Monday Night Football results (1990-present) 3462273 212534069 2008-05-15T04:41:17Z Tommyknockers 492311 /* 2000 NFL season */ 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 1990 to the most recent season. ==1990s== ===[[1990 NFL season]]=== The [[November 12]] game between the [[Washington Redskins]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] is known as the infamous ''[[The Body Bag Game|Body Bag Game]]'', in which [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]] head coach [[Buddy Ryan]] promised a beating so severe, that the [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]] would have to be "hauled off in body bags." {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 10]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''13-12''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[September 17]] |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |align="center"|'''23-24''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 24]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''30-7''' |[[New York Jets]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 1]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''16-31''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 8]] |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |align="center"|'''30-29''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 15]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''24-32''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 22]] |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |align="center"|'''34-13''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 29]] |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''10-41''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 5]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''24-7''' |[[Indianapolis Colts]] |[[Hoosier Dome]] |- |Monday |[[November 12]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''14-28''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 19]] |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''13-10''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 26]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''24-27''' |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 3]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''3-7''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 10]] |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''38-31''' |[[Detroit Lions]] |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 17]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''26-10''' |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |Saturday |[[December 22]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''28-35''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[Hoosier Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 31]] |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |align="center"|'''17-20''' |'''[[New Orleans Saints]]''' |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |} ===[[1991 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 2]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''14-16''' |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 9]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''33-31''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 16]] |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |align="center"|'''7-17''' |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |[[The Astrodome]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[September 23]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''13-19''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 30]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''0-23''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 7]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''6-33''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 14]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''23-20''' |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 21]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''16-35''' |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |[[Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 28]] |[[Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''21-24''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 4]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''7-30''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 11]] |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |align="center"|'''34-17''' |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 18]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''41-27''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 25]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''33-10''' |[[Los Angeles Rams]] |[[Anaheim Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 2]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''13-6''' |[[Houston Oilers]] |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 9]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''13-37''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 16]] |[[Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''0-27''' |'''[[New Orleans Saints]]''' |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 23]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''14-52''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |} ===[[1992 NFL season]]=== The [[December 28]] game between the [[Detroit Lions]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]] was the game in which [[Joe Montana]] took his final snap as a [[San Francisco 49ers|49er]]. He was traded to the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] during the off season. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 7]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''10-23''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 14]] |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |align="center"|'''27-23''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 21]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''27-14''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 28]] |[[Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''7-27''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 5]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''7-31''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 12]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''3-34''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 19]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''0-20''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 26]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''24-20''' |[[New York Jets]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 2]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''38-10''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 9]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''41-3''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[November 16]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''26-20''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 23]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''3-20''' |'''[[New Orleans Saints]]''' |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |-bgcolor= "#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[November 30]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''13-16''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[The Kingdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 7]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''7-24''' |'''[[Houston Oilers]]''' |[[The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 14]] |[[Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''7-20''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 21]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''41-17''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 28]] |[[Detroit Lions]] |align="center"|'''6-24''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |} ===[[1993 NFL season]]=== During the [[January 3]] game, the Eagles missed a game-winning field goal as the overtime period expired, which would have left the game a tie. However, a penalty against the 49ers allowed a re-kick, and the Eagles were granted one untimed down. On the second attempt, the field goal was good and the deadlock was barely averted, preserving the fourth of what would eventually be seven consecutive tie-free seasons. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 6]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''16-35''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[RFK Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 13]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''13-23''' |'''[[Cleveland Browns]]''' |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 20]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''7-15''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 27]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''45-17''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[October 4]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''10-17''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 11]] |[[Houston Oilers]] |align="center"|'''7-35''' |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |[[Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 18]] |'''[[Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''23-20''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 25]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''19-12''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 1]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''10-24''' |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |[[Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 8]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''16-23''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 15]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''0-23''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 22]] |[[New Orleans Saints]] |align="center"|'''7-42''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[November 29]] |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |align="center"|'''31-0''' |[[Indianapolis Colts]] |[[Hoosier Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 6]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''17-23''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 13]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''21-20''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 20]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''24-14''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 27]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''20-45''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[January 3]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''37-34''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Candlestick Park]] |- |} ===[[1994 NFL season]]=== In the [[September 5]] game, [[San Francisco 49ers]] [[wide receiver]] [[Jerry Rice]] broke [[Jim Brown|Jim Brown's]] touchdown record. The [[October 17]] game between the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] and the [[Denver Broncos]] featured a [[quarterback]] matchup between [[Joe Montana]] and [[John Elway]]. [[Joe Montana|Montana]] led the [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]] to a 75-yard game-winning drive with 8 seconds left. The [[October 31]] game between the [[Green Bay Packers]] and the [[Chicago Bears]] was played in a driving [[rain]] with [[wind]] gusts up to 36 mph. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 5]] |[[Oakland Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]] |align="center"|'''14-44''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Monster Park|Candlestick Park]] |- |Monday |[[September 12]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''22-30''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[September 19]] |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |align="center"|'''20-17''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 26]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''20-27''' |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |[[Ralph Wilson Stadium|Rich Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 3]] |[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] |align="center"|'''14-30''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 10]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''27-10''' |[[New York Giants]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 17]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''31-28''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 24]] |[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] |align="center"|'''6-21''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 31]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''33-6''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 7]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''10-38''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 14]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''10-23''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 21]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''13-10''' |[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] |[[Reliant Astrodome|The Astrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 28]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''35-14''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 5]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''24-17''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Qualcomm Stadium|Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 12]] |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |align="center"|'''28-45''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Dolphin Stadium|Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 19]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''24-16''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 26]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''14-21''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |} ===[[1995 NFL season]]=== In the [[September 11]] game, [[Green Bay Packers|Packers]] [[quarterback]] [[Brett Favre]] threw a 99-yard [[touchdown]] pass to [[Robert Brooks]]. It was the eighth 99-yard [[touchdown]] pass in [[National Football League|NFL]] history. In the [[October 9]] game, [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]] kick returner [[Tamarick Vanover]] returned a [[Punt (football)|punt]] 86 yards for a [[touchdown]] to win the game for the [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]]. The [[November 13]] game between the [[Cleveland Browns|Browns]] and [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]] was played one week after [[Cleveland Browns|Browns]] owner [[Art Modell]] announced that he would be moving the team to [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] for the [[1996]] season. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 4]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''35-0''' |[[New York Giants]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 11]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''27-24''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 18]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''10-23''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 25]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''24-27''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 2]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''22-19''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[October 9]] |[[San Diego Chargers]] |align="center"|'''23-29''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 16]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''0-27''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 23]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''14-27''' |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |[[Foxboro Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 30]] |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |align="center"|'''14-6''' |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 6]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''12-34''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 13]] |[[Cleveland Browns]] |align="center"|'''3-20''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 20]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''44-20''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 27]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''6-12''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 4]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''7-27''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 11]] |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |align="center"|'''6-13''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Joe Robbie Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 18]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''30-37''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[3Com Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 25]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''37-13''' |[[Arizona Cardinals]] |[[Sun Devil Stadium]] |- |} ===[[1996 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 2]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''6-22''' |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |[[Soldier Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 9]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''13-39''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 16]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''6-24''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]]''' |- |Monday |[[September 23]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''6-10''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[RCA Dome]] |- |Monday |[[September 30]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''23-19''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 7]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''17-7''' |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[October 14]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''20-23''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 21]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''23-14''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 28]] |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |align="center"|'''15-13''' |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 4]] |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |align="center"|'''22-21''' |[[Oakland Raiders]] |[[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[November 11]] |[[Detroit Lions]] |align="center"|'''21-27''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 18]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''6-21''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 25]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-17''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 2]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''34-10''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 