1989 WEEK 15 BRONCOS at CARDINALS

[Music] today from the valley of the sun the 509 phoenix carnival nbc sports presents the national football league today it's the denver broncos versus the phoenix cardinals for the phoenix cardinals the largest crowd of the season has turned out upwards of sixty thousand here on a mild 49 degree day at sun devil stadium in tempe for the broncos who have already clinched the afc west a victory would mean home field advantage throughout the afc playoffs hi everybody marv albert along with bob crump and as we mentioned moments ago on nfl live the cardinals will be starting the rookie quarterback tim rosenbaum's first nfl start he did see action four weeks ago and a mop-up job against the l.a rams army had just 14 attempts there he did not play particularly well but they told him on friday he was going to start they also started practicing him a little more during the week rosenbaugh's main attributes a very strong arm great mobility general manager larry wilson of the cardinals said look you can look for this as the first game of the 1990 season so it's kind of back to the future very good thank you so much bob we talked with john elway last night he said he can certainly relate to what tim rosenbaugh is going through but elway's concerned is stopping denver's two-game losing streak cardinals won the toss and they are receiving and this is by sycahema the four-year man from brigham young on the return and we get a look at tim rosenbaum out of washington state goes six foot two 210 pounds the cardinals first round pick and the supplemental draft he was a holdout missed the entire training camp quarterback who can scramble as some have said he has the linebacker mentality similar to jim kelly of buffalo also told us yesterday he plays the game on emotion he is really a fiery quarterback cardinals from their 24 and he'll put it up and he's putting it up long intended for roy green a look at the cargo offensive line and this a team as i mentioned hard hit by injury they have continued to shuffle in fact the rookie mike zandovsky now is starting at left guard and joe wolfe making his fifth position change because of the absence of judy robbins who was sidelined by injury and in the backfield tony jordan and earl farrell and in the passing situation darryl usher and a tight end goes to the wide receiver spot jay novicek comes on to the ground and tony jordan is stopped by carl mecklenburg jordan getting the start today he was a starter earlier in the season and a look at the denver broncos defensive alignment and they have been outstanding allowing the fewest points in the nfl led by mecklenburg who was having another pro bowl season and in the passing alliance scott curtis mark haines kip carrington come on and the bronco secondary under normal conditions third down and 11 from the 23. rosenbaum couldn't find anyone and short of the first down actually marv that's a play that might help rosenbaugh finally get hit in this first start it takes the butterflies away i'm sure this young man has been breathless for about the last 18 hours getting ready for this start he was the first one out here on the field today at that first series three downs and out at least he got hit he's got to feel a little better and rich calario will punt from his 15-yard line he set out last week because of a sprained ankle and a backup quarterback tom tupa uh was the punter and had a terrific day averaging close to a 47 per a punt nation on the return bumble the teal never did get the grip on it and the broncos have recovered so nation on the muff have been able to recover a 38-yard pod and a six yard return and paul looked like it hung up there a little bit marvin nation had to really run up to catch it and as you said never really got control of it he's trying to make the big play and if he gets it then the thing just slips right out of his hand that's a big break for the denver broncos really on a punt return the only guys there are the defenders and somehow nation comes up with a recovery well steve sewell was able to cover up and it's a first down at the 39-yard line for john elway and his 10-4 denver broncos they are just underway in phoenix bobby humphreys [Applause] made the stop you can hear the roar for the denver broncos a large contingent making it here from the mile high city and that uh the major reason that there's a big crowd on hand before phoenix came here the fans were split between dallas and denver offensive line gerald perry has had his difficulties with a host of penalties during the course of the season humphrey and bratton are the starting running backs brett making his first ever start as a fullback first down at midfield humphrey to the outside bobby humphrey the spectacular rookie from alabama was run out by the strong safety tim mcdonnell um one of the things that the the phoenix cardinals do very well this is mcdonald's the strong safety his position is normally up here but because of the weight denver runs he's up there cheating on bobby humphrey and watch what he does on the snap of the ball he's looking right at humphrey they run the sweep no one can get a block on him he's there to make the tackle one of the premier strong safeties in the nfc tim mcdonald 46. second down six at the phoenix 44 on the delay humphrey and he has the first down covered up by the outside linebacker ken harvey well when the broncos go to the passing situation bratton and kay depart nation and young enter the lineup and the broncos first down at the cardinal 39-yard line [Applause] elway guns it and able to hit the tight end clarence k and apparently they say he did not have possession it has ruled incomplete anthony bell on the stop ball thrown low by john elway it's very difficult for the receiver to catch that ball when it's down around his ankles you see it kind of sinks on him a little bit who really gets control it's a cardinal defense of 43 defense very characteristic of the nfc east eagles have a 4-3 giants use a lot of 4-3 go to the eagles cardinals also second and 10 at the cardinal 39 elway with the time and that was picked up on the hop incomplete michael young the intended receiver and he was covered by jay taylor the extra defensive back and the cardinals with freddie joe nunn jim waller rod sadler david galloway in that 4-3 outstanding linebackers anthony bell eric hill number one draft pick out of lsu and ken harvey a second year player who is having an excellent season and in the nickel taylor and zordish come on it's a third down in 10 at the 39 no score for early first quarter once again elway with timed and facing pressure able to shut it and then hit back behind the line by harvey boy he had a man wide open down the field too mark jackson was open good pressure by the cardinals front cardinals don't blitz a great deal but one of the things they have are huge linebackers harvey and bell and hill are all great big people so they can stand up there against offensive lineman and get to the pass rush he was originally originally flushed it looked like by freddie joe nunn and then the sack and his haran to punt shakahama lets the short punt uh bounce around the 20-yard line and the cardinals will take over 28-yard part good defensive effort by the cardinals who play tough against the raiders although in a losing effort last week don't worry they're gonna love you [Music] here it comes cold and crisp clean and refreshing the one and only taste of the king of beers [Music] moving quick and with purpose that's the whole idea behind pontiac's newest grand prix [Music] introducing the first grand prix ever with four doors the new grand prix sports sedan now get 4.8 financing on every new grand prix during pontiac's all-out excitement closeout this isn't an ad for 2001. this is an ad for zenith's vhs vcr with dazzling special effects and remarkable hi-fi stereo sound when you have a zenith vcr the movies you bring home will take on a whole new dimension zenith quality 52 year old hank kuhlman he was named the interim head coach back on november the 20th taking over from gene stallings he's been the cardinals runnings back coach the last four years a veteran of 26 years of coaching on the college level nfl usfl a star running back at missouri also played four years in the st louis baseball cardinals organization as a catcher from 59 through 62. you know i like the compliment that all the players that paid him over the last two days to us and that he's made it fun he's worked them but he's made it fun as an interim coach they haven't won though yes still looking for victory number one this is fourth game and a first down at the 20. cardinals back to the offense uh for a short pick up coolman also said he would be doing a lot of shuffling today so we are seeing sycahema as a running back and he's lined up alongside ron wolfley carricker on the stop picked up three it is a second down and seven at the 23. this is the team missing an awful lot of offensive punch with the loss of stump mitchell early in the season to a knee they've gotten very little production out of their running back spot and you see last year's starting quarterback with the headset there that's neil lomax [Applause] in fact they were seven and four when neil lomax went down and they finished up at 7-9 for just a yard alfonso character making the stop lomax went down after beating the giants in week 11 the cardinals last season were tied for the nfc east lead they lost their last five and since that seven and four start of last season the cardinals have destructive they've gone five up 14 down yeah last year at this time there's neil lomax right there he has the arthritic hip a picture of him walking and he's just 30 walks like he's 70 is going to hit it need a hip replacement it is a third down and five [Applause] and rosenbaum holmes the intended receiver [Applause] and the cardinals once again forced to punt i think that was kip carrington who came in from the defense well look at 25 on the right you see sekah tries to make the block on him carrington on the safety blitz and of course against the rookie quarterback very good idea give him a lot of looks give him some uh some freaky looking uh blitzes kind of disrupt his pattern a little bit and the punt by camarillo there's nation had some difficulty in the first punt a return and he fumbles recovered by the cardinals well the denver broncos continue to have difficulties in the punt return game earlier ken bell had a a series of adventures we saw that earlier this season dan reeves then went to vance johnson but he's opened with the teal and the teal coughs it up the fumble recovered by ilya yaroschuk we'll be back in a moment it's big it's now it's pontiac's all-out excitement closeout now with our longest-term 4.8 finance rate ever on grand prix that's right now every new grand prix is available with long-term 4.8 financing or get your share of millions in 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behind that strips the ball away that's before we left coming back dale hamer the referee has declared to us today we're going to play without the instant replay because he said the whistle is blown and hank coolman went absolutely crazy on the sideline and hank kuhlman and the cardinals were very upset about some key calls that did not go in favor of the cardinals and the loss to the la raiders a week ago and coleman is hot right here as denver is able to maintain possession because of the interpretation that the whistle had blown so the play dead and no fumble on that cough up by the teal there is if you're going to blow the whistle and blow this plate dead in order for this play to be dead you've got the rule that ricky natiel is a quarterback and in the grass but i repeat dale hamer is basically telling us we're not going to use the replay today with the inadvertent whistle [Applause] well we now know that there is a pretty good portion of the crowd including the joker in favor of the phoenix cardinals although a large contingent on hand from denver broncos now first down from the 43 off a big break humphrey to the outside penalty marker is down humphrey run out by the left corner cedric dan reeves told us it's holding against denver and that unfortunately is to gerald perry's side last week number 60 the offense 10 yard penalty still first down well his name has been called entirely too much for denver fans thinking in the last several weeks well reeves made the point to us that left tackle uh is the hot corner of the offensive line it is the quarterback's blind side trying to lend some support for the left tackle gerald perry amanda was called for six penalties earlier this season in one game against seattle here's perry right here and they're running the sweep they catch him kind of hooking his arm on the outside on the alignment it takes him down i don't believe if there's any question about that call whatsoever reset the clock to 9 19. please reset the clock to 9 19. and as we resume the broncos have a first and 20 back at the 33. the denver broncos champions of the afc west for the fourth time in six years they need one victory to clinch home field advantage throughout the afc playoffs or a loss by houston would do it they have clinched home field for their first playoff game which we play the weekend of january 6th and 7th but seeking to clinch it for the rest of the way off the delay humphrey proving very tough to haul down took ken harvey and tim mcdonnell to do it this guy has made a great transition from the collegiate running ranks to the professional you find a lot of running backs coming out of college football who stand straight up and run and humphrey began his professional career with the broncos running straight up then he hurt his ribs and now watching duck that shoulder take on that tackler has really progressed quickly for these denver broncos into a pure pro running back and he picked up five and that makes it 1 000 yards on the season no denver rookie ever has reached that plateau elway in trouble and go sideline oh nice catch vance johnson with his 63rd catch of the season it's a homecoming for as he calls himself the vance the vance went to school at university of