:00:13. > :00:27.He is going to fire towards the end zone. Roger is looking downfield. A
:00:28. > :00:33.one-man wrecking crew. Unbelievable! How did he do that? For the weather.
:00:34. > :00:37.Unstoppable. No, that's not my week spent
:00:38. > :00:43.with this pair but words to sum up We'll hear from Osi and Jason later,
:00:44. > :00:50.but before we start the show, a quick reminder of how
:00:51. > :00:52.it all works.. The NFL is split into two
:00:53. > :00:55.conferences - the AFC and the NFC. Each conference has 4 divisions;
:00:56. > :00:57.East, North, South and West. To get to the playoffs you need
:00:58. > :01:00.to win your division, or gain a wildcard spot by having
:01:01. > :01:03.one of the best two records. The teams are then seeded depending
:01:04. > :01:06.on their regular season record. Following the completion
:01:07. > :01:08.of week 14 this is how the playoff picture looked...
:01:09. > :01:10.New England and Kansas City occupied top spot Denver occupied a wild card
:01:11. > :01:18.spot with Miami looking in. top spot Denver occupied a wild card
:01:19. > :01:29.spot with Miami looking in. Dallas and Detroit in 1 and 2 seeds,
:01:30. > :01:33.which if they stayed there by week Tampa Bay in the wildcard spot
:01:34. > :01:39.but Green Bay looking in. Over the hill and past
:01:40. > :01:42.their sell by date... Each season unfortunate
:01:43. > :01:44.candidates across the NFL This season it's been Super Bowl
:01:45. > :01:47.winner Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers.
:01:48. > :01:50.Starting the season at 4 and 6, there was harsh criticism coming
:01:51. > :01:53.from some quarters in Green Bay. However, you can't keep
:01:54. > :01:55.a Super Bowl winner down. Currently on a 3 game winning
:01:56. > :01:58.streak, Rodgers and Green Bay have roared back to life in the NFC
:01:59. > :02:14.North. the Chicago Bears season has been
:02:15. > :02:19.called. They have long been stuck in the freezer in the basement and for
:02:20. > :02:26.a time, the Green Bay Packers were not exactly chilli hot. Just chilli,
:02:27. > :02:33.feeling the cold as well. But writing off Aaron Rodgers is likely
:02:34. > :02:41.to trigger and fire up the old spirit of defiance.
:02:42. > :02:59.The Packers have won three in a row. They get number two. What a drive
:03:00. > :03:06.for Green Bay. 2nd 4. Not much. Maybe two on the plate, Joe Thomas,
:03:07. > :03:10.the linebacker getting on the tackle. Joe Thomas for the sticker,
:03:11. > :03:20.got that right off could even carries. It is unreal. It really is.
:03:21. > :03:24.Unbelievable. Three Bears possessions later, the field goal
:03:25. > :03:40.put the home team on the board. Chicago would get the ball back.
:03:41. > :03:46.Bellamy makes the catch. Touchdown! Ooh! Josh Bellamy, he has shown a
:03:47. > :03:53.lot as a receiver. It is important as the receiver, right there, he
:03:54. > :04:00.catches it and then a stiff arm a legal stiff arm by Bellamy forcing
:04:01. > :04:04.himself in the end zone. On the next Packers possession, Crosby kicked a
:04:05. > :04:13.34 yarder to tie the game going into half-time. They will start off the
:04:14. > :04:22.half with the football. Green Bay recovers. It is the ageless Julius
:04:23. > :04:27.Peppers. They held them early this year so he would be effective when
:04:28. > :04:37.it matters most. I would say that is effective, running right by. The
:04:38. > :04:44.143rd sack of his career. Still playing great at 36 years old.
:04:45. > :04:50.Unbelievable. What a start. The following Packers possession scrawls
:04:51. > :04:58.-- stalls and they settled for an 18 yarder from Crosby to take a 3-point
:04:59. > :05:10.lead. 3rd 9. Berkeley. Owing to fire it deep. He has got it. Looking
:05:11. > :05:14.for a return. Reverses field. He is taken down at the 42. For the
:05:15. > :05:23.interception of the year for Clinton decks. Reverse and ten. Montgomerie.
:05:24. > :05:34.Gets it back again. Lagan Montgomerie go! -- look at
:05:35. > :05:39.Montgomerie go! He is not built to be that power runner. You can see
:05:40. > :05:49.the talent, they do not have it right now. The fullback is in a nice
:05:50. > :05:57.job. He doesn't seem to have that same role. 2nd down, Montgomerie
:05:58. > :06:10.still in the back four. Montgomerie. In further touchdown. -- in for the
:06:11. > :06:18.touchdown. He fires it, intercepted, the return takes it down. A good
:06:19. > :06:23.first half. Mark Berkeley. The partners have the fourth turnover of
:06:24. > :06:37.the game. Christian Michael is in a tailback. Give it to him. Look at
:06:38. > :06:42.Christian Michael. Touchdown. It is a pack attack in Chicago. They give
:06:43. > :06:46.Christian Michael little room and he comes about stiff arm, takes it all
:06:47. > :06:58.the way to the house the Green Bay Packers. Berkeley. Touchdown. It was
:06:59. > :07:08.the shone Jaffrey Drive. Welcome back. Aaron Rodgers is tough. Seven
:07:09. > :07:14.times today he has made deliveries. His numbers would be even bigger, he
:07:15. > :07:26.has had four great drives. He could have had a couple more. He has got
:07:27. > :07:29.time. Brings him down. They had three sacks, their first sack in
:07:30. > :07:42.this half and the Bears sensing momentum. Power, left side.
:07:43. > :07:47.Touchdown. We got game! Jordan Howard, the thing he does, he he
:07:48. > :07:56.sees it, stretch, get downhill, all the way to the end zone. The Bears
:07:57. > :08:06.go in back-to-back possessions. Green Bay hit their first to third
:08:07. > :08:14.downs of the day. Rogers. Pressure. Rogers is going to run. John Teemu
:08:15. > :08:23.prevented the first half. The Bears defense does their job. Berkeley led
:08:24. > :08:36.a 14 Play Drive. It was now 27 all with just over one minute left. 3rd
:08:37. > :08:45.down and 11 for Green Bay. Rogers. Now some pressure, throws it deep.
:08:46. > :08:51.Nelson. He has got it inside the 20. Rogers to Nelson. They have to get
:08:52. > :09:03.up and Spike get. No time outs. Rogers yanked him off. They get set
:09:04. > :09:09.and they sacked it. Unbelievable. Aaron Rodgers, some people think the
:09:10. > :09:17.greatest kicker of the football of all time. It is a beautiful thing to
:09:18. > :09:22.see this guy throw a football. In stride, where it has the explosion
:09:23. > :09:29.guard in the Green Bay offense. Aaron Rodgers says it is right
:09:30. > :09:44.there. From 32 yards, try and win the game for Green Bay. Packers win
:09:45. > :09:49.it. Some game. A 60 yard ball on a 3rd down and 11. Rogers gets the
:09:50. > :09:57.team down to spike it and Mason Crosby wins it. That was a heck of a
:09:58. > :10:06.football game. It was a lot of fun to coach and I like the result. At
:10:07. > :10:09.this time of year, especially going into two more division games,
:10:10. > :10:14.especially what we have been through, we get stronger, as far as
:10:15. > :10:23.our performance and our mentality, we need to get healthy. 27-10 looked
:10:24. > :10:30.pretty good. We let them get back in it. More drive in offense, we did
:10:31. > :10:37.not take any time of the clock. What we had to have played, we made and
:10:38. > :10:42.it was good to get the win. Everybody should know better. You
:10:43. > :10:47.should not write off Rogers and the Packers off. He is an outstanding
:10:48. > :10:51.football player and an outstanding quarterback. You cannot play that
:10:52. > :10:55.kind of defense against a player like that. You see the safety take
:10:56. > :10:59.the shorter route and expose the corner, you cannot do that against
:11:00. > :11:03.Aaron Rodgers. You talk about not playing the defense like that
:11:04. > :11:09.against the Packers and yet, you have to give Rogers so much credit
:11:10. > :11:14.for going for this. They could or he could have gone, we will play it
:11:15. > :11:19.safe, go into overtime and then we will try and beat them. That's what
:11:20. > :11:27.makes him so good. He saw that happen. I'm taking the shot and it
:11:28. > :11:31.worked out. Why would you do that? 3rd 11, wild you chase the short
:11:32. > :11:35.route and leave this guy wide open running down the middle of the
:11:36. > :11:40.football field? Sometimes, I don't know. I just don't know. Are you
:11:41. > :11:46.sort of giving Rogers credit but not. You have to give him credit, he
:11:47. > :11:53.was able to see that. He took the shot deep. That was a big mistake by
:11:54. > :11:57.him. As Aaron Rodgers said in his post match press conference, they
:11:58. > :12:01.wanted to get to the stage where they are in control of their own
:12:02. > :12:07.destiny and they are in control of their own destiny and for other
:12:08. > :12:13.teams, they're in control in their division, but you wouldn't want to
:12:14. > :12:17.face them in that division, you would want to face them in the
:12:18. > :12:20.playoffs. Absolutely. They are a team that once they are confident
:12:21. > :12:24.and rolling, they're hard to beat because they have been here before
:12:25. > :12:28.and they have seen all of this before. I managed to get away with
:12:29. > :12:33.that question without giving away any other results. Got there in the
:12:34. > :12:38.end. Let's concentrate on Green Bay and look at what positions in
:12:39. > :12:41.particular and Ty Montgomery who has gone from wide receiver to running
:12:42. > :12:48.back in this game, what were his strengths and how difficult was this
:12:49. > :12:54.to do? Extremely difficult. He can break tackles. You just saw that. He
:12:55. > :12:57.breaks tackles. He could read his offensive line and that is key.
