NFL Schedule Release News and Thoughts

[Messiah]

First game confirmed:

First bit of schedule information: Packers will host the Bears on Thanksgiving night. #ESPNNFL

https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/ ... 9447760896

This will be the night of Favre's jersey retirement. Cutler at Green Bay will be a Thanksgiving LOLfest.

[Messiah]

It's official. The Patriots will host the Steelers in the regular-season opener, according to a source.

https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status/590595811945353217

@TomSilverstein: Here it is: Week 2, #Seahawks at #Packers Sunday night, according to source.

https://twitter.com/TomSilverstein/stat ... 2866569220

Jeff Dickerson ‏@ESPNChiBears
Hearing good chance #Bears open season at home vs. #Packers.


Gary Seek@Garysworld1
@ESPNChiBears okay were 0 and 1 whos next?

LMFAO

[Messiah]

Apparently a list of leaked games so far;

Thanksgiving:
Bears @ Packers (Thanksgiving Night)
Week 1:
Steelers @ Patriots (Season Opener)
Browns @ Jets
Giants @ Cowboys (SNF)
Packers @ Bears
Lions @ Saints

Week 2:
Seahawks @ Packers (SNF)
Falcons @ Giants

Week 3:
Redskins @ Giants (SNF)

Week 8:
Vikings @ Bears

Week 9: Browns at Bengals (TNF)
Panthers @ Saints

Week 15:
Bears @ Vikings


Week 17:
Jets @ Bills
Rams @ Seahawks
Patriots @ Dolphins
Saints @ Panthers

[Messiah]

Saints schedule apparently:

[DBSoT]

^ For what its worth, a Saints beat reporter said that schedule is not from a reliable source.

[Everlong]

I like starting the season off with a nice cushy game in Chicago, and I'm glad we get the Seahawks early in the season AND at home no less. It seems like lately the Packers have to travel to face all the best teams on their schedule (except the Patriots last year) so that'll be nice.

Also, Thanksgiving is going to be fucking great

I also like the choice of Patriots/Steelers to start off the year. Two huge fan bases, historic teams, that's what football is all about.

[Messiah]

Panthers vs Cowboys on Thanksgiving

[Everlong]

^^Have the Panthers ever played on Thanksgiving before? That should be a good game.

[The Legend]

I have much more focus on actual playoff basketball tonight, rather than a schedule announcement tonight. I'll check in later tonight/tomorrow.

[Messiah]

Eagles/Falcons and Vikings/49ers as the MNF Double Header.

Seriously? Could they not find better games?

[DBSoT]

Lions have 6 national spotlight games. 2 Monday night games, 1 Thur night, 1 Sunday night, Thanksgiving, and London morning. Holy crap I am gonna have some drunken football nights.

[The Legend]

Some some thoughts on the Browns schedule. I'm amazed that in a year they play the NFC West and AFC West the schedule managed to find them three winnable games early in the season with @ Jets and home against the Titans and Raiders.

It amazes me that they don't have a divisional game until October 11. They make up for it by having them play 4 divisional games in 31 days including a Thursday night @ Cincy (again), a Monday night against Baltimore coming off a bye. they have a 10-day and a 15-day break before divisional games that their opponent won't have.

Speaking of, it's their first Monday night in 6 years, which also was at home against the Ravens.

The back half of the schedule also seems to have a few winnable games mixed in so after 7-game and 5-game losing streaks to end the last two seasons

[CubsIn5]

The Broncos are NOT playing the Raiders in week 17?!?! What the hell thats supposed to be Peyton's 2nd bye week! Bastards.

[Everlong]

The Jaguars have one single game at home in Jacksonville in the span of eight weeeks
.
Fucking BRUTAL.

[DBSoT]

The Jaguars have one single game at home in Jacksonville in the span of eight weeeks
.
Fucking BRUTAL.

Especially after all that money they spent to add that awesome new cabana section.