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Article: `MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL'
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- October 11, 1994
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VINNY DiTRANI, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-11-1994
`MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL' -- PRIME TIMEGIANTS EARNED THEIR PLACE IN SPOTLIGHT
By VINNY DiTRANI, Staff Writer
Date: 10-11-1994, Tuesday
Section: SPORTS
Edition: 1 Star Early, Also in 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late
EAST RUTHERFORD -- In NFL mathematics, there is something called the Nielsen Formula:
The number of appearances a team makes on "Monday Night Football" is
directly proportional to the number of wins that team had in the
previous season.
The formula was devised so that ABC would get the better clubs more
often on its weekly series, which many consider the showcase of the
National Football League. Sometimes ...