The 2009 NFL Season will kick off Thursday, Sept 10th in Pittsburgh (Steelers/Titans)

[Uncle B]

Steelers, Titans to open season on Thursday night

DANA POINT, Calif. --

The Super Bowl champion Steelers will open the 2009 NFL season in Pittsburgh on Sept. 10 against the Tennessee Titans.

In announcing the opening weekend's nationally televised games, the league also said the Chicago Bears will play at Green Bay in the first Sunday night game.

The Monday night doubleheader on Sept. 14 will feature Buffalo, with Terrell Owens, at New England, with, the Patriots hope, a returning Tom Brady. That game will be followed by San Diego at Oakland.

No changes were made in the traditional Thanksgiving afternoon games, which again will be hosted by Detroit and Dallas.

The Lions go back to meeting the Packers that day, a matchup that lasted several decades on the holiday, but only happens sporadically nowadays. The Raiders will be at the Cowboys following that, and the night game will feature the New York Giants at Denver.

The Cowboys could not open their new stadium on the first weekend of the regular season because baseball's Texas Rangers are at home in their nearby ballpark. Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones indicated his team would be at home in Week 2 and a prime-time game was likely.

[Uncle B]

NFL Opening Weekend Schedule:

Kickoff Weekend

DATE -- DAY -- OPPONENTS -- NETWORK -- TIME (ET)

Sept. 10 Thursday -- Tennessee at Pittsburgh NBC 8:30 PM
Sept. 13 Sunday -- Chicago at Green Bay NBC 8:30 PM

Sept. 14 Monday -- Buffalo at New England ESPN 7:00 PM
Sept. 14 Monday -- San Diego at Oakland ESPN 10:15 PM


THANKSGIVING

DATE -- DAY -- OPPONENTS -- NETWORK -- TIME (ET)

Nov. 26 Thursday -- Green Bay at Detroit Fox 12:30 PM
Nov. 26 Thursday -- Oakland at Dallas CBS 4:15 PM
Nov. 26 Thursday -- N.Y. Giants at Denver NFL Network 8:20 PM

[stevo]

Sweet. Thanks Unc.

[Uncle B]

NFL - 2009 opponents announced;

The opponents for all 2009 regular-season games have been determined and a complete list of each team's home and away matchups was issued today by the NFL.

The scheduling formula implemented in 2002 with realignment guarantees that all teams play each other on a regular, rotating basis.

Under the formula, every team within a division plays 16 games as follows:

· Home and away against its three division opponents (6 games).

· The four teams from another division within its conference on a rotating three-year cycle (4 games).

· The four teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating four-year cycle (4 games).

· Two intraconference games based on the prior year's standings (2 games). These games match a first-place team against the first-place teams in the two same-conference divisions the team is not scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place, and fourth-place teams in a conference are matched in the same way each year.






The official 2009 schedule, with playing dates and times, will be announced in the spring.

AFC EAST

Miami

Home: Buffalo, New England, N.Y. Jets, Houston, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Tampa Bay

Away: Buffalo, New England, N.Y. Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee, San Diego, Atlanta, Carolina


New England

Home: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Baltimore, Atlanta, Carolina

Away: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Houston, Indianapolis, Denver, New Orleans, Tampa Bay


N.Y. Jets

Home: Buffalo, Miami, New England, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Carolina

Away: Buffalo, Miami, New England, Houston, Indianapolis, Oakland, New Orleans, Tampa Bay


Buffalo

Home: Miami, New England, N.Y. Jets, Houston, Indianapolis, Cleveland, New Orleans, Tampa Bay

Away: Miami, New England, N.Y. Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Kansas City, Atlanta, Carolina

AFC NORTH

Pittsburgh

Home: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Oakland, San Diego, Tennessee, Green Bay, Minnesota

Away: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Chicago, Detroit


Baltimore

Home: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit

Away: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego, New England, Green Bay, Minnesota


Cincinnati

Home: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City, Houston, Chicago, Detroit

Away: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego, N.Y. Jets, Green Bay, Minnesota


Cleveland

Home: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego, Jacksonville, Green Bay, Minnesota

Away: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit

AFC SOUTH

Tennessee

Home: Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Buffalo, Miami, San Diego, Arizona, St. Louis

Away: Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, New England, N.Y. Jets, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle


Indianapolis

Home: Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New England, N.Y. Jets, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle

Away: Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Buffalo, Miami, Baltimore, Arizona, St. Louis


Houston

Home: Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New England, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, San Francisco, Seattle

Away: Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Buffalo, Miami, Cincinnati, Arizona, St. Louis


Jacksonville

Home: Houston, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Buffalo, Miami, Kansas City, Arizona, St. Louis

Away: Houston, Indianapolis, Tennessee, New England, N.Y. Jets, Cleveland, San Francisco, Seattle

