Pair of touchdowns. The guys who worked together for five years with a brief hug. And the new England Patriots will go to 112 and would regain that number one seed at least for the moment in the american football conference. Game officially over in four seconds. 276 the final. Volkswagen post game report coming up next. Welcome to Volkswagen Passat post game report. And welcome back to houston where the final score tonight patriots 27, texans 6. And where, after toughing it out for most of the night, bob landed on the injury list. His voice listed day to day. Liam mchugh to take you the rest of the way. The patriots clinch their seventh straight playoff berth with a victory over the texans. This weeks game balls go to rob gronkowski. 86 yards and a touchdown. And jabaal sheard, two sacks and to forced fumble. Both spoke with michele tafoya. You were injured two weeks ago, that knee. So this is your first action back. A touchdown, a big 45yard catch early in the game. What were you expecting of yourself tonight . I was expecting whatever the coaches called. That type of game plan like that. I knew i wasnt going to go all game. We did a great job executing as offense. The coach is making great plays out there. And the offense is coming together. But i give credit to our defense. Our defense held them, what, six points was it . Unbelievable job they did. Holding those good receivers they got and just containing the quarterback, too. Overall a great team win. How is the knee feeling after tonight . Whats that . How is the knee feeling after tonight . Its feeling good. I rehabbed superhard to get myself out here and be with my teammates. When youre not with them, you miss them out on the field. And great to be back with them. I love these guys. And everyone works hard. Ending a twogame win streak, what was that teams mindset . Just come out here and play football. Play some physical football. Come out here mentally and physically prepared. We stauck together as a unit an get to get a win on the w side. Lets turn to jabaal sheard. This team had six sacks tonight. Why were you able to be so successful in your pass rush . Everybody just did a good job of staying in their lanes, executing, the secondary played great tonight and gave us time to get there. Again, stopping the losing streak, that was a big thing for this team, wasnt it . No question, no question. It feels good to win again and bounce back. And get that nasty taste out of your mouth. The one taste that might still be in your mouth, however, is the one that comes with a lot of players injured, which you had a lot of guys go down tonight. How are you able to fight through that . You know, just fight through it. Guys got to step up and make plays. Happy to have rob back, happy to getting guys back this week. Congratulations. Thank you. Send it to you, liam. Lets take a look at the afc playoff picture. A week ago the sky was falling in new england after a second straight loss. But now the patriots are back on top. Cincinnati and denver both lost today and are both now relying on backup quarterbacks. As for the wildcard race, three teams at 85. Pittsburgh on the outside looking in right now. But if the steelers, chiefs and jets were all to win out, it would actually be kansas city and pittsburgh who would own the tiebreakers for the two wild card positions. Lets bring in tony dungy. How do you see this playing out now in the afc . Well, really liam, a couple of big games next week. And i like where pittsburgh and kansas city are. Pittsburghs playing great offense. Kansas city playing great defense. But pittsburgh hosting denver next week is going to be a huge game. And well have to see what the denver quarterback situation is all about. Theyre going to need to score more points going into pittsburgh than they got today. And that other drama is the afc south. This houston team going to indianapolis. Its probably going to be winner take all. And again, both offenses struggling. The colts really need to get andrew luck back. Thats what it looks like in indianapolis. All right, coach. Lets bring things over to the nfc. Carolina shut out the falcons. The packers ran all over dallas and are now a game up on the vikings in the north. But tony, with philly and washington stayed tied atop the nfc east and the giants with a potential win tomorrow, how do you see things shaking out in that division . Thats where all the drama is in the nfc. I think it will come down to the last game of the year, philadelphia going to the giants. The winner of that game will win the division. And you have to like the giants playing at home with eli manning at quarterback. But the real situation there to me is seattle now in that five spot with their win today. And you have to think, if they can remain there, whoever wins the nfc, seattle will be favored and could be setting themselves up for a nice little run. Seattles playing great football. Coach, thanks so much. Turning now to mike florio of pro football talk. The whole afc playoff race would be greatly impacted by andy daltons injury. Whats the latest you hear on how long he may be out . What we know is theres a fracture in the thumb. We know he wont play next week at san francisco. Coach martin lewis said so after todays loss to pittsburgh. Well know much more on monday, thats the day that dalton will meet with the specialist and there will be clarity