Monday Night Football - Season 54 / Year 2025

Season 54 / Year 2025
ESPN's Monday Night Football begins with 11 games in the first seven weeks of the NFL season, including the Lions at the Ravens in an NFC-AFC showdown, as ESPN records the most primetime games of any NFL rights holder to begin the year, jumpstarting the 25-game NFL on ESPN 2025-26 schedule.
Continuing the early season momentum, Monday Night Football will enter a four-week stretch featuring the AFC Champion Chiefs (Week 8), the Cowboys multiple times (Weeks 9 and 11), and the Super Bowl Champion Eagles at the Packers (Week 10). The Eagles return to MNF in December (Week 14), as the iconic primetime television franchise gives way to ESPN's Saturday Doubleheader (Week 18), Monday Night Wild Card game (January 12) and a Divisional round playoff game (January 17 or 18).
Monday Night Football's season-long campaign begins with a NFC North rivalry, as the Vikings travel to the Bears, the first of multiple divisional games this season on MNF. The regular season will close with iconic brands taking the field, including the 49ers, Patriots, Giants, Steelers and Dolphins. Overall, the entire Monday Night Football slate includes the league's top teams, star players, and intriguing storylines throughout the season. Highlights:
Multiple High-Profile Debuts in Week 1: As the Vikings and Bears take the field, Minnesota quarterback J. McCarthy will make his NFL debut, while Bears head coach Ben Johnson makes his debut at the helm of the team.
Exceptional Quarterbacks Across MNF: Each of the previous three NFL MVPs appear on Monday Night Football (Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Patrick Mahomes). The two most recent Offensive Rookie of the Year winners, Jayden Daniels and CJ Stroud, Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, and Comeback Player of the Year Joe Burrow will all play on Monday Night Football.
MNF will feature ESPN exclusive games, ABC simulcasts (with an additional week to be announced), and four weeks where multiple games are played on the same night, with ABC (two occurrences) and ESPN+ (one occurrence) airing an exclusive game in conjunction with an ESPN exclusive game in three of those cases. As part of those four weeks, returning this year in Weeks 2 and 7, a traditional Monday Night Football doubleheader will occur, with the first game beginning at 7 p.m. and the second one kicking off at 10 p.m. ET. All 25 games will stream on the newly announced ESPN direct-to-consumer service.

Episodes

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Live from Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans
Live from NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders
Live from Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens
Live from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.

New York Jets at Miami Dolphins
Live from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
Live from EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.

Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons
Live from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Live from Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs
Live from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys
Live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
Live from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders
Live from Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
Live from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

New York Giants at New England Patriots
Live from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers
Live from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers
Live from Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts
Live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons
Live from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

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