:12:58. > :13:06.Receivers, you cannot go back there and do that. You see breakaway
:13:07. > :13:09.speed. When you think somebody's job is easy and they say you could not
:13:10. > :13:16.do it, that is what they said to him! Here is better than everyone
:13:17. > :13:22.may have back there. This is ridiculous. You have to be a bigger
:13:23. > :13:28.guy, you have to be more physical to be a running back and he is doing it
:13:29. > :13:32.with ease. Obviously, you were both part of the defense, but when you're
:13:33. > :13:39.in an NFL team, do you ever get the opportunity to look at plays from a
:13:40. > :13:42.different position? If you are wide receiver, do you get a look at it
:13:43. > :13:46.from the point of view of a running back? It depends on how they will
:13:47. > :13:51.use you. If you are receiver and they want you in the backfield
:13:52. > :13:56.because you are a threat like O'Dell back, they will put you in a
:13:57. > :14:01.position where you can see the game from that position. All the offense
:14:02. > :14:04.will get together and watch it. They might be seeing things the exact
:14:05. > :14:11.same way but they have not had the opportunity to put it into position.
:14:12. > :14:25.Matt Barkley wore a wet suit apparently. He's a California guy.
:14:26. > :14:32.A Houston and it was just miserable. It was just painful. -- I was in
:14:33. > :14:42.Houston. Word-macro your Goldust game was? In Green Bay 2007. It was
:14:43. > :14:49.ridiculous. Everything hurts in the cold! I had frostbite on my nose.
:14:50. > :14:55.For several months this part of my nose was frozen solid black. I
:14:56. > :15:04.looked like Rudolph the red nosed reindeer! I looked ridiculous. Are
:15:05. > :15:07.their any photos of this? No, no photos. We need graphic evidence.
:15:08. > :15:10.Right, let's take a look at some of the other week 15 games,
:15:11. > :15:16.including big games for teams in the AFC...
:15:17. > :15:32.Oakland in line for a playoff place. Derek card -- Derek Carr put that
:15:33. > :15:37.touchdown through for... That guaranteed a playoff spot for the
:15:38. > :15:42.Oakland Raiders. All three contenders in the AFC South,
:15:43. > :15:57.Indianapolis leading the way with a surprising demolition of the
:15:58. > :16:00.Minnesota Vikings. 34-6. Andrew luck with two. Minnesota have gone
:16:01. > :16:03.downhill rapidly this season. Tennessee were down by ten points at
:16:04. > :16:11.half-time but they kept Kansas City in check, scoring 12 fourth-quarter
:16:12. > :16:25.points to secure a 19-17 win. Derek Henry with two touchdowns. Then this
:16:26. > :16:29.game winning 53 yarder. They are all pumped up. Jacksonville beaten by
:16:30. > :16:41.Houston. This means Houston kept pace, but only just. Brock Osweiller
:16:42. > :16:49.benched. Tom Savage came on. They were trailing 13-0. He led them to a
:16:50. > :17:01.21-20 win. Jacksonville sacked Josh Bradley after the game. On the
:17:02. > :17:06.plane. Miami at the Jets on Saturday night. Matt Moore, the back-up
:17:07. > :17:15.quarterback, four touchdown passes, including a 66 yarder to Jarvis
:17:16. > :17:23.Landry. The Dolphins' playoff hopes still alive. New England Patriot had
:17:24. > :17:41.to beat Denver Broncos and they duly did. They ran out 16-3 winners.
:17:42. > :17:47.Pittsburgh's trailed Cincinnati for most of this game. Chris Boswell
:17:48. > :17:55.kept chipping away at the Bengals' lead. Eli Rogers scored on a 24 yard
:17:56. > :18:07.pass from Ben Roethlisberger to secure a 24-20 victory. Are you
:18:08. > :18:16.still only Jacksonville plane?! Baltimore beat Philadelphia 27-26.
:18:17. > :18:22.Right at the end of the day -- game, they went over from four Yarde side.
:18:23. > :18:32.The kick would have tied the game. They went for two. They failed and
:18:33. > :18:37.the Ravens won. The NFC South, Atlanta staying top. They thrashed
:18:38. > :18:50.San Francisco 41-13. Dev on Tay Freeman with three scores. I fought
:18:51. > :19:02.him one time. On the pitch? Yeah, of course. Back to the round-up.
:19:03. > :19:08.Carolina beat Washington 26-15. It has dented the Redskin' playoff
:19:09. > :19:11.hopes. Nothing on this game as regards playoffs but it is the
:19:12. > :19:15.highest scoring game of the season so far. 48-41 for New Orleans
:19:16. > :19:19.against Arizona. Lets go straight into the AFC
:19:20. > :19:21.standings as there's lots to talk about.
:19:22. > :19:23.New England secure their 8th They make it look so easy!
:19:24. > :19:30.Baltimore Pitsburgh on Christmas Day will go some way to deciding
:19:31. > :19:32.who wins this division. Tennesee Houston tied
:19:33. > :19:35.here and they meet in week 17. Indianapolis still in with a shout.
:19:36. > :19:38.Kansas slip behind Oakland here. Jacksonville sacked their coach on
:19:39. > :19:43.the plane! Did you know that?! Super Bowl winners Denver
:19:44. > :19:46.teetering on the brink of playoff elimination.
:19:47. > :19:49.It's been 14 years since their last playoff appearance, but finally
:19:50. > :19:50.Oakland have secured New England as mentioned
:19:51. > :19:55.clinched their division and also the first round bye,
:19:56. > :19:57.including homefield advantage. Miami are back in the wildcard spot
:19:58. > :20:00.at the expense of Denver who are in serious trouble
:20:01. > :20:02.Realistically it's 1 from 3 making the playoffs
:20:03. > :20:20.in the South from Houston, I think we've covered Jacksonville!
:20:21. > :20:24.Let's deal with Brock Osweiller and how difficult it must be to take the
:20:25. > :20:29.decision to bend your quarterback in a game when you have paid $72
:20:30. > :20:34.million for him, and then make the decision that he isn't going to play
:20:35. > :20:38.this week? That was something they have been thinking about, obviously.
:20:39. > :20:43.They were probably in a position where they thought, if this goes
:20:44. > :20:47.south on us, we have to sit him down. They did. They have a lot of
:20:48. > :20:54.faith in the back-up quarterback. You have to do this for the team. It
:20:55. > :20:57.took a lot of guts. NFL teams hate to be embarrassed. Especially the
:20:58. > :21:03.owners. These guys have a lot of pride. For them to dole out of $72
:21:04. > :21:17.million and pull him out, that says a lot. He comes on and nigh on
:21:18. > :21:21.immediately does that. And much as being benched, how much will
:21:22. > :21:27.Osweiller and his career be affected by how those fans reacted? Man, I
:21:28. > :21:32.want to see the mental toughness of this man. If he can bounce back from
:21:33. > :21:37.this, I will know what type of man he is. He got played all that money,
:21:38. > :21:43.played horribly and the fans let him know, they voiced their displeasure.
:21:44. > :21:48.It will be interesting to see how he bounces back. They will give him a
:21:49. > :22:02.chance to earn his spot back. But still, you're right. It's tough.
:22:03. > :22:07.Mike Mularkey went with the two pointer which they didn't get. But
:22:08. > :22:13.it shows the mentality may be? Yeah, they are trying to win games. They
:22:14. > :22:19.trust each other. As a coach, you see that. As a player, you have to
:22:20. > :22:27.respond. That took an enormous amount of guts. This is a team with
:22:28. > :22:31.the playoffs on the line. I can understand in Philadelphia why they
:22:32. > :22:36.did it. They didn't have much to lose. But these guys, if they lost,
:22:37. > :22:42.they been out of the playoff race. It takes a lot of courage. You need
:22:43. > :22:49.some luck if you make it into the playoffs. We go to another two
:22:50. > :22:55.pointer. The Eagles' season is over. They go in for this touchdown, fair
:22:56. > :23:00.enough. They go for two to win it. Nothing on it Philadelphia.
:23:01. > :23:05.Baltimore's hopes can turn on something like this? Absolutely. Can
:23:06. > :23:13.you imagine if they go on to win the Super Bowl?! How would that be? They
:23:14. > :23:17.are a defensive team. That victory will help them. As far as Denver are
:23:18. > :23:22.concerned, do you think they are ride? I think they arrived.
:23:23. > :23:31.Offensively they don't have enough firepower to do it. Their last
:23:32. > :23:36.couple of fixtures, they are at Kansas City and Oakland? They have a
:23:37. > :23:43.tough schedule. But they still have some tremendous football players.
:23:44. > :23:57.Miller, Marcus where it... They have some heart. After the defeat against
:23:58. > :24:03.the Patriots, a member of the fence got up in the locker room and was
:24:04. > :24:08.shot down. Then there was an argument in the dressing room. That
:24:09. > :24:15.is what you -- happens when you are playing well and Defense. Why would
:24:16. > :24:21.the offensive player get up and see anything -- say anything?! I have
:24:22. > :24:27.been in a situation like that. You know you are the weak link. You have
:24:28. > :24:31.to keep quiet. As former players, maybe I'm exaggerating, but do you
:24:32. > :24:36.have a problem with the locker room going at each other? It happens all
:24:37. > :24:41.the time. Especially on team is not winning. All the time it happens,
:24:42. > :24:45.man. If one side of the ball is playing really well and the others
:24:46. > :24:52.aren't, if they don't acknowledge that, they are going at it right
:24:53. > :24:56.away. Do you think that coach would've expected that and maybe
:24:57. > :25:03.wanted it to get them going? He could have but. -- but as a head
:25:04. > :25:07.coach you have to control the locker room. Thank you. Jason and Rudolf!
