Is ‘Monday Night Football’ on tonight?

The regular season ended last night as the Detroit Lions defeated the Minnesota Vikings Sunday night football. Next up… the playoffs! The Kansas City Chiefs and Lions received round-one byes, with the other 12 playoff teams in contention during the always unpredictable Wild Card weekend.

The fun begins on Saturday, January 11th when the Houston Texans host the Los Angeles Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens in an AFC North showdown. Sunday, Jan. 12 features a postseason tripleheader beginning with the Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos on CBS and ends with the Washington Commanders/Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on NBC. The middle game is the highly anticipated Week 1 rematch between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles.

The first round concludes Monday night when the Minnesota Vikings go on the road to take on the Los Angeles Rams on ESPN and ABC. But what about tonight, you ask? Is there one Monday night football game on ESPN or do we have to wait until Saturday to watch the NFL? Here’s everything you need to know.

Is there one Monday night football Game tonight?

No. Unfortunately, Monday night football is not on tonight.

Is Monday night football Next week (January 13)?

Yes! The first round of the playoffs concludes with a Monday night matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings. The game is scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN+.

Will ManningCast be back for the playoffs?

Yep! Peyton and Eli return to cover the Rams/Vikings game. You can watch the alternate broadcast on ESPN2 or ESPN+.

Los Angeles Rams -- Matt Stafford
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NFL Playoff Schedule:

Saturday 11 January:

  • Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans: 4:30 PM ET on CBS, Nickelodeon and Paramount+
  • Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens: 8:00 PM ET on Prime Video

Sunday, January 12:

  • Denver Broncos @ Buffalo Bills: 1:00 PM ET on CBS and Paramount+
  • Green Bay Packers @ Philadelphia Eagles: 4:30 PM ET on FOX
  • Washington Commanders @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8:00 PM ET on NBC and Peacock

Monday 13 January:

Minnesota Vikings @ Los Angeles Rams: 8:00 PM ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN2