It’s the battle of the birds as the Falcons and Eagles meet on Monday night in Philadelphia. The Eagles are coming off an opening-week win, with running back Saquon Barkley shining in his Eagles debut. The former Giants back rushed for over 100 yards and scored three touchdowns in the team’s win over the Packers in Brazil. Kirk Cousins had a less-than-stellar debut in Atlanta, however, leading the offense to only 10 points while throwing two interceptions in a loss to the Steelers.
The Falcons and Eagles kick off in Philadelphia tonight at 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. PT) on ESPN. You can flip over to ESPN2 during the game to catch the ManningCast with brothers Peyton and Eli, the popular alternative broadcast where the former NFL greats analyze the game and chat with different guests each week.
If you don’t have a cable or satellite TV subscription, you can watch Monday Night Football with a live TV streaming service. The good news for football fans is that ESPN and ESPN2 are available on all five major streaming services, including DirecTV Stream with DirecTV and Disney reaching a deal that ends the ESPN and ABC blackout.
Saquon Barkley had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in his first game as a Philadelphia Eagle.
What’s the deal with DirecTV and Disney?
DirecTV and Disney had been fighting for two weeks over licensing and bundling agreements that led Disney to pull its channels, including both ESPN and ESPN2 as well as ABC, from DirecTV’s satellite and streaming services. Last week’s Jets-49ers game on Monday night, for example, was blacked out for DirecTV satellite and DirecTV Stream subscribers.
The two companies reached an agreement this past Saturday that returned Disney’s channels to DirecTV customers in time for college football this past weekend and tonight’s Monday Night Football game between the Falcons and Eagles on ESPN and the ManningCast on ESPN2.
How to watch MNF without cable
The key channel for Monday Night Football is ESPN. Nearly every Monday night game will be shown on ESPN, with seven weeks also appearing on ABC and ESPN Plus. There are four Monday night doubleheaders this season (Weeks 3, 4, 7 and 15). During these weeks, one game will be on ESPN and the other will be on ABC or ESPN Plus.
The ManningCast on ESPN2 is scheduled for 11 Monday nights during the season and one Wild Card game, with six of those regular-season Monday nights and the Wild Card game also streaming on ESPN Plus.
YouTube TV costs $73 a month and includes ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, which are all the channels you need for MNF and the ManningCast. Right now, the first four months are discounted to $65 a month. And there is a 21-day free trial. Plug in your ZIP code on YouTube TV’s welcome page to see which local networks are available in your area.
Sling TV’s Sling Orange plan includes ESPN and ESPN2 but not ABC, and the Blue plan includes ABC (in only in a handful of markets) but neither ESPN channel. Each plan costs $45 a month in the areas with ABC and $40 elsewhere. The combined Orange-and-Blue plan costs $55 or $60 a month.
Hulu Plus Live TV costs $77 includes ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. On its live news page, you can enter your ZIP code under the “Can I watch local news in my area?” question at the bottom of the page to see which local channels you get.
Read our Hulu with Live TV review.
Fubo’s basic plan costs $80 a month and includes ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, but Fubo charges an RSN fee (either $12 a month if you get one RSN or $15 a month if you have two or more in your area) that raises the monthly charge to $92 or $95. Fubo is currently offering $30 off for the first month of some of its plans, which means you can get its base Pro plan for $62 or $65 to start. Click here to see which local channels you get.
All of the live TV streaming services above allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live TV streaming services guide.
