Week 13 NFL This Week

COMMENTATOR: It will be time for these two teams to settle into the

limelight. One-man wrecking crew. How did he do

that? An unstoppable. STUDIO: Hello and welcome to NFL this week.

Despite having a combined 18 years NFL experience and a few Super Bowl

rings, both Osi Umenyiora and Jason are none the wiser as to who will

make the playoffs. You could argue that views around here been

questionable at times but I will cut you some slack. The NFL season has

been a wild one so far. Week 13 of 17, the battle for the playoffs is

well and truly up and running. Joining me after the jaunt to

Minnesota, the knowledgeable ones, Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell. Do you

like that? I like that. Kansas City Chiefs have divided opinion, last

week, we lavished praise on their victory over the Denver Broncos but

the big games are coming thick and fast for Kansas City. They had a

week 13 trip to Atlanta, leaders of the NFC South. Matt Ryan leading a

red-hot Atlanta offense that is leading the NFL. The Atlanta

Falcons, top of the NFC South, playing at home and with one of the

most potent offenses in the NFL. But beware. How about those Chiefs? In

the AFC West, there are teams that travel well. Among them, the Kansas

City Chiefs. Comfortable on the road and most adept at taking the ball

off their opponents. COMMENTATOR: 1st goal. Freeman,

the deep back. Freeman, touchdown. 1st goal.

To the five, end zone, touchdown. The first touchdown on an opening

drive this season for the Kansas City Chiefs. STUDIO: On the next

possession, Matt Bryant kicked field goal to extend Atlanta's lead to

four points. COMMENTATOR: Kendrick West comes into the backfield for

the first time for Kansas City today. Smith escapes the pressure, a

penalty marker is thrown. The ball is loose. The pile-up is at the

44-yard line, Atlanta think they have it, Vic Beasley at administered

the hit to Alex Smith. Atlanta football, let's check the penalty.

Gray holding, that penalty is declined. 1st down. Smith was

fortunate to get away from the pass rush the first time, able to escape

and lucky he is not hurt as Beasley tackles from behind. Judy macro Matt

Bryant kicked his second field goal giving Atlanta a 7-point lead in the

third quarter. COMMENTATOR: Kansas City will go with three type tends

again, Spencer where in the backfield. They need a yard for a

1st down. It is complete, touchdown. His second of the game. Matt Ryan,

we will see what he can do with 48 seconds on the clock and two

time-outs. He has Freeman in the backfield. Ryan, throwing,

intercepted in the middle of the field by Eric Berry. 20, ten, five,

touchdown Kansas City. That is how Kansas City has played the entire

season, very opportunistic defense, leading the league in takeaway is.

They baited Matt Ryan into thinking there was an opening. They played a

robber in the middle of the field with no assignment. Their sixth

return touchdown this season. Eric Berry takes the football right over

to his mum. Special moment, he is from Georgia, playing in front of

family and friends. STUDIO: Atlanta soon bounced back with another field

goal, cutting the lead to macro four points. COMMENTATOR: The fake, right

up the middle, Wilson, to the ten, five, touchdown. What a gutsy call

by Andy Reid and the special teams coordinator. They lined up to go for

it on 4th down in the own territory to start the second half. Wilson

takes it right up the middle, he was the protector, a direct snap to him.

55 yards. Gutsy call to start the second half. Freeman in the

backfield on 1st goal, Freeman with the football, end zone,

touchdown. Bird and to, Smith pulls it down and

throws down the sideline and he was wide open but he missed him. Spencer

where had nothing but green in front of him and he missed him. Just under

seven minutes to play in the fourth. 113 receiving yards, everyone else

for Atlanta, 88. He is back on the field on 3rd 1. Ryan fakes the

pitch in a wide-open over the middle, inside the 20 and a 1st

down. 2nd goal. Ryan over the middle, wide-open,

touchdown, Robinson. That looked like a miss in the

Kansas City secondary. Eric Berry was not happy, a miscommunication

with the coverage, he was the safety over the top. He thought he had

inside help, Marcus Peters was underneath on the slot coverage and

he thought Peters would come back into the middle zone and Eric Berry

had no help inside. They will go for two, searching for the 3-point lead.

