Monday Night Football (Season 9)

Baltimore Colts @ Dallas Cowboys (Episode 1)

Air date: 1978-09-04

Runtime: 180 min

Overview: The Crew enjoy nachos during the game and help popularize the Texan snack.

Denver Broncos @ Minnesota Vikings (Episode 2)

Air date: 1978-09-11

Runtime: 180 min

Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots (Episode 3)

Air date: 1978-09-18

Runtime: 180 min

New England Patriots @ Oakland Raiders (Episode 4)

Air date: 1978-09-24

Runtime: 180 min

Overview: MNF airs a Sunday night game for the first time.

Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears (Episode 5)

Air date: 1978-09-25

Runtime: 180 min

Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins (Episode 6)

Air date: 1978-10-02

Runtime: 180 min

Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins (Episode 7)

Air date: 1978-10-09

Runtime: 180 min

Chicago Bears @ Denver Broncos (Episode 8)

Air date: 1978-10-16

Runtime: 180 min

Houston Oilers @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Episode 9)

Air date: 1978-10-23

Runtime: 180 min

Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys (Episode 10)

Air date: 1978-10-26

Runtime: 180 min

Overview: MNF airs their first ever Thursday night game.

Los Angeles Rams @ Atlanta Falcons (Episode 11)

Air date: 1978-10-30

Runtime: 180 min

Washington Redskins @ Baltimore Colts (Episode 12)

Air date: 1978-11-06

Runtime: 180 min

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Los Angeles Rams (Episode 13)

Air date: 1978-11-12

Runtime: 180 min

Oakland Raiders @ Cincinnati Bengals (Episode 14)

Air date: 1978-11-13

Runtime: 180 min

Miami Dolphins @ Houston Oilers (Episode 15)

Air date: 1978-11-20

Runtime: 180 min

Pittsburgh Steelers @ San Francisco 49ers (Episode 16)

Air date: 1978-11-27

Runtime: 180 min

Overview: Earlier in the day, Harvey Milk and George Moscone were murdered at San Francisco City Hall. Just before the National Anthem, a truck backed into a wooden pole and knocked it over near the end zone.

Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders (Episode 17)

Air date: 1978-12-03

Runtime: 180 min

Chicago Bears @ San Diego Chargers (Episode 18)

Air date: 1978-12-04

Runtime: 180 min

Cincinnati Bengals @ Los Angeles Rams (Episode 19)

Air date: 1978-12-11

Runtime: 180 min

New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins (Episode 20)

Air date: 1978-12-18

Runtime: 180 min

Overview: Head Coach Chuck Fairbanks is suspended from this game because he took a Head Coaching role with the University of Colorado.

1979 ProBowl AFC vs NFC (Episode 21)

Air date: 1979-01-29

Runtime: 180 min

Overview: 1979 ProBowl from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum