History of Monday Night Football - Wikipedia
Monday Night Football first aired on ABC on September 21, 1970, with a game between the New York Jets and the Browns in Cleveland. Advertisers were charged US$65,000 per minute by ABC during the clash, a cost that proved to be a bargain when the contest collected 33% of …
Monday Night Football - Wikipedia
Monday Night Football (often abbreviated as MNF) is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that air on Monday nights. It originally ran on ABC from 1970 to 2005, before moving exclusively to sister network ESPN from 2006 to 2019.
The Story of the First-Ever Monday Night Football Game
Aug 30, 2021 · The trio of Keith Jackson, “Dandy” Don Meredith and Howard Cosell would be that trio for the very first Monday Night Football broadcast on September 19, 1970.
List of Monday Night Football results (1970–2005) - Wikipedia
The October 27 game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears, marked Bears Running Back Walter Payton's Monday Night Football debut. Following their surprising 34–31 victory at Dallas Nov. 10, Kansas City did not win another MNF game until 1991.
NFL Throwback: First-ever Monday Night Football game - NFL.com
The New York Jets meet the Cleveland Browns in the first-ever Monday Night Football game on September 21, 1970.
The very first Monday Night Football game aired 42 years ago …
Sep 21, 2012 · On this day 42 years ago — September 21, 1970 — sports television’s signature series was born. The Cleveland Browns defeated star quarterback Joe Namath and the New York Jets 31-21 in front of more than 80,000 rabid fans and a curious national audience as ABC’s Monday Night Football made its prime time debut.
Monday Night Football - Encyclopedia Britannica
Dec 31, 2024 · Monday Night Football (MNF), flagship National Football League (NFL) telecast that helped transform sports broadcasting in the United States. NFL in the 1970s Merlin Olsen (number 74) of the Los Angeles Rams attempting to tackle New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, c. 1970s.
50 Years Ago: ‘Monday Night Football”s Game-Changing Debut
Sep 14, 2020 · On Sept. 21, 1970, Monday Night Football premiered on ABC. It would go on to dramatically influence the sports and pop-culture landscapes of America, though no one could have predicted it...
NFL At 100: Jets-Browns squared off in MNF’s debut in 1970
Sep 14, 2019 · Broadway Joe and the New York Jets traveled to Cleveland to take on Leroy Kelly and the Browns in the 1970 season opener, with excited viewers around the United States glued to their sets — along with a club-record 85,763 at Municipal Stadium — to watch the first “Monday Night Football” game.
The day Monday Night Football kicked off | Sports of Yore
On September 21, 1970, the hosting Cleveland Browns beat the New York Jets 31-21 in the first ever Monday Night Football game.