Monday Night Football results (1970-1989) 3442849 217305692 2008-06-05T13:40:00Z WAVY 10 Fan 1341438 /* 1972 NFL season */ added "finger" incident Beginning in the [[1970 NFL season]], the [[National Football League]] began scheduling a weekly regular season game on [[Monday Night Football|Monday night]] before a national television audience. From 1970-2005, the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC television network]] carried these games, with the [[ESPN|ESPN cable television network]] taking over beginning in September 2006. Listed below are games played from 1970-1989. {| class="wikitable" |bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|<small>'''[[Overtime (sports)|Overtime Result]]'''</small> |} ==1970s== ===[[1970 NFL season]]=== The [[November 23]] game became infamous when [[Howard Cosell]] slurred his way through the first half and vomited on [[Don Meredith]]'s boots at halftime. Cosell left [[Franklin Field]] prior to the second half, leaving Meredith to finish the game with [[Keith Jackson]]. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 21]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''21-31''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 28]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''44-24''' |[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] |[[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 5]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''14-28''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 12]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''22-20''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Qualcomm Stadium|San Diego Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 19]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''20-34''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[McAfee Coliseum|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[October 26]] |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''3-13''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Metropolitan Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 2]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''10-21''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 9]] |'''[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]''' |align="center"|'''13-10''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Milwaukee County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 16]] |'''[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]''' |align="center"|'''38-0''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[November 23]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''20-23''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Franklin Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 30]] |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |align="center"|'''20-7''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Fulton County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 7]] |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |align="center"|'''21-10''' |[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] |[[Reliant Astrodome|Houston Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 14]] |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |align="center"|'''28-23''' |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |} ===[[1971 NFL season]]=== The [[October 11]] game was the final NFL contest played in the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]. The [[Dallas Cowboys]] moved into [[Texas Stadium]] for its next home game on [[October 24]] vs. the [[New England Patriots]]. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 20]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''16-13''' |[[Detroit Lions]] |[[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 27]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''10-17''' |'''[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]''' |[[Busch Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 4]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''34-20''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 11]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''20-13''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[October 18]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''16-38''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Municipal Stadium (Kansas City)|Municipal Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 25]] |[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] |align="center"|'''3-10''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Metropolitan Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 1]] |[[Detroit Lions]] |align="center"|'''14-14''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Milwaukee County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 8]] |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''17-24''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]''' |[[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 15]] |[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] |align="center"|'''17-20''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Qualcomm Stadium|San Diego Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 22]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''21-28''' |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |[[Fulton County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 29]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''3-34''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 6]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''26-17''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Monster Park|Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 13]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''38-24''' |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |} ===[[1972 NFL season]]=== The October 9th game between the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers at the Astrodome is infamous for an awkward off-field incident. During the game, which the Raiders won in a 34-0 shutout, ABC cameras had panned out and showed several fans leaving. A cameraman caught one of the few to stay in the game, who showed his disgust with the Oilers' performance by raising [[The finger|his middle finger]], prompting [[Don Meredith]] to quip, "We're number 1 in the nation." {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 18]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''24-21''' |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |[[Metropolitan Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 25]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''20-17''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Tulane Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 2]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''27-12''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 9]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''34-0''' |[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] |[[Reliant Astrodome|Houston Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[October 16]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-23''' |[[Detroit Lions]] |[[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 23]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''10-13''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 30]] |[[Detroit Lions]] |align="center"|'''24-28''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 6]] |'''[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]''' |align="center"|'''24-17''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Foxboro Stadium|Schafer Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 13]] |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |align="center"|'''21-17''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Qualcomm Stadium|San Diego Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 20]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''13-24''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 27]] |[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] |align="center"|'''10-31''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 4]] |'''[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''26-16''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Monster Park|Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 11]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''16-24''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[McAfee Coliseum|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |} ===[[1973 NFL season]]=== During what would be [[Don Meredith]]'s final season of his first Monday Night stint, he was the center of three incidents in a three-week stand. In the Oakland-Denver game on [[October 22]], Meredith famous quipped, "We're in the [[Denver, Colorado|Mile High City]], and so am I" (referring to his [[marijuana]] use at the time), followed by his drinking through the Buffalo-Kansas City game the following week. Finally, on [[November 5]] during the Steelers-Redskins matchup, he referred to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon]] by the nickname of "Tricky Dick". {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 17]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''7-23''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Milwaukee County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 24]] |[[New Orleans Saints]] |align="center"|'''3-40''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 1]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''6-31''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 8]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''7-14''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 15]] |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |align="center"|'''17-9''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 22]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''23-23''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 29]] |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |align="center"|'''14-23''' |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |[[Ralph Wilson Stadium|Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 5]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''16-21''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 12]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''7-19''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 19]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''14-20''' |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |[[Fulton County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 26]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''6-20''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 3]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''26-30''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 10]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''6-40''' |'''[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]''' |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |} ===[[1974 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 16]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''20-21''' |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |[[Ralph Wilson Stadium|Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 23]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''10-13''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 30]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''3-30''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 7]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''17-21''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[October 14]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''13-17''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 21]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''9-10''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 28]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''17-24''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 4]] |'''[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''24-17''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Monster Park|Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[November 11]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''28-24''' |[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] |[[Busch Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 18]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''42-34''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 25]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''28-7''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Tulane Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 2]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''3-24''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 9]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''23-17''' |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |} ===[[1975 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 22]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''31-21''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[September 29]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''13-23''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 6]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''36-10''' |[[Detroit Lions]] |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 13]] |[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] |align="center"|'''17-27''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 20]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''17-14''' |[[Buffalo Bills]] |[[Ralph Wilson Stadium|Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 27]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''13-9''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 3]] |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''42-3''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 10]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''34-31''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 17]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''24-33''' |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |[[Riverfront Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 24]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''32-9''' |[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] |[[Reliant Astrodome|The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 1]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''7-20''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 8]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''10-17''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[McAfee Coliseum|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[December 15]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''16-24''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Qualcomm Stadium|San Diego Stadium]] |- |} ===[[1976 NFL season]]=== This season saw the first Monday night [[overtime (sports)|overtime]] game since overtime was instituted in [[1974]], as the [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]] kicked a field goal in the extra period to beat the [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]] 20-17. The [[October 11]] game marked the first time the Rams had ever been shut out at [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] in their team history. The 49ers sacked Rams quarterback [[James Harris]] 10 times, six alone by defensive end [[Tommy Hart]]. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 13]] |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |align="center"|'''30-21''' |[[Buffalo Bills]] |[[Ralph Wilson Stadium|Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 20]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''24-21''' |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[September 27]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''20-17''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 4]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''6-17''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Metropolitan Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 11]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''16-0''' |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[October 18]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''7-41''' |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |[[Foxboro Stadium|Schafer Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 25]] |[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] |align="center"|'''10-20''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 1]] |[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] |align="center"|'''14-38''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]''' |[[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 8]] |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''12-20''' |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |[[Riverfront Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 15]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''10-17''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 22]] |'''[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]''' |align="center"|'''17-16''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[November 29]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''16-20''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Monster Park|Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 6]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''20-35''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[McAfee Coliseum|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |} ===[[1977 NFL season]]=== The [[October 10]] game was [[Joe Namath]]'s last NFL start and last NFL game. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 19]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''0-27''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[September 26]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''27-30''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 3]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''37-28''' |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 10]] |[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''23-24''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 17]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''14-20''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 24]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''3-35''' |'''[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]''' |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[October 31]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''0-28''' |'''[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]''' |[[Busch Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 7]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''3-10''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]''' |[[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 14]] |'''[[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]]''' |align="center"|'''24-17''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 21]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''9-10''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 28]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''13-34''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[McAfee Coliseum|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[December 5]] |[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] |align="center"|'''6-17''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 12]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''42-35''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Monster Park|Candlestick Park]] |- |} ===[[1978 NFL season]]=== The [[September 18]] game between the [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] and the [[New England Patriots|Patriots]] featured a ''[[Monday Night Football]]''-record 41 points scored between the two teams in the fourth quarter, 27 by the Colts. Colts running back [[Joe Washington]] had a memorable performance, scoring or helping score his teams' final three touchdowns. His catch of a touchdown pass tied the game at 20-20, and then he threw an option pass to [[Roger Carr]] to put the Colts ahead 27-20. After the Patriots tied it late, Washington returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for the winning touchdown. The [[November 20]] game between the [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]] and the [[Tennessee Titans|Oilers]] featured a memorable performance by Oilers' rookie running back [[Earl Campbell]]. Campbell rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns in a nip-and-tuck game that was capped off by his 81-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 4]] |[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] |align="center"|'''0-38''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[September 11]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''9-12''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Metropolitan Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 18]] |'''[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]''' |align="center"|'''34-27''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Schaefer Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 25]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''24-20''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 2]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''5-9''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 9]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''0-21''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[October 16]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''7-16''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 23]] |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-17''' |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 30]] |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''7-15''' |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |[[Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 6]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''17-21''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]''' |[[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 13]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''34-21''' |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |[[Riverfront Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 20]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''30-35''' |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 27]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-7''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 4]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''7-40''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[San Diego Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 11]] |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |align="center"|'''20-19''' |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[December 18]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''3-23''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |} ===[[1979 NFL season]]=== In the [[November 12]] game between the [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]] and the [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]], Eagles kicker [[Tony Franklin]] booted a 59-yard field goal. In the [[December 3]] [[Oakland Raiders|Raiders]]/[[New Orleans Saints|Saints]] game, [[Ken Stabler]] rallied the Raiders from a 35-14 deficit. He threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to [[Cliff Branch]] for the winning score. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[September 3]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''16-13''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Schaefer Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 10]] |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |align="center"|'''14-10''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 17]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''0-27''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 24]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''7-26''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 1]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''14-27''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 8]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''3-13''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[October 15]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''7-17''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Shea Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 22]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''7-42''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 29]] |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |align="center"|'''31-28''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 5]] |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |align="center"|'''9-6''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[November 12]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''31-21''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 19]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''14-20''' |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[November 26]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''7-30''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 3]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''42-35''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 10]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''17-20''' |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 17]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''7-17''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[San Diego Stadium]] |- |} ==1980s== ===[[1980 NFL season]]=== The [[December 8]] game will be forever remembered for [[Howard Cosell]]'s announcement of the murder of [[John Lennon]] during the fourth quarter. [[ABC News]]' ''[[Nightline]]'' provided live coverage of Lennon's death shortly after the conclusion of the game. {| class= "wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 8]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''17-3''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 15]] |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |align="center"|'''16-7''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 22]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''3-35''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 29]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''14-23''' |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |[[Schaefer Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 6]] |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |align="center"|'''0-23''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 13]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''17-20''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 20]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''45-34''' |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 27]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''14-17''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Shea Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 3]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''21-27''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 10]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''34-38''' |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 17]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''19-17''' |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[November 24]] |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''27-7''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 1]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''3-9''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[December 8]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''13-16''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 15]] ||[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''14-38''' |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 22]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''17-26''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |} ===[[1981 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 7]] |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |align="center"|'''44-14''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 14]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''36-10''' |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |[[Metropolitan Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 21]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''35-21''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Schaefer Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 28]] |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''24-7''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 5]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''13-16''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 12]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''21-31''' |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |[[Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 19]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''17-48''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 26]] |[[Houston Oilers]] |align="center"|'''13-26''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 2]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''17-19''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 9]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''14-27''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 16]] |[[San Diego Chargers]] |align="center"|'''23-44''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[November 23]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''30-31''' |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |[[Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 30]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''10-13''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 7]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''27-30''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[December 14]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''16-21''' |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 21]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''10-23''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |} ===[[1982 NFL season]]=== This was the season in which a nine week players strike forced the [[National Football League|NFL]] to postpone seven regular season games. The [[September 20]] game between the [[Green Bay Packers|Packers]] and the [[New York Giants|Giants]] would be the last game played until [[November 21]]. In the [[January 3]] game between the [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]], [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] [[running back]] [[Tony Dorsett]] ran for 99 yards and a [[touchdown]] - still the longest running play from scrimmage in the [[National Football League|NFL]]. Worth noting is that the Cowboys had only ten players on offense when the ball was snapped on that play. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 13]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''36-28''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 20]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''27-19''' |[[New York Giants]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 22]] |[[San Diego Chargers]] |align="center"|'''24-28''' |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[November 29]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''17-23''' |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |[[Tampa Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 6]] |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |align="center"|'''28-13''' |[[Detroit Lions]] |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 13]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''37-7''' |[[Houston Oilers]] |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 20]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''34-50''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 27]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''10-27''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[January 3]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''27-31''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |} ===[[1983 NFL season]]=== The [[September 5]] game between the [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] and the [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]] was when [[Howard Cosell]] infamously referred to [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]] [[wide receiver]] [[Alvin Garrett]] as a "little monkey." [[Howard Cosell|Cosell]] would also call his final [[Monday Night Football|''MNF'']] game on [[December 19]] between the [[San Francisco 49ers|49ers]] and the [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]]. Future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[quarterback]] [[Dan Marino]] made his [[National Football League|NFL]] debut in the [[September 19]] game between the [[Los Angeles Raiders|Raiders]] and the [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]]. The [[October 24]] game between the [[St. Louis Cardinals (football)|Cardinals]] and the [[New York Giants|Giants]] is the only five-quarter deadlock in [[Monday Night Football|''MNF'']] history, as the [[St. Louis Cardinals (football)|Cardinals']] [[Neil O'Donoghue]] blows three field goal attempts in the extra period, one of them from extra-point distance. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 5]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''31-30''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 12]] |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |align="center"|'''17-14''' |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 19]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''14-27''' |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[September 26]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''3-27''' |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 3]] |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |align="center"|'''34-10''' |[[Buffalo Bills]] |[[Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 10]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-14''' |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |[[Riverfront Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 17]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''47-48''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[October 24]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''20-20''' |[[St. Louis Cardinals (football)|St. Louis Cardinals]] |[[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 31]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''27-24''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 7]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''9-15''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[November 14]] |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''36-13''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 21]] |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |align="center"|'''31-28''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[November 28]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''14-38''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 5]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''2-13''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[December 12]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''12-9''' |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |[[Tampa Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 19]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''17-42''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |} ===[[1984 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 3]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''20-13''' |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 10]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''31-37''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[September 17]] |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |align="center"|'''21-17''' |[[Buffalo Bills]] |[[Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 24]] |[[San Diego Chargers]] |align="center"|'''30-33''' |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[October 1]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''17-38''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 8]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''31-10''' |[[New York Giants]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 15]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''14-17''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 22]] |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''24-10''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 29]] |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |align="center"|'''24-0''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 5]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''14-27''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 12]] |[[Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''14-17''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[November 19]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''24-27''' |'''[[New Orleans Saints]]''' |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[November 26]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''17-28''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 3]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''7-20''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 10]] |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''24-3''' |[[Detroit Lions]] |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 17]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''21-28''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |} ===[[1985 NFL season]]=== The [[November 18]] game between the [[New York Giants|Giants]] and the [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]] is infamous for [[Lawrence Taylor]]'s tackle that ended [[Joe Theismann]]'s career. The [[December 2]] game between the [[Chicago Bears|Bears]] and the [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]] was and still is the highest [[Nielsen Ratings|rated]] game in ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' history. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 9]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''14-44''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 16]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''7-17''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 23]] |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''35-24''' |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[September 30]] |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |align="center"|'''37-24''' |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 7]] |[[St. Louis Cardinals (football)|St. Louis Cardinals]] |align="center"|'''10-27''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 14]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''7-23''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 21]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''7-23''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 28]] |[[San Diego Chargers]] |align="center"|'''21-34''' |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[November 4]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''10-21''' |'''[[St. Louis Cardinals (football)|St. Louis Cardinals]]''' |[[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 11]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''16-17''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 18]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''21-23''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 25]] |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |align="center"|'''6-19''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 2]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''24-38''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 9]] |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''27-20''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 16]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''27-30''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 23]] |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''16-6''' |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |} ===[[1986 NFL season]]=== The [[September 8]] game between the [[Giants|New York Giants]] and the [[Cowboys|Dallas Cowboys]] marked the NFL debut of [[Herschel Walker]]. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 8]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''28-31''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 15]] |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |align="center"|'''21-10''' |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 22]] |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |align="center"|'''25-12''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 29]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''31-7''' |[[St. Louis Cardinals (football)|St. Louis Cardinals]] |[[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 6]] |[[San Diego Chargers]] |align="center"|'''7-33''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 13]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''22-24''' |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |[[Riverfront Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 20]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''10-22''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 27]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''20-27''' |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 3]] |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''20-17''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 10]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''16-26''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 17]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''6-14''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 24]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''3-45''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |Monday |[[December 1]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''21-17''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 8]] |[[Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''0-37''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 15]] |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |align="center"|'''16-13''' |[[Detroit Lions]] |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 22]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''34-27''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] |- |} ===[[1987 NFL season]]=== There was a player [[Strike action|strike]] called after the completion of Week 2's games. As a result all games for Week 3 were cancelled but unlike the [[1982 NFL season|1982]] players' strike, owners decided to resume play with replacement players. Replacement players were used in games played from Week 4 until Week 6 (including the [[San Francisco 49ers|49ers]]-[[New York Giants|Giants]], [[Los Angeles Raiders|Raiders]]-[[Denver Broncos|Broncos]], and [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]]-[[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] ''[[Monday Night Football|MNF]]'' games). Once a new collective bargaining agreement ended the strike, regular players came back and played starting with Week 7. The [[October 26]] game between the [[Denver Broncos|Broncos]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]] was rescheduled because Game 7 of the [[1987 World Series]] (which was also broadcasted by [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]), which featured the [[Minnesota Twins]], had to play at the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] on Sunday night, when the [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]] were originally slated to host the [[Denver Broncos|Broncos]]. Therefore, the game was moved to Monday night, and was played simultaneously with the [[Cleveland Browns|Browns]]-[[Los Angeles Rams|Rams]] game. The November 30 [[Los Angeles Raiders|Raiders]]/[[Seattle Seahawks|Seahawks]] game marked the memorable ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' debut of [[Bo Jackson]], with his 91-yard touchdown run. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 14]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''19-34''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 21]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''24-43''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 5]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''41-21''' |[[New York Giants]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 12]] |[[Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''14-30''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 19]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''13-7''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 26]] |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''17-30''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 26]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''27-34''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 2]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''24-33''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 9]] |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |align="center"|'''14-30''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 16]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''29-31''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 23]] |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''30-26''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 30]] |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''37-14''' |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 7]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''28-37''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 14]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''0-41''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 21]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''29-21''' |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 28]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''24-10''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |} ===[[1988 NFL season]]=== The [[September 12]] game between the [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] and the [[Phoenix Cardinals|Cardinals]] was the first game the [[Phoenix Cardinals|Cardinals]] played in [[Arizona]] after relocating from [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]. The [[October 3]] game between the [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] and the [[New Orleans Saints|Saints]] would be the final ''[[Monday Night Football|MNF]]'' game coached by [[Tom Landry]]. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 5]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''20-27''' |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 12]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''17-14''' |[[Phoenix Cardinals]] |[[Sun Devil Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 19]] |[[Indianapolis Colts]] |align="center"|'''17-23''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[September 26]] |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''30-27''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 3]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''17-20''' |'''[[New Orleans Saints]]''' |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 10]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''13-24''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 17]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''37-14''' |[[New York Jets]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 24]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''9-10''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 31]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''23-55''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[Hoosier Dome]] |- |Monday |[[November 7]] |[[Cleveland Browns]] |align="center"|'''17-24''' |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 14]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''31-6''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 21]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''21-37''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[November 28]] |[[Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''27-35''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 5]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''3-23''' |'''[[Los Angeles Rams]]''' |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 12]] |[[Cleveland Browns]] |align="center"|'''31-38''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 19]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''27-28''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |} ===[[1989 NFL season]]=== The [[October 9]] game between the [[Los Angeles Raiders|Raiders]] and the [[New York Jets|Jets]] was the first game for [[Art Shell]] as the [[Los Angeles Raiders|Raiders]] head coach, becoming the first [[African-American]] [[National Football League|NFL]] head coach in the modern era. The [[November 6]] game between the [[New Orleans Saints|Saints]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers|49ers]] was originally scheduled for [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] but was switched with their [[October 8]] game when the [[San Francisco Giants]] played in the [[1989 National League Championship Series|NLCS]]. The [[December 25]] game between the [[Cincinnati Bengals|Bengals]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]] was the first [[National Football League|NFL]] game played on [[Christmas]] since the [[1971]] playoffs. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 11]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''27-24''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 18]] |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |align="center"|'''28-14''' |[[Buffalo Bills]] |[[Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 25]] |[[Cleveland Browns]] |align="center"|'''14-21''' |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |[[Riverfront Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 2]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''13-27''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 9]] |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''14-7''' |[[New York Jets]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 16]] |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''20-23''' |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |[[Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 23]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''7-27''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 30]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''14-24''' |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 6]] |[[New Orleans Saints]] |align="center"|'''13-31''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[November 13]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''24-26''' |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 20]] |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |align="center"|'''14-10''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 27]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''24-34''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 4]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''16-17''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 11]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''30-27''' |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 18]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''20-30''' |'''[[New Orleans Saints]]''' |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 25]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''21-29''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |} ==See also== *''[[Monday Night Football]]'' *[[Monday Night Football results (1990-present)|''Monday Night Football'' results (1990-present)]] *[[ESPN Sunday Night Football results (1987-2005)|ESPN ''Sunday Night Football'' results (1987-2005)]] *[[NBC Sunday Night Football results (2006-present)|''NBC Sunday Night Football'' results (2006-present)]] *[[NFL Network Run to the Playoffs results (2006-present)|NFL Network ''Run to the Playoffs'' results (2006-present)]] ==References== * ''[[Total Football II]],'', Edited by [[Bob Carroll]], [[Michael Gershman]], [[David Neft]] and [[John Thorn]], [[Harper Collins]] Publishing, [[1999 in literature|1999]]. ISBN 0-06-270174-6. {{NFL on ABC}} [[Category:National Football League lists]] [[Category:National Football League lore]] [[Category:National Football League on television]] [[Category:ABC Sports]]