9]] |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |align="center"|'''7-26''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[December 16]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''14-16''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 23]] |[[Detroit Lions]] |align="center"|'''14-24''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[3Com Park]] |- |} ===[[1997 NFL season]]=== The [[September 22]] game between the [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]] and the [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jaguars]] (playing on Monday night for the first time in their short history) had one of the craziest endings in [[ABC Monday Night Football|''MNF'']] history. The [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jaguars]] were up 2 with almost no time left and [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh]] tried a [[Field goal (football)|field goal]]. [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jacksonville]] blocked it and [[Chris Hudson]] returned it the other way for a [[touchdown]]. The [[extra point]] was finally kicked about 15 minutes after [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] signed off. The [[October 27]] game between the [[Chicago Bears|Bears]] and the [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]] was rescheduled because Game 7 of the [[1997 World Series]], which featured the [[Florida Marlins]], had to play at [[Dolphin Stadium|Pro Player Stadium]] on Sunday night, when the [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]] originally were slated to host the [[Chicago Bears|Bears]]. Therefore, the game was moved to Monday night and was played simultaneously with the Packers-Patriots game (a rematch of [[Super Bowl XXXI]]). After the conclusion of the [[Green Bay Packers|Packer]] game, viewers were not taken to the conclusion of the close [[Chicago Bears|Bears]] win but instead went to local news. The [[November 10]] game between the [[San Francisco 49ers|49ers]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]] was the infamous game in which a fan had fired off a flare gun in [[Veterans Stadium]], leading to the introduction of the court in the stadium. {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 1]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''24-38''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 8]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''28-27''' |[[Oakland Raiders]] |[[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[September 15]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''20-21''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 22]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''21-30''' |'''[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]''' |[[Alltel Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 29]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''34-21''' |[[Carolina Panthers]] |[[Ericsson Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 6]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''13-34''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 13]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''16-21''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[Jack Kent Cooke Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 20]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''9-6''' |[[Indianapolis Colts]] |[[RCA Dome]] |- |Monday |[[October 27]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''28-10''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Foxboro Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[October 27]] |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |align="center"|'''36-33''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 3]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''10-13''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 10]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-12''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 17]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''13-30''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 24]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''3-31''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 1]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''27-11''' |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 8]] |'''[[Carolina Panthers]]''' |align="center"|'''23-13''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 15]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''17-34''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[3Com Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 22]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''14-12''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Pro Player Stadium]] |- |} ===[[1998 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 7]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''21-27''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 14]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''45-10''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[Jack Kent Cooke Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 21]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''31-7''' |[[New York Giants]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 28]] |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |align="center"|'''6-27''' |'''[[Detroit Lions]]''' |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 5]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''37-24''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 12]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''21-28''' |'''[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]''' |[[Alltel Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 19]] |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |align="center"|'''24-14''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Foxboro Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 26]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''20-13''' |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 2]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''34-0''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 9]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''20-27''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 16]] |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |align="center"|'''30-7''' |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 23]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''23-26''' |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |[[Foxboro Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 30]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''7-31''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[3Com Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 7]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''22-24''' |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |[[Raymond James Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 14]] |[[Detroit Lions]] |align="center"|'''13-34''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[3Com Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 21]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''21-31''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 28]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''3-20''' |'''[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]''' |[[Alltel Stadium]] |- |} ===[[1999 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 13]] |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |align="center"|'''38-21''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 20]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''7-24''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 27]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-10''' |[[Arizona Cardinals]] |[[Sun Devil Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 4]] |'''[[Buffalo Bills]]''' |align="center"|'''23-18''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 11]] |'''[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]''' |align="center"|'''16-6''' |[[New York Jets]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 18]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''10-13''' |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 25]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''9-13''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Three Rivers Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 1]] |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |align="center"|'''27-7''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 8]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''17-27''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 15]] |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |align="center"|'''24-17''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Foxboro Stadium]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[November 22]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''21-27''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 29]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''20-3''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[3Com Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 6]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''17-24''' |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |[[Raymond James Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 13]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''24-27''' |'''[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]''' |[[Alltel Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 20]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''20-24''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 27]] |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |align="center"|'''38-31''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[January 3]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''29-34''' |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |} ==2000s== ===[[2000 NFL season]]=== The [[October 23]] game between the [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]] and the [[New York Jets|Jets]] featured the "[[The Monday Night Miracle]]", when [[Vinny Testaverde]] led the [[New York Jets|Jets]] to 30 points in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. [[John Hall (American football)|John Hall]] kicked the game-winning [[Field goal (football)|field goal]], finishing the second-biggest comeback in [[National Football League|NFL]] history. In overtime of the [[November 6]] game between the [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]] and the [[Green Bay Packers|Packers]], [[Green Bay Packers|Packers]] [[wide receiver]] [[Antonio Freeman]] slipped on the wet grass, while [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]] [[cornerback]] [[Cris Dishman]] deflected the pass at the 20 yard line. The ball bounced off Freeman's shoulder, he rolled over, and it fell into his chest and right hand without touching the ground. While Dishman agonized over what he thought should have been an interception, Freeman stood up and ran for the end zone, scoring the game-winning touchdown. The play was replayed and allowed. [[Al Michaels]] call on the game-winning play: "He did ''WHAT????''" {| class="wikitable" style= "font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Home Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 4]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''36-41''' |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |[[Trans World Dome]] |- |Monday |[[September 11]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''19-20''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 18]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''27-21''' |[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[FedEx Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 25]] |[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] |align="center"|'''14-43''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[RCA Dome]] |- |Monday |[[October 2]] |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |align="center"|'''17-24''' |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 9]] |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |align="center"|'''23-30''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[October 16]] |[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] |align="center"|'''13-27''' |'''[[Tennessee Titans]]''' |[[Adelphia Coliseum]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[October 23]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''37-40''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 30]] |'''[[Tennessee Titans]]''' |align="center"|'''27-21''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[FedEx Field]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[November 6]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''20-26''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 13]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''24-27''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Mile High Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 20]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''33-20''' |[[St. Louis Rams]] |[[Trans World Dome]] |- |Monday |[[November 27]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''14-31''' |'''[[Carolina Panthers]]''' |[[Ericsson Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 4]] |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |align="center"|'''24-30''' |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |[[Foxboro Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 11]] |[[Buffalo Bills]] |align="center"|'''20-44''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[RCA Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 18]] |[[St. Louis Rams]] |align="center"|'''35-38''' |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |[[Raymond James Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 25]] |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |align="center"|'''0-31''' |'''[[Tennessee Titans]]''' |[[Adelphia Coliseum]] |- |} ===[[2001 NFL season]]=== The [[September 17]] game between the [[Minnesota Vikings]] and [[Baltimore Ravens]] (what would have been the Ravens' first appearance on ''MNF'') was rescheduled to [[January 7]] as the entire slate of week 2 games was postponed after the [[September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks|September 11 terrorist attacks]] at the [[World Trade Center]] and [[The Pentagon]]. [[Denver Broncos]] kicker [[Jason Elam]] recorded the 20,000th point scored in ''MNF'' history when he kicked a field goal in the Broncos' 38-28 loss to the [[Oakland Raiders]]. Due to [[Christmas Eve]] and [[New Year's Eve]] falling on Mondays in [[2001]], the NFL did not schedule games for those days. Instead, ABC aired Saturday night games on those weekends. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 10]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''20-31''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Invesco Field at Mile High]] |- |Monday |[[September 24]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''0-37''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 1]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''19-17''' |[[New York Jets]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 8]] |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''35-0''' |[[Detroit Lions]] |[[Pontiac Silverdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 15]] |[[Washington Redskins]] |align="center"|'''7-9''' |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 22]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''10-9''' |[[New York Giants]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 29]] |[[Tennessee Titans]] |align="center"|'''7-34''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Heinz Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 5]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''28-38''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[McAfee Coliseum|Network Associates Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[November 12]] |'''[[Baltimore Ravens]]''' |align="center"|'''16-10''' |[[Tennessee Titans]] |[[LP Field|Adelphia Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[November 19]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''16-28''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 26]] |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-17''' |[[St. Louis Rams]] |[[Edward Jones Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 3]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''28-21''' |[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] |[[Jacksonville Municipal Stadium|Alltel Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 10]] |[[Indianapolis Colts]] |align="center"|'''6-41''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Dolphin Stadium|Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 17]] |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''34-21''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Saturday |[[December 22]] |'''[[Tennessee Titans]]''' |align="center"|'''13-10''' |[[Oakland Raiders]] |[[McAfee Coliseum|Network Associates Coliseum]] |- |Saturday |[[December 29]] |[[Baltimore Ravens]] |align="center"|'''10-22''' |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |[[Raymond James Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[January 7]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''3-19''' |'''[[Baltimore Ravens]]''' |[[M&T Bank Stadium|PSINet Stadium]] |- |} ===[[2002 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 9]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''14-30''' |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |[[Gillette Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 16]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''37-7''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[FedEx Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 23]] |[[St. Louis Rams]] |align="center"|'''14-26''' |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |[[Raymond James Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 30]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''23-34''' |'''[[Baltimore Ravens]]''' |[[M&T Bank Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 7]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''34-21''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Memorial Stadium (Champaign)|Memorial Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 14]] |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |align="center"|'''28-21''' |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |[[Qwest Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 21]] |[[Indianapolis Colts]] |align="center"|'''10-28''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Heinz Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 28]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''3-17''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Veterans Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 4]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''10-24''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 11]] |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |align="center"|'''34-10''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[Invesco Field at Mile High]] |- |Monday |[[November 18]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''16-21''' |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |[[Edward Jones Dome]] |- |Monday |[[November 25]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''38-17''' |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |[[Monster Park|3Com Park]] |- |Monday |[[December 2]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''20-26''' |'''[[Oakland Raiders]]''' |[[McAfee Coliseum|Network Associates Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[December 9]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''9-27''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Dolphin Stadium|Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 16]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''7-24''' |'''[[Tennessee Titans]]''' |[[LP Field|Adelphia Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[December 23]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''17-7''' |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |[[Raymond James Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 30]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''20-31''' |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |[[Edward Jones Dome]] |- |} ===[[2003 NFL season]]=== Under a new NFL policy, the NFL officially adopted a [[National Football League Kickoff game|Thursday night game]] to open the season (something that was done for the first time the previous season), and no Monday night game in Week 17. The change was designed to maximize opportunities for scheduling between Week 17 and the opening week of the [[NFL playoffs|playoffs]]; in this way, no team could be disadvantaged by potentially having only four days between their final regular season game and a playoff game. Also, the ratings for the last game of the regular season were often low, and the game usually had no playoff meaning (the most likely reason for the scheduling move). To compensate for losing the opening night game, ESPN got the Week 17 game that previously was on Monday Night, and aired it on Saturday. The season saw two improbable comebacks occur. The [[New York Giants|Giants]] led their game with the [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] 32-29 ''with ten seconds left.'' An out-of-bounds kickoff allowed Dallas to quickly get into field goal position and force overtime. Dallas' [[Billy Cundiff]] tied an NFL record with seven field goals. Three weeks later, [[Indianapolis Colts|Indianapolis]] trailed [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay]] 35-14 with 3:43 remaining. They scored three touchdowns in the closing minutes and won in overtime after an unsportsmanlike "leaping" call negated a field goal miss by the Colts. The [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]]-[[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]] game was played at [[Sun Devil Stadium]] in [[Tempe, Arizona]] because the [[Cedar Fire]] in California forced evacuees to [[Qualcomm Stadium]]. The [[Green Bay Packers|Packers]]-[[Oakland Raiders|Raiders]] game was played the day after the death of the father of quarterback [[Brett Favre]]. In an inspiring performance, Favre threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns in the Packers' rout. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Thursday |[[September 4]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''13-16''' |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |[[FedEx Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 8]] |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |align="center"|'''17-0''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Lincoln Financial Field]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[September 15]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''35-32''' |[[New York Giants]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 22]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''10-31''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Invesco Field at Mile High]] |- |Monday |[[September 29]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''38-23''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |-bgcolor="#FFE6BD" |Monday |[[October 6]] |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |align="center"|'''38-35''' |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |[[Raymond James Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 13]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''0-36''' |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |[[Edward Jones Dome]] |- |Monday |[[October 20]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''17-10''' |[[Oakland Raiders]] |[[McAfee Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[October 27]] |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |align="center"|'''26-10''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Sun Devil Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 3]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''30-26''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[Invesco Field at Mile High]] |- |Monday |[[November 10]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''17-14''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 17]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''14-30''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Monster Park|3Com Park]] |- |Monday |[[November 24]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''13-19''' |'''[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' |[[Raymond James Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 1]] |[[Tennessee Titans]] |align="center"|'''17-24''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 8]] |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |align="center"|'''26-20''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Browns Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 15]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''34-27''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Dolphin Stadium|Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 22]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''41-7''' |[[Oakland Raiders]] |[[McAfee Coliseum]] |- |} ===[[2004 NFL season]]=== The [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]]-[[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] game drew controversy when ABC aired a risqué pregame skit featuring Eagles receiver [[Terrell Owens]] and ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' actress [[Nicolette Sheridan]]. Owens caught three touchdowns in the game. The [[Miami Dolphins]] pulled off a classic upset over the [[New England Patriots]] on [[December 13]]. Trailing 17-28 with 3:59 left, the Dolphins drove 68 yards to score on [[Sammy Morris]]' 1-yard run with 2:07 remaining, and then on a third down play, [[Tom Brady]] threw as he was being sacked by [[Jason Taylor]]. The ill-advised, off-balance pass sailed directly to [[linebacker]] [[Brendon Ayanbadejo]], giving Miami a first down at the Patriots' 21 with 1:45 to go. Three plays later, [[A.J. Feeley]] threw for the game-winning score, a 21-yard pass to [[Derrius Thompson]] on fourth-and-10 with 1:23 left. The Dolphins wore orange jerseys for only the second time in team history. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Thursday |[[September 9]] |[[Indianapolis Colts]] |align="center"|'''24-27''' |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |[[Gillette Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 13]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-14''' |[[Carolina Panthers]] |[[Bank of America Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 20]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''16-27''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Lincoln Financial Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 27]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''21-18''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[FedEx Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 4]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''27-24''' |[[Baltimore Ravens]] |[[M&T Bank Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 11]] |'''[[Tennessee Titans]]''' |align="center"|'''48-27''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 18]] |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |align="center"|'''21-28''' |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |[[Edward Jones Dome]] |- |Monday |[[October 25]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''10-23''' |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |[[Paul Brown Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 1]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''14-41''' |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 8]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |align="center"|'''28-31''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[RCA Dome]] |- |Monday |[[November 15]] |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |align="center"|'''49-21''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 22]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''27-19''' |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |[[Arrowhead Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 