Article: Monday night free-for-all

Three decades ago, "Monday Night Football" showcased a trio of announcers in the booth presiding over the game of the week before a vast and rapt ABC network audience with limited television options.

When the Steelers face the Baltimore Ravens tomorrow night at Heinz Field in their 56th all-time appearance on "Monday Night Football," three broadcasters in the booth will describe the action for a smaller ESPN cable audience with limitless television options and an itchy trigger finger on the remote control.

The evolution of "Monday Night Football" can't be measured solely in years. It is part of a timeline that has seen sports grow to monstrous proportions to whet the appetites of demanding ...

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