Ryan, throwing, intercepted, picked off and it is very, Eric Berry going

the other way and nobody is going to catch him. Two on the board for the

Kansas City Chiefs. What a change for the Atlanta Falcons, they take

the lead and decide to go for two to make it a 3-point game, Eric Berry

with a 37 yard interception for a touchdown earlier now brings this

back for two. And the Chiefs, instead of being down, lead by one.

What they game between those guys. The Chiefs have won six consecutive

December games. STUDIO: Not only was it a great game but it provided one

of the stories of the season, a sport story of the season. That

regards Eric Berry. He was back in Atlanta, his hometown for the first

time since he had chemotherapy treatment for cancer. This is what

he said after the game. I shed a few tears before the game and I shed a

few during the game and after. I think I held it together pretty good

but there are a lot of emotions, I tried to contain them. The last time

I came home during the season was to get chemotherapy. This time it was

to play the game so I was thankful for the opportunity. I take pride in

a lot of things that people take for granted, when opportunities way, I

cherish them and try to make the most of them. I made my mind up

before the game that I would get the ball and I did. It won't matter to

the things she has given me, and my dad as well. So many nights I was

crying on their shoulder and trying to make sense of everything going

on. They kept telling me to keep pressing and that I would be back.

That I would be able to play the game I wanted to. For it to happen,

both of them supported me through the process, I can't thank them

enough. I can't do anything to show my thanks so I keep pushing and keep

trying. If you are an ardent Atlanta fan, even your heart will melt at

that. For him to overcome that, I have been through that with my

sister though I know what it is like for someone to have that kind of

treatment. The fact he was able to train and get ready for the next

season was amazing. And in the town he was from. I don't know what to

say about that. That is extremely emotional. To see a guy perform at

that level after what he has been through is inspirational. If we go

back to week ten when they played Carolina, he did something similar.

Therefore we get onto this game where they beat Atlanta but he has

history as they say. What is amazing about, a great center fielder,

anything in the center of the field, he has got. It is his ability to

read the quarterback in the defense and play to his strengths. I love

that shot from his perspective and the strength required. That is a

great pick. That is a great pick. That is what makes him dynamic, when

he gets the ball in his hand, he can score. That makes such a threat.

You're going to take me through what is so good about him in this. He is

there and the intended target of the pass is there, slightly covered.

What are we looking at from Eric Berry's position? Geller macro from

films, he knows they are probably going to work this side in the

middle, you have a tight end outside and the receiver coming in. He is

almost eliminating threats. He can move over and realise he will work

this side of the field. So it is more about space than a specific

man. You have both said that from watching tape, he will know the

distance that Mathew Ryan will throw the ball, the exact spot.

He made an incredible play. He is standing flat-footed, he knows where

it is going. He jumps up before the receiver got his head on it. By

flat-footed, he is not going deep. He knows where the route is. Then

the pic to the game? I don't know what Atlanta were thinking. I would

you throw in the middle? Look at him. He has been doing it all game.

You would want to throw it outside but you throw it right into the

middle and to the side? Now, we have had, sorry, you have had a debate

with us about how exciting Kansas City are, so let's go with the fake

punt which is a brave call from Andy Reid and excited as well. Talk me

through what I am meant to be looking at, from this formation, is

anything different? The only thing different is... Right here. He is

kind of sat on the line. They like to sit back a little more and get as

much depth as they can't because they have to shuffle back and get a

blog but then been on the line is the only tip. His position is

completely normal? Yes. He has to pick up the opposite of the center.

Now they just down block, he takes the direct snap and that whole is

wide open. However, you think, Osi, that from the point of view of

Atlanta, they have read it wrong. No question. This is 100% terrible

coaching decision. The reason why I say that, this is where things

happen, from the 50-yard line, teams like to run there, because at least

they are not having the ball on their side of the football field.

