Two 6-1 teams will go head-to-head when the Minnesota Vikings host the Buffalo Bills to wrap up NFL Week 9.

The league’s best offense and its best defense will meet on Monday Night Football tonight, Nov. 9.

Minnesota, who lost their first game of the season last week to Detroit, will be without starting quarterback Kyler Murray tonight. Murray strained his hamstring in last weekend’s loss after missing most of two games earlier this season with a concussion.

Veteran QB Carson Wentz is set to start for the Vikings tonight.

“We don’t believe it to be much more than a week-to-week kind of thing right now,” head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters Thursday about Murray’s status.

The Bills are riding a three-game winning streak into Week 9; they are 3.5-point favorites in tonight’s matchup and undefeated on the road.

Here’s how to tune in to Monday Night Football for free.

Who plays MNF tonight (Nov. 9)?

The Minnesota Vikings host the Buffalo Bills in tonight’s Monday Night Football game.

Bills vs. Vikings start time

Tonight’s (nov. 9) Bills vs. Vikings MNF game is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Is Monday Night Football on ABC tonight?

Yes! After taking last week off due to “Dancing with the Stars” moving to Monday night, MNF returns to ABC tonight, in addition to ESPN.

How to watch Bills vs. Vikings MNF for free

You can watch Monday Night Football live on the ESPN Unlimited streaming service. If you don’t already have access to ESPN via a cable provider, you can subscribe for $29.99/month.

If you want to stream even more and save a lot while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the Disney+ Bundles, four of which include ESPN. For $35.99/month, you can get Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN with ads; all three without ads costs $44.99/ month.

Is there a ManningCast for tonight’s game?

No, there is not a new ManningCast tonight. Eli and Peyton Manning will return to ESPN2 next week for Chargers-Ravens.

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