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Monday Night Football is back with a doubleheader! The Detroit Lions face the Seattle Seahawks while the Miami Dolphins face the Tennessee Titans MNF Week 4 on Monday (September 30th).

The Dolphins will host the Titans at Hard Rock Stadium and open the first of two scheduled games on Monday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Next up, the Lions host the Seahakws at Ford Field in Detroit and will be broadcast live on ABC.

For football fans who want to watch the teams' matches in person, there is still time to get tickets at an affordable price. The cheapest tickets for the Dolphins vs. Titans game currently cost around $55 and up on StubHub, and for the Lions vs. Seahawks game they cost $142 and up.

Read on for a schedule of upcoming games, as well as ways to watch and stream live and on-demand (with and without cable).

How to stream Monday Night Football on ABC, ESPN and more

Good news for fans who don't have cable: MNF has expanded to network television! ABC will simulcast select games this season, the network announced last September The Hollywood Reporter.

You can stream MNF Play on DirecTV, Fubo, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV.

Choose MNF Games will be simulcast on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, including tonight's doubleheader. The Titans vs. Dolphins airs at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (Monday Night Kickoff with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman is at 7:15 p.m. ET).

The Seahawks vs. Lions game will air on ABC and stream on ESPN+. Like most MNF games, kickoff begins at 8:15 p.m. ET/5:15 p.m. PT.

How to watch football matches and other sports for free? Good news for DirecTV customers! An agreement has been reached between Disney and DirecTV that officially makes the ABC and ESPN channels available to subscribers again. If you're not yet a customer, you can sign up now for free and enjoy Disney-owned channels like ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ACCN.

DirecTV offers a free trial when you sign up and over 90 cable and local channels. Streaming plans start at $80/month (reg. $95/month) for a limited time.

Not interested in DirecTV Stream? For customers looking for streaming alternatives, Fubo, Sling TV, and Hulu + Live TV are some of the streamers that offer instant access to ABC, ESPN, and other channels.

Depending on which package you choose, DirecTV's streaming plans give you access to specialty channels like Big Ten Network, ACC, SEC, MLB Network, CBS Sports Network, Starz, Encore, Max, Ion, NHL Network and more .

There are also several other inexpensive ways to watch local channels such as ABC, NBC and CBS. For example, you can buy an HDTV antenna like this one on sale at Amazon for $24 (free shipping for Prime members), and of course, soccer lovers can subscribe to streamers like FuboTV and Sling TV.

For around $20 to $75, you can stream live TV and on-demand content, including sports channels and DVR storage. And now that football season has officially begun, many of your favorite streamers are offering streaming deals for the NFL season and beyond.

For example, Fubo gives you a free trial that lets you watch your favorite soccer games for free for up to a week, as well as a discount when you sign up.

Looking for more streaming options? Sling TV is half price for the first month. This means you can subscribe and stream all TV shows, movies, football games, and other sports content starting at just $20. One of Sling's best streaming deals are the Orange & Blue packages and the Sports Extra package for $199 when prepaid four months in advance.

Looking for another affordable option? Subscribe to Fubo and save $30 on your first month.

Fubo's streaming plans start at $49.99/month (reg. $79.99) after one free week. Fubo Pro, one of the cheapest among the streaming plans above, includes 202 channels, 1000 hours of cloud DVR, and streaming on up to 10 screens. For Spanish speakers, Fubo Latino costs $19.99/month (normally $32.99/month) to stream 62 channels.

You can also watch NFL games on YouTube TV and NFL+. The latter starts at $6.99/month for the basic subscription and $14.99/month for NLF+ Premium.

With NFL+, football fans can watch or listen to games live and on-demand, enjoy recaps and more.

Here's how to watch Monday Night Football Play on ESPN+

Gone are the days when you simply had to change the channel to watch all your favorite NFL games, and it can be difficult to keep track of which games are streaming on which platforms. Prime Video, for example, is the streaming home for Thursday Night Footballwhile Sunday football games are available on NBC, CBS, Paramount+ and Peacock among several others Monday Night Football The games are scheduled to be broadcast simultaneously on ESPN+ and ABC.

