This is WAY more in depth than I thought it would be - I'm flabbergasted. What an incredible rundown.

You guys went way harder and way nerdy-er than you had to in this video and I am so here for it. Really want to see more content like this!

As an avid fan of the original XFL, can't tell you how much I appreciate you giving that league respect for how it became a testing ground for NBC and their Sunday night broadcast.

Always nice to see the guys behind the scenes get the credit they deserve, and fascinating to actually see and follow the evolution of broadcast technology

This is a documentary level production that deserves and Emmy. Well done, folks.

I worked with SMT supporting the yellow line and next gen stats through a lot of these innovations. It’s wild to have millions of people watch your work, even if it’s a small part of the overall product. You click one button or mouse move wrong and everyone see it… LIVE. It was a crazy ride with LONG days filled with blood, sweat, and tears. This was a great video and brought back so many memories! However the stories from the guys on the road…. I wouldn’t even know where to begin.

Love this video. Would love to see some behind the scenes of gameday across different stadiums..

this is cool to see as a broadcasting major in college

A feature length NFL Explained? You bet I'm watching that.

I’m 36 and since I was a kid I’d proud myself whenever I’d figure out / learn how a specific piece of technology works (an engine, wifi, a wing’s lift). I’ve never stopped being amazed / fully understood how the 1st down line overlay (not an overlay) and the skycam work. This video is amazing.

This is absolutely insane. You don’t realize the intricacy that goes into these “simple” things like the first and 10 line and SkyCam etc. This is awesome, thank you.

What a great piece of art! I watched my first NFL game during my student exchange year in the US back in 1981 - the viewing experience back then was, uuh, different! 🙂 I believe the overall presentation of the NFL with its technical progress has been playing a major role in the gain in popularity of NFL football across the globe. Greetings from GER!

I was a part of the team that supported the ‘cast of the World Cup in LA in 1994 in HD. For soccer one of the main attractions of the widescreen format was being able to see so much more of the play at any given time. Better situational awareness for the viewers. Sharp images and great color helped, too, of course, as did the audio quality. It was like watching the games from a stadium box.

the skycam is brilliant for replays and unique views of the field

I'm old enough to not take this stuff for granted, it's an amazing experience just watching a football game on Sunday. Well done!

It’s 2am on a Saturday and I’ve never been more intrigued by behind the scene of the NFL

Glad the XFL was acknowledged as the league that really showed the world SkyCam.

Man, I've been curious about this stuff for a decade. Thank you NFL for sharing the tech behind the incredible productions put on every week

I was an EMT in Seattle for a number of years. I can remember doing standby's for the Seahawks and you sit down there in the tunnel and just see the sheer number of tv trucks and production personnel. The entire area behind the stadium where we would drive our ambulance would be packed with semi trailers from whatever network was broadcasting the game. it's really impressive to see and if anyone gets the chance to go behind the scenes for a sporting event, they should do it. There are a ton of people working to put those games on.

I want more behind the scenes videos like this. This was awesome

Love this channel. Love the long videos. Love the respect shown towards all the people who helped make the modern day presentation of the NFL what it is today.

Garrett Brown put his mark not only on the NFL we love today, but throughout all of television and cinema. More people should know his name.

Great video. I totally agree that HD was the real game changer. The higher resolution and the aspect ratio allow you to see way more of the line play more clearly than in the pre-HD days. This video is a lot of fun and I learned a lot.

I didn't think there was any chance I would watch this whole thing but here I am, 10 minutes from the end still very interested. This has been really good. We take a lot of this stuff for granted.

wow.. this was a whole documentary. The timeline of broadcasting innovations in the NFL and all the storylines were so compelling. Thanks for putting this together.

The throwback HD picture was so clean

I've never watched a American football game but I've enjoyed this 1 hour long video.

Definitely one of the best, and most insightful NFL Throwback productions I've watched. Great job :)

7:37 My favorite graphics package was from Fox Sports in the mid-2000s. The ticker at the top of the screen, the simulated, colored dot matrix indicators for the teams, the electronic noises, and the way it lit up when there was a touchdown. I loved that. I also think that sports like football would benefit from having some graphic that would indicate on-field personnel changes the way soccer does it. It might be difficult but I think it’s doable and would make the game a bit easier to follow. Other sports like hockey or basketball should do the same.

The first down line is an amazing addition from viewers perspective

I love seeing the technical side of the sport! I gives me more of an appreciation when I watch the game.

This was a great video. Really interesting. Can't wait to see what's next in NFL technology.

What an amazing video. The innovations and progress were fascinating, but the most incredible & beautiful thing to me was how there's actual people doing these things that you take for granted. Sound mixing, moving microphones, shooting with the cameras, flying the skycam, mixing the video & sound with the graphics, and everyone setting up the tools on the ground before and during the game. One guy manually closing and opening the microphones, one fixing the pylon cam after every hit, someone drawing the 1st down line for each snap, ... My jaw just dropped at all these, and how many people are involved in an "ordinary" NFL broadcast. Hats off to all of them ❤️

Oh my god! It’s so cool and amazing to see footage from those first two HD CBS games from 1998! I really hope you guys can upload highlights from those HD CBS games from 1998, or even the HD ABC games from 1999!

Thank you for making and sharing this! Especially about the yellow (and blue) lines. It's the only graphic I have ever seen where it looks like someone could actually step on it like it was really there. Not only that, but how steady the line is as the cameras move just like a painted line and the accuracy of the line on the field. It's amazing. It just always seemed like something that must be almost impossible to do and it made me curious at how much technology went into it. I really enjoyed learning about the trick of using the refs feet for reference and alignment. I never really notice the refs on the field as I'm always too focused on the ball. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the mic'd up players/sounds of the game feature. It's amazing. Thank you! Also, it wasn't until a couple weeks ago during the Jaguars vs Titans on Dec. 11th game (Zay Jones got 2 feet in bounds for a Jags TD) that I became aware of the pylon cam and it was a legitimate moment of "this technology should have happened way before now" with how people have been able to micro size cameras like GoPros and being able to fit them on small animals like Disney Nature and Animal Planet, etc. To be able to get an extremely accurate and up close shot at the goal line like that is amazing and very much needed! I also like how the refs have embraced using the instant replay. Baseball umpires and league rules need to get with the times. It's ridiculous how an umps bad call can be taken over what the viewers and camera records can prove or disprove and be replayed from multiple angles, vs the umps single angle and faulty memory and eyes.

There used to be a ref cam in the early 2000s. They hooked up a camera to the umpire’s hat. It was sweet watching players run by.

incredible video, i really enjoyed this look at how everything that seems so natural on the broadcast comes together. would love to see more of this style of content

First HD NFL broadcasts from 1998: *exist without being shown publicly in any form for nearly a quarter century* The NFL: “Let’s randomly dump HD clips from these games in an obscure KZfaq video in 2022.” Fascinating video, I will say.

This was considerably more interesting than I thought it’d be, a lot of the thought that went into the ideas is fascinating

Amazing video! Keep 'em coming. Love seeing behind the scenes on these enormous productions.

This is one of the best documentaries I have seen the whole year. Thank you!

i love the video getting into the nitty gritty details about everything we have taken for granted.

Amazing detail on lessons and hard graft of innovation. Thanks for sharing!

This absolutely slaaaaaaaps. I love behind the scenes stuff, especially about ahead of their time solutions and tech advancements.

This video is awesome and it perfectly explains all the things I wonder about each gameday!

Amazing video! Thanks for the quality effort. This brought back memories of watching Auburn play with my Pops in the early nineties. Ill never forget going to my first college game and thinking how cool it was( and how much smaller the field was in person), but I'd much rather be back home watching it on the 1500lb big screen at home with Dad.

An hour plus movie? *Blunt roll -engaged.*

This may be one of the best insight videos the NFL has made. I can’t wait for the future viewing experience. We’re in great hands by the looks of things.

Player cameras would be just beyond awesome. Imagine being able to select your favorite player on field and from their perspective, see what they see. That would bring on a whole new level of experience.

You guys NAILED this video. Excellent job. 👏🏾

love this stuff. thanks for posting

Mind bending. Simply incredible to see all the things we take for granted while watching the NFL. Wow. Amazing vid. Thank you!!

Thanks for the detailed explanation on the evolution of this technology that goes into what we see on NFL tv today! I’ve always wanted to know what went on behind the scenes :)

This is so incredible, thank you for doing this.

As someone who is not a football fan and has never seen more than a game or two (on tv) in his life, I really enjoyed this movie, and it's really amazing to me. I might start following football from now on...