AFC WEST

San Diego

Home: Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington

Away: Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Dallas, N.Y. Giants


Denver

Home: Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New England, Dallas, N.Y. Giants

Away: Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Washington


Oakland

Home: Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati, N.Y. Jets, Philadelphia, Washington

Away: Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Dallas, N.Y. Giants


Kansas City

Home: Denver, Oakland, San Diego, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Dallas, N.Y. Giants

Away: Denver, Oakland, San Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington

NFC EAST

N.Y. Giants

Home: Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Carolina, Arizona, Oakland, San Diego

Away: Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Minnesota, Denver, Kansas City


Philadelphia

Home: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, San Francisco, Denver, Kansas City

Away: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington, Atlanta, Carolina, Chicago, Oakland, San Diego


Dallas

Home: N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Carolina, Seattle, Oakland, San Diego

Away: N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Denver, Kansas City


Washington

Home: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Denver, Kansas City

Away: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Carolina, Detroit, Oakland, San Diego

NFC NORTH

Minnesota

Home: Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, San Francisco, Seattle, N.Y. Giants, Baltimore, Cincinnati

Away: Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Arizona, St. Louis, Carolina, Cleveland, Pittsburgh


Chicago

Home: Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, Arizona, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh

Away: Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati


Green Bay

Home: Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Baltimore, Cincinnati

Away: Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Arizona, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Pittsburgh


Detroit

Home: Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, Arizona, St. Louis, Washington, Cleveland, Pittsburgh

Away: Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle, New Orleans, Baltimore, Cincinnati

NFC SOUTH

Carolina

Home: Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Washington, Minnesota, Buffalo, Miami

Away: Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Arizona, New England, N.Y. Jets


Atlanta

Home: Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, Buffalo, Miami

Away: Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco, New England, N.Y. Jets


Tampa Bay

Home: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Green Bay, New England, N.Y. Jets

Away: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Washington, Seattle, Buffalo, Miami


New Orleans

Home: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Detroit, New England, N.Y. Jets

Away: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Washington, St. Louis, Buffalo, Miami

NFC WEST

Arizona

Home: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Green Bay, Minnesota, Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis

Away: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, N.Y. Giants, Jacksonville, Tennessee


San Francisco

Home: Arizona, St. Louis, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tennessee

Away: Arizona, St. Louis, Seattle, Green Bay, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Houston, Indianapolis



Seattle

Home: Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Tennessee

Away: Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, Green Bay, Minnesota, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis


St. Louis

Home: Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle, Green Bay, Minnesota, New Orleans, Houston, Indianapolis

Away: Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, Jacksonville, Tennessee

[Uncle B]

Originally Posted by stevo

Sweet. Thanks Unc.

You see the schedule Aizona got this season????

Arizona


Home: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Green Bay, Minnesota, Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis

Away: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, N.Y. Giants, Jacksonville, Tennessee

Man, we couldn't have asked for a better line-up, imo....We get the Rams and SF twice, and one of the away games is against Detroit...


It's not a 'soft' schedule, all things considered, but, we damn sure get a few nice breaks this year....If Ari can stay healthy, they should have a pretty good season...Better than last season i bet...

[stevo]

Definately

Lets cross our fingers on injuries and play ball!

Always nice when your team has done well and there is something to look forward to.

It's been so dismal here all these years.

[Uncle B]

Originally Posted by stevo

Definately

Lets cross our fingers on injuries and play ball!

Always nice when your team has done well and there is something to look forward to.

It's been so dismal here all these years.

I'm betting they have a much better regular season....Especially if they can get Boldin settled down, and in the right frame of mind...

[Uncle B]

A Super Bowl rematch highlights NFL preseason schedule

The NFL has released its preseason schedule, featuring a Super Bowl rematch between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals.

The exhibition season begins Aug. 9 in Canton, Ohio, where the Buffalo Bills will play the Tennessee Titans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game.

The Super Bowl champion Steelers will host the Cardinals on Aug. 13 -- six months after Pittsburgh defeated Arizona 27-23 for the NFL title. The Thursday game will be on ESPN.

Also, the Dallas Cowboys will play for the first time in their new $1.1 billion stadium Aug. 21, facing the Titans. On Aug. 24, the New York Jets play at Baltimore. Jets coach Rex Ryan is the former defensive coordinator for the Ravens.

[StarnetGypsy]

Originally Posted by Uncle B

You see the schedule Aizona got this season????

Man, we couldn't have asked for a better line-up, imo....We get the Rams and SF twice ...

My SeaHawks got the same schedule Stevo (flip-flopped), except for Carolina & the Giants. We got Bucs & Cowboys instead

Arizona

Home: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Green Bay, Minnesota, Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis

Away: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, N.Y. Giants, Jacksonville, Tennessee

- - - - -

Seattle

Home: Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Tennessee

Away: Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, Green Bay, Minnesota, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis

[Uncle B]

Originally Posted by StarnetGypsy

except for Carolina & the Giants. We got Bucs & Cowboys instead

Pretty good tradeoff, imo....

That is a pretty sweet schedule...Didn't notice that one.....That should give the Hawks a bit of a boost getting some air under their wings this season..

[StarnetGypsy]

Originally Posted by Uncle B

Pretty good tradeoff, imo....

That is a pretty sweet schedule...Didn't notice that one.....That should give the Hawks a bit of a boost getting some air under their wings this season..

Cookie & me can only hope Unc! LOL

and fingers be crossed that little Mora has a good rapport going with the team so that they'll bust their nuts for him?

[Uncle B]

NFL releases full regular-season schedule
(AP)

The Dallas Cowboys will open their new $1.1 billion stadium in a nationally televised Sunday night game against the New York Giants on Sept. 20.

The NFL released its complete 2009 regular-season schedule Tuesday. The always-popular Cowboys lead all teams with six scheduled nationally televised games, even without Terrell Owens.

Reigning Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh meets division rival Baltimore twice in five weeks late in the season after they faced off in the AFC title game. They play Nov. 29 and Dec. 27.

The NFC champion Arizona Cardinals, who were edged by the Steelers in the Super Bowl, are scheduled for three national TV prime-time games: Sept. 27 at home against Indianapolis; Oct. 25 at the Giants; and Dec. 14 at San Francisco.

``I think it is a little bit like the Pro Bowl,'' coach Ken Whisenhunt said. ``We had five guys in this year because it was a sign of respect for what we are doing. And hopefully that is an indication that people are looking at us as a team maybe of interest, which hasn't necessarily been the case - on a national level is what I am saying - so that is exciting.''

On Oct. 11, the Patriots take on Denver and former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, now the Broncos' coach. New England renews its rivalry with the Colts on Nov. 15.

The NFL had already announced the opening weekend's prime-time games. The Steelers begin their title defense Thursday, Sept. 10 against the Titans, who had the league's best record in 2008 and beat the Steelers 31-14 in the 15th game of the season.

The first Monday night game features the Patriots - in what they hope is Tom Brady's return - against the Bills, in Owens' debut. Also that night, the Chargers are at Oakland as the league pays tribute to the American Football League, which would have been 50 years old in 2010. All four of those teams are original AFL franchises.

New England also plays Tampa Bay in London on Oct. 25, with the Buccaneers as the host team.

The Bears, with new quarterback Jay Cutler, are among the teams with five nationally televised games.

It was McDaniels' pursuit of then-Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel that led to Cutler's fallout with the Broncos. McDaniels will face Cassel when Denver plays the Chiefs on Dec. 6 and Jan. 3.

The computer used by the NFL generated more than 1.3 million schedules for consideration, and the league reviewed more than 3,500 complete schedules. That number was cut to 60 before the final one was determined.

Only two clubs have three-game road trips this season, down from as many as eight in the past. The Giants and Seahawks have three straight road contests.

All teams playing a Thursday game that does not follow a bye are at home the weekend before the Thursday match.

[Uncle B]

The 2009 Team by Team - Full NFL schedule.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sept. 13 Dallas, 1 p.m.
Sept. 20 at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 27 N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Oct. 4 at Washington, 1 p.m.
Oct. 11 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Oct. 18 Carolina, 1 p.m.
Oct. 25 New England at London, 1 p.m.
Nov. 1 BYE
Nov. 8 Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Nov. 15 at Miami, 1 p.m.
Nov. 22 New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Nov. 29 at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Dec. 6 at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Dec. 13 N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Dec. 20 at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Dec. 27 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Jan. 3 Atlanta, 1 p.m.


Tennessee Titans

Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 20 Houston, 1 p.m.
Sept. 27 at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.
Oct. 4 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Oct. 11 Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 18 at New England, 4:15 p.m.
Oct. 25 BYE
Nov. 1 Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 8 at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Nov. 15 Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Nov. 23 at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 29 Arizona, 1 p.m.
Dec. 6 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Dec. 13 St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Dec. 20 Miami, 1 p.m.
Dec. 25 San Diego, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 3 at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

[StarnetGypsy]

i don't know why all the hulla-ba-loo? the schedule was out weeks ago, and we were talking about it in this thread ... now they have all this fan-fare about exclusive release of the schedule, yada yada yada? dumb.

[Uncle B]

Originally Posted by StarnetGypsy

i don't know why all the hulla-ba-loo? the schedule was out weeks ago, and we were talking about it in this thread ... now they have all this fan-fare about exclusive release of the schedule, yada yada yada? dumb.

I just wanted a copy of all the teams schedules here, to save me some search time...