game. when you were a kid, you loved watching. and there's kids out there watching you tonight. what do you hope they appreciated about the way you played? >> they appreciated some good football. somebody who is passionate about the game. obviously, you love the game of football. for whoever is watching, congratulations. >> guys, thank you so much. >> taking this to the linemen. >> take them to the lineup, whatever you want. and take the balls. take the football. >> happy thanksgiving. happy thanksgiving to everybody. >> mike? >> happy thanksgiving, michele. oh, beautiful. thank you. well, there's the playoff picture. this goes with the thanksgiving tradition. this is the night we start to see this. the playoff picture, unfolding in the afc. you slide pittsburgh for the moment, over there. on the 6-5, mark, with and pittsburgh, aheld of baltimore for the moment. baltimore had a chance with nine teams in the afc, than they have. pittsburgh beat cleveland, indy was depleted here. do you get the sense that pittsburgh, they built confidence on what they can do on the defensive side of the ball? >> maybe. that's what it all comes down to. despite losing some key players back there? but it was the goal line stance. and this is the pride of pittsburgh. this is what they do every week in practice. they go one-on-one against the offense. and it looks like there's no way they're going to be able to make a play. and they make a play. sean davis there. and then, a nice play by timmons to get underneath that route. and mike mitchell comes up and makes a big hit on the quarterback, tolzien. and then, they catch a break here on the last one. and the pittsburgh steelers, at their best, are amongst the best competitors in the national football league. and it showed up on the goal line tonight. >> 16 points for 2 games, against cleveland and indianapolis. a big one against the giants next sunday. kansas city and denver on sunday night. we'll look ahead to that, as we continue from indianapolis, on the postgame in a moment. 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back for kansas city, derrick johnson, derek berry. this is going to be one of the fistfight battles. and it means so much. this is now, when we're getting to the games where the playoffs are clearly on the line, especially in this division. >> oakland plays carolina earlier. oakland is a game ahead. you lose this game, could you be two games behind oakland? limited time left. because of the quality defenses, with trevor siemian and alex smith. you have to make plays in this game. >> that's where the question is for these two teams. if they make a run, the offenses have to be better. >> enjoyed doing this on thanksgiving. let's do this on sunday. >> why not? >> denver-bound. look forward to seeing you from the mile-high city, on sunday night. here in indianapolis, pittsburgh beats the colts, 28-7. coming up next except on the west coast, your local news, show," starring jimmy fallon. thanks to our great sunday night crew working with you on this thanksgiving night. for bob costas, cris collinsworth, tony dungy, and mike tirico, sitting in for al michaels, see you on sunday night. happy thanksgiving. nbc sports thanks you for watching this special presentation of the national football league. carrabba's new meatball magnifico. our gigantic meatball topped with parmesan cream sauce and stuffed with delicious melted mozzarella. ? dramatic italian aria ? it's the most dramatic meatball you've ever eaten. for a limited time only. hot deals shoppers are going for for. beware of the crooks watching you shop. eight on your side has a few tips to keep you safe. an explosion rocks an oil refinery, making thanksgiving day a lot stressful for many residents. thank you for joining us tonight. we begin with breaking news. a fast-moving boat makes waves in pinellas county, plowing into a cell , docs and taking out. live near madeira beach with that story. we hear a couple guys have been caught. what is their story? was drinking involved? >>reporter: a lot of questions involving the story. very few answers. i can tell you this is the vessel in question. right now, you can see the damage to the front of the boat. was the operator under the influence? did he have a medical condition, or mechanical to say. i can tell you officers were here for several hours checking the vessel out. it crashed into his dock and boat just to the south of his dock several children were fishing. you can see the extent of the damage. authorities responded and ended up locating the boater at a nearby marina. he describes hearing impact. >> i could not imagine the sound, something i've never heard before. imagine cracking six's like toothpicks. and you can hear it snap, powell, bank. >>reporter: we are hearing from that witness that the boater that caused the damage to his dock was taken for questioning. i have calls into fwc to see if that is the case. he also told us he did not have insurance on the dock he is hoping that the boater if he is crashing through dock after dock and crushing sailboats, dodging bullets. >>reporter: according to the witness we were talking to, it wasn't speeding. it's a fairly large vessel going about, he estimates six knots of the time but you can imagine a vessel this size and the inertia can cause quite a bit of damage. >> six knots is not slow either. by now leftovers may that is why so many bay area shoppers are out right now for a post- thanksgiving bargain hunt. you had your turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, maybe even lunch. thursday night's nfl game right here on nbc. currently at this hour a lot of things you have had on your mind. by friday. shop until you drop. paul mueller life at the tampa pretty much complete their holiday list by sunday? that is a lot of lines. >> that is right. you know, talk about lines take a look right here. this is the line to the michael coors store. it has been like this all day long. you can see shoppers all over the place. after all it is the beginning of the holiday shopping season. >> it is >>reporter: shoppers in the mood to spend even on thanksgiving. >>reporter: what is so important that you needed it today? >> the great cells especially michael coors. >>reporter: lines that michael coors and coach bowles out the door. nearly the crowd favorites. earlier