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Beginning in the 1970 NFL season, the National Football League began scheduling a weekly regular season game on Monday night before a national television audience. From 1970 to 2005, the ABC television network carried these games, with the ESPN cable television network taking over beginning in September 2006 until 2019, since 2020 ESPN and ABC have both been broadcasting these games either exclusively on one network or being simulcasted on both networks. Listed below are games played from 2020 to the most recent season.
Overtime Result | "Flexed" game on ESPN/ABC | Playoff/Pro Bowl Broadcast ESPN/ABC | ESPN+ exclusive game | ABC Exclusive game (Not simulcast on ESPN) |
Some stadiums and teams had multiple names throughout their appearances in the MNF package in this era. All names listed were seen in the package at least once in this era.
First name listed is the current (or final if it does not exist anymore) name for each team and stadium.
Team(s) under new names:
The Week 2 game between the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders, the first NFL game in Las Vegas, was simulcast on ESPN, ABC, and ESPN2 as part of ESPN's Megacast production. This was the first regular season Monday Night Football game on ABC since the end of the 2005 season. The 2021 Pro Bowl, which was also going to be played in Las Vegas and simulcast on ABC, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, ESPN, ABC, and the NFL combined to air a two-hour special, honoring the players selected for the Pro Bowl.
Following a strong Week 2 simulcast, ABC simulcast the Buffalo Bills-San Francisco 49ers (played in Glendale instead of Santa Clara due to Santa Clara County imposing a ban on professional sports contests in response to COVID-19) and Buffalo Bills-New England Patriots games, and Megacast their Super Wild Card Playoff Game across ESPN, ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2, ESPN+, and Freeform.
Week | Date | Visiting Team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | OTA affiliates | Significance |
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1 | September 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 26–16 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) WPIX (New York) | 7:15 PM Kickoff |
Tennessee Titans | 16–14 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | WZTV (Nashville) KTVD (Denver) | 10:10 PM Kickoff | ||
2 | September 21 | New Orleans Saints | 24–34 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | National ABC | First NFL game in Las Vegas. Game Megacast on ESPN2 50th anniversary of Monday Night Football |
3 | September 28 | Kansas City Chiefs | 34–20 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | KMBC (Kansas City) WBAL-TV (Baltimore) | Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson vs. reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes Lamar Jackson's first home MNF game. |
4 | October 5 | Atlanta Falcons | 16–30 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | WSB-TV (Atlanta) WLUK (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee) | 9:00 PM Kickoff [lower-alpha 1] |
5 | October 12 | Los Angeles Chargers | 27–30 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes–Benz Superdome | KABC-TV (Los Angeles) WDSU (New Orleans) | Drew Brees vs. former team Justin Herbert makes his MNF debut |
6 | October 19 | Arizona Cardinals | 38–10 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | KSAZ-TV (Phoenix) WFAA (Dallas/Fort Worth) | Andy Dalton makes his first start for the Cowboys Arizona wins their first road MNF game since 1977 |
7 | October 26 | Chicago Bears | 10–24 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | WLS-TV (Chicago) KABC-TV (Los Angeles) | First MNF game at SoFi Stadium |
8 | November 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 25–23 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | WMOR-TV (Tampa/St. Petersburg) WPIX (New York) | Tom Brady’s Buccaneer MNF debut Brady takes on the team that beat him in a Super Bowl twice |
9 | November 9 | New England Patriots | 30–27 | New York Jets | WCVB (Boston) WMUR (Manchester) WPIX (New York) | Jets–Patriots rivalry | |
10 | November 16 | Minnesota Vikings | 19–13 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | WCCO-TV (Minneapolis) WCIU-TV (Chicago) | Bears–Vikings rivalry Kirk Cousins gets his first MNF win |
11 | November 23 | Los Angeles Rams | 27–24 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | KABC-TV (Los Angeles) WMOR-TV (Tampa/St. Petersburg) | |
12 | November 30 | Seattle Seahawks | 23–17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | KIRO-TV (Seattle) WPVI (Philadelphia) | 2019 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch |
13 | December 7 | Buffalo Bills | 34–24 | San Francisco 49ers | State Farm Stadium [lower-alpha 2] | National ABC | Bills win first MNF game since 1999 Josh Allen's first MNF start |
14 | December 14 | Baltimore Ravens | 47–42 | Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Stadium | WBAL-TV (Baltimore) WKYC (Cleveland) | Browns–Ravens rivalry |
15 | December 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17–27 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) WLWT (Cincinnati) | Bengals–Steelers rivalry Bengals snap 11 game losing streak to the Steelers. |
16 | December 28 | Buffalo Bills | 38–9 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | National ABC | Bills–Patriots rivalry Patriots were swept by a team for the first time since 2000 |
Super Wild Card Sunday | January 10 | Baltimore Ravens | 20–13 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | National ABC | Ravens–Titans rivalry 2019 AFC Divisional playoff rematch, 1:05 p.m. Kickoff, Wild Card playoff game Game Megacast on ESPN2, ESPN+, and Freeform. |
2021 Pro Bowl | January 31 | Game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A two-hour special was aired in place of the game, honoring the players selected to the Pro Bowl. | Special was simulcast on Disney XD. |
In the offseason, ESPN and the NFL agreed to a new contract that will see ESPN keep MNF, ABC expand their involvement with more games, including the Super Bowl, and ESPN+ airing an International game, plus rights to stream all MNF games. Along with those perks, ESPN will air a Saturday doubleheader, during the final weekend of the season, with both games having major playoff implications. The games will kick off at 4:15 ET and 8:15 ET. Both games will be simulcast on ABC. Because of this, ESPN dropped the Week 1 doubleheader, in favor of the Week 18 doubleheader. This will be the first time since ABC's last year airing MNF that there would be no Week 1 doubleheader.
As part of a 3-year partnership with Peyton Manning’s new production company, Omaha Productions, ESPN2 and ESPN+ will air 10 editions of a newly-revamped Monday Night Megacast, which will feature Peyton and Eli Manning, along with special guests. The first three games of the season will have the Megacast broadcast, while ESPN will select 7 more games later in the season.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Home team | Stadium | OTA affiliates | Significance |
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Pre 2 | Friday | August 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17–10 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | KMBC-TV (Kansas City) KSAZ-TV (Phoenix) | |
Monday | August 23 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 21–23 | New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | WJAX-TV (Jacksonville) WVUE-DT (New Orleans) | ||
1 | Monday | September 13 | Baltimore Ravens | 27−33 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | National ABC | First game at Allegiant Stadium with fans in attendance Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ |
2 | Monday | September 20 | Detroit Lions | 17−35 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | WJBK (Detroit) WLUK-TV (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee) | Lions–Packers rivalry Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ |
3 | September 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | 21−41 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | WPHL-TV (Philadelphia) WFAA (Dallas/Fort Worth) | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ Eagles QB Jalen Hurts' MNF Debut | |
4 | October 4 | Las Vegas Raiders | 14−28 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | KSNV (Las Vegas) KABC-TV (Los Angeles) | Chargers–Raiders rivalry Chargers SoFi stadium MNF debut The game was delayed 35 minutes due to lightning in the Los Angeles area. | |
