It quickly became one of the most popular events on TV. The Browns (now in Baltimore) beat the Jets, 31-21.
In late 2005, Monday Night Football said goodbye to ABC and moved to ESPN.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan