Why CBS is rooting for a kicker to hit the upright on Super Bowl Sunday - Yahoo Sports
Six cameras installed in two goal posts will offer a unique perspective on the Super Bowl.
“We both looked at each other at the same time and said, ‘Oh my God!'” Cohen, CBS Sports’ vice president of Remote Technical Operations, said Thursday during a conference call with reporters.
Butker’s narrow miss was the inspiration for CBS' unveiling the “Doink Camera” on Feb. 11, when the 49ers meet the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. The network is inserting six “Doink Cameras” inside the uprights at Allegiant Stadium, enabling its Super Bowl broadcast to capture unprecedented angles of field goals and extra points.
Cohen said the uprights in both end zones will have three “Doink Cameras” apiece, each facing the field at different angles. While the cameras have the ability to provide a unique perspective of more than just field goals and extra points, Cohen admitted that CBS wouldn’t mind seeing either Butker or San Francisco rookie kicker Jake Moody hit an upright.
“Obviously, if we get a doink, we’ll all be very excited and probably high-five each other in the truck,” Cohen said.
