ESPN has officially released its Monday Night Football schedule for the 2013 NFL season.
2013 ‘Monday Night Football’ schedule opens with Eagles-Redskins, Texans-Chargers
The Monday Night Football schedule is finally out. How many times will you see your favorite team on ESPN this year?
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James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Following their stellar 2012 seasons, and Super Bowl appearances, both the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers find themselves on Monday Night Football, but interestingly it's the 49ers who get two games -- while the Ravens get one. They are joined by the Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, and San Diego Chargers, all of whom also have two games.
The most pivotal Monday night game is likely to be in week 16, when the 49ers host the Falcons. If both teams are as good as expected, it’s possible the final prime-time game of the season will have huge implications for the NFC playoff picture, and potentially home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
There’s a widespread belief that the balance of power in the NFL rests in the NFC, and this was represented by the spread of games on ESPN. Of the 34 teams playing on Monday Night Football this year, 21 come from the NFC while only 13 are in the AFC.
Here's the complete, week-by-week schedule:
Week 1: September 9th
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers
Week 2: September 16th
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 3: September 23rd
Week 4: September 30th
Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints
Week 5: October 7th
New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons
Week 6: October 14th
Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers
Week 7: October 21st
Week 8: October 28th
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
Week 9: November 4th
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Week 10: November 11th
Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 11: November 18th
Week 12: November 25th
San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins
Week 13: December 2nd
New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks
Week 14: December 9th
Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears
Week 15: December 16th
Baltimore Ravens at Detroit Lions
Week 16: December 23rd
Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers
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