ESPN 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 broadcast network ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest-running prime time programs ever on commercial network television, and one of the highest-rated, particularly among male viewers. MNF is preceded on air by Monday Night Countdown. Today we will discuss about Monday Night Football: 9/20/21| Protest| Today| Score.
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To avoid any scheduling unfairness where, just before the first playoff game, a team may have five days off and others six, there is no Monday night game during the final week of the regular season. From 2003 to 2005, one game was played on Thursday and another Monday under the Monday Night Football banner. Starting in 2006, when the series moved to cable, two games are played on the opening Monday night to capitalize on fan interest during “NFL Kickoff Weekend”.
| ESPN Monday Night Football | |
|---|---|
| Genre | NFL game telecasts |
| Created by | Roone Arledge |
| Directed by | Chet Forte (1970–1986) Larry Kamm (1987) Craig Janoff (1988–1999) Drew Esocoff (2000–2005) Chip Dean (2006–2018) Jimmy Platt (2019–present) |
| Presented by | Commentators: Steve Levy Brian Griese Louis Riddick Reporters: Lisa Salters (sideline) Michelle Beisner-Buck (feature) Rules Analyst: John Parry |
| Opening theme | “Score” by Bob’s Band (1970–1975) “All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night” by Hank Williams, Jr. (1989–2011; 2017–2019) “Heavy Action” by Johnny Pearson (1976–1988; 2011–2016) (used as secondary theme from 1989–2011 and again from 2017–present) “Rip It Up” by Little Richard feat. Butcher Brown (2020-present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 50 (NFL seasons) |
| No. of episodes | 718 (games) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norby Williamson (2006–present) |
| Producers | Roger Lewin Jay Rothman Lisa Salters Suzy Kolber (uncredited; 2006–present) |
| Production locations | Various NFL stadiums (game telecasts) ESPN Studios, South Street Seaport, New York City (studio segments) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 3–4 hours |
| Production companies | National Football League ABC Sports (1970–2005) ESPN (2006–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC (1970–2005; 2016–present) ESPN (2006–present) ESPN+ (2022–present) |
| Picture format | NTSC (1970–2010) HDTV 720p (2006–present) |
| Original release | September 21, 1970 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Monday Night Countdown |
9/20/21
The National Football League ended the first week of its 2021 regular season drawing an average of 15.29 million viewers across ESPN channels, including ABC network, for the Monday Night Football opener between the Las Vegas Raiders and Baltimore Ravens.
The Raiders beat the Ravens 33-27 in a back-and-forth overtime game with multiple twists to conclude Week 1. Viewership was up 42% compared to last year’s game, and top markets included Baltimore, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Kansas City, and San Diego.
Protest
ESPN’s new “Monday Night Football” crew and other network staff members were part of a conference call Wednesday to discuss the upcoming season. Among the topics: The possibility of protests during the national anthem and how “MNF” would address that during a live broadcast.
Stephanie Druley, executive vice president for event and studio production, said ESPN’s policy is to cover the anthem when it is newsworthy, and that the crew will not shy away from covering protests about social justice.
Today
After an offseason full of drama, Packers fans were almost certainly hoping for more out of Aaron Rodgers than what they watched in Week 1. Rodgers completed just 15 of 28 passes for 133 yards with two interceptions, and the offense mustered only a field goal as the Saints routed the Packers 38-3.
The Lions, meanwhile, received their first glimpse of offseason acquisition Jared Goff, whose overall stat line made his debut seem better than it was. He threw three touchdowns and one interception, both two of those touchdowns came in the final two minutes of play with the team already trailing the 49ers 41-17. The Lions lost 41-33 on Sunday.
Score
It was a good night to be named Aaron and play for the Packers. One Aaron — Rodgers — shook off a lackluster two-interception performance in Week 1 to turn in a near-perfect Week 2 performance at Lambeau Field in a 35-17 rout of divisional foe Detroit on Monday night.
The other Aaron — Jones — was Rodgers’ top target in the red zone for much of the game. The duo connected for three touchdown passes and Jones added a rushing touchdown as well. After putting up just three points in Week 1, things looked bleak for the Packers as they trailed 17-14 at halftime. But they outscored the Lions 21-0 the rest of the way. Green Bay was also helped Monday by nine Detroit penalties for 78 yards.
Though some numbers went in Detroit’s favor, including total yards (344-323) and yards per play (6.1-5.3), Green Bay had more first downs (25-19), possessed the ball for longer (33:25-26:35) and forced two turnovers compared to Detroit’s none.
