Episode 18 The NFL Show

And it will be time for these

two teams to settle it

between the white lines.

Elway is going to fire

towards the end zone.

It's up the near side.

And he throws.

Into the end zone.

Touchdown!

Rodgers looking

downfield, going deep.

A one-man wrecking crew!

Unbelievable.

Let's go!

How did he do that?

For the win!

Unstoppable.

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to the NFL Show.

Today we have a special

treat for you.

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you.

We have the one, the

only Sam Quek, ma'am.

How are you today?

Hey.

See that?

Part of the gang now, officially.

Thanks, Osi.

Well, over the next 30 minutes,

we will look ahead to the crucial

week 17 with a definitive guide

as to who will make the play-offs.

And as ever, we've also been joined

by the fully charged Jason Bell.

You all right, J-Bell?

It feels good back here.

Big couch.

It's comfortable.

Comfortable.

I like it.

We'll start with a look back at week

16, and last Saturday, our two wise

men cast their analytical eyes over

three standout games, all

of which had potential indications

for the play-off picture.

Here's how it panned out.

I'm going with Dallas.

Just the Seahawks are a shell

of themselves right now.

Too many injuries on defense.

Definitely going for

the Seattle Seahawks.

Now, the Dallas Cowboys

have been playing well.

Everything...

You think they can stop the run?

I think they're going

to win this game.

Do you want another 25?

My chest is sore.

I'm chilling on that one.

That's what I thought.

COMMENTATOR: Prescott Cowboys

comes and throws high.

Picked!

And walking to the end zone

is Coleman, Seattle on top.

Wilson, endzone, pass is caught

by Baldwin for the touchdown.

Coming back after last week,

and not liking what happened.

There wasn't very many

people that thought we had

a chance to play like that.

So a really good football game.

Christmas week, a nice present

for everybody at home.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are just

too tough on defense,

defensive line, secondary,

linebackers and Blake

Bortles, ballin'.

I mean, I just don't see a way

in which the San Francisco 49ers

are going to be able

to overcome that.

I agree, but we're going to get

a chance to see Jimmy G

and what he really can do.

COMMENTATOR: Next to Garoppolo.

Garoppolo on the move, throws,

and it is caught, touchdown!

Trent Taylor, his first touchdown

since week three against the Rams.

Save to say that Christmas

arrived on Halloween

this year for the 49ers.

We didn't do enough,

and like I told the players,

you know, we've got to give credit

to San Francisco, you

know, they make plays.

COMMENTATOR: They've got to get

to the 22 and pick up the first.

They flip it to Breida.

Got some room on the left side.

Touchdown!

And he's gone, full game!

The icing on the cake

for San Francisco on Christmas Eve.

I don't know.

It was a heck of a game.

A lot of emotions on the sideline,

ups and downs, but just proud

of the way that we kept fighting

as a team.

We knew it was going to be

a dogfight, that was a good team.

So I was proud how

we came out of it.

How do you see that one going?

The Atlanta Falcons just

defeated New Orleans Saints.

I don't think their linebackers

are going to be able

to go into New Orleans,

which we like to call

the Bermuda Triangle,

and win a game in New Orleans,

I just don't see a way.

I want them to win, but I don't

think that's good to happen.

I wanted a chance to beat him

in a bet, but I agree with him.

COMMENTATOR: Brees going

forward, he's got it!

Touchdown.

Wow.

It was a good win.

Obviously we think Atlanta's

a really good football team,

and we knew going in it

would be a battle.

COMMENTATOR: But they'll run it.

Fumbled it!

It's loose!

New Orleans!

How about this defense?

Not this time, my friends.

We didn't play well enough.

We got some opportunities

on the offensive side of the ball,

put ourselves behind the chains

with too many penalties,

turnovers and missed opportunities,

so we are disappointed with that.

You know, we are going to have

to put it behind us.

If you've been watching the NFL

Show, as you should,

you'll remember that I said playing

against the New Orleans Saints

is similar to flying over

the Bermuda Triangle.

Because teams go down

there and disappear.

But it's not all magic tricks

for the New Orleans Saints.

As these guys on defense had

an outstanding football game,

and I want to show you some

of the incredible things these young

men were able to get done.

Check this out.

This is incredible.

The first thing I want to show

you is goal-line defense.

Now, the Atlanta Falcons

are on the 1-yard line.

Now, if you're on the 1-yard line,

it is absolutely demoralising.