arizona this is an excellent job by john elway just extending the defense it's one of the greatest attributes that john elway has you see vance johnson continuing with the pattern but the pressure that elway puts on the defense is that it must continue to cover he never gives up on a play that's why defenses are back there and like well he the blitz must have gotten him by now and he still completes the ball for good yardage to vance johnson it's a third down five from midfield four whiteouts for denver no score for first quarter and again the completion to johnson and he has the first down stopped by outside linebacker anthony bell cardinals that time in a pure zone dropping off and really that's what denver likes with their small quick very very quick receivers nobody can just pick and choose johnson just goes to the distance he needs for the first down turns around young 43 the free safety there and harvey 56 finally gets him on the ground first down denver now mark jackson is to the left steve sewell has been quiet the last couple of weeks on the bottom of your screen humphrey could not take the turn anthony bell on the scene did not allow it along with freddie joe none pushed him from the outside sewell that time you mentioned his name he was out there to block not to catch bobby humphrey denver's first pick in the supplemental draft averaging just under four yards per carry he is fifth in the afc in rushing and moments ago became the first denver bronco rookie to ever hit the 1 000 yard bar with the midway point of this first quarter and k in motion [Applause] of the season and a pass intended for vance johnson that's the 17th interception that john elway has thrown and cedric mack that time guessed and 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he guided washington state to an upset win over troy aikman at ucla and the rose bowl last season led to washington state over houston and the aloha ball able to stand in there completes to roy green just shy of the first down green tackled by wyman henderson you saw one of his major attributes this kid has got a gun the game in the nfl nowadays is strong arms and watch him it's up and it's away tight spiral on the money green catches it for 11 yards not uh enough for the first down but that quick release and that very strong that was a spiral to roy green he's normally throwing to developmental guys he's playing john elway last week and now is the start he gets to throw to the starters yes he said he was in awe of roy green when he first filled up and the training camp ron wolfley able to pick up the first down wolfley a five-year man out of west virginia usually a short yardage specialist and now being used in the backfield earl farrell the starting full back bothered by a calf injury but apparently they are going to call for the yardsticks so it is close even if it is close you certainly think five and nine won't come and interim folks every series is a four down series what's the sense of punting the ball away [Music] of course no matter what the conditions as you see they pick up the first down i would think all coaches play it right out of the conservative book cardinals first first down those of you who missed nfl live here are some of the headlines from today's show dan reeves said he expects other nfl teams to wait until after the season before interviewing wade phillips or mike shanahan about head coaching jobs and bobby beathard said he hasn't agreed to join any nfl team next season oh rosenbaum intended for roy green marcus allen also acknowledged earlier that he was the subject of trade talks in the early part of the season and the browns were trying to acquire his services it'll be a second and ten at the 47 with 5 45 remaining in this first quarter the phoenix cardinals have lost four in a row they're 5-9 their last win november the 12th they beat dallas you look at the five wins bob twice over dallas they also knocked off atlanta seattle and detroit they won their first two and then they lost four in a row second down and ten and roosevelt goes sideline and he's complete intended for slicker i do think one of the things the receivers for the cardinals are going to have to adjust to is the quarterback for most of the season for phoenix has been gary hokeboom not a particularly strong arm this kid has an absolute gun and you got to get your hands up there and get him ready to catch the ball you can see that he doesn't mind taking a hit and so on the last rollout kind of looked a little bit like john elway doesn't give up on the play keeps trying to make the play he's better numbers than that but we're going to give him a good look today no matter what the score is or how well or poorly he plays okabum started 12 games get the idea he was not pleased about being pushed aside for the rookie rosenball third down and 10. and rosenbaum able to flip one out but short of the first down they tight in jane overcheck on the reception but once again the cardinals will punt it away nice little rollout pass called by the cardinals taking advantage of his mobility his second completion jim sharpner there is the very hair gentleman on the sideline that's the offensive coordinator tom tupa with the headset on the back up quarterback that's the offensive brain trust there for the phoenix cardinals now and the broncos make a change in their punt return game as camarillo drops back vance johnson instead of ricky natiel who bubbled and then fumbled but the broncos got a break with the call of the whistle stopping to play and they'll bring it out to the 20-yard line so with 5 26 remaining in this first quarter no score of a 51-yard punt by camarillo we'll be back in a moment you kept thinking it will stop it will at some 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capture the corner and humphrey picked up six six carries 36 yards for the rookie out of alabama this is brighton and he has stacked up a short advance by melvin bratton left defensive tackle rod sadler combining with freddie joe none and it will be spotted as a third down and one at the 29. when you look at the middle of this denver offense john elway told us last night his offensive line is a much better run blocking line and pass protection this is straight ahead blocking against the four-man front you see the middle linebacker there what we're trying to do is shove them out of the way bratton picks up very little yardage and he stopped behind the line on that third and one call david galloway the left defensive end who has been in and out of atlanta because of injuries in his eighth year from florida making the stop well i'll tell you denver is playing down to phoenix denver at 10 and four playing down to the 509 phoenix cardinals i would certainly expect the denver broncos to come out here with a little more steam than they've shown in the first quarter they do not want it to go to the final game in san diego next sunday they have lost the last two losing in the snow to the giants last week losing to the raiders in los angeles and it's surprising that he made the catch and that is hip down around the 20 by scott curtis on a 49-yard punt a look at tomorrow's lineup it starts with nfl live 12 30 eastern time and a host of important games houston at cincinnati san diego playing kansas city indianapolis home for miami new england and pittsburgh and then the later games uh buffalo coming off a week full of turmoil yes like every other week with buffalo and it all gets underway with uh bob costas o.j simpson starting 12 30 eastern time first out of the one-yard line defeclenberg's got it for the score fumbled from the snap now you'll see a phoenix cardinal on the replay grab a hold of his leg but mecklenburg is up and standing wow room service something to ignite the denver broncos he's moving following motion rosenbaum never gets the snap he's up off his knee i believe they're going to count that one six points denver supplied by carl mecklenburg 23-yard run on the fumble return by mecklenburg who is on his way to another pro bowl appearance and now david treadwell for the extra point kubiak put it down and the broncos with a seven nothing lead a penalty bonker is down carl mecklenburg in a seventh season from the university of minnesota the afc defensive player of the month for november well the call number 43 the defense extra point is good and they'll tank it on to the kickoff for the broncos with the seven nothing lead the center is derrick canard right in front of carl mecklenburg and 55 denison it's all going to happen right here in the middle of all this and the ball never gets to the quarterback's hands now denver likes to flop their inside linebackers wherever the strength of the offense is but mecklenburg even though he's a linebacker shows great leg strength and legs it in for the touchdown now the defense for denver is just about everything else done just about everything else you can ask of them this season and here with wade phillips gotta be happy [Music] well carl mecklenburg told us yesterday that uh the defensive changes offside number 45 of the defense on the try five yard penalty on the kickoff beckleberg telling us the changes this season underway phillips have helped pull the team together with everyone making plays now instead of being funneled to just a few players which included himself yeah i liked his his line that we no longer stop teams with a scheme we stop them with players and that's what boyd phillips has allowed these players to do just go out there and play cardinals now with three men back for the kickoff cycahema baker and usher and here's sukha hammond for the 20. nice cut gets across the 25-yard line by sica have a two-time pro bowl man for his skills as a punt and kickoff return player tyrone braxton made the stop and the cardinals now down by the score of seven nothing off that fumble recovery and touchdown by mecklenburg will start out at their 27-yard line i don't know if there's anything more embarrassing to a center and a quarterback to have something like that happen now all week long tim has shared the quarterback duty with hoga boom and tupa but that shouldn't happen fumbled snap from center now jordan and farrell in the backfield the center is derrick kennard it's ferrell heading out to the 30 met by the free safety the good looking rookie steve atwater good looking this kid is a player you know he is the same size it's jack lambert who started at middle linebacker for the steel curtain defensive pittsburgh steelers and 1-4 super bowl six three and a half 215 16 17 pounds and he plays free safety but he plays it like a middle linebacker after his number one draft pick some of the late workouts and pushed him up in the draft rookie from arkansas steve atwater good hole for farrell short of the first down it is mecklenburg on the stop carl mecklenburg is the leading tackler on the broncos followed by atwater he was the afc's defensive player of the month for the month of november you can see him taking on the rookie offensive tackle wolf just standing him straight up this guy can do everything i mean he basically is the size of a defensive line and now wade phillips has given him very specific duty so he can go out there with individual talents and make the plays and he has it's a third and one at the 36 a minute 40 remaining first quarter denver seven phoenix nothing joshua sycamore wide open jump pass hank coleman was telling us yesterday look out for the trap pass on third down and short it was there and he just overthrows him watch the offensive line they take the trap up the middle sycahema gets behind the linebackers munford 51 is the man in coverage if rosenball can get that ball to him he's gone for a score coleman pulled that one out of the pages of his usfl playbook tell about a successful trap pass pulled off while with birmingham here's camarillo and vance johnson says fair catch back at his 24 yard line so with a minute and 23 to go in this first quarter denver with a 7-0 lead on the phoenix cardinals 42-yard pot by camarillo who leads the nfl in punting and rosenbaum chatting on the sideline with neil lomax he's the quarterback that this team was built around until the injury to his hip and there was no question he got hurt playing football has two years left in a very hefty contract and he thinks he's going to come back and play somehow first down for the 24. elway has it rejected [Applause] so elway has his pass batted down it appears to be the right defensive tackle jim waller he goes what six three and a half let's see if we can pick up whose hand is up there no way just two of six for 22 yards that is waller it is waller the defensive tackle gets his hand up there elway was looking at vance johnson all the way and waller tips the ball away back from a knee injury a starter the past five games second down ten from the 24. now he threw a bullet for a short pickup no way can throw the ball drilling it to vance johnson he almost tattoos you with it if you let it get to your body i mean you're going to have you might have pete roselle's name on your side the imprint of the laces i mean sometimes when he throws the football he appears to be like one of those guys who throws the javelin and he gets his legs in it and his rear end in it i mean he really hums it this past week he confirmed that he's been playing with a cracked rib since back in early november hit hard by pittsburgh knows tackle gerald williams says it is just bruised right now he's fine third down and seven and the ruling is it is a completed pass for a first down nice move by vance johnson check that mark jackson marva i notice this is an excellent pattern run by jackson from the inside with lonnie young the free safety on him but did you see elway just before he put everybody up the line of scrimmage the sun here in sun devil stadium is a real problem and this stadium was built for night football for college football it was not built with worrying about the sun in players eyes or anything like that so in every instance when you play here at this time of day either the offense or the defense is going to be staring into the side completed pass first they went to the instant replay to check