About this season
Howard Cosell hosted the first instalment of Monday Night Football.
Episodes (21)
1. Baltimore Colts @ Dallas Cowboys
Aired 4 September 1978 • 180 min
The Crew enjoy nachos during the game and help popularize the Texan snack.
2. Denver Broncos @ Minnesota Vikings
Aired 11 September 1978 • 180 min
3. Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots
Aired 18 September 1978 • 180 min
4. New England Patriots @ Oakland Raiders
Aired 24 September 1978 • 180 min
MNF airs a Sunday night game for the first time.
5. Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears
Aired 25 September 1978 • 180 min
6. Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins
Aired 2 October 1978 • 180 min
7. Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins
Aired 9 October 1978 • 180 min
8. Chicago Bears @ Denver Broncos
Aired 16 October 1978 • 180 min
9. Houston Oilers @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Aired 23 October 1978 • 180 min
10. Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys
Aired 26 October 1978 • 180 min
MNF airs their first ever Thursday night game.
11. Los Angeles Rams @ Atlanta Falcons
Aired 30 October 1978 • 180 min
12. Washington Redskins @ Baltimore Colts
Aired 6 November 1978 • 180 min
13. Pittsburgh Steelers @ Los Angeles Rams
Aired 12 November 1978 • 180 min
14. Oakland Raiders @ Cincinnati Bengals
Aired 13 November 1978 • 180 min
15. Miami Dolphins @ Houston Oilers
Aired 20 November 1978 • 180 min
16. Pittsburgh Steelers @ San Francisco 49ers
Aired 27 November 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
Aired 3 December 1978 • 180 min
18. Chicago Bears @ San Diego Chargers
Aired 4 December 1978 • 180 min
19. Cincinnati Bengals @ Los Angeles Rams
Aired 11 December 1978 • 180 min
20. New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins
Aired 18 December 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
Aired 29 January 1979 • 180 min
1979 ProBowl from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum