Jets QB Joe Namath, the MVP of Super Bowl III, starred in the first MNF game, but the host Cleveland Browns prevailed, 31-21.
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September 22, 2014
| Sheldon Spencer
“Turn on the lights. . .” a look back at MNF’s start, 44 years ago this week
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