jimmy graham. graham, oh, graham. there he is, all the way. pay dirt, saints have the lead, but 14 seconds to go, vernon davis is your hero, 180 yards receiving. tears of joy after the game. mindy bach has more. >> tebow had a talk with his teammates, telling them to put trust in him. vernon delivered the game-winning touchdown. >> to me when a big-time game is on the line. if you're a play maker, you step up. big time players make big time plays in big time games. i just kept telling myself that over and over and over. vernon, you have to step up. your team needs you. >> i don't know what you would call this wurng the throw and catch, but it was a great play by vernon davis and alex smith. vernon was huge today in this ball game. but it was a great team effort, great team victory. >> reporter: davis's 180 receiving yards is an nfl playoff record among tight ends. they return to the nfl playoff game for the first time in the season. >> they need one more win and they're in the super bowl. 49ers will play the giants at home if the giants win to

. >> all right, jimmy graham, their big tight end, along the way to help free him up. and there, you have alex smith with one -- one of the great plays that he made. everybody on the third and about eight yards, figuring he has to throw it. he just takes it around -- >> holy cow, he looks like steve young, look at the wheels on that kid, he can throw and run. he turned the corner, and he was just rolling. i don't think anybody, especially nobody on the saints defensive side thought that was coming. and what a play by alex smith, other than i was a little nervous -- >> too much time. >> too much time for the saints offense, it was 29-24, because they missed the two-point conversion. as you said, too much time for the saint's offense, they can explode. the beautiful catch by the big tight end, jimmy graham, all of a sudden sending off the defender, 66 yards. >> wow, i'm telling you, what a weapon. patrick willis had done a spectacular job on him all day. drew brees just threw the ball up, made the play, a few guys ran into each other, you see the guy there on great cover

here comes brees, drew brees to jimmy graham. graham nobody stops him, 66 yards and new orleans leads 32- 29. 97 seconds left. smith to vernon davis and that is it. a 14-yard game-winning touchdown and vernon davis is in tears as the 49ers win 36- 32. they are one more victory away from reach the super bowl. the magical, mystery tour continues next sunday, but first the 49ers will have to watch tomorrow's game between the giants and packers game right here on fox at 1:30 p.m. if the giants win that game, the giants come to candlestick park and if the packers win, 49ers going to green bay. great game. >> it was incredible. >> thank you, fred. >>> well, the excitement and tension of today's game could be felt all across the bay area, but especially at the pub in san francisco. that is where ktvu deborah villalon joins us. >> reporter: many of these fans were kids last time the 49ers made it this far. >> niners yeah! >> reporter: their championship shirts hand down from their parents. but for this generation, it's alex, not joe. >>

to the big fellow, jimmy graham. jimmy graham is a tight end, stiff arm, crosses the zone line. 9ers trailing with 13 seconds to go. and there is vernon davis again. tears of joy. 49ers win 36-32. they are headed to the nfc championship game. mindy bach has more. >> reporter: well, henry, vernon davis admitted he got off to a slow start in the season as he tried to learn jim harbaugh greg roman's new offense. he was coming off the end of the season. 49er touchdown score in the first half. at halftime he made an emotional plea to his teammates to trust in each other as they finished out this game. at the end of the game they put their trust in vernon davis. the first time a call was ever made to go to him, vernon davis delivered with a game-winning touchdown. >> vernon came on the way that we knew he could play. and today, man, i had to tell him on the sideline when he scored that -- made that catch and scored that touchdown i loved him to death. he saved my heart. i was hurting. i was hurting bad. that's what i love

. >>> the saints next possession, down the middle to the big guy and jimmy graham, gets away from willis and the former skin, carlos rogers. 66 yards to pay dirt. the conversion is good. the saints up 32-29. the final seconds, the niners in field-goal range and go for the w. there is vernon davis. the the game-winning 14-yard touchdown. seven touches, 180 yards and two scores for him. the niners beat the saints, 36- 32 and vernon davis was not going to be denied. >> and that was us against history, i say to my. us against no, us against can't, all of those things and we managed to pull it off. i mean it was a very emotional game. very stressful for me and my teammates, especially the defense on that last play. i knew right away i had to be a factor and help out. >>> time for a quick break. when we return, they look to flip the script against the sixers.  . >> nothing seems to be working for the wizards. no one stepped up and the same old selfish basketball means the same old story. another night of frustration for the youth movement wizards. early in the first hal

and jimmy graham is going all the way. to have to go 85 yds so this man can breed again. and harbough says look for the great bargains. you will see this as he can -- bree again brief--brer againa dn the grab the first since 1997. >> it ain't over yet! seriously, if it ain't over. we have to bust our, $$##ramming . >>gary: and if new york wins they will host the game at candlestick? verne, you were on the locker room. i did everything but play. >> i was looking for the imaginary monkey taking it off the back. his career and has a game like this to come from behind. it really was terrific. you have some sound bites from the locker room? >> yes here is smith. >> we've been taking some shots all night long. i thought that alex smith played extremely well. to give him some credit. his spectacular performance by him. >> it is great that we're still playing. we still are in joining us. it has been such a great year with a great group of guys. in join uto enjoy this. to a lee more week out of this. >> you accurately and pointed out that this was 1997 the last time the had victor

jimmy graham, graham, oh, graham, there he is all the way. pay dirt. saints have the lead, but 14 seconds to go vernon davis is your hero. 180 yards receiving. tears of joy after the game. mindy bach has more. >> reporter: after the 49-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter vernon davis made an emotional plea at halftime to say to trust in each other as they finish the game. it's the teammates who trusted the tight end when the game was on the line. vernon davis delivered the da game-winning touchdown. >> big-time players make big-time plays and that's all i kept telling myself over and over. vernon, have you to step up. your team needs you >> i know there was the catch. i don't know what you're going to call this, the throw, the throw and catch, but a great play by vernon davis, and -- and alex smith. vernon -- vernon was huge today in this ball game, but it was a great team effort. great team victory. >> davis' 180 receiving yards is an nfl playoff record among tight ends. the 49ers return to the nfc championship game for the first time since the

jimmy graham is one of the better in the business. 49ers and the saints next week, in the playoffs, and jonathan goodwin, no grudge match. >> no grudge match. >>> we'll see you tonight on game day. there it is, next saturday at candlestick park. more tonight at 11:30 with jonathan goodwin and his wife, who wants to be in the business. kim's next with the news. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters. . >> can he we drop a little of the pious baloney? >>> the second debate in 24 hours. how the gop candidates try to knock down frontrunner mitt romney. >>> two swearing-in ceremonies today in san francisco politics. how san francisco's new sheriff respond to allegations of spousal abuse. >>> could a fire bug be on the loose in the north bay? more than a dozen fires s

but then the second quarter, tight end jimmy graham is a one handed snag in a game that just ended its new orleans winning. 45-28 now. they will play san francisco next week. finally, baltimore. home sweet home this evening in the meadow. he's got five. meadow's second goal here. laser, and with a little bit of help. now 10-3 on the season. that's a look at sports. have a good night everybody. >>> thanks, still ahead, a colorado couple that takes cozy to a whole new level. can you live here? can you live here? decide, after the break. ,,,,,,, what does hope look like? it's in the rising walls of a home rebuilt. raising the spirit of a community reborn. what does heart sound like? it's in the rhythm of nails pounded into wood. a beat driven by the conviction that inspiration can overcome desperation. what does home feel like? it's in the faces of americans who built generations of memories in their home and then saw it slipping away. until friends they have never met, turned out to lend a hand. for more than 30 years, rebuilding together has spread hope to home owners in need. providing