29]] |[[St. Louis Rams]] |align="center"|'''17-45''' |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[December 6]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''43-39''' |[[Seattle Seahawks]] |[[Qwest Field]] |- |Monday |[[December 13]] |'''[[Kansas City Chiefs]]''' |align="center"|'''49-38''' |[[Tennessee Titans]] |[[LP Field|Adelphi Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[December 20]] |[[New England Patriots]] |align="center"|'''28-29''' |'''[[Miami Dolphins]]''' |[[Dolphin Stadium|Pro Player Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 27]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''7-20''' |'''[[St. Louis Rams]]''' |[[Edward Jones Dome]] |- |} ===[[2005 NFL season]]=== This marked the final season for ''Monday Night Football'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. An impromptu [[doubleheader (television)|doubleheader]] was scheduled on [[September 19]] when the [[New Orleans Saints]] scheduled Sunday home opener with the [[New York Giants]] was rescheduled due to [[Hurricane Katrina]]'s extensive damage to the [[Louisiana Superdome]]. The game was moved to the Giants' home field at [[Giants Stadium]] (though the Giants were still the road team) for Monday night with a special start time of 7:30 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]. ABC held a [[telethon]] to raise money for victims of the hurricane during the broadcast. The record for largest Monday Night victory was tied and later broken during the season. The [[Seattle Seahawks]] 42-0 win over [[Philadelphia Eagles|Philadelphia]] tied the record set in the [[Miami Dolphins]]' 45-3 victory over the [[New York Jets]] in 1986. Two weeks later, the [[Baltimore Ravens]] bested the margin in their win over the [[Green Bay Packers]], crushing them 48-3. The [[Atlanta Falcons]] became the first team to win three home games on Monday night, beating the Eagles, Jets, and Saints. The final ''Monday Night Football'' game on ABC saw the [[New England Patriots]] beat the Jets 31-21; this was the same score the Jets were defeated by in the very first ''MNF'' telecast, when they played the [[Cleveland Browns]]. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Thursday |[[September 8]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''20-30 |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |[[Gillette Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 12]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |align="center"|'''10-14''' |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[September 19]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''27-10''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 19]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''14-13''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 26]] |[[Kansas City Chiefs]] |align="center"|'''10-30''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[INVESCO Field at Mile High]] |- |Monday |[[October 3]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''29-32''' |'''[[Carolina Panthers]]''' |[[Bank of America Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 10]] |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |align="center"|'''24-22''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Qualcomm Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 17]] |[[St. Louis Rams]] |align="center"|'''28-45''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[RCA Dome]] |- |Monday |[[October 24]] |[[New York Jets]] |align="center"|'''14-27''' |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[October 31]] |[[Baltimore Ravens]] |align="center"|'''19-20''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Heinz Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 7]] |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |align="center"|'''40-21''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Gillette Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 14]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''21-20''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Lincoln Financial Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 21]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''20-17''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 28]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''7-26''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[RCA Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 5]] |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |align="center"|'''42-0''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Lincoln Financial Field]] |- |Monday |[[December 12]] |[[New Orleans Saints]] |align="center"|'''17-36''' |'''[[Atlanta Falcons]]''' |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 19]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''3-48''' |'''[[Baltimore Ravens]]''' |[[M&T Bank Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 26]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''31-21''' |[[New York Jets]] |[[Giants Stadium]] |- |} ===[[2006 NFL season]]=== This marked the first season of Monday night games broadcast on [[ESPN]]. The season began with the first-ever scheduled Monday night [[doubleheader (television)|doubleheader]]. [[September 25]] saw the [[New Orleans Saints]] return to the [[Louisiana Superdome]] for the first time since [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The game was preceded by musical performances by the [[Goo Goo Dolls]], [[Green Day]], and [[U2]]. The [[October 16]] game between the [[New York Giants|Giants]] and [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] became the highest-rated program in the history of cable television, being watched by over 16 million people.<ref name="espn_nygdal">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2637570|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=October 25, 2006|title=Giants-Cowboys draws largest cable audience|accessdate=2006-10-26}}</ref>'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 11]] |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |align="center"|'''19-16''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[FedEx Field]] |- |Monday |September 11 |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |align="center"|'''27-0''' |[[Oakland Raiders]] |[[McAfee Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[September 18]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |align="center"|'''0-9''' |'''[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]''' |[[Jacksonville Municipal Stadium|Alltel Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 25]] |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |align="center"|'''3-23''' |'''[[New Orleans Saints]]''' |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 2]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''9-31''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Lincoln Financial Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 9]] |[[Baltimore Ravens]] |align="center"|'''3-13''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[INVESCO Field at Mile High]] |- |Monday |[[October 16]] |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |align="center"|'''24-23''' |[[Arizona Cardinals]] |[[University of Phoenix Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 23]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''36-22''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 30]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''31-7''' |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[November 6]] |[[Oakland Raiders]] |align="center"|'''0-16''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[Qwest Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 13]] |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |align="center"|'''10-24''' |'''[[Carolina Panthers]]''' |[[Bank of America Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 20]] |[[New York Giants]] |align="center"|'''10-26''' |'''[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]''' |[[Alltel Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 27]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |align="center"|'''24-34''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[Qwest Field]] |- |Monday |[[December 4]] |[[Carolina Panthers]] |align="center"|'''24-27''' |'''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' |[[Lincoln Financial Field]] |- |Monday |[[December 11]] |'''[[Chicago Bears]]''' |align="center"|'''42-27''' |[[St. Louis Rams]] |[[Edward Jones Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 18]] |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |align="center"|'''16-34''' |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |[[RCA Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 25]] |'''[[New York Jets]]''' |align="center"|'''13-10''' |[[Miami Dolphins]] |[[Dolphin Stadium]] |- |} ====U.S. television ratings==== Viewer numbers (based on average total viewers per episode) of ''Monday Night Football'' on [[ESPN]]. ''All times Eastern.'' With the exception of the [[September 11]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]]-[[Oakland Raiders|Raiders]] game, ''Monday Night Football'' has been the most-watched program on cable until the premiere of ''[[High School Musical 2]]'' which had 17 million viewers, breaking ''Monday Night Football''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> record of 16 million. The "It would have ranked..." column indicates what ''Monday Night Football'' would have ranked in the respective weekly viewer rankings, if it were ranked among the programs that aired