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Article: Monday Night era ends; Patriots beat Jets in ABC's finale
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2005
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Al Michaels turned to Frank Gifford,
patted his former broadcast partner on the shoulder and said simply:
"I can't thank you enough."
Football fans feel the same way about "Monday Night Football."
After 36 years on ABC, the television phenomenon concluded its
network run with New England's 31-21 win over the New York Jets, a
lackluster game that didn't come close to epitomizing the special
place "Monday Night Football" has held in the American cultural
landscape.
There were still plenty of great highlights, just not from players
in helmets and pads. Instead, they featured characters in yellow
blazers and outdated hairdos, cracking wise into ancient microphones ...