in the day, the best buy gun highway hundred find up since early morning hours, patiently waiting for door buster deals. >>reporter: have you ever been >>reporter: first time? >> first time. >>reporter: you are thinking what? >> i had a good time. >>reporter: once inside, shoppers had strategies. only less than 5 minutes how did you do it? >> ran to it, found it they helped us it was good. >>reporter: sunglasses, really? >> you are in florida. >>reporter: yes we are. talk about sales at the sunglass hut this one takes the cake. whether thanksgiving, black friday or any other day of the year. >> you got to come out and shop. >>reporter: why? >> this is the super bowl you have to come out the world series this is what you have to be out here for. >>reporter: you have to love that god. instantly is amazing to see how many people are out here when so many shop online. experts predict only about 25% of shoppers will step foot in a store this holiday season because most of them will be buying online. >> from their couch for sure. don't forget a lot of stores are staying open for black friday deals some close tomorrow. you can find out which ones right now on wfla.com. if you are going out going shopping be careful in parking lots because these are on the prowl. we talked with mall security about the potential danger. >>reporter: as the doors opened at this macy's and tyrone square mall pot -- cairo we appreciate it. >>reporter: from officers and marked patrol cars and playing close patrolling the lots. shoppers appreciate the increased police presence watching over their presence and other valuables. >> i think it's an awesome idea. i think the whole society today i think malls are nothing but big parking lots for people who >> get my shopping done but my car i have to worry about someone breaking into my car once i get my done. >> it's a safer routine honestly i would not want to be within police presence of anything were to happen because we are caring hundreds of dollars worth of stuff. >> at the countryside mall in clearwater mall security patrols the lot but the clearwater pd is also using the sheriffs office eye in the sky to keep watch over shoppers mall hillsboro sheriffs deputies are visible threat to any lowlife grinch trying to steal someone else's christmas. tampa police have had some success reducing crime. in 2000 for the were 50 cars burglarized last year just seven. in 2000 for 17 cars stolen, last year just one. if you leave the mall with purchases and you plan to go back inside, move your car to a different spot. that way if a thief is watching you they will think you have left the mall. traffic is moving smoothly along i-4 eastbound near mile marker 41. more than 90 million travelers are hitting the road over the next couple days, you can bet it will be busy. let's bring in chief meteorologist -- not chief -- i was expecting steve sorry ed how is the weather going to be the next couple days? >>reporter: good news for travelers on the roads or in the sky especially for tomorrow. looking good coast-to-coast. one trouble spot we are dealing with hear from max defender eight, nice clear seen across our skies there is the big picture i had to keep my eye on one hotspot. you can see on the west coast of the united states that is where we have the major impact as we go to tomorrow. the higher elevations. thinking there could be delays of seattle's airport and towards portland as well. keeping our eyes on that as we go into tomorrow. back at home if you're traveling, driving tomorrow morning, through central florida dealing with fog. visibility would likely start dropping as we go into early tomorrow morning just before sunrise. otherwise keep a mild 64 degrees for the overnight low warm day lies ahead. we will look at temperatures in your complete weekend forecast in a bit. so much -- thank you so much we will check back for the eight day forecast in just a little while. from the gridiron to the cast-iron. buccaneer great scored a touchdown -- scored a touchdown the kitchen today cooking thanksgiving dinner for parents and children at the ronald mcdonald house in downtown st. moms and dads were thinking about as her children recover at johns hopkins all children's hospital. >> our blessings and health and whatnot but again praying for each other and being together. >> this little cutie right here is ten -month-old marissa. her parents telling issues doing fantastic in her recover in their grateful for the ronald mcdonald house. lawmakers making the rounds and pinellas county to help the those less thanksgiving. congressman elect charlie crist serena food at the society of st. vincent depaul in st. petersburg this morning. along with dozens of volunteers and close to 50 families. a local deli owner opened her doors today to be those less fortunate. for free. absolutely free. they cooked up thanksgiving dinner for her community. tracy coronado and her family cooked for the last two days. fixings, turkey, potatoes and a lot a pie. afterwards she and her staff picked up the food to drop it off to others needing a holiday meal. for the 30th year, tampa's donatello restaurant gave 1000 foster children and families at risk of first-class dining experience. donatello's annual thanksgiving dinner welcomed families to a gourmet italian meal plus gifts for the kids. today the line stretched out the door for families in breaking news, a missing california mother has been found alive. she vanished nearly three weeks ago while jogging. she was found today in restraints flagging down a driver on a busy highway. right now the sheriff is looking for two hispanic women in a dark-colored suv who may be armed. and explosive fire at an firefighters are worried about dangerous contaminants that could be in the smoke. the plant creches oil filters and recovers waste oil. some of that oil is burning off in the fire sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. wildfires in the southeast are keeping travelers and residents on high alert. in north carolina, some 900 acres have been scorched as crews battle to protect more than 50 homes earlier today. dozens of crews now working around the clock and throughout the holiday to put out displays. watch this chaos. a brawl broke out during a taping of a russian tv talkshow. the fight erupted after a polish journalist