Broncos-Ravens was much crazier than CBS led you to believe
You didn't need anyone to tell you how crazy the Broncos-Ravens double-overtime thriller was. Good thing, because the CBS broadcast wasn't trumpeting the fact.
Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf did a fine job describing the on-field action in Saturday's AFC divisional playoff, but there was a stunning lack of context provided when the game went to a historic second overtime.
I'm not saying the booth needs to be selling people on something they're already buying, this isn't a Cheesecake Factory. It is nice, however, to get some context of just how crazy the game is.
None of the following was mentioned in either of the two extra sessions:
• It was the sixth double overtime game in NFL history.
• First 2OT game since 2004.
• Fourth-longest NFL game in history. IN HISTORY. Again, this wasn't mentioned.
• Longest NFL game since 1986.
• Peyton Manning losing brought his career playoff record to 9-11.
• With the exception of a 2009 AFC championship against the Jets, Peyton hasn't played a solid, complete playoff game since 2005. (The second half of the Patriots championship game in 2007 was exceptional, however.)