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NFL’s Simple Three-Word Reason for Having Two ‘MNF’ Games on at Same Time in Week 14

There will be two NFL games to watch tonight.

Andy Nesbitt

NFL’s Simple Three-Word Reason for Having Two ‘MNF’ Games on at Same Time in Week 14
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NFL fans might be a bit surprised to learn that there are two Week 14 ‘MNF’ games on TV tonight, and they will both be starting at the same time—8:15 p.m. ET.

That’s right, the Titans-Dolphins game will be on ESPN while the Packers-Giants game will be on ABC. 

What’s the reasoning for this? Well, Mike North, the NFL's VP of Broadcast Planning, appeared on the SI Media With Jimmy Traina podcast shortly after the schedule was released last spring and explained that the NFL is simply “trying something new.” 

Here is North explaining more about that decision and why the league things it will be good for fans: 

Here's hoping they’re both fun games. 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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