What NFL Team is Playing Monday Night Football?
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If you’re a football fan, you’re probably wondering what NFL team is playing Monday Night Football. Here’s a look at the schedule for the upcoming week.
Introduction
Monday Night Football is a United States television program airing on ESPN that presents professional football, originating from the National Football League, in a special prime time spectacle. Monday Night Football was first broadcast on September 21, 1970, and has aired every Monday night during the NFL’s regular season since then. It is also broadcast on ABC when simulcast with ESPN.
The teams playing on Monday Night Football
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world. NFL games are airing Monday nights on ESPN.
The history of Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football is a live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games on ESPN in the United States. From 1970 to 2005, it aired on sister network ABC. Monday Night Football is also broadcast in Canada on TSN and RDS, and in most of Europe. On September 7, 2020, Monday Night Football will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The first Monday Night Football game was played on September 21, 1970 between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns. The broadcast was an instant success, with 18.7 million viewers watching the game nationwide. The following year, the NFL added a second game to the Monday night lineup.
In 1987, ABC began airing Monday Night Football games in high definition (HD). In 2006, ESPN took over the broadcast rights to Monday Night Football from ABC as part of an eight-year contract worth a total of $1.1 billion.
The current broadcasting contract for Monday Night Football runs through 2021 and is worth an estimated $15 billion.
The current standings of the teams playing on Monday Night Football
The teams playing on Monday Night Football this week are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. The current standings of these teams are as follows:
Pittsburgh Steelers: 6-6-1
Cincinnati Bengals: 5-8
The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently in 3rd place in the AFC North division, while the Cincinnati Bengals are in last place.
Who will win on Monday Night Football?
The answer to that question depends on who you ask, and which team is playing.
If you are a fan of the team that is playing, then you are probably hoping they will win.
If you are a fan of the other team, then you are probably hoping they will lose.
So, who will win on Monday Night Football? It depends on who you ask!
