How to watch Chargers vs. Cardinals on Monday Night Football

When the Los Angeles Chargers travel to Glendale to take on the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football, it won’t be a traditional MNF showdown. Baltimore and Tampa Bay also face off on Monday night, and that game will get the typical MNF treatment, with Los Angeles vs. Arizona kicking off at a later date and on a different network than fans are used to. The stakes are high here as Jim Harbaugh looks to improve to 4-2 in his first season as Chargers head coach and Arizona hopes to avoid slipping to 2-5 with a loss.

Fans will have to tune in to ESPN+ on Monday night to watch Justin Herbert and the Chargers take on Kyler Murray and the Cardinals. This is the third NFL game to be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+ and the first to take place in the United States, as the previous two games were both part of the NFL’s International Series.

Stream-only play is becoming a trend for the NFL, which will broadcast two games on Christmas Day exclusively on Netflix for the first time ever.

In addition to being an ESPN+ exclusive, this game also starts later than usual for an NFL game, starting at 9:00 p.m. EST or 6:00 p.m. local time in Arizona. If you’re on the East Coast, you’ll probably have to stay past midnight to see Justin Herbert vs. Kyler Murray on MNF.

Chris Fowler will take part in the call at Chargers vs. Cardinals, with Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick sitting next to him in the locker room. The NFL is experimenting with a new kickoff time and a new team for its two-slate tournament on Monday night.