![]() "They have six completions on those 45 attempts - and eight interceptions. "The Jets have attempted 45 passes that have gone 20 yards in the air," Hanson says to the crew. But that doesn't mean there's nothing interesting to say about the game. Hanson notes there are no serious playoff implications here the Vikings are 5-7, while the Jets are just 2-10. On this Sunday, the New York Jets are playing the Minnesota Vikings. The group talks out potential storylines: players to watch, narratives to highlight. At this morning meeting, the lead producer, Brian Nettles, runs through each matchup. "If sitting at home in your living room is 'the best seat in the house,' I guess I have the best seat in the galaxy," he says.īy 8 a.m., Hanson and the RedZone crew have shuffled into a conference room. ![]() There is no doubt whatsoever that Hanson loves this job. "Four more games will kick off at the 4 o'clock Eastern hour. "Nine games will kick off at 1 o'clock Eastern," he says, pointing to his schedule. Indeed, he is holding a stack of papers about an inch high, packed with rosters, statistics, streaks and records. "I woke up at about 5 a.m.," he tells me, "and I stayed up last night till, I don't know, 11 or maybe close to midnight, just finishing up research." He is boyish and blond, with a smile that's basically a dentist's dream. Inside, everyone looks a little sleepy with their hoodies and coffee - except Scott Hanson, the host of the show. Pacific time, the sun has just risen over the NFL Network offices in Culver City, Calif. That means switching between games up to three times a minute - or, even crazier, if multiple teams seem poised to score, showing them all on-screen simultaneously. NFL RedZone is the frenetic channel run by the NFL Network that, for seven hours straight, switches between football games in an endeavor to show every single score of as many as 12 simultaneous games. Today, like every Sunday in the fall, millions of Americans are tuning in to watch some of the country's most popular sport: football.Īnd for several million of them, your regular ol' football game isn't fast-paced enough: They're tuning in to NFL RedZone. Here, host Scott Hanson prepares for the start of the broadcast. ![]() Walking inside the NFL RedZone studio is strange: It's bright green, it's freezing cold, and it's mostly silent.
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