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Al Michaels (right) and partner Chris Collinsworth.
In the second half of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" broadcast, the winless Giants held a 14-point lead over the heavily favored Denver Broncos. That's when Michaels seemingly tried to make a joke comparing what the Giants have gone through recently to what Weinstein has gone through.
"Let's face it, the Giants are coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein, and they're up by 14 points," Michaels said.
Michaels partner, Chris Collinsworth, immediately tried to deflect the comment a bit by noting that only his "L.A. guy comes up with that one."
It's not clear exactly what comparison Michaels was going for here. Clearly the weeks the Giants had - lost their fifth straight game and suspended one of their top players - is in a different stratosphere than the difficulty Weinstein has allegedly brought on himself through possibly criminal activity.
The reaction by most to Michaels' comment seemed to be universal - it was cringe-worthy at best, and in terrible taste at worst.
You can hear his comment here: