2023 Monday Night Football on ESPN/ABC Schedule

Caption: The current "Monday Night Football" logo (2023-present). | Photo credit: BarrettSportsMedia.com

* ESPN's supplemented schedule includes ESPN's Monday Night Football airing Aaron Rodgers' Jets Debut (vs. Buffalo), the Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl LVII re-match & multiple games involving the Dallas Cowboys

* Two Monday Night Football games in Weeks 2, 3 & 14 on ABC and ESPN; ESPN+ Exclusive in Week 4

* Week 18 doubleheader with playoff implications

* Super Wild Card Monday night game returns again; Divisional playoff game added

* Joe Buck (pxp), Troy Aikman (analyst), Lisa Salters (reporter) & John Parry (rules analyst) return for second season together

* Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli back for third season

ESPN and the Walt Disney's Company 'NFL on ESPN' 2023-24 schedule expands to a company-high 25 games (23 regular season plus 2 playoff games). This will be the 54th season of "Monday Night Football" and the 18th season of coverage of ESPN. Fans will now have 20 Monday Night Football games, including three weeks (Weeks 2, 3 and 14) with multiple games on the same night (ABC + ESPN), flex scheduling starting in Week 12, and a Divisional Round game for the very first time on ABC/ESPN.

The ESPN+ exclusive International game (Week 4), a doubleheader with postseason implications in Week 18, the Super Wild Card Weekend Monday night playoff game, the Monday Night Football commentators of Joe Buck, Troy Aikman & Lisa Salters, and Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, all added over the past two seasons, all return. The schedule improvements correspond in high profile teams, signature games, and key storylines.

All of these elements combine for the most-anticipated slate in the network's history.

Check out some more 2023 Monday Night Football highlights below:

• More Monday Night Football: 20 Monday Night Football games, which includes an increase (three) in multiple games on the same night.
• Christmas Night: For 2023 only, on Christmas night (Monday, December 25), ABC will televise a fourth exclusive Monday Night Football game -- Baltimore vs. San Francisco at 8:15 PM (ET).
• Week 17: For 2023 only, Monday Night Football's Week 17 contest will move to Saturday, December 30, instead -- Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys (8:15 PM ET).
• Flex Scheduling: Flex scheduling can be used for Monday Night Football beginning in Week 12 through Week 17.
• Peyton and Eli Return: Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli returns for the third straight year with a 10-game schedule, which will begin in Week 1 (Buffalo vs. NY Jets). The remaining games will be announced later on.
• NFL International Series begins on ESPN+: ESPN+ will exclusively televise the Atlanta Falcons vs. Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, October 1 (Week 4), from Wembley Stadium.
• Doubleheader Saturday: Week 18's doubleheader Saturday (January 6) returns once again this season (4:30 p.m. ET and 8:15 p.m. ET), with the matchups being announced following the conclusion of Week 17. Both games will air on ABC and ESPN.
• Monday Night Wild Card: ABC and ESPN will once more end Super Wild Card weekend with a matchup on Monday night, January 15, for the third straight year on ABC and ESPN -- 8:15 p.m. ET.
• Divisional Round Added: ESPN will air a divisional playoff game for the first time ever on either Saturday, January 20 or Sunday, January 21. The game is scheduled to be aired on both ABC and ESPN.
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Also, Chris Fowler (play-by-play) joins the Monday Night Football family as the secondary play-by-play announcer, alongside analysts Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick. Laura Rutledge handles sideline reports. The secondary crew will work five games during the season (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 14 and 18).

Furthermore, it was revealed on Monday, September 18 that due to ongoing writers' strike, ABC will now air Monday Night Football every single week during the season, via a simulcast or as a exclusive telecast (on nights that ESPN will also carry a game).

^ == flex scheduling week (Weeks 12-17)

The complete schedule for "Monday Night Football" on ESPN/ABC for the upcoming 2023 NFL season can be found below:

2023 Monday Night Football on ESPN/ABC Schedule -- All Times ET; Subject to Change

Preseason:

* Preseason Week 2 -- Monday, August 21

. Ravens vs. Commanders - ESPN, 8:00 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

Regular Season:

* Week 1 -- Monday, September 11

. Bills vs. Jets - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2/ESPN+, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2/ESPN+)

* Week 2 -- Monday, September 18 (doubleheader)

. Saints vs. Panthers - ESPN/ESPN2, 7:15 PM ET (Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge)

. Browns vs. Steelers - ABC, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

* Week 3 -- Monday, September 25 (doubleheader)

. Eagles vs. Buccaneers - ABC, 7:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

. Rams vs. Bengals - ESPN/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge)

* Week 4 -- Sunday, October 1

. Falcons vs. Jaguars (London) - ESPN+/Disney+, 9:30 AM ET (Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge) (ESPN+, traditional telecast); (Drew Carter, Booger McFarland, Pepper Persley) (ESPN+/Disney+, "Toy Story Funday Football" alternate telecast)

* Week 4 -- Monday, October 2

. Seahawks vs. Giants - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

* Week 5 -- Monday, October 9

. Packers vs. Raiders - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

* Week 6 -- Monday, October 16

. Cowboys vs. Chargers - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

* Week 7 -- Monday, October 23

. 49ers vs. Vikings - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

* Week 8 -- Monday, October 30

. Raiders vs. Lions - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

* Week 9 -- Monday, November 6

. Chargers vs. Jets - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

* Week 10 -- Monday, November 13

. Broncos vs. Bills - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

* Week 11 -- Monday, November 20

. Eagles vs. Chiefs - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2/ESPN+, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2/ESPN+)

* ^ Week 12 -- Monday, November 27

. Bears vs. Vikings - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

* ^ Week 13 -- Monday, December 4

. Bengals vs. Jaguars - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

* ^ Week 14 -- Monday, December 11 (doubleheader)

. Packers vs. Giants - ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

. Titans vs. Dolphins - ESPN/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

* ^ Week 15 -- Monday, December 18

. Eagles vs. Seahawks - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2)

- Replaces Chiefs vs. Patriots

* Week 16 -- Monday, December 25 (Christmas Eve)

. Ravens vs. 49ers - ABC, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

* Week 17 -- Saturday, December 30

. Lions vs. Cowboys - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

* ^ Week 18 -- Saturday, January 6 (doubleheader)

. Steelers vs. Ravens - ESPN/ABC, 4:30 PM ET (Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge)

. Texans vs. Colts - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)

Postseason:

* NFC Wild Card Game -- Monday, January 15

. (5) Eagles vs. (4) Buccaneers - ESPN/ABC/ESPN2/ESPN+, 8:15 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge) (ESPN/ABC); (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) (ESPN2, ESPN+)

* AFC Divisional Playoff Game -- Saturday, January 20

. (4) Texans vs. (1) Ravens - ESPN/ABC, 4:30 PM ET (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge)

- Source(s): ESPN Press Room.