It is absolutely the worst thing

that can happen to you,

for you not to be able

to punch it in.

But I want you to take a look

at what happens here.

Defensively, the defensive

line has to stay low.

They have to get up

underneath the paths

of the offensive linemen

and push them back.

Watch what happens to the Pro Bowl

center here for the Atlanta Falcons.

This is incredible.

Now, you're going to see

number 96 here get low,

push it, and number 51,

Manti Te'o is going to hit

the center right in his

mouth, forcing a fumble.

No, not only do the Atlanta Falcons

not get in, they also

fumble the football,

turning it over for

the New Orleans Saints,

an outstanding football play

for that team.

Guess what?

The New Orleans Saints

didn't just do this once.

They were able to do this twice.

Now, I don't know what this says

about you as an offense if you get

all the way to the 1-yard line

and you're not able to punch it in,

but now the New Orleans Saints

are going to do something

completely different here.

Now, if you're not able

to get up under the paths

of the offensive line,

you also want to be able

to get great penetration.

And I want you to watch Kikaha

for the New Orleans Saints dive

across here and wrap

Devonta Freeman, making

another outstanding play

for the New Orleans Saints.

These guys were born, look at this.

Watch him just knife right

through, wrap up Freeman

and bring him to the ground.

Now, New Orleans Saints not known

for being an outstanding defensive

football team up until this year,

but these guys are flat out

getting the job done.

And last but not least,

something else caught my eye that

I want to show you guys.

This was one of the best things I've

seen in the entire year.

Now, check out Cam Jordan.

Cam Jordan is lined up right here.

Now, Cam Jordan is a Pro

Bowl football player.

The New Orleans Saints know this.

The Atlanta Falcons know this.

So what they're going to do

is they're going to bring Freeman

over here to help him.

They're going to try and chip him.

Now, I want you to see

that from this angle,

and then I'm going to show

you a different angle and show

you exactly what happened here.

You're going to see

him get the sack.

But that's not the best

part about this.

Watch this right here.

Cam Jordan lined up right here.

He's going to have his friend

line up right here.

Now, what he's going to do is he's

going to go up here,

and Cam Jordan is going to come

around right here, essentially

creating a two-on-one under guard.

Now, I want you to pay close

attention to this guard right here.

Watch how confused he is.

This is incredible.

You're going to see

him go up the field.

Cam Jordan is going to come around.

Look at the guard.

He has no clue what's going on.

He's looking, what happened,

which we did he go?

Kind of reminds me of the day I got

a rather strange phone call

from a man who was 100% certain

he was my wife's husband.

You can't be her husband

if I'm her husband.

I don't...

What do you...?

Incredible, man!

The New Orleans Saints

getting the job done.

Enjoyed that, Jason, didn't you?

I tell you what,

he just keeps coming

up with stuff!

I love sitting here,

it's so enjoyable.

I mean, the man's got talent.

Right, it's not going to be fun now

because this next game,

the Seattle Seahawks

against the Cowboys,

this prediction you got wrong again!

What went wrong?

I need to stop going

against Osi, that's

the first thing!

But ultimately, three turnovers.

I mean you cannot turn the ball

over three times and

expect to win.

Statistically, Dallas

was playing the better game but

ultimately it's all

about possession.

They gave the ball away

and Dak Prescott needs a number one

receiver.

Dez Bryant is not

that guy right now.

They need to address

that in the offseason.

Do you think there was too much

pressure put on Ezekiel

Elliott coming back?

Yes, because the team

obviously needed him, but I

feel like he had a good game.

They played well

with Ezekiel Elliott,

you cannot turn the ball over.

Possession is so

important in football.

Three turnovers,

you won't win games.

Well I think if you keep

on getting your predictions wrong,

maybe do sit-ups, push-ups, jumping

jacks, you will be in the best shape

of your life?

I think you're onto something!

I've got to figure this out.

I've got to figure this

out, give me some time!

Give me some time, I'm

going to get better.

There we go, we heard

that from you first!

Well, what have these

results done to the overall

playoff picture,

as

we head into tomorrow's

final round of games?

Eddie Butler has been looking

at the permutations starting

with the NFC...

Three of the four NFC

divisional winners are known.

The Philadelphia Eagles

in the East...

Ajayi!

At the 30, the 20...

That goes for 71 yards!

Down to the two...

Is he in?

Touchdown!

From now, my nickname's Sweet Pea!

The Minnesota Vikings

in the North...

CHEERING

in the North...

