People Hated ESPN's New Yellow Down And Distance Graphic On Monday Night Football So Much That The Network Was Forced To Change It At Halftime

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A new NFL season is upon us which means that TV networks are going to try to force-feed fans idiotic new graphics that everyone hates.

Tonight, ESPN debuted a new yellow down and distance graphic on their Monday Night Football broadcast that was really horrendous to look at.

.@espn please take this yellow-green down-and-distance color and throw it into the ocean. It looks like a flag pic.twitter.com/jNyMSY7kZA

— Riley McAtee (@RileyMcAtee) September 9, 2019

NFL fans on Twitter immediately voiced their displeasure about the graphic that looked like a penalty flag had been thrown on every play.

RT this if you want @ESPN to change the color of the down and distance graphic on MNF.

We must stop this horrendous yellow penalty flag pump fake.

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) September 9, 2019

This yellow down and distance marker on the bottom of the screen for ESPN makes me think there's a penalty flag on every play. Who thought that was a good idea?

— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) September 9, 2019

Checks to see if anyone else is wildly annoyed by ESPN’s yellow graph … OK, you’re on it.

— Dan Hanzus (@DanHanzus) September 10, 2019

https://twitter.com/LandryLocker/status/1171201842283458561

ESPN has to change the color of their yellow down and distance graphic. Every time it changes I think there’s a flag!

— Al Sacco (@AlSacco49) September 10, 2019

ESPN apparently saw all the complaints on Twitter and immediately changed the color of the graphic at halftime.

Breaking: ESPN is switching away from the new Down-And-Distance graphic it debuted in the first half of Monday Night Football. ESPN heard the fans’ feedback and acted, quick.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 10, 2019

Our ESPN production team is aware of the feedback on the #MNF down and distance graphic. We have called an audible and adjusted for the 2nd half of #HOUvsNO and for the #DENvsOAK game to follow. New look pictured here. pic.twitter.com/SWLKKuW87w

— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) September 10, 2019

How much of a failure was ESPN's new MNF gfx pkg? They've already modified it for the second half. pic.twitter.com/r9yJI4bytJ

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 10, 2019

RIP the yellow down and distance marker.