Monday marks the 45th anniversary of the first Monday Night Football broadcast. The show made its debut on ABC on September 21, 1970 with the Jets facing the Browns at Cleveland Stadium and has since transformed into a mega event over the next four and half decades.
Check out the very first broadcast from 45 years ago:
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