STAGE TUBE: Betty White Introduces MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Last Night's MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL had a surprise opening segment when comedian Betty White introduced the Saints-Falcons game.  The introduction, entitled, 'A White Christmas' had the 89-year-old discussing her attraction to some of the NFL quarterbacks. Joked White, "[Matt] Ryan's nickname is 'Matty Ice' because he's so cool," she said. "But I prefer 'Matty Steam' because he's so hot."

Betty White began work in TV in the early 1950s. Two decades later, White became a household name as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. By the mid-1960s, White became known primarily for hosting the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, a job she held for 20 years. In 1985, she landed a major hit as Rose on The Golden Girls.White made frequent guest appearances over the years, and from 2004 to 2008 she portrayed accident-prone firm employee Catherine Piper on The Practice and its spin-off, Boston Legal.

In 2010 White's star truly exploded, at the age of 88. In a Snickers commercial that debuted during the Super Bowl, she portrayed a de-energized man playing flag football with his friends. The commercial soon became a YouTube sensation and was soon followed by a Facebook page called "Betty White to Host SNL (please?!)," which quickly amassed half a million fans and helped gel her actual co-hosting of Saturday Night Live. In addition, the Screen Actors Guild honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Jay Leno presented White with another such prize at the 2010 Genii Awards. In TV Land's Hot in Cleveland, White portrays (naturally) quick-witted home caretaker Elka.

View last night's introduction to Monday Night Football below!