drew brees throwing it up for jimmy graham, the 49ers couldn't get him down. suddenly san francisco, they are down by three with about 1:30 to go, but alex smith throws it down the field with 14 seconds, he hits vernon davis for the touchdown and they win 36-32. they are going to the nfc championship game. and the afc, tom brady with the nfl post-season record with six touchdown passes in a single game. no tebow time last night. 45-10, new england advance. the warriors are beginning a road trip. they will be capping off a bob cat victory. they lose 112-100. in columbus, they tied it at 1 later on in the game to give the sharks a 2-1 victory. but now all the talk, of course, the 49ers, they will know who they are going to play. if the giants lose, then the 49ers are going to green bay next weekend. if the giants win the nfc championship game. we'll have a complete wrap up here tonight on game day at 11:30. have a great day everybody. exciting stuff. >> four minutes before 9:00. the investigation is going on right now to find out what caused a fire in the richmo

very next saints drive, brees throws it up to his big tight end jimmy graham. makes the catch. that's going to be a 66-yard scoring strike. saints back on top. 32-29. >> what about the ensuing possession? >> still time left. 14 seconds to go. 49ers drive down the field for this. smith to davis. >> the 49ers defeat saints 36-32, advancing to the nfc championship. >> on sunday, the ravens take on the text texans at 1:00 and the giants take on the packers. the wizards playing the second of back to back game against the 76ers and it's back to back losses for washington. flip saunders' team lost by 31 points to doug collins' squad last night. tonight a little better. first quarter, rashard lewis gets it. check out the sweep behind-the-back pass to mcgee. mcgee with a double-double. 23 points, 18 rebounds. second quarter, wizards down nine. the pass, stolen by iguodala. >> wizards trying to come back. nick young with it. spin prove. and then gets it to go. plus the foul. a game high 27 points. wizards within nine after the free throw. but once again, philly too strong. lou williams s

jimmy graham coming up with it. new orleans back up on top. they have the 2-point conversion to make it 32-29 with 1:27 left. brees attempting the franchise record, 63 passes throwing for 462 yards, 4 touchdowns, and now it was smith's turn to answer. he throws the strike to vernon davis. new orleans could not stop number 85. three plays later, vernon davis in the end zone. it seems to be years of frustration were wiped out by that one catch. he embraces his head coach, and this is one of the greatest moments of the storied history of the franchise. the 49ers stun the new orleans saints and move on to the nfc championship game, 36-32 the final. the 49ers winning their first postseason game since a memorable comeback against the giants 9 years ago. alex 299, 3 touchdowns, running for another. vernon davis, 180 yards receiving, the most ever by a tight end in the playoffs. kim coyle was at candlestick park and has more. >> reporter: they were one step ahead of the saints down the stretch, but they don't have an answer what to call the game winni

drew brees hits the pro bowl tight end jimmy graham for a 66-yard score. new orleans back up on top, 32-29, with 1:37 left. brees threw for 462 yards. smith, the game is in his hands. fortunately, the 49ers also have a pretty good tight end, vernon davis. 47-yard gain, in field goal range to tie. smith hit vernon davis with a brilliant pass and catch, 180 yards receiving, 2 touchdowns for davis. the 49ers win. they are going to the nfc championship game. >> reporter: thanks, dennis. the 49ers offense was one step ahead of the saints down the stretch, but the only thing they didn't have an answer for is what to call the game-winning touchdown. >> i know there was the catch. i don't know what you'll call this one, the throw, the throw-in catch. it was a great play by vernon davis and alex smith. >> alex made it happen. if it wasn't for alex, i wouldn't have made the play, so kudos to alex. you're the man. >> it's all alex! look at him now! >> reporter: how about coming up with two big catches, including the game-winning touchdown! [ indescernible ] [ cheers

brees to his tight end, jimmy graham. he'll go 66 yards. stiff-armed, all the way to pay dirt. new orleans up 3 three. alex smith to davis -- they have the final say. a wild and crazy game. tears of joy, 49ers win, 36-32, live report coming up at 6:20. all right. warriors and bobcats, local kid, stefan curry missing his fifth straight game. late first quarter, kemba walker hits a three. second quarter now, feeds derrick brown for the jam and it was getting out of hand. bobcats up by 20 at the half. also, stanford hosting the buffs from colorado. first half, tie game, jason randall showing off his three-point range. he hit four threes in the game, led all scorers with 18. stanford goes on an 18-4 run in the second half, including josh houston's three-pointer. cardinals never look back, winning 8 4-64. as for the sharks, you know they're going to take care of business. at least they're trying to. looking for their sixth win in seven games. thomas grice gets the start in the sunset for san jose and he's given plenty of chances early for the sharks. on a power play, logan couldn't

drew brees finds jimmy graham for a 66-yard touchdown. they converse the two point converse and up three. last chance for the niners. smith and davis hooked up again for a 47-yard gain. then it was smith and davis again with 14 seconds on the clock. smith throws the ball for the touchdown. the niners win 36-32. vernon davis clearly emotional on the sidelines. >> it was us against history. i -- that's all i could say to myself. us against no. stall those things. and we managed to pull it off. i mean, it was a very emotional game. >> i don't want this to end. i don't think anyone does in that locker room. it has been such a great year. such a great group of guys. >> san francisco mayor ed lee is celebrating the niner victory. congratulating the players and the entire miner staff. san francisco stands with you as you embark on your quest to the super bowl 46. go niners. later today we'll find out who the niners next opponent will be when the defending super bowl packers host the giants. if the packers win the niners will be traveling to gree

graham sixty six yard touchdown but the saints signed a big three. fights with just nine seconds left on the clock alex smith won the game the san francisco forty nine is what a bank pouring a full team your past the vernon davis in the end zone to give the home side a freezing of thirty six to thirty two victory the saints. well staying stateside in the n.b.a. memphis of late surge by the new orleans hornets to a second straight win for one hundred eight ninety nine picturing of a group grizzlies were cruising is very managed to open up a double digit lead in the second quarter while the sole managing to finally get the ball into boston is sort of third attempt to memphis would pull clear in front of the break. much as seventeen points in front of us are struggling one inside. oh new orleans weren't giving up and they managed a deficit just two points in the fourth jason smith jumper making it ninety three to ninety one members over it on a twelve call runs which sealed the big three. through to get a three pointer hundredweight tonight's line. wort

graham for a sixty six yard touchdown of the sentence signs of victory but it's with nine seconds left on the clock alex smith won the game the san francisco recruit in a school tonight for the team yard pass the vernon davis in the end zone to give the home side a fairly new thirty six separated to victory but the saints. were staying stateside in the me n.b.a. memphis held off a late surge by the new orleans hornets to their second straight win following a hundred eight to ninety nine victory grizzlies were cruising as they managed to open up a double digit lead in the second maga solved finally managing to get the ball in the basket and memphis would pull themselves ferber and friends after the break as much as seventeen points in front and struggling hornets side however new orleans weren't giving up and managed to cut the deficit to just two points in the fourth jason smith jumper making it a ninety three ninety one members i would go on a twelve all run which is still big sure he. really gave three point one hundred made to ninety nine percent of. elsewhere kobe bryant scored for

graham for sixty six yard touchdown with the science within sight of victory but with nine seconds left on the clock alex missed one game for san francisco forty nine ers quarterback barring a fourteen yard pass to vernon davis again as i give the home side thrilling that is expected to victory in the sense. staying in america and to the n.b.a. where memphis out of a late surge by the new orleans hornets to win one hundred ninety two ninety nine and change their second straight victory mama grizzlies were cruising as they managed to open up a double digit lead in the second quarter mark finally managed to get the ball in the basket at the said attempt. to support themselves further in front after the break and missed much of seventeen point three points against a struggling moment side however new orleans didn't give up and they managed to cut the deficit to just two points in the fools jason smith jumper one hundred ninety three ninety one but memphis went on a twelve point two four run which sealed victory helped by this game three pointer one hundred ninety nine again is how it finis

then brees throws the quick pass to tight end, jimmy graham to make it 24-14. fourth quarter, saints up 41- 21. throws it deep to a wide open robert, brees finishes with 466 yards passing and all the saints gain an nfl playoff record, 626 yards. new orleans marchs on with a 45- 28 win. the saints will now have to leave the dome and head out west to take on the 49ers next saturday at candle stick. the winner moves on to the nfc championship game. in the afc, the texasans were making their post season debut and the bengals were looking for their first playoff win since 1990. legendary oilers coach in the house. cincinnati up 7-0. foster gets to the outside and turns the corner for his first of two touchdowns. he went with that cool haircut. and in the first half, tied at 10. andy picked off by j.j. watt and he returns it for 6. a rough day for the bengals as he gets sacked four times and threw three interceptions. they have a rookie quarterback. he hits a wide open, andre johnson for the touchdown. yates threw for 159 yards. the upset, no turnovers. houston is mo

graham for a sixty six yard touchdown to st and some of the big three with nine seconds left on the clock alex smith won the game to some francisco forty nine ers quarterback fahringer from the team yard pass the vernon davis in the end zone to get the home side of thirty six the first to victory over the saints. but beyond the tennis now and with the first grand slam of the season the australian open just a day away from starting in melbourne a former champion maria sharapova is hoping to repeat her two thousand and eight success as she spearheads a strong russian contingent but twenty four year old is needed for play. in. trouble is also in line to play can penetrate speed limit was not solved in the fourth round i'm potentially as well are you all there in the quarter finals overall fourteen russians in the women's draw water out of the say is history a low point in the perfect place to gauge your own form of your opponents. and this is the start of the new year for us who are coming off a little bit of the season really training on the thing maybe we feel we needed to just kind

jimmy graham shakes a few defenders. that's a tight end moving like that. 66 yards for the score. they get a two point conversion. so they're up three. still 1:37 left on the clock. san francisco one more chance to respond. smith drives the niners down to new orleans 14 yard line with just seconds left on the clock. he gets vernon davis in the end zone for the score. davis, 180 yards receiving, two touchdowns. after the play this is what everybody is talking about. davis who spent his entire six year career with the 49ers ran to the sidelines sobbing hugs his coach. san francisco advances with that win. the other game on saturday, the patriots crushed tim tee bow titim tebow and the broncos. rafrns and pat yoots sunday at 3:00. nfc championship game, giants go to san francisco. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," jon huntsman to drop out this morning from the presidential race and throw his endorsement behind mitt romney. what happened to huntsman and what does it mean for the race? that in a few minutes on "morning joe." when we come back here, we'll huddle up arou

the great height and, jimmy graham 32-29 new orleans and alez smith hooked up to the 15 yeard line good for 180 yeards and the play that will be replayed with only 9 seconds remaining the nfc championship game against the winning of green bay game >>vern: to 85 yds and that little amount of time. >>gary: on to not know for sure but if you can sign him up right now. >>vern: absolutely! the timing would be correct. you made a point during the highlights about the turn over. and being able to win a greegame. they've turned the game over six times. >> burned i did not know that. i think the jets was in the early 1990's. >> verne -- i did not know about. of course, you can see him go to work. and we're all fans of the forty-niners but he will never get sacked. >> he is an amazing athlete. he can escape trouble most of the time. >> they kept saying on the broadcast that he really played great. they were all over of the defense. >> they were on him. with perfect coverage they could still not make a play. >> to see him play the way that he is played this year, most he stayed and i thank god tha

and jimmy graham makes the catch inside the five. and graham is inside the 10, he takes it all the way for a sixth touchdown. >> 40 seconds remaining. at second down. he throws it to davis. and davis runs 47 yards to davis. >> two tight end wide left. third down alex takes the snap. alex looking, he's got it. touchdown, touchdown 49ers. >> it was up against history. that's all i say to myself. all those thins. that's against nos. that's against can'ts. a very emotional victory. >> the 49ers advance to the nfc championship game. >> 49ers hoping there's more history to be written. that's it for this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. it'll be a big week leading up to sunday's game. enjoy it. >> it certainly will. so fun to watch that. >> we used to feel that way all the time around here. nice to have that again. >> a week from now we'll be talking about going to the super bowl. >> that will do it for us tonight. we thank you for joining us. dinner's ready. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. strogano

jimmy graham is a monster. you're thinking alex smith can't do it again. here he comes. can you believe it? >> was he crying because he was just emotional. >> probably a new contract too. thinking wow, all this money i'm going to make. >> look at that. >> there is harbaugh and vernon davis sharing a moment right there. >> the niners are better than i thought. >> we don't have time to talk the tebow. maybe we'll do it later in the morning. >> i think we'll figure out a way to sneak that n. >>> coming up next, we'll recap the golden globe awards. stay with us. ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topped with pickles, mustard, and cheese. head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! ♪ let's go those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing

>> he has an ego and doesn't like it that everybody's talking about jimmy graham. davis has been to pro-bowls, put up pretty good seasons. look for vernon davis to have opportunities split that saints two-deep zone and make big plays on saturday. >> reporter: thank you. the game is over. be sure to join us on 49ers post-game live on comcast sports net bay area. raj and jessica, i'm about to like strangle our editor. did you see that video of our tailgate party? they had my jacket completely wide open as i was sticking more food in my gut. i mean -- >> at least you had food. >> reporter: no wonder i'm overweight. that's not cool, man. >> you saw you and cam eating a lot of chick ending wings. >> reporter: it's one of those days where you wear elastic around your waist, you know. you keep eating. >> called sweatpants. >> thanks. we'll look forward to tomorrow's coverage. appreciate it. >> did miss the appetizers? >> you didn't -- yeah, we had them before you came in. >> always. >> for a full half-hour of coverage including the preview tonight, comcast sports net bay

in the fourth quarter with less than two minute, the saint drew brees to jimmy graham who makes the catch and runs 66 yards for the touchdown. with a two-point conversion, it's new orleans 32-29, and then with 14 seconds to go that catch. alex smith throws to vernon davis. that was the game-winner amp tearful one, too, for vernon davis. liked seeing that. 49ers win, 36-32. as you just saw the 49ers tight end vernon davis came up huge in the 49ers victory. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay" we'll hear from both davis and his fans about that amazing catch. tomorrow is dr. martin luther king jr. day, but people around the bay area and lawmakers are honoring the civil rights leader today as well. congresswoman barbara lee will attend two event in oakland. first lee will attend a service at beebe memorial cathedral at 9:45 this morning and then tonight she will attend the tenth annual musical tribute honoring dr. king at paramount theater. that's from 7:00 to 9:00 tonight. >>> he was nicknamed mr mr. elusive, and now an injured elephant seal is all patched up and back in the pacific ocean

drew brees throws it up to his big tight end jimmy graham. he makes the catch, 66-yard scoring strike. it's graham's second td of the game. saints on top 32-29. still time left. 14 seconds to go. 49ers drive down the field for this. alex smith to vernon davis for the game-winner. the former terrapin, dunbar high standout, finished with 180 yards receiving and two touchdowns. alex smith had four touchdowns, three passing, one rushing. 49ers defeat the saints 36-32, advancing to the nfc championship. in the afc, denver against new england. it was all tom brady and the patriots. brady throws for six touchdowns, tying a postseason record. the patriots crush the broncos 45-10. they'll play the winner of today's ravens/texans game in the conference championship. >>> nba, wizards playing the second of back-to-back games against the 76ers, and it was more of the same. second quarter, john wall's pass stolen by andre iguodala. wall had eight turnovers. iguodala, five steals, 23 points. wizards lose 103-90, dropping their record to 1-11. >>> college ho

a five-point lead on a missed two-point conversion, drew brees gets the ball back, he hits jimmy graham over the middle and he's gone. 66 yards for the touchdown. saints converted two-point conversion today, three-point lead, but leaving 1:37 on the clock for the 9ers, one last chance for san francisco. and smith drives his team down to new orleans' 14-yard-line. with time expiring here, 10 seconds left in the game, what a catch, what a throw, vernon davis for the touchdown. 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns, him running off the field in tears right there. he spent his entire six-year career on the 49ers. he was overcome by emotion for the hard work. they came back and stole one back from the saints, san francisco moves on, they win 36-32. here's the playoff picture. patriots as i said beat up tebow mania ended officially on saturday night. they host the ravens on sunday afternoon and as i said, the giants go to san francisco where they'll play on sunday night for the right to play in the super bowl. and we will be right back here with mika's must-read opinion pages. keep it here o