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The making of the Super Bowl XLVIII game balls
Ever wonder what it takes to make the game ball for a Super Bowl. Take a look as Wilson Sporting Goods Co. makes the game balls for Super Bowl XLVIII which will feature the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.
Panels of Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII wait to be sewn together in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Panels of Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII wait to be sewn together in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Robin Black removes a side of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII after it is cut at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Panels of Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII wait to be sewn together in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Angela Howard sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Gina Miller trims a thread off an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Gina Miller sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Mark Connelly turns an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII right side out at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Tina Oglesbee lines up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII to be stamped with the team names at the in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Tina Oglesbee lines up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII to be stamped with the team names at the in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII is lined up to get the team names stamped on it at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Tina Oglesbee lines up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII to be stamped with the team names at the in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Mark Connelly turns an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII right side out at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Mark Connelly turns an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII right side out at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Robin Black removes a side of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII after it is cut at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Gina Miller trims a thread off an Official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Donna Connelly threads the laces of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Tina Oglesbee lines up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII to be stamped with the team names at the in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII inside a steamer at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Donna Connelly threads the laces of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Donna Connelly threads the laces of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Donna Connelly threads the laces of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Donna Connelly threads the laces of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII wait to be finished in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Deb Connelly tosses an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII into a bin at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Deb Connelly molds official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Donna Connelly threads the laces of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Donna Connelly threads the laces of an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Jackie Oakes packages official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVIII in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks will play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
