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Postpone taking down that Christmas tree and cleaning up the mess left behind by relatives and enjoy your weekly dose of Monday Night Football.
Watch the New Orleans Saints (11-3) host the Atlanta Falcons (9-5) to wrap up the last of the Christmas weekend games, and hopefully the holiday lights will not surge all the electrical power from the Superdome like last week at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
In one of the most promising, if not the best, Monday Night Football match-ups of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) head west to take on the San Francisco 49ers (10-3).
Unlike last week’s less-than-stellar showing from the Rams and Seahawks, this game features two teams each near the top of their conference, both fighting for playoff seeding and the hope of a first-round bye.
The game will kick off a crazy holiday week for the NFL, with games on five of the next eight days. This one has the potential to be a slugfest and will definitely be worth watching Monday night.
The St. Louis Rams (2-10) will travel to Seattle to take on division rival, the Seahawks (5-7) in Week 14′s edition of Monday Night Football.
I’m sure I’m not the only person who is still scratching their head and trying to figure out why this is a primetime game. Both teams are struggling with the game and fighting injuries leaving fans less than thrilled.
What do I think you should watch for in this game? Check it out.
The New York Giants travel to New Orleans tonight to take on the Saints at the Superdome.
The Saints lead the NFC South with a record of 7-3, while the Giants trail the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East with a record of 6-4.
Since their bye week in week 7, the Giants have lost two of the four games and need to win this one to keep the pressure on the Cowboys. With the Saints coming off a bye week and playing at home, they are going to be tough to beat.
We are mere hours away from the kickoff on yet another Monday Night Football game, this one featuring the Minnesota Vikings and the undefeated Green Bay Packers, led by Aaron Rodgers and his gaudy (or is it God-y?) stat line.
So you know what that means…
The 4-3 Chicago Bears travel to the “city of brotherly love” to take on the 3-4 Philadelphia Eagles tonight. This game is very important to both teams as they each try to extend their winning streaks to three while trying to stay alive in the NFC playoff race.
Division rivals will fight for a win tonight, and this might actually be a Monday night game worth watching as many of the Monday Night Football matchups this season have been less than entertaining.
Leading the AFC West, the San Diego Chargers (4-2) will travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs (3-3). Kansas City looked buried at 0-3, but they have a huge opportunity tonight to get right back into the thick of the AFC West race.
Let’s take a look at the teams.
This week’s Monday Night Football game will feature the 4-1 Baltimore Ravens taking on the 1-5 Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars are looking to break a five game losing streak and add another win to their less than impressive record, while the Ravens expect to continue their dominance after rolling over the Houston Texans in week 6.
Let’s take a look at what’s in store for your Monday night entertainment.
Cue the totally relevant THIS GUY jokes. Or the “white people…SMH” jokes. (Or, if you’re Matt Millen, blame it on Jaws for being a “Polack”.)
Either way, I bet you this never happens to Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth.
It’s Week 6 and the Monday Night Football contenders this week have a combined number of wins of TWO. That’s right, two. Combined. The 2-3 Jets will host the 0-4 Dolphins on Monday night.
This game isn’t just a competition of who can play the best, no; it will be a vicious fight for a win between two teams desperate for Ws.
Let’s take a look at why the teams are where they are.
[Editor's note: Tyler posted his Bears-Lions MNF Preview yesterday, but seeing a show this is Detroit's first time hosting a Monday Night Football game since 1856 having only one preview just didn't feel like enough. Luckily, Jake Perper of BearsBacker.com was ready to step in at the last minute and offer another perspective of this highly anticipated game.]
The Chicago Bears (2-2) and the Detroit Lions (4-0) will meet for the 163rd time ever tonight at Ford Field in Detroit. The Bears lead the all-time series 93-64-5.
Tonight marks only the fifth time the Bears will meet the Lions on Monday Night Football, who will be hosting a Monday night game for the first time since 2001.
This week’s Monday Night Football matchup features a rivalry from the old “black and blue” division. The Chicago Bears (2-2) will travel to play the undefeated Detroit Lions (4-0).
The Lions have been the NFL’s best surprise this season. They had been playing better for the past two seasons, but now with Matthew Stafford healthy they’re a seriously dangerous team. The Bears, though, have been consistently inconsistent with their passing and running game showing up at time but never at the exact time.
When I did my Week 2 picks way back on Tuesday of last week, here is what I said about the Rams-Giants matchup on Monday Night Football before picking the Giants to win but the Rams to cover the 4.5 point spread:
Two of the biggest Week 1 disappointments square off Monday night in a huge game for both. Going down 0-2 is a huge hurdle to overcome, especially for teams expected to be on the fringe of playoff contention anyway. Because the Giants are the more veteran team, and have the healthier set of skill position players on offense, I think they’ll win this game; but the Rams aren’t going to just roll over and make it easy. If Rex Grossman could have a good day against the Giants, then Sam Bradford sure as hell can too. He will, and this game will be a good one.
Almost a week later and with the game now just hours away, I still feel that way; however, it’s hard to have any confidence in a prediction of this matchup when so many of the key players are question marks due to injuries suffered in Week 1.
So before we get into any analysis, let’s see who is actually playing.
After an immensely fun but exhausting weekend helping my brother celebrate his 21st birthday, I am spending this Monday morning getting caught up on all of the MSF duties that piled up over the weekend. I unfortunately won’t have time to get a full Monday Night Football preview posted for the second of tonight’s MNF double-header (Miami-New England Preview here), but here is all of the info you need to know plus a prediction and my spread pick from earlier week.
What a way to start the season! The football frenzy has taken over. Let’s take a look at the first of two games to play on Monday night.
