Kickoff Weekend primetime schedule includes Monday doubleheader

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NFL Kickoff Weekend Review: Eh, I’m Not a Fan
Published 3/31/2008 by RotoNation at The Big Lead
As commenter Jay mentioned, the NFL announced the NFL Kickoff Weekend schedule just a little bit ago, and here is our review: Opening Thursday Night (September 4, 7pm)–Washington Redskins @ New York Giants: Jim Zorn gets his “Welcome to the NFL” moment unlike most of other coaches, with a national debut. He’ll be going up the Giants, and the ‘Skins first choice for head coach, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. Who says the NFL doesn’t have a sense humor? By the way, you can thank/blame the ...

Dolphins pick up two draft picks; and other notes
Published 3/31/2008 by Matty I <info@thephinsider.com> at The Phinsider: Front Page Posts
... -The primetime games for week one have been announced. The Giants will host the Redskins on Thursday, September 4 in the season's first regular season game. Week 1's Sunday Night game will be the Colts hosting the Bears. Monday Night will feature a double header yet again, with the Packers hosting the Vikings at 7 pm eastern, followed by the Broncos visiting the Raiders at 10:15 pm eastern. ...

Primetime Games Announced
Published 4/1/2008 by Patrick Dorsey at The NFL Source
NFL.com has the scoop on Week One’s primetime games. All are fairly intriguing, and overall, I like the schedule released so far. Here are the games: Thursday, September 4th(7 eastern)- Redskins at Giants Sunday, September 7th(8:15 eastern)- Bears at Colts Monday, September 8th(7 eastern)- Vikings at Packers Monday, September 8th(10:15 eastern)- Broncos at Raiders The first match-up of the 2008 season should be a great one. We’ll get the see how the Giants respond to all their success and if they’ve gotten a little better. It’ll also be interesting to see the Redskins, under their ...

Patriots Getting National TV Snub?
Published 4/1/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... . The NFL already punished them by striping draft picks and enforcing fines, but was there another, more subtle penalty levied for the upcoming season? If you took a look at the schedule for nationally televised games in Week 1, one team is noticeably missing. You guessed it — the Patriots. ...