<P> It came to define the aesthetic of modern, hyper - vivid sports coverage, taking viewers inside the huddle, letting them hear the collisions and understand the coaches' tactics . It turned every game into Waterloo and every player into an epic hero . It taught America how to watch football . </P> <P> Josh Alper for NBC called it "one of the greatest productions on the long list of masterpieces produced by NFL Films". </P>

It starts with a whistle and ends with a gun