How to Watch Monday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys head into Sin City to take on Maxx Crosby and the Las Vegas Raiders in this week’s edition of
Monday Night Football.
This primetime matchup features two teams desperate to get back on track. The Cowboys (3-5-1), returning from their bye week, have dropped two straight — most recently a 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on
Monday Night Football in Week 9. Dallas’ defense has struggled mightily, allowing 30.8 points per game, the second-highest mark in the NFL behind the Cincinnati Bengals (33.3).
The Raiders (2-7) haven’t fared any better, losing three in a row and scoring fewer than 10 points in four of their nine games this season.
Week 11 Schedule (ET):
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3:00 PM: NFL Live – ESPN
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6:00 PM: Monday Night Countdown – ESPN
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8:15 PM: Cowboys vs. Raiders – ESPN & ABC
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8:15 PM: ManningCast with Peyton and Eli – ESPN2
How to Watch Online
Fans can stream every moment through the ESPN App or the NFL streaming hub.
New Music for Monday Night Football
The 2025 NFL season introduces the first-ever female music curator for
Monday Night Football: Saweetie, the multi-platinum artist from Santa Clara, California. She will personally select the tracks featured during broadcasts and commercial breaks.
Saweetie follows previous MNF music curators, including J Balvin (2024), Timbaland & Justin Timberlake (2023), Marshmello (2022), Drake (2021), DJ Khaled (2020), and Diplo (2019).
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Carson Wentz Blasts Jalen Hurts Ahead of Eagles Showdown — ‘He Took My Job, That’s the Truth
Philadelphia, PA – October 17 2025
The story between Carson Wentz and Jalen Hurts isn’t just another quarterback rivalry — it’s unfinished business. Five years after losing his job to Hurts in Philadelphia, Wentz finally gets his chance for payback this Sunday. And he’s not hiding how he feels.
“He took my job, that’s the truth,” Wentz said earlier this week. “This week when I face him on the field, I’ll get my revenge — not with words but with every play, every effort. Just wait and see.”
It’s a quote that sent shockwaves through NFL circles, especially among Eagles fans who still remember the turbulent end to Wentz’s tenure in Philadelphia. Once viewed as the franchise’s savior, Wentz went from
MVP candidate in 2017 to benchwarmer by 2020, after Hurts replaced him in Week 13 against the Packers.
That benching marked the end of an era. Despite throwing for
over 16,000 yards and 113 touchdowns in five seasons, Wentz’s time in Philly was defined as much by injuries and inconsistency as by brilliance. He led the Eagles to an 11–2 start in 2017 before tearing his ACL, watching Nick Foles finish the job and win Super Bowl LII — a ring that still stings.
By 2019, Wentz had bounced back, throwing for 4,039 yards and 27 touchdowns, becoming the first Eagles QB to ever surpass 4,000 passing yards in a season. But by 2020, his play collapsed —
16 touchdowns, 15 interceptions, and the league’s worst sack rate — prompting head coach Doug Pederson to turn to the rookie Hurts.
A few months later, Wentz was gone — traded to the
Indianapolis Colts, carrying the reputation of a player who never truly recovered, mentally or physically, from the fall. Since then, he’s been searching for redemption — and this week’s matchup gives him the stage he’s been waiting for.
Inside league circles, some call this the ultimate emotional test. For Wentz, it’s more than football — it’s closure. Hurts has become the face of the Eagles, a franchise cornerstone. Wentz, meanwhile, is fighting to rewrite his legacy as more than just “the guy Hurts replaced.”
Sunday’s game won’t just be about touchdowns or stats. It’s about pride, unfinished stories, and the chance to flip the script.
Because for Carson Wentz, this isn’t just another game — it’s personal.