the reception by mark jackson and as you heard the play does stand jackson's first catch of the day well a look at sun devil stadium the home for arizona state university football and the site of the fiesta bowl that will be seen new year's day here on nbc florida state going against nebraska [Applause] back behind the line by the outside linebacker ken harvey who has had a solid season after what has to be termed a tentative rookie campaign look how far away he comes from to make the play he's all the way over on the left hand side he pursues down the line of scrimmage and is there to make the tackle anthony bell 55 is there to stop the play excellent job these three linebackers are fine players for the phoenix targets and there is the gun so that is the end of the first quarter it is denver seven and phoenix nothing [Music] in the most volatile arena of automotive competition to compromise is to finish second introducing the 1990 acura integra heineken amstel lights this is better than others it's a great beer delicious nothing compares america's number one selling imported light beer why morning folks this is captain neely appears we've got the friendly skies all to ourselves while most people are just giving up one airline is off to over 200 business centers across the u.s united thanks for flying the friendly skies whenever i used to watch tv my brother tom would always flip me out then we got this magnavox smart window tv that lets tommy flip through all the channels and i can keep 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contact is it you see young is waiting on him oh flag should have been thrown flag should have been thrown stop the pattern a third of the way into it no flag so it's third and 12. lonnie young got away with one there [Applause] third down 12 at the 35. and elway with a deep drop with the time and has a man wide open it's the teal for a long gainer inside [Applause] and the call is that it will be denver ball on a 46-yard reception marcus turner the extra defensive back when he got to nation he just knocked it straight out of his arms and what the officials i believe are ruling watching the teal at the end of this play great time for john elway to find him this is an excellent catch by nateel now watch the tackle the right arm turner comes up knocks right out of his hands went out of bounds and he's still denver's ball see if we can pick up lonnie tim mcdonald whoa the ball is loose i don't know if the ball is out looked like the uh the nose of the ball may have been out of bounds but it's difficult even from this angle to tell here it is again looks like they're going to review it take a very good look at it tim mcdonald is in bounds himself the question is is the ball in bounds we can't tell from there the last angle we had i think was the best angle but it's hard to tell if the point of the ball is out of bounds and the ball can be out of bounds and brought back in it's not the same as the goal line it has to be touching the out of bounds in order for it to be out of bounds just like the player but i don't think because we have any better angle i believe the player is going to stand there as a completed pass a fumble but fumbled out of bounds a very nice balancing act by the strong safety team mcdonald but it appeared that the nose of the ball was across uh that the end line but again mark that is not the goal line so the rule is not the same there's not a plane on that go on that sideline the ball has to touch the other bounds to be out of bounds stands first it does stand the uh replay official is jack fenney and what i'm saying is that it appeared that it did at least from my naked eye that it did touch the out of bounds area if it does then it's out of bounds no question about it that is what the replay official felt so the crowd reacts as denver now first down for the 21-yard line is stopped for a loss on the play as the outside linebackers harvey and bell have the clamps on humphrey now so far the fans here in sun devil stadium been treated to two very controversial calls both against phoenix [Applause] so second down 14 back at the 25 yard line but a very short pick up for free safety bloody young six-year man from michigan state right on on the scene young making it back from a fractured right shoulder that was suffered on the opening series opening game against detroit with tim mcdonald back there in the defensive backfield along with lonnie young phoenix has two safeties i think he'll be there for a lot of years and ding a lot of players it is third down and 11 7-0 denver leading phoenix quick release underthrown intended for johnson john elway was very very upset now i don't know if vance johnson was supposed to look quick but there was a safety blitz and when there's a safety blitz at times you're not going to have enough people to pick up the blitzers and the receiver has to look and john elway watch what he does come on [Applause] you can see lonnie young 43 coming in here on the blitz and i think john elway feels that vance johnson didn't see the blitz and therefore the pass was short 39-yard field goal attempt for david treadwell having an excellent season one-time phoenix cargill in camp with the cardinals last year and he puts it through treadwell 24 for 29 on the year so the broncos with a 10 nothing lead on the cardinals if you don't want to slow down on your way to the top [Music] because you know to make a beer as refreshing as a mountain stream you gotta start with a mountain stream [Music] when a 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home to the best in college football and an east west showdown the freedom bowl pits 1990 heisman hopeful emmitt smith and the gators of florida against the pac-10 runner-up washington huskies the freedom bowl december 30th only on nbc sports and the kickoff by treadwell took a a high hop and sica hemet will play it in the end zone a cardinal player is down he's hurt i also have a flag penalty marker also uh thrown that's uh michael zordich shaking up number 38. the flag is thrown back at the spot where the denver broncos kicked off so offside number 58 of the kicking team the penalties accepted five yards re-kick and scott curtis called for the offside there's curtis who has been very strong special teams player second season out of the university of new hampshire and treadwell will kick it again rich carlos upside was the denver kicker last season and treadwell beat him out he was acquired early in training camp first year player from clemson spent part of last year in the phoenix cardinal training camp and has done a very fine job a couple of game-winning field goals successful on his first 11 field goal attempts before missing a 54-yarder against the san diego chargers his field is beginning to look like the school yard here began as a beautifully painted green and is now suddenly becoming brown arizona state had eight home games this year in sun devil stadium and really tore it up this stadium by the way is built on rock underneath here is rock you don't just dig dirt out from underneath this floor and one of the upman daryl usher on the return gets across the 30-yard line two minutes have gone by in the second quarter the broncos with a 10-nothing lead the fumble recovery at 23-yard run off the fumble by mecklenburg and the 39-yard field goal by treadwell so the rookie tim rosenbaum looking at a first down from the 32 phoenix invisible thus far offensively accounting for only one first down and 33 total yards [Music] and rosenbaum thus far is uh two for seven with 14 yards farrell the ball carry up that's one of the problems that phoenix has really had without a consistent running game and stunt mitchell hurt out for the season had to rely on their full backs and not really been able to get it done you also see rosenbauer staring right into that sun now it's tough to find receivers and you've got that sun right in your eye it is a second down at eight at the 33. [Music] off the roll rosenbaum did not fool anyone ron holmes making it nine sacks the last nine games he had a receiver open too sycahema ran the pattern out of the backfield but holmes was there to get him before he could even get the ball up to try to make the attempt he's sick of him on the left i'll watch him he'll be open just above her left corner of the screen rosenbaugh just can't get it up and throw it matter of fact that ball appears to pop loose but they pull him in the grass well with rosenball the starter at quarterback today cardinal general manager larry wilson telling us as you mentioned that this in effect is the first game for the cardinals of 1990 we mentioned that to dan reeves and he said well i hope they don't win their whole opener it is a 10-0 denver league third down 17 rosenbaum airing it out and it has broken up the pass intended for daryl usher and mark haynes got a piece of it i'm kind of surprised at the approach here by phoenix you've got a rookie 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just feels right [Music] welcome back to sun devil stadium in tempe arizona marv albert bob trumpy the denver broncos first down at their 37 yard line they leave the phoenix cardinals by the score of 10 nothing we are early second quarter big call for melvin bratton working his way across the 45 the left defensive tackle rod sadler making the stop word on ricky natile the wide receiver and return man he is out for the game because of a strained right knee nathiel involved in a controversial play earlier in the game coughing it up the phoenix cardinals thought that they had held on to the ball just before it crossed the end line and the teal has had it for the day screened his right knee a second back coming through big hole for humphrey stopped by eric hill and the broncos have a first down that's where he functions very very well of course at alabama but all they ran was the eye formation bobby humphrey very deep with that lead blocker bratton in front of him watch how quickly he gets through that line of scrimmage i see he also has got that forward body lean protects himself drags people along he stays healthy he's going to run for a lot of yards for denver [Music] broncos threatened making his way inside the 45 the left defensive end david galloway making the stop while recapping the uh broncos interception to stop the early drive cedric mack the left corner uh picking it off the fumble recovery by mecklenburg who ran it in from 23 yards away and then the field goal by treadwell for a ten-nothing denver league second down at six at the phoenix 44. no way off the roll could not find anyone and then completes the brett but he is shy of the first down the free safety number 43 lonnie young on the tackle that is vintage john elway he never gives up on a play gets to the sideline he's flushed out of the pocket again by tim mcdonald 46 the strong safety still looking for a receiver goes back across his body right on the numbers to mel bratton and he picks up seven or eight yards he's amazing how he has that ability he never seems to get into a play particularly when he throws against the grain way across the field her down and two at the cardinal 40. play action and it's a first down the tight end clarence cave picks it up run out by mac and young clarence k a player who's been frustrated about his season before last week he had not caught a pass in three straight weeks three receptions in the snow against the giants made him a little bit happier last week nice play action fake and again this ball low he does a good job of getting down there and then as a runner mcdonald misses him and young and mack finally getting down first down pickup drive stays alive for denver they started out very slow but now they're getting some momentum in their offense 17-yard advance first reception by dave and ohay goes the middle and completes to johnson whistle have blown the play is dead anthony bell on the stop and that is five receptions for vance johnson and their leading receiver this year over a thousand yards john elway this season and the denver broncos have a thousand yard receiver in vance johnson thousand-yard rusher and bobby humphrey something they did not have in their trips to the super bowl in 86 and 87. johnson a star running back at the university of arizona in tucson making the transition to the wide receiver position in the nfl so fast and scary too second out eight number 21 humphrey change of direction beautiful cut and it will be a first and goal for the [Music] bronco he does an outstanding job of setting up the block of the guard wydell he absolutely makes all the yards here by himself now you'll watch the guard pull out in front of him 67. now watch what he does to ken harvey stops him gives wydell a chance to hit him and then wydell ends up getting young and harvey that's all on bobby humphrey he did that all himself used the blocker perfectly first and goal down at the three oh that completely fooled the cardinals but a penalty marker is down think they're going to go apparently on a crack back block even when sewell was in the end zone the cardinals did not realize that he had the ball now they're calling the left the right guard white dell on a triple foul tripping number 67 in the offense 10 yard penalties still first down and that is the right guard doug weidel this is a beautifully executed play here's the guy they call it on now he pulls out the head of steve sewell you see wydell right at the edge of your screen he's out there whoa wait a minute that's a trip you can't leg whip people down but it appeared that the offensive guard already had the guy on going down that his leg just fell over because of the of his own weight wow and it sets it back to a first and goal at the 13th eighth play of the drive this time could not get inside had a notion to cut in earlier but hill and bell stayed right with him excellent pursuit by all the phoenix cardinals and this time the guard the bobby humphrey just the numbers were in the favor of the phoenix cardinals 58 is eric hill cargo's number one draft pick out of lsu lost the yard on the play second and goal back at the 14 with just under six minutes to go in this first half now we see denver without nation going with three wide receivers and k the tight end is standing up as the fourth [Applause] elway has touchdown steve seoul soaring over ken harvey the linebacker was the man in coverage a 14-yard catch i said clarence k was in the ball game actually it was orson mobley as the fourth wide receiver and soon you seem as the back right there in front of elway and elway locks on to him and then the high jump the old scissors play and he's in the end zone twice one counts 14-yard touchdown pass play third touchdown of the season for sewell and treadwell as kubiak was able to handle that high snap put it through so john elway now 10 for 16 119 yards steve seoul a quiet man in recent weeks able to go over for the score they 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could use a skill twist this christmas the skill twist the practical gift for practically anybody the islands the bankels a rumble in the jungle [Applause] then kelly and montana two top guns two nfl powerhouses sunday as the broncos prepare to kick off just a moment ago gary hoga boom warming up on the sideline it could be a quick uh thumb for the rookie tim rosenball what's your feeling about that i don't like it he only gets a quarter and a half i don't like it a bit and uh yes that's it for rosenbaum and gary hogaboom i don't like will come on i don't like this he's your first round draft choice he's your quarterback of the future you got to give him more than a quarter and a half i mean i realize is he's only two for eight for 14 yards but i mean at five and nine you got to give him more of a chance than that and kuhlman the head coach makes the choice hoga boom hoga boom is back in the ballgame and i think the fans have just recognized it well could that be uh hank coolman desperately seeking a win in the nfl but he's sure but but still i think the future of this quarterback is with rosenbaum however hogable completes the tie down to robert a wall stopped by mark mumford so the cardinals back to the offense and the stats on rosenbaum two completions two out of eight 14 yards that's it he certainly had his difficulties but obviously a very difficult situation against the number one defensive unit in the nfl and mom's here too for pullman rosie made the trip could you feel any worse second down five at the 32 five minutes left just under five left first half hoga boom snow double second sack for the broncos warren powers and greg cragan appeared to be involved 43rd sack of the season for this denver defense and you can see they basically just overpower the offensive line joe wolfe got over man he's number 68 he was the man on holmes and also lance smith was basically run over and there's powers man with very long arms 39 inch sleeve length a denver second pick on the second round out of maryland third down and 13 from the 24. broncos 17 cardinals nothing hogable running out of the pocket and nearly picked off markings finally got it but he was out of bounds randy robbins had it right in his hands ball was intended for daryl usher it's going to happen all to the right as hogaboom is flush from the pocket [Applause] bronco first through his hands usher doesn't get it finally haynes does but the second foot comes down out of bounds it brings up fourth down randy robbins number 48 replacing the injured anna smith sitting it out today sixth punt of the day for the busy rich camarillo and vance johnson is back camarillo from his 10. johnson from the 31. good coverage by the cardinals led by ron wolfele has been outstanding on special teams 45-yard punt and a three-yard return nfl live at halftime bob costas o.j simpson running down scores and highlights and taking a close-up look at the oldest and youngest centers in the nfl mike webster of kansas city 21 year old courtney hall a rookie for the san diego chargers it is a first down at the 35 with 405 to go gamma's first half humphrey following blockers oh bobby humphrey having an excellent first half run out by anthony bell 58 yards 13 carries for humphrey he would have gone over a thousand yards last week if there had been all the holding calls against his offensive lineman he had a 50-yard run call back gerald perry called on the infraction a reminder to our viewers that we'll be selecting the budweiser most valuable player for today's game at the conclusion of the game it is a second and six from the 39 denver looking to clinch home field advantage for the entire humphrey battling his way just short of the first down galloway and hill and the reps around humphrey and make the stop denver comes in at 10 and four they are already champions of the afc west they need one win to clinch home field advantage or a loss by houston would do it they have clinched home field for their first playoff game that will be played the weekend of january sixth and seventh third down and one [Applause] and the first down has picked up on the sneak by elway this one is getting out of hand in a hurry here one of the things that the cardinal folks kept telling us over the last couple of days is that the team had not quit the players had not quit and the coaches had really inspired the team to play and play very well last week against the raiders they were in it to the last snap they kept making the point they played hard not to say they have not played hard here in the first half but they're trailing badly 17-0 humphrey [Applause] again prevented from making the turn by bell and hill or when they go in at halftime trailing 17 nothing at least in the second last game of the season and rosenbaugh gets a grand total of a quarter and a half's worth of play in this game there's going to be some long faces in that cardinal locker room if there haven't been before now it's also the uh the question as to uh who made the decision to play rosenbaum or the front office certainly has the right to do what they would like and apparently they wanted to take a long look at a guy they've invested a lot of money in it is completed to the tight end clarence k although mark i must tell you in my estimation now with larry wilson as the general manager of the cardinals i do believe that he's now the man making the decisions and he allowed hank coolman and the coaching staff to make the decision and rosenbaugh was chosen as a starter yesterday morning and i think he hoped that it would go more than a quarter and a half first down at the 39-yard line as elway fires deep downfield and it is intercepted cedric back with his second interception of this first half for pass intended for mark jackson that's 18 interceptions on the season for john elway [Applause] max stays with the coverage jackson tremendous speed but he just plays the ball perfectly catches it only now 11 of 18 130 yards one touchdown two interceptions and for back his fourth interception of the season so with two minutes seven seconds left in this first half the cardinals will take over 17-nothing the broncos on top it's been a season of of turmoil for the cardinals host of injuries losing record the firing of head coach dean stallings and fan apathy leading to the small crowds and criticism of cardinal owner bill bidwell that was certainly dealt with on nfl live earlier today hogan on the swing for sikahama [Applause] cardinals still only have one first down with two minutes to go in the first half one first down and a timeout taken as we come up to two minutes remaining in this first half working to be the best they can be teammates sponsored by the u.s army throughout the 80s the cardinals offensive line is sprung outstanding running backs the great otis anderson number 32 was backed up by gutsy stump mitchell number 30. when anderson was traded to the giants mitchell got his chance to star an injury in a game versus his former running mate ended his 89 season but proved that anderson and mitchell are teammates for life who made each other the best they can be tell me is he still upset well you know dad never really understood why i joined i mean maybe you'll go straight to college but i had to prove something to myself first the gi bill and army college fund if you qualify you can get more than 25 000 for college and an edge on [Music] view dressing for success and knowing who is who bright lights fast lane my big time career meetings of the board and cold coors beer if you like your beer fresh pure and natural head for the rockies on the original taste of coors to have a nice cold course with a friend of yours of course the rocky mountain legend tomorrow's nbc lineup that gets underway with nfl live starting at 12 30 incidentally steve young will start for the injured uh joe montana against the buffalo bills the late games buffalo san francisco the jets playing the rams in anaheim barb it's an interesting point on this ball game phoenix has a grand total of 24 yards in the first half and first downs clearly in favor of the denver broncos it is a second and ten from the 20 for the cardinals who took over off that second interception by back hogable he was covered by the linebacker scott curtis i would have preferred to see rosenbaum with this opportunity throw the ball underneath as opposed to way down deep down the field and you see hoga boom this is kind of a crossing pattern you see sycahema just out of the backfield curtis with decent coverage paul just thrown out of his secondhand his reach i wish they'd given tim rosenbaugh that opportunity show to the backs in the flat three of the backs across the middle he does not look happy and here's hogan [Applause] basically a tight end out there that's a 25-yard pickup first charge timeout cardinals 42nd timeout 40 seconds cardinals call for the timeout gary hogaboom has been the starter for the cardinals for 12 of their games last week directed a grinded out attack effectively against the raiders although he did throw two touchdown passes making it a career high of 12 out of 12 for 24 160 yards and right there able to connect with jay novacek five-year player out of wyoming for a 25-yard connection all right you mentioned earlier that hogan was kind of shoved aside that happened to him in dallas that happened to him in indianapolis and then today it happened to him again but he sits for a quarter and a half and he replaces tim rosenbaugh trying to generate some offense here for the phoenix cardinals just their second first down in the first half of this game so first down at the 44 gary hogan signed with phoenix as a plan b free agent originally a fifth round draft pick of the dallas cowboys going sideline and now he is intercepted by tyrone braxton the pass intended for roy green so the broncos going with the sixth defensive backs and braxton with his sixth interception of the season he's among the nfl leaders of that department and for hogaboom his 17th interception this is a a pattern it's like an out and up to roy green braxton who has played spectacular football for this defensive backfield not a great man-on-man coverage guy but good and zone an excellent tackler that time fine coverage and denver has the ball again broncos first down from their 28 with a minute and 36. preventing first half denver 17 phoenix nothing monkey with a big hole and humphrey gets to midfield the strong safety tim mcdonald on the stop does humphrey rolled up 23 more yards [Applause] hurry up offense by denver they want more points humphrey has gone for 90 yards now 16 carries elway firing and has a first down clarence k with a second catch of the day hill and mcdonald on the side timeout denver denver 42nd time falls for time remaining as kay limps to the sideline then at eight left in this first half well they already got ricky mcteal over there on the sideline with a knee problem worst thing that could happen is you lose a lot of players in this game although you are going to have a couple of weeks to get them ready to play 17-0 broncos scoring on a fumble recovery by mecklenburg a 39-yard field goal by treadwell and a 14-yard pass play elway for sewell we were chatting last night with john elway spent a lot of time talking about what was going through the mind of tim rosenbaum and he said when he was a rookie players would tell him hey go out and have fun he said he'd really like to hear that he said what kind of fun can you have when you're out there facing that kind of pressure i said we'll throw a couple of one-liners at the defensive linemen that are coming at you yeah right that'll be real fun yeah this is real fun as i'm climbing out underneath 1200 pounds of bodies let's see is it ruled at completion one guy says yes the other one says no sewell of a deflection was able to follow a big foul buffing the passer number 78 15 yards black throne 78 is freddie joe nunn so they didn't need the catch they're going to get the yards on the penalty that was deflected tip by back up tight end pat kelly followed by steve foul wrapping the passer number 78 15-yard penalty first down ready joe nunn you got to walk away after that second step he tries to to indicate that he's not hammering him into the ground but he did make contact with him clearly after the ball was thrown thus denver has a first down at the 20 with a minute one remaining in this first half and that way completes to johnson [Applause] nice spin by the vance vance johnson putting the move on cedric mack right at the first down bonker johnson's sixth catch so far in the first half he runs the out you can see cedric cedric mack is there with him in a nice move and he gets out of bounds johnson six receptions for 40 yards in a 68 catches on the season just under one minute left in the half it's a second and one at the 11. oh with the time and then decides to go down intended receiver mel bratton did not run a particularly good batter but by going down in his knee stops the clock immediately and denver takes a timeout second charge timeout dallas 42nd timeout he's looking for bratton 32. you see anthony bell got his hands all over him and elway has nobody to throw it to so he goes down on his knee to stop the clock it will be a third out and six at the 16 mike shanahan has been preaching to john elway don't force the play and uh that is certainly then force it that's an unusual thing to see