:25:08. > :25:10.The 12 and 4 regular season back in 2002 that propelled Tampa Bay
:25:11. > :25:13.to Super Bowl glory seems a distant memory for Buccaneers fans.
:25:14. > :25:16.Going into the week 15 game at 8 and 5, and on a five game win
:25:17. > :25:21.streak, Tampa Bay were tied with Atlanta at the top
:25:22. > :25:26.Looking to maintain their hot streak, the young Bucs only had
:25:27. > :25:35.the small task of heading to face the 11-2 Dallas Cowboys!
:25:36. > :25:46.The Dallas Cowboys, imperious, all conquering. But they lost to the New
:25:47. > :25:51.York Giants home and away. A double dent in the body armour. It may make
:25:52. > :26:01.others believe. Why wouldn't the young Buccaneers believe? Every
:26:02. > :26:08.reason to be unafraid. We came to win.
:26:09. > :26:16.This is the second drive for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Was Winston's
:26:17. > :26:22.arm coming forward? The ball is loose. The Dallas Cowboys are going
:26:23. > :26:27.to wind up with it at the 40-yard line. Winston having the ball
:26:28. > :26:34.knocked loose. Was his arm coming forward? That ball shot straight up
:26:35. > :26:40.in the air. They brought a safety blitz that time. Bringing Byron
:26:41. > :26:48.Jones. This landed around. It got there too fast. The Dallas Cowboys
:26:49. > :26:53.don't blitz too much. But their rate of success when they do blitz, very
:26:54. > :27:08.high. It did pay off. 2nd down and goal. Eliot into the end zone! That
:27:09. > :27:15.is his 13th rushing touchdown. Emmitt Smith can appreciate that. I
:27:16. > :27:22.never saw him jump the pot. What's this combination. I love watching
:27:23. > :27:29.great offensive lines. Work together and carve out that big hole. Then go
:27:30. > :27:35.and jump and promote a very good cause, the Salvation Army. Everybody
:27:36. > :27:44.throw something in. 3rd down and six. They go five white. -- wide.
:27:45. > :27:55.Pressure. Winston is somehow able to escape. It is one-handed but dropped
:27:56. > :28:00.by Charles Sims. Man, or man. -- or man.
:28:01. > :28:09.It catches made on the 1-yard line. Brice Butler. 15 completions to
:28:10. > :28:22.eight different receivers. The back is McFadden. Touchdown! On touched.
:28:23. > :28:33.Ten plays, good balance, for rushers, six passes. Two for two.
:28:34. > :28:40.Dallas' lead was cut to 11 going into half-time.
:28:41. > :28:44.3rd 1. We talked about it earlier. When you get either one of these
:28:45. > :28:51.quarterbacks outside the pocket, it puts pressure on the Defense. Rod
:28:52. > :28:54.Marinelli will not give you the default. The more time you have in
:28:55. > :29:02.the pocket, the more time you receivers have to get open. From the
:29:03. > :29:07.42, again play action. Outside the pocket. Deep downfield. It is caught
:29:08. > :29:16.on the deflection by Adam Humphries for the touchdown. I think he's
:29:17. > :29:21.going to get his hands on the ball and just deflected. Let's see. I
:29:22. > :29:23.think he did get his hands on the ball. It ended up in the lap of Adam
:29:24. > :29:43.Humphries. That is recovered. For the Tampa Bay
:29:44. > :29:47.Buccaneers, the perfect start of this half, go right down the field,
:29:48. > :29:56.get a stop, they arrive back in the game. Winston has time, fires and it
:29:57. > :30:06.is called for the touchdown by Cameron. Seven touchdowns for him
:30:07. > :30:11.this season. Look at what the safety dance, Jones, they are trying to
:30:12. > :30:15.follow him back inside to the middle marking linebacker in the middle of
:30:16. > :30:20.thinking he can make the place, but they are throwing it right around
:30:21. > :30:25.Anthony Hitchens for the touchdown. The Cowboys responded on the next
:30:26. > :30:33.drive with a field goal from Dan Bailey to tie the game in the fourth
:30:34. > :30:40.quarter. 3rd 14. Crowd at full volume right now. Four-man rush. The
:30:41. > :30:49.passes high and intercepted at the 40-yard line. She takes it back to
:30:50. > :30:53.the 21. David Irving helped to create that. He put it on the
:30:54. > :30:58.quarterback. I'm not so sure about David Ervine got a piece of that
:30:59. > :31:04.ball. Let's take a look. One more time. Does he get his hands on the
:31:05. > :31:11.football? Hard to tell. Just head to his elbow as he was releasing it and
:31:12. > :31:15.made the ball sail. David Irving as he did against Green Bay is turning
:31:16. > :31:22.things in favour of the boys. Dallas went three and out following the
:31:23. > :31:29.Winston head. They took a 23-20 lead. The Cowboys got the ball back.
:31:30. > :31:39.Downswing, looking, throws underneath and then is caught. The
:31:40. > :31:46.ball comes loose. Jason Witten lost it. They think they have it. To be
:31:47. > :31:58.determined. I think they do. The way Frederik gets up. Alexander with a
:31:59. > :32:11.shot. Jason Whitten. Jason Garrett. He can only shake his head. 3rd 5.
:32:12. > :32:21.In the backfield. He drops Winston and flows. Russell Shepherd. The
:32:22. > :32:26.Cowboys give up the ball on the fumble and then stop them in
:32:27. > :32:36.midfield. They will bring in the front group. Prescott is 31 of 35.
:32:37. > :32:45.Big hole. Eliot. Off to the races. Finally forced out of bounds by
:32:46. > :32:48.Keith Tandy. Five plays later, Bailey kicked his fourth field goal
:32:49. > :32:55.to give Dallas the lead in the fourth quarter. It comes out of
:32:56. > :33:04.theirs, 12 yards on a 4th down with the Dallas Cowboys winning. Winston
:33:05. > :33:13.buying time, looking downfield, fires into traffic and it is a
:33:14. > :33:22.50-yard line are landowners can drag interception to wrap it up. It was
:33:23. > :33:28.an important week. How are we going to respond? Our guys did a great job
:33:29. > :33:31.responding. We came out and did a good job early on in the ball game
:33:32. > :33:37.to get a lead and then we started throwing the ball a lot earlier the
:33:38. > :33:43.second half. The response came back to the forefront. You turn it over
:33:44. > :33:47.to much, could not finish in the red zone in those first couple of tries.
:33:48. > :33:54.We did a good job getting back into the game, had our chances. Credit to
:33:55. > :33:59.Dallas and we will start getting ready for the Saints next week. I
:34:00. > :34:04.suppose that was a simplistic overview, we had two young
:34:05. > :34:08.quarterbacks, James Wilson Winston who we praise, not having a good
:34:09. > :34:18.game, Dak Prescott who was criticised last week is having a
:34:19. > :34:21.good game. That is what you want to see as an organisation. The main
:34:22. > :34:25.thing is to see a guy bounce back, how do you come back from adversity,
:34:26. > :34:31.can we trust you in tough moments and he is showing that. Big game. It
:34:32. > :34:36.was. It is not how many times you get knocked down, it is how many
:34:37. > :34:40.times you get back up. There was a lot of pressure against the New York
:34:41. > :34:46.Giants, coming from me, but he came back and he played extremely well.
:34:47. > :34:51.It wasn't just due, it was the Dallas media. And the NFL media.
:34:52. > :34:58.There was a lot of noise about whether Tony Romo would come back
:34:59. > :35:08.again, and there is Tony Romo. Osi, I thought you said you're coming
:35:09. > :35:10.back! It was not just Osi, given the whole circus that surrounds the
:35:11. > :35:17.Dallas Cowboys, he has done very well. It is tough to handle.
:35:18. > :35:20.Everyone has been saying, they believe in the sky and trust him. It
:35:21. > :35:25.is everyone else who does not know him like that. Do you think that
:35:26. > :35:31.will end it now? The next bad games they will not go back to Tony Romo?
:35:32. > :35:34.Tony Romo in my opinion is still the better quarterback, he gives them
:35:35. > :35:38.the better chance to win the tough games that will be coming up later
:35:39. > :35:43.in the season. He has been playing tough games! I understand your
:35:44. > :35:48.point, but I'm telling you from my perspective, Tony Romo is the better
:35:49. > :35:50.quarterback. If he has two more bad games, they will go back to Tony
:35:51. > :35:53.Romo. Each A quick reminder that you can
:35:54. > :35:56.get another dose of NFL We'll have highlights of a huge NFC
:35:57. > :36:00.East rivalry as the New York Giants head to the Philadelphia Eagles
:36:01. > :36:03.on Thursday Night Football and we'll preview the penultimate
:36:04. > :36:05.round of the regular season. If you miss it on Friday it's
:36:06. > :36:07.repeated on Saturday morning, Finishing that particular season
:36:08. > :36:18.at 9 and 7, they went on to win We're talking the New
:36:19. > :36:21.York Giants of course! Apparently there was some British
:36:22. > :36:24.bloke playing for them, can't quite remember his name...
