| | Thursday, August 29, 2002
MNF History: 1980
ABC Sports Online
Notes from the 1980 MNF season:
Dallas defeated Washington 17-3 in Week 1, marking the first of five times that the Cowboys and Redskins would open the regular season on Monday Night.
After going 17-43 in their first four seasons, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made their first MNF appearance. They were shut out by the Chicago Bears 23-0. The Yucks finished 5-10-1.
The Oakland Raiders went 3-0 on MNF, and became the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 in SB XV at the Louisiana Superdome.
In perhaps the most memorable moment of the 1980 season, on Dec. 8 in Miami, Howard Cosell showed the reach of the program during his announcement of John Lennon's death.
The final Monday Night game of the regular season was important on a number of levels. San Diego's 26-17 win over Pittsburgh earned the Chargers the AFC West title and the top seed in the conference. It was also the highest-rated game of the season (25.3, 40 percent share) and second-highest rated MNF game to date (it's now tied for fourth).
Home team in CAPS
| MNF results: 1980 |
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Result
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Sept. 8, 1980
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Dallas 17, WASHINGTON 3
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Sept. 15, 1980
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Houston 16, CLEVELAND 7
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Sept. 22, 1980
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PHILADELPHIA 35, N.Y. Giants 3
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Sept. 29, 1980
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NEW ENGLAND 23, Denver 14
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Oct. 6, 1980
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CHICAGO 23, Tampa Bay 0
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Oct. 13, 1980
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DENVER 20, Washington 17
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Oct. 20, 1980
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Oakland 45, PITTSBURGH 34
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Oct. 27, 1980
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N.Y. JETS 17, Miami 14
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Nov. 3, 1980
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Cleveland 27, CHICAGO 21
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Nov. 10, 1980
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HOUSTON 38, New England 34
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Nov. 17, 1980
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Oakland 19, SEATTLE 17
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Nov. 24, 1980
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Los Angeles 27, NEW ORLEANS 7
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Dec. 1, 1980
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OAKLAND 9, Denver 3
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Dec. 8, 1980
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MIAMI 16, New England 13 (OT)
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Dec. 15, 1980
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LOS ANGELES 38, Dallas 14
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Dec. 22, 1980
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SAN DIEGO 26, Pittsburgh 17
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