It's a "Heidi" game

[ProcessTruster]

Bills driving for the win and NFL network cuts to Steelers! 

[aceman_16]

5 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

Bills driving for the win and NFL network cuts to Steelers! 

Ha too funny. You didn't miss much

[The Dean]

Same here. And NFL.com was on top of the score, but WAY behind on the play by play. Very bizarre. Thankfully it's the preseason. And that means the preseason for everyone: players, coaches, refs, production crews, etc.

[Warcodered]

14 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

Bills driving for the win and NFL network cuts to Steelers! 

then they sort of come back just as I'm in the middle of.....finding a solution.

[DrPJax]

12 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

Bills driving for the win and NFL network cuts to Steelers! 

I said the exact same thing while watching with the shout is group.  Heidi all over but then they came back to split screen! Only the Bills!  

[Saxum]

I had predicted Heidi games with NFL Network schedule today.

[Taro Nimbus]

We didn't have that issue in Rochester.   They played the game on both local tv and NFL nNetwork

[Big Turk]

NFL promised it would never happen again...apparently they do what they want on their own networks.

[Matt_In_NH]

Is it true they call them terrible towels because they wipe their butts with them, pass them down in Their families and never wash them and so they smell terrible?

[Watkins90]

What's "Heidi" in reference too?

[SoCal Deek]

7 minutes ago, Watkins90 said:

What's "Heidi" in reference too?

Youngster! 

[ProcessTruster]

6 minutes ago, Watkins90 said:

What's "Heidi" in reference too?

ah was hoping the "Heidi" reference would flush out the under 50's ..... well, ok the under 60's.  worked.   In the 70's NBC cut away from what turned out to be an amazing Raiders late comeback to a movie (?) called "Heidi" , creating the NFL legend called the "Heidi" game.  big sh_t show at the time

[Saxum]

12 minutes ago, Watkins90 said:

What's "Heidi" in reference too?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game

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The Heidi Game or Heidi Bowl is the name given to a 1968 American Football League (AFL) game between the Oakland Raiders and the visiting New York Jets. The contest, held on November 17, 1968, was notable for its exciting finish, in which Oakland scored two touchdowns in the final minute to win the game 43–32.[1][2] However, a decision by the game's television broadcaster NBC to break away from its coverage on the East Coast to broadcast the television film Heidi caused many viewers to miss the Raiders' comeback.

 

30 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

NFL promised it would never happen again...apparently they do what they want on their own networks.

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In the aftermath of the incident, NBC installed special "Heidi phones", with a connection to a different telephone exchange from other network phones, to ensure that network personnel could communicate under similar circumstances. The game also had an influence on sports broadcasting practices; the future National Football League would contractually stipulate that all game telecasts be shown to their conclusion in the markets of the visiting team, while other major leagues and events adopted similar mandates. In 1997, the Heidi Game was voted the most memorable regular season game in professional football history.

 

Edited August 14, 2022 by Limeaid
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[Just Jack]

11 minutes ago, Watkins90 said:

What's "Heidi" in reference too?

 

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=heidi+game

 

 

[Big Turk]

12 minutes ago, Watkins90 said:

What's "Heidi" in reference too?

 

You must be young and clearly are not an NFL historian 🤣

[ProcessTruster]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game

 

yikes it was actually 1968.   man...  I am pretty old.  pretty rockin year tho

[Watkins90]

14 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

You must be young and clearly are not an NFL historian 🤣

Yeah it occurred 22 years before I was born. 

[djp14150]

1 hour ago, ProcessTruster said:

Bills driving for the win and NFL network cuts to Steelers! 

It was going to the 2 min warning.

 

they came back after the game resumed

[Let's Go Buffalo]

Yep, I started yelling all sorts of things at the t.v., and then it came back to the Bills game. I was thinking the same thing about the Heidi game.....I'm getting old!

[chongli]

Was the initial kickoff of Indy at Buffalo shown by NFL Network?