Inside the control room: turning NFL football into primetime television

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Published 2013-11-25

The NFL's most exciting game isn't played on the field. It happens behind the scenes, as hundreds of cast and crew come together to turn a football game into a football broadcast, the show hundred of millions of viewers see every week. When the New England Patriots played the New Orleans Saints, we saw Fox make it happen.

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All Comments (21)

@jimmeskimen 9 years ago

This behind the scenes game is far more interesting than the game going on down on the field.
@MirekSasek 10 years ago

"We'd hate to have a real job, sitting behind the desk all day" What you do guys is a real job, you love it and it's something exciting, challenging, creative, and useful. Thumbs up, I had no idea it's this complicated to capture the match, probably it's same with soccer, F1, olympic games and alike.
@KenFung 10 years ago

The sound guy mix 5.1 surround without the need of a headphone! insane listening to chaos 8 tracks at the same time and mix with feel!
@iunspoken 3 years ago

I'm watching this again 8 years later, and I think it's one of the more well produced behind-the-scenes documentary of a live broadcast team.
@RingsideRaine 9 years ago

I am a replay operator, and wow...this clip shows why I love my job!!!
@Jogwheel 10 years ago

Man... this makes me miss working in live TV so much.
@jpatino3547 3 years ago

I love watching professional people do their job. You can tell they are very smart and experienced.
@winfieldclark8992 10 years ago

I can finally show this to my friends who have no idea what I do or what it's like to work in live TV... awesome video
@vee5042 10 years ago

This is why I love The Verge. Great content, beautiful camera work, top notch editing and perfect sounds. Please make this "Behind the scenes" a regular series like Small Empires. People only see the end result and it's fascinating to see all the work and effort put into it.
@AuthenTech 10 years ago

One of my all-time favorites! Well done!
@denysparra1755 3 years ago

I´m a sound designer and broadcaster for 25 years in my country.... and i love it..... great job guys
@cactustweeter2890 10 years ago

I am blown away about all the stuff that goes on behind the scenes producing a live sports event for broadcast. They make it look so seamless. A lot of cool technology going on there. Thanks for sharing this behind the scenes look.
@RahulKerur 10 years ago

Thanks Verge for bringing this to us, really appreciate these in depth specials...
@steamedturtle 10 years ago

As a massive fan of all things tech, the verge and football I think this was my favorite feature yet! Amazing!
@qjones6109 4 years ago

The most heartwarming and inspiring team ends up being the audio and video guys, shouts outtt
@DamianMontero 5 years ago

one of the best behind scene videos I've ever seen. lots of great details and just fun!
@NovaScene 10 years ago

This is awesome! Big part of the reason I like NFL so much, this job is done with cutting edge tech and extremely skilled operators that know how to deliver the best coverage! Thanks Verge!
@grassvalleylive 6 years ago

Nice switcher :-)
@nirvana922 10 years ago

The verge is the best tech site period. Even if you are not into tech, the verge always has something that will interest you. Amazing production guys, bravo
@joelalvarez3184 4 years ago

This video is great and shows what I do for a living and how much time and hard work we put in putting together a sport show for viewers to see and at times can be stressful but love every minute of it!