Monday Night Football

1972 Season

September 18, 1972

13Episodes

Episodes

1. Washington Redskins @ Minnesota Vikings

September 18, 1972

180 min

Guest Stars:

Fran Tarkenton

2. Kansas City Chiefs @ New Orleans Saints

September 25, 1972

180 min

Guest Stars:

Archie Manning, Len Dawson

3. New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles

October 2, 1972

180 min

4. Oakland Raiders @ Houston Oilers

October 9, 1972

180 min

This is the “We’re number one in the nation” broadcast. Don Meredith’s reaction to unhappy fans watching their Oilers lose again.

Guest Stars:

John Madden, Ken stabler, Fred Biletnikoff

5. Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions

October 16, 1972

180 min

6. Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears

October 23, 1972

180 min

Guest Stars:

Fran Tarkenton

7. Detroit Lions @ Dallas Cowboys

October 30, 1972

180 min

Guest Stars:

Mike Ditka, Tom Landry

8. Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots

November 6, 1972

180 min

Guest Stars:

Jim Plunkett

9. Cleveland Browns @ San Diego Chargers

November 13, 1972

180 min

E10

10. Atlanta Falcons @ Washington Redskins

November 20, 1972

180 min

E11

11. St Louis Cardinals @ Miami Dolphins

November 27, 1972

180 min

Miami makes it 11-0 on route to their perfect season.

Guest Stars:

Ahmad Rashād, Larry Csonka, Don Shula, Mercury Morris, Garo Yepremian

E12

12. Los Angeles Rams @ San Francisco 49ers

December 4, 1972

180 min

Guest Stars:

Merlin Olsen

E13

13. New York Jets @ Oakland Raiders

December 11, 1972

180 min

Jets receiver Don Maynard sets a new all time receptions record with 632. It would only stand for 3 years.

Guest Stars:

John Madden, Fred Biletnikoff, George Blanda, Joe Namath

Other Seasons

1970 Season

13 Episodes

1971 Season

13 Episodes

1973 Season

13 Episodes

1974 Season

15 Episodes

1975 Season

15 Episodes

1976 Season

15 Episodes

1972 Season

Episodes

1. Washington Redskins @ Minnesota Vikings

2. Kansas City Chiefs @ New Orleans Saints

3. New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles

4. Oakland Raiders @ Houston Oilers

5. Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions

6. Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears

7. Detroit Lions @ Dallas Cowboys

8. Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots

9. Cleveland Browns @ San Diego Chargers

10. Atlanta Falcons @ Washington Redskins

11. St Louis Cardinals @ Miami Dolphins

12. Los Angeles Rams @ San Francisco 49ers

13. New York Jets @ Oakland Raiders

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