NFL Announces 2008 Kick-off Weekend: Lucas Oil Stadium

Rover found this 3/31/2008 on www.stampedeblue.com [flag]

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 ... [link]

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