For over 100 years, soccer has been moderating with a simple chain of 10 yards. The so -called chain gang is a sports judge and a JU judge, determined whether the team has moved the number of yards necessary to get the first down, and whether there are four more points. 。
However, artificial intelligence and new technologies can quickly abolish chain gangs, and advanced systems known as Hawk eyes make games faster and accurate by mashing many cameras and high -tech software. I am aiming for that.
In the pre -season from 2024 to 25 years, NFL tested Sony’s Hawk Eye and called the line to get a line.
Hawk-Eye uses up to 60 cameras, including the camera used for the broadcast, to connect all the angles of a specific soccer play. This is useful for referees that use it to scrub the action frame for each frame while playing a play call, but Sony and NFL are one step further.
Using the feed from six cameras, 8K resolution (4 times pixels of 4K cameras), Hawk-Eye identifies the start and finish of the ball using artificial intelligence, and moved the required 10 yards. You can judge if you are. All NFL stadiums are equipped with a Hawkeye to get a line.
“We have given a lot of deudelians in NFL to select the appropriate placement of the appropriate camera and the camera and to confirm that the accuracy is needed,” said Dan Cash. I mentioned it. Sony’s Hawkeye.
Doing so will reduce the time it takes to measure whether the chain gang is a bright orange marker on the field and the ball has passed the line and gained. Technology can reduce controversy calls with match -ups if inches can be all different.
In an AFC conference title game between Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs last weekend, Josharen, a buffer rookterback, rushed to the fourth in the fourth quarter in the fourth quarter. He seemed to have gained the first down, but the authorities decided not.
Kansas City regained the ball and recorded the touchdown on the next drive. Chiefs win 32-29 and proceed to the Super Bowl.
During the regular season, Washington Commander fans were brought up after the ruling that Zack Elz was the first lack of down and had secured Pittsburg Stillers.
And in the infamous match between Auckland Raders and Dallas Cowboys, the NFL official Gene Stellatore at the time not only summoned the chain gang, but also the line that the ball was the first to get the cowboys. Used an index card to control what I touched.
“We are crossing the bay from Silicon Valley, the high -tech capital of the world. I got an index card that determines the first down or the fourth down.” SportsCaster Al Michaels is broadcast. I said.
About seven years later, the high -tech is currently appearing in the game.
Aaron Amendria, Deputy Deputy Information Officer of NFL, said that Hawkeye would be useful for calling 40 seconds faster than pulling out the chain.
“The measurement is much more accurate, but some games are fast,” says Amendolia.
Fred Gaudori, an executive producer of “NFL on NBC”, said it would be a better TV viewing experience.
“As the scope of caution is shortened and people are distracted by people, they can increase things faster and reach the final answer. It is a good thing for broadcasting and good for the audience. I think he said. “
Soccer fanaters can also notice new elements of TV viewing experiences. With Hawky Eypheedography, you can accurately show where the viewer is to accurately acquire where the ball is.
If it sounds familiar, that’s because Sony Hawk-Eye is the same as the technology used in tennis. The US Open uses Sony Hawk-Eye to measure whether the ball is out of range and recreate an animated graphic action for viewers.
The pre -season games between Detroit Lions and New York Giants have fully deployed Hawkeye and determined whether the first down was acquired. Hawkeye was able to generate an image indicating that the ball is actually short, but the critic pointed out that it took a while.
“If this took a long time, do we intend to use it?” Giants’ pre -season analyst Phil Sims asked on the broadcast.
Chain gangs have nostalgia, but some players can’t let go.
“This is a part of the game,” said Kansas City’s Chief -Steek End Travis Kelskelus on the New Heights podcast.
The line toge intensive is not used in the regular season and is not used in the current post season. The next pre -season will be tested again.
“We need to get the right results,” said Amendria.
