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Fear not, Bears fans. If the game Monday night against the Vikings goes south, there will be another NFL game to satisfy your football fix.
After the Bears-Vikings game starts at 7 p.m. on ABC, the Falcons and Raiders will kick off at 7:30 on ESPN. It marks the first time the Bears will be part of such side-by-side scheduling, which is in its third year on the Disney-owned networks.
“When we got this included in our new rights deal, the best thing was it was an opportunity to have more football on Monday night,” said Tim Reed, ESPN vice president of programming and acquisitions.