Your NFL opening weekend games

[JBHawkEye]

According to ESPN.com (which means it's probably been on the wire):

Thursday: Redskins at Giants
Sunday night: Bears at Colts
Monday night: Vikings at Packers, followed by Broncos at Raiders.

 

[Pancamo]

Bears? Packers without Favre? Raiders?

 

[spnited]

It's is Opening Day of the baseball season. **** the NFL

 

[Mizzougrad96]

For a lot of nationally televised games, those are dreadful...

 

[old_tony]

There will be interest in the Packer game to see how whoever replaces the injured Aaron Rodgers does.

 

[Armchair_QB]

It's is Opening Day of the baseball season. **** the NFL

I was just about to post something to that effect.

 

[93Devil]

Tarvaris Jackson versus Aaron Rodgers!!!!

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

It's is Opening Day of the baseball season. **** the NFL

I was just about to post something to that effect.

Yes. And **** the Final Four too.

 

[MileHigh]

Nice to see the early battle for last place in the AFC West right off the bat.

 

[shockey]

it's the first weekend of the nfl season. people will watch ANYTHING after being bored to death by a summer of baseball, spnited, my friend.

and there won't be any of this sissyboy rainout crap.

i heart, baseball, by the way. just a distant second to football.

 

[zebracoy]

I'm lost - why is this news on ESPN?

Oh, right...

 

[spnited]

it's the first weekend of the nfl season. people will watch ANYTHING after being bored to death by a summer of baseball, spnited, my friend.

and there won't be any of this sissyboy rainout crap.

i heart, baseball, by the way. just a distant second to football.

But there will by a bunch of .500 teams in the playoff running in Week 16.
Boring!

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

it's the first weekend of the nfl season. people will watch ANYTHING after being bored to death by a summer of baseball, spnited, my friend.

and there won't be any of this sissyboy rainout crap.

i heart, baseball, by the way. just a distant second to football.

Apparently, since only two of those teams were any good last year.

 

[Starving Journalist]

Complain all you want. You guys all know that each one of us will probably watch at least two of those games. I'll probably watch them all.

 

[CitizenTino]

... and I bang my head on my desk in disgust as the networks' infatuation with putting the Denver Broncos in primetime games continues. I just don't get it.

And no Patriots for the opening weekend featured games? Interesting.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

I'm lost - why is this news on ESPN?

Oh, right...

... ESPN's Chris Mortensen has learned ...

 

[Sam Mills 51]

... and I bang my head on my desk in disgust as the networks' infatuation with putting the Denver Broncos in primetime games continues. I just don't get it.

1) Youth coaches throughout The Great Land can teach their charges how to chop block.
2) Those who are bent on appearance can figure out how Mike Shanahan can look almost as orange as the trim on the Donkeys' uniforms in the middle of December in Denver.
3) We can all watch Shanahan fail, and subsequently watch him fire someone on his staff for his failings. Guess it helps to be buddies with the owner.
4) To watch flashbacks of John Elway, whom the Donkeys still seem to hope will drink from the Fountain of Youth and recapture his rightful place behind center.

Other than that, I got nothin'.

 

[pallister]

The Bears will beat the Colts in their first game at their new home. Book it.

 

[friend of a friend]

The Bears will beat the Colts in their first game at their new home. Book it.

Rex Grossman not playing?

 

[pallister]

I'm guessing Orton will win the starting job. And with a healthy Urlacher, Briggs not focused on playing, not moving on, and, hopefully, a revamped offensive line, the Bears will be formidable this year.