5 | October 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 25-31 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | WISH (Indianapolis) WBAL (Baltimore) | ||
6 | October 18 | Buffalo Bills | 31−34 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | WKBW-TV (Buffalo) WZTV (Nashville) | Bills–Titans rivalry | |
7 | October 25 | New Orleans Saints | 13–10 | Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | WDSU (New Orleans) KIRO-TV (Seattle) | Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | |
8 | November 1 | New York Giants | 17−20 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | WPIX (New York) KMBC (Kansas City) | Patrick Mahomes’s first home MNF game Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | |
9 | November 8 | Chicago Bears | 27−29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | WGN-TV (Chicago) WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) | Bears rookie QB Justin Fields’ MNF debut | |
10 | November 15 | Los Angeles Rams | 10−31 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | KABC-TV (Los Angeles) KGO-TV (San Francisco/Oakland) | 49ers–Rams rivalry Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | |
11 | November 22 | New York Giants | 10–30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | WPIX (New York) WMOR-TV (Tampa/St. Petersburg) | Brady takes on the team that beat him in a Super Bowl twice Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | |
12 | November 29 | Seattle Seahawks | 15−17 | Washington Football Team | FedEx Field | KIRO-TV (Seattle) WJLA (Washington) | Washington's only MNF appearance as the "Washington Football Team" | |
13 | December 6 | New England Patriots | 14−10 | Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium | WCVB (Boston) WMUR (Manchester) WKBW-TV (Buffalo) | Bills–Patriots rivalry Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ Patriots rookie QB Mac Jones' MNF Debut | |
14 | December 13 | Los Angeles Rams | 30–23 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | National ABC | Cardinals-Rams rivalry Game also simulcast on ESPN+ | |
15 | December 20 | Minnesota Vikings | 17–9 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Bears–Vikings rivalry Game also simulcast on ESPN+ | ||
16 | December 27 | Miami Dolphins | 20−3 | New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | WPLG (Miami) WDSU (New Orleans) | Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa’s MNF debut Dolphins defeat the Saints for the first time since 2005 Sean Payton vs. the team that tampered with him and Tom Brady the following offseason | |
17 | January 3 | Cleveland Browns | 14−26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | WKYC (Cleveland) WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) | Browns–Steelers rivalry 2020 AFC Wild Card round rematch Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | |
18 | Saturday | January 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 28–24 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | National ABC | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry Drew Lock and Vic Fangio's final game with the Broncos KC Win: Guaranteed at least the No. 2 AFC seed/Chance for 1st seed KC Loss: No Bye/1st seed 4:30 ET Kickoff. Game also simulcast on ESPN+ |
Dallas Cowboys | 51–26 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry DAL Loss: Secure 4th seed 8:15 ET Kickoff. Game also simulcast on ESPN+ | ||||
Super Wild Card Weekend | Monday | January 17 | Arizona Cardinals | 11−34 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | National ABC | Cardinals–Rams rivalry Kyler Murray's playoff debut The Cardinals' first playoff appearance since 2015 Matthew Stafford and Odell Beckham Jr.'s first career playoff wins Wild Card Playoff game Game also Megacast on ESPN2, and ESPN+ |
2022 Pro Bowl | Sunday | February 6 | NFC | 35–41 | AFC | Allegiant Stadium | Game also simulcast on Disney XD |
This was the 53rd season of Monday Night Football, the 17th in the ESPN era. There were 21 games across ESPN, ABC, and ESPN+ in the 2022 season.
ESPN+ carried an International Series game on October 30, and ABC carried an exclusive game on September 19. ABC also simulcasted select games, as well as the Week 18 Saturday Doubleheader, the Monday Night Super Wild Card Game, and the Pro Bowl. The Manningcast was renewed until the 2024 NFL season and thus returned for 2022.
