Monday Night Football

Season 2, Episode 14, Aired
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When a funeral conflicts with the Super Bowl, the gang vows to avoid hearing the score and watch it together on Monday. This proves difficult, as Marshall is threatened with the score by a boy in Lily's class, while doing the news puts Robin in danger of finding out who won.moreless
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  • The gang misses the football game, so they avoid hearing the winner of the game so they can watch the game together Monday night.

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    By Jon_MW_14, Aug 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Monday Night Football" is an awesome How I Met Your Mother episode. So the beginning of the episode is a little sad when a friend of the gang dies, which makes them miss the football game. I love how they go the day without trying to find out what happened at the football game. I love how that boy blackmails Marshall or else he'll tell Marshall what happened at the game. I love how Robin tries to avoid all the sports news on her show. I love how Ted makes that thing where he can't see or hear anyone. I love how Barney handcuffs himself to Ted's wall. I love how everyone finds out the winner anyways. I give this episode a 9/10.moreless

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  • Everyone misses the Superbowl.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    A great concept of an episode, I love how this show is so original at times. The group has to miss their every year tradition to go to a funeral of a guy they hardly even know. They end up missing it, but Ted records it, now they have to spend the rest of the day trying to not find out who won the Superbowl to continue their tradition. Everyone's plot lines were so funny. We got Barney's need to know with the gambling problem. Extortion from a kindergartner to Marshall. Robin & the news, and Ted & the sports bar. I like how everything tied up simultaneously. Everything went wrong at one moment. Barney reads the scores from a newspaper and found out he lost. Robin almost gets fired after trying to find out no to know. Lilly & Marshall almost find out after the janitor turns on the radio, and Ted almost spills all the dipping sauce. Luckily, Barney is the only one who found out the score, but as they start watching: Barney ruins it for everyone. Even if they found out beforehand, they still ended up watching it together, which I guess was the point of the episode. Great concept, hilarious plot line.moreless

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    By GeorgeJobson, Feb 15, 2007 Report Abuse
    I don't why these people have to hold a funernbal on super Bowl sunday? Well, anyway they are fored to attend a funernal rather than getting together to attend the Superbowl. they made a pact to watch it the next day, if they do know ths score and that's very hard to do. I like the way they trying to avoid the score, but some couldn't do it. This is the best episode of the season. I was a little hard on some episode. But in the end, I will find something to like. Really, it's not like finding a needle in a haystack.moreless

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  • This was my favorite episode so far!!!

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    By BoNeSxdbx3, Feb 13, 2007 Report Abuse
    A friend's funeral ends up clashing with the group's annual super bowl party. In an attempt to keep the tradition alive, the group makes pact to not learn the results of the super bowl game. Everyone goes through so much effort to not find the results. This is especially difficult for Robin, considering she is the media. Barney also ends up subduing himself to handcuffing himslefto the radiator. This episode is absolutly hilarious! It is a must-see episode. It is a great demonstration of the many good aspects of How I met Your Mother. It is exactly why I watch this show.moreless

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  • Monday night football

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    By forever3charmed, Feb 08, 2007 Report Abuse
    The superbowl is supose to be watched on Sunday, but they miss it because of a funeral. They make a pact to not find out the score so they can watch it together. That doesn't work well. Marshall is blackmailed by a kid in Lily's class. He responds in a mature adult manner and pours juice on his pants. Barney tries to see his bookie and when he does he meets Emmit Smith. What's more important than football? Dance of course. Robin has to keep the news free of the game, which was hilarious to watch. Ted invented this device where you can only see from small holes and can't hear. That backfires. THis episode was so funny, one of the best.moreless

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    • At the wake Ted proposes that they all should meet the next day at 6 p.m. to watch the Super Bowl, he also says that it will be difficult to go the next 18 hours without finding out the score. At the beginning of wake scene when Carl was talking we can clearly see the time and it says 2:36 a.m. which means 18 hours from that point will be 8.36 p.m. and not 6 p.m. as Ted proposed. Edit

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    • The German episode title is "Das Montagsspiel", meaning "The Monday Game". The Italian title is "La partita del lunedì sera", meaning "The Monday Night Game". The French title is "La fièvre du SuperBowl", meaning "Super Bowl Fever". Edit
    • International Airdates: Czech Republic: January 27, 2010 on Prima COOL Edit
    • Music: Peter Bjorn & John - "Young Folks" Edit

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    • Barney: Ted, take this key and swallow it! Ted: No! Barney: Come on, Ted. You eat salads, it'll be out by dinnertime. Ted: Lots more, no. Barney: Ted, please. I got a lot of money riding on this game. If I don't handcuff myself to this radiator, I'll check the score. Please take the key! Ted: Fine. But only because you didn't think of a bathroom plan, and I think that's funny. Edit
    • Ted: Almighty TiVo, we thank you for all the gifts you have given us. The power to freeze live TV to go take a leak is nothing short of godlike. Let's not forget fast forwarding through commercials. It seems greedy to ask anything more from you, oh Magic Box. But if you malfunction and miss the Superbowl, we will destroy you in the alley with baseball bats. Amen. Edit
    • Barney: High five! Ted: Dude, we're at a wake. Barney: Sorry. Solemn, low five. Edit

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    • When asked by Barney what's more important than the Super Bowl, Emmitt Smith replies, "Dance, my friend, dance," referring to his appearing on—and winning—Dancing with the Stars. Edit

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