Monday Night Football started in 1970.
Former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle (3/1/1926 - 12/6/1996).
Technically, the NFL owns the rights to every NFL game. It sells rights to broadcast those games to the highest bidder. Pete Rozelle basically blackmailed ABC into signing a contract for Monday...
Roone Alredge.
December 26, 2005 - the New England Patriots defeated the New York Jets at Giants Stadium 31-21.