0:00:10 > 0:00:13And it will be time for these two teams to settle it.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15He's going to fire towards the end zone.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Launched the ball the near side.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17A throw.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Touchdown.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19He's looking downfield, going deep.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20The one-man wrecking crew.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Unbelievable.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Let's go.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26How did he do that?
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Caught.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Unstoppable.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Hello and welcome to the NFL Show.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40We're back from our trip to Atlanta, but we're
0:00:40 > 0:00:43still admiring the style of our American counterpart.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I look at, NBA, NFL and baseball, ain't
0:00:45 > 0:00:48nobody seen a brimless hat, so I wanted to be the first
0:00:48 > 0:00:50one behind the scenes with the brimless hat.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55So, you've seen it here first, Cam Newton, brimless hat.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Well, not seen it there first, to be honest
0:00:58 > 0:00:59with you, Cam.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00But yes, no?
0:01:00 > 0:01:01No.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02No.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04There are even some things that we'll draw the line at.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Oh, you're going to do a magic trick?
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Yes, you know, all of that, one, two, three.
0:01:09 > 0:01:09Your three card...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Yeah.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Just like that.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Yeah, there's no water under there any more.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Do you get that, do you get "Just like that?"
0:01:17 > 0:01:18No.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20No.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21LAUGHTER
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Not a clue what you're talking about.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25That's one for the older members of the audience and the
0:01:25 > 0:01:27non-Americans.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I'm once again joined by Jason Bell and Osi Umenyiora, I'm Tommy Cooper,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33we'll bring you all of the big stories from the NFL tonight
0:01:33 > 0:01:35and with only three weeks remaining before we reach the playoffs
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and our 32 teams become 12 every story is a big story.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41That being said, one story dominated the week.
0:01:43 > 0:01:471st down...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Looks.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53He's going to run.
0:01:53 > 0:02:00Flag thrown as he goes into the end zone.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02He's got to stop doing that.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04He has got sandwiched at the goal line
0:02:04 > 0:02:05between Mark Barron and Morgan Fox.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06So he takes a lump.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09He took a shot on the last run that he had.
0:02:09 > 0:02:09He took a shot on the last run that he had.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12So they've got to check him out.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14It's confirmed on Monday that Carson Wentz, the man
0:02:14 > 0:02:16who has orchestrated
0:02:16 > 0:02:19the Philadelphia Eagles rise to the top seeds
0:02:19 > 0:02:22in the NFL, would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Before we come onto what it means for the Eagles, it is heartbreaking
0:02:25 > 0:02:26for him, isn't it?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28No question about that, man.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30This was a guy having a phenomenal season.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36People saying this guy could be MVP of the league.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And because it happened so late he's going to miss time next season.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Horrible.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Absolutely.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42You hate to see this.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45You hear Philadelphia fans saying, like, don't get too excited,
0:02:45 > 0:02:46what could go wrong, what could go wrong?
0:02:46 > 0:02:47And then this happens.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49You know?
0:02:49 > 0:02:50You feel really bad for him.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52He argueably could have won the MVP.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57And like you said, ultimately he's going to have a long, long rehab.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00And what does it do when for the rest of the group when you know,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03for most of this season, in the back of their mind,
0:03:03 > 0:03:08the Eagles players will be thinking we could go to a Super Bowl here.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Then all of a sudden all of these doubts will be swirling around.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Yeah, absolutely.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14One thing Philadelphia have done well is they
0:03:14 > 0:03:16have built that team right.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18They've built it on their running game and
0:03:18 > 0:03:20their front seven and that puts crazy pressure on your quarterback.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24So I think they have a team, and they've built a roster that they can
0:03:24 > 0:03:25actually win without a quarterback.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I think they could win.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32The guy who they've got behind him, Nick Foles, he's a pretty
0:03:32 > 0:03:33decent quarterback.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34They can win games.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Are they going to be able to win the big game?
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Probably not in this situation.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41So, will they be able to protect Nick Foles enough in the
0:03:41 > 0:03:44same way we've seen some other teams with their offensive line being able
0:03:44 > 0:03:45to protect their quarterbacks?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Absolutely.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Like he said, they have built offensively and they have a
0:03:49 > 0:03:50really strong running game.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52They are not going to ask Nick Foles to go out
0:03:52 > 0:03:55there and carry the football team, it is going to be carried on
0:03:55 > 0:03:59the strength of the defense and the running game, he should be OK.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02But what it also does, it gives a boost to other
0:04:02 > 0:04:04teams in the NFC now, Minnesota, for example,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06the Rams, for example, who will think, now our chances
0:04:06 > 0:04:07have suddenly improved.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Yeah.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11They are going to try and get after the quarterback, try and get
0:04:11 > 0:04:14after him and rattle him, but the one thing they have got
0:04:14 > 0:04:15is they don't have recent film.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17He hasn't been on the field.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19They don't know how he has gotten better, so the advantage
0:04:19 > 0:04:21is to Nick Foles on that.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22All right.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23You are looking for the positive!
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Yeah!
0:04:24 > 0:04:26They haven't got the tape on him!
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Why do you have this here?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29It became a knee brace.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30All right.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I'm just trying to show you all the uses for this.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34LAUGHTER
0:04:34 > 0:04:35It can be a knee brace.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37So, for the rest of this show you're going to
0:04:37 > 0:04:41try and find a different use for a fez in every link, are you?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Look, up here with you two, I've got to show value.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I've got to show value.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Good luck with that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I dread to think what you'll be doing with it
0:04:48 > 0:04:50next time we see you on camera.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52You can catch the highlights to the Eagles/Rams game we talked
0:04:52 > 0:04:55about on our Tuesday NFL This Week show, and that's on the
0:04:55 > 0:04:56iPlayer right now.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59We are going to show you some highlights now between one
0:04:59 > 0:05:01of the many great games that took place last weekend.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Both teams were chasing top spot in their respective divisions,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06and also the invaluable automatic playoff qualification that
0:05:06 > 0:05:10a division win provides.
0:05:10 > 0:05:10a division win provides.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's a long haul special, from the Pacific
0:05:13 > 0:05:15north-west corner of the United States to
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Jacksonville, Florida.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18The Seattle Seahawks and the Jaguars,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21NFC against AFC, West against South, Super Bowl champions of four
0:05:21 > 0:05:24seasons ago against one of the newest franchises, who have not yet
0:05:24 > 0:05:25been for the big one.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26What's that name?
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Jaguars!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Two teams chasing the playoff spot in tightly fought
0:05:32 > 0:05:33divisions with the weeks running out.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35The Jaguars with a mighty defense.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Jacksonville is alive!
0:05:37 > 0:05:41But can they stop Russell Wilson?
0:05:50 > 0:05:522nd & 9.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Floating...
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Jacksonville touchdown for the rookie Westbrook!
0:05:56 > 0:06:02The defense on the spot again.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Floating for Baldwin.
0:06:03 > 0:06:10He's got it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11It's a Seahawks touchdown.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Blake Bortles has played well today.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Deep, he's got it!
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Cole!
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Touchdown Jacksonville.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26This is a good defense, he's making some great throws.
0:06:26 > 0:06:35Watch this one, in stride, Cole doesn't even have to break stride.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Mickens is loose, Jaydon Mickens, can he take it all the way?
0:06:47 > 0:06:48Oh!
0:06:48 > 0:06:53One yard short.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Sets up the Jaguars.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Leonard Fournette, touchdown, Jacksonville.
0:06:58 > 0:07:05Let's see this celebration.
0:07:05 > 0:07:12A little bowling.
0:07:12 > 0:07:1423 game-winning drives through this year in the final
0:07:14 > 0:07:15quarter for Russell Wilson.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Down three scores.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Slips away.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Open downfield is Richardson.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20He puts a move on and touchdown Seahawks!
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Watch the escape.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Watch him step.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26And also watch the strength to get away and step up.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Poise in the pocket.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Again, we've talked about this all game, you have
0:07:31 > 0:07:35to protect the middle of the field.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38When Russell scrambles he wants to go to the middle of the field
0:07:38 > 0:07:40and there is Paul Richardson, wide-open, against Gibson
0:07:40 > 0:07:49in the middle of the field.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52It has been a tough day for him with three interceptions, but he
0:07:52 > 0:07:53is open...
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Lockett is going to take it for Seattle.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Another big play.
0:07:57 > 0:08:024th down and nine.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Extra pressure coming on Wilson.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Down the sideline.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06Incomplete.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09No flags.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Jacksonville makes a statement and stand up to Seattle.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Jacksonville makes a statement and stands up to Seattle.
0:08:15 > 0:08:22Doug Marrone and the Jaguars, their ninth win of the
0:08:22 > 0:08:24season, they have guaranteed their first winning season since 2007,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26sole possession of top spot in the AFC South.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Well, for all of this season when we've been talking about
0:08:29 > 0:08:32the Jaguars, it has been about their defense.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35But, actually, Blake Bortles is doing OK at the moment.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Yeah, and judging by Jason's standards, Blake "The Goat"
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Bortles...
0:08:38 > 0:08:39LAUGHTER
0:08:39 > 0:08:43He had an outstanding game.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46All of a sudden he's the best quarterback in the entire AFC.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51LAUGHTER
0:08:51 > 0:08:53If I was to paraphrase, he might be suggesting that
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Blake Bortles has gone to the top of your list of great
0:08:56 > 0:08:57mediocre quarterbacks.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I just watch the tape, Mark, I just watch the tape.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01That's it.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03But do you know what?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06We got on Blake, we said he was the weakness of the team,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10he figured out a way to make throws that he needs to make.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12The players around him are playing well and he
0:09:12 > 0:09:14needs to make those third-down conversions that he's doing.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15And the short passes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18He's not throwing the ball all the way down the field.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Ultimately he has made some good throws.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21He did throw the ball down the field.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I'll take that back, I take that back.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26OK, a couple more interesting noises came out of Jacksonville after that
0:09:26 > 0:09:29win, that they might be feeling a little bit disrespected in all
0:09:29 > 0:09:31of the conversations about the AFC that everybody's focusing on.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34The Patriots, and the Steelers, and they very much believe
0:09:34 > 0:09:44that the AFC is there for the taking.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Yeah, no question.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Especially if they can get Blake Bortles to
0:09:55 > 0:09:56continue playing like this.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Because defensively we know they are outstanding.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Outstanding front four.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02They have the secondary who can really do some things.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Running back...
0:10:04 > 0:10:06They have all of the pieces in place, besides the quarterback
0:10:06 > 0:10:09position, and if he plays the way he's capable of playing,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12the way he played last week, they are going to make a deep run
0:10:12 > 0:10:13into the playoffs.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15So, where are we at, then, Bortles, Keenum,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Smith, what's your one, two, three at the moment?
0:10:17 > 0:10:18LAUGHTER
0:10:18 > 0:10:19I like Case Keenum.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Case Keenum one.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Only those three?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Those are yours.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Those are your goats.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25Those are not my goats.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26I'm not putting this on film.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Not putting this on film.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28I'm sorry.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29That's my quarterback.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31It's rare that we are together.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32I'm not putting this on tape.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34By the way, what did you do with it?
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Wallet.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36It's a wallet now.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38With the little thing, you can attach it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40And once again it's empty.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41LAUGHTER
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Now it's time for a round-up of what else happened in week 14.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45We've got the sunshine today.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46We haven't got any excuses.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Let's turn this thing.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49The Minnesota Vikings at the Carolina Panthers.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Three touchdowns for Jonathan Stewart.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53And they are calling it a touchdown.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Cam Newton in full flow.
0:10:54 > 0:11:04Cold-blooded Cam Newton!
0:11:04 > 0:11:05The Oakland Raiders at the Kansas City Chiefs,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07six wins apiece going into the game.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Raiders all the way into the end zone!
0:11:09 > 0:11:10The Raiders are being embarrassed.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Job done, seven and six, the Chiefs.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18The Washington Redskins at the LA Chargers.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21This ever inventive for Keenan Allen.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Is the reason you're on the ground a lot because your feet move
0:11:24 > 0:11:25too fast for your body?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28That's a good point.
0:11:28 > 0:11:35The Chargers, like the Chiefs, seven and six in the AFC.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The Philadelphia Eagles at the LA Rams.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Top of one division against top of another.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Close all the way, back and forth.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50The Eagles easing away at the very end.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Intercepted by the Eagles on the pitch, touchdown,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55the Eagles have won the NFC East.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58But at a price.
0:11:58 > 0:12:06New Orleans Saints at the Atlanta Falcons.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09The NFC south, the division of drama, the denier of the day.
0:12:09 > 0:12:18Deion Jones to keep this division dramatic to the very finish.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20That might just have saved the Falcons' season.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21There he is.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Are you good?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24New England Patriots at the Miami Dolphins,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27the Super Bowl champions with twice as many wins as the Dolphins.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32But Tom Brady coming up against an inspired Xavien Howard.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34The Baltimore Ravens at the Pittsburgh Steelers,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39the divisional Derby, and what a derby.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41The Steelers ten and two at the start, apparently on course
0:12:41 > 0:12:49for a routine victory.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52But Alex Collins leading a Ravens revival, and the away team
0:12:52 > 0:12:55into the lead, only to be overhauled by a Chris Boswell field goal.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57The Steelers claiming the divisional title with a thriller.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Let's go!
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Let's go!
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Let's go!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Let's go!
0:13:09 > 0:13:11A game that drew a lot of attention last week
0:13:11 > 0:13:17was between the Indianapolis Colts and the Buffalo Bills.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20-- A game that drew a lot of attention last week
0:13:20 > 0:13:22was between the Indianapolis Colts at the Buffalo Bills.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24If you don't know your American geography, Buffalo sits right
0:13:24 > 0:13:28on the Canadian border and is prone to the odd bit of inclement weather.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30So this is what it looked like in Buffalo for the game.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33If you want a picture representation of the definition
0:13:33 > 0:13:34of futility, then that is that.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Because they tried to do the lines with the leaf blowers,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39but the snow just kept coming and coming and coming.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41There was that touchdown with Peterman finding Kelvin Benjamin,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43that was in the second quarter.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Have you ever seen...
0:13:46 > 0:13:50I mean, this looked like more snow than I've ever seen in a game.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51It looked ridiculous.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52I've never seen anything like this.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55This is like playing in the snow when you were a child.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I'll tell you what, I would like to play in this
0:13:58 > 0:13:59because it would slow those fast receivers down.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00LAUGHTER
0:14:00 > 0:14:07Make it easier for me, playing against somebody who can run fast.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Look at the bend on that kick from Vinny Thierry.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Like Beckham!
0:14:11 > 0:14:12LAUGHTER
0:14:12 > 0:14:15To make it 7-7, it took the game into overtime,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17which, I think, was probably the last thing, well,
0:14:17 > 0:14:19I'm not sure about the players, it was certainly the last thing
0:14:19 > 0:14:20the fans wanted.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23And LeSean McCoy won the game with that 21 yard touchdown.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26But to run in the snow, I mean, it's deep snow, as well.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Deep snow, man, that looks like four, five inches
0:14:28 > 0:14:29of snow right there.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31So I don't know how he was able.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33He must have had those special cleats on.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Who knew what he was doing.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36-- He knew what he was doing.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Making cuts and everything.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And actually, quite a big win for Buffalo, really,
0:14:40 > 0:14:41in the circumstances.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42They won it by 13-7.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44They go to seven and six.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46They're second in the a AFC East.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49They are still within a playoff shout.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53The interesting thing about watching those pictures from Buffalo
0:14:53 > 0:14:56is, although there was lots of snow it wasn't as cold as, maybe,
0:14:56 > 0:14:57other grounds can get to.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Is it easier to play in the snow, or easier to play
0:15:00 > 0:15:02in even colder conditions?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03No, cold.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Cold.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Listen, Mark, we played a game against Washington.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07In the snow?
0:15:07 > 0:15:08It wasn't in snow.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10It was so cold and windy.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14I got in my stance and the wind knocked me over.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17For the first time in my life I said, "I don't want to play today!
0:15:17 > 0:15:18You guys...
0:15:18 > 0:15:24You guys can have this game, I don't want to play no more ever!"
0:15:24 > 0:15:26That is just about as bad as it gets.
0:15:26 > 0:15:32Although I did play in the snow, five-a-side in Brixton, Sunday,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35we went out there and we got it in five-a-side in the snow.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I'm sure it was just like the conditions there.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38It was not quite quite, but close.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Just like a tiny flake.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41That was it.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42And you won presumably.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Of course.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Which is why you brought it up.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Let's look at all the results in Week 14.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Of the games you haven't seen, The Packers needed overtime to
0:15:56 > 0:15:59beat Cleveland, but they're still in the hunt for a playoff place and
0:15:59 > 0:16:03they will get Alan Rodgers back and there was a big win for Detroit
0:16:03 > 0:16:04against Tampa Bay.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Dallas beat the New York Giants.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16There was a big defeat for the Tennessee Titans to
0:16:16 > 0:16:17the Arizona Cardinals.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19That means it is advantage Jacksonville.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Let's have a look at the standings.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30The Patriots lost to the Dolphins, but they
0:16:30 > 0:16:32have a three game lead.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39The Steelers are dominant in the AFC North and have won that division.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45It is still very tight in the West.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49But it looks like it will be between The Chiefs and the Chargers.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53The playoff has the divisional winners here.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59The wildcards at the moment are the Titans and the Bills.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02But Ravens and Chargers have the same record as the
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Bills and then it gets complicated over who they have beaten and
0:17:05 > 0:17:09difficulty of opponents.
0:17:09 > 0:17:17When you look at that, Buffalo are still in
0:17:17 > 0:17:20there, but it is Baltimore that are hovering and Baltimore you think,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23because of their quality, certainly their defense,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25that there will be divisional winners who don't want to
0:17:25 > 0:17:27play Baltimore in the playoffs.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Yeah, you never want to play a team that's dominated by great
0:17:30 > 0:17:31defense in the playoffs.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34And you have got a quarterback who has experience.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Is actually playing good football.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38You don't want him to get hot in the playoffs
0:17:38 > 0:17:40if you make it.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43OK, let's take a look at the standings in the NFC.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Philadelphia top of the East.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52They have taken that division.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Minnesota reeled in a bit.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07The Rams have a one game lead over the Seahawks in the West.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12What that means for the playoffs, Eagles will
0:18:12 > 0:18:14be the top seeds at the moment.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Panthers and The Falcons hold the wildcards.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Who is the most dangerous of those teams going for the
0:18:25 > 0:18:29playoffs, do you think?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Who would the divisional leaders not want out of
0:18:31 > 0:18:38that big group I gave you?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Oh, that's tough.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Anybody out of NFC South.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Because if they make it, and they go on to the playoffs, they're
0:18:49 > 0:18:51battle-tested, they're coming out of battles every week.
0:18:51 > 0:18:57That is a great division, but I must say Carolina.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02Still can't call it, Mark, you have some good teams at the top
0:19:02 > 0:19:05and then you have in the middle everybody
0:19:05 > 0:19:08seems to be the same, like everybody's just fighting
0:19:08 > 0:19:08each other.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12It is difficult to call who would be the guys who would make it.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15The Packers are right in the middle having done without Aaron Rodgers
0:19:15 > 0:19:18for a couple of weeks.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Will say this, if Aaron Rodgers comes back,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24that is a team nobody wants to play.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28I agree, but I feel like he has been out of football a little too long.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30He has been doing it his whole life.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32You're right.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35That team isn't built for greatness without him.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38If they were, I would say plug him back in
0:19:38 > 0:19:40and the machine would roll, but I'm a little worried.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43OK, he has not played his team.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48I didn't put my name on that.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51I like some of that, this is your influence on me.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54At this stage of the season, we can be
0:19:54 > 0:19:57accused of focussing on the top teams and the playoff contenders.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59However, not any more.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Last Thursday sought to rectify this with a game
0:20:01 > 0:20:04between two teams who are playing basically for the love of their
0:20:04 > 0:20:05own mothers.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Here is the best bits from the Denver Broncos at the
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Indianapolis Colts.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25First down, touchdown!
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Osweiler looking left.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31He has the advantage.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Hooker with the hurdle.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35The sideline and the touchdown.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36A terrific athletic play.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39It looked really good.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41But it ain't going to count!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43What a shame.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46This one goes on your highlight reel no matter what.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51Over the top without breaking stride.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Only two players have caught passes tonight.
