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Monday Night Football
Published or Updated January 1, 2012
Location: United States
Sport: Football
Level: Professional
Sport: Football
Level: Professional
Event Type: Event
First Held: 1970
Next Up: TBA
First Held: 1970
Next Up: TBA
When and Where: September through December at sites around the United States
All of your rowdy friends are here on Monday night.
Monday Night Football began broadcasting in 1970 on ABC, and stayed with the network until 2005, when it was shifted over to ESPN. That run makes it the second-longest running prime time show in the history of network television – only to CBS’ 60 Minutes – and a must see weekly show for gads of American football fans.
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First network broadcast - The New York Jets played in the first network broadcast of MNF (1970), a defeat at the hands of the Cleveland Browns 31ﾖ21
Joe Theisman - Nov. 18, 1985 Joe Theisman ended his career by breaking his leg on a hit from Lawrence Taylor
Brett Favre - The day after his father died of a heart attack, BrettFavre threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-7 blowout.
ABC - Was the second longest running prime time show on ABC
CommonPairings - The most common pairings are Denver v. Oakland, Dallas v. Washington
Most points - Indianapolis Colts hold the record for most points in a game at 55 (10/31/1988)
Lowest Score - The lowest score for a game is 3 points, set during the Pittsburgh v.Miam game in 2007
