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Monday is the last night of the weekend for fans to get their fill of football. This week, they'll get two games in one night.There will be two "Monday Night Football" games at the end of Week 14, both at the same time. The Titans will be in Miami to face the Dolphins, and the Packers will head to New York to play the Giants.This will be the third time this year "Monday Night Football" hosts a pair of games. On Sept. 18 and Sept. 25, there were two games each night.MORE: Why will fans have choices to make or  Yasmani Grandal Jersey screens to split on Monday? Here's what you need to know.There is not a specific reason for the two games being put on Monday. that by having two games at the same time, "ESPN and the NFL transform a Sunday afternoon environment into a primetime window.""The latest schedule innovation during ESPN's most comprehensive NFL season in the company's history, features multiple games with playoff implications," the release said.The "Monday Night Football" schedule will be looking a little different down the stretch of the season. Rather than having a "Monday Night Football" game on Jan. 1, there will instead be a game on Saturday, Dec. 30, carried by the ESPN networks.The reason for that change is easier to explain: Jan. 1 will be filled with New Year's 6 bowl games, including the two College Football Playoff Enrique Hernandez Jersey  semifinal games. Moving the Monday NFL game to Saturday will clear the schedule and make that Monday all about college football.LIVE: The two games will be on different channels. Packers at Giants will be on ABC, while Titans at Dolphins will be on ESPN.In a unique change, both games will be carried at the same time on ESPN2 on the ManningCast, with Peyton and Eli Manning watching the two games side-by-side. The release notes that, as needed, they will focus on one game or the other.Both games can be streamed via , which carries the ABC family of networks and offers a free trial.Packers at GiantsTime:8:15 p.m. ETTV:ABC | ESPN2 | ESPN+Streaming:ESPN App, Titans at DolphinsTime:8:15 p.m. ETTV:ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN+Streaming:ESPN App,The primary "Monday Night Football" crew of Joc Pederson Jersey  Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters will be in New York to call the Packers-Giants game.Heading to Miami will be Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge to call Titans-Dolphins.John Parry, ESPN's officiating analyst, will be on the call for both games.There are three scheduled "Monday Night Football Hyun-Jin Ryu Jersey " doubleheaders this year, the first time in ESPN's history there have been more than one in a single season.Still, there has been at least one doubleheader each year since 2006 with the exception of 2021.DateGame resultsSept. 11, 2006Vikings 19, Redskins 16Chargers 27, Raiders 0Sept. 10, 2007Bengals 27, Ravens 2049ers 20, Cardinals 17Sept. 8, 2008Packers 24, Vikings 19Broncos 41, Raiders 14Sept. 14, 2009Patriots 25, Bills 24Chargers 24, Raiders 20Sept. 13, 2010Ravens 10, Jets 9Chiefs 21, Chargers 14Sept. 12, 2011Patriots 38, Dolphin 24Raiders 23, Broncos 20Sept. 10, 2012Ravens 44, Bengals 13Chargers 22, Raiders 14Sept. 9, 2013Eagles 33, Redskins 27Texans 31, Chargers 28Sept. 8, 2014Lions 35, Giants 14Chargers 18, Cardinals 17Sept. 14, 2015Falcons 26, Eagles 2449ers 20, Vikings 3Sept. 12, 2016Steelers 38, Redskins 1649ers 28, Rams 0Sept. 11, 2017Vikings 29, Saints 19Broncos 24, Chargers 21Sept. 10, 2018Jets 48, Lions 17Rams 33, Raiders 13Sept Kenley Jansen Jersey . 9, 2019Saints 30, Texans 28Raiders 24, Broncos 16Sept. 14, 2020Steelers 26, Giants 16Titans 16, Broncos 14Sept. 19, 2022Bills 41, Titans 7Eagles 24, Vikings 7Sept. 18, 2023Saints 20, Panthers 17Steelers 26, Browns 22Sept. 25, 2023Eagles 25, Buccaneers 11Bengals 19, Rams 16Dec. 11, 2023