As confirmed on The Grindbin podcast episode 368, the game footage at the beginning and end of the film is taken from The Super Pig Bowl played in The Miami Orange Bowl on January 14, 1989. The teams, made up of active duty police officers, are Miami's 'Magnum Force' (white and yellow) vs. NYPD's 'The Finest' (black and gold). Director Fabrizio De Angelis copied the white and yellow jersey design, complete with police D.A.R.E. logos on the shoulders, for the fictional 'Falcons' team in the film.