Football fans can't always pick which game they want to watch. Especially during primetime windows, when only one game is going on and, sometimes, the game gets to be a ,and another option might be preferred.For back-to-back Mondays this year, ABC and ESPN will give fans a chance to watch two games that will be carried during overlapping times, with the two matchups starting an hour apart. In Week 2, viewers will have their choice between watching either the Panthers host the Saints or the Steelers host the Browns in a pair of divisional matchups.This will be the second straight season of a doubleheader in Week 2, though Andrelton Simmons Jersey there is a long ESPN history of carrying games on the same night.With that, Sporting News breaks down the reasoning to delay the doubleheader to Week 2, as well as the history of ESPN's "MNF" broadcast.NFL fans have long enjoyed the Week 1 tradition of a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader. That has been the case since 2006, when ESPN first acquired the final primetime slot of the week.But starting last year, ESPN pushed back the start of the doubleheaders until Week 2. , part of the reason for that in 2022 was to put the new pairing of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on display in a standalone game in Week 1.Just like last year, the games will also feature staggered starts, with one starting at 7:15 p.m. ET and the next beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET. It will be the same staggered starts for both Week 2 and Week 3. There is a method to the staggered starts, :real-time data on viewer interest for the best start times on Monday.The network will also have a Week 14 doubleheader where both games will start at 8:15 p.m. ET.Were going to learn more about what optimizes best, and I think by next year well continue to hone on driving the biggest viewership between the two games, ESPN president of content Burke Magnus said, Cam Bedrosian Jersey per The Athletic. We will learn if it is better to start with the ABC game, the ESPN game, or the other way around."Later in the year, in Week 14, were doing both games at the same time. The thought there is, can we combine total audience and do a little bit like we used to do in the old days of college football where we create a simultaneous national and regional appeal and use our networks to do that in a single window? Then it combines to sort of like a super audience total number.The NFL's executive vice president of media distribution Hans Schroeder called the league's partnership with the Disney family of networks a "unique opportunity" to "innovate and create a new viewing experience."Youll see more look-ins in between the games. Youll see more coverage between the two games going on, youll see things at halftime in those first couple weeks where they go to the other game," Schroeder said, per The Athletic. "The whole desire is, how do we create a new and different and compelling way for fans to watch games, and how do we continue to test and innovate as we do that? Were really excited for those side-by-sides with Disney.The two sides are in the first official year of a , signed in March 2021 and running through 2033, that increases the number of "Monday Night Football" games from 17 to 23, done by having three doubleheaders per year. The deal is reportedly worth $2.6 billion.There will be two "Monday Night Football" games in Week 2. The first will be between the Saints and Panthers at 7:15 p.m. ET, which will be on ESPN and ESPN2. Starting Albert Pujols Jersey an hour later will be the Browns and Steelers in Pittsburgh, which will begin at 8:15 p.m. ET on ABC.In the past, ESPN would have started one game at 7 p.m. ET and the next at 10 p.m. ET. But Disney made the change to stagger the kickoffs that will allow for occasional double-box views to watch both games, and have box scores for both games at the same time.In Week 3, fans can start with the Eagles and Buccaneers at 7:15 p.m. ET on ABC or watch the Bengals face the Rams at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN2.Below you can see which channel the respective Week 2 games will be on; regardle s of which game you want to watch, both can be Blank Jersey streamed via , which carries the ABC family of networks and offers a free trial.Saints at PanthersTime: 7:15 p.m. ETTV: ESPN | ESPN2Streaming: ESPN App,Browns at SteelersTime: 8:30 p.m. ETTV: ABC | ESPN+Streaming: ESPN App,ESPN's primary "Monday Night Football" broadcast team of Buck (play-by-play), Aikman (color commentator) and Lisa Salters (sideline reporter) will call the Browns-Steelers game in Pittsburgh.A secondary broadcast team comprised of Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick and Laura Rutledge will call the Saints-Panthers game in Charlotte.John Parry will work both games as an officiating expert, as needed.ESPN has had a scheduled doubleheader every season dating back to 2006 except one, which was in 2021. Chris Young Jersey The reason for that was that ESPN and the NFL agreed to a Week 18 doubleheader, which then eliminated the Week 1 doubleheader.The "MNF" doubleheader picked back up in 2022, with Bills-Titans and Eagles-Vikings.DateGame resultsSept. 11, 2006Vikings 19, Redskins 16Chargers 27, Raiders 0Sept. 10, 2007Bengals 27, Ravens 2049ers 20, Cardinals 17Sept. 8, 2008Packers 24, Vikings 19Broncos 41, Raiders 14Sept. 14, 2009Patriots 25, Bills 24Chargers 24, Raiders 20Sept. 13, 2010Ravens 10, Jets 9Chiefs 21, Chargers 14Sept. 12, 2011Patriots 38, Dolphin 24Raiders 23, Broncos 20Sept. 10, 2012Ravens 44, Bengals 13Chargers 22, Raiders 14Sept. 9, 2013Eagles 33, Redskins 27Texans 31, Chargers 28Sept. 8, 2014Lions 35, Giants 14Chargers 18, Cardinals 17Sept. 14, 2015Falcons 26, Eagles 2449ers 20, Vikings 3Sept. 12, 2016Steelers 38, Redskins 1649ers 28, Rams 0Sept. 11, 2017Vikings 29, Saints 19Broncos 24, Chargers 21Sept. 10, 2018Jets 48, Lions 17Rams 33, Raiders 13Sept. 9, 2019Saints 30, Texans 28Raiders 24, Broncos 16Sept. 14, 2020Steelers 26, Giants 16Titans 16, Broncos 14Sept. 19, 2022Bills 41, Titans 7Eagles 24, Vikings 7Sept. 18, 2023Sept. 25, 2023Dec. 11, 2023
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