:36:25. > :36:29.Anyway, on a 5 game win streak and visiting New Jersey
:36:30. > :36:35.were the Detroit Lions. In a commanding position in the NFC
:36:36. > :36:39.North, this game was the first of three tough remanining games that
:36:40. > :36:41.would test their ability I still can't remember
:36:42. > :37:02.the name of that guy... it was me! Are you guys serious? The
:37:03. > :37:07.moment of out on a limestone, a dislocated class. Top of the
:37:08. > :37:12.division, but you need to be sharp to scratch a Giant. Giant is taking
:37:13. > :37:18.strides, chasing down the best, the home stretch. Dallas last week,
:37:19. > :37:29.Detroit this week, big steps, thinking big.
:37:30. > :37:37.This alliance defense, they have given up yards and where they have
:37:38. > :37:49.been good, they make them run the yards a game. Second and then,
:37:50. > :38:00.Manning is sidelined. That might be his final home game as a Giant. Here
:38:01. > :38:08.is Perkins, 1st down and more. Just get it away, Shepherd, corner of the
:38:09. > :38:14.end zone, touchdown. The now that was a good start, great finish to a
:38:15. > :38:20.good opening drive. That opens up all this room for Sterling Shepherd
:38:21. > :38:23.to work the corner of the end zone. The receiver comes underneath and
:38:24. > :38:29.you have got that much field to operate, it is a matter of your
:38:30. > :38:38.receiver being at the back. A good start for Eli Manning. Plenty of
:38:39. > :38:50.action. That ball had some zip on it. Stafford protected. End zone,
:38:51. > :38:54.what a play. Eli Apple got his hand in there before golden Tate could
:38:55. > :39:00.make the catch and that saved the cats down. That led to the 48 yard
:39:01. > :39:06.field goal and the Giants led 7-3 and the Lions would get ball back.
:39:07. > :39:15.Starting at the 22, Stafford rolls out. Tate is behind the defects and
:39:16. > :39:21.golden Tate down near the town, he saved the touchdown Wow and 67 yards
:39:22. > :39:30.per Matthew Stafford. He has been playing a lot. He comes in because
:39:31. > :39:36.of the injury to Jenkins. Dominic Rogers lost coverage coming he comes
:39:37. > :39:43.off Golden Tate, an easy one. Only because of the speed is it not a
:39:44. > :39:50.touchdown. A double move that he bet on but he ran right by him and I'm
:39:51. > :39:58.not sure what he was thinking. His first carry. Into the end zone.
:39:59. > :40:12.Recovered by Vernon. The Giants will take over. 2nd 6, Manning throws.
:40:13. > :40:25.Makes a move. To the 45. 3rd down and 22. That is it. The progress is
:40:26. > :40:35.stopped. The Giants turned that into points thanks to the 47 yard field
:40:36. > :40:43.goal, 10-3, the half-time score. There's one floated for Jones, what
:40:44. > :40:48.a catch! 21 yards. He has got Eli Apple right on top of them. Marvin
:40:49. > :40:53.Jones, he goes and fights through the coverage and makes a play on the
:40:54. > :41:04.ball and what an acquisition Marvin Jones was. Stafford. Each down he
:41:05. > :41:09.goes, eventually. Olivier Bernard was there to clean it up. The Lions
:41:10. > :41:14.sells for another field goal and the Giants lead was down to four points
:41:15. > :41:23.going into the fourth quarter. 3rd down and ten. Manning, back-up, what
:41:24. > :41:28.a throw! What a catch! A big 1st down for the Giants, covered by
:41:29. > :41:34.Jackson and the completion of 25. Best throw of the day for Eli
:41:35. > :41:38.Manning. They are doubling up on Beckham. Once he goes for the
:41:39. > :41:43.corner, the safety is no longer a factor and it is not just terrible
:41:44. > :41:50.coverage, he lays it in beautifully to Beckham. Shepherd. He has a
:41:51. > :42:00.touchdown in this game, down the sideline. It is not the way we used
:42:01. > :42:05.to do it when I was playing. That worked. There is no hermit with the
:42:06. > :42:27.Giants. What a catch, Batham, he has done it
:42:28. > :42:33.again! Touchdown, Giants! Another one for the highlight reel. He is a
:42:34. > :42:37.way out in front of Odell Beckham. The only chance he had was for one
:42:38. > :42:44.arm. He made that catch look routine. Finishing off this drive
:42:45. > :42:50.for six points, seven if they make this extra point, outstanding job in
:42:51. > :42:55.the offense. Down in ten, a field goal is an option. If they are going
:42:56. > :43:01.to make points. I think that is what they will do if they do not pick it
:43:02. > :43:07.up here. The passes picked off, Dominic Rogers and he will wisely
:43:08. > :43:15.celebrate in the end zone and take it out of play. At this defense is
:43:16. > :43:18.playing great football. The Giants have won their tenth game as they
:43:19. > :43:23.are making play for their first playoff appearance since the 2011
:43:24. > :43:33.Championship season and Eli Manning, can celebrate a victory. Great team
:43:34. > :43:40.win, very good football team. All our players played a part, it is a
:43:41. > :43:44.short week. When those football games, that is a great quality to
:43:45. > :43:48.have. That is what we have to have going into December, you get the
:43:49. > :43:53.weather, the playoffs, you need to win those games that we have been in
:43:54. > :43:57.a lot of them. The offense and defense have stepped up and made
:43:58. > :44:01.great plays. They are good team. The best we have played all year. They
:44:02. > :44:08.have a really good defensive line and a really good secondary, we knew
:44:09. > :44:11.it would be a tell it, we did not make enough plays, that is it. We
:44:12. > :44:16.will not make any excuses about anything. We lost the game to a good
:44:17. > :44:21.football team. We have been on a good run to, it is just one game. We
:44:22. > :44:28.did not play as well as we would like. We're ready for the next one.
