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2009
2009x1
Getting Started
Episode overview
Coming attractions for 2009; sights and sounds of training camp; the origin of the word "hut." Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x2
Saluting the Steelers
Episode overview
Three unlikely members of the Steelers' Super Bowl XLIII-winning team; Santonio Holmes' game-winning catch is examined from the viewpoint of two nearby photographers. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x3
Mr. Comeback and Miss Manners
Episode overview
Featured: two-time Comeback Player of the Year Chad Pennington; Miss Manners' take on NFL etiquette. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x4
Harbaugh Family Roundtable
Episode overview
Featured: a roundtable discussion with the coaching Harbaughs: Stanford's Jim, Baltimore's John and their father, Jack. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x5
Talking Football
Episode overview
"Monday Night Football" analyst Jon Gruden is featured. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x6
It's Better to Receive Than Give
Episode overview
Featured: Larry Fitzgerald.
2009x7
Always
Episode overview
Featured: Jim Zorn and Steve Largent discuss their friendship; a look at the relationship between quarterbacks and centers; players who always seem to find the camera. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x8
Renegade
Episode overview
Featured: Panthers WR Steve Smith; examining the Steelers' new battle cry, "Renegade" by Styx. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x9
Moving the Chains
Episode overview
Featured: Adrian Peterson's running backs coach; a look at the poles and chain that make up the first-down marker; the stiff arm, a running back's most lethal weapon. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x10
Love, Hate and Grief
Episode overview
Former Giant Phil McConkey's return to football after serving in the Navy; a look at the roles of love and hate in football; why so many players and coaches get back into the game soon after the death of a loved one.
2009x11
Out of the Fog
Episode overview
Featured: Dolphins receiver Davone Bess; the use of fog machines for on-field introductions; a look at celebrities on the sidelines. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x12
Climbing the Mountain
Episode overview
Commissioner Roger Goodell joins Seahawks coach Jim Mora in a hike up Mt. Rainier. Also: catching up with quarterback-turned-politician Heath Shuler. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x13
High-School Heroes
Episode overview
A Mississippi man's inspiring influence on high-school football; Broncos coach Josh McDaniels reflects on his high-school days in Ohio's Massillon-McKinley rivalry. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x14
Africa
Episode overview
NFL players visit Nigeria to teach American football and perform charitable deeds; rival coaches on the Colts and Titans journey to South Africa. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x15
Tough Guys
Episode overview
A look at the Steelers defense and its drive to equal a feat established by the mid-'80s Bears; ex-linebacker Kevin Greene tries coaching; audio from Lions QB Matthew Stafford in a dramatic win over the Browns. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x16
Jets
Episode overview
Examining Rex Ryan's Jets and the team's "cursed" history since New York's Joe Namath-led victory in Super Bowl III. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x17
Second Effort
Episode overview
Featured: a little-known sales film starring Vince Lombardi and actor Ron Masak; a look at the growing number of pregame huddles; the Buccaneers' British fan club, led by fan Paul Stewart. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x18
Greatest Games of 2009
Episode overview
Highlighting top games of the 2009 season. Included: Packers-Steelers; Patriots-Colts; Vikings-Packers; Browns-Lions. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x19
The King
Episode overview
The colorful story of minor-league quarterback Jim Corcoran. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x20
Football Families
Episode overview
Featured: Bengals assistant coach Mike Zimmer; Barry Sanders Jr., promising son of the former Lions great. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x21
Sights and Sounds of the Season
Episode overview
Top camera shots and player-coach soundbites of 2009. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x22
Super Bowl
Episode overview
Quarterbacks wired for sound; a fan remembers a pass he caught from Boomer Esiason; Larry King's special trip back to Miami; breaking down the Super Bowl's greatest defensive play. Host: Steve Sabol.
2009x23
Super Bowl XLIV
Episode overview
Recapping Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, with Sean Payton, Scott Fujita and Reggie Wayne all wired for sound. Host: Steve Sabol.