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On
October 9, 1972, the Oakland Raiders were headed for a 34-0 thumping of
the Houston Oilers (Oakland's third win in as many Monday Night Football
appearances scoring 34 points each time). As the fans emptied from the
Astrodome stands during the final quarter the cameras found a wonderful
shot as a fan, seemingly alone in his section, was sleeping. "A vivid
picturization of the excitement attendant upon this game." was what
Howard Cosell called the image of the sleeping man. Then, the man woke
up and "flipped off' the camera. Without missing a beat Meredith
commented "He thinks they're number one in the nation!” It was another
four seasons before the Oilers appeared again on Monday Night Football
and two more years after that before Houston hosted another Monday night
game.
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