{"id":53738,"date":"2025-05-16T14:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=53738"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:19:07","slug":"2025-26-nfl-season-monday-night-football-schedule-mnf-dates-kickoff-timings-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-26-nfl-season-monday-night-football-schedule-mnf-dates-kickoff-timings-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\u201326 NFL Season Monday Night Football Schedule \u2013 MNF Dates, Kickoff Timings, Teams in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the release of the 2025-26 NFL Regular Season schedule, we now have the full slate of the Monday Night Football (MNF) games at our disposal. The MNF games come under the prime time games category, and these are some of the most important games every week.&nbsp;<\/p><p>It is always an honor for teams to get the chance to play on MNF, as those games are televised nationally, which means that everyone can watch them.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025-26 Monday Night Football Schedule<\/h2><p>The table below indicates the entire schedule for the 2025-26 NFL season&rsquo;s MNF games, including the dates, kickoff timings, and teams that will feature each week.&nbsp;The Minnesota Vikings travel to Soldier Field to take on the Chicago Bears in this season&rsquo;s first Monday Night Football game. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Teams<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Week<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Kickoff Timings (ET)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Network<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">September 08, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Houston Texans<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">September 15, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7:00 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Los Angeles Chargers vs Las Vegas Raiders<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">September 15, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10:00 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Detroit Lions vs Baltimore Ravens<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">September 22, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">September 29, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Denver Broncos vs Cincinnati Bengals<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">September 29, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kansas City Chiefs vs Jacksonville Jaguars<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">October 06, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Buffalo Bills vs Atlanta Falcons<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">October 13, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chicago Bears vs Washington Commanders<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">October 13, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">October 20, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7:00 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Houston Texans vs Seattle Seahawks<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">October 20, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10:00 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Washington Commanders vs Kansas City Chiefs<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">October 27, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Arizona Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">November 03, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Philadelphia Eagles vs Green Bay Packers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">November 10, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Dallas Cowboys vs Las Vegas Raiders&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">November 17, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Carolina Panthers vs San Francisco 49ers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">November 24, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">New York Giants vs New England Patriots<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">December 01, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Philadelphia Eagles vs Los Angeles Chargers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 14<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">December 08, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN \/ ABC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">December 15, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">San Francisco 49ers vs Indianapolis Colts<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 16<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">December 22, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">December 29, 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8:15 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">TBD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">January 03, 2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">TBD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">TBD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Week 18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">January 03, 2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">TBD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ESPN<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Monday nights are better with football. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@ESPNNFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RjA68hUI3g\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/RjA68hUI3g<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1922806891232546926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/philadelphia-eagles-schedule-2025-season-philadelphia-eagles-home-games-eagles-away-games-opponents-2025-nfl-season\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Philadelphia Eagles Schedule 2025 Season &ndash; Philadelphia Eagles Regular Season Games, Dates, Locations, and More<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where To Watch MNF Games for the 2025&ndash;26 NFL Season?<\/h2><p>The NFL has a broadcasting partnership with several networks across the country. While CBS and FOX are the primary network partners for AFC and NFC games respectively, the prime time games are given to other networks.&nbsp;<\/p><p>MNF games have been telecast by ESPN since the 2006 season. Since the 2020 season, some of the games have been simulcast on ABC as well. Viewers can also catch the live stream on NFL+.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The wait is over &#128293; <br><br>The 2025 Monday Night Football schedule is here &#127871; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLqgxlegMn\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/sLqgxlegMn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1922804120777306558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Many MNF Games Are There in the 2025&ndash;26 NFL Season?<\/h2><p>This year, there will be a total of 21 games played in the entire MNF slate, with some weeks featuring a double-header. 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