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PA SPORTSTICKER 2008 NFL PRESEASON COVERAGE ADVISORY
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#2008 NFL Preseason Coverage Advisory#
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The NFL Preseason begins Sunday, August 5

PA SportsTicker's coverage includes in-progress score updates,
complete scoring summaries at the end of each quarter, end of
game statistics and individual game recaps.

All National Football League exhibition game messages
will move under the selector code NFL--.  

NOTE: If an exhibition game is not being played at a regular-season
      stadium (ex: Hall of Fame Game - Canton, Ohio), play-by-play
      will not be offered.

If you are not loaded to receive this info, please contact
SportsTicker's Technical Support department (techsupport@pa-sportsticker.com)
at (203) 272-2060.

In addition, individual team reports will begin to move on
Monday, September 3.  These will move as individual files.

The following is a list of regularly transmitted text files and
event messages:

Selector code: NFL--

League slug: nfl

Period Field: 02 = 1st quarter
              04 = 2nd quarter
              06 = 3rd quarter
              08 = 4th quarter
              10 = Overtime

Status field: SCHD
              time remaining in quarter (from 1500 to 0000)
              END-
              FINA

Message Type: 20 = Confirm
              30 = Textual Play-by-Play ##
              32 = Gamebook Summary ##
              33 = Play-by-Play
              34 = Play-by-Play End of Quarter Summary ##
              35 = Game Stats In-Progress ##
              36 = Play-by-Play In-progress ##
              38 = Quarterly Boxscore (CSV) ##
              39 = Quarterly Textual Boxscore ##
              61 = Score, End of Qtr Summary, Poss Update,
                   or 2-minute Warning
              62 = Note
              63 = Scoring Play
              64 = Missed Field Goal Attempt
              65 = Scoring Play in OT
              66 = Final with Scoring Summary
              68 = Halftime Boxscore
              89 = Scoring Summary and Final Boxscore 
	
              ## Denotes a Premium SportsTicker Service (9600/XML only) 

The following is a list of regularly transmitted
text files and their slug lines:

* - moved

File                                        Slug
----                                        ----

2007-08 Key Dates                           BC-FBP-LGNS-CALENDAR-R 
NFL Training Camp Sites & Dates             BC-FBP-LGNS-NFLTRAININGCAMPS-R 

Exhibition Schedule                         BC-FBP-SCHD-NFLXSKED-R *
Exhibition Comma Schedule                   BC-FBP-SCHD-COMMASKEDNFLX-R
Exhibition Standings                        BC-FBP-STND-NFLSTAN-R 

Individual Team Coaching Staffs             BC-FBP-LGNS-XXXSTAFF-R 
                                             (XXX - three-letter team abbreviation)

Individual Recaps                           BC-FBP-RCPS-XXXXXXXXXX-R-YYYYYYYYYY 
                                             (XXXXXXXXXX=home team code)
                                             (YYYYYYYYYY=visiting team code)

Consolidated Recaps                         BC-FBP-RCPS-NFLCAPS-R 

Team Reports **
  Individual                                BC-FBP-LGNS-XXXXXXXXXXREPORT-R 
                                             (XXXXXXXXXX=team code)

** - will begin to move Wednesday, August 16.

Team Codes 
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TEAM            TEAM CODE
----            ---------
ARIZONA         ARIZONA
ATLANTA         ATLANTA
BALTIMORE       BALTIMORE
BUFFALO         BUFFALO
CAROLINA        CAROLINA
CHICAGO         CHICAGO
CINCINNATI      CINCINNATI
CLEVELAND       CLEVELAND
DALLAS          DALLAS
DENVER          DENVER
DETROIT         DETROIT
GREEN BAY       GREENBAY
HOUSTON         HOUSTON
INDIANAPOLIS    INDIANAPOL
JACKSONVILLE    JACKSONVIL
KANSAS CITY     KANSASCITY
MIAMI           MIAMI
MINNESOTA       MINNESOTA
NEW ENGLAND     NEWENGLAND
NEW ORLEANS     NEWORLEANS
NY GIANTS       NYGIANTS
NY JETS         NYJETS
OAKLAND         OAKLAND
PHILADELPHIA    PHILADELPH
PITTSBURGH      PITTSBURGH
SAN DIEGO       SANDIEGO
SAN FRANCISCO   SANFRNCSCO
SEATTLE         SEATTLE
ST LOUIS        STLOUIS
TAMPA BAY       TAMPABAY
TENNESSEE       TENNESSEE
WASHINGTON      WASHINGTON

If there are any questions, please contact Chris Palochko 
(chris.palochko@pa-sportsticker.com) 203-806-2130 or 203-272-2072.

Updated: Tuesday, April 15