| | Monday, September 23, 2002
MNF History: 1974
ABC Sports Online
Some notes from the 1974 MNF season:
In its fifth year, the third change of announcers took place, as Don Meredith left and was replaced by former Detroit Lions lineman Alex Karras, who had established himself as an actor with his role of "Mongo" in Blazing Saddles. Also, Fred Williamson was added as a sideline reporter.
Home team in CAPS
*denotes record
| MNF results: 1974 |
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Date
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Result
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Sept. 16, 1974
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BUFFALO 21, Oakland 20
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Sept. 23, 1974*
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PHILADELPHIA 13, Dallas 10
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Sept. 30, 1974
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WASHINGTON 30, Denver 3
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Oct. 7, 1974
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MIAMI 21, N.Y. Jets 17
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Oct. 14, 1974
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DETROIT 17, San Francisco 13
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Oct. 21, 1974
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CHICAGO 10, Green Bay 9
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Oct. 28, 1974
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PITTSBURGH 24, Atlanta 17
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Nov. 4, 1974
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Los Angeles 15, SAN FRANCISCO 13
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Nov. 11, 1974
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Minnesota 28, ST. LOUIS 24
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Nov. 18, 1974*
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Kansas City 42, DENVER 34
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Nov. 25, 1974
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Pittsburgh 28, NEW ORLEANS 7
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Dec. 2, 1974
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MIAMI 24, Cincinnati 3
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Dec. 9, 1974
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Washington 23, LOS ANGELES 17
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*Philadelphia's Joe Lavender returned a fumble 96 yards for a touchdown to set a Monday Night record.
*At the time, the Kansas City-Denver game (76 points) was the highest-scoring game in MNF history. Denver QB Charley Johnson threw for a then-MNF record 445 yards in the Broncos' losing effort.
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