[CBFF] Bears at Colts, Sunday Night Week 1

[Victor Waldron]

This from NFL.com:

Kickoff Weekend primetime schedule includes Monday doubleheader

National Football League

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 kickoff will be 90 minutes earlier than the start time of the
traditional season opener due to the Republican National Convention.

The Week 1 Sunday night primetime contest will feature a rematch of of
Super Bowl XLI, with the Chicago Bears at the Indianapolis Colts at
8:15 p.m. ET. It will mark the Colts' first game in their new home,
Lucas Oil Stadium.

The first Monday night of the 2008 season will feature a doubleheader
for the third consecutive season. In two matchups of division rivals
on Sept. 8, the Green Bay Packers will host the Minnesota Vikings at 7
p.m. ET, followed by the Denver Broncos at the Oakland Raiders at
10:15 p.m. ET. Both games will be televised on ESPN.

The announcement of these national primetime TV games was made by
Goodell at the NFL Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida.


On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Matt Langschwager
<matthewindc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Per ESPNews, about ten minutes ago after Goodell's press Q&A.
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>  Also, Vikings v Pack, and uh, Chargers v Broncos (I think) on the MNF Week 1 double header.
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>  Matt
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