We just started,

you want another

one?

Hits on five and into the end zone.

Touchdown!

The Los Angeles Rams, the West.

He flings one back

into the end zone.

It is caught!

Touchdown Josh Reynolds!

Right side throw!

Todd Gurley

at the goal-line.

Touchdown LA!

The Rams put together

a winning season.

Either the New Orleans

Saints or the Carolina

Panthers will win the

hotly contested South.

Both are through to the playoffs,

and the third team

from the South may take

the last wild card spot.

Last year's Super Bowl

runners-up the Atlanta

Falcons...

Julio...

There it is!

Touchdown Atlanta.

It is never easy playing

the Atlanta Falcons.

Way to go!

Also in contention for the sixth

qualifying place, but not at all

Southern, the Seattle Seahawks.

Now he's going to throw deep...

Richardson!

He makes the catch.

Russell throws it...

Into the end zone.

Touchdown, Seahawks!

Believe on three.

One, two, three...

Believe!

On wild card weekend, the first

round of the postseason, the

Eagles will have a bye, well earned

rest, or another day of training.

To get Nick Foles up

to the speed of the

injured Carson Wentz.

I mean, we are 13 and two,

and we still have a lot

of room to improve.

The Vikings should also

earn themselves a bye,

but the Saints, the Panthers and

the Rams can all still become that

other top seed.

Sammy Watkins, touchdown LA!

But this game may have a bearing

on the permutations.

The Falcons against

the Panthers in the

last week of the regular season.

We know what is there,

and that is what

is so exciting.

Can we play our very best this

week to go where we want

to go?

It carries jeopardy...

Cam Newton...

Touchdown for Newton!

Cam...

I...

I...

I kind of...

TODDLER GIGGLES.

That's not funny...

In Atlanta.

OSI: So confirmation of how things

stand in the NFC right now,

the division leaders - the

Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota

Vikings, the Los Angeles Rams,

the New Orleans Saints...

Wow, these guys have had

an outstanding season,

all four of them.

The wild cards, you've got

the Carolina Panthers and

the Atlanta Falcons still there,

fighting, struggling, to see what is

going to happen.

And do not forget, Jason,

about your boys, the Seattle

Seahawks.

I mean, that NFC South, right?

We knew it was a tough conference.

They are all in there

for the taking right now.

I'm a little worried

about Philly right

now.

I'm not sure about them, man.

Why are you worried about Philly?

They are not the same

team right now.

Not the same team

without the quarterback.

I saw that last week.

Just a little shaky.

They played really sloppy

last week, if you look

at the way they played.

The quarterback was

very inconsistent.

Their running game didn't really get

on track the way they were supposed

to.

Defensively they played well,

but overall, this team right here,

they looked to be

there for the taking.

Well, it's safe to say here

that the big game that everyone is

going to be looking at is

the Carolina Panthers against the

Atlanta Falcons.

Now, Jason, I'm going

to come to you for your

prediction, because you're probably

going to copy Osi because you always

get it wrong!

So you go first!

You gave me a chance...

I'm going to dig

myself another hole.

You know?

I'm going with Carolina.

I'm going with Carolina

just because I think

they're on a roll right

now

and I'm just...

Everybody's waiting

for the Atlanta Falcons to be the

last year the Atlanta Falcons.

It's not happening.

I will say this.

The Atlanta Falcons,

to win this game,

they are going to have to get

Julio Jones matched up against the

weakness of the Carolina Panthers,

which is their secondary,

particularly their corners.

That is the matchup

that gives them the

chance to win, as you can see I'm

building myself away.

In case it happens!

But ultimately I'm

going with Carolina.

And Osi?

Speaking of the Carolina

Panthers, I want to ask

you this, do you know how to dab,

first and foremost?

Do you know what a dab is?

Who doesn't know how to dab?

It might not be a great one?

Let me see it...

Hey!

Hey, hey?

Is that Cam Newton-esque?

It isn't, but it's close.

You did good!

Speaking of the Carolina Panthers,

I think they're going to have a much

better season than most people

give them credit for.

But the Atlanta Falcons

are the desperate football

team.

They need to win this game

to get into the playoffs.

The Carolina Panthers

are already in the

playoffs, they don't have quite

as much to play for.

I'm definitely picking

the Atlanta Falcons.

And when you look

at the Falcons, it's

pretty much in their

hands really, isn't it?

That they get to the next

part of the playoffs.

Yeah, I mean, they should be

able to win this game

and get into the playoffs.

The Seattle Seahawks on the outside,

lurking, but I'm picking the Atlanta

Falcons to at least

be able to get in.

They had a really tough

division this season,

but overall they going

to be able to get it.

OK, fab, let's talk

about the Saints at the Bucs.

It's all about Drew

Brees, is it not?

Man, 70,000 passing yards already.

The fastest quarterback

to ever get there.

This man is an outstanding

quarterback!

Osi...

It's the Alvin Kamara

show, stop it, man!

What are you talking about, man?

It's the Alvin Kamara show over

there, in New Orleans.

Yeah, I mean, Kamara

is ballin', man...

In that offense!

Those guys are getting it done, man.

Are they going to be affected

by their last two performances,

do you think, the Seahawks?

I think you would think

that they are able to win the last

game, even though they didn't play

well, they are going up

against the Arizona Cardinals -

a team who, obviously,

have just lost their head

coach, Bruce Arians.

He's announced that he's not

going to be coaching next year.

They are going to be

playing desperate, man.

They are going to be

playing as spoilers.

They do not want the Seahawks to get

into the postseason.

I'm going to go with

the Arizona Cardinals.

Osi, have you lost your mind?

They are at Seattle,

they are at Seattle!

Are you going to bet me again?

I'm going to...

Bet you again!

What are we doing?

20 push-ups?

20 push-ups.

All right, I'm down for that.

I need a win.

OK...

So that's how things look

in the National Football Conference

and it's time now to dive

into all things AFC...

Already settled, the AFC

divisional titles.

The New England Patriots

in the east...

COMMENTATOR:

Gronkowski makes

a twisting one-handed

catch inside the pylon.

Touchdown, Patriots!

Ooh, superhuman!

The Pittsburgh Steelers

in the north...

In the middle and

into the end zone...

Rodgers for the Pittsburgh

Steelers touchdown.

That was amazing!

The Patriots and the Steelers,

the old aristocrats of the NFL.

The greatest quarterback

of all time...

Let's go!

Let's go!

The two top seeds with a bye on wild

card weekend in the playoffs,

the other two divisional winners,

the Jacksonville Jaguars

in the South...

Play on, play on!

And the Kansas City

Chiefs in the West...

He pulls it in, touchdown!

The Chiefs have won the AFC West.

Chiefs!

Yes, yes!

CLAPPING.

Still to be settled,

the two AFC wild cards.

With four teams still

in the contest, in descending order

of how good their prospects are -

in the hunt, the Baltimore Ravens...

Yeah!

Woo!

Great job, Joe!

Hell, yes!

Great job.

I was nervous on that.

Are you kidding me?

The Tennessee Titans...

Oh, my goodness!

The loose ball!

And he has a big six.

The Los Angeles Chargers...

He falls but makes the catch.

And the Buffalo Bills.

He stands in the pocket,

walks with him into the end

zone, and touchdown!

Touchdown for Sean McCourt.

The Bills are on the road in week

17, away at the Miami Dolphins.

The other three contenders have

home field advantage.

Play your heart out.

It doesn't matter what the

situation, you make the next play.

You keep going.

Be the most physical

team and the smartest.

Let's go win this football game.

If the Ravens, lying

in six going into week 17,

beat the Cincinnati Bengals,

they're through.

The other three share

an 8 and 7 record.

They must win and then start

checking scores elsewhere.

Keep the pressure coming.

That's the best defense we've got.

Great job.

Here is your game and your

playoff hopes on the line.

This is the way you win, at home,

in front of your crowd.

Play the game, and do the math.

Well, the calculators

will definitely be out,

if you haven't had them out already.

The Patriots confirmed for a top two

spot, and things also were looking

good for the Steelers.

The Jags still top the AFC South,

despite that defeat to the 49ers.

And Osi, what a week for us

Kansas City Chiefs fans!

Took that really competitive

NFC West division.

Look how excited you are!

I am.

Got a nice little Christmas gift

going on by Andy Reid

playing Santa Claus.

It was supposed to be a tough

division, but the Kansas City Chiefs

just pulled away at the end.

The Chargers gave them

a little bit of a scare.

We thought that the Los Angeles

Chargers were going to be

able to do something.

But Kansas City Chiefs would just

the better football team,

man, much to my chagrin.

Just were great under pressure,

we are such a good team for that.

As for this week's match-ups,

it is a massive game

between the Jaguars and the Titans.