The January 2, 2023, game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals was declared a no-contest three days later due to a serious injury to Bills safety Damar Hamlin.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final score | Home Team | Stadium | OTA Affiliates | Significance |
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Pre 2 | Thursday | August 18 | Chicago Bears | 27–11 | Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | WLS-TV (Chicago) KCPQ (Seattle) | |
Monday | August 22 | Atlanta Falcons | 16–24 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | WSB-TV (Atlanta) WWOR-TV (New York City) | ||
1 | Monday | September 12 | Denver Broncos | 16–17 | Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | National ABC | Broncos–Seahawks rivalry Russell Wilson's return to Seattle Super Bowl XLVIII rematch Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ |
2 | September 19 | Tennessee Titans | 7–41 | Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium | WZTV-TV (Nashville) WGRZ-TV (Buffalo) | Bills–Titans rivalry 2021 Week 6 rematch 7:15 ET Kickoff Televised Exclusively on ESPN Game also simulcast on ESPN2 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 7–24 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | National ABC | Televised Exclusively on ABC. [1] 8:30 ET Kickoff Game also simulcast on ESPN+ | |||
3 | September 26 | Dallas Cowboys | 23–16 | New York Giants | Metlife Stadium | National ABC | Cowboys–Giants rivalry Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | |
4 | October 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 9–24 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | KABC-TV (Los Angeles) KGO-TV (San Francisco/Oakland) | 49ers–Rams rivalry 2021 NFC Championship Game rematch Game Megacast on ESPN2 | |
5 | October 10 | Las Vegas Raiders | 29–30 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | KLAS-TV (Las Vegas) KCTV (Kansas City) | Chiefs–Raiders rivalry | |
6 | October 17 | Denver Broncos | 16–19 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | KMGH-TV (Denver) KABC-TV (Los Angeles) | Broncos–Chargers rivalry Russell Wilson vs Justin Herbert | |
7 | October 24 | Chicago Bears | 33–14 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | WGN-TV (Chicago) WBTS-CD (New England) | Super Bowl XX rematch Game Megacast on ESPN2 | |
8 | October 30 | Denver Broncos | 21–17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Wembley Stadium | KMGH-TV (Denver) WJXT-TV (Jacksonville) | NFL International Series 2021 Week 2 rematch Broadcast Exclusively on ESPN+. 9:30 AM ET Kickoff | |
October 31 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13–32 | Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Field | WCPO-TV (Cincinnati) WEWS-TV (Cleveland) | Bengals–Browns rivalry Halloween Game Joe Burrow MNF Debut Game Megacast on ESPN2 | ||
9 | November 7 | Baltimore Ravens | 27–13 | New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | WJZ-TV (Baltimore) WVUE-DT (New Orleans) | Game Megacast on ESPN2 | |
10 | November 14 | Washington Commanders | 32–21 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | WTTG (Washington) WPHL-TV (Philadelphia) | Commanders–Eagles rivalry Washington's MNF Debut as the Commanders | |
11 | November 21 | San Francisco 49ers | 38–10 | Arizona Cardinals | Estadio Azteca | KGO-TV (San Francisco/Oakland) KPHO-TV (Arizona) | NFL International Series 49ers–Cardinals rivalry Commemoration of the first International Game | |
12 | November 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24–17 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | WPXI (Pittsburgh) WISH-TV (Indianapolis) | Matt Ryan's Colts MNF debut | |
13 | December 5 | New Orleans Saints | 16–17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | WVUE-DT (New Orleans) WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay) | Buccaneers–Saints rivalry Game Megacast on ESPN2 | |
14 | December 12 | New England Patriots | 27–13 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | WBZ-TV (New England) KPHO-TV (Arizona) | The first designated home "extra" inter-conference game on MNF Game also Megacast on ESPN2 | |
15 | December 19 | Los Angeles Rams | 12–24 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | National ABC | 2021 Week 12 rematch Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ LAR Loss: LAR Eliminated | |
16 | December 26 | Los Angeles Chargers | 20–3 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | KABC-TV (Los Angeles) WISH-TV (Indianapolis) | Nick Foles's Colts starter and MNF debut LAC Win: Clinch Wild Card | |
