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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 Kickoff Weekend Review: Eh, I’m Not a Fan
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
The Phinsider —
... -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
MVN Outsider —
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?
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. ...
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