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nfl.com - 3/31/2008

Kickoff Weekend primetime schedule includes Monday doubleheader

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the 2008 Kickoff Weekend national primetime television schedule on Monday. For the fifth consecutive season, the defending Super Bowl champion will open the season by hosting the NFL Thursday night season kickoff. The 2008 regular season officially opens on Thursday, Sept. 4 when the New York Giants host the Washington Redskins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. The ...

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NFL Announces Primetime Games for 2008 Opening Weekend
Music City Miracles — From NFL.com: For the fifth consecutive season, the defending Super Bowl champion will open the season by hosting the NFL Thursday night season kickoff. The 2008 regular season officially opens on Thursday, Sept. 4 when the New York Giants host the Washington Redskins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. The kickoff will be 90 minutes earlier than the start time of the traditional ...

Broncos To Open Season At Oakland On Monday Night Football
The Mile High Report — The NFL announced it's slate of Primetime offerings to be featured Opening Weekend of the NFL Season and the Broncos, despite missing the playoffs for the 2nd straight season have made the list.   Featured as the 2nd of the Monday Night Double-Header on September 8th, 2008, the Broncos will travel to Oakland to face the hated Raiders, with kickoff scheduled for 10:15PM est/8:15PM mst.  Nothing like getting our yearly trip to the grimy hell that is Oakland out of the way early in the season. The rest of the schedule is below -- Thursday, September 4th -- Washington Redskins @ New York Giants Sunday, September 7th -- Chicago Bears @ ...

NFL Announces 2008 Kick-off Weekend: Lucas Oil Stadium
Stampede Blue — Lucas Oil Stadium better be ready to go by early September, because the brand new stadium will host NBC's Football Night in America on Sunday, September 7th at 8:15pm. It's then that the Colts will host the Chicago Bears in a re-match of Super Bowl 41. The earlier Thursday night game will pit the defending champion NY Giants against the Washington Redskins, who will debut their new head coach Jim Zorn. Looks like "The Lube" will get an early close-up. Irsay and others must be very confident building will be done by late-August. Tip to torontocoltsfan.

Oakland Raiders News: J-Russ and Cutler To Battle On MNF Opener
Silver And Black Pride — http://www.nfl.com/kickoff/story?id=09000d5d8077fc99&template=with-video&confirm=true After being snubbed from National TV last year, the Oakland Raiders will be hosting Denver in Week One on ESPN!!! This would be a GREAT coming out party for D-Mac AND Russell. I have the over under on Javon Walker's numbers at 10 catches for 120 yards!!! BRING ON THE DONKEYS!!!! RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAIIIIIIDDDDDDEEEERRRRRSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday Notes: Marinelli Openly Talks Draft Strategy
Pride Of Detroit — Earlier this week, the NFL approved a number of rule changes, and one of them gives teams the ability to put a radio receiver in the helmet of a defensive player.  Previously, only quarterbacks have been able to have radios in their helmets, but the new rule will allow teams to put radios in two players' helmets.  The catch is that two players with radios can't be on the field at the same time, but that is to make sure that only one is being used on offense and only one on defense at a time. Rod Marinelli said Wednesday that he's not sure which player will get the radio receiver on defense.  It would make sense for a middle ...