But that hardly stopped Chicago from going on to win the Super Bowl.OKAY THEN, /EFw0r981hd- New York Giants November 3, 2020īucs take 15-14 lead: Tampa Bay took the lead with 6:05 left in the third quarter on a 3-yard pass from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski. Marino threw three touchdown passes, and two more touchdowns from Ron Davenport gave the Bears their only loss of the season, 38-24. The Chicago bears had a perfect record going into the game against the Miami Dolphins and Dan Marino. 1. Chicago at Miami, Decem(Share: 46 percent, rating: 29.6) The game still holds the record of being the second lowest scoring game in Monday Night Football history. The 49ers beat the Giants, 7 to 3, with John Taylor scoring off a 23 yard pass from Joe Montana. Playing at Candlestick Park, the Giants (10-2) took on the 49ers (11-1). 2. New York Giants at San Francisco, Decem(share: 42 percent, rating: 26.9) President Jimmy Carter was at the game, seeing the Redskins defeat the reigning Super Bowl champions. It was a low-scoring game, with Washington winning 9 to 5. 3. Dallas at Washington, Octo(share: 43 percent, rating: 26.8) Doug Pensinger/Getty ImagesĪnother classic Cowboys-Redskins game pitted the 3-and-2 Cowboys against the 5-and-0 Redskins. With the win, the Chargers won the AFC West title, and became the top seed for the conference. Also in 1980 on Monday Night Football, Howard Cosell announced John Lennon’s death.
The 9-and-7 Steelers went down to the 11-and-5 Chargers, 26 to 17. Pittsburgh at San Diego, Decem(share: 40 percent, rating: 25.3) 4 (tied). Philadelphia at Miami, Novem(share: 40 percent, rating: 25.3)Īt week 13 in 1981, the Eagles were 9-and-4, and the Dolphins had 8 wins, 4 losses, and a tie. The Dolphins won, 13 to 10. The year 1979 was the tenth season of Monday Night Football. It was the Oilers who edged out the Steelers, 20 to 17. Getting the same rating as the Dallas-Miami game, but in a different year, is this late season face-off between the Pittsburgh and Houston, where each team had a record of 11-and-4. Pittsburgh at Houston, Decem(share: 40 percent, rating: 25.1) 1986: Quarterback Mark Malone #16 of the Pittsburgh Steelers calls the count during a 1986 NFL game against the Houston Oilers. The Dolphins (14-2) won the final Monday Night game of the season, 28-21. But it was the first that was kinder to the Cowboys, when they won over the Rams.
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6 (tied). Dallas at Miami, Decem(share: 40 percent, rating: 25.1)ĭallas (9-7) played the first, and the last Monday Night Football games of the season in 1984. According to Bleacher Report this is also the first game where the Steelers played their 3-4 defense. The Cowboys may have led the way in net passing yards, first downs, and total yards, but it was the Steelers who triumphed, 36 to 28 in Dallas. The Steelers had a win to their name, the Cowboys a loss, going into this game.
8. Pittsburgh at Dallas, Septem(share: 42 percent, rating: 24.9) The Raiders had the better record (12-1, compared to 9-4) and won 35 to 20. It was 52 degrees when the Bengals met the Raiders for this week thirteen matchup.
9. Cincinnati at Oakland, Decem(share: 40 percent, rating: 24.7) Mike Powell/Getty Images The Falcons won, 20 to 14, but the Vikings went on to win the NFC championship, and lose the Super Bowl to the Miami Dolphins. Then in November, the 9 and 1 Vikings squared off against the Falcons who were 7 and 3 so far that season. The Redskins won, 14-7 over the Cowboys, making both touchdowns in the final four minutes of play. Dallas and Washington were both 3-and-1 going into the Monday night game in October. Simpson made his Monday Night Football debut, and these two games statistically tied in Neilsen ratings. Dallas at Washington, Octo(share: 40 percent rating: 24.6), and Minnesota at Atlanta, November 19, 1973, (share: 40 percent, rating: 24.6) Find out which games made the cut, and other facts about NFL Monday Night Football the year they did.
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In a truly “C’mon Man” worthy moment for the program, not since 1990 has a Monday night game cracked its way into the top ten. The National Football League has all kind of statistics on its website, including the ten highest rated NFL Monday Night Football games of all time, according to Nielsen Company Figures.
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