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Season guide
Monday Night Football: 1980 Season
21 episodes
Premiered Sep 8, 1980 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on Monday Night Football
Season 11 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Monday Night Football Season 10.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 11 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S11·E15
Core
Los Angeles Rams @ New Orleans Saints
Nov 24, 1980 · 180 min
Saints fans started wearing paper bags over their heads after losing 12 straight games.
S11·E18
Core
New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins
Dec 8, 1980 · 180 min
Howard Cosell is the first to break the news of John Lennon dying of gunshot wounds. Announced at the end of regulation.
S11·E21
Mytharc
1981 ProBowl AFC vs NFC
Feb 1, 1981 · 180 min
1981 ProBowl from Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii