Just a week until the end of 2023 NFL regular season, you've probably noticed that the schedule has gotten a little wonky. We had a Saturday night doubleheader in week 16, followed by a Monday tripleheader on Christmas Day. In Week 17, we had a primetime game last Saturday and your usual “Sunday Night Football,” but there is no “Monday Night Football” in Week 17. Why?
Well it has to do with college football in general. New Year's Day is known for bowl games, as January 1st is a big day for college ball. Not only will there be multiple bowl games, but Monday also marks the first round of the College Football Playoff, where No. 1 Michigan faces No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl, and No. 2 Washington takes on No. 3 in Texas at Sugar. Bowl.
Here are all the Bowl games that will be played on Monday:
ReliaQuest Bowl
No. 13 LSU vs. Wisconsin
Tampa, Florida, 12 p.m. ET
Citrus bowl
No. 17 Iowa vs. No. 21 Tennessee
Orlando, Florida, 1 p.m. ET
Fiesta Bowl
No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 23 Liberty
Glendale, Arizona, 1 p.m. ET
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama
Pasadena, California, 5 p.m. ET
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl
No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas
New Orleans, Louisiana, 8:45 p.m. ET
January 1st isn't just a day filled with college games. You also have to consider that ESPN/ESPN 2/ABC also broadcasts all of these contests.
Although there will be no “Monday Night Football” in Week 17 or Week 18, the NFL has been flexible with how it wants to run Week 18. final week of the regular season was revealed Sunday evening. Check it out, here.