the quarterback go down in that matter yeah when he when he puts his knee down that basically is behind the line of scrimmage stops the clock and he can call the timeout there so john was very very smart in that situation yeah he he and and mike shanahan have spent a lot of time together and when shanahan came back to to uh denver from the raiders we asked him if we thought he saw any difference in johnny said absolutely none still one of the rare talents in the nfl and the reports circulating concerning mike shanahan who appears to be headed for the university of kentucky but said there'll be nothing more about that until after the game elway goes incomplete or mobley was totally uncovered again a safety blitz the cardinals come in with that a lot and mobley was out there all by himself so it is a fourth down and six and david treadwell will come on that time harvey and ernie knew he had an open receiver but just couldn't quite get it this will be a 33-yard attempt for treadwell who earlier hit from 38. he is 24 for 29 on the season [Applause] so the denver broncos extend to a 20-nothing lead on the phoenix cardo david treadwell who says that visualization is a big part of his game before treadwell kicks he visualizes the ball splitting the uprights and he sees the three points going up on the board i know you're a great believer in visualization oh yes i i try that all the time very nice that always seems to work visualization yeah when you make them but when you don't make them it's the holder it's the weather it's the sun it's the ground well on that very subject this telecast is presented by authority of the national football league it is intended for the private use of our audience any rebroadcast or other use of this telecast without the express written consent of the phoenix cardinals of the national football league is prohibited and this game is the property of the nfl all rights reserved 43 seconds remaining in this first half all denver 20 nothing lead the kickoff by treadwell followed by sycahema all down and with 38 seconds to go in the half the cardinals will start out from their 21-yard line boys this place quiet and there's their biggest crowd of the season thanks to the support from denver a large contingent of fans have made their way the cardinals averaged only 41 000 in attendance many in the crowd today wearing the orange of denver you know the denver fans have been quiet because you know a wipeout first half intended for suckahama oh this offense can't do anything right they've got two first downs and they pull rosenbaum because it doesn't look like he can complete a pass but now they continue to drop them for gary hoga boom boom three of seven 29 yards an interception another half you'd want to keep on film yeah he's the only one left tom tupa we can try him before this day's out triple seeing action last week as the punter for the engine bush camarillo did a good job denver 245 total yards phoenix only 48. and remember they got 25 on one play to nova check for exciting second down 10. and hoga boom incomplete intended for syca heaven i must tell you though as miserable as this offense looks i consider this phoenix cardinal team a team with a considerable amount of talent i mean i realize that sounds ridiculous five and nine and playing the way they are but i think if they get stumped mitchell back this has a decent offensive line i think roy green and jt smith who was hurt are two excellent receivers although getting up in years and then the strength of this team i think is on its defense someone's going to come in as a head coach and turn the phoenix cardinals around and it's not going to take years in effect it's the uh the type of team you would like to take over oh yes there is there is that potential there although their standout players as you see the flags tossed are getting up there in age stuff mitchell at 30 jt smith up there number 62 of the offense five yard penalty still third down that's the rookie mike zandovski called on the false start he's playing because tootie robbins is hurt and joe wolf 68 is playing right tackle for him they're going to be very active in the plan b free agency larry wilson told us that yesterday they're going to go out and find a lot of people because they do want to make this team a winner and they have a good nucleus on defense and some good players in offense third down 15. a completion for john holmes he is short of the first down clock is running down to 15 seconds to go on the half brooks and braxton made the stop and now the timeout kind of hauled by denver so one time out a piece remaining and 16 seconds charge timeout now a correction that was the final timeout for denver coming up at halftime bob and oj and nfl live gail garcia will have a close-up look at the oldest and youngest centers in the national football league profiling mike webster of kansas city 21 year old courtney hall of san diego fine shot suitable for framing including the insiders ralph wiley and no happy bathroom no phones on the insiders i'm shocked all right rich cavario who has it seems spent the entire first half back in punt formation punting for the seventh time vance johnson letting it roll and the clock is rolling down stopped with six seconds remaining a 48-yard punt credited to camarillo and the broncos with six seconds remaining in the half take over there's hank kuhlman the head coach oh and three on his 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your ford dealer today when it comes to performance some cars just won't accept anything less than conoco super unleaded by eliminating knocks and pings conoco super unleaded helps protect your investment conoco your car deserves a gas this good [Music] channel 4 is home of the denver broncos welcome back to our nfl live studios at halftime bob costas along with o.j simpson the broncos leading here over phoenix 20 to nothing with a victory the broncos clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs in the afc obviously that makes a big difference to almost any team but with the broncos their home field advantage has really been a distinct one under dan reeves they're way way over 500 at home and beneath 500 on the road they're a five in one playoff team at mile high stadium in their history they really want to wrap this thing up with a week to go they've already clinched the title in the western conference of course western division of the american football conference and at 10 and four they lead the five and nine phoenix cardinals 20 to nothing at halftime now in a note pertaining to one of the key games tomorrow joe montana will not start for the 49ers when they host buffalo he'll rest his various injuries sore ribs the most prominent among them steve young will start instead now o.j your thoughts on the 49ers know you've got a piece on them tomorrow pertaining to their owner edward debartolo well on the surface this may appear to be good news for 49er fans they won't have to go against joe montana maybe the best quarterback in football today was having a career year but this may not be the good news that they think it is normally once a team has clinched the playoffs especially once they clinch home field advantage the team can get flat you see that happened to denver the last couple of weeks the 49ers are a team with a complete roster they have some great players who are in backup positions like steve young and terence flagler and believe me those guys won't be flat they haven't had a chance to play much this year and they want to show what they can do so they're an excellent team with or without joe montana and emotionally this may work against the buffalo bills all right geez earlier today the giants took a half game lead in the nfc east with a 15-nothing win over the cowboys who fall to one and 14. some of the highlights from this one very cold day at the meadowlands bill parcells with his quarterback phil sims and here's sims in action in the second quarter plenty of time he'll hit lee rousson over the middle the pickup is 39 yards it leads to bjorn nitmo's third field goal of the half and a nine nothing giant lead lawrence taylor with the sore ankle played almost the entire game and was in pretty good form here he combines with carl banks to sack troy aikman in the third quarter big day for the seemingly ancient o.j anderson 25 carries 91 yards including this one-yard scoring run on a fourth and goal in the third quarter the cowboys thought they were in it they had first and goal at the one the giants stopped them four straight times including banks wrapping up paul palmer here and parcells exults on the sidelines afterwards he was asked if his defense has started to rise to the occasion every time the other team has first and goal remember they did it last week against the broncos well sure they're they're more than starting to they're they're expecting to on that goal line now they're expecting to what's what'd i tell them no get the guy with the ball expert advice from parcells the giants now wait to see how philadelphia fares on monday night in new orleans the two teams came into the weekend in a first place tie with the eagles holding the tiebreaker thanks to their season sweep head-to-head against the giants new york is assured in any case now of at least a wild card birth in the afc the chiefs are involved in a scramble for the two wild card spots tomorrow they face the chargers which will provide an interesting chance to compare two generations of nfl players san diego rookie courtney hall is rated by many experts as next in the line of great centers that includes the likes of jim ringo jim otto dwight stevenson and of course former steeler mike webster who now anchors the chief's young offensive line young other than webster himself gail gardner has the story of the elder statesman and the young prodigy gayle august 5th 1989 canton ohio terry bradshaw inducted into the pro football hall of fame what i wouldn't give right now to put my hands under mike webster's butt just one more time thank you mike mike webster his hard work and dedication are legendary his devotion to a task that for years has been one of the most thankless in football is beyond your wildest imagination webster will also head to the hall of fame someday carrying his four steelers super bowl rings with him and the knowledge that his last hurrah in kansas city is not a quiet one meanwhile in san diego the torch is being passed to another number 53 charges rookie courtney hall who spearheads a new generation of centers like webster he is undersized but his talent and will have brought him immediate attention at 21 years of age courtney hall is the youngest player here in san diego in fact he's the youngest player in the nfl at 37 the chief's mike webster is one of the oldest a career just beginning and one in its twilight in a center position that has changed and expanded with the increased complexity of the game in an era of dominating and sometimes ferocious nose tackles the center the often forgotten man of the front line has suddenly become more prominent what makes a good center um first of all you ought to be able to bend over and look ridiculous effectively i know the first time i started playing positions my mother was like what do you do out there you just snap the ball that's it and you just stand up and i'm like no i do a lot more than that you know if he can move and think at the same time that's just a plus mike webster the veteran starter for kansas city mike webster has been moving and thinking for 16 pro years now almost as long as courtney hall has been alive if you put it to a vote he just may get the nod as the most mentally and physically prepared player of his generation and his excellence has lasted and sustained how do you account for his longevity when you look at him stupidity anyone to play the game this long you got to be crazy and stupid and have nuts i think in my own mind about myself that the fear of failure is probably the driving force as to what makes you go down there early and work out and work on the weights do your running study the film you want to give yourself every opportunity to be successful you've heard a number of people say that a lot of people want to win but how many are willing to really prepare to win mike webster believes that courtney hall does have the stuff that legendary centers are made of courtney understands that will to succeed and hopes it is ultimately within himself i like to think i work hard but when i look at him you know i don't think i'll ever be able to last as many years as him and be able to put in the time and dedication he has i'm young i still have a little playfulness in in me but i mean it's just amazing to watch him play i would love to have his quickness his ethnic ability he watching him play he is he is going to be a brilliant performer for a long period of time do you see any of yourself in him well i think he's better tell you that this courtney hall is a remarkable individual a gifted student to put it mildly he entered high school at the age of 12 juice he was the starting center for rice university when he was 16 at 21 now in his rookie year in the nfl he's the youngest player in the league the kansas city san diego matchup is one of numerous games on tomorrow's schedule with playoff implications one of the biggest takes place in cincinnati where as you recall the fans were reprimanded by their own coach last week after throwing snowballs on the field in the game against seattle will the next person that sees anybody throw anything onto this field point them out or get them out of here you don't live in cleveland i've known sam for too long to to think of sam as a hero i've known sam since he was a player and he's not my hero and why not well mainly because of what he said about the great fans in cleveland the cleveland chamber of commerce thanks you jerry meanwhile another key game in the afc features the dolphins in indianapolis against the colts last week mourinho ran for a touchdown as they beat the patriots tough one coming up though at the hoosier dome we can't walk in flat and i think that that's what we did the last couple weeks and definitely