>> joni velo, johnny v. >> reporter: 5 1/2 point underdog. disrespect, underdogs. nobody expected you to win. what does that do to this denver team? >> we have seen that all year. it's fulled them. to be -- it's fueled them. they have to win tomorrow night to be considered one of the greatest. >> are you telling me that these players listen? they read to press clippings? >> they say they don't. >> trust me, they hear it. they nor they are underdogs. they have been told by you and you. >> no, not us. it's nfl networks. >> we are going broncos >> love that they know that that's why they are such a good defense. hall of fame class of 2016 announced.

it seems many of the candidates are vying for underdog status. today the candidates raced to new hampshire. each calling themselves a winner in iowa in some form or other. >> so what a victory last night. >> we did really fantastically and came very close to winning. >> i've won and i've lost there. it's a lot better to win. >> reporter: but in a race so narrow it came down to a coin toss in six parts of the state. >> it is tails. >> reporter: it's the candidates who didn't come in first who are spinning it into a triumph. of america's favorite underdog. >> last night we began the political revolution, not just in iowa, not just in new hampshire, but all over this country. >> it's the perception game. who won? and really as we're seeing it's not just the person who came in first. yes, ted cruz won. but also marco rubio's a winner because he almost knocked donald trump out of that second slot. on the democratic side, yes, hillary clinton is a winner, but because bernie sanders chased her really to a tie he's a winner too. this is my fight song >>

[laughter] >> -- lists the broncos as a 5.5 point underdog. same as in the afc championships. being underdogs and are ready to prove everybody wrong again. >> no, whatever it is, the underdog, hey, we gotta go out and win this game. i don't care what people are saying. everything weigh do here is in house. this is our family, and what stays in the family stays in the family, and everything else outside is just noise. >> people are going to think what they want to think. you can't control that. and you know, keep feeding us, man. 3 it's giving us motivation. >> we like that. we definitely like that. i mean, everyone counted us out. we are not supposed to be here. but we here now, man, and all we gotta do is finish. it will take winning this game to make people believe us. >> i don't think they really know how dominating we can be. i mean we got a lot. cam has been the best quarterback this season, running, throwing, and we have so this will be a great challenge and we feel like we're ready for it. >> and there vu it. brandon, you told us you wo

the underdog mentality, would you rather be the underdog or the favorite? >> i would rather be the underdog. especially this team, they have proven themselves. you saw it against the patriots. they were the underdogs. the defense was light supper i think it will be the same thing this week. they thrive on that. >> beautiful, junkyard dog mentality. that is it for "chase for the championship". are going to keep talking about the broncos. on denver7 use a 10 -- denver7

coming up on "early today," score one for the underdogs and one of the best players of all time and from the gridiron to the granite state a mad scramble for votes as candidates fight for their political lives plus the northeast braces for another storm. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm gigi stone woods. peyton manning got the storybook ending to a career that many argue makes him the a greatest quarterback to ever play the game. his underdog broncos did what few thought possible as denver's panthers. >>> the broncos opened the game and scored again in the first quarter. >> in the end zone. >> the panthers got on track to start the second. cutting the lead to just three. both teams gave the ball away before halftime when the punt return led to another broncos field goal. a halftime that started with cold play and ended red-hot with bruno mars and beyonce joining the show. in the second half the teams traded field goals and later in the fourth with the panthers down by six they turned it down again their fourth in the game. the broncos then pushed the ball across the

it comes from us being underdogs so we're not favorites. we're underdogs. >> reporter: according to vegas, the giants are 6:1 to win the pennant. 12:1 to hang another world series banner. best odds? the cubs. 2:1 to win the national league, 4:1 to win it all. in scottsdale, vern glenn kpix 5. >>> feels like spring training. you got some little leaguers. >> yeah. this weather has been wonderful for getting the early practice in, softball and baseball. we can probably play at at&t park right now. it would be warmer than all summer, right? >> no kidding. >> about 15 degrees warmer and we are going to stay mild even when we use the phrase cooler over the next couple of days, it's a relative term. we'll be above average every day for the next seven including today where many of you hit the 70s and we're cooling off relatively speaking down to the 60s currently. livermore 66, oakland 66, san francisco 64. san jose and santa rosa in the 60s. high surf advisory about 3.5 more hours. if you are at the beach, be advised the rip current risk is high.

i'm an underdog right now. i've always been an underdog. always. my whole life. my parents didn't make a lot of money. i didn't inherit $200 million. i didn't start out with a small loan of a million dollars from my dad. in fact, the only loan i ever started without is a student loan which i just paid off like four years ago. i've never met her but i paid sally may a lot of money. i've always been an underdog. america is a country of underdogs, of people that come from challenging circumstances, that work hard to get ahead. this is a state bounded by underdogs. and manufacture you have faced challenges in your life. i wasn't supposed to be in they lection. the entire republican establishment told me, stay out. it's not your turn. wait in line. i didn't know there was a line. and this is no time for waiting. after eight years of barack obama, if we get the election wrong, it's going to be too late. so i decided to run for president. [ applause ] i decided to run for president because i do not want the reagan revolution to end. because 36 years ago ronald reagan de

we know we're an underdog, but we feel good about it. >> reporter: the underdog battles the field in iowa. marco rubio stomping the confidence and promising to continue his white house campaign despite tonight's outcome in the caucuses. him and jeb bush are lower in the polls in iowa. both candidates hopes their message resonates. we explain the challenges for these two. >> both have challenged. bush more so than senator rubio. neither is polling great. both see tonight as an opportunity to get their backers huddled in a room and stir up some support. senator m marco rubio started this caucus day at a cracker barrel in clive, iowa, posing for pictures, shaking hands, and the underdog, but feels good about tonight. >> irrespective of what happens tonight, this campaign is important. >reporter: at this point, it's all about the ground game and who can motivateoters enough to show up and caucus tonight. ha hallie jackson is covering the phone bank. >> these are calls from supporters who know they like marco rubio. they want to make sure they know it is caucus night tonight. >> reporter:

this is a country of underdogs. this is a nation made up of people who scratched and clawed and moved ahead and improve during their lives. >> think about the underdog line. what do you think rubio can do as far as he strained his his strategy to make a mark ? >> it's the heavyweight championship of the world and i don't really think you want to go into itbeing a heavy underdog. you can be a slight underdog and win the fight but at this point, rubio has to use the debate tonight very well . if he whips in the end and does not challenge donald trump in major ways then you will know it's over. i'm sorry, it's over. he foldedwhen chris christie challenged him . he hasavoided confrontation with trump repeatedly . people want to see steel and a potential president. he's going to have to show that. crews as joe moore steel. he has other problems. this is a complicated picture and yet with each passing primary isbecoming simpler. jenna: so you are saying it's make or break tonight for marco rubio. this is going to be huge

and you look at even the super bowl, everybody kept saying, oh, you know, sadly, they are the underdog, and they were smiling, it wasn't like they stood there, when they talked about that infamous chip on the shoulder, it wasn't that. it was sort of like, well let's just see. let's see, you know. we will see how this one works out. >> and that defense, all of the talk, how good are they? are they good enough to keep a struggling offensive team in contention? how good are they? but it wasn't until season end that you heard them say brandon marshall, we are the best of all time. >> and it is tough to compare them to anybody else. i mean it really is, when you look at all of the great defenses, and the talk that defenses win championships, seattle's defense, and how they defeated us in the past, and all these things that come together, and they did it. they managed to come together. and in some respects, with names, that we didn't know that much about certain players. we did know about von miller. we didn't know that much about derrick walsh a couple two three years ago. or malik jackson

bernie candidate) "of course we're an underdog. new hampshire may be the vermont senator's backyard, but he say's it's clinton's stomping ground. (sen. bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate) "secretary clinton, obviously, ran here in 2008, and she won. her husband ran here several times before that, so this is her fourth campaign in that family here in new hampshire." wednesday's new hampshire town hall was a clash of the titles... ...as the cal rivals fought for another important credential in the historically liberal state (hillary clinton/( presidential candidate) "i am a progressive who gets results." (sen. bernie sanders/) presidential candidate) "secretary clinton said well i'm paraphrasing, some people call me a moderate and i proudly say that i am a moderate. i love moderates but you can't be a moderate and a progressive, they are different. new hampshire holds the nation's first presidential primary in less than a week.... ... and it remains to be seen whether clinton's progressive pitch will win over democrats in the

. >> we're on the trail with underdog marco rubio who's up the race. >>> plus, inside the biggest ponzi scheme in u.s. history. madoff, a once street, now one of the most hated criminals. inside the mind of this crook from the actor who played him in the miniseries. >> i'm a orter: to the real-life victims. the $64 billion scheme camef the family's jewelry just today auctioned off for tens of millions of dollars. >>> and it's a battle of the super bowl quarterbacks. newton versus manning. so how does this hot youngtack up against the >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight it's one down and more than 50 to go in the race for the nomination. with iowa in the rearview mirror primary just one week away, candidates are scrambling to find momentum. forget the outsider. it seems many of the candidates are vying for underdogday the candidates raced to new hampshire. each calling themselves a winner in iowa in some form or other. >> so what a victory last night. >> we didically and came very close to winning. >> i've won and i've lost there. it's a lot better to win. >> reporter: but i

>> we're on the trail with underdog marco rubio who's praising near victory and heath up the race. >>> plus, inside the biggest ponzi scheme in u.s. history. madoff, a once wizard of wall hated criminals. inside the mind of this crook the miniseries. >> i'm a rainmaker. >> reporter: to the real-life victims. and more than seven years since the $64 billion scheme came crashing down some of the family's jewelry just today auctioned off for tens of millions of dollars. >>> and it's a battle of the super bowl quarterbacks. newton versus manning. so how does this hot young newcomer stack up against the

coming up on "early today," score one for the underdogs and the possible storybook ending to one of the nfl's greatest players of all time. and from the gridiron to the granite state a mad scramble for votes as the candidates fight for their political lives ahead of tomorrow's primary. >>> incredible scene that caused quite a stir. >>> good morning. peyton manning got the storybook ending to a career that many argue makes him the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. his underdog broncos did what few thought possible as denver's defense managed to shut down superman cam and the 17-1 panthers. nbc's jay gray has the super bowl 50 highlights. >> reporter: the broncos opened the game with a long drive and field goal, then scored again in the first quarter. >> they got it to him. the ball is out in the end zone. >> reporter: the panthers got on track to start the second, cutting the lead to just three. both teams gave the ball away before halftime. a long punt return, though, led to another denver field goal, giving the broncos a 13-7 lead at the half. a halftime that started with col

i'm an underdog right now. i've always been an underdog. always, my whole life because my parents didn't make a lot of money. i didn't inherit $200 million. you i didn't start out with a small loan of a million dollars from my dad. [laughter]. only loan i ever started out with was a student loan i just paid off like four years ago. [cheers and applause] i never met her but i paid sallie mae a lot of money. [laughter]. i always been an underdog. because america is a country of underdogs, people that come from challenging circumstances that work hard to get ahead. this is a state founded by underdogs. and many of you have faced challenges in your life. i wasn't supposed to be in this election. the entire republican establishment told me stay out, it's not your turn. you needed to wait in line. i didn't know there was a line. this is to time for waiting because after eight years of barack obama, if we get this -- liz: you're watching marco rubio who is giving a speech in oklahoma city and again the verbal grenades i guess you could call them c

she's an underdog. the poll came out, she's an underdog but she's here and saying she's not going to let any vote go. she's going to fight for every vote in the country, every person. that's why she's here. she's a fighter. >> thank you so much for joining us. appreciate it. just over 3 1/2 hours until tonight's democratic debate, in just minutes, senator sanders will hold a get out the vote rally in new hampshire. we'll bring you part of that live. debate moderated by chuck todd and rachel maddow 9:00 p.m. eastern time here on msnbc. stay tuned. vo: know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have anything, you know. but, we made do. vo: know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values. al, how you doing. hey, mr. hamilton. vo: know that together you can establish a meaningful legacy. with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management team. across america, people like badominique wilkins...er ...are taking charge of th

debate before super tuesday was more like a heavyweight fight with marco rubio as the hard hitting underdog. >> your ties and the clothes you make are made in mexico and china so you're starting a trade war against your own ties. >> you wouldn't know anything about it because you're lousy. >> i don't know anything about bankrupt companies. >> what is your plan? >> that is the problem. what is your plan on health care? you don't have a plan. >> you lied about the policy sh workers. you lied 38 years ago. i guess there is statute of limitations on lies.

>> joni velo, johnny v. >> reporter: 5 1/2 point underdog. disrespect, underdogs. nobody expected you to win. what does that do to this denver team? >> we have seen that all year. it's fulled them. to be -- it's fueled them. they have to win tomorrow night to be considered one of the greatest. >> are you telling me that these players listen? they read to press clippings? >> they say they don't. >> trust me, they hear it. they nor they are underdogs. they have been told by you and you. >> no, not us. it's nfl networks. >> we are going broncos >> love that they know that that's why they are such a good defense. hall of fame class of 2016 announced. steve atwater, terrell davis, all representing the broncos. >> excited about the possibility of it happening. but i also have to be prepared for what if it does not happen. obviouuly, i'll be disappointed. until they tell me, no, right now, i'm still waiting. >> there is not much you can do. >> i'm hopeful. i really believe that i belong. i'm pullinggfor the other two guys, terrell and steve atwater, that they get their du

we don't really care what the papers or whatever say about being underdogs. we're going to do our job. >> the broncos have been 3 talking to members of the media time getting a lot of the same questions. yesterday snoop dogg helped break up the mondayotomy. >> i was going to bring peyton manning with me, but i didn't think he could walk down the steps. >> people will have their opinions about cam. my daughter doesn't love him. my wife probably hates him. >> he's 6'6", fast, powerful, smart, but cam newton not good at videoogames. >> please, turn his mic off. >> people care about my beard. it's awesome. >> it's special, unique, different. % >> and people love watchinggit. >> i don't consider myself a trash talker, i consider myself -- >> pretty cool introduction, but his enthusiasm doesn't make any sense. >> i'm just glad i don't have to play against seattle in the super bowl. >> probably the funniest thing we've seen all week. it's good, because ww're now two days left until game day. we can finally focus on football. here. >> neither can i. this week has gon

