'Saturday Night Live' clowns NFL broadcasts for unnecessary injury replays

Troy Machir

'Saturday Night Live' clowns NFL broadcasts for unnecessary injury replays image

With the Cardinals and Packers needing overtime to settle their differences on NBC on Saturday night, Saturday Night Live had to wait for Larry Fitzgerald to scamper into the end zone to end a wildly entertaining playoff game..

But when the long-running sketch comedy show came on, it was ready for football.

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The best part of the skit? it's completely accurate. A player's bone needs to be sticking out of the skin before the broadcast decides to withhold any further replays.

Troy Machir