What they should have done, was they should have put their defensive

line, they should had guys like myself, I would have been on the

football field. From what you said before, I am in charge of the

buttons, you would have been around there. You would have had the

defensive tackles right in the middle of the field because you know

that is what they want. Presumably, all these people here, their line of

vision is blocked. Yes. There are smaller guys like me. They are

attempting to block the kick but they are not big enough to stop

somebody come and down like that. Look at the jersey numbers, you do

not see the big guys like Osi out there, it is little guys like me and

we are not equipped for that! Brilliant call by that man. Are we

giving Andy Reid credit? That was a great call. Analyse the situation.

Atlanta Falcons did not have the right personnel on the field. Let's

take a look at our first round-up of week 13. Denver's rookie quarterback

started only his second game in an ugly defense of the 2010 -- 20-10

win. 53 yards. Denver are eight and four. Another win for Oakland, they

were playing catch up for three quarters of the game. Derek Carr led

them to 29 unanswered points, earning his tenth fourth-quarter

comeback over the past but-macro seasons by hitting it from 37 yards.

Magic touch and they now have a ten and two record and we will talk

about the Raiders more surely. We will hear more about the Lions as

well. The defense held them. Golden Tate scored a late 66 yard touchdown

to move the Lions to hate. It was somebody else's files! That was you,

sir. Tom Brady passed for 269 yards to Chris Hogan as the Patriots raced

to a 17- 0/2-time lead. They eventually beat the LA Rams. He now

has 201 career victories, the most by a starting quarterback in NFL

history. Let's talk about the Raiders, they are now ten and two,

in the third quarter, they were 24-9 down and for all we have praised

Raiders and their players, you have to give the fans credit. Down there,

they are allowed, they get after the opposing offense and that is always

advantageous to the home team. As we talk about the importance of

home-field advantage, we have often said it about Seattle and having

been in Minnesota and seem a home game -- home game and seeing the

influence that the fans can have, that will be important. Very

important. People do not give the fans enough credit. It is almost

like a feeding frenzy when the fans enter the game. You will have both

played against the Raiders in Oakland when they were very good,

but that doesn't attract from the vitriol of the fans at times. They

call it the black hole down there, it smells like you are having a good

time in that stadium. Don't you mean it smells of beer? Yes. They will

single you out. It doesn't feel well when you're not playing good. So

many rivals in the West have to play each other, Oakland, Kansas --

Kansas and Denver. Given how passionate divisional games, nothing

is certain. It is very exciting. These teams hate each other. They

will be going head to head and nothing has been decided in the AFC

West. Let's mention Detroit, how surprised are you that they went to

new and won? Defensively, they played a lot better than I thought

they would. You knew they would do it, but Stafford was on a roll. It

is a hard thing to do, especially in New Orleans. They play excellent

football, especially at home and destroyed went there and shut them

down. Sitting third, you would think it is season over for Washington but

it is not. Their record compares favourably to their rivals and

leaves them in one of the wild card spots. This week they head to

Arizona. It is a crucial week with Tampa Bay breathing down their

necks. Questions, questions. Kirk Cousins, do they really like at the

Washington Redskins? He keeps asking and keeps doing his best to force a

yes out of his employers. The Arizona Cardinals, are they what

they once were? Only in a wild card chasing kind of way, it seems, but

to difficult questions, it is never too late to find a different kind of

answer. The Cardinals are threatening on the first possession

of the game. They need this game and with losses so far by the Eagles and

the saints, that can all come play well to them if they can win. They

are playing with the dues and energy. You need to be accountable

about how you start a football game. 15 play, coming up, the Redskins

offense has been on the field a long time and they go to Johnson. He gets

hit, into the enzyme, touchdown, Cardinals! It was the David Johnson

show. On this opening series and the have taken the lead. In the second

quarter, Dustin Hopkins gave Washington their first points of the

game. He kicked his second of the quarter from 20 yards on the next

Redskins possession and Arizona responded with a 28 yard to extend

their lead to four points going into half-time. Five characters. Plenty

of time for Kirk Cousins to go deep and he has to Jackson who is tackled

at the fire line. Great protection for Kirk Cousins and 59 yard pass,

the longest played from scrimmage today. An extra offensive lineman

for the Redskins. It is Kirk Cousins Web the quarterback. No signal yet.

