1978 Season
Monday Night Football
21 EPISODES • 1978
Season 9 of Monday Night Football was released on September 4 and consists of 21 episodes.

Season 8

Episodes

1: Baltimore Colts @ Dallas Cowboys
Sep 4, 1978
The Crew enjoy nachos during the game and help popularize the Texan snack.
2: Denver Broncos @ Minnesota Vikings
Sep 11, 1978
3: Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots
Sep 18, 1978
4: New England Patriots @ Oakland Raiders
Sep 24, 1978
MNF airs a Sunday night game for the first time.
5: Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears
Sep 25, 1978
6: Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins
Oct 2, 1978
7: Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins
Oct 9, 1978
8: Chicago Bears @ Denver Broncos
Oct 16, 1978
9: Houston Oilers @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Oct 23, 1978
10: Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys
Oct 26, 1978
MNF airs their first ever Thursday night game.
11: Los Angeles Rams @ Atlanta Falcons
Oct 30, 1978
12: Washington Redskins @ Baltimore Colts
Nov 6, 1978
13: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Los Angeles Rams
Nov 12, 1978
14: Oakland Raiders @ Cincinnati Bengals
Nov 13, 1978
15: Miami Dolphins @ Houston Oilers
Nov 20, 1978
16: Pittsburgh Steelers @ San Francisco 49ers
Nov 27, 1978
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
Dec 3, 1978
18: Chicago Bears @ San Diego Chargers
Dec 4, 1978
19: Cincinnati Bengals @ Los Angeles Rams
Dec 11, 1978
20: New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins
Dec 18, 1978
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
Jan 29, 1979
1979 ProBowl from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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