{"id":149527,"date":"2021-02-10T10:44:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=149527"},"modified":"2021-02-10T10:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:44:19","slug":"nfl-madden-style-live-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/nfl-madden-style-live-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"How the NFL is Bringing the Madden-Style Look to Live Broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-nfl-is-changing-the-game-with-the-nfl-playoffs-and-super-bowl-liv-fox-sports-and-cbs-sports-add-sony-mirrorless-cameras-to-broadcasts\"><span id=\"the-nfl-is-changing-the-game-with-the-nfl-playoffs-and-super-bowl-liv-fox-sports-and-cbs-sports-add-sony-mirrorless-cameras-to-broadcasts\">The NFL is changing the game with the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl LIV. Fox Sports and CBS Sports add Sony mirrorless cameras to broadcasts.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NFL games on CBS Sports and Fox Sports certainly have a new feel to them. Both networks have turned to the use of Sony mirrorless cameras and gimbals to capture intimate moments like touchdown celebrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg?resize=300,283 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg?resize=277,262 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg?resize=359,339 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg?resize=543,513 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg?resize=560,529 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NFL_Fox_Sports_Gimbal_a7r.jpg?resize=150,142 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Image via Mike Garafolo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the featured image above, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo\/status\/1340745493215907847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">courtesy of NFL Networks Mike Garafolo<\/a>, you can see camera operator Mike Smole using a Sony a7R IV with a Sony FE 24-70mm f\/2.8 GM lens on a DJI Ronin S. This &#8220;poor man&#8217;s Steadicam&#8221; was used to capture touchdown celebrations during the playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DangeRussWilson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@DangeRussWilson<\/a> \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hollister_jacob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@hollister_jacob<\/a><br><br>TOUCHDOWN <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Seahawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@Seahawks<\/a>!<br><br>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SEAvsWAS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#SEAvsWAS<\/a> on FOX<br>\ud83d\udcf1: NFL app \/\/ Yahoo Sports app: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wVOF39iejf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/wVOF39iejf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qpq6xSjd60\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qpq6xSjd60<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1340738620626333696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the cameras live HD feed back to the truck, Mike Davies, SVP of technical and field operations for Fox Sports, said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/2020\/12\/22\/fox-sports-worked-a-live-mirrorless-camera-into-an-nfl-broadcast-and-it-caught-viewers-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">interview with SVG News<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cObviously, you\u2019ve got to flip it through a color corrector of some kind,\u201d he says, \u201cbut we feel [that] cameras that look so different from other cameras [on the broadcast] while painting with ultimate control are every video engineers\u2019 dream. One of the things we were fairly impressed with was that the camera seamlessly cut into the rest of the cameras, despite being a totally different device. In time, we might be able to find some hooks and handles, but, altogether, the only control you have over a camera like that is the color corrector on the backend.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBrady?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@TomBrady<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeEvans13_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@MikeEvans13_<\/a> in the red zone: Automatic. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#NFLPlayoffs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBucs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBucs<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TBvsGB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#TBvsGB<\/a> on FOX<br>\ud83d\udcf1: NFL app \/\/ Yahoo Sports app: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cHuzDq5flQ\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/cHuzDq5flQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ao5JvDLpKh\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Ao5JvDLpKh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1353435852647460864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">January 24, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans reactions on social media loved the Madden-like look with close-up shots and a shallow depth of field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reaction was so positive that the NFL embraced the look throughout other playoff games, including this year&#8217;s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg?resize=277,185 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg?resize=359,239 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg?resize=543,362 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg?resize=560,373 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nfl-new-look.jpg?resize=150,100 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>CBS Sports camera crew on site at the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers game. Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/editorial\/image-editorial\/chiefs-buccaneers-super-bowl-football-tampa-united-states-07-feb-2021-11750099ah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Steve Luciano\/\u200bAP\/\u200bShutterstock.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Super Bowl, CBS Sports announced that over 120 cameras would capture the game from every angle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have Super Bowl LV covered.<br> <br>CBS Sports will continue its long tradition of introducing innovation and technology to make viewers\u2019 experiences better than ever on February 7th.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KThqM17Q8o\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/KThqM17Q8o<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rRjV6qOSeo\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/rRjV6qOSeo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSportsGang\/status\/1354881865971281923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">January 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Fox Sports stuck to the Sony a7R IV and Ronin S for their go to touchdown camera, CBS Sports turned to a few other Sony cameras. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahomes_CBS_Sony-Venice.gif\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahomes_CBS_Sony-Venice.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149577\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The CBS Sports crew made use of two Sony VENICE cameras on Steadicams throughout the playoffs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mahomes sprints right and scores!<br><br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@Chiefs<\/a> strike first. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RunItBack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#RunItBack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#NFLPlayoffs<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CLEvsKC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#CLEvsKC<\/a> on CBS<br>\ud83d\udcf1: NFL app \/\/ Yahoo Sports app: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H7Zs8a2m4U\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/H7Zs8a2m4U<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FHzqiLS9i4\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/FHzqiLS9i4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1350899503784607750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">January 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Super Bowl, they stuck to the Sony Venice in each end zone and also added an additional brand new Sony a1 on a M\u014dVI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BRADY TO GRONK IN THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SUPERBOWL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#SUPERBOWL<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SBLV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#SBLV<\/a> on CBS<br>\ud83d\udcf1: NFL app \/\/ Yahoo Sports app: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HJtQf5igun\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/HJtQf5igun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hjKIHWaYmE\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/hjKIHWaYmE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1358569116278349825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Cohen, VP of remote technical operations at CBS Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/2021\/02\/05\/super-bowl-lv-cbs-sports-production-team-puts-finishing-touches-on-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">talks about the Sony a1 with SVG News<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe operator has been blown away by how cool it is and how fast the autofocus is. He said it\u2019s amazing because he literally just touches a screen to select the subject that he wants it to focus on and it is instantaneously locked in the focus.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SUPER BOWL LENNY. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBucs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBucs<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SBLV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#SBLV<\/a> on CBS<br>\ud83d\udcf1: NFL app \/\/ Yahoo Sports app: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HJtQf5igun\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/HJtQf5igun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/57dCW6tdT7\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/57dCW6tdT7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1358596262526877698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few more great celebratory moments courtesy of the NFL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brady to Brown puts the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Buccaneers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@Buccaneers<\/a> up 21-6. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBucs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBucs<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SBLV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#SBLV<\/a> on CBS<br>\ud83d\udcf1: NFL app \/\/ Yahoo Sports app: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HJtQf5igun\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/HJtQf5igun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w56dhB5wsH\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/w56dhB5wsH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1358584915919597570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The underhand TD pass! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@patrickmahomes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkelce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@tkelce<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RunItBack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#RunItBack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#NFLPlayoffs<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUFvsKC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#BUFvsKC<\/a> on CBS<br>\ud83d\udcf1: NFL app \/\/ Yahoo Sports app: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RTcXvhOR4u\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/RTcXvhOR4u<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OnA878lOSS\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/OnA878lOSS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1353524199021637633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">January 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cover image via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo\/status\/1340745493215907847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Mike Garafolo<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL is changing the game with the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl LIV. 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