Touchdown. Cousins got over and the Redskins score their first touchdown

of the game and take their first lead. On the following possession,

they missed a field goal setting Washington up with good field

possession. Vincent Painter has come in. John Sullivan

remains at center. The Redskins offensive line is really fill.

Cousins loses the ball, it is a fumble and it is picked up by the

Cardinals. Golden is tackled. Campbell, came back, forced the

fumble and the first turnover of the game and at the Cardinals have an

opportunity, a big one here. A three technique, has to win this battle.

His pad level is lower. You're winning that battle. His feat never

stop on contact and he does not go for the kill shot. Trusting his

athletic ability, picking it up and trying to score. The receiver lined

up to the left. Palmyra. Has sometime. Touchdown. Michael Floyd!

That was a great pass by Carson Palmer. Anything of center would

have been intercepted and the Cardinals regain the lead. We go

back to 3rd down and ten. Redskins want to do better and the Cardinals

want to hold that and there is a pass for the touchdown. Jamison

Crowder, quiet for most of this game, finally gets into the action.

A pass from Kirk Cousins to Jamison Crowder. Chris Thompson, you are a

football player, stepping in there with the big boys. Does getting

enough in the way to allow Kirk Cousins and Jamison Crowder on a

switch route, putting the pressure on the safety and beating Tony

Jefferson. 3rd down and three, Carson Palmer goes to Fitzgerald and

he may not have the 1st down, let's see where they spot the ball. He got

the 1st down because he is so smart. As he is going down, he is going to

shove out the ball. Right at the yard line, great understanding of

where he is on the field in getting that ball across the 1st down.

Fitzgerald and he is tackled immediately. There it is. Third

all-time. Written on the football. Larry Fitzgerald, he just climbs the

ladder. Only behind Tony Gonzalez. Five and a 1st down and maybe a

touchdown and it is. David Johnson. Only one run. 25 yard pass to David

Johnson and the Cardinals scorer with still plenty of time remaining

here in the fourth quarter. What a game between these two play of

hungry teams. I don't know if he has been talking about it, but we need

to start talking about David Johnson. They create ways to get him

the football. He does a great job of getting downfield to block and JJ

Nelson gets it away. David Johnson showing a burst. On the next

Redskins Drive, Hopkins had a field goal to cut the lead to one point.

They are on their own F34. 4th down and less than one. They have got a

goal and they will run out. 4th down and won on their own line. Victory.

A gain of 14 yards gets a 1st down and that may be bit gutsy as call he

has had to make all year. We have heard this talked about all year.

Playing to win the game. Time-out called by the Redskins. A play

action and here is Carson Palmer going deeper and it is his pass.

Touchdown! JJ Nelson! He went for all the marbles on that one, did

Carson Palmer. In traffic, Nelson made a great play. First of all,

Carson Palmer, they review it. Makes the throw, his guy are no guy gets

it. That is a clean catch. 3rd down and four, here comes pressure, the

Redskins need a touchdown. He is coming up. Here he comes again. This

pass is going to be picked off by Peterson. Patrick Peterson with the

interception. It is just a win, but it is a lot better than a loss. It

makes everything taste better tonight. I am sure... I can't ask

them to practice any harder. I'll bet there are a lot more smiles are

practice on Wednesday. That's not the way we want to come

out of a football game preparing for a good team on the road. We had two

turnovers and we didn't cause any. It was a good football team so

credit to the Arizona Cardinals but I feel we underachieved today and

that is frustrating. In he didn't like a lot, did he? He was not a

happy man after that game. Parry there were shouts heard from the

locker room afterwards. It got a bit angry. But as former players, that

is part and parcel. I have to tell you a story. Settle back. Is always

used to make me laugh. We would say our prayers as a team, we would say

The Lord's Prayer before the game, half-time and at the end of the

game. So maybe at half-time, the coach would come in, we would be

getting beaten and he would say" you guys are playing horrible. I can't

believe this is happening. " "Let Us pray." I remember this. Two you

can't pray after you say all of that. I had to get that off my mind.