:44:29. > :44:30.Such is the strength of this division, Dallas are confirmed
:44:31. > :44:33.in the playoffs but haven't secured the division and also that important
:44:34. > :44:35.first or second seed that gives them the first round bye.
:44:36. > :44:37.Detroit beware the Green Bay Packers.
:44:38. > :44:40.The Lions now only have a one game lead but head to Dallas next
:44:41. > :44:43.and then face Green Bay in week 17. Tampa Bay fall one game behind
:44:44. > :44:46.Atlanta which damages their hopes of winning this division.
:44:47. > :44:48.Seattle's Thursday Night win over LA secured this division.
:44:49. > :44:51.Green Bay have moved into contention this week at the expense of Tampa
:44:52. > :45:12.Let's toke New York and their defense. You called Jenkins the best
:45:13. > :45:16.in the game at the moment. He got injured. That will be a worry. He
:45:17. > :45:24.has been playing the best football of his career. And out of anything
:45:25. > :45:30.we have seen in New York for a long period of time! The Giants cannot
:45:31. > :45:34.keep sustaining these injuries. To lose him for any period of time
:45:35. > :45:41.would be a disaster. You rose above that. Better for the show. He allows
:45:42. > :45:47.them to do so much and Defense because he can take away their
:45:48. > :45:52.number one receivers, which frees up the rest of the Defense. He has a
:45:53. > :45:57.bruised back. He may be back later on. On a general discussion about
:45:58. > :46:02.the Defense, we had a chat before we came on. I asked you if it was
:46:03. > :46:13.similar to you talking about the Denver Defense last season. Denver's
:46:14. > :46:17.pass rush was outstanding. Olivia Berman is a really good football
:46:18. > :46:23.player but by himself he is not going to be able to create things.
:46:24. > :46:27.It's the Giants got a wild card and Green Bay and Atlanta win their
:46:28. > :46:36.divisions, who would they prefer to go to? That is a tough call. I would
:46:37. > :46:41.say Atlanta. Only because you are going against a weaker Defense. You
:46:42. > :46:47.would hope that you are hot on Offense. Your Defense is going to
:46:48. > :46:54.keep it tight. These are the top five teams who should do the most
:46:55. > :47:21.damage in the playoffs. I can't conceivably put the Cowboys
:47:22. > :47:30.ahead of the Giants. Jason's index. Jason rarely changes his mind. Two
:47:31. > :47:34.have gone. You have put the Giants and the Steelers in. The Giants are
:47:35. > :47:40.hot right now. They are playing well. Pittsburgh have got there are
:47:41. > :47:46.three weapons on Offense and they are playing together. Defensively
:47:47. > :47:55.they are not playing -- giving up a number of points. Years mine! He is
:47:56. > :47:56.coming over to the dark side! Yard and Rudolf and Darth Vader tonight.
:47:57. > :47:57.That is remarkable. Don't forget the NFL Show this
:47:58. > :48:00.Friday at 11.55pm BBC One. If you miss it then it's repeated
:48:01. > :48:04.on BBC 2 this Saturday at 7.40am. Jacksonville's Gus Bradley
:48:05. > :48:09.has joined fellow coach Meanwhile over in Houston,
:48:10. > :48:15.Brock Osweiller is starting to realise how Ryan Fitzpatrick has
:48:16. > :48:18.been feeling this season. You may not be loved Brock,
:48:19. > :48:20.but cheer up it's Christmas after all, and remember the Texans
:48:21. > :48:34.are paying you $72m... May the Force be with you. See you
:48:35. > :48:45.Friday. Two weeks of the regular season to
:48:46. > :48:54.go. The holiday season. No sitting back and relaxing. Peace and
:48:55. > :49:02.goodwill to all men. Not here. Merry Christmas. The NFL.
:49:03. > :49:08.Relying on Josh to get this right. Watch and learn. OK, here we go.
:49:09. > :49:12.Anyone have a clue? ..a funny dance? No, no dancing.