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ABC spells f-a-v-o-r-i-t-i-s-m: Of course ABC gets special treatment from the NFL. The network has Monday Night Football, that sacred cow The League considers more important than the cowhide on its balls. Ergo, this fall's Thursday night season opener is being switched from ESPN, which delivered one of cable's all-time biggest audiences with last September's footballapalooza, to ABC, the only NFL telecaster whose ratings fell last season, John Madden or bust. (ESPN's consolation prizes: It gets additional Saturday dates in December and no Sunday games opposite baseball playoffs.) Also: No more Week 17 Monday ...