NOW THE NFL, SET TO RELEASE ITS
2024 SCHEDULE TOMORROW. AHEAD OF THAT WE HAVE AN
EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE OPENER OF "MONDAY NIGHT
FOOTBALL." JOINING US RIGHT NOW WITH THAT
MATCHUP IS THE MAN WHO WILL BE CALLING THE GAME.
THERE YOU ARE. ESPN'S JOE BUCK.
HI, JOE. >> HEY, LARA, HOW ARE YA?
SOMEBODY CHECK ON IKE, PLEASE. >> Lara: HE'S STILL CRUISING
SOMEWHERE IN CANADA. WE'LL CHECK IN IN A MOMENT.
FIRST WE WANT YOU TO TELL US WHICH TWO TEAMS WILL BE KICKING
OFF "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE
MATCHUP? >> THIS WAS A PROP.
I HAVE COMMITTED IT TO MEMORY. SHEFTER IS LETTING SOMEBODY ELSE
BREAK SOME NEWS. HERE IT IS.
DEFENDING NFC CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS HOSTING THE NEW
YORK JETS ON "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" OPENER, WHICH IS A
GREAT GAME. WE HAD AARON RODGERS LAST YEAR
WITH HIS DEBUT WITH THE JETS. HE CARRIED OUT THE AMERICAN FLAG
AND THEN 14 SECONDS LATER, THAT. HE WAS DONE FOR THE YEAR, TORE
HIS ACHILLES. BIGGER AND BETTER IN 2024.
HE GOES BACK HOME. HE'S FROM CHICO, CALIFORNIA.
HE'S TAKING ON THE 49ERS, THE TEAM HE GREW UP AROUND AND
WANTED TO BE DRAFTED BY. THE 49ERS, THEY JUST CAME SO
CLOSE TO WINNING THE WHOLE THING AGAINST KANSAS CITY.
IT'S A GREAT MATCHUP FOR US. HECK OF A WAY TO START.
>> Lara: I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FULL SCHEDULE.
WE DON'T GET IT UNTIL TOMORROW, BUT WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE ON
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL THIS SEASON?
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO?
>> I THINK THE GOOD THING IS WE START THAT WAY AND WE KNOW WE
ALSO HAVE THE COWBOYS TWICE. WE'VE GOT THE CHIEFS TWICE.
WE'VE GOT THE BILLS TWICE. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER DATE WITH THE
49ERS. IT'S EXCITING.
I CAN'T WAIT. WE ALL CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ENTIRE
SCHEDULE TO COME OUT TOMORROW, AS YOU SAID.
BUT IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR ON "MONDAY
NIGHT FOOTBALL" FOR SURE. >> Lara: THERE'S ALWAYS STORY
LINES, RIGHT? I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
WHICH STORY LINES YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE FOLLOWING?
WHICH ONES ARE YOU MOST INTERESTED IN?
>> I THINK IT'S MAKE OR BREAK FOR THIS VERSION OF THE DALLAS
COWBOYS AND DAK PRESCOTT. HE WAS HOPING TO GET A DEAL
DONE. JERRY JONES DIDN'T GET THE DEAL
DONE. LOOK, YOU WIN, YOU GET PAID.
YOU DON'T WIN AND THERE WILL BE MAJOR CHANGES IN DALLAS.
I THINK CHICAGO, YOU KNOW, COMING OFF THIS DRAFT WHERE THEY
HOPE THEY GOT THEIR QUARTERBACK IN CALEB WILLIAM, WHO LOOKS LIKE
A STUD. THE TEXANS PROVED LAST YEAR THAT
YOU CAN WIN AND GET TO THE PLAYOFFS WITH A ROOKIE
QUARTERBACK. THEY DID THAT WITH CJ STROUD,
WHO WAS UNREAL. AND THE LEAGUE IS BETTER WHEN
THE CHICAGO BEARS ARE A RELEVANT GOOD TEAM.
THEN KANSAS CITY, AGAIN. UNTIL SOMEBODY KNOCKS THEM OFF,
THEY'RE GOING FOR THEIR THIRD STRAYING.
THEY'RE JUST SO TALENTED. WHEN YOU'VE GOT THOSE THREE,
MAHOMES, KELCE AND ANDY REID. UNTIL SOMEBODY CAN KNOCK THEM
OFF AND SHOW US THEY'RE BETTER THAN THE CHIEFS, THEY GO IN AS
THE TEAM TO BEAT. >> Lara: NOT SO SURE THAT'S
POSSIBLE TO HAPPEN, THEY'RE JUST THAT GOOD.
>> YEAH. >> Lara: IT WILL BE SO FUN TO WATCH.
YOU ALWAYS MAKE IT FUN, YOU AND TROY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
BIG NEW YORK JETS -- SORRY, MICHAEL.
>> Michael: THAT'S PROBABLY WHY I DIDN'T GET TO TALK TO JOE.
JOE, I LOVE YOU. GOOD TO SIGH YOU, JOE.
>> I MISS YOU, MIKE. >> Michael: MISS YOU, TOO.
>> Lara: EVERYBODY, PLEASE BE SURE TO TUNE IN TO ESPN2.
WE'LL HAVE THE FULL NFL SEASON - THAT'S REVEALED
TOMORROW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ESPN2