Team(s) under new names: The Week 2 game between the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders, the first NFL game in Las Vegas, was simulcast on ESPN, ABC, and ESPN2 as part of ESPN's Megacast production.
The 2021 Pro Bowl, which was also going to be played in Las Vegas and simulcast on ABC, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Instead, ESPN, ABC, and the NFL combined to air a two-hour special, honoring the players selected for the Pro Bowl.
Following a strong Week 2 simulcast, ABC simulcast the Buffalo Bills-San Francisco 49ers (played in Glendale instead of Santa Clara due to Santa Clara County imposing a ban on professional sports contests in response to COVID-19) and Buffalo Bills-New England Patriots games, and Megacast their Super Wild Card Playoff Game across ESPN, ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2, ESPN+, and Freeform.
Along with those perks, ESPN will air a Saturday doubleheader, during the final weekend of the season, with both games having major playoff implications.
This season marks the beginning of a new 10 year contract for ESPN/ABC to carry Monday Night Football.
ESPN further announced on October 28 that ESPN+ and Disney+ will stream an alternate broadcast of the December 9 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas Cowboys MNF game that will use the league's player tracking data to render a live animated version of the game portrayed by characters from The Simpsons.
All games at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN unless otherwise noted Alternative presentation The Simpsons Funday Football will be live, with a condensed replay on Disney Channel on Wednesday [121][122] Standings are current as of the 2024 season.
The postseason games, though covered by the ABC/ESPN Monday Night Football team, are excluded from the standings.