How do you think that's

going to pan out?

Well, Jacksonville has

to play all their starters.

I mean, the argument right now is do

you sit the guys, have a lock.

But after that devastating loss,

they've got to get that bad

taste out of their mouth.

I feel like those guys need

to go in, and if they do

come out of the game,

they need to have a healthy lead,

because they can't go

in the playoffs with that losing

kind of mentality.

I tell you something, Jason,

those guys are going to play

from start to finish, man.

Remember who's there.

Tom Coughlin.

TC!

And Tom Coughlin doesn't believe

in that pulling the starters

at any point in time.

He's going to play then the entire

time to keep the continuity

going through the entire playoffs.

I think they're going to roll over

the Tennessee Titans.

You think he's going to go over

to the head coach's call on that?

No question about that.

Doug Marrone is one

of his disciples.

He's going to do exactly

what Tom Coughlin tells him to do.

The Titans still have,

you know, a chance to go

through to the playoffs.

If they win, or both

the Buffalo and the Chargers

lose, they go through.

So surely, they're not

going to roll over?

Tennessee, they 100% shouldn't even

be in this conversation.

These guys have had a pretty bad

season, and they're beating

teams who are under 500,

getting into the playoffs.

I don't want to see Tennessee Titans

in the playoffs at all, man.

They do not deserve to be in there.

Marcus Mariota is such a nice guy

that nobody in the media really

talks about how bad he's playing.

I mean, he's obviously

that nice of a guy,

because he is not the same guy,

unless he's running around

making plays with his feet

like he did in college.

They're going to have to figure out

how to improve his game next year.

And another team which are involved

in that mix are the Ravens.

Now, they're nigh on through.

Should they lose...

What was that?

Nigh on through?

What's that?

It means like almost through.

I'm getting educated!

OK.

It's English slang.

Better education!

As long as they don't lose.

You've got to teach us sometimes!

So, the Ravens

entertain the Bengals.

How do you see that one going?

I'm going to the Ravens.

I mean, ultimately,

I believe in great defense,

and they are playing outstanding

defense, and Flacco is back

to doing Flacco things,

which is throwing the ball deep down

the field, getting big chunk plays.

That's what they're doing well,

and it makes them dangerous.

Yes, Cincinnati Bengals

have a lot to play for, man.

Their head coach, Marvin Lewis,

who has been there for 15 seasons,

this is his last game there.

They are going to be

playing their hearts out.

But the Baltimore Ravens are just

entirely too tough for them.

Great defensive team.

The quarterback, Joe Flacco,

has returned to what he was a little

bit earlier in the season.

Baltimore should be

able to win this.

He's doing what he did

when they were successful

and they had a Super Bowl run,

which is make plays down the field.

He's a guy who needs to throw

the ball vertically,

and your boy Suggs, man,

he's a closer.

I think he has the most sacks

in the fourth quarter

right now this year.

I mean, he's a closer.

They scare me as a team.

Let's have a look at

the Raiders at Chargers.

Philip Rivers has got a job to do.

Is he going to deliver?

Yeah, he's going to deliver.

The Chargers are clearly

the better football team.

Oakland Raiders have just been

decimated by who knows what.

Those guys haven't showed

up this entire season.

I don't know what's

going on with Oakland.

Too much money in Derek Carr's

pocket is what's going

on in Oakland, man.

But I definitely think

the Los Angeles Chargers

are going to get the job done.

I'll go with the Chargers,

but you know what?

There might be an upset here.

I don't know.

Oakland Raiders might

pull something together.

I mean, ultimately they haven't been

a great team this year,

but like you said, those

divisional games, man.

They always scare me.

And we've got the Bills at Dolphins.

Again, the Bills are still

in for a shout here.

All they have to do is win and hope

that the Ravens lose.

Simple!

Yeah, it sounds simple,

but first of all, who knows who's

going to show what for the Miami

Dolphins.

Who knows if Jay Cutler is going

to show up at the Miami Dolphins.

One week he is looking

like Tom Brady, the next week

he just looks like just a scrub.

If he shows up, Miami

should pull this game of.

No, Miami is not going

to pull this game off.

The Bills will win, but,

you know, ultimately,

it's that same way you look

at Sean McDermott again and you're

like, what are you thinking, man?

Why would you bench Tyrod Taylor

when you had a chance to...

You wouldn't even be

in this position.

So I still, I like to blame it

on the coach sometimes,

and this gives me the opportunity.

