Indeed, for the NFL, it’s “Turn out the lights, the party’s over!”
But it was a different time and drinking on the job, especially if it was Monday night, was not as shocking as it seems today. Hell, when I started in the workplace back in the 1980s, liquid lunches were still a thing and having drinks after work was almost a job requirement. But those days were rapidly drawing to an end.
I miss Howard Cosell. I remember people used to hate on him back in the 1970s but I always admired him for his extensive vocabulary and his way with words. He really put the "color" into color commentary. If he was on the broadcast team, it would make me want to watch that event even more.
Also, he did it all back in the day. Not just football. He did baseball, boxing, skiing, racing, you name it.
He was the one that told us that the "Bronx is Burning" and he was the one that told us of John Lennon's assassination in prime time (during a Monday Night Patriots/Dolphins game).