insulted the living conditions in russia. the russian host talent -- chow is a journalist and other guests on the show chimed in. because of the brawl the was taped by somebody. the russian tv channel uploaded the video to youtube. >> a lot of posturing and round house and. >> not going to happen here. >> nothing landed from what i could tell. emotional family reunions are good any time of year but especially during the holidays. >> the cameras rolling when an orlando airman made her family's holloway -- holiday wish come true. what it will cost you to get your hands on this new, one of a kind gold donald trump z26kjz zy6z z25eiz z16fz y25eiy y16fy z26kbz zy6z y26kby yy6y . a heartwarming thanksgiving union when an airman came home from boot camp, surprising her family for the holiday. the cameras were rolling as the surprise unfolded at orlando international airport. better yet, it did not stop there. really excited. >>reporter: the sweet embrace between a young airman and her boyfriend caught on camera at the airport. 19 -year-old tara ford returning home from the camp in texas. >> i am ecstatic. >>reporter: the story gets better. >> they don't know your home? >> no ma'am i'm excited to surprise them. >>reporter: tara and marcos on their way to tara's grandmothers home where her family was having thanksgiving, she called her family from down the street pretending to still could be home today. >>reporter: she told her mom she was on her way to have thanksgiving with the family who adopts lonely airman and air women for the holidays. >> let's go. >>reporter: little did her family know what was just about to happen. >> what? oh my god! oh my god! are you kidding me? oh tara! oh my god! >>reporter: tara's mom and kisses from the extended family. the element of surprise? tara's dad. he was in on the secret so he could make sure everybody corralled on the back porch when terry entered. >> i missed you. >> i miss you too baby i always do. >> tara's visit home is especially meaningful because she is about to leave on a tour of duty for the next two years in italy. the navy has started notifying more than 134,000 current and former sailors that their personal information has been hacked. names, social security numbers and other sensitive details have been compromised. it turns out that the tact into a contractor's laptop computer. right now no evidence the information has been misuse, but the navy is looking into credit monitoring services for the sailors. taking a break from the transition but not from twitter. that is how president-elect donald trump's thanksgiving holiday is shaping up. trump spending the weekend at in palm beach. he took to twitter earlier where he said he was quote working on a carrier plan, removing -- also getting into the christmas ornament business, the 24 karat gold finished ornament features trump's signature slogan, make america great again and it can be on your christmas tree if the price is right you back $149. it is available on the trump's official website. a recent dry spell continues. max defender eight painting out another dry night. we have a little oyster starting to increase off the atlantic but with drier air turn into much of anything. again it looks like the rainfall deficit for the month of november continues to rack up. more moisture does mean a change for tomorrow morning in the form of patchy dense fog. we will be dealing with that, it will be too widespread that there will be pockets that reduce visibility. we also have a week frontal boundary that will pass into the area on saturday. a slim shot at a show be more robust giving us a better rain chance. as he wake up tomorrow morning patchy fog and 64. an already warm start. it can be another warm day certainly by november standards. a few passing clouds, a lot of sunshine at noon tomorrow 77 a by the afternoon we top off at 81. by 5 p.m. 5 degrees above average. nice shot of the moon from today from jackie sparrow the waning temperatures now down to 66, riverview, 63 palm harbor, everyone now far below 70 with the exception of sarasota at 72. already down to 59 in coaster river. the temperatures generally a little cooler the in the northern counties. dew points have been slowly but steadily coming up now into the 60s and with that temperature dipping down light winds we expect those fairly close giving that near 100% humidity leading to fog formation. really flow at the surface of venus excess moisture but the air above still bone dry. read on the water vapor imagery that is why will keep rain chances that either 0 or 10% over the next couple days. better rain chances on the east coast. morning fog locally as we go into the afternoon some showers are going to try to hold together to work their way hold together with dry air aloft, essentially choking up the showers. starting off with fog saturday morning as well. here is the weak front that will start to slowly slip into the area, saturday. rain chance only 10% by then followed by dry air sunday, great news as we play host to the seahawks and 75 degrees for that game at 4:05 picture- perfect playing weather. 77 the high on sunday numbers will start to warm up fairly quickly get back into the low '80s by monday and tuesday. rain chances come up a bit as we go to the middle of next week again slightly more robust cold front sliding in. feeling a little optimistic we will bump the rain chance up to 20%. >> way up there. >> this time of year the best we can get. >> earlier chief meteorologist i promoted you. but glad you are here. coming up next bucs getting ready to face a seahawks player that used to hot them when he played for the saint. it began as a coach and now it is a full-fledged so opera. dan lucas gets us caught up on the lsu coaching search and today, we talk differently.... at duke energy, we're doing things differently too. like new ways to generate power and even store it... ...for cleaner energy every day. so no matter how different things become, we're always here .... ...with power for your life. y26j7y yy6y . florida state fans may sleep a little easier tonight. at least their attention can now shift entirely to the florida gators, because it appears that head coach jimbo fisher is staying put. a report early this evening has lsu close to hiring houston 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