In any NFL game, there are cameras everywhere — above, below, in pilons at the goal line, on the first down marker, you name it.
But now? With CBS broadcasting Super Bowl 58 between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, we’re getting a whole new set of cameras: It’s time to meet DOINK CAM.
That’s the nickname for them. CBS is putting multiple cameras — six, to be exact, embedded in the goalposts at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas — in the goal posts so you can see the footballs passing by … or maybe hitting one of the yellow posts, if we’re lucky, so we can see a true DOINK happen.
Here’s the announcement, along with some reaction from NFL fans:
From drones to "doink" cameras, we'll be pulling out all the stops in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII. pic.twitter.com/96iRmrsFC2
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) February 1, 2024
A closer look at these “Doink Cams,” which CBS Sports will use at Super Bowl.
Six small 4K cameras are embedded into the goalposts. They can zoom at high-res and can be available for slow-mo replay.
They’ve, of course, been tested but this will be the first time they see air. pic.twitter.com/ZCcVG7ha4b
— Brandon Costa (@SVG_Brandon) February 1, 2024
Digging the 'Doink' cameras idea. https://t.co/0A0odRFwk3
— Michael McCarthy (@MMcCarthyREV) February 1, 2024
CBS is going to have Doink-Cam in the Super Bowl uprights. Sorry, kickers, but now I'm rooting for a doink.
— Judy Battista (@judybattista) February 1, 2024
6 DOINK CAMERAS LETS GO https://t.co/1COfhMNfMx
— Eric Kay (@ekaycbs) February 1, 2024
When I see “Doink Cam”, this immediately came to mind. https://t.co/wn0PZiRSYX pic.twitter.com/OCu65EqtUs
— Brett Myhres (@BrettMyhres) February 1, 2024
Need a channel exclusively for doink cameras! https://t.co/9U7BJBpTUH
— Billy Byler (@TheByler) February 1, 2024
