UK gridiron fans will have to stay up late to watch the programme however, as the matches will not kick off until 1am GMT. The match will be replayed by ESPN the following day. Preview programme Monday Night Countdown will be shown by ESPN each week before the game.
“Monday Night Football is an enormous global sports franchise with an incredibly strong heritage, and it regularly features the very best NFL matchup of the week,” said Jeroen Oerlemans, Vice President, ESPN, TV Channels Europe, Middle East and Africa. “With the NFL’s continued growth in the UK, this is another example of how we are building quality global programming around our core UK sports schedule.”
The first Monday Night Football broadcast will be on September 14.
