December 25, 2006. We get the pleasure of having two games on Monday Night because it’s Christmas.
Three out of the four teams have a shot at the playoffs and best of all the games will have true rivals playing
one another in games that matter.
The 1st game between the Eagles and Cowboys has two teams that have a chance to at least host one of their playoff games at home, and if the Cowboys win they have a chance to also have a bye week. The Jets looked good again last week in their dominating game against the Vikings, but they come to Miami with something to prove and that is they belong in the playoffs.
The Dolphins are looking to be spoilers this year and who most would they like to give coal to on Christmas
is the NY Jets.

Monday Night Football has always enjoyed success with the NFL. The idea was envisioned by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle in the early 1960's. He envisioned the possibility of a football game being played at least once during the week at prime time. Monday night football provides as much entertainment as prime time TV due to the celebrity commentators and half time shows.

This game has affected the handicapping strategy for picking the winning team. Some teams tend to play better on Monday night than other days. Since it is the only game played that day there is a lot more pressure on the team and the players. A brief history of Monday night football with the ABC network and how it ended up with ESPN. In the 1970’s when TV contracts were becoming a necessity for Professional Sports teams and leagues the NFL step to the plate and signed ABC network to do their Monday Night games. During the late 90’s and early 2000s, despite high ratings ABC lost millions of dollars on televising the games.

The NFL indicated that it wanted Sunday night to be the new night for its marquee game, because more people tend to watch TV on Sundays, and Sundays would be more conducive to flexible scheduling, a method by which some of the NFL's best games could be moved from Sunday afternoon to Sunday night on short notice. ABC and the NFL announced that the 2005 season would be the end of their 36-year partnership, and that their sister company ESPN will air Monday Night Football starting the 2006 season.
Teams can make a maximum of three Monday Night appearances per season.

Franchises with the most Monday night appearances include the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, and Miami Dolphins. The most common Monday Night Football pairings are Denver vs. Oakland and Dallas vs. Washington, with each match up having been televised 14 times.