0:00:34 > 0:00:37Hello, and welcome to this Christmas edition of The NFL Show.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39My choristers this evening are Jason "Jingle" Bell and OC
0:00:39 > 0:00:45"Nutcracker" Umenyiora.
0:00:45 > 0:00:55You are looking great!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Like any other Christmas party I'm sure we will end the show
0:01:01 > 0:01:03with name-calling and squabbling, but first we are all getting
0:01:03 > 0:01:06on with each other so I have presents for you both!
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Wow!
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Yeah, Jason...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10OK, do I really open this?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12That's the idea, it would be a rubbish start to the show
0:01:12 > 0:01:15if I gave you them and you open them in private!
0:01:15 > 0:01:16OK...
0:01:16 > 0:01:17LAUGHTER
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Wow!
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Ballin'!
0:01:19 > 0:01:20A Ballin' Blake Bortles cushion...
0:01:20 > 0:01:21My man!
0:01:21 > 0:01:22He is ballin'!
0:01:22 > 0:01:23He is your man!
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Really?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26No way!
0:01:26 > 0:01:27I like this, I do!
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Good!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I'm not sure the gratitude is going to be quite
0:01:30 > 0:01:31the same from this one...
0:01:31 > 0:01:33He can sit right there.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34It feels heavy, though.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35I like that!
0:01:35 > 0:01:36I like that, man.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Plenty of words of wisdom.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38But this is fresh!
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Lets see what you've got for me, Mark Chapman...
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Let's see what we've got...
0:01:41 > 0:01:42See what it is?
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Oh, gosh!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45It is Tom Brady's book.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47LAUGHTER
0:01:47 > 0:01:48Look at that face!
0:01:48 > 0:01:50What does it say in the bottom left-hand corner?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52It doesn't even matter what it says.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54What does it say on the bottom left-hand corner?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56"How To achieve a lifetime of sustained peak
0:01:56 > 0:01:57performance with Tom Brady".
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Yes, it's designed to help the ageing athlete still...
0:01:59 > 0:02:00Really?
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Really?!
0:02:01 > 0:02:03..Still stay fit mentally and physically!
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Yeah, happy?
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Yes, OK, thank you.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Over the course of the next...
0:02:06 > 0:02:09You know you are going to pay for this, right?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10You are going to pay for this!
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Over the course of the next few weeks, we will discover some
0:02:13 > 0:02:14of the tips in there.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16We will see if it will help you!
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Right, on with the show.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19One happier than the other...
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Tonight, we will bring you the best of the last week of action.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24We will be redefining the word "Catch".
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Next week there are those fixtures to look at and one of these two
0:02:27 > 0:02:29will be enjoying a 50 press up forfeit.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Oh, dude...
0:02:30 > 0:02:32What more do you want to do?
0:02:32 > 0:02:33This is the best job in the world!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Do you guys get nervous before games?
0:02:35 > 0:02:36I get the butterflies going.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Man.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38You?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Terrible!
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Do you get nervous?
0:02:40 > 0:02:50Hell, no!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Well, this is penultimate weekend of the regular season
0:02:55 > 0:02:57which means in eight days' time we will know which 12 teams
0:02:57 > 0:03:00will be in the playoffs, and therefore still in the running
0:03:00 > 0:03:01for the Super Bowl.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04To get to those playoffs you either need to win in your division
0:03:04 > 0:03:07or sneak into one of the two wild card spots of your conference
0:03:07 > 0:03:09by having one of the best win loss records.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12There's no better example of this playoff race then
0:03:12 > 0:03:14what is going on in the NFC West.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16The LA Rams travel to Seattle to play the Seahawks,
0:03:16 > 0:03:18hoping to shore up that top spot and therefore automatic
0:03:18 > 0:03:19qualification.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22As far as the Seahawks are concerned, they were in danger
0:03:22 > 0:03:27of getting a lump of coal in their stocking!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29COMMENTATOR: If you do not sneak it right away, here with Gough,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31you come right at him with Gurley...
0:03:31 > 0:03:32That is what they do!
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Gurley!
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Touchdown!
0:03:34 > 0:03:38You will see an easy wedge here by the offensive line, look at that.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Sullivan, 65.
0:03:39 > 0:03:49Brown, 68, they create great space.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53And he manages what they do!
0:03:53 > 0:04:00Touchdown!
