Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football: Season 9

Air Date

September 4, 1978

Episodes

21 episodes

Monday Night Football

Season 9

Episodes

1. Baltimore Colts @ Dallas Cowboys

September 4, 1978
180 min

The Crew enjoy nachos during the game and help popularize the Texan snack.

2. Denver Broncos @ Minnesota Vikings

September 11, 1978
180 min

3. Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots

September 18, 1978
180 min

4. New England Patriots @ Oakland Raiders

September 24, 1978
180 min

MNF airs a Sunday night game for the first time.

5. Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears

September 25, 1978
180 min

6. Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins

October 2, 1978
180 min

7. Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins

October 9, 1978
180 min

8. Chicago Bears @ Denver Broncos

October 16, 1978
180 min

9. Houston Oilers @ Pittsburgh Steelers

October 23, 1978
180 min

10. Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys

October 26, 1978
180 min

MNF airs their first ever Thursday night game.

11. Los Angeles Rams @ Atlanta Falcons

October 30, 1978
180 min

12. Washington Redskins @ Baltimore Colts

November 6, 1978
180 min

13. Pittsburgh Steelers @ Los Angeles Rams

November 12, 1978
180 min

14. Oakland Raiders @ Cincinnati Bengals

November 13, 1978
180 min

15. Miami Dolphins @ Houston Oilers

November 20, 1978
180 min

16. Pittsburgh Steelers @ San Francisco 49ers

November 27, 1978
180 min

Earlier in the day, Harvey Milk and George Moscone were murdered at San Francisco City Hall. Just before the National Anthem, a truck backed into a wooden pole and knocked it over near the end zone.

17. Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders

December 3, 1978
180 min

18. Chicago Bears @ San Diego Chargers

December 4, 1978
180 min

19. Cincinnati Bengals @ Los Angeles Rams

December 11, 1978
180 min

20. New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins

December 18, 1978
180 min

Head Coach Chuck Fairbanks is suspended from this game because he took a Head Coaching role with the University of Colorado.

21. 1979 ProBowl AFC vs NFC

January 29, 1979
180 min

1979 ProBowl from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum