ESPN has
secured the broadcast rights of the first NFL Monday night playoff game after
the sports broadcasting giant signed a five-year agreement with the league,
beginning this season.

The
announcement was made by ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro at the CAA World Congress
of Sport, according to the Associated Press. The NFL had announced last month
that it had decided to move the Saturday early afternoon game on wild-card
weekend to Monday night.

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There will
be two games on Saturday, with one kicking off at 4:35 pm and the second one
at 8:15 pm ET. Sunday will see three games, a 1:05 pm kickoff,  a 4:40 pm kickoff, and the third game starting
at 8:15 pm ET. The Monday night game will start on Monday  at 8:15 pm ET.

The Monday
night game will also air on ABC while ESPN2 will feature an alternate feed with
Peyton and Eli Manning.

CBS Sports
chairman Sean McManus said before the season started that CBS will have the
Sunday late afternoon game, which will again feature a kids-focused broadcast
on Nickelodeon. NBC is expected to have the Sunday night game as one of its two
that weekend.

CBS also
has two games while Fox and ESPN/ABC have one apiece. ESPN and ABC will also
have a Saturday doubleheader the final week of the regular season.

(With AP inputs)