‘Monday Night Football’: How to Stream the Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Texans Game Live Without Cable

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Monday Night Football is back! The Lonestar State takes center stage as the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans face off on Monday (Nov. 18).

The Cowboys will host the Texans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, airing live on ESPN and ABC. Texas is gearing up for another big game next month when Beyoncé headlines the halftime show for the Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens Christmas game.

For football fans who want to watch tonight’s Texans vs. Cowboys in person, there’s still time to score tickets at an affordable price. The cheapest tickets for the game are currently priced from around $33 and up at StubHub and Gametime.

Read on for a schedule of upcoming games, plus ways to watch and stream tonight’s game live and on-demand (with and without cable).

How to Watch Monday Night Football on ABC, ESPN & More

Good news for fans who don’t have cable: MNF has expanded into network TV! ABC will simulcast select games this season, as the network announced last September, per The Hollywood Reporter. This season, six additional games will be simulcast across ABC and ESPN, the network recently announced.

You can stream MNF games on DirecTV, Fubo, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV.

The game will simulcast across ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes. As with most MNF games, the game kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET/5:15 p.m. PT. (Monday Night Kickoff with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman is at 7:15 p.m. ET).

Looking for another affordable option? Subscribe to Fubo and save $20 off your first month.

Fubo’s streaming plans start at $59.99/month (reg. $79.99) after a week free. Fubo Pro, one of the cheapest among the aforementioned streaming plans, includes 202 channels, 1000 hours of Cloud DVR and streaming on up to 10 screens. For Spanish speakers, Fubo Latino is $19.99/month (regularly $32.99/month) to stream 62 channels.

With NFL+, football fans can watch or listen to games live and on-demand, plus enjoy recaps and more.

How to Watch Monday Night Football Games on ESPN+

Gone are the days of simply switching channels to catch all of your favorite NFL games, and it can be hard to keep track of which games are streaming on which platforms. For example, Prime Video is the streaming home for Thursday Night Football, while Sunday football games are available on NBC, CBS, Paramount+ and Peacock, and some Monday Night Football games are scheduled to simulcast on ESPN+ and ABC.

Monday Night Football: Games, Dates & Time

Monday Night Football kicked off on Sept. 9 and will continue into January 2025. The season’s debut game between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers averaged 20.5 million viewers, down from the previous year.

By comparison, last year’s MNF kickoff game between the Jets and Bills drew a record-breaking 22.6 million viewers, making it the most watched MNF game in history beating out the previous record-holder, a 2009’s game between the Packers and Vikings.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2023 win over the Chiefs last November drew a record 29 million viewers in total, a 27-year ratings high and the highest numbers of the season for a single game since the Super Bowl.

Beyond the game itself, NFL ratings have received a boost thanks in part to Swift who appeared at the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens season kickoff, and has shown up to other games including the Chiefs vs. Saints MNF game last month and a game in early November.

NFL ratings hit another high mark last Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Last year’s Thanksgiving game between the Cowboys and Commanders snagged a whopping 44 million viewers, the third-largest audience for a regular season game in history. The game, where the Cowboys beat the Commanders 45-10, aired on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

The NFL team is no stranger to Thanksgiving games as the Cowboys have played a game on Thanksgiving day nearly every year since 1966. Next week, the Cowboys will play the New York Giants in one of three NFL games on Thanksgiving. Lainey Wilson is slated to perform at halftime.

Will this new season score even bigger ratings? We’ll have to wait and see, but fans who want to watch games live, either from home or on-the-go, can easily stream select NFL games and more on ESPN+.

MNF sounds a bit different this season. That’s because ESPN enlisted the help of J Balvin to curate the music for select games. Chris Stapleton, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake curated the music for last year’s games, preceded by Marshmello in 2022, Drake in 2021, DJ Khaled in 2020 and Diplo in 2019.

To kick off the collaboration, the NFL debuted a remix of Balvin’s song “DOBLEXXO” featuring Feid from his new album Rayo.

“ESPN’s Music curation program with Monday Night Football continues with an artist that will amplify the bold and new music strategy,” said Curtis Friends, ESPN vice president of sports marketing. “J Balvin is a global icon whose influence hits with diverse cultures and genres. His music choices embrace the anticipation and excitement the ESPN football season offers, and we can’t wait for him to come along the season-long ride with us.”

With the season halfway over, there are a ton of games left on the MNF schedule, and plenty of opportunities to watch them live. Click here to get tickets to see your favorite NFL games in person.

Want to stream MNF from outside of the U.S.? With ExpressVPN, NordVPN and PureVPN you can access several streaming platforms and channels.

See the full 2024 MNF schedule here.