Double the soccer, double the enjoyable?
That appears to be the NFL’s method to a couple Monday nights this yr. There are 4 weeks that includes a “Monday Night time Soccer” doubleheader this common season, persevering with the scheduling quirk that has change into the norm since 2022.
Why are there a number of Mondays with two video games this season?
It’s the results of an 11-year media rights settlement the NFL finalized in March 2021. The deal, which included beforehand current broadcast companions plus Amazon Prime Video, granted extra content material to Disney by growing the variety of video games on ESPN and ABC from 17 to 23.
There was a MNF doubleheader in Week 2 of the 2022 season and 4 multi-game “Monday Night time Soccer” weeks in 2023 (together with the Christmas Day slate in Week 16 that carried three video games).
Who’s taking part in?
The overlapping Monday evening video games start tonight with the Jacksonville Jaguars taking over the Buffalo Payments at 7:30 p.m. ET and the Washington Commanders dealing with the Cincinnati Bengals at 8:15 p.m. ET.
In Week 4, the Tennessee Titans play the Miami Dolphins at 7:30 p.m. ET, whereas the Seattle Seahawks kick off towards the Detroit Lions at 8:15 p.m. ET. These video games fall on Sept. 30.
Week 7 brings a pair of late Monday video games to the Oct. 21 slate. The Baltimore Ravens journey to Tampa Bay for an 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff towards the Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Chargers–Arizona Cardinals recreation follows at 9 p.m. ET.
The second half of the common season contains just one Monday evening that’s double booked. To wrap up Week 15, the Chicago Bears play the Minnesota Vikings at 8 p.m. ET whereas the Las Vegas Raiders host the Atlanta Falcons at 8:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 16.
How will the simultaneous broadcasts work?
For many of the overlapping MNF video games, one matchup will air on ABC and ESPN+ whereas the opposite shall be broadcast on ESPN. The Chargers-Cardinals recreation that caps Week 7 will stream completely on ESPN+.
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