I like your stories. They gave penalties, Washington, two penalties

on the first drive that he was fuming about. That does not set you

off well. You do not want setbacks with penalties. This is the formula

to beat them, pressure Kirk cousins. Make him get the ball out quick and

make fast decisions. That is what they did. Towards the end of the

game, he was under such pressure. Under duress. It doesn't matter how

good you are. Kirk Cousins has been playing as well as anybody. Once the

pressure comes at you, you make any quarterback look ordinary and they

made him look terrible. You start to see receiver not being able to do

just than the on the same timing. That is what happens when you have

youth around you. We have rarely seen him rattled this season. In

recent weeks he has been one of the best performing quarterbacks in the

NFL. He has been sitting back there able to deliver the ball. They have

harassed him and he couldn't beat them downfield. These are playoff

chasing teams, it might be a bit far for the Cardinals to get to the

playoffs, they converted ten of 16 third downs in this game. We saw how

well they defended. Cardinals fans will wonder what could have been. A

little bit too late. If you look at that offensive of forms, ten of 16

on 3rd down is remarkable. You will not lose many games converting ten

of 16 but I wish they had done this earlier. What I like about this game

is they got rid of the ball quickly rather than taking three the -- deep

drops like in previous games. I we still agree that it is too far for

them to get to the playoffs? They would have two win out, it's not

going to happen. All or nothing. I'm not used to you doing subtle jokes.

A quick reminder that you can get another dose of the NFL on Saturday

night. We will have highlights of the huge AFC West matchup between

Kansas City and Oakland and we preview week 14 as well. If you are

new to the sport, in 2014, Cleveland were not the worst team in the NFL.

I will say that again, Cleveland were not the worst team in the NFL.

Tampa Bay's 2-14 record secured that title. They got the number one pick

in the 2015 draft as a result and they chose quarterback Jameis

Winston. Less than two years after that terrible season, they are on a

three-game winning streak, flying Cross country to San Diego. A win

would tie them with Atlanta in the NFC South. Importantly it would move

them into the NFC wild card spot at the expense of Washington. To be

bottom of your division in week 30 might quell your fire but not in San

Diego. No easy pickings in the AFC West. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are

on a roll and on the road, vying for top spot in the NFC South. The dog

end weekends of the NFL regular season, no such thing.

COMMENTATOR: Chargers with 45 points scored on opening drive this season,

2nd 9 for the Chargers. Rivers looks everything over. He uses up

the play clock, time to throw, wide open. Cuts in, dives for the

goal-line, touchdown. Another big play for Mr reliable, Don Trail

Inman. Hayward opposite Evans. Of the play fake. It is intercepted by

Casey Hayward. The league leader gets his seventh interception of the

season. How about that? What a start for the San Diego Chargers defense.

STUDIO: They were unable to capitalise on that turnover after a

missed field goal attempt and gave Tampa Bay a chance to get on the

scoreboard. COMMENTATOR: 2nd goal. Doug Martin, he tries to break

through the wall, reaching for the goal-line. A signal is touchdown.

What an effort by Doug Martin. 2nd goal at the two yard line. Gates.

Rivers, for Gordon, drives for the goal-line and he is in for a

touchdown. Tenth rushing touchdown of the season for Melvyn Gordon.

STUDIO: In the second half, Tampa Bay reduced the lead to four points

as they converted a 27 yard field goal. COMMENTATOR: Rivers,

intercepted. That is returned by David for a touchdown. What a turn

of events, the defense is taking over as David has the interception,

15 yard return for a touchdown. And Tampa Bay had taken the lead. 11

carries, 56 yards in this one. When you see the receiving yards, total

yards from scrimmage for Melvyn Gordon. An outstanding back. He has

breakaway speed and power to run inside. Three wide receivers for the

Chargers. Gates shifting. Gordon carries, wide, makes the cut,

breaking two tackles and tripped up in Tampa Bay territory. Tough run by

Melvyn Gordon, 23 yards. 1st down for the Chargers, they use the

time-out with the play clock winding down. The fullback shifts back in

the backfield. Off the play fake, Rivers, going deep. Up top for

Tyrone Williams, touchdown. The big play, they got the big run from

Melvyn Gordon and they follow it up with a 40 yard touchdown pass,

Rivers to Williams. STUDIO: In the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers

