Bears, Eagles Face Off In NFC Inter-Divisional Matchup Monday Night On ESPN

The Bears and Eagles face off in week 2 of the NFL’s 2016 – ’17 regular season Monday night on ESPN.

Jay Cutler and the Bears will look to rebound from a Week 1 loss to the Texans Monday night as they take on rookie QB Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.  The Eagles opened the season last week with a convincing 29 – 10 win over the Cleveland Browns and look to ride that momentum into another win this week when they come into Chicago.

The Bears currently sit last in the NFC North while the Eagles are flying high in the NFC East, vying for the top spot in the division.  The Eagles sit second in the division to the now 2 – 0 New York Giants.

Coverage of Monday night’s game is expected to begin at 8:15pm ET.  Sean McDonough will have the call in Monday night’s game.  He will be joined in the booth by Jon Gruden for additional commentary.  Lisa Salters will also be on hand for all of the latest in-game news and interviews.

Monday Night Countdown will precede Monday’s NFC interdivisional matchup with Suzy Kolber at the helm.  Coverage begins at 6pm ET.  She will be joined at the desk live on site in Chicago by analysts Trent Dilfer, Matt Hasselbeck, Randy Moss, Charles Woodson, and Steve Young.  Chris Berman and Adam Schefter will join Kolber and company live from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, CT.

Michelle Beisner-Buck will present her weekly feature for the Monday Night Countdown live from Chicago as part of the night’s broadcast.

Monday Night Football is simulcast live in Spanish on ESPN Deportes for ESPN’s Spanish-speaking audiences and online via WatchESPN for anyone that won’t be near a television during the game’s broadcast.

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Chargers Host Bears To Close Out Week 9 In The NFL

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Next week on ESPN’s Monday Night Football the worldwide leader will close out week 9 of the NFL’s 2015 – 2016 season with an inter-conference matchup between two teams that are struggling to get out of their conferences’ respective basements.

ESPN’s flagship NFL broadcast will feature a showdown between the Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers next Monday. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:10pm ET and will be preceded by ESPN’s weekly Monday Night Countdown pre-game broadcast at 6pm ET. Suzy Kolber and Chris Berman will co-anchor the broadcast with Kolber coming live from Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego and Berman at ESPN’s studios. Kolber will be joined live on site by Trent Dilfer, Ray Lewis, and Steve Young. ESPN NFL analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, and Keyshawn Johnson will join Chris Berman live from ESPN’s studios.

Mike Tirico will have the call for Monday’s game between the Chargers and Bears. He will be joined in the booth by Jon Gruden. Reporter Lisa Salters will also be on hand for additional commentary and news throughout the game. Those that won’t be near a TV Monday night can still catch the game online via WatchESPN. The game will also be simulcast on ESPN Deportes for the network’s Spanish-speaking viewers.

The hosts Chargers (2 – 6) currently sit in last place in the AFC West. The team is 1 – 4 in its last five games and 2 – 2 at home so far this season. Those four losses have each come in the team’s last four games. The Bears (2 – 5), who sit third in the NFC North are not much better, sitting at 1 – 2 on the road so far this season. Chicago is currently 2 – 3 in its last five games and is in the midst of a two-game losing streak. More information on Monday night’s matchup between the Bears and Chargers is available online now along with all of the latest NFL headlines at:

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Saints, Bears Face Off Tonight In Important NFC Match To Close Out Week Fifteen

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Week fifteen of the NFL’s 2014-2015 season closes tonight with what will be one of the season’s most important match ups.

Tonight on ESPN, The New Orleans Saints (5 – 8 – 0) take on the Chicago Bears (5 – 8 – 0) in an NFC conference face-off. A win tonight for the Saints would have major playoff implications. That’s because after Sunday’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Panthers are now also at 5 – 8 – 1. A Saints win would push New Orleans to 6 – 8 – 0 so far on the season. A win would be especially big for the Saints as right now the NFC South in whole is the league’s worst division. For Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears, a win tonight would tie Chicago with Minnesota in the NFC North at 6 – 8 – 0.  It’s not much, considering that Chicago has essentially been marked out of the playoff picture.  But a win would mean not being the worst team in its division. The Saints are only 1- 4 in their last five games while Chicago has struggled just as much going 2 – 3 in its last five games. However Chicago is in the midst of a two-game skid. So the Bears will be looking to snap that streak. And being at home, Chicago will be especially hungry for a win tonight.

Coverage of tonight’s game on ESPN kicks off at 6pm ET on Monday Night Countdown. Host Suzy Kolber will be joined by NFL analysts Trent Dilfer, Mike Ditka, Ray Lewis, and Steve Young. Chris Berman will be live in studio from ESPN’s headquarters for the broadcast. He will be joined by analysts Cris Carter, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson alongside ESPN NFL Insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter. Mike Tirico will have the call for tonight’s game. He will be joined in the booth by analyst Jon Gruden. Lisa Salters will have all of the latest reports throughout the game from the sidelines.