0:20:55 > 0:21:02Osweiler, touchdown.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04For a moment Walker is in for Bostick
0:21:04 > 0:21:06at linebacker.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09A shot up the end zone and Latimer caught it for
0:21:09 > 0:21:15the touchdown.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Shot down the middle.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Into the arms of Heuerman and he is in for the touchdown.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Trying to make it a nine-point lead.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Latimer.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Did the hand come down first?
0:21:27 > 0:21:31He has ruled a touchdown.
0:21:31 > 0:21:38You guys know I have been on a rollercoaster for about two
0:21:38 > 0:21:41years and I'm just to go out there, Thursday night football, with my
0:21:41 > 0:21:45team mates, who I love and I was just having fun.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Here are all the rest of the week 15 fixtures.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54We will need a longer highlights show
0:21:54 > 0:21:56you to show you all these, because there are mouth-watering ones
0:21:56 > 0:21:57wherever you look.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00And in fact, after we're off air, there is a game
0:22:00 > 0:22:02tonight, which is the Chargers at the
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Chiefs which is massive in the AFC West.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06And Philip Rivers, what do I say?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Balling!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Oh my God, he is balling, man.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16And his receiver, Allan is arguably one of the best in the league.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18And defensively, I love what they're doing.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21You can agree on that?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24No question, Philip Rivers is having an outstanding season.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27At 36 years of age, showing he has it all.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29The entire package.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Him and his offensive co-ordinator are on the
0:22:31 > 0:22:34exact same page defensively, those rushes coming off the edge.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36This is a team nobody wants to play against now.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Even though they have got to go into Kansas City
0:22:39 > 0:22:41for this game, you would still favour the Chargers.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43It is an advantage playing away, because all
0:22:43 > 0:22:46their home games feel like they're playing away.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Ultimately this is helping them.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50This what is makes them so scary.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Does this game decide the AFC West?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54No question about it, these are the two teams right
0:22:54 > 0:22:57now who are playing the best football, whoever wins this game
0:22:57 > 0:22:59will have the momentum going forward, if Kansas city doesn't put
0:22:59 > 0:23:03a stop to the Los Angeles Chargers now, no one in the AFC West is going
0:23:03 > 0:23:05to be able to put a halt to it.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I feel like we haven't done predictions for a while and then
0:23:08 > 0:23:11given everybody the opportunity to latch at your predictions when they
0:23:11 > 0:23:12don't come true.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13Chargers or Chiefs?
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Chargers.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15Chiefs.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Ooh!
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Really? Really.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18After you just said all that?
0:23:18 > 0:23:23I'm going for The Chiefs this game.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Andy Reid he just has a sneaky way of coming up on you.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Even though The Chargers are the better
0:23:29 > 0:23:33team, this game I'm going for The Chiefs.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Never thought I'd live to see the day.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Let's take a look at some more of the Week 15 fixtures.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43Packers at the Panthers.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Carolina got to figure it out.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47They have got to bounce back from a good win.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48Let's.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49I'm going Carolina.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50I will go Carolina as well.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I don't think you have to bounce back from a win!
0:23:53 > 0:23:54You know they always kind of play.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55They kind of play...
0:23:55 > 0:23:56They're up and down.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Up and down.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Where's that?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02They need some consistency.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05That means bounce back.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Panthers or Packers.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09You almost talked me out of it, but Panthers.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Yeah.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I'm going Panthers in this game.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Here are some of the others and this is arguably the biggest
0:24:15 > 0:24:17game of Week 15.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Not The Titans at the 49ers.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Patriots at the Steelers and the relevance here is whoever
0:24:25 > 0:24:29wins this should get home advantage all the way through to the Super
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Bowl, yes.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Yes and you are 100%.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36If you're a betting man, you're going
0:24:36 > 0:24:39to put everything you have on New England Patriots.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Not because they're that much better than the
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Pittsburgh Steelers, but because they're coming off
0:24:43 > 0:24:45a loss and Bill Bellichick is going
0:24:45 > 0:24:48to be furious.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50He is going to have those boys ready to play.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Tom Brady's going to be ready to go.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54He didn't have a good game against Miami.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56So you have to go with The Patriots there.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Well, there are two things there.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59One again really?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Two even when they come off a win, he gives the impression of
0:25:02 > 0:25:03being furious.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05But really?
