Monday Night Games This Week (2023)

FAQs

Why is there 2 Monday Night Football games this week? ›

The two-game slate dates back to 2021 when the NFL negotiated a new TV deal with certain broadcast stations.

New York's 22-16 overtime victory was the most-watched Monday night game since ESPN took over the package in 2006. The move also means that ABC has a game all 18 weeks of the regular season along with simulcasts of two playoff games. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The 2023 Monday Night Football schedule includes three doubleheaders. All games begin at 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN unless noted below.

The New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers emerged victorious from the Week 2 Monday Night Football doubleheader. Here is our initial statistical review of the two games.

Given these factors, as well as the rise of ABC's ratings on Sunday night, and the network's wish of protecting its Desperate Housewives franchise (which they knew would be costly), on April 18, 2005, ABC and the NFL announced the end of their 36-year partnership, with the Monday Night Football broadcasts being moved ...

Tom Brady and Dan Marino are tied for the most career wins by a quarterback on Mondays, with 20 wins.

Perhaps the most famous play in NFL history, Franco Harris' catch is still debated to this day – 50 years after the event. Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw a pass to John Fuqua, which was deflected backwards where Harris snatched the ball off the ground.

1: The Immaculate Reception. Franco Harris' famed touchdown catch in the final seconds of the 1972 AFC divisional round playoff game ranks No. 1 on the "NFL 100 Greatest" ranking of the top 100 plays in NFL history.

The Chiefs are coming off an impressive Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles. It's no surprise both of those two teams are the favorites heading into 2023, given their success last year and relatively strong offseasons.

Who has the easiest NFL schedule 2023 2024? ›

Our projections believe the New Orleans Saints have the easiest strength of schedule for the 2023 NFL season.

Point Spread

The spread for this week's game favors the Raiders by 2.5 points. This is a good spread to wager on, as Las Vegas only needs to win by a field goal to cover. Both teams are 1-1 against the spread so far, as both squads have had a narrow win and a blowout loss.

The Las Vegas Raiders (1-1) are favored by 2.5 points against the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) on September 24, 2023, starting at 8:20 PM ET, airing on NBC. The expected point total for the game is 43.

The Cleveland Browns right now have the 10th-ranked odds in the league to win the Super Bowl at +2200. Bookmakers have them at -145 just in terms of qualifying for the postseason. In their most recent game, the Browns lost 26-22 to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

It's part of new broadcasting agreements the NFL reached with ESPN. The deal, completed in 2021, gave ESPN and fellow Disney-owned network ABC more games, The Athletic explains.

Monday Night Football's "Two Games, One Night" is an additive component of ESPN's media agreement with the NFL. Each season, three Mondays will feature a pair of MNF games on the same night, with Week 3 and Week 14 also featuring the special presentation this season.

Monday Night Football will be back on ABC weekly this season. ABC plans to air a Monday night game every week of the 2023 season as a result of the Hollywood strikes that have limited the entertainment content available to TV networks, according to multiple reports.