NFL Pre-Season in HD

I caught the CBS broadcast of the 49er-Raider preseason game. Fox was also broadcasting, but even though the channel supported HD, the broadcast was SD (standard definition).

Football in widescreen is much more interesting, especially the shots that show players lining up before the snap. I compared the SD broadcast to the HD broadcast by switching back and forth between channels. SD could show the defense up through the linebackers. Anyone playing back in the secondary was out of the picture, in SD. In HD, you could clearly see the 49er safety cheating towards the side of the field with Randy Moss... pretty cool.