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In the wretched excess department: A yellow-shirted, well-muscled guard stood sentry INSIDE the men's restroom at the back of the Paul Brown Stadium press box about a half hour before kickoff tonight. Wonder what he's here for? I wondered as I walked past. There at a urinal stood Al Michaels, NBC Sports' play-by-play man. Can't be? Sure enough. The guard walked him out of the restroom and down the hall to the network television booth.