as to how much time hell be expected to miss. Until then, until hes able to return, it will be a. J. Mccarron at quarterback for the broncos no, for the cincinnati bengals. I got ahead of myself. Broncos still have osweiler at quarterback. Peyton manning could return to practice after todays loss to the raiders, coach gary kubiak said that manning could come back to practice. Hell know more monday or tuesday. Theres been no starter named for next weekends game at pittsburgh. So a big week for both denver and cincinnati. Mike, thanks so much. As for the situation here, final score, patriots 27, texans 6. Al and cris are back to wrap things up right after this. . Maybe just head back to the dealership . Dont you want to meet my family . Yep, totally. Its practically yours, but we still need your signature. The volkswagen sign then drive event. Zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new jetta and other select models. For everyone this season find thousands of rollbacks, like a 55 4k smart tv for just 798. Im crowning you the shopping queen share the wonder every day. Walmart. Happy holidays your majesty. Tcount on someones kid mistaking me for santa. Im so sorry. Come on sweetie. 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Pretty good couple of weeks there for chip kelly to knock off these new England Patriots. Kind of a crazy game last week, then got lesean mccoy with all that going on. With what the Arizona Cardinals have on their schedule in front of them, theyd very much like to go get a win in philadelphia not to worry about green bay and seattle in the last two weeks. Theyve got a tough schedule and seattles got a relatively easy one down the stretch. A lot to be determined three weeks to go. Lets go. On to the city of brotherly love. Well talk to from there, sunday night. Cardinals against the eagles. Here tonight its new england. They still have havent lost three in a row since all the way back in 2002. A win tonight, go 112. Final score 276. Cris collinsworth along with michele tafoya, good night from houston, texas. Nbc sports thanks you for watching this special presentation of the National Football league. This is the best block of all. Its like candy cane lane. I know. Oohhh. 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First tonight, the tiny tool that made a big difference in Montgomery County. Parents frantically called 911 after their child went unconscious. They just had no idea what was going on. News4s Darcy Spencer is live in rockville tonight. Darcy, as we understand it, firefighters knew exactly what they were dealing with as soon as they walked through the house. Reporter they certainly did, erika. Were live at station 21. This is the station that responded yesterday afternoon. The good news is everyone is doing just fine. And medics here in Montgomery County began carrying these portable co detectors a year ago. Oscar monzano, his wife and their nine children are lucky to be alive. The close calls started when they found their 6yearold daughter on the floor of their rockville home, unconscious. We tried to check it, you know, what happened. We call her and she not wake up. Reporter they called 911. And when Montgomery County medics arrived, their portable Carbon Dioxide detector began beeping, letting them know the house was filled with a the dangerous gas. Medics have been carrying the devices on their first aid bags for about a year. Its extremely important. Over the past year, weve had several alarms that have activated while the passive monitors have been on our ems bags. Reporter manzano and two of his daughters were taken to the hospital. Theyre okay. Even the couples 1monthold son is fine, thanks to the Early Warning and quick actions. This part is leaking. Reporter the co was traced to leaking pipes in the basement. Expert says exposure to those levels over time can be deadly. Now this occurred in the middle of the day. Had they been exposed to this Carbon Monoxide at this level for an extended period of time, say overnight, it could have been tragic. Reporter it certainly could have been. Again, Montgomery County fire officials are telling everyone this is an important reminder to make sure you do have a working Carbon Monoxide detector in your home. And thats something this family is going to be doing right away. Erika, back to you. Thank you so much, Darcy Spencer. An inexpensive device that gives a lot of peace of mind. Thanks very much. In other news, the redskins win their first road game of the season against the chicago bears. Jason pugh joins us from the newsroom with the fight for first place. Reporter erika, its middecember, and the redskins are on top of the nfc east division. They own the tiebreaker. If the playoffs started today, they would be in. The skins put their road issues behind them in chicago, earning gruden his second road victory in years. Gruden hoping the team can stay atop the nfc east standings. The bears jumped out to a lead first quarter. A third and goal, kirk cousins fines his tight end jordan reed. That is a fiveyard score. Cousins threw for a touchdown and rushed for a touchdown in this game. Later on the skins up a field goal late. Robbie gould for chicago tried to tie the game in the fourth quarter. He misses that field goal. The skins would go on to run out the clock. They get their first road victory of the season. Your final score, 2421. Now coming up later, we will hear from the winning redskins locker room later in sports. From the newsroom, im jason pugh. And now your storm team 4 forecast. And it is balmy right now. Temperatures in the 50s and even 60s across the area. Currently 59 degrees in washington. So waking up tomorrow morning low to mid50s. Thats comfortable for this time of year. And highs tomorrow once again near record warmth. Potentially even breaking some records tomorrow with heights around 70. 69 in washington. 67 for a high in gaithersburg. But we will be tracking not only plenty of clouds, but rain as well. Im going to have the latest timing of rain hour by hour for tomorrow, erika, coming up in just over ten minutes. Thanks, amelia. A third man from maryland has now died in that Small Plane Crash in southwestern pennsylvania. The plane went down in the woods near the nemcolin woodlands resort. Erik karlsson died. He along with carlson and williams were employees of a firm. The Company Released a statement saying it is devastated by the loss. An ntsb investigator has taken a look at the wreckage and plans to talk to two witnesses who have come forward. We are less than two months away from the iowa caucuses. And as we get closer, there has been a big shift in the polls. Ted cruz is gaining ground on trump nationally, and he is beating trump big in iowa. As Kristen Welker explains trump is now starting to take aim on his top rival. Reporter with ted cruz threatening to knock donald trump out of the top spot, the billionaire businessman again turned up the heat. I dont think he is qualified to be president. Look at the way he has dealt with the senate where he goes in there like a frankly, like a little bit of a maniac. Reporter a new nbc newswall street journal poll puts cruz within striking distance of the frontrunner. Trump gets 27 of gop primary voters nationally while cruz nets 22 . An increase of 12 points for the texas senator while marco rubio comes in third at 15 . And in iowa, cruz now tops trump by 10 points. Trump, who has resisted attacking cruz, his onetime supporter, is now letting loose. Im more capable because i have a much better temperament. Because i actually get along with people much better than he does. Reporter cruz stayed off the sunday circuit, merely tweeting thank you in response to the iowa polls. Both provide a snapshot of how likely Republican Voters are reacting to trumps remarks last week. Donald j. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. Reporter controversial comments he defended again today. We have a problem. Im not looking to be politically correct. Im doing this to do the right thing. Reporter the new poll is an indication of just how fluid the race. Potentially giving rivals an opening. Well, the most important thing a president will be is commander in chief. And that requires having an understanding of the complex issues on foreign policy. I personally believe he continues to struggle to articulate that. Reporter and for dr. Ben carson who once topped the polls, now dropping a whopping 18 points to fourth place. The characteristically lowkey candidate tried to downplay the poll numbers. Poll numbers go up and down. I wasnt excited when theyre up so im not excited when they down. Reporter with just 50 days until the iowa caulk caucuses, its still anyones gain. Were seeing three candidates emerge, trump, cruz, and probably rubio. But i would expect a lot of movement between now and february 1. That was nbcs Kristen Welker reporting. Its been a historic weekend in saudi arabia. For the first time ever, women have been allowed to vote in local government elections, and the results reflect the impact of that. 17 women were elected to municipal seats saturday. This is also the first time women were allowed to run for office in this conservative islamic kingdom. Its a landmark step in a country where women are legally dependent on a male relative to approve many of their major life decisions. Were learning more about a deadly motorcycle accident in charles county. Sheriffs deputies say john barnett was on his motorcycle when he ran into a car saturday on st. Charles parkway near the smallwood shopping center. The car was making a lefthand turn into the shopping center. The driver of the car is going to be okay. Annapolis yacht Club Officials will sit down with city leaders to try to find a temporary space for the club to operate. Theyre vowing to rebuild after saturdays devastating fire. The clubs commodore says the yacht club is more than bricks and mortars, its a community. Maryland governor larry hogan is pledging his support along with the states. Its a tragedy. But the wonderful news this Holiday Season is that they were closed to get ready for the event last night. So the public wasnt in there. The members werent there. And the staff got out. Everybody was safe. We had one minor injury with a firefighter with smoke inhalation. But were very lucky. Fire did terrible damage to the facility that we didnt lose any lives. We still have no word on a cause. Police say a double stabbing in Silver Spring was not random. Two people stabbed a man and a woman early sunday morning on Georgia Avenue right near the d. C. Line. Police say the suspects knew the man. The victims were all taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. 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