Wild Card Saturday
Prior to the Wild Card Saturday doubleheader a half-hour version of Football Night in America is aired with in depth preview of the first game, and during the afternoon halftime a version of the Sunday Night Football halftime show is shown. After the conclusion of the afternoon game and before the kickoff of the night game, a version known in 2007 as the Diet Pepsi Bridge Show is shown.
At this point, the format becomes very similar to the traditional Football Night in America, with Faith Hill singing a special playoff version of the intro, Al Michaels and John Madden working the booth, and Olbermann doing a segment during halftime. Also, a horse trailer player of the game is named for the night game as well. In 2009/10 the Wild Card version was renamed NFL ON NBC Studio Show.
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