The NFL’s Week 17 restricts all the games to Sunday ahead of the postseason starting the following weekend. That means that your normal Monday evening routine of tuning into ESPN for a football game to cap the week isn’t possible on Jan. 4. We already know all the first-round playoff matchups, and it could be a day filled with some coach firings, as well.
If you’re craving Monday Night Football, you’ll have to wait all the way until Week 1 in 2021 for the usual season-opening MNF doubleheader.
Below is all you need to know about the rest of the Week 17 NFL schedule, including kickoff times and TV channels.
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Is there a ‘Monday Night Football’ game tonight?
There is not a “Monday Night Football” game on Monday, Jan. 4. The NFL regular season concludes on Sunday, Jan. 3.
That’s by design as the NFL goes with simultaenous starts in Week 17 in the hopes of removing advantages/disadvantages in playoff races. The final game of the regular season came on “Sunday Night Football” featuring the Washington Football Team and Philadelphia Eagles.
NFL schedule Week 17
Sunday, Jan. 3
Sports on TV on Monday, Jan. 4
Monday nights aren’t necessarily the biggest sports night during basketball season, but there’s still plenty to watch if you’re looking for your fix. Here are some televised games Monday night, with start times listed in Eastern Time:
NCAAM: Howard at Norfolk State (7 p. m. , ESPNU) NCAAM: Maryland at Indiana (8 p. m. , Big Ten Network) NCAAW: Indiana at Maryland (7 p. m. , ESPN2) There are also nine NBA games scheduled, but none on national TV. One could be available on your regional sports network.
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So the Monday night football stage tonight belongs to Florida and Virginia in the Orange Bowl on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET.
As for the Week 17 NFL schedule, the league flexed its best game of the week to the only prime-time slot available. (There was no “Thursday Night Football” in Week 17, either.) The Seahawks hosted the 49ers on “Sunday Night Football” in the final game of the regular season, and the game — and, in turn, the playoff seeding — literally came down to the last second and the last few inches.
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Is there a ‘Monday Night Football’ game tonight?
There is not. The last “Monday Night Football” game of the season was played last week, when the Packers beat the Vikings to clinch the NFC North title.
If you need your Monday football fix as the new year approaches, the college bowl schedule offers a couple solid evening options. California and Illinois will play in the Redbox Bowl at 4 p.m. ET, and Florida and Virginia will play in the Orange Bowl at 8 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
The NFL wrapped up its regular season Sunday, when all 16 games were played at either 1 p.m. ET or 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS or Fox. The exception was the Seahawks-49ers game, which was played at 8:25 p.m. ET on NBC.
Below is the full schedule and results.
