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Season guide
Monday Night Football: 1973 Season
13 episodes
Premiered Sep 17, 1973 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on Monday Night Football
Season 4 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 3.
- 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 4 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S4·E4
Core
Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins
Oct 8, 1973 · 180 min
Ken Houston stops Walt Garrison on the 1 yard line as time expires to give Washington the win.
S4·E6
Core
Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos
Oct 22, 1973 · 180 min
Don Meredith announces “We’re in the Mile High City, so am I”
S4·E7
Core
Kansas City Chiefs @ Buffalo Bills
Oct 29, 1973 · 180 min
Don Meredith is drunk during the broadcast
S4·E8
Core
Washington Redskins @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Nov 5, 1973 · 180 min
Don Meredith refers to the president as “Tricky Dick”