The Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Houston Texans first and the Los Angeles Chargers on the road at the Las Vegas Raiders is the football to wrap up Week 2. Why would this be a problem for any sports fan?
Six straight hours is a dream, not a problem
The NFL just handed fans a gift: two Monday Night Football games in one night. Instead of settling for three hours of action, football lovers get six. That’s double the storylines, double the highlights, and double the excuses to stay glued to the couch.
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Sure, some people online are crying about late kickoffs. But let’s be real, do fans actually want LESS football? No chance.
This week, the Buccaneers and Texans opened the night before the Chargers and Raiders closed it down. That’s a full evening of football, spread across time zones so everyone has something to watch.
Fake outrage over a good thing
Scroll through social media and you’ll see posts like, “Doubleheader Monday night football is stupid,” or “No one will watch the late game.” But those same people were tuned in anyway, live-tweeting every big play. That’s not anger, it’s noise.
The league isn’t guessing here. ESPN and ABC locked in a deal that guarantees four Monday doubleheaders this season, with more in Weeks 4, 6, and 7. Fans always claim they want more football, and now they’ve got it.
The real complaint isn’t football
The truth? People aren’t mad about the games. They’re mad about dragging themselves into work on Tuesday morning. That’s not the NFL’s problem; it’s your boss’s.
So let’s stop pretending Monday night doubleheaders are bad. The only thing worse than two games on Monday would be going back to one.
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