0:04:00 > 0:04:01And he manages to waltz in.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Gurley, again and again.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Touchdown, number 15!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06It is a dominating first half for the Los Angeles Rams.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Todd Gurley making things happen, even if he does not get great
0:04:09 > 0:04:11blocks, they've got a nice combination and an excellent
0:04:11 > 0:04:13mesh of offensive line and running back right now.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14This has been impressive.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17You do not see Seattle at home in December getting
0:04:17 > 0:04:18manhandled like this...
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Here is Wilson...
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Quinn coming in...
0:04:20 > 0:04:21He dropped the football!
0:04:21 > 0:04:22It is loose.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23The LA Rams have it!
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Watch Quinn here.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Playing as outside linebacker, coming off the edge.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27It gets to Wayne Brown.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29It gets up the field and forces play.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Gough will throw it.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Wide open, touchdown!
0:04:31 > 0:04:32It is Woods.
0:04:32 > 0:04:40Watch him come out.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42They come quickly to the line of scrimmage.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Two here, three here, and Gough has his pick.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Third and 25, I'm not sure what you could call
0:04:48 > 0:04:50here against a Rams defense that has been stout.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51A four man rush...
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Wilson, in trouble.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Wilson is going to tuck it and run.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Throwing over the line.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58He is just trying to make something happen, you nailed it right away.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Over the line of scrimmage.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03He has clearly passed it as he lets it go.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Look at the official right there.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Right on it.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08REFEREE:An illegal forward pass, a offense number three
0:05:08 > 0:05:10was beyond the line when he threw the ball.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15A 5-yard penalty from the spot of the foul and the loss.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18They need to take away and stop these Rams.
0:05:18 > 0:05:1937 seconds to go in the half.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Third & 20 now.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Running to Todd Gurley...
0:05:21 > 0:05:29He has a monster hold.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Todd Gurley, all the way!
0:05:30 > 0:05:3157 yards on third & 20.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Remember, they love to run to the left side.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Look at that job by Sullivan, 65.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Look downfield here.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Whitworth 77 made great play but Rodger Saffold had got
0:05:41 > 0:05:44downfield with a key block, as did Sullivan.
0:05:44 > 0:05:52But that call was not designed to go to the end zone,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56that was a call for third down to set up a punt and end up
0:05:56 > 0:05:58breaking the whole thing, and getting a touchdown.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Third down and ten.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Around the backfield, Gurley is going walking!
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Todd Gurley with his fourth touchdown today.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05It is 40-0.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07And throw, step in...
0:06:07 > 0:06:08End zone!
0:06:08 > 0:06:13He gets the touchdown.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Luke Willson, and Seattle is off the board!
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Russell Wilson making it happen, trying to inspire his team to show
0:06:18 > 0:06:21some fight here before this one is over.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24As bad as this is looking for Seattle, the reality
0:06:24 > 0:06:26is their chances to make the playoffs have taken a hit
0:06:26 > 0:06:28but they have a shot here.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29There is a late flag.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I wonder if it is a safety here?
0:06:31 > 0:06:39REFEREE:A foul occurred in the end zone, first safety.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42If that doesn't fit exactly what has gone on today for Seattle,
0:06:42 > 0:06:43I don't know what does.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44That is the bottom line.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50An impressive win for the LA Rams.
0:06:50 > 0:06:5542-7, for the Seahawks to take control in the NFC West here today.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57STUDIO: Well, it is difficult to think of a more defining
0:06:57 > 0:06:59performance, really, in a season than that.
0:06:59 > 0:07:06Really making a statement, the Rams?
0:07:06 > 0:07:11No question about that, the LA Rams put their foot
0:07:11 > 0:07:13on the neck of the Seattle Seahawks with an outstanding performance.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15They dominated every facet of the football game.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18It's impressive to see a young team perform this way
0:07:18 > 0:07:19when it really counted.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Does that lay a marker down for the coming seasons
0:07:21 > 0:07:22as well as this one?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Or do you only focus on what is happening this season?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28No, when it comes to the divisional games you always have
0:07:28 > 0:07:31to think of the next year, and how the division is shaping up.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32It's going to be an interesting division.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35You have great quarterback play and these people need
0:07:35 > 0:07:36to continue to face each other.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38They do not forget a beating like that!
0:07:38 > 0:07:4098% chance of winning the division, now.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41You wouldn't put it anything...
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Nothing is going to stop them doing that, surely?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47When playing like that, nothing is going to stop them.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49They have the entire package.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Offense, defense, special teams, great coaching, every single thing
0:07:52 > 0:07:55you would want from a football team, the Los Angeles Rams have it.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I'm trying to focus but this picture here...
0:07:58 > 0:07:59LAUGHTER
0:07:59 > 0:08:01It is killing me!
0:08:01 > 0:08:02You can't focus?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06I can't focus!
0:08:06 > 0:08:10If we had to put a Rams player on there, should we go Jared Goff,
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Donald, Todd Gurley?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Todd Gurley has been, to use the term...
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Ballin', hasn't he?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19You would have to go with Donald, wouldn't you?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Of course I am, because I am a defensive player, but this guy
0:08:22 > 0:08:25is the most special football player on that team.
0:08:25 > 0:08:25Why?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Well, he does everything.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29He missed the first couple of weeks and he came back
0:08:29 > 0:08:30like nothing happened.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33They are talking about this guy as being the defensive MVP
0:08:33 > 0:08:35because of what he does.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37He makes impact plays in the run and in the past,
0:08:37 > 0:08:38special football player.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40I would have to agree with that.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41But, Todd Gurley, man.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42He is special right now.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45You can see what Sean McVay is doing for him.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46It's like he trusts the play calling.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Not like we saw last year.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53He knows those holes will be there and they will be open.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56If you go delving on the Internet at the moment you can find
0:08:56 > 0:09:03American football-based Christmas cracker jokes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04You look delighted!
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Show us what you've got!
0:09:05 > 0:09:08One of them is "What does Todd Gurley and a magician
0:09:08 > 0:09:09have in common?"
0:09:09 > 0:09:10All right.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11"They both do hat tricks".
0:09:11 > 0:09:12OK.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13OK.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Cool, cool, cool.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15LAUGHTER Umm...
0:09:15 > 0:09:17"Why don't the Cleveland Browns have a website?"
0:09:17 > 0:09:24Ooh...
0:09:24 > 0:09:25"They can't string three Ws together."
0:09:25 > 0:09:26That's, that's...
0:09:26 > 0:09:28That is so mean, man.
0:09:28 > 0:09:29Why are you guys so mean?
0:09:29 > 0:09:30That sucks!
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Third time lucky coming up!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34"What do you call 53 millionaires around a TV
0:09:34 > 0:09:34watching the Super Bowl?"
0:09:34 > 0:09:36"The New York Giant".
0:09:36 > 0:09:36Ooh!
0:09:36 > 0:09:38LAUGHTER Yes?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Yay!
0:09:39 > 0:09:40There we go.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41You might be ballin' now!
0:09:41 > 0:09:42You might be!
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Do I need to take this off?
0:09:44 > 0:09:45One final thing on the Rams.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49A lot of other teams have lost a crucial player at some point
0:09:49 > 0:09:53in the season due to injury.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58It doesn't feel, you might correct me, it doesn't feel that has
0:09:58 > 0:10:01really happened with the Rams so that must be a benefit for them.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03How far do you think they could go in the playoffs?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Health is wealth, and as long as this team keeps healthy
0:10:06 > 0:10:09and all of the other teams keep on losing players in
0:10:09 > 0:10:12the ways that we have seen, the Los Angeles Rams can go
0:10:12 > 0:10:13all the way to the Super Bowl.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Will that happen?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I don't think so but it could happen if they stay healthy.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I don't think they will beat the Vikings...
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Of course!
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I don't think they can because the Vikings will attack
0:10:22 > 0:10:24the quarterback and they will shut that down...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26It's a whole other conversation, Osi!
0:10:26 > 0:10:28But ultimately, like Osi says, later on in the year,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30it's all about being healthy, right?
0:10:30 > 0:10:31And they've had that luck.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34And the Vikings are his friends!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Getting into the playoffs is one thing but it isn't the whole story.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Once in, teams get seeded by their win loss record.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42The top two escape the first round of playoffs while the other
0:10:42 > 0:10:46four battle it out and the top seed overall will get the home advantage
0:10:46 > 0:10:48all the way to the Super Bowl.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Seeding matters, and that is why the AFC matchup between
0:10:50 > 0:10:53the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers had such
0:10:53 > 0:10:56significance, but not only that - we had our first gentleman's wager
0:10:56 > 0:11:00last week as to who would win the game.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01The forfeit?
0:11:01 > 0:11:0650 press ups!
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Osi chose the Patriots, Jason picked the Steelers.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12If only Tom Brady and Big Ben had known what was really on the line?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14We will join the game with two minutes left
0:11:14 > 0:11:17in the fourth quarter...
0:11:17 > 0:11:18New England had the ball with Tom Brady.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21They are trailing by five points at this stage.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26He finds Rob Gronkowski for a 26 yard game.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Then, immediately, the two of them pair up and do
0:11:29 > 0:11:32exactly the same thing.
0:11:32 > 0:11:41Brady to Gronkowski for a 26 yard game.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43In fact, with both of these quarterbacks, Jason,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46you know that they can manage drives going deep into the
0:11:46 > 0:11:47fourth, don't you?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Two of the best, that is what makes them dangerous.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Whenever they have the ball in hand, they can make plays happen
0:11:52 > 0:11:54and you see that going down right now!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I mean, that is an amazing catch.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Even if you were a small man, Osi.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59But Gronkowski is massive!
0:11:59 > 0:12:00So, that one was for 17 yards.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04They match up a third time, and then they switched to the run game.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Dion Lewis goes in, from eight yards.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09It gives them a 25-24 lead and now they need to go for two points,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12rather than just the point after, so if Pittsburgh got a field goal,
0:12:12 > 0:12:13it would tie the game.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Exactly.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17This is what a really good Head Coach, well actually,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20all Head Coaches in the NFL would make that call and Rob
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Gronkowski got it done for them.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Sean Davis is having a tough, tough day!
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Look at the celebration!
0:12:28 > 0:12:31That left Big Ben 52 seconds on the clock to try
0:12:31 > 0:12:32and get this win for Pittsburgh.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34He finds Smith-Schuster for 69 yards, another
0:12:34 > 0:12:35example that we have seen.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38We have seen a few recently, Jason, of people getting way down
0:12:38 > 0:12:40the sideline and not being put out?
0:12:40 > 0:12:44It shows such a lack of awareness by defenders.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47They know the sideline is there but they are not closing
0:12:47 > 0:12:49out players and trying to avoid penalties.
0:12:49 > 0:12:5069 yards.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51It gets them to the 10-yard line.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Look at his face!
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I would have made the phone call by then, Mark!
0:12:55 > 0:12:57LAUGHTER call by then, Mark!
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Yeah, you don't see that face in his book, I tell you!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It's all smiles in that book!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Anyhow, so, Big Ben finds Jesse James.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Everybody thinks that is the go-ahead score.
0:13:04 > 0:13:11However, they review, as they do, every touchdown.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13They judge that he didn't complete the catch, Osi.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16As we talked about a lot on Tuesday night as well,
0:13:16 > 0:13:17because the ball hits the ground.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18It does hit the ground.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You see his elbow hit the ground, he did not have full
0:13:21 > 0:13:22control over the football.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23It hit the ground.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25No way is that a catch.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26So, that is the rule.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27They are devastated.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Just under 30 seconds on the clock.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Roethlisberger hits Darrius Heyward-Bey.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31They are just three yards.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32The clock is winding down.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36They are out of time-outs.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39So, you could spike it and kick a field goal to tie the game.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41What they actually do is fake the spike...
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Fake a spike...
0:13:42 > 0:13:44..To try and confuse the Patriots.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46They go for the throw and he throws the interception!
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Ended up confusing themselves!
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Ooh!
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Let's see what you've got there, J Bell!
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Do you think they confuse themselves?
0:13:52 > 0:13:53I think so.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56He actually wanted to go in but he said he heard the call
0:13:56 > 0:13:57coming in from the sideline.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59"Don't spike it, don't spike it".
0:13:59 > 0:14:00So now...
0:14:00 > 0:14:01I hate this!
0:14:01 > 0:14:04..They had to go and make a throw, they were not prepared for that
0:14:04 > 0:14:06throw and it resulted in an interception.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07This sucks!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Mike Tomlin said that they played to win, and that is why
0:14:10 > 0:14:11they did what they did.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Do you find that admirable?
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Well, absolutely.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16In a game like this, you never know when you are going
0:14:16 > 0:14:17to see these guys again.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19You always have to go for the jugular.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22The Pittsburgh Steelers went for it, they did not play for the tie,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24they went for the win.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25It ended up costing them the game.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27And if we go back over this catch, then...
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Forget about your friend down here!
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Take it first time.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Yeah, well, it's complicated.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34It needs a lot of discussing, really, to be honest with you.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35Umm...
0:14:35 > 0:14:37The anger must come from Pittsburgh fans, or...
0:14:37 > 0:14:38What are you doing?
0:14:38 > 0:14:39Was that 50?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41LAUGHTER Hang on, hang on, where is the pause?
0:14:41 > 0:14:42That was 50.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Was it?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Yeah.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Didn't notice myself!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48So, the anger comes more at the rule, doesn't it, rather
0:14:48 > 0:14:49than the individuals involved?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51They say don't hate the player, hate the game!
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Or, if you are going to hate the game, I mean, the rule states
0:14:54 > 0:14:57that you've got to maintain control all the way through.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58He did not do that.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00He dropped the ball, I mean, it's not a catch.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02But he catches it first of all!
0:15:02 > 0:15:03And brings it in.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04My chest is sore right now.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06I can't really...
0:15:06 > 0:15:07I don't know.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Why, what have you been doing?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10I've been down here working out, trying to get strong,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12you know, for the holidays.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13Let me ask you, there.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15He catches it originally?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Yeah, he caught it but he has two maintain possession
0:15:17 > 0:15:19all the way through.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23His elbow hit the ground, he lost possession.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Are you happy with that as a rule?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I'm not happy with that but I'm happy it happened
0:15:28 > 0:15:29in this particular game, because otherwise I would
0:15:29 > 0:15:32have been the one down on the floor doing push-ups!
0:15:32 > 0:15:33So I'm very happy with that.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36When you were watching that at home, you were dancing around the room!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Oh, I was so excited, man.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39I was sick!
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I'm guessing that you think that the rule is an ass?
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Oh, man.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45We need to re-look at everything in the NFL rule book!
0:15:45 > 0:15:50Right, it's time now for a round-up of what else happened in week 15...
0:15:51 > 0:16:01Don't let them down!
0:16:02 > 0:16:06The LA Chargers at the Kansas City Chiefs.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08This to take control of the AFC West, not
0:16:08 > 0:16:09the easiest day for Rivers...
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Intercepted by Marcus Peters.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Philip Rivers has thrown three pics...
0:16:14 > 0:16:15You got two!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17You got two by yourself!
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Hey, let's get out and play.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24Alex Smith, though, finding his H-men - Hill and Hunt.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25Touchdown!
0:16:25 > 0:16:35Kansas City!
0:16:35 > 0:16:37The Chiefs still top of the AFC West.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39The Green Bay Packers and the Carolina Panthers.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40The Packers chasing a wild card spot.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42The Panthers chasing that, too.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Or, the divisional title.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Aaron Rodgers, his collarbone not perfect, but back.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49The old master against Cam Newton.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51We got them right where we want them.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55The Panthers now ten and four.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57The Tennessee Titans at the San Francisco 49ers.
0:16:57 > 0:17:04The 49ers on a little roll...
0:17:04 > 0:17:10Six out of six on the day, three out of three for the 49ers.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11We finished there, man.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13We finished!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17The Dallas Cowboys at the Oakland Raiders.
0:17:17 > 0:17:23The scramble to be a wild card as close as a sheet of paper.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27As close as a Derek Carr plunge for the pylon.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31The Philadelphia Eagles at the New York Giants.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Nick Foles in at quarterback for the injured for
0:17:34 > 0:17:37the injured Carson Wentz.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Standard-bearers all season of excellence.
0:17:39 > 0:17:46Caught up in the fury of the old NFC East derby.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50The Atlanta Falcons at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52The Buccaneers the one team in the NFC South that
0:17:52 > 0:17:54cannot make the playoffs.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Devonta Freeman, outstanding for the Falcons...
0:17:58 > 0:18:02And he took out the sound guy...
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Ooh!
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Patrick Murray with his chance to tie the scores.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06It's got the leg.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08It's got the leg!
0:18:08 > 0:18:09It is...
0:18:09 > 0:18:13No good!
0:18:13 > 0:18:23And here are some of the other notable results from week 15.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Detroit, Buffalo, and Baltimore still hanging in the playoff race,
0:18:33 > 0:18:34with important wins.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Minnesota clinging to the division by beating Cincinnati.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37What?
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Yeah yeah!
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Yeah yeah!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41New Orleans continuing to make the NFC South so competitive,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44a big win against the Jets but not as big as Jacksonville
0:18:44 > 0:18:45who thrashed Houston by 45-7.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Let's have a look at the AFC here.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50And the standings.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52The New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers have
0:18:52 > 0:18:53taken their divisions.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Jacksonville have guaranteed themselves a playoff
0:18:55 > 0:19:01spot too in the South.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04It is still very tight in the AFC West, the Kansas City Chiefs
0:19:04 > 0:19:07got that important win over the Chargers.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10That means those are the four divisional winners, as things stand.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Tennessee and Buffalo in the playoffs but it is tight.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Baltimore are very close to getting in there and still come
0:19:16 > 0:19:19at the moment, the Chargers, the Raiders and the Dolphins
0:19:19 > 0:19:22are not out of it yet.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25That was a vital win for the Chiefs, wasn't it, over the Chargers.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26Not many predicted it?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Yeah, not this guy you are talking to, either!
0:19:29 > 0:19:31They've really found a way to turn things around.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34You thought they were going in the wrong direction
0:19:34 > 0:19:35but they bounced back, they made some adjustments.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37That was a huge win for them.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Coaching, coaching, coaching.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40I keep on saying this.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43When you have a superior coach in the National Football League,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45he's going to be able to overcome.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Especially later on in the season, when the going really gets tough
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and Andy Reid is a superior coach.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Now, more than ever, it's really important to look
0:19:53 > 0:19:56at the fixtures coming up for both sets of teams, really, in this race.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00The Chiefs have Miami at home, and then they go to Denver.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04The Chargers go to the Jets, and then they welcome Oakland.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07You'd see both teams winning both games, would you?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09It depends, it depends on which Jay Cutler shows up
0:20:09 > 0:20:12for the Miami Dolphins, man.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14The thing that goes skibbidy bop, or the one who cannot
0:20:14 > 0:20:16make a complete pass!
0:20:16 > 0:20:18It all depends on which Jay Cutler shows up.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Hang on...
0:20:19 > 0:20:21"Why can't Jay Cutler used the phone?"
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Why?
0:20:23 > 0:20:24"Because he can't find the receiver!".
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Now...
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Admittedly...
0:20:26 > 0:20:27I like that one!
0:20:27 > 0:20:29That was kind of a 1980s joke, as...
0:20:29 > 0:20:30You know.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Who uses receivers?
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Who uses receivers now?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34But that's another cracker joke!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36So it does depend on which Jay Cutler turns up.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37It definitely depends on that, man.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40But the Kansas City Chiefs absolutely have the ability
0:20:40 > 0:20:41to run the table here.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Have a word on Jacksonville, then, who will be in the playoffs.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46And how the much maligned Blake Bortles has turned things
0:20:46 > 0:20:49round, really, this month.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52We spoken all season about what a great defense Jacksonville have,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54but he is getting them points?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56You've man a lot of credit, right?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59He is ballin', and the reason is he didn't give up on himself, right?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02He was the focal point of, this guy has to play well
0:21:02 > 0:21:04for us to have success.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05He didn't let it get to him.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08He got his skill set together within the confines of the team.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09He is playing well.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Tennessee still have to play the Rams and they still had
0:21:12 > 0:21:13to play Jacksonville.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Buffalo, also in that playoff race, have to play New England and Miami,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20whereas Baltimore, the other team in this mix, really have
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Baltimore have the easiest run.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24No question about that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Indianapolis is going to lay down and Cincinnati
0:21:26 > 0:21:29is a shell of themselves.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31They absolutely, Baltimore is going to be the team
0:21:31 > 0:21:33that is going to be able to get in.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Given their strength this schedule.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Let me show you the NFC standings after the results from this week.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44Philadelphia and Minnesota have clinched their divisions.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Confirmation, if any were needed, of just how tight the NFC South is.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49The Saints and the Panthers, ten and four.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52The Falcons, nine and five.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55In the West, the Rams have that two game gap after thrashing
0:21:55 > 0:21:57the Seattle Seahawks.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59As far as the playoffs are concerned, Philadelphia,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Minnesota, the Rams and the Saints, as things stand, are
0:22:02 > 0:22:03divisional winners.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07The Panthers and the Falcons are the wild cards, with the Lions,
0:22:07 > 0:22:12the Seahawks and the Cowboys still very much in the hunt.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Was that a statement win for the Panthers over Green Bay?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Without a doubt.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Now, Aaron Rodgers wasn't himself, but that is no excuse.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I was talking to Osi about this earlier.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Man, they look scary!
