Monday Night Football 2018: Start times, TV channels, live stream info for Jets-Lions, Rams-Raiders
We’ve got a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader, featuring the Jets vs. Lions and Rams vs. Raiders!
The first week of the 2018-19 NFL regular season will end with a Monday Night Football doubleheader, featuring a matchup between the New York Jets and Detroit Lions at 7:10 p.m. ET and then the Los Angeles Rams against the Oakland Raiders at 10:20 p.m. ET on ESPN (live streaming via WatchESPN).
Sam Darnold will be starting at quarterback for the Jets, who are hoping their young signal caller can make them competitive again. The Lions still have Matt Stafford at quarterback, but a new head coach in Matt Patricia.
In the latter game, Jon Gruden makes his long-awaited return to head coaching as the Raiders play host to the Rams. Both teams have undergone some drastic changes, though most would say the Raiders have gotten much worse — especially by trading Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears — while the Rams have picked up several talented new players through trades and free agency over the offseason.
While the Raiders traded Mack, the Rams extended Aaron Donald, perhaps the only front seven player in the NFL who can claim to be better at what he does than Mack. Both players drew headlines throughout the offseason as they demanded new deals, but in the end, the Raiders lost a phenomenal player while the Rams spent the entire offseason grabbing pretty much every name they could, including Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib, the team’s new starting cornerbacks.
We’re going to have a live blog of the action on Monday evening, so check back here when the games get underway. For now, below is all you need to know to watch the action.
How to watch Monday Night Football doubleheader
Jets vs. Lions
Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
Location: Ford Field, Detroit
TV: ESPN
Online Streaming: WatchESPN
Odds: The Lions opened up as 6.5-point favorites for the matchup.
Rams vs. Raiders
Time: 10:20 p.m. ET
Location: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
TV: ESPN
Online Streaming: WatchESPN
Odds: The line opened at even odds, but after the Mack trade, the Rams became favored by 5.5 to 6 points on most books.