No, no. Your eyes are not deceiving you right now. There are two football games on the schedule for Monday Night Football for Week 2. And, yes, they do run concurrently.
On Monday, NFL fans will get to watch the Panthers play the Saints at home at 7:15 p.m. ET. They’ll also get to watch the Steelers take on the Browns an hour later at 8:15 p.m. ET.
The timing is a bit weird, but it’s all part of a new strategy coming from ESPN to figure out what the best strategies for Monday Night Football will be moving forward.
Tonight, we are the NFL’s test dummies. Once again. Let me explain how all of this is going to work.