When football is on TV, do not get in the way of the fans. NBC learned this the hard way when they aired, and cut away from, what has now been christened “The Heidi Bowl,” also known as “The Heidi Game.” On November 17, 1968, two American Football League (AFL) rivals, the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders, met at Oakland Coliseum for a 1 … Continue reading The Heidi Game: Football’s Broadcast Blunder Explained