No one makes more subtle references to "tangential interests" like Al Michaels. The NBC announcer knows the spread of games, knows the over/under and, as he demonstrated on Sunday night, is often aware of proposition bets too.

During a return from a Colts-Patriots commercial break, Michaels pointed out a "Deflate Cake" being baked by an Indianapolis bakery.

Michaels knows exactly how many times you need to say 'Deflategate.' (USATSI)

He then proceeded to tell Cris Collinsworth -- and the entire world -- about a prop bet for number of times "Deflategate" was said on the telecast. (It was set by our pals at Bovada.lv at 2.5, although there was a limit on how much per bet could be wagered.)

Michaels quickly took care of the over.