people are not going to just sit down they're going to beat us the chiefs know all about losing to inferior teams they lost to the chargers in week three but kansas city is the afc's hottest club now with three wins and a tie in the last four weeks last week they took apart the packers this is still a form of a playoff game for us we're in a single elimination and the san diego chargers have a lot of weapons speaking of weapons san francisco has plenty and they'll be on display in our big double-header game against the buffalo bills the 49ers in beating the rams clinched the nfc west john taylor of course rolled up big numbers last monday night meanwhile the bills had their problems as jim kelly threw three interceptions in a loss to new orleans in buffalo and pinch hitting now for al roker i'll tell you that the bills will have to adjust to temperatures near 60 in the bay area outright tropical when compared to game conditions in the midwest a high of seven degrees expected in kansas city temperatures in the teens in cincinnati chicago and cleveland no frostbite problems in phoenix today though we'll send you back to marv albert and bob trumpy for the second half when we continue 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statistics which are all denver broncos no question about the two first downs they get uh 58 total yards 38 passing and 25 of it came on the one pass completion to nova check the tight end so this game has been totally dominated by the denver broncos even with the two turnovers amber with a 20-nothing lead a victory would clinch home field advantage throughout the afc playoffs al del greco getting set they kick off for the cardinals certainly a strong candidate for afc coach of the year honors dan reeves i don't know if there's a even a close second body shot wait a second bob a lot of candidates out there not like what this guy did not what he did i don't know i think it's a tough race to call second half underway and ken bell on the kickoff return and a penalty marker down as bell gets out to the 19-yard line ron wolfele made the stop on bell there's dale hemer the referee [Applause] and against the broncos billy good block number 55 on the return penalize half the distance to the goal first down and that is rick dennison called for that illegal block well the cardinals in nine possessions during the first half forced to punt seven times two first downs very very inept not totally tim rosenbaugh's problem but this offense has not generated a lot of things throughout the season very evident today too denver first down from the 10. back to the ground for humphrey who had a spectacular first half carl connor the right corner bay the stop humphrey now 17 carries 99 yards denver broncos doing it on a fumble recovery by carl mecklenburg took it in from 23 yards away touchdown pass from elway to sew and a couple of field goals by treadwell seven offensive possessions there in the first half any coach would like to have seven offensive possessions you'll score on a few yes first out of the 20 and bratton picks up short yardage eric hill the middle linebacker made the stop the broncos of keith karts at center jim juriga doug weidel at the guards ken lanier and gerald perry are at the tackles that's one of the reasons why i like dan reeves as the coach of the year the guys you just named really only ken lanier last year had any extensive playing time as a starter grief said we're going with bigger guys we're going with younger guys and we're leaving them in there denver second and seven at the 23. [Music] humphrey and he's hammering it across the 25 by harvey well the linebackers have played well the tandem of anthony bell eric hill ken harvey harvey with that uh hard hit on humphrey all relatively young too going to be here for a lot of years guys you can certainly build your defense around they're all three big enough that you can make one of them a pass rusher the way lawrence taylor is used one of the strengths of this team is phoenix cardinal team third down four at the 26 humphrey 102 yards for the day his fifth 100-yard rushing game and this is rookie season elway with lots of time oh beautiful young a one-handed grab and he went for 29 on the reception great job too by elway reading that pattern now one of the cardinal sins of a receiver is don't break on top of a defensive back but he does and elway puts the perfect touch on it watch that right hand bring it back tuck it in outstanding there's a highlight that'll be shown a few times first catch of the day 20th of the season for the five-year man out of ucla a plan b free agent from the la rams michael young and vance johnson with his seventh reception bumped out by the left corner cedric mack so the broncos on the move once again with three minutes gone by in this third quarter broncos even though they're leading 20 to nothing still staying with their basic game plan have not gone to just giving it to bobby humphrey on every play quiet sedate crowd here in sun devil stadium quiet and second down and four i meant to say quite and sedated oh i sedated yes i'm now getting personal a large gathering from denver and even they have been on the quiet side of the broncos jumping to that 20-nothing lead cargo players were talking before the game that they were actually looking for more support from the from the denver broncos but they said they wouldn't mind that at all as long as a crowd shows up that has not been the case this season third down and three and a nice catch made by steve sewell close to the marker a lot of young the free safety up to make the stop real versatile kit can be a running back for you can also be a wide receiver for you [Music] some of the bronco fans this is a big vacation spot for those people who live in colorado to get away from the feet of snow they come down here to the arizona desert bronco mania storms phoenix a lot of orange shirts you're right first down at the 33-yard line [Music] now we're looking for young who came back on a nice hook pattern but incomplete couldn't get that second foot down elway now 16 for 25 195 yards good pass protection up front elway pumps once and then zips it out there watch that second foot first one in second one looks like he drug it a little bit wait a minute they may take another look at that i'm not so sure that they're gonna call that so quickly no they're not going to review it that looked like a nice catch well that's the ninth play of the drive it's the second out and 10 at the 33 now young 83 in motion no way off the roll there's a nice throw by elway that welder will get it off michael young look at elway he's already back all the way back by the phoenix bench looks like hill gave him a little shove out of bounds is it hill it's not the man running behind him has 22. no it's freddie joe nunn 78 who gives him a bump out of bounds and young makes the nice catch inbounds right at the first down marker for the first down and the ball spotted up the 22-yard line slams with a penalty marker down freddie gel none off the stop holding offense going to pray here it's not gerald perry anybody else in the offensive line not gerald perry holding number 67 of the offense 10-yard penalty all right 67 is doug weidel the rookie from boston college he is the right guard he's working on the defensive tackle had hard to tell in there with all those big bodies exactly where the holding comes from but the umpire throws the flag that's one of the things that's hurt denver throughout the season the holding calls and big games and important drives first down at 20 at the 32. [Music] acceleration by humphrey of brookford getting inside the 20. cedric mack on the stop on the beautiful run by bobby humphrey he breaks the tackle of an excellent tackler too lonnie young is the free safety for the phoenix cardinals and watch this boom takes him on stops dead spins ronnie young is a very very good tackler finally galloway slows him down a little bit cedric mack 47 along with ken harvey 56 get him on the ground but that is a nice 15-yard pickup and now 117 yards for humphrey and he's got a ways to go too he's going to get a lot more before this game is over second out and five at the 17. delay and he's going to throw up the option touchdown humphrey to bretton on the option pass 17 yards for a 17-yard score he's thrown it once before that's the first time he's completed so two rookies hooking up bobby humphrey out of alabama mel bratton who was a gamble as a seventh round pick the broncos gambling that he's taking back from a severe knee injury jim mcdonald 46 is the man in coverage it almost looks like mel bratton used his hand to give him some distance against tim mcdonnell but it goes as a score nice play put it in the films treadwell puts it through so denver with 8 46 to go in the third quarter leading phoenix 27-0 [Music] astronomers tell us there won't be a total eclipse in america until the year 2017. 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[Music] gets it away incomplete through the hands too high for roy green again good pressure by the denver defense mecklenburg coming from one side craig holmes all there right in hoga boom's face letting the flush out of the pocketers wade phillips the defensive coordinator this defense came in as the best scoring defense in the nfl and pressure up front is a big factor you see mecklenburg creaking 71. all around hoga boom he had no time to really sit down and look for a quarterback for an open receiver well rich camarillo will punt for the eighth time and bob for those of you who are wondering the nfl record most points oh no he will not punt he's going to throw he completes penalty markers down one woefully on the reception it is short of the first down but a flag is thrown camarillo throwing on the fake pod the penalty is against the cardinals illegal man downfield nice idea but it didn't come close to working mr statz a crack statistician elliot cow providing us uh with this an unknowledgeable receiver downfield number 53 in the offense penalties declined first down the most punts in an nfl game 15 john telchick of the eagles against the giants in an overtime affair back in 1967. he may have a blister on his foot so they throw from all the punts oh that is just awful just a theory just a theory we'll be right back the world thirsts for a car that is economical yet fully equipped basic yet polished practical yet inspiring some may think such a car is only a mirage it is the award-winning mitsubishi mirage buy the special edition mirage exe and get air conditioning and am fm stereo cassette at no extra charge save over a thousand dollars [Music] my brother tom used to flip me out every time i'd be watching a tv show i liked he started flipping through the channels then we got this amazing magnavox tv with a built-in smart window smart window that lets tommy flip through all the channels while i keep watching what i want to watch now i can see what i've been 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phoenix cardinals by the score of 27 nothing mom i think at this point dan reeves major concern along with the rest of the denver broncos is making sure that someone does not get hurt and get hurt to the point where it cost him a few weeks in the playoffs that's joe wolfe the offensive tackle excuse me jim waller who the defensive tackle who was hurt nothing off there with a bad knee the cardinals have used nine different defensive lines in 14 weeks of play this year but both these teams now must be very concerned about the injuries that might take place for the rest of the game jim waller a man who has had knee problems in the past he has made his return from a knee injury a start of the past five games fourth round draft pick out of ucla so he heads to the sideline broncos second down seven at the 47. now vance johnson splits to the left mark jackson to the right elway for humphrey this kid's a player i'm telling you this kid is a real player i think it's interesting that in the nfl this year is clearly the best offensive player in the nfc is barry sanders of the detroit lions and near humphrey for the denver broncos nice pull by doug weidel but well humphrey can do so many things he gets yards when they're not there an excellent pass receiver he can throw for touchdowns what a pick third down and one at the 41. hopefully was the question mark coming off that broken foot injury here's humphrey picking up the first out he was young the free safety made the stop excuse me he was hurt early with the busted ribs but i think he has made a point to the people in denver that i'm not injury prone and that was his label coming out of the university of alabama [Applause] talking about it with dan reeves last night he said he was so impressed the way humphrey readjusted his running style after he hurt his ribs yeah it's got that forward body lean and of course this is something that since otis armstrong broncos really haven't had a guy to give the ball to a great deal humphrey has been getting the ball a great deal handling it very well getting inside the 35-yard line gary had and eric hill combined to make the tackle at some point you've got to say look we've got this game firmly in hand we don't want anybody injured let's get him out of there and it's tough because dan reeves said last night you know you want to keep your edge on the team we've lost two straight and here today he has a career high in yards congratulations to bobby humphrey he also goes over the thousand yard mark in the first half a couple weeks ago against the raiders 125 yards so he has surpassed that sammy weiner who just checked in stopped by david galloway well on the subject of outstanding rookies around the the afc bobby humphreys certainly will be vying along with eric metcalf another uh triple threat man for the cleveland browns defensively steve atwater eric thomas louis oliver carnell lake have been outstanding those defensive choices that's a tough choice thomas is excellent so is oliver lake i think is a guy that a lot of people don't know about he was a linebacker in college but i think clearly humphrey's a choice offensively in the afc third down six at the 35. a lot of movement and we will see the flags being thrown as elway fires a bullet a nice catch made by mark jackson covered by jay taylor but let's see what these penalties are about i think that's going to be on the defense that way going with the hard count here offside number 78 of the defense the penalties declined first down that's freddie joe nunn elway said he'd start the game in the first quarter first half he gets him in a rhythm calls everything on one and late in the game when he needs something he'll extend the snap count to two or three and you've got defensive lineman back there with the running backs it worked that time but he also gets the completion for the first down and he said he thinks the cardinals would be vulnerable to jumping the gun he's been so effective at that here's elway on the roll and he completes clarence k touchdown so clarence k playing a major role today following the expression of unhappiness clarence k with his third catch of the afternoon and kay with a second touchdown of the season so denver now with a 33-nothing pounding over the phoenix cardinals clarence k one of the nfl's best blocking tight ends but the last two weeks three catches a piece here's clarence k right here he fakes the down block and his elway rolls out he really has another primary receiver but i think he eventually goes to kate watch him see he's faking there faking everybody's clearing out that way he finally finds him and the turn back in gets underneath the tacklers that's kate about 255 runs over people for the score second touchdown reception of the season after further review the play stands touchdown i think they were looking at whether or not his knee was down before he got to the goal line but they're going to give him the score and clarence k very happy about the day he has had in his fifth season out of the university of georgia here is treadwell putting through the uprights they get 34-nothing denver 3 40 to go in the third we'll be right back and all of a sudden i was just thrown to the ground it's like my eyes were seeing but my mind couldn't comprehend what was happening just about everything we own in the world was broken as a neighbor went past she said i'm sorry but your house fell down to hell on october 17th an earthquake took northern california by surprise the next day so did allstate they actually drove up here in the middle of the night and they land in los gatos california and within six hours they're at my door our allstate agent told us you find a place to stay if you can't we'll find one for you they're inventorying our house and what's in it they're hauling it away for us restoring it for us we went through the house in a matter of hours we had a check in our hands and to see a check right away is amazing 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weiner come in yet you do have to protect these guys now for the playoffs [Applause] have a kickoff return by tony baker elway incidentally 20 for 29 247 yards and look at the total yard number 394 to 77 always thrown for two touchdowns intercepted twice there is the backup quarterback who's done a nice job over the years gary kubiak solid backup and apparently uh that uh point we uh brought up is on the mind of dan reeves because we'll probably see kubiak the next series he won an important game for this team when elway was sick in washington uh elway had food poisoning he did a great job this kid's a very valuable player on the screen and let us contain rick dennison the inside linebacker making the stop scary kubiak has played an important role over his seven-year career he's started five times the one-star you mentioned something for elway that victory over the washington redskins [Applause] complete intended for roy green looks like the cardinals are going to try to attempt some hurry up offense here they didn't they went right back to the line of scrimmage there and now they are looking at a third down and six the interim head coach for the cardinals hank coleman who is looking at an 0 and 4 slate with the finale next week against the philadelphia eagles coleman taking over for gene stallings three minutes to go in this third quarter penalty marker is tossed intended for roy green and complete when you get the habit of losing everybody looks bad don't they roy green one of the one of the game's great receivers as we hear the call off side number 73 of the defense lined up in a neutral zone five yard penalty repeat third down that's simon fletcher jet stream green over the last six years has averaged 59 catches and 970 yards along with eight touchdowns when you lose you just feel old you run old everything hurts more it hurts longer these guys cannot wait for this season to win so they can get a fresh start and roy has made it back from a fractured collarbone third down play and it is the tight end robert ewald with another reception so a rare first down for the finnish cardinals the fans respond they like a first down there isn't a there hasn't been a lot in the sun devil stadium that these fans have liked including the price of the tickets the temperature on that side of the stadium sometimes it gets up to 130 degrees over there watching a game early in the season so well there's a positive point bob oh penalty walker down a hard hit on narrow usher from kip carrington and another flag is thrown holding defense that may be darren carrington who is the man underneath holding number 29 in the defense five yard penalty first down kip corrington was the man back there in coverage but darren carrington 29 up front was the guy who got his hand on the receiver and held him up first and ten first and ten yeah there's carrington the fifth round pick from the university of northern arizona so a first down at the 49-yard line and hogaboom as a deflected penalty marker is back behind the line of scrimmage the pass and tenant for daryl usher tyrone braxton number 34. holding offense i'm going to ask mr statz here elliott kelp i don't remember if the phoenix cardinals have in fact been across the 50-yard line more than once today i think nova checks catch holding number 45 of the offense 10-yard penalty still first down and on my statistical request by bob you'll get putting the pressure on mr stats he'll get it but unbelievable i think novacek had one catch across the 50 and i don't remember them going across the 50-yard line again watch the penalty once again the running back holding on to michael brooks the linebacker elliot said give him 20 25 minutes i'll have it for you no no no he's got it off the first and 20 green on the reception [Applause] [Music] elliot got it that's the first time they've been across the 50-yard line today the phoenix cardigan thanks huh thank you very much thank you elliot all right tomorrow 12 30 time join us for nfl live bob costas bringing you up to date on the late breaking news from around the league and o.j will visit with 49ers owner eddie de bonolo junior who many consider the finest owner in the game today as we come up on two minutes remaining in this third quarter number 34 and phoenix nothing it is a third down and four as the cardinals go into the hurry up poke boom couldn't find anyone and now goes in complete intended prosecco hammer [Music] there's certainly been nothing for anybody on the team in the city in the stands if you're a phoenix cardinal fan to cheer about today very very little on the positive side for the phoenix garden this game that saw the rookie from washington state tim rosenbaugh get the starting nod he was lifted early in the second quarter he was two for eight at 14 yards and gary hogaboom came on there's uh rosenbaum it's a fourth down and three and hoga boom going for it has it with sycahema so he has the first down set to have a stop by the free safety steve atwater that's a 14-yard pickup well so far their deepest penetration against the denver broncos and again the cardinals go right back to the line of scrimmage for offense no huddle first down at the 31. oklahoma got the time but threw it off the mark intended for jane overcheck it'll be a second and 10 at the 31. cardinals averaging only 41 000 in attendance this the biggest crowd of the season although we have not received the the official total [Applause] and foremost on the minds of the phoenix cardinals the hunt for the new head coach and general manager larry wilson says he wants that in place by january among the leading candidates have been reading about steve spurrier who has been offered the job by the university of florida hoganburg almost picked off wyman henderson had a crack out of the pass intended for roy green spurrier has told the cardinals that he will discuss the situation with them before reaching a decision he may come to phoenix within the next few days he's been here he's already discussed it with larry wilson and duke university has also offered a renegotiated contract atlanta also reportedly interested in spurrier and he says on the side after duke plays texas tech in the all-american ball at the end of december people wondering if uh coolman the interim coach is on the list of general manager larry wilson it does not seem that that is like holmen lost it fletcher took it right out of his hand mark simon fletcher took it right out of his hand wade phillips the defensive coordinator comes in with the defense that led the nfl in scoring leading 34 to nothing nice play bogelboom takes that ball back and when his arm goes forward there is no football and simon fletcher is on timeout is taken we'll be back in a [Applause] [Music] moment [Music] life's full of simple pleasures like the comfort of levi's jeans our heads are forgotten [Music] hello joan where are you almost there give your family on the road safety 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gary had so alexander handling it for the first time as gary kubiak has come on replacing john elway there's kubiak in a seventh season out of texas a m he has been an excellent uh back up a touch passer has a quick release good feel for the denver offense and for john elway a very fine afternoon 20 for 29 two touchdowns two interceptions threw for 247 yards second down and six sammy winder and reeves has done some shuffling his wider and alexander in there replacing the stardust humphrey and bradley have you ever heard anybody compliment a player more than sammy winder and dan reeves last night was telling us as you look at the last five possessions by the denver broncos been rather productive i was impressed with his comment about sam has not complained about bobby humphreys playing time not one bit i think he realized the talent of the kid let him give him the ball but we've come to the end of the third quarter with the broncos leading the cardinals 34-0 well what'd he say he said 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reminder next saturday on nbc sports world a holiday celebration it'll be dorothy hamill and the nutcracker on ice and by golly the year at albert achievement award bob and look back at the decade of the wild and the wacky and hey uh 89 and david letterman makes a cameo appearance that'll be next saturday getting underway at uh four o'clock eastern time nice to see al has work no no that's your achievement awards you've been rehearsing that for days it is a third and one at the 49. sammy weiner gets the call could have been steve also yes it could or a family affair jim mcdonald making the stop as uh winder goes for the first down crowd filing out here as we open up in the fourth quarter it is a season high in attendance 56 071 as you see uh season ticket sales have dipped from 88 to 89. yeah that's at an average ticket price in sun devil stadium of 35 a ticket that's a fine seat that one is not 35. first down at midfield on albert bob trumpy from sun devil stadium in tempe the cut made by winder anthony bell able to trip him up sammy winder an eight year man out of southern mississippi he's accounted for over 5 000 yards on the ground second leading rusher in morocco history behind floyd little it's a spectacular setting here between the mountains and tempe arizona just southeast of phoenix you know you're just talking about the price of the tickets here for phoenix games i would be willing to bet that that price is going to be substantially reduced next year because phoenix very difficult to win fans to begin with almost impossible to win them back and that's what phoenix has to do they're not happy with the team and they're not happy with how much it costs to come and watch this team major changes have to happen for this franchise to really succeed down here vance johnson on that reception well tomorrow big day of football on nbc it starts with bob and oj in the studio along with the insiders a double dose of the insiders this weekend 12 30 eastern time as you check out the lineup third down and three at the 42 minute and a half gone by in this fourth quarter and the broncos in front of the cardinals 34-0 kubiak again going to johnson [Applause] [Music] he caught it but he is very very close nine catches 51 yards for johnson one of the spirit of this holiday season we asked denver head coach dan reeves what he would like for christmas and here's dan's christmas wish list number three of course was without asking his wife in what order i wonder are these requests being made well he's got the home field playoff advantage in a five-game win streak as a super bowl championship and then we'll have to talk to his wife about the one month on the deserted island it is a first down at the phoenix 39 and winder again getting the call harvey and hill combined on the stop we also asked the same question of interim head coach hank kuhlman and he came up with only one christmas wish a modest one but it appears that uh his last chance will be next sunday against the philadelphia eagles well that's christmas yes so that's his last chance is a touchdown tupac everybody has their own individual list here tom tupa the second year band from ohio state a backup quarterback for the phoenix carthel second out at eight [Applause] and the completions of steve sewell who was met by michael zordich i find it remarkable that this is uh the 15th game of the