Monday Night Football results (1970-1989)
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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.
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|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.
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|-
!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.
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