responded with an eight play Drive that ended with a 35 yard field

goal, the Chargers lead was down to a single point. COMMENTATOR: He

steps up. He gets a block, throws into the end zone, touchdown. Jameis

Winston just fired it in the. A double move, out and up, gets the

coverage to jump outside and sure enough, Denzel Perryman not good

coverage on Cameron break. Sixth touchdown of the season for the

second year tight end out of Harvard. Now, the Buccaneers going

for two. Three receivers to the right. Winston rolls, trouble, it's

good to Mike Evans. He slipped the pass rush and made the throw to

Evans. 2nd 1. Gordon goes out Rivers throws deep,

looking for Inman, intercepted. Intercepted by the safety, Keith

Candy. Rivers had room to get the 1st down and he went for it all. He

gets picked off. Big interception by Keith Tandy, he has been known

because of his play on special teams, he has not played a lot of

snaps on defense. But he had to step up due to injury and comes away with

a key interception in the fourth quarter. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers

have now won four in a row, tied for first in the NFC South with a 7-5

record. How about that? The one thing the coach has been

emphasising, about finishing. I believe we did a good job of that.

The defense finished strong, Keith Tandy with a great turnover for us.

The offensive line have been playing well all year and that continued

today. A lot of things went wrong in the first half. All of that other

stuff will work out over time but it was great to get a win. San Diego is

a good football team and we had to really fight to get this done. I am

proud of our guys. The NFC South will be great going down the stretch

with both of them 7-5. Atlanta have the Rams, 49ers, Panthers and

Saints. Tampa Bay have the Saints twice, Panthers and also the

Cowboys. There are some battles going on. Some great football to

watch. I love what Tampa Bay is doing. They are bawling right now.

Is there more pressure on Atlanta because people expect them to go

further, is there less pressure on Tampa Bay? It has to be. Atlanta

have been better for most of the season but Tampa are playing well

down the stretch, interesting to see how it plays out. There is less

pressure because Jameis Winston is only in his second year and he is

learning. You know that team has time, he is a young quarterback and

they are trying to get him to evolve and mature. He is doing things that

veteran quarterbacks do. The way he works the pocket and his footwork,

he doesn't panic. He knows his body type and can deliver the ball. What

do you look for in a second year from a quarterback to show they are

developing the right way? All players in the NFL make their

biggest lead from year 12-year two, it is mentally. This is where they

make the transition to becoming good football players. If they are able

to eliminate a lot of mental mistakes. When he talks about his

coach saying to close it out, that is a sign of mental strength, is it?

You got to know what is happening in the game. That is part of the mental

aspect of being a quarterback and he is doing that. The reason they

picked him number one was not that he had a better skill set than

Marcus Mariota but that he is a winner. They knew eventually he

would bring a winning mentality to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Who does

