It will be after 1 AM by the time the game ends, and that's assuming it doesn't go into overtime. Who stays up that late on a Monday night?

Fellina: The next day I'll already hear who won, so the game won't be much fun to watch.

They did the same thing last year and had very good ratings, as I recall. Similar to this season, the late game were two Western teams...Raiders v. Chargers, I believe, last year.

Realistically, unless one is an ex-patriot of AZ or San Fran...or one is betting on the game, I doubt many East Coast types will be watching when the final gun goes.

Well, don't forget that these are two west coast teams. Arizona at San Francisco isn't exactly must-see TV for most people on the east coast, so why not start it at prime time for the west?

For the record, I don't like it either, but that's why.

dont know but i wish that the monday night games were reversed cause i have to work until 10:30 and i'm gonna miss the damn game that i've been waiting all week for. Unless of course i sneak into a patients room and do "paperwork"

The time depends on where the game is actually being played and what time it is there. If you don't want to stay up late, why not just programme it and see it the next day?

The good thing is now i can watch it live at 7 am where i am at but i will have to skip work but you are right 10 PM is not time for kick off at all.

work? Who needs stinkin' Work?

They actually have 2 Monday night games. 7 and 10:15.

I think they should do this all season long. It allows everybody to watch a game. The 9pm games suck for the eastern time zone people cause it gets over late but if you move it up the western time zone people can't watch the beginning because they are still getting home from work.

check out justin timberlake's song "cry me a river"

It starts at 7:15 where I live.

It's just for opening week. Monday Night Football also doesn't have a week 17 game, so this kind of makes up for it.

That's 7:15 pm Here in Sothern California ,

Good Night Now !!

Work? What's work?

Signed,
George W.

Take a nap in the afternoon. You stay up to watch the football game.

Or you can use the excuse that you are tired because you stayed up to watch the game.