Monday Night Football

Monday Night Football began in 1970 on ABC. As of the end of the 2009 season, Monday Night Football has had 626 games. In 2005, the series moved to ESPN. ESPN, much like ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company. Monday Night Football can also be seen in Canada on The Sports Network (TSN) and Réseau Info-Sports (RIS), and in most of Europe on ESPN America. On 29 March 2010 it was announced that MNF would be shown on ESPN UK, in most of Australia on ESPN Australia, in Portugal on SportTV 3 and SportTV HD and on TV 2 Sport (Denmark) in Denmark, and in some regions of the world outside the U.S. on ESPN International. A Spanish language version airs on ESPN Deportes in the U.S. and on ESPN International in Latin America. The games are also made available on regular over-the-air television stations in each participating team's local market so that households without cable television can still see the telecast. Is also available in portuguese on the ESPN Brasil.

As of December 26, 2011, the Monday Night Football franchise had aired a total of 659 games.

On September 8, 2011 the first day of the 2011 regular season, ESPN extended its contract for Monday Night Football for another eight seasons, giving it rights to the broadcasts until 2021. The new deal, valued between $14.2 billion and $15.2 billion, also gives them rights to expanded highlights, international and digital rights, and possibly a Wildcard game. Cable television operators condemned the new contract, noting that ESPN has the highest retransmission consent fees of any national cable television channel, nearly five times higher than the nearest competitor (TNT), and raises fees on an annual basis.

ABC
During it's time at ABC, Monday Night Football had a total of six Play by Play Announcers, and seventeen Color Commentators.

Announcers

 * Keith Jackson (1970)
 * Frank Gifford (1971 - 1985)
 * Al Michaels (1986 - 2005)
 * Gary Bender (1987)
 * Mike Patrick (1997, 2005)
 * Alvaro Martin (SAP 1998 - 2003)

Color Commentators

 * Howard Cosell (1970 - 1983)
 * Don Meredith (1970–1973, 1977–1984)
 * Fred Williamson (1974 preseason only)
 * Alex Karras (1974–1976)]
 * Fran Tarkenton (1979–1982)
 * O. J. Simpson (1983–1985)
 * Joe Namath (1985)
 * Frank Gifford (1986–1997)
 * Dan Dierdorf (1987–1998)
 * Lynn Swann (1987)
 * Joe Theismann (1997 and 2005)
 * Boomer Esiason (1998–1999)
 * Dan Fouts (2000–2001)
 * Dennis Miller(2000–2001)
 * John Madden (2002–2005)
 * Paul Maguire (2005)
 * Robert Abramowitz (SAP 1998–2003)

ESPN
During it's so far four years at ESPN, Monday Night Football has had three Play-by-play announcers, and nine color commentators.

Announcers

 * Mike Tirico (2006 - Present)
 * Brad Nessler (2006, 2010)
 * Mike Greenberg (2007 - 2009)

Color Commentators

 * Tony Kornheiser (2006 - 2008)
 * Ron Jaworski (2006 - Present)
 * Joe Theismann (2006)
 * Dick Vermeil (2006)
 * Mike Golic (2007 - 2009)
 * Mike Ditka (2007 - 2008)
 * Jon Gruden (2009 - Present)
 * Steve Young (2009)
 * Trent Dilfer (2010)

Monday Night Football Records

 * Most Points
 * 55 – Indianapolis Colts, October 31, 1988 (55-23 vs. Denver Broncos)
 * 52 – San Francisco 49ers, December 23, 1991 (52-14 vs. Chicago Bears)
 * 51 – New Orleans Saints, November 24, 2008 (51-29 vs. Green Bay Packers)
 * 50 – San Diego Chargers, December 20, 1982 (50-34 vs. Cincinnati Bengals)
 * 49 – Philadelphia Eagles, November 15, 2004 (49-21 vs. Dallas Cowboys)
 * 49 – Kansas City Chiefs, December 13, 2004 (49-38 vs. Tennessee Titans
 * 48 – Detroit Lions, October 19, 1981 (48-17 vs. Chicago Bears)
 * 48 – Green Bay Packers, October 17, 1983 (48-47 vs. Washington Redskins)
 * 48 – Baltimore Ravens, December 19, 2005 (48-3 vs. Green Bay Packers)
 * 48 – Tennessee Titans, October 11, 2004 (48-27 vs. Green Bay Packers)


 * Most one-sided games
 * 45 points – Baltimore 48, Green Bay 3 – December 19, 2005
 * 42 points – Miami 45, N.Y. Jets 3 – November 24, 1986
 * 42 points – Seattle 42, Philadelphia 0 – December 5, 2005
 * 38 points – San Francisco 52, Chicago 14 – December 23, 1991
 * 38 points – San Francisco 41, Atlanta 3 – November 9, 1992


 * Highest scoring games
 * 95 points – Green Bay 48, Washington 47 – October 17, 1983
 * 87 points – Kansas City 49, Tennessee 38 – December 13, 2004
 * 84 points – San Diego 50, Cincinnati 34 – December 20, 1982
 * 82 points – Dallas 43, Seattle 39 – December 6, 2004
 * 80 points – New Orleans 51, Green Bay 29 – November 24, 2008
 * 79 points – Oakland 45, Pittsburgh 34 – October 20, 1980
 * 78 points – Indianapolis Colts 55, Denver Broncos 23 - October 31, 1988
 * 78 points – Dallas 41, Philadelphia 37 – September 15, 2008


 * Lowest Scoring Games
 * 3 points – Pittsburgh 3, Miami 0 – November 26, 2007
 * 9 points – Jacksonville 9, Pittsburgh 0 – September 18, 2006
 * 10 points – San Francisco 7, N.Y. Giants 3 – December 3, 1990