School Musical 2 movie as the highest-rated cable television program of all-time. The October 29 game marked the Packers' first win in Denver after losing their previous 7 games. 2008 NFL season On September 8, Aaron Rodgers debuted as the starting quarterback for the Packers in their victory over the Vikings. It was the first game since September 20, 1992 in which Brett Favre was not the team's starter. The September 15 game was the highest combined score in the 98 meetings between the Eagles and Cowboys, and the second-highest score in the first half of any MNF game. The game drew 18.6 million viewers, the most-watched MNF game on ESPN and the most-watched cable television broadcast in history. The game was also the last MNF game for Texas Stadium as the Cowboys would move into Cowboys Stadium the next season. The December 1 game was the Texans' first MNF game in franchise history and the first MNF game in Houston since 1994. The temperature at kickoff for the December 22 game was 2 degrees, making it the coldest game in the history of Monday Night Football and the coldest NFL game ever played in Chicago. Before 2000, Monday night games in December or January were played in the South, the West Coast, or domed stadiums to avoid extreme cold. 2009 NFL season The September 28 game between the Carolina Panthers and the Dallas Cowboys was the first time Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T Stadium) hosted a Monday night game. The next week featured the Minnesota Vikings hosting the Green Bay Packers marked the first time quarterback Brett Favre faced his former team. Favre completed 24 of his 31 pass attempts for 271 yards and 3 touchdowns and became the first quarterback in NFL history to defeat all 32 current franchises. On defense, Vikings defensive end Jared Allen had a career best 4.5 sacks. On the business front, the game scored an overnight metered 14.2 Nielsen rating including a 58.3 rating in Minneapolis and a 49.7 rating in Green Bay. In addition, the game averaged 21.8 million viewers which made the game the highest rated program in cable television history. In second place was Week 12's hyped matchup between the undefeated New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots which averaged 21.4 million viewers. Team Standings (1990–2009) The postseason games, though covered by the ABC Monday Night Football team, are excluded from