The moment a sport commentator became the real-life Ron Burgundy
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Remember that bit in the film Anchorman, when it is revealed that newsreader Ron Burgundy will literally read anything that's written on the autocue?
Well, it's happened in real life.
Approaching half-time in Sunday's NFL game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Rams, Fox commentator Dick Stockton began to trail the network's upcoming coverage during the interval.
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Instead of improvising based on the on-screen graphic, Stockton read out the instructions in his script word for word:
"Look on graphic for the final two bullet points," he said - conjuring images of San Diego's most famous fictional newsreader at his very best.
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Embarrassing, but still, could have been worse.
At least Stockton didn't use the ongoing Harvey Weinstein situation as a way to make a misjudged in-game observation.
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During the match between the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, NBC's veteran commentator Al Michaels compared the Giants' form to that of the disgraced Hollywood producer.
"I mean let's face it, the Giants are coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein and are they're up by 14 points," he said.
Michaels apologised for his 'joke' later in the broadcast saying the comment was "not meant in that manner … so my apologies."
