Is ‘Monday Night Football’ on Tonight? NFL ‘MNF’ Start Date, Schedule

Big news out of Cleveland today as we inch closer to the start of the 2026-27 NFL regular season. The Browns announced that Deshaun Watson will begin the season as the starting quarterback when Cleveland goes on the road to battle the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1. The team elected to go with Watson over second-year QB Shedeur Sanders despite his preseason struggles, which resulted in the controversial signal-caller being met with boos during Cleveland’s Week 2 preseason home loss to the Buffalo Bills. Never a dull moment in the NFL! The third and final week of the preseason begins on Thursday, August 27 with four games airing across three different platforms (NFL Network, ESPN Unlimited, and Prime Video). Ten games will take place on Friday, August 28, with CBS hosting a Cincinnati Benga