At one point in a file called "a17v.1203905.rm" the Apollo 17 video archives, the astronaut says it is Apollo 17 and confirms with Ground Control back on Earth that it is a Monday Evening. That would have made it Monday December the 11th, 1972.
Astronaut on Moon: "Hey, who's winning the football game? "
Ground Control: "Stand by, we'll find out." (pause) "Okay, Jack and Gene, the score is 10 to 10 at the half."
Astronaut on Moon: "It's Oakland and uh, and who?"
Ground Control: "Kansas"
Astronaut on Moon: "... Kansas City...."
But wait, on Monday the 11th, Oakland was playing the New York Jets. Okay, but perhaps Ground Control was watching a re-run? No, because Kansas City a few weeks ago never got to 10. The final score was 26 Oakland, 3 Kansas City.
1972 Oakland Raiders season
11 November 26, 1972 Kansas City Chiefs W 26-3 12 December 3, 1972 at San Diego Chargers W 21-19 13 December 11, 1972 New York Jets W 24-16 14 December 17, 1972 Chicago Bears W 28-21
Was Ground Control was just wrong about who was playing?
Answer: No, I heard the audio wrong.
Ground control actually answers "Jets" not "Kansas".
Once again, no conspiracy.
Here is the transcript:
120:39:26 Parker: On a Monday evening. Roger.[Fendell pans away from Jack.]
120:39:31 Cernan: Yeah, on Monday evening. That is what it is, isn't it? Hey, who's winning the football game?
120:39:39 Parker: Stand by; we'll find out. (Long pause, presumably while somebody makes a phone call. Most likely, nobody in the MOCR is watching the game.)[In 1969, the American Broadcasting Company began broadcasting a weekly, Monday night National Football League game. Prior to this time, almost all NFL games had been played on Sundays and, for a few years, at least, Monday Night Football was immensely popular.]
120:40:08 Parker: Okay; and, Jack and Gene, the score is 10 to 10 at the half.[It is about 9:33 p.m. Central Standard Time on Monday, December 11. The games started at 8 p.m. CST and, therefore, the first half has probably just ended.]
120:40:18 Cernan: Yeah, that's Oakland (Raiders) and who?
120:40:21 Parker: (New York) Jets. (Pause)
120:40:30 Cernan: Not Kansas City (Chiefs). What am I thinking of?
http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/a17.deepcore.html
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