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Monday Night Football
Published or Updated December 10, 2018
Location: United States
Sport: Football
Level: Professional
Sport: Football
Level: Professional
Event Type: Event
First Held: 1970
Next Up: 12/10/2018-12/10/2018
First Held: 1970
Next Up: 12/10/2018-12/10/2018
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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The Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Jets 31-21 in the first network broadcast of MNF in 1970.
Joe Theisman ended his career by breaking his leg on a hit from Lawrence Taylor in 1985.
MNF was the second longest running prime time show on ABC.
The most common MNF pairings are Denver v. Oakland and Dallas v. Washington.
The Indianapolis Colts hold the record for most points in a MNF game at 55 (10/31/1988).
The lowest combined score for a game is 3 points, set during Pittsburgh's 3-0 victory over Miami in 2007.