Get access to football and more with ESPN+ for $10.99 per month (or bundled with Disney+ and Hulu). Watch NFL, College Football, Soccer, MLB, NBA, NHL, UFC, PGA Tour, Top Rank, PLL Playoffs, Premiere League, La Liga, Cricket and other sporting events on ESPN+.

What else can you stream on ESPN+? Sports lovers can enjoy dozens of must-watch series and TV shows, as well as original content like PPV fights and much more 30 for 30 Series and lots of other exclusive titles such as: In the arena: Serena Williams, The captain, Tom Brady: Man in the Arena, Al Davis vs. the NFL, Vick, Be like water, Break out, More than an athlete with Michael Strahan, Eli's place, Abby's place, The universe of the place, Why not us: Grambling Dance And Our time Baylor basketball.

ESPN+ is not currently on sale, but you can subscribe to the annual plan ($109.99) to save about $22 off the monthly price. Plus, Hulu offers a student discount for just $1.99/month and bundle deals allow you to save on streaming packages. For example, the Disney+ Trio Basic bundles Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ for $14.99/month.

Note that while there are different ways to watch football matches on your TV, phone, laptop or computer, the price may vary depending on the platform. Luckily, ESPN is available on multiple streamers including Fubo, Sling, and Hulu + Live TV.

Hulu + Live TV gives you access to over 90 channels in editions of ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ plus DVR storage for $76.99/month. And there's a three-day free trial.

Monday Night Football: games, dates and times

Monday Night Football began on September 9th and will last until January 2025. The season's debut game between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers averaged 20.5 million viewers, down from the previous year.

Compared to last year MNF The opening game between the Jets and Bills attracted a record 22.6 million viewers, making it the most watched MNF Game in history in which the previous record holder, a game between the Packers and Vikings in 2009, was beaten.

Accordingly The Hollywood ReporterThe 2023 Philadelphia Eagles' victory over the Chiefs last November drew a record 29 million total viewers, a 27-year ratings high and the season's highest number for a single game since the Super Bowl.

Today's game is the final doubleheader on the MNF Schedule for this year. However, some doubleheaders will air around the same time. This means football fans will be changing channels during this MNF And if you don't have cable, you can watch and record both games as part of streaming plans with DirecTV, Fubo, and other streaming plans mentioned above.

Beyond the game itself, NFL ratings have seen a boost, thanks in part to Taylor Swift, who appeared at the season opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens and attended several other games to support her boyfriend, Travis Kelce support.

NFL ratings hit another high this past Thanksgiving weekend. The Thanksgiving game between the Cowboys and Commanders drew a whopping 44 million viewers, the third largest viewership for a regular season game in history. The game, in which the Cowboys defeated the Commanders 45-10, was broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

The NFL team is no stranger to Thanksgiving games, as the Cowboys have played a game on Thanksgiving Day almost every year since 1966.

Will the new season achieve even higher ratings? We'll have to wait and see, but fans who want to watch games live, either from home or on the go, can easily stream select NFL games and more on ESPN+.

MNF sounds a little different this season. That's because ESPN enlisted the help of J Balvin to curate the music for select games. Chris Stapleton, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake curated the music for last year's games, followed by Marshmello in 2022, Drake in 2021, DJ Khaled in 2020 and Diplo in 2019.

To kick off the collaboration, the NFL released a remix of Balvin's song “DOBLEXXO” featuring Feid from his new album Rayo.

“ESPN’s music curation program with Monday Night Football continues with an artist who will reinforce the bold and new music strategy,” said Curtis Friends, ESPN vice president of sports marketing. “J Balvin is a global icon whose influence extends across diverse cultures and genres. His music choices reflect the anticipation and excitement that the ESPN football season offers, and we can’t wait for him to be with us all season long.”

With the season just starting, there are still a lot of games coming up MNF Schedule and plenty of opportunities to see them live. Click here to get tickets to see your favorite NFL games in person.

Want to stream MNF from outside the US? ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and PureVPN give you access to multiple streaming platforms and channels.

Watch the full year 2024 MNF Schedule here.