Monday is the last night of the weekend for fans to get their fill of football. This week, they’ll get two games in one night.
There will be two “Monday Night Football” games at the end of Week 14, both at the same time. The Titans will be in Miami to face the Dolphins, and the Packers will head to New York to play the Giants.
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This will be the third time this year “Monday Night Football” hosts a pair of games. On Sept. 18 and Sept. 25, there were two games each night.
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Why will fans have choices to make or screens to split on Monday? Here’s what you need to know.
Where are there two NFL games tonight?
There is not a specific reason for the two games being put on Monday. ESPN said only in its release that by having two games at the same time, “ESPN and the NFL transform a Sunday afternoon environment into a primetime window.”
“The latest schedule innovation during ESPN’s most comprehensive NFL season in the company’s history, features multiple games with playoff implications,” the release said.
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The “Monday Night Football” schedule will be looking a little different down the stretch of the season. Rather than having a “Monday Night Football” game on Jan. 1, there will instead be a game on Saturday, Dec. 30, carried by the ESPN networks.
The reason for that change is easier to explain: Jan. 1 will be filled with New Year’s 6 bowl games, including the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Moving the Monday NFL game to Saturday will clear the schedule and make that Monday all about college football.
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What channels are tonight’s ‘Monday Night Football’ games on?
The two games will be on different channels. Packers at Giants will be on ABC, while Titans at Dolphins will be on ESPN.
In a unique change, both games will be carried at the same time on ESPN2 on the ManningCast, with Peyton and Eli Manning watching the two games side-by-side. The release notes that, as needed, they will focus on one game or the other.
Both games can be streamed via Fubo, which carries the ABC family of networks and offers a free trial.
Packers at Giants
- Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC | ESPN2 | ESPN+
- Streaming: ESPN App, Fubo
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Titans at Dolphins
- Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN+
- Streaming: ESPN App, Fubo
Who is calling the ‘MNF’ games?
The primary “Monday Night Football” crew of Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters will be in New York to call the Packers-Giants game.
Heading to Miami will be Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge to call Titans-Dolphins.
John Parry, ESPN’s officiating analyst, will be on the call for both games.
History of ‘MNF’ doubleheaders
There are three scheduled “Monday Night Football” doubleheaders this year, the first time in ESPN’s history there have been more than one in a single season.
Still, there has been at least one doubleheader each year since 2006 with the exception of 2021.
Date Game results Sept. 11, 2006 Vikings 19, Redskins 16 Chargers 27, Raiders 0 Sept. 10, 2007 Bengals 27, Ravens 20 49ers 20, Cardinals 17 Sept. 8, 2008 Packers 24, Vikings 19 Broncos 41, Raiders 14 Sept. 14, 2009 Patriots 25, Bills 24 Chargers 24, Raiders 20 Sept. 13, 2010 Ravens 10, Jets 9 Chiefs 21, Chargers 14 Sept. 12, 2011 Patriots 38, Dolphin 24 Raiders 23, Broncos 20 Sept. 10, 2012 Ravens 44, Bengals 13 Chargers 22, Raiders 14 Sept. 9, 2013 Eagles 33, Redskins 27 Texans 31, Chargers 28 Sept. 8, 2014 Lions 35, Giants 14 Chargers 18, Cardinals 17 Sept. 14, 2015 Falcons 26, Eagles 24 49ers 20, Vikings 3 Sept. 12, 2016 Steelers 38, Redskins 16 49ers 28, Rams 0 Sept. 11, 2017 Vikings 29, Saints 19 Broncos 24, Chargers 21 Sept. 10, 2018 Jets 48, Lions 17 Rams 33, Raiders 13 Sept. 9, 2019 Saints 30, Texans 28 Raiders 24, Broncos 16 Sept. 14, 2020 Steelers 26, Giants 16 Titans 16, Broncos 14 Sept. 19, 2022 Bills 41, Titans 7 Eagles 24, Vikings 7 Sept. 18, 2023 Saints 20, Panthers 17 Steelers 26, Browns 22 Sept. 25, 2023 Eagles 25, Buccaneers 11 Bengals 19, Rams 16 Dec. 11, 2023 Packers at Giants Titans at Dolphins
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