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Carolina looks really scary right now.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30They play as Cam Newton goes and he is playing very well by now.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Defensively, they are outstanding.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Cam Newton, running the football and finding it easy.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Christian McCaffrey, these guys are making plays
0:22:35 > 0:22:37all over the football field.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39They look to be a really dangerous football team
0:22:39 > 0:22:41going into the playoffs.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Does too much depend on the mood and the form that Cam is in,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47or could you say that about most teams?
0:22:47 > 0:22:54Like you just said, about their quarterback,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58you can say that about most teams but the way that Carolina is built,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01if they are able to continue to run the ball and play defense,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04they are going to be in every single game that they play.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06That was an important win for Minnesota as well?
0:23:06 > 0:23:07Yes.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Yes.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Minnesota needed that.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Speaking of Minnesota...
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Ooh?
0:23:11 > 0:23:12I have something for you, man.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13What's that, bro?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Well, you're a Minnesota guy...
0:23:15 > 0:23:17And I wanted to give you something, man.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Check that out.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19Is this really going down?
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Yeah.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22I think we may have got two for one...
0:23:22 > 0:23:23LAUGHTER A Case Keenum "Goat" cushion!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25There you go!
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Man, I feel very comfortable over here!
0:23:26 > 0:23:27That's all I'm saying!
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Cincinnati are struggling.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31And they are really out of form.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Going back to the point, it should not take anything away
0:23:33 > 0:23:34from them bouncing back?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36No, they are playing well.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38They are the most balanced team in the NFC.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42I don't think anyone can beat them.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45They have great players on every level of their team.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Look how happy he is, with his cushions either side of him!
0:23:48 > 0:23:49After those push-ups...
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Let's just show you the fixtures that are coming up over
0:23:52 > 0:23:53the course of this week.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54The week 16 fixtures.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57We will try and pick a few out for you.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00As I say, Minnesota have clinched the division and Green Bay are out.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01There's nothing on that fixture.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Some really interesting ones around.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Take the divisional match-ups lower down that page.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12The Buccaneers at the Panthers, but the Falcons at the Saints.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15The reverse fixture of the one that we were at a couple of weeks ago.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16That's the game, right?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19I'm not betting you either, Osi, but that is the game
0:24:19 > 0:24:20that is going to be the battle.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Everybody better tune in.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24OK, shall I ask him how he sees it going first?
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Please, please start with him.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26OK.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28How do you see that one going?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31The Atlanta Falcons have just defeated the New Orleans Saints.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I do not think the Falcons will be able to go into New Orleans,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36which we like to call the Bermuda Triangle,
0:24:36 > 0:24:38and win a game in New Orleans.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39I don't see it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:48I want them to win but I don't think that is going to happen.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I wanted a chance to beat him in a bet but I agree with him.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I would have went in this direction anyway.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55So, you'll go for the Saints?
0:24:55 > 0:24:56Some other big games around in week 16...
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Let's have a look at a couple of them here.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00The Seahawks are at the Cowboys.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Whoever loses that is out of the playoff race.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Do you want me to go to him first?
0:25:05 > 0:25:06I will jump off the deep end.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I'm going with Dallas.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10The Seahawks are a shell of themselves right now.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11Too many injuries on defense.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12I don't see it.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14And psychologically, that pummelling against the Rams has
0:25:14 > 0:25:15surely got to have an effect?
0:25:15 > 0:25:16It has.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19If they had their regular players I would say that they would bounce
0:25:19 > 0:25:21back but they got some weaknesses.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23We saw some conversations back and forth between two
0:25:23 > 0:25:26of their defensive players that lets me know that there is some
0:25:26 > 0:25:28chitter chatter in the locker room.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29Definitely going with the Seattle Seahawks.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31The Dallas Cowboys have been playing well.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32They have, no question of that.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36But going off the Seattle Seahawks, getting throttled the way they did,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I think they are going to come out with a bunch of intensity.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42They are going to go and try and win this game.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Because if they do win, they have a chance to
0:25:44 > 0:25:45get to the playoffs.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46They can stop the run?
0:25:46 > 0:25:48I think they are going to win this game.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Oh, my God!
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Do you want another 25?
0:25:51 > 0:25:52My chest is sore.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54I'm chilling out.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55That's what I thought.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Do you want to change your mind?
0:25:57 > 0:25:58No, I'm sticking with it.
0:25:58 > 0:25:59All right.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Another interesting one.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02The 49ers are completely out of it but Jacksonville
0:26:02 > 0:26:03are playing the 49ers.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05They are on a very good run.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07You kind of think this must be the worst time to be
0:26:07 > 0:26:09taking on San Francisco?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11No, not...
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Listen, I love Jimmy, I love what he's done.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18He is playing outstanding in that position but the Jacksonville
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Jaguars are just too tough.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24On defense, the defensive line, secondary, linebackers,
0:26:24 > 0:26:25and Blake Bortles...
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Ballin'!
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I mean, I just don't see that the 49ers are going to be
0:26:30 > 0:26:31able to overcome that.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I agree, but we are going to get a chance to see Jimmy G
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and what he can really do.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38It's great for the 49ers organisation to really check him out
0:26:38 > 0:26:45as a top-level defense.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46against a top-level defense.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48At this time next year, if we are still on...
0:26:48 > 0:26:49LAUGHTER You never know!
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Do you think you'll be wanting a Jimmy G cushion?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Man, I'm all about Jimmy G!
0:26:53 > 0:26:54His name is Jimmy G!
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Like, that is fresh.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56That's a fair point.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57Yeah.
0:26:57 > 0:26:58That's a fair point.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00We've put the order in already!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Right, here are some of the highs and lows from this week...
0:27:03 > 0:27:05This was the best site of the week.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Steelers's Ryan Shazier back at Heinz Field in good spirits,
0:27:07 > 0:27:08after his successful spinal surgery.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Let's show you some of the plays of the week...
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Ooh, he lost him!
0:27:12 > 0:27:13Marvin Jones...
0:27:13 > 0:27:14That's my friend!
0:27:14 > 0:27:15He's a West Coast guy.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Do you know, this is the first time we've heard that this
0:27:18 > 0:27:20is his friend...(!) Whenever he makes a catch...
0:27:20 > 0:27:21This guy, right?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23He's unbelievable!
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Za'Darius Smith, DeShone Kizer, fumbling in the end zone.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27You've got to be aware in the end zone.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30He did not have a good day against Baltimore,
0:27:30 > 0:27:31did DeShone Kizer...
0:27:31 > 0:27:32Watch this!
0:27:32 > 0:27:33From Dallas punter Chris Jones.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35You know I like these special players!
0:27:35 > 0:27:36The punter outrun.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38That doesn't happen often.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Your friends talk bad about you!
0:27:41 > 0:27:43A fake punt, and he was away.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Forget the onside kick, Arizona will take it deep
0:27:45 > 0:27:48and still manage to recover it against Washington.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51That's the English, you know what I'm talking about?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54In snooker?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57When you put English in it, and the ball comes back in pool?
0:27:57 > 0:27:58Yeah.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00You've got no clue what I'm talking about!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I mean, I've just watched this official fall over...
0:28:02 > 0:28:04And then I'll come back to it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09Watch this!
0:28:09 > 0:28:10Man, he's got to check that.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12That was illegal!
0:28:12 > 0:28:12Did he pirouette?
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Let's show you some of the celebration!
0:28:16 > 0:28:23Speed walking from the Packers.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25And, the Lions showing off the cancan.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Those boys are killing it, man!
0:28:26 > 0:28:28That's it from us.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31We will be back on Wednesday the 27th next week, for a round-up
0:28:31 > 0:28:32of all of the Christmas fixtures.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34That's on BBC Two at 11:55pm.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Thanks for the pool and the snooker lesson.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38From myself, Prancer and Blitzen, it's good night.
0:28:38 > 0:28:44Have a Merry Christmas.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51More names are added to the Christmas list.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52There will be no postseason for you.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Put your feet up and rest your aching shoulders.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58For those still in contention, it is the time of year to be
0:28:58 > 0:29:02as fired up as the old yuletide log.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Feel the heat, enjoy the glow and get back out there!
0:29:05 > 0:29:09There is work to do yet in the fields.
0:29:09 > 0:29:10What a game, baby.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13What a game!