u/MikeR129

When I watch football, it is almost always recorded because there is so much dead time that watching live is painful (unless you are hanging with friends and doing other things).

I try to fast forward/jump from the end of one play to the snap of the next. If you do this, it takes little time to watch the entire game, and you never miss anything. I'd love if some provider (YTTV?) automatically did this for me.

The "key plays" thing is okay, but there is always debate about what constitutes a "key play."