Cam Newton could be playing for his job against the Jets on Week 9's "Monday Night Football."
The Patriots travel to MetLife Stadium looking to snap a four-game skid, while New York plays host looking for its first win of the season. Unlike recent Pats-Jets matchups, this game comes between two teams in the cellar of the AFC East without much hope of accomplishing anything other than seizing a good draft pick in 2020.
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New England likely will struggle through the air due to wide receiver injuries highlighted by an absent Julian Edelman, so the running game with Damien Harris, Rex Burkhead and Newton himself could be the best approach. Jets QB Sam Darnold has continued to deal with throwing-shoulder pain, meaning his availability and effectiveness is in question ahead of backup Joe Flacco.
Below is more about the matchup, plus everything to know about how to watch "Monday Night Football."
Who plays on 'Monday Night Football' tonight?
- Matchup: New England Patriots at New York Jets
- Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
MetLife Stadium just played host to Monday Night Football in Week 8 when the Giants couldn't quite comeback against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. Who knows what sort of omen that'll have for this game?
The Jets lost earlier in the season in prime time, a Thursday night defeat to the Broncos. And when Newton was playing better, he nearly led New England to an upset at Seattle in Week 2 on Sunday night.
What time is the NFL game tonight?
- Matchup: New England Patriots at New York Jets
- Date: Monday, Nov. 9
- Kickoff time: 8:15 p.m. ET
With the exception of the season-opening "Monday Night Football" doubleheader in Week 1 and COVID-19 schedule alterations, Monday night games are scheduled to always start at 8:15 p.m. ET.
These teams, based close together on the east coast, will have most of their fans watching the game at the same 8:15 p.m. local time. Maybe some of Darnold's college fans will have to tune in earlier from the west coast.
Both squads will be looking for prime-time wins after coming up short at night earlier in the 2020 season.
What channel is 'Monday Night Football' on tonight?
- Matchup: New England Patriots at New York Jets
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: fuboTV | DAZN (in Canada)
ESPN reportedly is trying to negotiate a better TV rights deal with the NFL to negotiate more games in the future, but in 2020, the network's only package of NFL games is the complete slate of Monday night games. The network will broadcast all "Monday Night Football" games in 2020 on its flagship ESPN channel.
ESPN is available on most cable systems in the United States. The network also is available via satellite providers DirecTV (Channel 206) and Dish Network (Channel 140) as well as IPTV providers AT&T U-verse (Channel 602 for SD; Channel 1602 for HD), Verizon Fios (Channel 70 for SD; Channel 570 for HD) and Google Fiber (Channel 21).
ESPN has a new lineup of commentators for its "Monday Night Football" broadcasts in 2020 after moving on from last year's broadcast booth duo of Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland. Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst) and Louis Riddick (analyst) will call all Monday night games for ESPN this season. Lisa Salters is still the network's sideline reporter.
NFL live stream for 'Monday Night Football'
Because all "Monday Night Football" games in 2020 will broadcast on ESPN, they are available to stream live on all of the network's digital platforms (ESPN.com, ESPN App, etc.). This should be the streaming preference for anybody who has a cable/satellite subscription but can't get in front of a TV.
For cord-cutters, there are plenty of live streaming options available to watch "Monday Night Football." Below is the list.
| Streaming option | Cable subscription needed? | Free? | Cost | Free trial? |
| ESPN.com/ESPN App | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| NFL App | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Yahoo! Sports App | No | Yes | - | - |
| fuboTV | No | No | $60/month | Yes |
| AT&T TV Now | No | No | $55/month | Yes |
| Hulu Plus Live TV | No | No | $55/month | Yes |
| Sling TV | No | No | $30/month | Yes |
| YouTube TV | No | No | $65/month | Yes |
"Monday Night Football" schedule
A total of 17 games are on the "Monday Night Football" schedule in 2020. That includes the two games in the Week 1 doubleheader and no Monday night game in Week 17. There have also been multiple non-branded NFL games on Monday night due to COVID-19 schedule alterations
Below is the complete schedule of Monday night games this year.
| Week 1 | Sept. 14 | New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week 1 | Sept. 14 | Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans |
| Week 2 | Sept. 21 | Las Vegas Raiders vs. New Orleans Saints |
| Week 3 | Sept. 28 | Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week 4 | Oct. 5 | New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week 4 | Oct. 5 | Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons |
| Week 5 | Oct. 12 | New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Chargers |
| Week 6 | Oct. 19 | Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills |
| Week 6 | Oct. 19 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| Week 7 | Oct. 26 | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears |
| Week 8 | Nov. 2 | New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Week 9 | Nov. 9 | New York Jets vs. New England Patriots |
| Week 10 | Nov. 16 | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings |
| Week 11 | Nov. 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams |
| Week 12 | Nov. 30 | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Seattle Seahawks |
| Week 13 | Dec. 7 | San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills |
| Week 14 | Dec. 14 | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens |
| Week 15 | Dec. 21 | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week 16 | Dec. 28 | New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills |