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Breakdown: The Detroit Lions' 4-12 season last year apparently has reduced their national appeal. Their schedule includes only one prime-time game, a home date on "Monday Night Football" in Week 15 against the Baltimore Ravens. Frankly, with the n...

Because Monday night is Christmas Eve, ESPN's "Monday Night Football" airs on Saturday night in Week 15. That's tonight, and it happens to include the Detroit Lions, who will host the Atlanta Falcons. I'll be monitoring the game from NFC North blog h...

CHICAGO -- Greetings from the general vicinity of Monday Night Football, where I feel fortunate to have arrived on schedule given the persistent rain the Chicagoland area has been receiving all morning. The current forecast calls for showers and thun...

We'll soon be turning our attention to the Chicago Bears' matchup at the Dallas Cowboys on ESPN's Monday Night Football. Before we do that, however, I want you to take a look at this ESPN profile about the very personal ordeal former Bears tight end ...

Getting inside the Friday injury report, which is really a Thursday report for one team because of Monday Night Football: Chicago Bears: We already noted that running back Matt Forte (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the St. Lou...

Mike Tirico's Monday Night Football podcast featured an interview with former NFC North quarterback Brett Favre, who has started his second full year of NFL retirement as the offensive coordinator at Oak Grove (Miss.) High School. (Connection: Thurs...

After the Detroit Lions' 28-27 victory against the Oakland Raiders, here are three issues that merit further examination: I would imagine the atmosphere Saturday afternoon at Ford Field will rival the raucous night when Monday Night Football retu...

Many of you have been asking to see the online version of the Green Bay Packers-centric open to ESPN's "Monday Night Football" broadcast this week. I can now bring it to you, via this link to ESPN's Front Row blog. It's worth your 57 seconds. L...

CHICAGO -- I'm about to point the car north and head to Green Bay for a "Monday Night Football" game I understand has been scheduled at Lambeau Field. So let's flip the switch here in anticipation of the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers matchi...

Reviewing the Detroit Lions at their bye: Record: 6-2 Eight-game capsule: The Lions justified our case of "Lions Fever" by winning their first five games, capped by a raucous "Monday Night Football" victory over the Chicago Bears. They have won...

Many of you have been asking if the ESPN introduction to the most recent "Monday Night Football" telecast exists online. It does, via ESPN's Front Row blog. Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders is the narrator and the city of Detroit is the ...

DETROIT -- OK everyone. It's time. Detroit's first "Monday Night Football" game in 10 years is less than an hour away. Soon I'll be jumping into our Monday Night Live chat, and you can join me through this link for the rest of the evening. I'll blog ...

DETROIT -- My trip into downtown Detroit brought me past Joe Louis Arena and down Jefferson Street. I weaved through the local streets surrounding Ford Field, partly to get a sense of how Detroit is enjoying its first "Monday Night Football" game in ...

The trek to the site of "Monday Night Football" has begun. After spending Sunday observing the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers from afar, I'm planning to take in the Detroit Lions-Chicago Bears showdown in person. Gear up. Today will be an...

Getting inside the Friday injury report, which is only half complete because Saturday is the Friday for our two Monday Night Football participants. We'll touch on the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions in a separate post to come. Green Bay Packers: R...

As you know, we always staff Monday night games that include an NFC North team. So there has never been a question about whether I would be at Ford Field for the Detroit Lions' first "Monday Night Football" game in 10 years. I've long been planning t...