on the main broadcast networks ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]], [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] and [[The CW Television Network|CW]]). {| class="wikitable" |- style="background-color:#E0E0E0" ! | Date ! | Timeslot ! | Score ! style="background:#660000;font-size:11px;color:#ffffff;line-height:110%" | Viewers Total<BR>(in millions) ! style="background:#660000;font-size:11px;color:#ffffff;line-height:110%" | It would<BR>have ranked... |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! rowspan="2" style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[September 11]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:110%" | Monday 7:00PM ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Minnesota Vikings]] '''19'''<BR>[[Washington Redskins]] '''16''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''12.6'''<ref name="mw_nfl">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003124606|publisher=Mediaweek|date=September 19, 2006|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|title=NFL Coverage Lifts ESPN to Top}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#10''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:110%" | Monday 10:22PM ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[San Diego Chargers]] '''27'''<BR>[[Oakland Raiders]] '''0''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''10.5'''<ref name="mw_nfl">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003124606|publisher=Mediaweek|date=September 19, 2006|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|title=NFL Coverage Lifts ESPN to Top}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#14''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[September 18]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! rowspan="15" style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:110%" | Monday 8:30PM ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] '''0'''<BR>[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] '''9''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''13.3'''<ref name="mw_pitjax">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003124428|publisher=Mediaweek|date=September 19, 2006|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|title=Steelers vs. Jaguars Tops ESPN's Ratings}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#21''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[September 25]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Atlanta Falcons]] '''3'''<BR>[[New Orleans Saints]] '''23''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''14.9'''<ref name="mw_atlnwo">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003187162|publisher=Mediaweek|date=September 27, 2006|first=John|last=Consoli|title=Saints Opener Draws ESPN's Largest Audience}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#14''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[October 2]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Green Bay Packers]] '''9'''<BR>[[Philadelphia Eagles]] '''31''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''12.9'''<ref name="mw_gbphi">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003223985|publisher=Mediaweek|date=October 10, 2006|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|title=ESPN Beats TNT in Weekly Ratings}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#27''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[October 9]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Baltimore Ravens]] '''3'''<BR>[[Denver Broncos]] '''13''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''12.5'''<ref name="mw_balden">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003255890|publisher=Mediaweek|date=October 17, 2006|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|title=MNF Lifts ESPN to Top of Cable Ratings Heap}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#27''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[October 16]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Chicago Bears]] '''24'''<BR>[[Arizona Cardinals]] '''23''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''14.2'''<ref name="mw_chiari">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003287466|publisher=Mediaweek|date=October 24, 2006|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|title=Disney Beats ESPN to Lead Cable Ratings|accessdate=2006-10-26}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#19''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[October 23]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[New York Giants]] '''36'''<BR>[[Dallas Cowboys]] '''22''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''16.0'''<ref name="espn_nygdal">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2637570|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=October 25, 2006|title=Giants-Cowboys draws largest cable audience|accessdate=2006-10-26}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#14''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[October 30]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[New England Patriots]] '''31'''<BR>[[Minnesota Vikings]] '''7''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''11.9'''<ref name="mw_nwemin">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003353462|publisher=Mediaweek|date=November 8, 2006|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|title=ESPN Leads the Cable Ratings Pack|accessdate=2006-11-15}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#29''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[November 6]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Oakland Raiders]] '''0'''<BR>[[Seattle Seahawks]] '''16''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''9.9'''<ref name="mw_nwemin">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003382038|publisher=Mediaweek|date=November 14, 2006|title=ESPN Holds Top Spot in Weekly Cable Ratings |accessdate=2006-11-15}}</ref> ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#39''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[November 13]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] '''10'''<BR>[[Carolina Panthers]] '''24''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''9.6''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#39''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[November 20]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[New York Giants]] '''10'''<BR>[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] '''26''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''11.0''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#31''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[November 27]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Green Bay Packers]] '''24'''<BR>[[Seattle Seahawks]] '''34''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''12.7''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#24''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[December 4]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Carolina Panthers]] '''24'''<BR>[[Philadelphia Eagles]] '''27''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''10.5''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#25''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[December 11]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Chicago Bears]] '''42'''<BR>[[St. Louis Rams]] '''27''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''11.2''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#20''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[December 18]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[Cincinnati Bengals]] '''16'''<BR>[[Indianapolis Colts]] '''34''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''14.2''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#3''' |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background:#f9f9f9;font-weight:normal;text-align:left" | [[December 25]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] ! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;line-height:110%" | [[New York Jets]] '''13'''<BR>[[Miami Dolphins]] '''10''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''11.1''' ! style="background:#ffcccc;text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | '''#7''' |} According to ESPN.com news services, "[[ESPN]]'s telecast of the [[New York Giants]]' 36-22 victory over the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on Monday, [[October 23]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]] was viewed by the largest audience in cable history. The game, featuring two of the NFL's biggest rivals, was seen in an average of 11,807,000 homes, based on a 12.8 rating. That translates to 16,028,000 viewers (a cable ratings point represents 923,000 households). The previous record for cable television was the debate over [[NAFTA]] in November 1993, between then-vice president [[Al Gore]] and [[Ross Perot]], [which aired on [[CNN]]'s ''[[Larry King Live]]'']."<ref name="espn_nygdal" /> "We've never believed the acronyms [[NAFTA]] and ''[[Monday Night Football|MNF]]'' belonged in the same sentence, and we're thrilled to have established ''[[Monday Night Football|MNF]]'' as the home of cable's biggest audience ever," said [[Norby! Williamson]], [[ESPN]] executive vice president for studio and remote production. "That fans have responded with the record is very rewarding and a vivid reminder of the power of Monday Night Football."<ref name="espn_nygdal" /> <!