Grateful for the work gone into making my experience as a fan that much better

I have watched this video 3 times already, great video NFL! Love this kinda content

Bruh if you're a football fan you'll probably find this impossible to turn off! This was so good!!!

Great video, really enjoyed this!

1:01:35 true story inside the nfl is what made me want to make movies for a living

This is really well done! Entertaining and informative. 👍

Thank you for letting us see behind the scenes! I started watching the NFL in the 1970's. The technology has for the most part, only added to the viewer experience. It is a fine balance that producers face between showing enough, too much and not enough of what's important. I realize Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime is new, but I was frustrated by the down and distance graphics during the games. It is crazy delayed and is completely missing at times. I generally keep mental track, but it's also a game to see if I calculated it correctly... Is it 3rd and 1, or a first down? During other broadcasts; after a play, the down is usually shown and once the distance is determined, the down & distance is displayed. During TNF, many times after the play, the current down is not shown, until the distance is shown. Not a good look. That being said, all of the other technology has made the game an immersive experience for the viewer. Thank you to all the people that make the magic happen.

This was absolutely mind blowing. Thanks for sharing and for such an in depth breakdown. ❤

I honestly miss ESPN 3D. I never had a chance to see a football game, but they did it for the NBA playoffs one year and it truly gave you a sense of how huge basketball players are. It really was close to watching an actual game at an arena.

All this we take for granted. Amazing technology and Evolution that has happened through the years. I appreciate this story and love being educated on this. Great video.

I'll keep subscribed . Love your stuff !

Love these videos, keep up the great 👍 work NFL media

Thanks for this detail of history. I remember a lot of this but often forget how far we’ve come. This is a fun history lesson!

So coo! I am one of those viewers that can’t imagine not having most of this technology now. Is very amazing what has happened over the past 20 years. Bravo

The 2003-2005 Fox score bug. PERFECTION. Wish it would come back. 😢😢😢

This was an excellent video. Thank you.

Fantastic capture of the progression of the technology that makes today's games what they are. I know that I appreciate it, as someone who could never afford to go to a regular season game, much less a playoff or Super Bowl game in person.

This is the best detailed videos i've ever seen .. just WOW !! I swear it can make someone a fan of football just by showing how it all works

What a great documentary! This answers questions I've had for the last 40 years.

For everything we simply take for granted when watching a modern NFL game there’s a massive army of technicians, innovators and frankly, artists, that are making it all possible for us. Thank you.

Wow I watched an 83 minute youtube video and didn’t even realize it until the very end. Great explanations of stuff we’ve come to expect from an NFL broadcast.

This was awesome and a great idea for a different type of video! These guys were absolutely brilliant!

It’s truly amazing to see what goes on, behind the scenes of an NFL Game.

With the advances in technology made the camera and audio cheaper and smaller for the viewership to enjoy a video-like game experience. I like the 3D "Matrix effects" and hologram effects from the various camera technology & sky cam kick-off 3D effects that bring out the 3D HD hologram effects! I love the rendering and technology enhancement experience. Great job to the Broadcast Innovation folks who made this possible.

Love the long videos for real

Loved this documentary.

Really good video!!!!👌💯🤘

Really neat to have these technologies explained. I remember asking my Dad around 2002 about the yellow line when I first went to an NFL game in person lol... Crazy that it was the first big use case for AR (please correct me if I'm missing some other AR that came before).

Love Your Video 📸 NFL Throwback 🏈

thank you for being hella descriptive in this video.

absolutely informative and amazing

What an incredible process it is to put a game on tv! Absolutely amazing

awesome piece! 👏

I remember when NFL2k (in 1999) launched on Dreamcast had the Blue line of scrimmage in addition to the yellow first down line. A few years later the blue line was added to all NFL broadcasts.

9 times out of 10 watching from home is a better experience because of the work these people do

This was really well done and very interesting!

I think I speak for everyone when I say the Spongebob Field goal and slime cannons are the most important innovations in the NFL, bravo!

I do stream production work for my college and this video has given me some awesome ideas. Thank you so much!

awesome video!

Excellent!

Honestly super cool video with two of my favorite passions tech and football

Coolest video I've seen on KZfaq in a long, long time.

This. Is. Brilliant!

This was great to watch

Really awesome video