NFL 2022: Why Does the NFL Schedule Has Two Games on Monday Night Football? When are the Next Two Double-Headers in MNF This Season?
On Monday Night Football, the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans in Week 2 of the NFL season will square off at Highmark Stadium, and the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings will meet at Lincoln Financial Field.
The first two weeks of NFL play are almost over, but there are still a few games on the Week 2 schedule that will begin in a very unusual manner on Monday night. For this evening, there are two Monday Night Football games scheduled.
Two distinct Monday Night Football games will be played during Week 2 of the 2022 NFL regular season, with one game showing on ESPN and the other on ABC.
Week 2 ft. 2 Monday Night Football games
ESPN will broadcast a game between the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans at 7:15 p.m. ET. ESPN2 will also broadcast it. At 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, the Philadelphia Eagles will play host to the Minnesota Vikings. It will be shown on ABC.
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Television contracts played a major role in the decision to play two games on Monday nights. More primetime games were included in the TV contracts for ESPN and ABC.
“As always, the decision to have the doubleheader comes down to the television contract and the money that comes with it. Primetime and exclusive windows can provide the NFL an opportunity to increase what the networks pay to air games, so why not figure out ways to pull out more individual broadcasts!,” Draftkings reported.
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— PROLINE (@OLGproline) September 19, 2022
Next double headers on Monday Night Football
One of the “Monday Night Football” games will take place on Sunday morning when the Broncos play the Jaguars in London. The following “doubleheader” will occur in week 8. Only ESPN+ will broadcast that match.
Monday Night Football says that they will have a Doubleheader Saturday in Week 18
Game 1, 4:30p ET
Game 2, 8:15p ETpic.twitter.com/DrdkjoSzwK— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) December 14, 2021
The Week 8 schedule will be concluded with the Bengals-Browns game for a real Monday night matchup. The last doubleheader, which will include playoff contenders, will take place on that Saturday in Week 18.
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