Prior to the December 1, 2008 game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans, the last MNF game played in Houston was November 21, 1994 between the Houston Oilers and New York Giants at the Astrodome. The Giants won that game 13-10.
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As of the 2008 season, the Houston Texans have never played a game on Monday Night Football. The Carolina Panthers have the second fewest appearances with 6. Of the teams that were in the NFL when Monday Night Football began (1970), the Arizona Cardinals have the fewest appearances with 18.
Jets and Browns September 21st, 1970 in Cleveland
The Baltimore Colts defeated the New England Patriots, 24-17, at Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro.
Starting with the 1970 season, the NFL began scheduling games on Monday night on a weekly basis. This was the birth of what we know today as Monday Night Football. In the first of these games, played September 21, 1970 the Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Jets 31-21.
The first appearance of the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football was on November 16, 1970, the ninth broadcast, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The Cowboys lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 38-0.