The second “Monday Night Football” game of the 2026 NFL season features two teams that got off to vastly different starts in Week 1.<\/p>\n
Fresh off their season-opening win against the Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, John Harbaugh and the New York Giants<\/a> head west to take on Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>. The Rams look to bounce back after opening their campaign with a divisional loss to the San Francisco 49ers<\/a>in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n The Giants hope to delay Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford<\/a>‘s climb up the record books. The reigning NFL MVP enters Monday night with 423 career passing touchdowns, two shy of tying Philip Rivers for sixth most in NFL history.<\/p>\n Here are key facts about the Week 2 “Monday Night Football” matchup:<\/p>\n What is the schedule?<\/p>\n *All times Eastern<\/p>\n Monday<\/p>\n 6 p.m.: “Monday Night Countdown” on ESPN<\/p>\n 8:15 p.m.: Giants at Rams on ESPN and ABC<\/p>\n 8:15 p.m.: “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” — the “ManningCast” — on ESPN2<\/p>\n How can fans watch?<\/p>\n Fans can catch all of the action in the ESPN App<\/a> and in the NFL streaming hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most career passing touchdowns in NFL history entering Week 2<\/p>\n 1. Tom Brady<\/a>, 649<\/p>\n 2. Drew Brees, 571<\/p>\n 3. Peyton Manning<\/a>, 539<\/p>\n 4. Aaron Rodgers<\/a>*, 527<\/p>\n 5. Brett Favre, 508<\/p>\n 6. Philip Rivers, 425<\/p>\n 7. Matthew Stafford*, 423<\/p>\n