-- "[[ESPN]]'s September 25 ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game, the [[Atlanta Falcons]] versus the [[New Orleans Saints]], which marked the return of [[National Football League|NFL]] football to New Orleans in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, attracted the largest TV audience in ESPN history--10.8 million homes, 14.9 million viewers, and an 11.8 rating, according to [[Nielsen Media Research]] data." (''information from '''Mediaweek''''')<ref name="mw_atlnwo">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003187162|publisher=Mediaweek|date=September 27, 2006|first=John|last=Consoli|title=Saints Opener Draws ESPN's Largest Audience}}</ref> It was the first time that ESPN has ever delivered more than 10 million homes for a telecast, and was the second largest audience in the history of cable television,<ref name="mw_atlnwo">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003187162|publisher=Mediaweek|date=September 27, 2006|first=John|last=Consoli|title=Saints Opener Draws ESPN's Largest Audience}}</ref> behind [[CNN]]'s coverage of the [[Al Gore]]-[[Ross Perot]] debate on [[November 9]], [[1993]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-sp-ratings27sep27,0,1155883.story?coll=la-entnews-tv|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=September 27, 2006|first=Larry|last=Stewart|title=Saints' Game Draws Record ESPN Audience}}</ref> --> The nine most-watched programs ever on ESPN (as well as being 9 of the top 10 most-watched programs ever on cable, excluding breaking news<ref name="espn_nygdal" />) are: * the aforementioned [[October 23]] game between the [[New York Giants]] and the [[Dallas Cowboys]] (16.028 million viewers),<ref name="espn_nygdal" /> * the [[September 25]] game between the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and the [[New Orleans Saints]] (14.9 million viewers),<ref name="mw_atlnwo" /> * the [[October 16]] game between the [[Chicago Bears]] and the [[Arizona Cardinals]] (14.23 million viewers),<ref name="mw_chiari" /> * the [[December 16]] game between the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and the [[Indianapolis Colts]] (14.22 million viewers), * the [[September 18]] game between the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] (13.3 million viewers),<ref name="mw_pitjax" /> * the [[October 2]] game between the [[Green Bay Packers]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (12.9 million viewers),<ref name="mw_gbphi" /> * the [[November 27]] game between the [[Green Bay Packers]] and the [[Seattle Seahawks]] (12.7 million viewers), * the first ever ''Monday Night Football'' game on ESPN - the [[September 11]] game between the [[Minnesota Vikings]] and the [[Washington Redskins]] (12.6 million viewers).<ref name="mw_nfl" /> * and, the [[October 9]] game between the [[Baltimore Ravens]] and the [[Denver Broncos]] (12.5 million viewers),<ref name="mw_balden" /> which attracted more viewers, during the television week of October 9-15, 2006, than NBC's ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' [[Oakland Raiders|Raiders]]-[[Denver Broncos|Broncos]] matchup on [[October 15]], [[2006 NFL season|2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003283407|publisher=Mediaweek|date=October 18, 2006|first=Marc|last=Berman|title=The Programming Insider|accessdate=2006-10-26}}</ref> ===[[2007 NFL season]]=== The November 26 [[Miami Dolphins]]-[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] game was the least productive game ever to be played in [[Monday Night Football]]'s 38-year history; Steelers kicker [[Jeff Reed]] kicked the game winning field goal with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the Steelers won by a score of 3-0. The game was marred by a heavy thunderstorm which delayed kickoff for about 20 minutes and was compounded by the play of local high school football championships that preceding weekend, which left the field in less than desirable shape. That game also marked the return of Dolphins linebacker [[Joey Porter]] to Pittsburgh where he won a Super Bowl with the Steelers in 2006. The December 3 [[New England Patriots]]-[[Baltimore Ravens]] game finished with 17.5 million viewers, topping the debut of corporate sibling [[Disney Channel]]'s premiere of the [[High School Musical 2]] movie as the highest-rated [[Cable television in the United States|cable television]] program of all-time. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 10]] |[[Baltimore Ravens]] |align="center"|'''20-27''' |'''[[Cincinnati Bengals]]''' |[[Paul Brown Stadium]] |- |Monday |September 10 |[[Arizona Cardinals]] |align="center"|'''17-20''' |'''[[San Francisco 49ers]]''' |[[Monster Park]] |- |Monday |[[September 17]] |'''[[Washington Redskins]]''' |align="center"|'''20-12''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Lincoln Financial Field]] |- |Monday |[[September 24]] |'''[[Tennessee Titans]]''' |align="center"|'''31-14''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 1]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''34-13''' |[[Cincinnati Bengals]] |[[Paul Brown Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 8]] |'''[[Dallas Cowboys]]''' |align="center"|'''25-24''' |[[Buffalo Bills]] |[[Ralph Wilson Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 15]] |'''[[New York Giants]]''' |align="center"|'''31-10''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[October 22]] |'''[[Indianapolis Colts]]''' |align="center"|'''29-7''' |[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] |[[Jacksonville Municipal Stadium]] |-bgcolor=FFE6BD |Monday |[[October 29]] |'''[[Green Bay Packers]]''' |align="center"|'''19-13''' |[[Denver Broncos]] |[[INVESCO Field at Mile High]] |- |Monday |[[November 5]] |[[Baltimore Ravens]] |align="center"|'''7-38''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Heinz Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 12]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |align="center"|'''0-24''' |'''[[Seattle Seahawks]]''' |[[Qwest Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 19]] |[[Tennessee Titans]] |align="center"|'''20-34''' |'''[[Denver Broncos]]''' |[[INVESCO Field at Mile High]] |- |Monday |[[November 26]] |[[Miami Dolphins]] |align="center"|'''0-3''' |'''[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]''' |[[Heinz Field]] |- |Monday |[[December 3]] |'''[[New England Patriots]]''' |align="center"|'''27-24''' |[[Baltimore Ravens]] |[[M&T Bank Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 10]] |'''[[New Orleans Saints]]''' |align="center"|'''34-14''' |[[Atlanta Falcons]] |[[Georgia Dome]] |- |Monday |[[December 17]] |[[Chicago Bears]] |align="center"|'''13-20''' |'''[[Minnesota Vikings]]''' |[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]] |- |Monday |[[December 24]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |align="center"|'''3-23''' |'''[[San Diego Chargers]]''' |[[Qualcomm Stadium]] |- |} ===[[2008 NFL season]]=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Day !Date !Visiting Team !Final Score !Host Team !Stadium |- |Monday |[[September 8]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |'''TBD''' |[[Green Bay Packers]] |[[Lambeau Field]] |- |Monday |September 8 |[[Denver Broncos]] |'''TBD''' |[[Oakland Raiders]] |[[McAfee Coliseum]] |- |Monday |[[September 15]] |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |'''TBD''' |[[Dallas Cowboys]] |[[Texas Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 22]] |[[New York Jets]] |'''TBD''' |[[San Diego Chargers]] |[[Qualcomm Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[September 29]] |[[Baltimore Ravens]] |'''TBD''' |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |[[Heinz Field]] |- |Monday |[[October 6]] |[[Minnesota Vikings]] |'''TBD''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[October 13]] |[[New York Giants]] |'''TBD''' |[[Cleveland Browns]] |[[Cleveland Browns Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 20]] |[[Denver Broncos]] |'''TBD''' |[[New England Patriots]] |[[Gillette Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[October 27]] |[[Indianapolis Colts]] |'''TBD''' |[[Tennessee Titans]] |[[LP Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 3]] |[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] |'''TBD''' |[[Washington Redskins]] |[[FedEx Field]] |- |Monday |[[November 10]] |[[San Francisco 49ers]] |'''TBD''' |[[Arizona Cardinals]] |[[University of Phoenix Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 17]] |[[Cleveland Browns]] |'''TBD''' |[[Buffalo Bills]] |[[Ralph Wilson Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[November 24]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |'''TBD''' |[[New Orleans Saints]] |[[Louisiana Superdome]] |- |Monday |[[December 1]] |[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] |'''TBD''' |[[Houston Texans]] |[[Reliant Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 8]] |[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] |'''TBD''' |[[Carolina Panthers]] |[[Bank of America Stadium]] |- |Monday |[[December 15]] |[[Cleveland Browns]] |'''TBD''' |[[Philadelphia Eagles]] |[[Lincoln Financial Field]] |- |Monday |[[December 22]] |[[Green Bay Packers]] |'''TBD''' |[[Chicago Bears]] |[[Soldier Field]] |} |[[S ==See also== *[[Monday Night Football results (1970-1989)|''Monday Night Football'' results (1970-1989)]] *[[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== <div class="references-small"> * ''Total Football II,'', Edited by Bob Carroll, Michael Gershman, David Neft and John Thorn, Harper Collins Publishing, 1999. 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