CBS wants viewers to get excited about its Super Bowl 44 telecast on Feb. 7… but it doesn’t want to upset the NFL with a sleazy storyline. So tonight’s “CSI: New York” takes place in the steamy world of Lingerie Football. Sexier too.

Here’s the storyline:

After the beautiful young star quarterback on a Lingerie Football team is found dead in the locker room whirlpool with traces of lidocaine, the team realizes that competition is not all that clean. From a trainer with a shady past involving steroid violations, to the rivalry between the team members to the world of plastic surgery, the team has to tread lightly to discover the truth behind a complex scenario of mixed interests and alliances.

By the way, Thursday’s “CSI” continues the sports theme when the team investigates the mystifying death of a former pro golfer.