2024 Monday Night Football on ESPN and ABC Schedule

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

• Marquee Matchups: Jets vs. 49ers in Week 1, NFC Championship re-match in Week 17 (Lions vs. 49ers), Bengals vs. Cowboys in Week 14, Texans vs. Cowboys in Week 11, Giants vs. Steelers in Week 8 and much more.

• Family Rivalry during Thanksgiving Week: The Harbaugh (Jim's Chargers vs. John's Ravens) brothers square off during Week 12, in the first meeting between these two since Super Bowl XLVII.

• Multiple Monday night contests during select games, ABC simulcasts and exclusive games, ESPN+ exclusive game, flex scheduling and much more.

• Week 18 Doubleheader Saturday concludes regular season (Saturday, January 4).

• Monday night Super Wild Card game and Divisional Playoff game.

• Joe Buck, Troy Aikman & Lisa Salters return for third season as the Monday Night Football announce team.

• Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli return for fourth straight season.

ESPN's 2024-25 NFL schedule has 25 games on the docket, headlined by 21 Monday Night Football games, the return of the Week 18 Doubleheader Saturday, a Monday night Super Wild Card game and a Divisional Playoff game. Schedule improvements return, including ABC exclusive games and simulcasts, an ESPN+ exclusive game, multiple Monday Night Football games on the same night, flex scheduling and more!

The 2024 Monday Night Football schedule has the defending two-time Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers, and both conference runner-ups, the Baltimore Ravens and the Detroit Lions, appear on the show at least twice. The Dallas Cowboys get two hosting assignments on Monday Night Football and the Buffalo Bills show up on the MNF twice, including a road game against the New York Jets.

The 49ers bookend the Monday Night Football season (Weeks 1 and 17), first by hosting Garrett Wilson and the New York Jets, and then punctuating the franchise's year with a NFC Championship re-match against Aidan Hutchinson and the Detroit Lions. Overall, the Monday Night Football schedule is embellished by showing off the league's best teams, most popular players, and storylines throughout the entire season. Highlights:

• Texas-Sized Showdown: The Dallas Cowboys will host their in-state rivals, the Houston Texans (Week 11), followed by a game against the Dallas Cowboys (Week 14).
• MVP Quarterbacks, Early and Often: Ravens' Lamar Jackson (Weeks 7 & 12), Jets' Aaron Rodgers (Weeks 1 & 6), and Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes (Weeks 5 & 9) all appear twice.
• Thanksgiving Week Harbaugh Bowl: The holiday week begins (Monday, Week 12), with both Jim and John Harbaugh battling it out, their first head-to-head coaching battle since Super Bowl XLVII.
• The NFL's next Superstars: The 2024 NFL Draft's first two overall selections, Bears' Caleb Williams and Commanders' Jayden Daniels (Week 3) are expected to make their Monday Night Football debuts this season, with Williams potentially going head-to-head with Vikings' J.J. McCarthy (Week 15). New Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. makes his Monday Night Football debut against Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers (Week 7).
• Week 18 Doubleheader Saturday: Two games with postseason stakes will take place on Saturday, January 4 at 4:30 PM ET and 8:15 PM ET on ESPN & ABC. Both matchups will be announced following the conclusion of Week 17.

Monday Night Football's Joe Buck, Troy Aikman & Lisa Salters come back to work third season as a commentary team

Joe Buck, Troy Aikman & Lisa Salters are back for the third straight year calling Monday Night Football games. For Buck & Aikman, the duo is now entering their 23rd season as broadcast partners (2002-present), extending their record as the longest tenured broadcast pairing in NFL history. Salters begins her 13th season on the MNF sidelines, the longest-tenured sideline reporter in Monday Night Football history.

Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli return for the fourth straight year

Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli is back for the fourth straight season with 11 games overall, including the Week 1 Jets vs. 49ers game. The remaining schedule will be announced at a later date.