17 | January 2 | Buffalo Bills | 3–7 (abandoned after 9:01, no contest) | Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium | National ABC | Game also simulcast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ 8:30 ET Kickoff First MNF package game at Paycor Stadium since the name change CIN win: AFC North Champions Game abandoned at 5:59 of first quarter after Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and declared a no contest by the NFL on January 5. By abandonment, CIN were declared AFC North Champions: Week 18 result would declare if Cincinnati would host the Wild Card round. | |
18 | Saturday | January 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 31–13 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | National ABC | Chiefs–Raiders rivalry 4:30 ET Kickoff Game also simulcast on ESPN+ KC win: Clinch AFC No. 1 seed bye |
Tennessee Titans | 16–20 | Jacksonville Jaguars | TIAA Bank Field | Jaguars–Titans rivalry 8:15 ET Kickoff Game also simulcast on ESPN+ Winner: AFC South champions Loser: Eliminated | ||||
Super Wild Card Weekend | Monday | January 16 | Dallas Cowboys | 31–14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | National ABC | NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4 matchup Week 1 rematch Tom Brady's final NFL game Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ |
2023 Pro Bowl Games | Thursday and Sunday | February 2 & 5 | AFC | 33–35 | NFC | Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center & Allegiant Stadium | Thursday Coverage was exclusively aired on ESPN, Sunday coverage was also simulcast on ESPN+, and Disney XD |
This season marks the beginning of a new 10 year contract for ESPN/ABC to carry Monday Night Football. This year’s original schedule includes 3 doubleheaders, a Christmas night game, Saturday games in both Week 17 and Week 18, the Monday Night Super Wild Card game, a Divisional game, and the 2024 Pro Bowl Games. Due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, ABC will air a total of 11 games (10 more simulcasts were added from ABC's scheduling changes in September making the new total to 21 games, the most since 2005): 4 exclusive broadcasts (Weeks 2, 3, 14, and 16), 5 regular season simulcasts (Weeks 1, 11, 17, and 18) and 2 playoff simulcasts. In addition, ESPN announced that it will simulcast Monday Night Football every week on ABC leaving ESPN only 3 exclusive games this season (Weeks 2, 3, and 14). This year also marks the first season of flex scheduling on Monday nights. Games can be flexed from weeks 12–18. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
All games are simulcast on ABC unless otherwise noted.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final score | Home Team | Stadium | OTA Affiliates | Significance |
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Pre 2 | Monday | August 21 | Baltimore Ravens | 28–29 | Washington Commanders | FedExField | WBAL-TV (Baltimore) WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.) | |
1 | Monday | September 11 | Buffalo Bills | 16–22 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | National ABC | Aaron Rodgers regular season debut for the New York Jets Bills–Jets rivalry Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ |
2 | Monday | September 18 | New Orleans Saints | 20–17 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | WDSU (New Orleans) WAXN-TV (Charlotte) [8] | Panthers–Saints rivalry Panthers QB Bryce Young primetime debut 7:15 ET kickoff, Televised exclusively on ESPN Game simulcast on ESPN2 |
Cleveland Browns | 22–26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Acrisure Stadium | National ABC | Browns–Steelers rivalry Game also simulcast on ESPN+ | |||
3 | September 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | 25–11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | 2021 NFC Wild card rematch 7:15 ET kickoff Game also simulcast on ESPN+ | ||
Los Angeles Rams | 16–19 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium | KCOP-TV (Los Angeles) WLWT (Cincinnati) [9] | Super Bowl LVI rematch Televised Exclusively on ESPN Game simulcast on ESPN2 | |||
4 | Sunday | October 1 | Atlanta Falcons | 7–23 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Wembley Stadium | WSB-TV (Atlanta) WFOX-TV (Jacksonville) *Main Broadcast only [10] | NFL International Series Megacast on ESPN+ and Disney+, 9:30 AM ET Kickoff, condensed replay aired on Disney Channel on Monday [11] |
Monday | October 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 24–3 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | National ABC | Game also Megacast on ESPN2 | |
