. I have to agree. The
:40:21. > :40:27.only quarterback he plays similar to is Big Ben. He is younger than Big
:40:28. > :40:32.Ben, more mobile. And he also hasn't had the injuries. He hasn't been
:40:33. > :40:40.banged up like Roethlisberger. When Ben runs, he can get downfield. They
:40:41. > :40:44.have the girth. That's another way of putting it. Let's look at our
:40:45. > :40:52.final round-up from week 13. We start with Baltimore winning over
:40:53. > :40:56.the Dolphins. The day train came off the rails in this game. Baltimore
:40:57. > :41:01.38-6 against Miami College of lacquer increasing his record to 5-0
:41:02. > :41:09.against the Dolphins. His favourite target, Dennis Pitter, had two
:41:10. > :41:12.touchdowns. Not a great day for the Giants against Pittsburgh. The
:41:13. > :41:18.Pittsburgh defense holding the Giants in check restricting Eli
:41:19. > :41:23.Manning to two late touchdowns. Roughly spoke to Antonio Brown late
:41:24. > :41:24.on and then the dairy as green as Pittsburgh matched the Ravens on the
:41:25. > :41:39.top of the AFC North. It is Rogers 14 consecutive home win
:41:40. > :41:44.in December. That looks like a horrible place to play. That is not
:41:45. > :41:49.what you want. It's the only fun thing about getting to do snow
:41:50. > :41:59.angels! I'm not sure that is a massive advantage. Anyhow, Green Bay
:42:00. > :42:05.beating Houston 21-13. Indianapolis thrashed the New York Jets at Monday
:42:06. > :42:12.night, 41-10. They are now in a 3-way tie for first place. We will
:42:13. > :42:20.see the division shortly. Andrew Luck. Four touchdowns. Sunday now
:42:21. > :42:26.sees a home date for the cold against the Houston Texans. It
:42:27. > :42:33.finished their 41-10 in New York. You can't go out to New York after
:42:34. > :42:39.that. There was another thumping here, Seattle 47 against the
:42:40. > :42:45.Carolina Panthers. Two first-half touchdowns. Tyler Lockett added
:42:46. > :42:52.another after half-time. 75 yards that one. The Seahawks ran out 47
:42:53. > :42:56.winners. If we just take a look at the standings, the Patriots, if they
:42:57. > :43:01.win against Baltimore this weekend that could lock up their title. The
:43:02. > :43:05.North is between Baltimore and Pittsburgh and the South is a 3-way
:43:06. > :43:12.tie between the Texans, the Colts and the Titans and the AFC West,
:43:13. > :43:18.don't forget, Raiders take on the cheats on Thursday night. Dallas are
:43:19. > :43:21.confirmed in the playoffs. Detroit have a two-game lead at the top of
:43:22. > :43:27.the North but they go to the Giants and Dallas before the end of the
:43:28. > :43:33.season. We have been saying about Tampa and Seattle are comfortable in
:43:34. > :43:37.the NFC West. As far as the playoffs are concerned, Oakland are now in
:43:38. > :43:45.the AFC, New England alongside them, the wild Cards are at Kansas City
:43:46. > :43:49.and Denver. Indianapolis and Tennessee will fancy their chances.
:43:50. > :43:55.Tampa Bay now into the wild card positions and as things stand, they
:43:56. > :44:03.would go to Detroit. Washington will be breathing down their necks, the
:44:04. > :44:08.New York Jets. The Giants have lost their winning streak, Miami have
:44:09. > :44:13.lost theirs. Let's focus on the Giants, because Eli Manning was
:44:14. > :44:19.dreadful, to put it mildly against Pittsburgh. He didn't have one of
:44:20. > :44:22.his better games. Anyone who follows the Giants knows, this is exactly
:44:23. > :44:27.what he does. He will have games like this where you look at him and
:44:28. > :44:31.be like, what are you doing? Then he will bounce back. How difficult is
:44:32. > :44:42.it to be a team-mate when you know he will have games
:44:43. > :44:46.like that? If you are a new guy, you'd better hope someone says, we
:44:47. > :44:49.have seen this before, he will come back. Especially with the offense,
:44:50. > :44:52.it is on him to make all the throw is because the running game is not
:44:53. > :44:55.strong. He has games like this. What do you say to him? What was his
:44:56. > :45:00.worst game with you? We were playing against the Minnesota Vikings and he
:45:01. > :45:04.threw four interceptions, the worst I have ever seen. You would look at
:45:05. > :45:09.him, but he is so calm and collected, he does not get too high
:45:10. > :45:22.or too low and he goes on a run of play an
:45:23. > :45:27.outstanding football. If the Raiders keep their offense up like this,
:45:28. > :45:32.given the strength of their defense, they would be contenders? They will
:45:33. > :45:36.skyrocket to the top, if they can move up like this on offense, they
:45:37. > :45:40.have probably arguably the best defense in the league. If you can
:45:41. > :45:45.stop the run in the playoffs, you can make some good things happen.
:45:46. > :45:51.They are up there and he is the best on in the NFL. No one touches this
:45:52. > :45:56.guy, sometimes he makes mistakes and he seems to be in tune with what is
:45:57. > :46:02.going on around him, but once he gets rolled in, he is unstoppable.
:46:03. > :46:11.It is scary. I am worried about the running game. We still have Steelers
:46:12. > :46:18.to come. That will be a battle. AFC South, three teams on sacks and
:46:19. > :46:25.sacks, Titans, Colts, Texas, you're shaking your head. It is mediocre.
:46:26. > :46:28.Some teams figured it out late, you thought Houston would run off with
:46:29. > :46:36.the decent defense, but it did not happen. And you know. Tennessee,
:46:37. > :46:41.that dynamic run game they have... You like Tennessee and colds. As
:46:42. > :46:46.long as you have a franchise quarterback in place, anything can
:46:47. > :46:50.happen. I had seen it happen. I have seen teams that do not play defense
:46:51. > :46:56.and they go out there and with a good quarterback they make things
:46:57. > :47:06.happen. Don't keep talking. This is the highlight of my week. We have
:47:07. > :47:10.done the Osi index first of all. That is not in widescreen. That is
:47:11. > :47:14.the size of his head. That is who you had as your top five last week
:47:15. > :47:19.and you have brought in the Broncos this week. I had to drop the
:47:20. > :47:23.Falcons. Offensively, there are still pretty good but defensively
:47:24. > :47:28.they have not figured it out. We'll bring up Jason 's. It has not
:47:29. > :47:33.changed. I believe in my choices. They are very strong in your
:47:34. > :47:38.beliefs. Thank you very much to both of you as ever. The NFL show this
:47:39. > :47:48.Saturday after much of the day, that will be at ten to midnight. On
:47:49. > :47:51.Thursday, live Rugby Union. That is week 13 wrapped up, congratulations
:47:52. > :47:55.to the Dallas Cowboys, are first confirmed a playoff team and at the
:47:56. > :48:00.other end, the New York Jets are the latest in at a playoff contention.
:48:01. > :48:04.The season is over for Ryan Fitzpatrick and most likely his
:48:05. > :48:09.career in New York. Tom Bowles broke the news he will not play again this
:48:10. > :48:13.season. Personally, I would have had the tea lady tell him that. The
:48:14. > :48:24.three of us will see on Saturday, have a good week. Goodbye. It is a
:48:25. > :48:30.fanfare moment, America's team, first to make the playoffs. First to
:48:31. > :48:36.take that step into the postseason. Still a long way to go and even
:48:37. > :48:42.further for the teams jostling just about hanging onto their hopes. No
:48:43. > :48:59.fanfare yet for them, only the swirl of the fanfare, only in the NFL.
:49:00. > :49:02.I fundamentally disagree with hunting rare animals.
:49:03. > :49:06.But will living with hunters change Stacey's mind?