MNF Season Finale: Clash of NFC South Rivals - Saints Host Falcons On ESPN

Drew Brees and the NFC South-leading New Orleans Saints (11-3) host Matt Ryan and division rivals Atlanta Falcons (9-5) in the Monday Night Football season finale December 26, at 8:30 p.m. ET.  Brees needs 305 passing yards to surpass Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino's single-season record of 5,084 yards, which has stood for 27 years.

The Saints are vying for the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs seeding, while the Falcons hope to secure a playoff berth of their own.  The teams met last year in ESPN's MNF season finale with the Saints winning 17-14.  The game was the most-viewed MNF game last season -- and the third-most-viewed MNF game all-time on ESPN - with 19.1 million viewers.

This week's MNF opening video will feature legendary 89-year-old actress Betty White, star of the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland and the upcoming NBC show Off Their Rockers.

Play-by-play voice Mike Tirico will call the game with analysts Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski, and sideline reporter Suzy Kolber. Preceding the matchup, Chris Berman hosts Monday NFL Countdown in studio at 7 p.m. He'll be joined by analysts Cris Carter, Trent Dilfer, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson, and NFL Insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter. Steve Young will also join the discussion from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.  Additionally, MNF will air live on ESPN Deportes.