Steve Monroe, who plays Chet Walsh in this episode, also played another character, Sgt. Myers, in Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus (2003).
The game footage shown on TV is the Tampa Bay Bandits (white jerseys) and Houston Gamblers (black jerseys) from the old United States Football League (probably from the 1984 season).
Chet Grissom, who plays Detective Burns, played various characters on the show. However, every character he played on the show was a police detective and this is his final appearance.