Editing Super Bowl XV (section)

==Broadcasting==
The game was broadcast in the [[United States]] by [[NFL on NBC|NBC]], with [[Dick Enberg]] in his first Super Bowl as a [[play-by-play]] announcer. There were three [[color commentators]]: [[Merlin Olsen]] sat next to Enberg, while [[John Brodie]] and [[Len Dawson]] worked in a separate broadcast booth. [[Bryant Gumbel]] and [[Mike Adamle]] of ''[[The NFL on NBC Pregame Show#The NFL .7Binsert year.7D .281977-1986.29|NFL '80]]'' anchored the pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage. [[Bob Trumpy]] served as a studio analyst. [[Pete Axthelm]] reported on the issue of gambling addiction, via interviews with members of [[Gamblers Anonymous]], in addition to his usual role making picks as to who he felt would win a particular game. [[NBC News]] correspondent John Dancy also had a report on the issue of ticket scalping. Also included were video performances from the Broadway production "[[Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)|Ain't Misbehavin'"]], with the cast performing [[Fats Waller]]'s "The Joint is Jumpin'" and NBC following members of the [[New Orleans Police Department]]'s vice squad as they sought to combat prostitution in the city.

[[Super Bowl XIII|Like the game two years before]], NBC used the same custom, synthesizer-heavy theme in place of their regular music. This game would also be the first Super Bowl to air with [[closed captioning]] for the deaf and hard of hearing. Toward the end of NBC's coverage, a montage of the game, the arrival of [[Iran hostage crisis|the hostages following their release]], and the [[First inauguration of Ronald Reagan|inauguration]] of [[Ronald Reagan]] as the 40th [[President of the United States]] aired to the tune of "[[Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)|Celebration]]" by [[Kool & the Gang]].

A repeat episode of ''[[CHiPs]]'', "11-99: Officer Needs Help", served as NBC's [[List of Super Bowl lead-out programs|Super Bowl lead-out program]].