5 | October 9 | Green Bay Packers | 13–17 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | Super Bowl II rematch Davante Adams return to Green Bay Game also Megacast on ESPN2 Packers QB Jordan Love's MNF debut | ||
6 | October 16 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–17 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Spanish telecast also available on ESPN2 | ||
7 | October 23 | San Francisco 49ers | 17–22 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Game also Megacast on ESPN2 49ers QB Brock Purdy's MNF debut | ||
8 | October 30 | Las Vegas Raiders | 14–26 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | |||
9 | November 6 | Los Angeles Chargers | 27–6 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Game also Megacast on ESPN2 | ||
10 | November 13 | Denver Broncos | 24–22 | Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium | Von Miller vs. his former team Game also Megacast on ESPN2 | ||
11 | November 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | 21–17 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Super Bowl LVII rematch Jalen Hurts vs Patrick Mahomes Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | ||
12 | November 27 | Chicago Bears | 12–10 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Bears–Vikings rivalry | ||
13 | December 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | 34–31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Stadium | Game also Megacast on ESPN2 Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence's MNF debut | ||
14 | December 11** | Green Bay Packers | 22–24 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Giants–Packers rivalry Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | ||
Tennessee Titans | 28–27 | Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | WTVF (Nashville) WSFL (Miami) [12] | Televised exclusively on ESPN. Game also Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ | |||
15 | December 18* | Philadelphia Eagles | 17–20 | Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | National ABC | First ever Monday Night Football game to be flexed Game also Megacast on ESPN2 | |
16 | December 25 | Baltimore Ravens | 33–19 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | National ABC | Super Bowl XLVII rematch Game also simulcast on ESPN+ Brock Purdy’s first home MNF game. | |
17 | Saturday | December 30 | Detroit Lions | 19–20 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | National ABC | Game also simulcast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ Game moved to Saturday to accommodate the College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year’s Day |
18 | January 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17–10 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | National ABC | 4:35 p.m. ET kickoff, Game also simulcast on ESPN+ Ravens–Steelers rivalry PIT Win: Stayed alive to later clinch AFC No. 7 seed PIT Loss: Eliminated | |
Houston Texans | 23–19 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Game also simulcast on ESPN+ Colts–Texans rivalry Texans QB C. J. Stroud primetime debut Winner: Clinch at least a playoff spot and potentially the AFC South champions and AFC No. 4 seed Loser: Eliminated | ||||
Super Wild Card Weekend | Monday | January 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9–32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | National ABC | Game Megacast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ 2021 NFC Wild Card rematch Week 3 rematch NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4 |
Divisional Round | Saturday | January 20 | Houston Texans | 10-34 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | First ever divisional round game on ESPN/ABC Game also simulcast on ESPN+ Week 1 rematch AFC No. 4 vs AFC No. 1 | |
2024 Pro Bowl Games | Thursday and Sunday | February 1 and 4 | AFC | 59–64 | NFC | Camping World Stadium | Thursday Coverage airs live exclusively on ESPN and ESPN+, Sunday coverage also simulcast on ESPN+, and Disney XD |
*Chiefs–Patriots game was flexed out for the Eagles–Seahawks game.
**The Manningcast on this night will cover both games simultaneously.
This will mark the 55th season of Monday Night Football, Flexible scheduling will be allowed on a 12 day notice beginning on Week 12
All games at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN unless otherwise noted
Standings are current as of the 2023 season.
The postseason games, though covered by the ABC/ESPN Monday Night Football team, are excluded from the standings.