season today and two teams played today or two games today and they're only three teams guaranteed a position in the playoffs san francisco denver and giants the giants won that opportunity uh this afternoon in giant stadium three teams out of 28 and only three are a cinch for the playoffs but the giants defeating dallas earlier today they clinched at least the wild card and the playoffs third down and four and now the broncos pick up the first down on the completion to mark jackson hit by cedric mack and michael zordich so denver continuing the drive with 11 minutes remaining in this fourth quarter and the broncos now have a first down at the 23. they lead by the score of 34 nothing two field goals for treadwell from 38-33 two touchdown passes thrown by elway a touchdown on the half-back option thrown by humphrey and mecklenburg on a recovery of a fumble and ran it in for 23 yards for the 34 points broncos first down will be 23 here's winder and a short pickup for sammy weiner well a moment ago we were talking about the the playoff picture with a lot of teams alive as we are in the next to last weekend of the regular season these are clubs that control their own destiny 10 afc clubs are still alive for the wild card the giants clinching the wild card today they could win the nfcs with another victory and a philadelphia loss get back to that in a moment second down at seven at the 20. going to the outside is alexander and he's hit down by freddie joe now nunn are clubs that need help they cannot do it by themselves and this is where it gets very complicated yeah i have no idea all of the various ways that this can be worked out but tomorrow a lot of it will be settled but still three of 28 are in the playoffs that we know for sure only eight are out san francisco denver and the giants are in third down four at the 17. and off the draw winder was stopped harvey had combining on the tackle now for the broncos this game started out very very slowly they had three downs and out twice and then the the big play that kind of started the turnaround for denver was really courtesy of tim rosenbaugh and the the center derrick canard for the phoenix cardinals a miss snap and mecklenburg runs it in and all of a sudden 34 unanswered points and treadwell will attempt from 35 yards away now it's a fourth down and five from the 18. he's connected earlier from 33 from 38 but first a timeout has been taken call for time with 23 left in the fourth quarter tonight bob hopes christmas in hawaii you'll find me neatly gift wrapped under the tree with barbara eaton the judge 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reminder tonight right here on nbc bob hope introduces the 1989 ap all-american college football team headlining the roster heisman trophy winner andre ware out of houston in fact you'll see many of these players starring in the nfl in the near future anthony thompson of indiana and smith of florida the rockets from notre dame ishmael hello keith mccants out of uh alabama some thought that he might be available for the draft this year so join bob and his guest barbara eaton and the judge that's tonight uh the bob hope christmas special tonight right here on nbc first down at the 26 hoga boom completing across the 30 to the tight end robert awol who was hit by mark mumford phoenix again going right to the line of scrimmage with 7 50 and counting to go in the game try to do something they haven't done all day and that's get it close to the goal line and again it's a walt on the reception for the first down and mumford on the stop mark mumford a three-year man out of nebraska and finally phoenix goes back into the huddle see the clock running down 7-20 remaining in this fourth quarter all denver 37 nothing over the cargo ledger on the sack yes and that is his 11th sack of the season you mentioned tonight on nbc on the bob hope uh special the 1989 ap all-america team will be introduced here are some of the fellows you see from the defensive point of view the second down and 16 and it gets worse and worse for gary hogan that time the cardinals the nose tackle greg cragan with his second sack of the season four sacks on the day here's more of the defensive players you'll see today it's on the bob hope christmas special tonight [Music] on nbc it is a third down and 20 at the 27. [Music] phoenix cardinals on the way to the fifth consecutive loss and a record of five and ten three consecutive sacks what a series for the broncos this time tim lucas and that is his second sack of the season he ran right over by sycahama i mean right over by sycahama they get five sacks on the day for the broncos [Applause] again wade phillips got to like it from the right watch boom oh he absolutely runs over sycahama and here is rich camarillo for his eighth punt of the day so it's his first in the second half and the fair catch call for by vance johnson a 33-yard punt denver certainly enjoying themselves they get it back with just under six minutes left of the game if you stripped ford taurus of all its awards erased all the glowing reviews removed all evidence of its presence on the road and introduced it today ford taurus would still be ahead of its time now get 4.8 financing for up to 48 months or cash bonus on ford taurus [Music] some people see shaving as something you do 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and they continue to drive and there is the phantom of the bronco yes a very confused young man bob well he's seen his uh denver broncos turn it around from the disappointing 8-8 season last year that road record should also uh reflect om3 and super bowl competition on neutral grounds jeff alexander stopped by uh ken harvey but now the demo broncos with the victory here today will clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs which is so significant oh yeah especially for a place like mile high stadium a tremendous home field crowd that place just rots when denver begets begins to get things going and then your opponent always has to face the possibility of bad weather lots of snow you don't know what's going to happen up there in denver in january so long as denver keeps winning in the playoffs their next road game may be new orleans although the giants handled that snow last week in the 14-7 victory over the broncos sammy winder stopped by gary had broncos coming into today had lost two straight loss to the raiders lost to the giants but uh you can certainly go with the theory that the game was so important for the raiders and the giants as for denver they certainly don't want to relax but but they could in that situation yeah wade phillips you're looking at dan reeves but wade phillips said last night his dad was in denver to watch the game last week and he kept telling him before the game he said you know son you only need to win one of these last three for the home field advantage and we said yeah i know dead and uh but wade said but bump said wait a minute you know how difficult it is to win that one well they got it done today and they got it done in grand fashion and there's a third down on six at the 36 winder on a sweep wide dell in front of him and he has the first down cedric mack forced him out of bounds so sammy weiner running well [Applause] the denver broncos have absolutely controlled the line of scrimmage their idea obviously run to the outside of this defense and why dale has pulled a great deal and you see the blocks down excellent lead block by alexander 40. and that really gets the linebacker down on the ground and then actually winder picks up 11 yards and doesn't even use wydell's block 35 yards 10 carries coming on for bobby humphrey as a team denver 42 rushes 187 yards and it's winder again able to make the turn and has another first down carl wilson cut him off last year when the broncos were 8-8 they just could not establish the running game tony dorsett was the key man in that situation but uh this season with the rookie bobby humphrey with the play selection changed somewhat here's denver on its way to a record of 11 up and four down and you can see the rushing stats here today yeah that's another reason why i choose dan reeves as the coach of the year changed almost the entire philosophy of the team run stopped the room inserted four new guys on the offensive line chains defensive staff and emphasis and they're 11-4 second down and one alexander not able to pick up the first down reeves reflecting on last year discussing it with us last night fact that he went eight and eight he said i don't think we were a bad team but said we didn't really play hard all the time he said the the telling point last year the broncos were blown out four times this season he loves the consistency of this ball club and likes the fact that they do play hard every game i think one of the things that denver was last year was a finesse team with elway throwing it i think this year this is a very very strong bang them at the line of scrimmage football team and that gives you a chance to play more consistent football well two minutes ago in this fourth quarter denver 37 and phoenix nothing anybody who knows anything about four-wheel drive can tell you about ford's touch drive it's the standard system on this ford ranger and it lets you go in and out of four-wheel drive on the fly just by pushing a button on the 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never lets you down which in turn keeps the butter light cold everything else is just a light new year's day come home to the best in college football and a rematch of the thrilling 1988 sun-kissed fiesta bowl the fifth ranked florida state seminoles battled the cornhuskers of number six nebraska the sunkist fiesta bowl new year's day the best bowls are on nbc sports well the most valuable player in today's game sponsored by budweiser no question about it bobby humphrey of the denver broncos and budweiser makes a contribution to the united way on behalf of all the mvp selected in this weekend's games bobby humphrey with a terrific all-around game third down and one oh well it's going their way kubiak fumbles picks it up there's nobody there falls ahead for a first down gary kubiak has picked it up with a minute and 50 to go in this fourth quarter tonight a night of comedy and action here on nbc with all new episodes of 227 amen the golden girls and empty nest and then the juds and bobber eden celebrate the holidays hawaiian style on the bob hope christmas special from beautiful waikaloa hawaii that's tonight only on nbc and that tells the story that's louis sharp a veteran member of the cargos outstanding uh left tackle sitting with joe wolfe it's been a long day and a long season for the likes of sharp and wolf and the cardinals talk about a long season how about the coaching staff of the cardinals tomorrow's lineup starting with nfl live 12 30 eastern time with bob and oj and perhaps the playoff picture will clear up a little bit certain things will be determined buffalo in san francisco the jets and the rams in the late games and there's the crew they'll be on hand starting at 12 30. from our new york studios as we come down to 35 seconds remaining in this fourth quarter the executive producer of nbc sports is terry o'neill the coordinating producer of nbc's football is ted nathanson today's game produced by glen obama as things are wrapping up directed by andy rosenberg nfl live produced by david neal nfl live directed by bucky gunts nfl news producer ricky diamond our technical directors mike kamiski and richard sansevier thanks to our statistician mr stats elliot cow dan reeves and the broncos in a wipeout a 37 nothing blanking of the phoenix cartels we'll be back in just a moment [Music] because of its unique point design the black decker bullet drill bit drills holes up to four times faster than an ordinary drill bit nothing's faster than a bullet drill bit it's a radio shack merry christmas what'd you get the boys radio checks radio controlled cars a dual speed white tiger turbo with spring suspension to hug the road a high-speed golden arrow off-roader with lightning response to leave them in the dust and a turbocharged ferrari that will burn up the racetrack bob you got three cars we only have two boys two little boys and one big one radio controlled cars from 9.95 to 119.95 only at radio shack the technology store [Music] if you want to land a good job you have to know what most employers want like how to motivate yourself how to lead others how to perform under pressure you can learn all these things in the army so no matter what career you choose you'll really be ready to take off introducing the cure for a long cold winter at home a long white beach in the caribbean let american airlines take you where there's something special well the denver broncos with a 37-0 victory over the phoenix cardinals go to 11 and 4. they have clinched home field advantage throughout the afc playoffs we'll be right back tell you what i know about pickups having been around in most of my hard working life well there's lots of little things i like about this board but know what i like most way ford builds them they last ford trucks number one for all the right reasons maybe that's why there's more ford trucks on the road than chevy's and where i come from the last one standing always won the fight the best built american trucks are built for tough it began as a game [Music] [Applause] it turned into a battle and now it's out of control [Music] but coming january 28th this time it's war well john elway with some words of consolation uh for the rookie quarterback tim rosenbaum as this game came to a close with the denver broncos walloping the phoenix cardinals 37 to nothing marv albert with bob trumpy saying so long from sun devil stadium in tempe arizona big day for elway and a big one for bobby humphrey tonight join nbc when bob hope introduces the 1989 ep all-american college football team that bob hope's christmas special future stars of the nfl will be on hand as bob will share some special moments with the 89 ap all-america team that's right here on nbc the preceding has been a presentation

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Published: Sat May 16 2020