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15pm ET. ESPN’s Spanish-speaking viewers can catch the game on television via ESPN Deportes. And fans on the go can watch the game online via WatchESPN as long as they have subscriptions from affiliated providers. More information on tonight’s game and all things NFL is available online at:

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Bears, ‘Boys Bring ESPN Its Highest Rated MNF Broadcast Of 2013 Season So Far

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This week’s broadcast of Monday Night Football turned in some big numbers for ESPN.  The matchup between the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys was the network’s highest-rated and most-viewed MNF broadcast of the 2013 season.  The game ranked as the number one show on the night across both cable and broadcasting in households, viewers, and all key adult demos.  The high numbers mean that ESPN took the night on Monday across all networks (broadcast and cable) in the same categories.

Monday night’s game earned a 10.2 U.S. rating.  That means that an average of 11,815,000 households and 16,192,000 viewers (P2+) tuned in to Monday night’s game.  This is according to Nielsen numbers.  Coverage of Monday’s game reached its highest point from 9:45pm ET to 10pm ET with an 11.9 rating.   Before Monday night, ESPN’s September 9^th MNF broadcast was the network’s highest rated MNF game.  That game featured the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Washington Redskins.  It pulled in a 10.1 rating with 16,524,000 viewers.

Dallas viewers gave Monday night’s game a 19.9 rating on ESPN and a 5.8 on KTXD-IND for a combined 25.6 rating in that market.  In Chicago, the broadcast pulled in a 12.9 rating on ESPN and 24.5 on Chicago’s ALS-ABC for a combined 37.4 combined rating in the Chicago market.  ESPN’s MNF average rating through Week 14 of the 2013 NFL season is 8.6.  That equals to an average of 10,012,000 households, and 13,677,000 viewers.  That is an increase of two, four, and four percent respectively against the same period in 2012.

On an even better note, Monday Night’s NFL broadcast on ESPN Deportes was also the most watched NFL game ever on nationally broadcast Spanish language television.  It averaged a 0.7 Hispanic household rating.  That is the equivalent of 105,000 Hispanic households and 174,000 Hispanic viewers.  It marks the second time this season alone that ESPN Deportes has reached this mark.  It bests the network’s previous high mark from the November 18^th match between the Pats and Panthers on November 18^th.  That matchup pulled in a 0.6 Hispanic Household rating for ESPN Deportes, which equals to 90,000 Hispanic households and 157,000 Hispanic viewers.

ESPN Deportes’ Monday Night Football broadcasts are averaging 45,000 Hispanic households and 67,000 Hispanic viewers (P2+) so far in the 2013 season.  Those are increases of twenty-three and thirteen percent respectively.  That is based on a 0.3 Hispanic household rating.

ESPN’s digital numbers for Monday Night Football are also up, along with its television numbers.  To date, WatchESPN has generated an average minute audience of 628,000 during telecasts.  That number is up twenty-eight percent from the same period last year.  WatchESPN viewers logged 13.8 million live minutes 204,000 unique viewers, and an average minute audience of 73,000.  Those are increases of one hundred twenty-seven percent, one hundred-fifteen percent, and one hundred-twenty-percent respectively over the same time last year.  So far this season, WatchESPN is averaging so far this season for its Monday Night Football coverage 186,000 unique viewers, (up 110 percent), 13.0 million live minutes (up 145 percent) and an average minute audience of 66,000 (up 142 percent) per game.

Next on ESPN’s MNF schedule is an interdivisional matchup between the Ravens and Lions with playoff implications on the line.  That game is scheduled for next Monday, December 16^th.  More information on ESPN’s MNF schedule is available online at http://espn.go.com/nfl, http://espn.go.com/nfl/mnf, and http://www.facebook.com/MNF.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.

Bears, ‘Boys Face Off Monday Night In Pivotal NFC East Battle

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This week’s broadcast of Monday Night Football on ESPN is going to be another big one as the regular season nears its end.  This week, the Bears and the ‘Boys will face off for control of the NFC East.  Both teams come into Monday Night’s game on their own MNF winning streaks.  The Cowboys’ own a five-game MNF win streak and are second all-time in MNF appearances (74) and wins (43) coming into Monday’s game.  The Bears won their last four home games that aired on Monday Night Football.  Making the night even more special for the Bears is that they will honor Bears legend and current NFL analyst Mike Ditka by retiring his number during the games halftime festivities.

Stuart Scott will anchor Monday night’s pre-game show, Monday Night Countdown.  The broadcast will come live from Soldier Field in Chicago at 6:30pm.  He will be joined by analysts Trent Dilfer, Ray Lewis, and Steve Young.  Contributor Rick Reilly will also be on hand alongside the Monday Night Football team of Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, and Lisa Salters.  Chris Berman will head up the studio portion of the show.  He will be joined by ESPN NFL analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson, and insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter.

Monday Night’s game is scheduled for an 8:25pm ET start time on ESPN.  Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden will be in the booth to call the game.  Lisa Salters will be on the sidelines for all of the latest in-game reports.  More information on Mondays game and all things Monday Night Football is available online at http://www.facebook.com/MNF, http://espn.go.com/nfl.mnf, and http://espn.go.com/nfl.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.