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The making of the Super Bowl LI game balls
Take an inside look at how the custom Super Bowl game balls are made at a factory in Ohio.
The first NFL Super Bowl LI football sits in a bin with other balls to be stamped with the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons names at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Ada, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Wilson Sporting Goods worker Loyd Conley cuts leather from the Horween Leather Co. factory into quarter panels for an NFL football on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 in Ada, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
The first NFL Super Bowl LI football sits in a bin with other balls to be stamped with the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons names at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Ada, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
An NFL Super Bowl LI football is sewn at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 in Ada, Ohio. Plant workers use turn-of-last-century sewing machines and other vintage equipment to make about 3,000 footballs per day, cutting, stitching and lacing each by hand. The 25-step process takes about three days to complete, but the pride in craftsmanship is evident in those who work there. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
An NFL Super Bowl LI football is laced up at the Wilson Sporting Goods plant on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 in Ada, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Wilson Sporting Goods worker Michelle Burkett throws excess leather from the Horween Leather Co. factory after cutting quarter panels for an NFL football on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 in Ada, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
An NFL Super Bowl LI football is lined up to have "New England Patriots" and "Atlanta Falcons" stamped onto the leather at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 in Ada, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Jim Gatchell turns an NFL Super Bowl LI football right side out at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 in Ada, Ohio. In one of the most physical jobs at the plant, the ball is first placed into a container where it is steamed and then reversed with the use of a steel bar. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
The Atlanta Falcons' NFL Super Bowl LI game ball is finished with the team's logo affixed to it at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Ada, Ohio. The Falcons will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas on Feb. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
The New England Patriots' NFL Super Bowl LI game ball is finished with the team's logo affixed to it at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Ada, Ohio. The Patriots will face the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas on Feb. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
