--- description: Saturday Night Live has done it again. One week after a spot-on mocking of the New England Patriots' Deflategate scandal, SNL took on the Seattle... title: Watch 'Saturday Night Live' Make Fun of Marshawn Lynch and Richard Sherman image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt95e102786547ce19/69877d0e55a85975a4a85923/marshawn-lynch-and-richard-sherman.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NFL](/tag/nfl/) ## NFL Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch _Saturday Night Live_ Make Fun of Marshawn Lynch and Richard Sherman by [Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 1, 2015 1:27 PM CUT  Cornerback Richard Sherman #25 of the Seattle Seahawks talks with running back Marshawn Lynch #24 during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Dec. 21, 2014 in Glendale, Ariz. Cornerback Richard Sherman #25 of the Seattle Seahawks talks with running back Marshawn Lynch #24 during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Dec. 21, 2014 in Glendale, Ariz.Christian Petersen—Getty Images by [Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 1, 2015 1:27 PM CUT _Saturday Night Live_ has done it again. One week after a [spot-on mocking](http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/01/25/saturday-night-live-deflategate-video "undefined") of the New England Patriots’ Deflategate scandal, _SNL_ took on the Seattle Seahawks’[eventful Super Bowl media week proceedings](http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/27/super-bowl-xlix-media-day-snaps-richard-sherman-marshawn-lynch-seahawks-patriots "undefined"). With Kenan Thompson playing running back Marshawn Lynch, Jay Pharoah portraying cornerback Richard Sherman and Taran Killam spoofing head coach Pete Carroll, _SNL’s_ cold open was bound to be entertaining from the start. “Shoutout to Skittles,” Thompson’s Lynch says of the running back’s favorite candy, which [managed to break](http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/01/27/skittles-marshawn-lynch-media-press-conference "undefined") his media silence this week. “Also, big ups to hats and glasses.” [Super Bowl XLIX](http://www.si.com/super-bowl-xlix-preview-news-rumors-analysis "undefined") kicks off Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The Patriots and Seahawks will meet in University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. 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