The Arizona Cardinals will face the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams on Monday in the wild-card round of the 2021 NFL playoffs on ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. ET, and pregame coverage starts with Monday Night Countdown on ESPN at 6 p.m. ET. Sign up for ESPN+ at ESPNplus.com.
Here's what you can find on each channel:
ESPN/ABC/ESPN+: Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick and Lisa Salters will be live from SoFi Stadium for the traditional call of the game.
ESPN2/ESPN+: Peyton and Eli Manning will be in their traditional remote locations to conclude their first season as part of ESPN's signature MegaCast presentation. They'll provide commentary for the game and talk to guests.
ESPN+: The Between the Lines broadcast will combine the cast of two daily ESPN studio shows, as Laura Rutledge, Mina Kimes, Dan Orlovsky and Marcus Spears from NFL Live and Doug Kezirian, Joe Fortenbaugh and Tyler Fulghum from Daily Wager will all play significant roles and, at times, interact with each other during the telecast.
ESPN Deportes: Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega and John Sutcliffe will have the Spanish-language telecast of the game.
You can watch Kyler Murray and Matthew Stafford face off on ESPN's MegaCast. Murray will be playing in his first playoff game, and Stafford also will be looking for his first career playoff win. These two teams split their regular-season meetings, with the road team winning both times.
This will be the first NFL playoff game on a Monday since 1988. The NFL expanded the postseason by two games beginning in the 2020 season.