0:25:05 > 0:25:07You know what, Mark, I'm starting to realise that
0:25:07 > 0:25:11this is my my job and I have to go with my head and instead of
0:25:11 > 0:25:12my heart.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14That is why I'm picking these games now.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Two and a half years into doing this show and you just
0:25:16 > 0:25:18realised it's your job.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Right.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Well, it is going to be all about defense.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Whoever's defense steps up to the challenge
0:25:22 > 0:25:25is going ultimately win.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28What you saw in the Patriots defense against Miami, which was a little
0:25:28 > 0:25:30bit all over the place, because Cutler did very
0:25:30 > 0:25:32well against them.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Can you see them stopping an offense that was as impressive as the
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Steelers against The Raiders?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41If the Ravens defense couldn't stop them,
0:25:41 > 0:25:42how can the Patriots?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Patriots have their biggest weapon.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47They're going to try and double team and Tony Brown take
0:25:47 > 0:25:47them away.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50They're not going to let them do what he did last week.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51You also have Le'Veon Bell.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53You have Juju Smith Schuster coming back.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55So you can't stop them all, so these defenses
0:25:55 > 0:25:57both got to step it up.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Having Ryan Shazier out really hurts them as a defense.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03I saw the film.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04They didn't look as fast.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07So they're going to have to step it up.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09They're doing it for him though aren't they?
0:26:09 > 0:26:10They are.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12That is a good guy.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14The home field advantage that the Steelers have?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Definitely.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17That plays.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18The towels will be out.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20You're going for the Steelers?
0:26:20 > 0:26:21I'm going for the Steelers.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24And you're going for The Patriots.
0:26:24 > 0:26:2550 push ups?
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Yeah.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28We've just got time...
0:26:28 > 0:26:31What you're going to do press ups as a bet on that?
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Yeah.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Man, I don't know about 50!
0:26:33 > 0:26:34What, right there?
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Right there.
0:26:35 > 0:26:3650 press ups.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Can I break them up?
0:26:37 > 0:26:39You can break them up.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40You can do 25 and 25.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42OK, over the course of two shows?
0:26:42 > 0:26:47Let's end with some highs and lows from the week.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Just watch this one-handed catch from Seth DeValve.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58You don't even see it first time around.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59But this is an amazing angle.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Look at that for a catch.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02They have got players in Cleveland now.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03They have got a couple.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04Balling.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06For sure.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07So is this member of the Bengals staff.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Oh.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10All you can do.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Watch this for a very impressive punt return from the
0:27:12 > 0:27:12Packers' Trevor Davis.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14He is a bit elusive.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16That way.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17That way.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18That way.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Video game jukes.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20Another one.
0:27:20 > 0:27:21Specialities for special players.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24They're eventually bringing him...
0:27:24 > 0:27:26He just lay down.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29He took a dive.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34We don't often show defensive plays, maybe we should a bit more.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39There you do.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40Chris Long.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41That is his special.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42I have got the record for that.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Chris Long with that.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Look amount this for a catch in the snow
0:27:46 > 0:27:47from Deontay Thompson of the Buffalo Bills.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Man!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Remember him earlier in the year, just came in first game
0:27:52 > 0:27:53caught a bomb?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55No.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I remember that.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01The snow everywhere and Jimmy Garoppolo is leading the 49ers out
0:28:01 > 0:28:02with a...
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Massive boom box.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Boom box, what is that?
0:28:06 > 0:28:07They will try anything!
0:28:07 > 0:28:09That's kind of fresh though, I like that.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10You like that?
0:28:10 > 0:28:11Yeah.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12He was balling.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I will be next on your screens for NFL This Week.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18We will somehow try and squeeze in all the best action from
0:28:18 > 0:28:19this weekend.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21That will be on BBC Two at 11.15.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22Thanks for joining us.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24We will see you then and they will be
0:28:24 > 0:28:25doing the press ups.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Bye-bye.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Stop.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33For those whose season stretches into the new year, a sense of
0:28:33 > 0:28:38involvement, of improving and progressing is obvious.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40But there are those whose hopes are already dashed.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Some knew it was coming.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Some are mighty names fallen on harder times.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51For some it is cruel misfortune.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56So these already gone will be added another dozen.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Those that fall so that the chosen few may rise.