Who Plays Tonight in the NFL Monday Night Football Game?
The NFL Monday Night Football game for Week 5 will feature the New England Patriots versus the Indianapolis Colts. These two teams are among the best in the league, so it should be a great game to watch. Be sure to tune in to see who comes out on top!
Introduction
Monday Night Football is an American football television program airing on Monday evenings during the National Football League (NFL) regular season. It began broadcasting in 1970 on ABC, and moved to ESPN in 2006.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are scheduled to play the Miami Dolphins in the NFL Monday Night Football game tonight. The Steelers are currently in first place in their division with a record of 10-2, while the Dolphins are in last place with a record of 2-10. The Steelers are favored to win by 14 points.
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.
The team has won six Super Bowl championships, which is tied with the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys for the most of any AFC team. The franchise has recorded more wins than any other franchise in NFL history. The Steelers are also tied for second place with the San Francisco 49ers for the most Super Bowl appearances, appearing in eight total. Pittsburgh has hosted more conference championship games than any other NFL team, 11 AFC Championships game. The team is ranked fourth among all NFL franchises for total appearances in the Super Bowl and second for most Super Bowl titles, winning six trophies behind only the Patriots who have won nine.
Roster
The following is the Pittsburgh Steelers roster for the 2020 season:
-Quarterbacks: Ben Roethlisberger, Mason Rudolph, Joshua Dobbs
-Running backs: James Conner, Benny Snell Jr., Jaylen Samuels, Trey Edmunds
-Wide receivers: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Diontae Johnson, James Washington, Deon Cain, Ryan Switzer, Ray-Ray McCloud
-Tight ends: Vance McDonald, Eric Ebron, Zach Gentry, Kevin Rader
-Offensive linemen: Alejandro Villanueva, Maurkice Pouncey, David DeCastro, Ramon Foster, Matt Feiler, Zach Banner, Chukwuma Okorafor, B.J. Finney
-Defensive linemen: Stephon Tuitt, Cameron Heyward, Tyson Alualu Jr., Dan McCullers Jr., Isaiah Buggs
-Linebackers: T.J. Watt , Bud Dupree , Vince Williams , Mark Barron , Olasunkanmi Adeniyi , Ulysses Gilbert III , Robert Spillane
-Defensive backs: Joe Haden , Steven Nelson , Mike Hilton , Cameron Sutton , Terrell Edmunds , Minkah Fitzpatrick , Sean Davis Jr.
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are scheduled to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Monday Night Football game tonight. The Bengals have had a rough season, but they are coming off of a big win against the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers are one of the best teams in the NFL, so the Bengals will have their work cut out for them.
History
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Their home stadium is Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati.
The Bengals were founded in 1966 as a Cincinnati expansion team, a year after the AFL completed its merger with the NFL. They are the second youngest franchise in the NFL by only two years; organized in 1968, two years after the Green Bay Packers. The Bengals have reached two Super Bowls, XVI and XXIII, losing each time to the San Francisco 49ers. They have won five division titles and six AFC wild card berths since their 1966 establishment.
Roster
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Their home stadium is Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati.
The Bengals were founded in 1966 as a member of the American Football League (AFL) by former Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown. Brown was the Bengals’ head coach from their inception to 1975. After being dismissed as the Browns’ head coach by Art Modell in January 1963, Brown had shown interest in establishing another NFL franchise in Ohio and looked at both Columbus and Cincinnati as potential sites. Cincinnati mayor James Tobin realized that a new stadium would be critical for a professional sports team to be viable in the city and pushed for its construction. Matt Snell was the first overall pick for the New York Jets and Don Shula was later hired as head coach, leading them to an AFL Championship rematch with their intrastate rivals, the Browns, who were now coached by Brown himself. The Bengals lost to the Browns 27–7 and failed to win either of their two divisional playoff games despite having a better record than both playoff teams. quarterbacks Virgil Carter and Ken Anderson continued to lead Cincinnati’s offense while Bob Johnson became one of their key running backs during these early years.
In 1968, after four winless seasons, Paul Brown was fired as head coach by owner and general manager Mike Brown; his son, Paul T., took over ownership of the team upon his father’s death later that year. In 1970, Shuta led them to an 8–6 record—their first winning season since 1968—and their first playoff appearance since 1969; they defeated the Buffalo Bills 31–21 before losing at home to eventual champion Baltimore Colts 27–17 in AFC divisional playoffs. Marvin Lewis was hired on January 14, 2003 as head leader of the Cincinnati Bengals franchise; he remains with them today winning AFC north three years out his tenure so far (2005-06-09).
Quarterbacks:
-Andy Dalton
-Ryan Finley
Conclusion
Monday Night Football will feature the Green Bay Packers vs. the Detroit Lions. The game will be broadcast on ESPN at 8:15 pm ET.
