26 December 2005 (Monday)
- NCAA College Football
- Motor City Bowl: Memphis 38, Akron 31: DeAngelo Williams scored three touchdowns, but the MAC Champion Zips gave C-USA's Tigers a scare late.
- NFL Monday Night Football
- New England Patriots 31, New York Jets 21: In the final ABC broadcast of the series after thirty-six seasons and 555 games, the Pats prevailed thanks to two Mike Vrabel touchdown catches. In a major twist of fate, the Jets lost to Cleveland by the exact same score in the first Monday Night Football game played back in 1970. Next September, the MNF package will be moving to Disney-owned sibling ESPN.
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