The Super Bowl may be TV’s biggest event of the year, but inside the stadium it doesn’t feel as large as a playoff game or…
The Super Bowl may be TV’s biggest event of the year, but inside the stadium it doesn’t feel as large as a playoff game or even a regular season game, according to CBS’s play-by-player Jim Nantz.
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Nantz will call his fifth big game, though his partner, Tony Romo, is a Super Bowl rookie.
“I think for his sake, as a first timer in a Super Bowl, it is a bit stunning,” said Nantz of the in-stadium atmosphere.
That is why Nantz has told Romo about the “corporate crowd” at the Super Bowl.
“ ‘I just want to put that in your head so don’t be disappointed,’ ” Nantz said he told his partner. “‘When we call the game, it may feel like we are in a studio versus being inside a raucous, hostile environment, like we see in most places in the NFL.”
The duo broadcast a game in Atlanta on Dec. 2, allowing CBS’s top crew to get a feel for its surroundings.
“The Falcons were suffering through a disappointing season and it was very low key,” Nantz said.