he remind you of, who is currently in the league, and established

quarterback? Definitely Big Ben. That is a tall tale because of what

Roethlisberger has done in his career but he has the same

mannerisms. His stature in the pocket. Always looking downfield. He

takes the pressure and moves quickly. He is so big he is not

worried about falling down with the first defender. I have to agree. The

only quarterback he plays similar to is Big Ben. He is younger than Big

Ben, more mobile. And he also hasn't had the injuries. He hasn't been

banged up like Roethlisberger. When Ben runs, he can get downfield. They

have the girth. That's another way of putting it. Let's look at our

final round-up from week 13. We start with Baltimore winning over

the Dolphins. The day train came off the rails in this game. Baltimore

38-6 against Miami College of lacquer increasing his record to 5-0

against the Dolphins. His favourite target, Dennis Pitter, had two

touchdowns. Not a great day for the Giants against Pittsburgh. The

Pittsburgh defense holding the Giants in check restricting Eli

Manning to two late touchdowns. Roughly spoke to Antonio Brown late

on and then the dairy as green as Pittsburgh matched the Ravens on the

top of the AFC North. It is Rogers 14 consecutive home win

in December. That looks like a horrible place to play. That is not

what you want. It's the only fun thing about getting to do snow

angels! I'm not sure that is a massive advantage. Anyhow, Green Bay

beating Houston 21-13. Indianapolis thrashed the New York Jets at Monday

night, 41-10. They are now in a 3-way tie for first place. We will

see the division shortly. Andrew Luck. Four touchdowns. Sunday now

sees a home date for the cold against the Houston Texans. It

finished their 41-10 in New York. You can't go out to New York after

that. There was another thumping here, Seattle 47 against the

Carolina Panthers. Two first-half touchdowns. Tyler Lockett added

another after half-time. 75 yards that one. The Seahawks ran out 47

winners. If we just take a look at the standings, the Patriots, if they

win against Baltimore this weekend that could lock up their title. The

North is between Baltimore and Pittsburgh and the South is a 3-way

tie between the Texans, the Colts and the Titans and the AFC West,

don't forget, Raiders take on the cheats on Thursday night. Dallas are

confirmed in the playoffs. Detroit have a two-game lead at the top of

the North but they go to the Giants and Dallas before the end of the

season. We have been saying about Tampa and Seattle are comfortable in

the NFC West. As far as the playoffs are concerned, Oakland are now in

the AFC, New England alongside them, the wild Cards are at Kansas City

and Denver. Indianapolis and Tennessee will fancy their chances.

Tampa Bay now into the wild card positions and as things stand, they

would go to Detroit. Washington will be breathing down their necks, the

New York Jets. The Giants have lost their winning streak, Miami have

lost theirs. Let's focus on the Giants, because Eli Manning was

dreadful, to put it mildly against Pittsburgh. He didn't have one of

his better games. Anyone who follows the Giants knows, this is exactly

what he does. He will have games like this where you look at him and

be like, what are you doing? Then he will bounce back. How difficult is

it to be a team-mate when you know he will have games

like that? If you are a new guy, you'd better hope someone says, we

have seen this before, he will come back. Especially with the offense,

it is on him to make all the throw is because the running game is not

strong. He has games like this. What do you say to him? What was his

worst game with you? We were playing against the Minnesota Vikings and he

threw four interceptions, the worst I have ever seen. You would look at

him, but he is so calm and collected, he does not get too high

or too low and he goes on a run of play an

outstanding football. If the Raiders keep their offense up like this,

given the strength of their defense, they would be contenders? They will

skyrocket to the top, if they can move up like this on offense, they

have probably arguably the best defense in the league. If you can

stop the run in the playoffs, you can make some good things happen.

They are up there and he is the best on in the NFL. No one touches this

guy, sometimes he makes mistakes and he seems to be in tune with what is

going on around him, but once he gets rolled in, he is unstoppable.

It is scary. I am worried about the running game. We still have Steelers

to come. That will be a battle. AFC South, three teams on sacks and

sacks, Titans, Colts, Texas, you're shaking your head. It is mediocre.

Some teams figured it out late, you thought Houston would run off with

the decent defense, but it did not happen. And you know. Tennessee,

that dynamic run game they have... You like Tennessee and colds. As

long as you have a franchise quarterback in place, anything can

happen. I had seen it happen. I have seen teams that do not play defense

and they go out there and with a good quarterback they make things

happen. Don't keep talking. This is the highlight of my week. We have

done the Osi index first of all. That is not in widescreen. That is

the size of his head. That is who you had as your top five last week

and you have brought in the Broncos this week. I had to drop the

Falcons. Offensively, there are still pretty good but defensively

they have not figured it out. We'll bring up Jason 's. It has not

changed. I believe in my choices. They are very strong in your

beliefs. Thank you very much to both of you as ever. The NFL show this

Saturday after much of the day, that will be at ten to midnight. On

Thursday, live Rugby Union. That is week 13 wrapped up, congratulations

to the Dallas Cowboys, are first confirmed a playoff team and at the

other end, the New York Jets are the latest in at a playoff contention.

The season is over for Ryan Fitzpatrick and most likely his

career in New York. Tom Bowles broke the news he will not play again this

season. Personally, I would have had the tea lady tell him that. The

three of us will see on Saturday, have a good week. Goodbye. It is a

fanfare moment, America's team, first to make the playoffs. First to

take that step into the postseason. Still a long way to go and even

further for the teams jostling just about hanging onto their hopes. No

fanfare yet for them, only the swirl of the fanfare, only in the NFL.

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