Breakdown of the NFL on ESPN schedule for 2024:

• More Monday Night Football action: 21 Monday Night Football games, which includes the ESPN+ exclusive game moving from Sunday morning to a Monday night, and three exclusive games on ABC. Fans will have multiple games to enjoy during Weeks 3, 4, 7 & 15.
• ABC Simulcasts: ABC will simulcast four Monday Night Football games in 2024, both Week 18 Saturday games, and then the Monday night Super Wild Card game and Divisional game. The four Monday Night Football simulcasts are: Jets-49ers (Week 1), Giants-Steelers (Week 8), Bengals-Cowboys (Week 14) & Lions-49ers (Week 17).
• Flex Scheduling: For the second straight year, flex scheduling can be used for select Monday nights during the 2024 season. Flex scheduling can be used for any Monday Night Football airing during Weeks 12 through Week 17.
• Monday night Super Wild Card: For the fourth straight year, ESPN and ABC will present a Monday night Wild Card Game to finish up the first weekend of the NFL playoffs. That game will air on the night of Monday, January 13.
• Divisional Round: For the second straight year, ESPN and ABC will have a Divisional Playoff game on either Saturday, January 18 or Sunday, January 19.

The 2024 Hall of Fame Game airs on ESPN and ABC

ESPN will start the 2024 NFL preseason with the Hall of Fame Game, featuring the Chicago Bears and the Houston Texans on Thursday, August 1, at 8:00 PM ET. ABC will simulcast ESPN's presentation of the game.

Monday Night Football's Joe Buck, Troy Aikman & Lisa Salters will provide commentary from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, signaling the beginning of the NFL's 105th season of operation.

The 2024 Monday Night Football on ESPN and ABC schedule is attached 🖇 below:

• NFL on ESPN/ABC: 2024 Preseason, Regular Season & Postseason Broadcast Schedule (All Times Eastern and Subject to Change)

Preseason:

* Preseason Hall of Fame Game - Thursday, August 1

. Texans vs. Bears (Canton, Ohio) - ESPN/ABC, 8:00 PM (ET) - Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters

Regular Season:

| Week 1 - Monday, September 9

. Jets at 49ers - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| Week 2 - Monday, September 16

. Falcons at Eagles - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| Week 3 - Monday, September 23 (doubleheader)

. Jaguars at Bills - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) -

. Commanders at Bengals - ABC, 8:15 PM (ET) -

| Week 4 - Monday, September 30 (doubleheader)

. Titans at Dolphins - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - 

. Seahawks at Lions - ABC, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| Week 5 - Monday, October 7

. Saints at Chiefs - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) -

| Week 6 - Monday, October 14

. Bills at Jets - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) -

| Week 7 - Monday, October 21 (doubleheader)

. Ravens at Buccaneers - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

. Chargers at Cardinals - ESPN+, 9:00 PM (ET) - 

| Week 8 - Monday, October 28

. Giants at Steelers - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| Week 9 - Monday, November 4

. Buccaneers at Chiefs - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) -

| Week 10 - Monday, November 11

. Dolphins at Rams - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) -

| Week 11 - Monday, November 18

. Texans at Cowboys - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| * Week 12 - Monday, November 25

. Ravens at Chargers - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) -

| * Week 13 - Monday, December 2

. Browns at Broncos - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| * Week 14 - Monday, December 9

. Bengals at Cowboys - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| * Week 15 - Monday, December 16 (doubleheader)

. Bears at Vikings - ABC, 8:00 PM (ET) - 

. Falcons at Raiders - ESPN, 8:30 PM (ET) -

 

| * Week 16 - Monday, December 23

. Saints at Packers - ESPN, 8:15 PM (ET) -

| * Week 17 - Monday, December 30

. Lions at 49ers - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| * Week 18 - Saturday, January 4 (Regular Season Finale Doubleheader)

. Teams TBD - ESPN/ABC, 4:30 PM (ET) - 

. Teams TBD - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

Postseason:

| AFC or NFC Wild Card Game - Monday, January 13

. Teams TBD - ESPN/ABC, 8:15 PM (ET) - 

| AFC or NFC Divisional Playoff - Saturday, January 18 or Sunday, January 19

. Teams TBD - ESPN/ABC, TBD (ET) - 

- Sources: NFL Communications, ESPN Press Room

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