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Why are Joe Buck and Troy Aikman not calling Falcons vs Raiders on Monday Night Football?

charles curtis
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TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 16: Joe Buck and Troy Aikman look on prior to a game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 16: Joe Buck and Troy Aikman look on prior to a game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Yes, the headline tells the tale -- if you’re here, you’re probably wondering: What’s the deal here? It’s Monday night! There’s a NFL game on ESPN — the Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders — and the usual pairing of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman aren’t on the air.

What gives? There’s a simple answer.

Week 15 of 2024 features two Monday Night Football games on the same night. So if you flip from ESPN over to ABC, you’ll see the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings play … and it’s there that you’ll find Buck and Aikman calling that game.

So Falcons-Raiders has a second team: Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick and Molly McGrath.

There’s your answer!

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