PACKERS VS. BRONCOS: NOTES, QUOTES AND COMMENTS : SUPER BOWL ATTENDANTS WON'T MISS TV ACTION.

Byline: Daily News Wire Services

Why miss out on the Super Bowl just because you're there?

For 600 fans, getting a seat at the game won't mean losing the color commentary and instant replays they would have seen on TV.

Those sitting in four chosen sections of Qualcomm Stadium on Jan. 25 will find their seats equipped with armchair computers.

The touch-screen systems will allow them to call up player and game statistics, watch live broadcast feeds from 10 camera angles or choose among three instant replays. They also can watch NFL game films, play trivia games or even order souvenirs for home delivery.

The system, called ChoiceSeat, could soon make its way into other stadiums.

``This is the birthplace, as far as professional football is concerned,'' said Steve Brener, promoting it for the NFL. ``It's the start of what could happen in all stadiums across the country.''

Denver packs game plan for trip

Wrapping up a week of intense preparation for a Super Bowl matchup with Green Bay on Jan. 25, the Denver Broncos installed the final portion of their game plan on Saturday.

``We had a good practice,'' coach Mike Shanahan said. ``It was a normal Friday practice for us, relative to our game plan. We put in our red-zone offense, reviewed our third downs and worked on some first-and-10 situations. I thought it was very spirited. Other than that, it was very uneventful.''

Neither wide receiver Ed McCaffrey, who bruised a knee in the AFC championship game last week, nor running back Terrell Davis, who has been nursing bruised ribs since a Dec. 27 wild-card game against Jacksonville, showed any ill effects from their injuries.

Stockholders happy with return

The homey, small-town story of the Green Bay Packers being owned by 1,940 shareholders who paid $25 in 1950 to bail out a financially struggling team is changing - dramatically.

By next season, there will be 30,000 to 40,000 more stockholders who dished out $200 a share to support a championship team that makes millions of dollars in profits but decided to tap loyal fans for more money to improve its facilities, including aging Lambeau Field.

Bill Calawerts bought seven shares of stock in the latest offering, one each for his children and one for himself. He isn't worried about the image of the only publicly owned sports team in America being tarnished by the team's big-business tactics to raise capital.

``What this is doing is solidifying it a little bit more,'' Calawerts said. ``There are that many more people interested in keeping the Packers here and making sure it is a hometown thing. I don't think it diminishes it at all.''

Packers President Bob Harlan agrees, saying another stock sale 47 years after the last one simply enhances the feel-good story of fans in love with their team.

``It is not a financial investment,'' he said. ``It is a love-affair investment. The only reason people are buying it now is to make sure the franchise exists in the future.''

The team wants to use the money, which could reach $80 million, for improvements to Packers facilities and to begin a fund for the eventual replacement of the stadium in 30 years.

Each share carries no voting rights, no chance for dividends and no chance to redeem it to get the investment back.

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PHOTO Broncos linebacker Keith Burns (56) and tight end Shannon Sharpe (84) loosen up before practice in Denver on Saturday.

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