Monday Night Football
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Monday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From 1970 to 2005 it aired on ABC.
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- On Monday, December 28th, 1998, the season closer, "NFL Monday Night Football" (1970) {Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (#29.17)} was the game that, play-by-play commentator Al…
[show]On Monday, December 28th, 1998, the season closer, "NFL Monday Night Football" (1970) {Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (#29.17)} was the game that, play-by-play commentator Al Michaels accidentally said, "No shit!" on the air, answering to a question asked by his colleague, Dan Dierdorf about NCAA Football team, Boston College. It turned out that Michaels thought that a scheduled interview was already occurring and did not know his microphone was still turned on. At halftime of this game, Doug Flutie, a former Boston College quarterback was interviewed.
[hide] - Peter Thomas is a longtime narrator the "Monday Night Football" commercials.
- From 1970-71 season to the 2012-13 season, first 43 seasons, there have been 783, Monday Night Football games from 1970 - 2012, 43 complete seasons, except the 1982-83 season, that was almost…
[show]From 1970-71 season to the 2012-13 season, first 43 seasons, there have been 783, Monday Night Football games from 1970 - 2012, 43 complete seasons, except the 1982-83 season, that was almost cut in half by a players strike. There were only 9 Monday Night Football games, that season. The last Monday Night Football game of that shortened season concluded with Dallas Cowboys' running back, Tony Dorsett's record breaking touchdown rush of 99 yards. Evidence: "NFL Monday Night Football" (1970) {Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings (#13.9)}.
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