ABC’s 2026 Monday Night Football Schedule and Super Bowl LXI Coverage
ABC will carry nine Monday Night Football simulcasts during the 2026 NFL regular season and will share Super Bowl LXI coverage with ESPN on February 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
ABC’s 2026 Monday Night Football schedule
- Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs — Monday, September 14.
- New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams — September 21.
- Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears — September 28.
- Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams — October 12.
- Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers — October 19.
- Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles — October 26.
- Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings — November 9.
- Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks — December 7.
- New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs — December 21.
Seven of ABC’s nine regular-season Monday games are scheduled within the opening nine weeks. The network will also show one game from ESPN’s NFL doubleheader on Saturday, January 9, with that final-week regular-season fixture still to be confirmed.
Playoffs and broadcast team
ABC is also set to simulcast ESPN’s three live postseason broadcasts: a Wild Card game, a Divisional Round game and Super Bowl LXI.
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will call Monday Night Football, entering their 25th season working together — the longest-running commentary partnership in NFL broadcast history. It will be their fifth campaign with ABC and ESPN since leaving Fox in 2022.
Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge will work from the sidelines. Most Monday Night Football games are due to begin at 8.15pm ET.
Disney expands live ABC access
Disney+ now provides live local ABC News streams in selected cities, although the service does not offer a full live ABC sports and entertainment feed. ABC remains part of Disney’s television operation and carries sport under the ESPN on ABC banner.
Viewers seeking live ABC coverage beyond local news, including major live sport, need access through a local affiliate, a digital antenna or a live-TV streaming package carrying their market’s ABC station.