. >> are you still an underdog? >> of course. secretary clinton ran here in 2008. and she won. her husband ran here several times before that. so this is her fourth campaign. >> i have an uphill climb and i'm going to climb as high and as hard as i can. >> do you feel you do better when fighting from behind? >> you know i don't know. i -- >> does it bring out something in you? >> well, the intensity of the experience and the importance of trying to convey what is at stake in this election. because to me obviously tuesday is a really big deal with the primary. but the goal has to be to prevent the republicans from getting back into the white house and undoing towel progral progress that's been made. >> tough policy questions from voters. there are also some lighter moments like when sanders was asked about his age.

in the democratic race. >> are you still an underdog? >> of course we're an underdog. secretary clinton, obviously, ran here in 2008, and she won. her husband ran here several times before that. so this is her fourth campaign in new hampshire in their family. >> i have an uphill climb, and i'm going to climb as high as i can. i want to make my case to the people of new hampshire. >> reporter: do you feel you're doing better fighting from behind? >> i don't know. >> reporter: does it bring out something in you? >> well, the intensity of the experience and the importance of trying to convey what's at stake in this election. to me, obviously tuesday is a really big deal with the primary. but the goal has to be to prevent the republicans from getting back into the white house, and i'm doing all the progress that has been made under president obama. >> according to latest poll, it is clinton who is the underdog. she's trailing sanders by 23% in the granite state. let's talk about that with brian fallon, the press secretary for the clinton cam

he was underdog months ago and probable going to get about the same number of delegates out of this rks right? >> that's right. at one point bernie sanders was

i am glad, actually, to not be considered part of the current establishment and glad to be the underdog in this. >> do you think that -- i know you're against the commerce tax that has passed. do you think this is going to be something that we'll actually get republicans who are mad at the governor for passing the commerce tax to look away from

right now on "first look," score one for the underdogs and the possible storybook ending to one of the nfl's greatest players of all time. >>> from the gridiron to the granite state, a mad scramble for votes as the candidates fight for their political lives ahead of tuesday's primary. >>> plus the northeast braces for another snowstorm with schools already closed in boston and rhode island. "first look" starts right now. >>> good morning, i'm gigi stone woods. peyton manning got the storybook ending to a career that many argue makes him the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. his underdog broncos did what few thought possible, as denver's defense managed to shut down that superman cam in the 17-1 panthers. nbc's jay gray has the highlights. >> reporter: the broncos opened the game with a long drive and field goal, then scored again in the first quarter. >> the ball is out. in the end zone! it is recovered -- >> reporter: the panthers got on track to start the second. cutting the lead to just three. both teams gave the ball away before halftime, a long punt return led to another

in this week's what's cool at underdogs vaulting to victory through a competitive quiz game... school". ((brian loftus)) varsity quiz is a competitive three-round knowledge match, played between high schools. the newcomers at western high school are making quite an impact.... ((brian loftus)) round after round, hands at the ready, western players must ring in to answer within seconds of the question samantha spangler senior "it's kind of like jeopardy, but more high school style and its just a fun way of being together, being smart." ((brian loftus)) varsity quiz has been in the district for nearly 50 years, but at western, the team fizzled out in the 1970's. their teacher, matt albert, is overjoyed to see the team back matt albert english instructional lead, vvhead coach "the support of from the school has been amazing....really just out of this world." ((brian loftus)) western has recently been a turnaround school. these 16 students in the western varsity quiz club are proud to bring well-deserved positive attention to their school stasi harper senior "being on this team at w

torres is a 22-1 underdog... tickets start at 20 bucks. fight fans were really excited about ufc 196... conor mcgregor was looking to become the first to hold two championships belts at the same time. but that's off now.... rafael dos anjos hurt his foot and pulled out.. so this is the 2nd time in 7 months that a defending champion has pulled out of his fight with featherweight champ mcgregor. a replacement is still be determined. the runnin' rebels are in boise tonight at 8 point underdogs. seems everybody is hurt. big zim, ben carter and dwayne morgan all are out with injuries. see how much weight patrick mccaw can carry on his shoulders when they tip with the broncos tonight at 8 pm on espn u. a healthy rebel team beat boise by 10 here in vegas last month. the favorites to win another green jacket at augusta. but for the first time in 11 years, jordan speith, as the defending champion, is the odds-on favorite to repeat. this is a big year because the masters is celebrating it's 80th birthday. you'll watch the major here on channel 8 beg