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fastbreakblog No Favre and this will be a good excuse to get some shuteye, with or without the TV on.
VIKES-PACK TO OPEN MNF DOUBLE-HEADER
ProFootballTalk.com —
The first game of the post-Favre era will be televised nationally on ESPN in prime time. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune , the Green Bay Packers will host the Minnesota Vikings at 7:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, September 8. A second game, undoubtedly featuring a West Coast team as the home team, will kick off after 10:00 p.m. EDT that same night. The league is expected to announce the full Week One slate of nationally-televised games and the Thanksgiving Day (and night) contests on Monday.
Vikings-Packers in Monday Night Opener
FanHouse —
... The Minnesota Vikings will open the season against the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football on Sept. 8 on ESPN, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting ( ...
Vikings Will Face Packers on First Monday Night of 2008 Season
The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans —
The NFL has given the Vikings and Packers the honor of playing the first game of the now-customary season-opening Monday Night Football double-header this year. The game will be played at Lambeau Field at 6 p.m. September 8. It will mark the beginning of the Aaron Rodgers era in Green Bay…assuming Brett Favre hasn’t returned from retirement by then. This will mark the second time the Vikes have been featured on MNF’s opening night double-header, the first being that game against the Redskins two years ago that the Vikes shocked everyone by winning. By the way: The Vikings ...
Vikings At Packers To Kickoff 2008 MNF Schedule
AwfulAnnouncing —
... You just knew that ESPN was going to get the Packers involved so they could continue to talk about the retirement of Brett Favre. Well it's going to come in the first Monday Night Football game of the 2008 season according to the Star Tribune.... ...
Vikings to Open 2008 Season on Monday Night
Daily Norseman —
According to both Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and Pro Football Talk, the Vikings' opener has been determined. ...
Sched Sneak: First Chance To See Favre On Field!
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Judd Zulgad of the MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE reports today that “The NFL will announce this afternoon that the Vikings will play the Green Bay Packers in the Monday night opener at 6 p.m. Sept. 8 on ESPN, according to an industry source.” We think this is a great idea, since it’ll be a wonderful showcase for Brett Favre after ...
Vikings' Links on Opening Day
The Ragnarok —
... Like Childress' first year, the Vikings are opening on the road on Monday Night Football. As someone who currently lives on the East Coast, I'm all for more nationally televised games, so this is good. And I remember the last time the Purple played the reigning division champion Packers on Monday Night Football. Who could forget Moss' 190 yard, 2 touchdown performance at Lambeau his rookie year? ...
Vikings-Packers: The Opening Monday Night Game Of 2008
Minnesota Vikings —
... *ESPN is a channel that I love to hate, but as a fan of the Purple, I’ve gotta give The Worldwide Leader some props for selecting a Vikings-Packers game as their debut Monday Night Football broadcast of the 2008 season. The game will be played at Lambeau Field on September 8th, and will be the official beginning of the Aaron Rodgers era in Green Bay. ...
