51.   Ryan and Papadakis host a one-hour pregame show, with Arbogast, McDonald and Ryan included on the one-hour postgame extravaganza.

52.   So many subplots, so few TV network pregame shows to overhype them.

53.   Some CBS news staff members were stunned that the network cut away not only for the football game itself but also for a pregame show.

54.   The analyst on the Fox NFL pregame show says his broadcast experience helped put his playing career in better perspective.

55.   The CBS pregame show is expected to receive the most scrutiny.

56.   The crowd, however, saw only the good vibes from the pregame show, so much so that they forgot their principal duty.

57.   The first one came when Paul Sunderland, the announcer who filled in so well for Hearn, ended the pregame show and tuned the telecast over to Hearn.

58.   The much-criticized pregame show earned solid numbers throughout the day.

59.   The only imagination comes in the pregame shows.

60.   The NFL directly benefits from the marathon pregame show because the advertising revenue helps justify television rights fees.