The CRAZY NBC BROADCASTING DRAMA of the 1982 NFL Season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKhuuY_xgck

During week 7 (week 15) of the 1982 NFL season, the NBC affiliate of Lancaster, Pennsylvania should have shown the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Houston Oilers, since NFL rules mandated that any non-blacked out game within a 75-mile radius must be televised in that market. However, in a bit of defiance, NBC decided to air a completely different game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns instead. This is the story behind the controversy, and what led to this defiant decision.