ESPN on ABC Monday Night Football NFL Schedule 2021
May 12, 2021 ESPN’S 19-GAME NFL REGULAR SEASON SLATE DECORATED WITH STAR POWER, MULTIPLE MVPS, DIVISIONAL MATCHUPS, AND COMPELLING STORYLINES ‘Monday Night Football’’s 52nd Season Begins With Las Vegas Raiders’ First Regular Season Game With Fans, Concludes With Historic Browns-Steelers Rivalry Josh Allen, Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson Pepper the Schedule New in 2021: ESPN and ABC to Simulcast Saturday Week 18 Doubleheader Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters and John Parry Set to Call ‘Monday Night Football’ Slate ESPN will present its most comprehensive NFL regular season slate spanning its 40+ year history, as the company produces 19 regular season games consisting of 17 “Monday Night Football” games (Weeks 1-17) and a Saturday, Week 18 doubleheader (January 8, 2022). The increased regular season slate (previously, 17 games across 16 weeks) also marks the first season ESPN will air at least one game in each week of the regular season since the company began airing the “Monday Night Football” package in 2006. Each game of the 2021 “Monday Night Football” campaign, the franchise’s 52nd season overall, features compelling storylines and intriguing matchups. Details include the following: • Grand Opening: The 2021 “Monday Night Football” campaign begins with an ABC simulcast of ESPN’s production, as the Las Vegas Raiders are expected to welcome fans into Allegiant Stadium for the first time in the regular season when they host the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1 (Sept. 13). • MVPs: The season’s first two weeks feature the 2019 and 2020 NFL MVPs, as Aaron Rodgers and the Packers host the Detroit Lions in Week 2 (Sept.
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