Published 4/1/2008
by Russell Ivanac
at Bleacher Report - NFL
It’s that time of year again. Team’s are reloading and re-tooling their rosters for the upcoming season and already some of them have been given something to look forward to. Out of the four recently announced games, three will put divisional rivals head-to-head to start off the season and the other stacks up two recent super-bowl contenders. The New York Giants get the honor of starting off the regular season with a home game against the Washington Redskins on Thursday, September 4 th . I’m giving the edge to the Giants, both teams only really started playing their best football at the end of last season, but the Giants took it further and I can see some of that confidence carrying over. The Sunday night game will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLI. The Chicago bears will be trying to prevent history from repeating itself by ruining the Indianapolis Colt’s first game in their new Stadium. I’m giving the game to the Colts. Chicago has a very limited offense ...
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