Team | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | Most recent appearance | Outcome |
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Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | January 6, 2024 | Lost to Houston Texans, 23-19 | |
Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | November 20, 2023 | Lost to Philadelphia Eagles, 21-17 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | January 6, 2024 | Defeated Baltimore Ravens, 17-10 | |
New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | November 6, 2023 | Lost to Los Angeles Chargers, 27-6 | |
Los Angeles Chargers** | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | November 6, 2023 | Defeated New York Jets, 27-6 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | December 30, 2023 | Defeated Detroit Lions, 20-19 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | December 18, 2023 | Lost to Seattle Seahawks, 20-17 | |
New York Giants | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | December 11, 2023 | Defeated Green Bay Packers, 24-22 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | December 25, 2023 | Lost to Baltimore Ravens, 33-19 | |
Denver Broncos | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | November 13, 2023 | Defeated Buffalo Bills, 24-22 | |
Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | October 1, 2023 | Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars, 23-7 | |
Chicago Bears | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | November 27, 2023 | Defeated Minnesota Vikings, 12-10 | |
Baltimore Ravens | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | January 6, 2024 | Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers, 17-10 | |
Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | December 18, 2023 | Defeated Philadelphia Eagles, 20-17 | |
Green Bay Packers | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | December 11, 2023 | Lost to New York Giants, 24-22 | |
Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | December 12, 2022 | Lost to New England Patriots, 27-13 | |
Washington Commanders**** | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | November 14, 2022 | Defeated Philadelphia Eagles, 32-21 | |
New England Patriots | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | December 12, 2022 | Defeated Arizona Cardinals, 27-13 | |
Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | December 11, 2023 | Lost to Tennessee Titans, 28-27 | |
Houston Texans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | January 6, 2024 | Defeated Indianapolis Colts, 23-19 | |
Las Vegas Raiders*** | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | October 30, 2023 | Lost to Detroit Lions, 26-14 | |
Cleveland Browns | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | September 18, 2023 | Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-22 | |
Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 3 | 1 | [lower-alpha 3] | .750 | December 4, 2023 | Defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 34-31 (OT) |
Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | September 18, 2023 | Lost to New Orleans Saints, 20-17 | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | December 4, 2023 | Lost to Cincinnati Bengals, 34–31 (OT) | |
Tennessee Titans | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | December 11, 2023 | Defeated Miami Dolphins, 28-27 | |
New Orleans Saints | 4 | 2 | 2 | .590 | September 18, 2023 | Defeated Carolina Panthers, 20-17 | |
Buffalo Bills | 8 | 3 | 4 | [lower-alpha 4] | .429 | November 13, 2023 | Lost to Denver Broncos, 24-22 |
Los Angeles Rams* | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | September 25, 2023 | Lost to Cincinnati Bengals, 19-16 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | November 27, 2023 | Lost to Chicago Bears, 12-10 | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | September 25, 2023 | Lost to Philadelphia Eagles, 25-11 | |
Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 | 2 | .400 | December 30, 2023 | Lost to Dallas Cowboys, 20-19 | |
• *St. Louis Rams, 1995–2015
• **San Diego Chargers, 1961–2016
• ***Oakland Raiders, 1995–2019
• **** Washington Redskins, 1937-2019; Washington Football Team, 2020-2021
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Kirk Edward Herbstreit is an American sportscaster and former college football player. He serves as an analyst for ESPN's College GameDay, a television program covering college football, and provides color commentary on college football games on ESPN and ABC and Thursday night NFL games on Prime Video. For his TV work, Herbstreit has won five Sports Emmy Awards in various categories. He appeared annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football video game until the series was put on hiatus following NCAA Football 14.
The television rights to broadcast National Football League (NFL) games in the United States are the most lucrative and expensive rights of any sport in the world. Television brought professional football into prominence in the modern era after World War II. Since then, National Football League broadcasts have become among the most-watched programs on American television, and the financial fortunes of entire networks have rested on owning NFL broadcasting rights. This has raised questions about the impartiality of the networks' coverage of games and whether they can criticize the NFL without fear of losing the rights and their income.
ESPN on ABC is the branding used for sports event and documentary programming televised by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. Officially, the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, in 2006, ABC's sports division was merged into ESPN Inc., which is the parent subsidiary of the cable sports network ESPN that is majority owned by ABC's corporate parent, The Walt Disney Company, in partnership with Hearst Communications.
The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006.
NBC Sunday Night Football is an American weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC and Peacock in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006, with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, which opened that year's preseason. NBC took over the rights to the Sunday prime time game telecasts from ESPN, which carried the broadcasts from 1987 to 2005. At the same time, ESPN began broadcasting Monday Night Football when it was dropped from sister network ABC. Previously, NBC had aired American Football League (AFL), and later American Football Conference (AFC), games from 1965 until 1997, when CBS took over those rights.
Monday Night Countdown is an American pregame television program that is broadcast on ESPN, preceding its coverage of Monday Night Football. For the network's non-Monday broadcasts, the pregame show is simply titled NFL Countdown. When it debuted in 1993 as NFL Prime Monday, and Monday Night Football was airing on ABC, the pregame show was one of the first cross-pollinations between ESPN and ABC Sports, each of which operated largely under separate management at the time. The show was renamed Monday Night Countdown in 1998 to match its sister show Sunday NFL Countdown, and Monday Night Football moved from ABC to ESPN in 2006. When ABC began airing selected Monday Night Football games in 2016, the network's broadcasts were preceded by simulcasts of Monday Night Countdown. The current sponsor is Panera, starting with the 2023 season. Previous sponsors of the show include UPS, Applebee's, Call of Duty, Courtyard by Marriott and Subway.
ESPN Megacast, formerly known as ESPN Full Circle, is a multi-network simulcast of a single sporting event across multiple ESPN networks and services—with each feed providing a different version of the telecast making use of different features, functions or perspectives. These simulcasts typically involve ESPN's linear television channels and internet streaming platforms, and may occasionally incorporate other Walt Disney Television networks at once.
National television broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games first aired on ABC from 1948 to 1951. Between 1970 and 2005, Monday Night Football aired exclusively on ABC. In 2006, ESPN took over as the exclusive rights holder to Monday Night Football, and the ABC Sports division was merged into ESPN Inc. by parent company Disney. Afterward, ABC did not broadcast any game from the NFL, whether exclusive or a simulcast from ESPN, until they simulcasted an NFL Wild Card playoff game in 2016. ABC would then return to Monday Night Football in 2020, when they aired three games as simulcasts from ESPN.
The following article details the history of Monday Night Football, the weekly broadcast of National Football League games on U.S. television.
The history of the National Football League on television documents the long history of the National Football League on television. The NFL, along with boxing and professional wrestling, was a pioneer of sports broadcasting during a time when baseball and college football were more popular than professional football. Due to the NFL understanding television at an earlier time, they were able to surpass Major League Baseball in the 1960s as the most popular sport in the United States. Today, NFL broadcasting contracts are among the most valuable in the world.
Recently, the NFL's TV broadcasters have suffered annual financial losses because advertising revenue is unable to keep up with the rising costs of broadcast rights.
From 2014 to 2022, CBS, NBC, and Fox, as well as cable television's ESPN, paid a combined total of US$20.4 billion will pay $39.6 billion for exactly the same broadcast rights. The NFL thus holds broadcast contracts with four companies that control a combined vast majority of the country's television product. League-owned NFL Network, on cable television, also broadcasts a selected number of games nationally. In 2017, the NFL games attracted the top three rates for a 30-second advertisement: $699,602 for NBC Sunday Night Football, $550,709 for Thursday Night Football (NBC), and $549,791 for Thursday Night Football (CBS).
Omaha Productions is an American entertainment company founded by former football quarterback Peyton Manning. It is known for producing Manningcast, an alternate live television broadcast of ESPN's Monday Night Football hosted by Peyton and his brother Eli.
Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, colloquially known as the Manningcast, is an American alternate live television broadcast of Monday Night Football hosted by brothers Peyton and Eli Manning, both former quarterbacks from the National Football League. It is produced by Peyton's production company Omaha Productions. The broadcasts air on ESPN2 and ESPN+ in the United States and TSN+ in Canada.
The NFL on ESPN is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) coverage on the networks of ESPN. NFL coverage first aired on the network in 1980, when ESPN broadcast the 1980 NFL draft. ESPN did not air live NFL games until 1987, when it acquired the rights to Sunday Night Football. In 2006, ESPN lost the rights to Sunday Night Football and began airing Monday Night Football instead.