Eagles_Legendz Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 It's being reported in Philadelphia, and also is at the Patriots official website, that the Patriots/Raiders open on Thursday and the Eagles/Falcons is the first MNF game. http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=11142&pcid=41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 That sounds correct. The NFL likes those Championship game rematches early in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcees4life Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 FOOTBALL IS BACK...........and i can't wait. The NFL opener in the Black Hole and Vick vs. McNabb in the Monday Night opener. Should be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Pats/Raiders is a good nationaly televised match-up. - Everyone will be curious to see Oakland's new roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevhow Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 the other two announced games are Dallas at San Diego and Baltimore/Indy on Sunday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom [Giants fan] Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Maybe they will release the schedule earlier than they usually do. :fingersx: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I'm surprised that both Super Bowl teams have to open on the road. But those are some pretty good matchups. Indy/Baltimore should be good too. The only question I have is, who cares that Dallas is playing San Diego week one? Why not release the entire first week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHateMe Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Originally posted by kevhow the other two announced games are Dallas at San Diego and Baltimore/Indy on Sunday night Dallas at San Diego is the 2nd game of the nationally televised double header on Fox. http://www.cowboysplus.com/topstorync/stories/032205cpcowboyopener.15e1e9e1f.html Cowboys to open at San Diego 03:25 PM CST on Monday, March 21, 2005 By RICK GOSSELIN / The Dallas Morning News KAPALUA, Hawaii -- The Cowboys will open the season at San Diego on Sunday, Sept. 11 against the AFC West champion Chargers as the second game of Fox’s national doubleheader. The game will start at 3:15 p.m. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue revealed the televised openers Monday at his state-of-the-league address at the NFL’s annual owners’ meeting. The remainder of the schedule will be revealed at a later date. The Chargers, led by quarterback Drew Brees, were upset in the first round of the playoffs by the New York Jets. Dallas last played San Diego on Sept. 21, 2001, and lost 32-21 at Texas Stadium. The Cowboys will spend a lot of time out West this season. Besides a pre-season game at Arizona, Dallas will play at San Franciso, Seattle and Oakland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 That explains the Dallas mention. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Too bad we don't get national doubleheaders in New jersey, I have to watch the Giants & Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project myu Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I guess it's alright. They could certainly have done a better matchup than Raiders and Patriots.. There was a definite storyline to the Colts and Patriots last year, and even the Redskins and Jets two years ago. Something about Patriots vs Raiders doesn't really excite me except for being able to see Randy Moss on a different team. The Colts and Ravens game should be interesting. I would rather have had the Eagles and Falcons as the opener but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Raiders get Moss, bam, opening game of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinstzar Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Originally posted by mcees4life FOOTBALL IS BACK...........and i can't wait. The NFL opener in the Black Hole and Vick vs. McNabb in the Monday Night opener. Should be good The opener is not in Oakland, it is in New England. According to the article on NFL.COM this will be the case from now on. The superbowl champ will always host the opening game. I for one am excited to see the Patriots again. If you appreciate good football you have to love watching the Pats. I believe this will be the first visit for Oakland to NE since the infamous tuck rule game. I could be wrong about that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Williams Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Cowboys open in SD huh..... Oh well thats 0-1 for them:laugh:.... 24-13 .......SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Originally posted by KINGBRICE_28 Cowboys open in SD huh..... Oh well thats 0-1 for them:laugh:.... 24-13 .......SD 27-10 SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorPickSix Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Interesting. Good games so far, but I'm getting tired of seeing an AFC East team in the opener every year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOGHEAVEN3 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 That'll be good, im gonna enjoy seeing the falcons get smashed again... Falcons aint got nothin on us:falconsuc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippy1973 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Confirmed... http://www.nfl.com/news/story/8314212 NFL announces nationally televised Kickoff Weekend games (March 21, 2005) -- The NFL announced four key games of its 2005 Kickoff Weekend that begins with the debut of the Super Bowl XXXIX champion New England Patriots on Thursday night, Sept. 8 and concludes on Monday night with a rematch of last year's NFC Championship Game. In a tradition that was instituted last year, the Super Bowl champion now hosts the NFL Thursday night season kickoff the next year. This year on ABC at 9 p.m. ET, the Patriots will take on the Oakland Raiders. The game will feature the Raiders' debut of wide receiver Randy Moss, and will be Oakland's first visit to New England since the teams' memorable 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff "blizzard" game. On Sunday, Sept. 11, the FOX national doubleheader game at 4:15 p.m. ET will feature the Dallas Cowboys at the San Diego Chargers. For Dallas, it will be the debut of their new quarterback, 13-year veteran Drew Bledsoe. For the Chargers, they will launch the defense of their AFC West title under quarterback Drew Brees, the 2004 NFL Comeback Player of the Year The Sunday night primetime game (8:30 p.m. ET) on ESPN will be a clash of offense vs. defense when the Indianapolis Colts visit the Baltimore Ravens. It will be the Colts' high-powered offensive trio of quarterback Peyton Manning, running back Edgerrin James and wide receiver Marvin Harrison against the Ravens' staunch defense led by linebacker Ray Lewis and safety Ed Reed, the NFL Defensive Player of the Year who led the league in interceptions last season with nine The Sept. 12 Monday night opener on ABC at 9:00 p.m. ET will be a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game featuring two of the NFL's most exciting quarterbacks -- the visiting Philadelphia Eagles' Donovan McNabb against the Atlanta Falcons' Michael Vick. The Eagles defeated the Falcons in last January's championship game, 27-10. Also on Sunday, Sept. 11, CBS, which has U.S. Open tennis in the late time slot, will carry a lineup of early regional NFL games. CBS will televise the NFL national doubleheader late game in Week 2. The announcement of the Kickoff Weekend games was made by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue at the NFL Annual Meeting in Maui, Hawaii. The rest of the 2005 regular-season schedule will be announced at a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHateMe Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Originally posted by KINGBRICE_28 Cowboys open in SD huh..... Oh well thats 0-1 for them:laugh:.... 24-13 .......SD It will be good to start off with a nice road win. Julius will be running wild for all the world to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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