MICHAEL Strahan and Terry Bradshaw couldn’t contain their laughter after a joke at Netflix’s expense.
Fox NFL Sunday poked fun at the streaming giants for their broadcast of Jake Paul against Mike Tyson on Friday.
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More than 60 million households tuned into Netflix for the boxing showdown at AT&T Stadium – the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
But their broadcast was hit by technical issues.
Some fans complained of buffering and poor picture quality.
While there were more than 12,000 reports of a Netflix outage while the undercard was happening.
Fox NFL star Rob Gronkowski was in attendance at AT&T Stadium Friday night.
Host Curt Menefee brought up Gronk’s attendance on Sunday’s pregame show ahead of Week 11.
The Fox panel noted that Gronk is “everywhere.”
Menefee then cut to what was supposed to be a clip of Gronkowski’s antics at the fight.
But the clip then froze and started buffering – in a cheeky shot at Netflix.
Strahan, Bradshaw and Howie Long saw the funny side of Menefee’s joke.
Gronkowski paid tribute to the quality of the chief support fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor.
And he laughed at the Dallas Cowboys’ expense when it came to the main event.
Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson on points after eight rounds Friday night.
And Gronk joked, “Jake Paul has more wins at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium this year than the Dallas Cowboys.”
Dallas is 3-6 for the season and was hammered by the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10.
Michael Strahan’s NFL career
Michael Strahan is one of the most recognizable faces on television.
But he came into his media career off the back of a hugely successful stint in the NFL.
Strahan spent 14 years all with the New York Giants from 1993 to 2007.
He was a seven-time Pro Bowler and helped them win the Super Bowl in 2007 – ending the New England Patriots’ hopes of a perfect season.
Strahan was also a two-time NFL sacks leader and also won Defensive Player of the Year.
The ex-Giants star set the single-season sack record with 22.5 in 2001 – a feat which was matched by J.J. Watt exactly 20 years later.
He is one of the best defensive stars to have ever played the game – finishing with 141.5 career sacks and 854 tackles.
That loss was their fourth in as many home games in the 2024 season.
Fox NFL Sunday returned to the show’s Los Angeles studio in Week 11.
Last week they broadcast from the Naval Base San Diego in a two-hour special.
The show was a tribute to America’s military ahead of Veterans Day on Monday.
Jimmy Johnson was absent in Week 11 having been given the Sunday off.
