The jersey hanging in Gitelson's locker is number 81, but on the name plate above the locker, it says 18. Also, when Monk and Captain Stottlemeyer discover the body, Stottlemeyer says Gitelson's number is 18.
When Monk looks at Bob Costas on the TV monitor, the score at the bottom of the screen states that Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are tied at 14 in the 4th quarter. Obviously, the Condors and Wildcats are from LA and San Fransisco. Also, as stated by Bob Costas later, the teams are tied at 10 at halftime.
At the end when Natalie was eating a pizza, the first shot showed her drink sitting on top of the pizza box with another slice of pizza in the middle of the box. The second shot showed the drink sitting in the drinks holder and no pizza slice.
[7:01] Stottlemeyer gets out of the car at the stadium and hits the car remote to lock it. But Monk is still in the car, and Monk can still get out.
When Monk is near the vending machines and is just about to describe the problem with the playbook, there are shadows of someone coming down the ramp. Suddenly, two men are passing behind him, then they come down the ramp and pass behind him again.
When Shawn Metzger siphons gasoline from the tank of his limo, he is holding a jar above tank level. To successfully siphon liquid, the receptacle has to be held *below* the source because of gravity.
Monk and Stottlemyer have media passes, so they would not need tickets or nor need them to go through the turnstiles with paying fans.
At halftime in the locker room, the Wildcats' coach is wearing a Press Pass badge. A team's coach would not need or have a Press Pass for field or locker room access.
David Gitelson wears jersey number 81 (as seen when he goes to his locker to get the play book), but 81 is typically a wide receiver number, and quarterbacks usually wear numbers in the range of 1-20.
Disher is shown to be the only officer on duty at the police station. This is highly unlikely because crime is always happening.
When Capt Stottlemeyer & Monk are at the tailgate party, Stottlemeyer wipes off the top of his beer with his jersey before offering it to Monk. When he does this, there's the sound of a beer bottle being opened, but the beer is already open.
Someone poured gasoline onto a charcoal grill, causing a conflagration later when the grill was lit. But somehow, nobody noticed the distinct smell of gasoline.
Chet Grissom plays 2 different detectives with little no change in appearance or wardrobe. He dies in Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa (2005) (Detective Chasen) but shows up in here (Detective Burns) covering the game tickets.
Leland tells Monk that God rested on Sunday. According to the Bible, God rested on Saturday.