But it's his fault!

You're in this situation

because you set your quarterback

who wasn't turning the ball over

while you were playing good defense.

And a crucial player

for the Bills, LeSean McCoy.

Shady?

Shady.

Not my friend.

He's maybe Jason's friend.

He's an outstanding running

back, though, there's no

question about that.

Cut on a dime, which is exactly

what he does alt there.

Great footwork, great speed,

he's had an outstanding season.

But I don't think he's

going to be able to get

into the playoffs this year.

So that's what Osi and Jason think.

You can see how all the action

unfolds on Tuesday night,

with extended highlights

on NFL This Week.

Then next Saturday we'll preview

the wild card weekend on the NFL

Show after Match Of The Day.

Now, before we go, let's

have a look at the highs

and lows of Christmas week.

So we've got Tom Brady

going to his go-to man, Gronkowski,

with his amazing one-handed catch.

I could throw the ball

to that guy...

Can't cover him one-on-one.

He's just too big and too strong.

Man.

Now this next one, I don't feel too

comfortable about...

For obvious reasons!

But this is Dolphins Jakeem Grant.

Going through, over, under...

The Kansas City defense.

These guys have to

learn how to tackle.

I mean, that cannot happen.

And this one from DeAndre Hopkins,

a one-handed catch.

Oh, man.

As a corner, you just sit

because you are like, I've got this!

My gosh, if my mum sees me...

Catch of the year?

It could be, it could be.

And this next one is

a cornerback, Williams making

a stunning one-handed catch.

We don't talk about that

too much, but yeah.

Bortles had a rough day!

And here we have Dak Prescott

with a bit of nice footwork for you,

throwing that ball over.

Look at this...

Rogers, right there!

Too bad they lost the game.

It's one play, one play!

And this is something

you don't see very often.

This is Jaguars Aaron Colvin

returning an extra point attempt.

Special teams for special players...

Look at this high five!

We are friends!

And who doesn't love snow angels?

If I was in Cleveland,

I would tackle someone for that.

I love this.

This is your favourite,

isn't it, Osi?

A nice defensive picture there.

And last but not least, we have

JuJu Smith unwrapping his present!

YOu have to love JuJu Smith,

I think he literally thinks

about this stuff at home.

Well, guys, you've made your

predictions for this week's games.

More long-term, I want to know...

Super Bowl, who are

you going to take?

It's a lot of pressure.

It is a lot of pressure

but you can never...

Especially at this stage,

you can never bet against

the New England Patriots.

Are you going to do that?

You have to, who do you think can

upset that football team right now?

The Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Chiefs!

Definitely not the Chiefs.

The Pittsburgh Steelers

have a better team, they just need

to figure out a way defensively

to shut down Gronk.

If they can do that,

they can make it to the Super Bowl.

Your prediction won't even stand

because they won't even

be in the Super Bowl!

Yeah?

We'll see about that.

OK, over to the NFC.

Who do you see in there

to take the championship...

Ooh...

The Vikings.

I know you are going to say

the Vikings but I'm going to go out

on a limb and say the New Orleans

Saints.

That's a strong call,

I thought you were going to go

with the Rams because of the offense

but the Vikings, man.

Yes, I'm going with

the Saints on that one.

Nice, and finally we are going

to show you the current

odds from the bookies.

Who do you think

offers the best value?

Listen, the bookies always know

best, so whatever the bookies say.

I'm going to go with the Vikings.

The first team with

the Super Bowl at home.

Did I tell you about a guy

approaching me on the street?

This was like last year.

He said, "you said the Pittsburgh

Steelers were going to win!

I bet money and I lost that one!"

He accosted me on the streets.

Was he serious?

He was dead serious.

I'm not saying anything any more.

Whatever the bookies say,

that's who you go with!

Well, that's it for another

week on the NFL show,

thanks to Jason and Sam

for an outstanding debut.

The stage is set.

Who goes?

Who stays?

It will all be decided

in the next 24 hours.

Good night!

Into the final week, the regular

season reaches its end...

Sedately, serenely,

without drama in so little parts.

This is what we have

all been waiting for!

With nerves jangling and fingernails

bitten and calculators hammered.

You've got to win to stay alive.

Keep the pressure on!

The calculations that must be

done in order to play

on into the New Year.

This game is all but finished!

The stress of making it...

Let's go!

The strain of progress,

the tolls to be paid...

Three, two, one...

Touchdown!

..On the road to glory.