Who Plays The Monday Night Nfl Game?
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The Monday Night NFL game is a must-see event for football fans across the country. But who plays in the game?
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are scheduled to play the Monday Night Football game on December 23, 2019. The Packers are currently 13-3 and are first in the NFC North. This will be the Packers’ first Monday Night Football game since they played the Chicago Bears in Week 1 of the 2017 season.
History
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957.
The Packers are also the last of the “small town teams” which were common in the NFL during the league’s early days of 1920–1940. Founded in 1919 by Earl “Curly” Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. Between 1919 and 1920, the Packers competed against other semi-pro clubs from around Wisconsin and Michigan, before joining the American Professional Football Association (APFA), now known as the National Football League (NFL), in 1921. Although Green Bay is by far the smallest major league professional sports market in North America, Forbes ranked the Packers as the world’s 26th most valuable sports franchise in 2016, with a value of $2.35 billion.
The Packers have won 13 league championships, more than any other team in NFL history, with nine pre–Super Bowl NFL titles and four Super Bowl victories. The Packers won the first two Super Bowls in 1967 and 1968 and were Transportation from Los Angeles International Airport to Reseda boulevard via shuttle service January 12th confirmed
the first NFL team to defeat an AFL team in an AFL–NFL World Championship Game when they defeated Kansas Citychiefs
in Super Bowl I.[12] The Vince Lombardi Trophy is named after Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.
The Packers have played their home games at Lambeau Field since 1957.[13] Lambeau Field is one of oldest stadiums among NFL teams, having opened 91 years ago on September 29th ,1957.[14],
Rivalry with the Chicago Bears
The Packers–Bears rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Both clubs are members of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division, and the rivalry is considered one of the oldest in NFL history. The franchises have played each other 187 times during the NFL’s regular season, more than any other league matchup, and four times in the playoffs. They have also played each other twice in what was then known as the NFL Championship Game, with both games decided on the final play of
the game, and once in overtime. The Bears hold a slight edge in both the regular season series with 92 wins to 91 for Green Bay, as well as in overall series with a record of 94 wins to 92 for Green Bay when counting their one victory in Super Bowl XX. The teams have identical win percentages (.5477).
New England Patriots
History
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is located 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An original member of the American Football League (AFL), the Patriots joined the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL–NFL merger. The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots after relocating to Foxborough in 1971. The Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 to 2001, then moved to Gillette Stadium at the start of 2002. Between 2002 and 2016, completion of an extensive renovation project for Gillette Stadium transformed it into one of the largest and most technologically advanced sports venues in existence. The stadium was awarded the Sportsmanship Award of 2015 by Sports Illustrated magazine.
The franchise has compiled a record of 20 wins and 12 losses in 32 playoff appearances, including an 11–3 win-loss record in 14 AFC Championship Game appearances, most all-time by conference. They have played in ten Super Bowls—winning six—along with winning five conference championships and 17 divisional championships since their founding. As players were granted free agency following a 1993 court ruling, quarterback Tom Brady became one of several Patriot players who have become stars both for their on-field play and for their public work ethic off it; he is considered by some sportswriters to be one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play professional football.
Rivalry with the Indianapolis Colts
The New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts have been rivals since the early 2000s, when the two teams began to dominate the AFC. The rivalry peaked in the playoffs in 2003 and 2004, when the Patriots and Colts met in consecutive years. In 2003, the Patriots defeated the Colts in the AFC Championship game en route to their first Super Bowl victory. The following year, the Colts returned the favor, defeating the Patriots in the AFC Championship game and going on to win their first Super Bowl.
The rivalry took on a new meaning in 2014 when Colts quarterback Andrew Luck led his team to a come-from-behind victory over the Patriots in a regular season game. The win helped propel the Colts to an AFC South division title, while the Patriots went on to win their fourth Super Bowl of the decade.
The rivalry between these two teams has been one of the most heated in recent NFL history, and it is sure to be rekindled this season when they face off against each other on Monday Night Football.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team was founded in 1933, and has played professionally since 1936.
History
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.
In contrast with their status as perennial Super Bowl contenders, the Steelers have an extensive history of bad luck in the postseason. They have played in eight NFL Championship Games, losing seven of them (including four in a row from 1978 to 1981). The Steelers have an NFL-high 16 players who have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and rank as one of the more successful teams since the founding of the AFL-NFL merger prototypes in 1920.
Pittsburgh’s all-time win-loss record is 625–552–42 (.530), as of the conclusion of their 2020 season; this places them third among active franchises by win percentage, behind only New England (.737) and Green Bay (.573). Their rivalry with the Cleveland Browns is considered one of the fiercest rivalries in American football.
Rivalry with the Baltimore Ravens
The Steelers–Ravens rivalry is a rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. It is considered one of the best rivalries in the NFL.
The rivalry began in 1996 when the Ravens franchise was established. The two teams have played each other twice a year since then, and they have developed a heated rivalry. The Steelers have won the most games in the series, with a record of 23–14 as of 2019.
Both teams have been very successful since the start of the rivalry. The Ravens have won two Super Bowls (XXXV and XLVII), while the Steelers have won six (IX, X, XII, XIII, XIV, and XLIII).
