The NFL has set another multiplatform deal for this season’s wild card playoff games.ESPN owner the Walt Disney Company and the NFL announced a five year rights agreement for ESPN to present a new Monday night Wild Card game beginning with the 2021 season and continuing through the 2025 season.
The agreement was announced today by Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content at the CAA World Congress of Sports. The inaugural Monday night NFL Wild Card game will be played on January 17, 2022 at 8:15 p.m.
ET, marking the grand finale of the NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend. It will be the first scheduled weekday prime time NFL playoff game.As part of the deal, ESPN’s MegaCast production will provide fans multiple ways to watch.
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