Giants QB Daniel Jones pushed into sideline mic tech, sparking shoving match
Fortunately he seemed to be okay!
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Cat on the field takes over Monday Night Football and inspires a tremendous Kevin Harlan call
We didn't know we needed Kevin Harlan working an ad read into an ad-libbed radio call of a cat on the field, but we did.
ESPN is getting rid of musical performances during the MNF halftime show
No more musical interlude during the Genesis Halftime show.
Jets’ 33-0 loss saw HC Adam Gase bash the airing of Sam Darnold’s “seeing ghosts” comment, but they seem to have bigger problems
"It bothers me. It bothers the organization. We’re looking hard into our cooperation going forward."
Adam Schefter completes a Lambeau Leap, barely
Schefter announced his intentions to do it earlier on Monday via Twitter poll.
ESPN’s Steve Young snarks Monday Night Football matchups to Michael Kay: “We get the best matchups. A billion-five, that’s well spent.”
This line provoked a lot of laughter from Kay and his co-hosts.
Monday Night Football’s Bengals-Steelers game sees 21 percent viewership drop year-over-year, but rises slightly from Week 3
Shockingly, the winless Steelers and Bengals drew less viewers than last year's Chiefs-Broncos matchup.
Injuries to top quarterbacks like Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees could cause major ratings impacts for NFL primetime games
Around 11 primetime games alone could be affected by starting quarterback injuries (and a retirement, in the case of Andrew Luck).
Jason Witten says he’d have returned to the NFL even if he’d been better as a broadcaster
Witten told Dan Patrick he missed the rush of competition too much.
ESPN’s Monday Night Football doubleheader overnight rating up 19% from last year, highest since 2015
The thrilling Saints-Texans opener was up 24% relative to last year; the Raiders-Broncos nightcap was up 10%.
ESPN blitzes AT&T MNF viewers with ads, ticker updates, & streaming blackouts as massive suddenly contentious AT&T carriage dispute looms
ESPN switches away from yellow down-and-distance graphic after just one half of Monday Night Football
A yellow graphic -- usually used to show when a flag has been thrown -- was a very bad idea. At least ESPN quickly listened to viewers and made the change.
Tony Romo reportedly seeking $10 million per year as he prepares to enter broadcasting free agency
If Romo does want to test the free agent market, there's one very obvious landing spot for him.
Monday Night Football gets new director as ESPN continues its changes on the NFL
Jimmy Platt takes over for long-time director Chip Dean
Peyton Manning on Monday Night Football: “It wasn’t the right time this year. Maybe it will never be.”
It sounds like Manning isn't all that eager to join a regular broadcast booth.
