Bush Greets Colts at White House
By BEN FELLER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON -- Even when football season ends, superstar quarterback Peyton Manning is hard to miss on TV. He has become such a marketable pitchman that his commercials -- a sports drink here, a credit card company there -- seem endless. Apparently, President Bush has taken notice while flipping the channels.
"So a lot of people here in the White House compound have been really looking forward to seeing Peyton Manning," Bush said Monday on the South Lawn. "They wanted to see a guy who gets more air time than I do."
The good-natured poke came as Bush welcomed another championship team to the White House: The Indianapolis Colts.
The Colts beat the Chicago Bears, 29-17, in a pounding rainstorm last February to become Super Bowl champs. On Monday, players basked in the sunshine below the South Portico, as Bush hailed them for ignoring naysayers and playing as a well-balanced team.
As he usually does at these events, Bush played up the theme of perseverance. He liked that the Colts fought through ups and downs.
"Isn't that what life is about, isn't it really?" Bush said. "Through the ups -- it's easy to fight hard in the ups. It's when the downs come that you've got to be a fighter."
The team's coach, Tony Dungy, became the first black coach to win a Super Bowl. Long one of the most respected figures in the National Football League, Dungy coped with the suicide of his son, James, in late 2005. Bush alluded to that.
"He is a man who has used his -- a position of notoriety to behave in a quiet and strong way in the face of personal tragedy that has influenced a lot of our fellow citizens," Bush said of Dungy, who stood next to him on stage. "And I want to thank you for your courage."
The Colts are used to getting showered with attention. More than 93 million people watched the Super Bowl. Yet the team's players and executives seemed awed to be at the White House, and they didn't hide it.
Players pulled out personal cameras to get photos with Bush. They did the same with another political star and football fan who showed up for the ceremony -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Earlier, players visited injured troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Manning, Dungy and a handful of others also got a 20-minute tour of the Oval Office from Bush.
"Winning the Super Bowl a few months ago was probably about as special as you could get," Manning told reporters after the White House ceremony. "But I'm not sure you could actually beat what's happened here today."
As for all those commercials, Manning said he's used to getting ribbing from teammates. All Bush did, he said, was provide "more ammo for the offensive line to have some fun with me."
Steve Bornstein, CEO Of The NFL Network
All a Part of Its Vision
On Thursday night, word will come from a production booth in one of those studios, a signal will be shot to the sky and Bornstein's NFL Network will broadcast the first of eight Thursday-Saturday league games. It's a bold new venture for the league and the network, though not one that is without its tribulations. The NFL Network is not on three of the country's largest cable companies as they resist what they see as the league's heavy-handedness.
"If somebody else had done it, it would be great," Bornstein said. "But no one has done it. Right?"
The world he oversees is changing every day, faster than anyone in sports could have imagined. And a television network is only a small part. While this year the NFL will bring in $3.73 billion in television deals alone, there is another potentially more lucrative universe out there still mostly untapped, and it involves the Internet, cellphones and iPods. For want of a better term, the NFL calls this "new media" and has pinned hopes on its money-making promise.
It is Bornstein who must take his new network, sift through the haze of this wired planet and find a way to intertwine it all.
In 1980, when Bornstein was in his late 20s, he was brought to Bristol, Conn., to help a four-month-old sports network named ESPN grow. For the next two decades, he oversaw much of the station's development, first in the programming department and ultimately as an executive at ESPN and ABC through the 1990s. It was a stunning rise, that in some ways left those around him agape as ESPN blossomed beyond their wildest dreams.
"Clearly, Steve was somebody for whom the status quo was unacceptable," said John Wildhack, ESPN's senior vice president for programming, acquisitions and strategy, who was with Bornstein for much of the company's surge. "He kept asking, 'How do we do this better? How do we take calculated risks? How do we differentiate ourselves?' "
Peace and Prosperity
When the NFL first approached Bornstein in 2002, after a brief run as president of ABC television, there was no network, just a vision of something the league's 32 team owners felt was necessary yet did not know how to do. To build it they wanted someone who had created a network before, someone who would make their place unique. Bornstein was the obvious choice.
He said he sees a lot of similarities between those early days at ESPN and this new venture. Both have that unrestrained feeling, where every idea is wrought with head-tingling excitement. "Everybody has that razor focus," he said.
And yet when you get past the thrill of starting something that has never been done before, this remains a football network. And a professional football network at that. Unlike ESPN, where the borders stretch from Australian rules football to Sunday morning fishing shows, the NFL Network must live in a more confined world. Even as Bornstein constantly tries to point out that they are a "lifestyle network," not a football network, there is only so much football you can show.
Bornstein points to the exorbitant amount of money CBS, Fox, NBC and ESPN have paid to televise NFL games, repeats some of the anecdotal evidence of how networks have struggled when they dropped football and promises that no matter what next year's top-rated TV show might be, its ratings won't exceed that of the Super Bowl.
"There's no league that's been more successful in any way you measure that success than the NFL," Wildhack said.
But part of the reason for the NFL's triumph is the fact it has been mostly untroubled by labor strife. While baseball, basketball and hockey have been hit with crippling strikes and lockouts, pro football has sailed along, making billions of dollars. That bliss was tested this past spring when an unusual development occurred in the latest negotiation with the NFL Players Association: the owners bickered more with themselves than they did with the players.
The owners of the smallest-revenue teams felt they had fallen far behind those of the biggest money-makers. And even though all the teams equally share the league's enormous television and licensing contracts in addition to being restrained by a firm cap on player salaries, the disparity was showing itself in other ways. Franchises in bigger markets could generate money from suite sales that smaller-market teams couldn't touch.
Ultimately, they came up with a compromise. The players would receive at least 60 percent of every team's revenue, which created a bigger pool for the salary cap. But it caused a problem for the lower-revenue teams like the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars, which might see 70 percent of their intake going to player salaries while the New England Patriots and Washington Redskins would be spending only 60 percent. So to try and make up the difference, they agreed that the 15 highest-revenue teams would pay equally into a pot totaling $30 million to be redistributed to the 17 poorest clubs.
It only adds up to a couple of million for each small-revenue franchise. But at the same time the owners agreed that the 15 larger teams would also give up their profits from the league's new media ventures and share that money with the smaller-market teams as long as those small-market clubs dedicate at least 65 percent of their revenue to player salaries.
This is a confusing, but potentially significant clause.
As it stands now, the owners may take an option that allows them to blow up this latest labor deal in 2009, in part because some of the small-market teams still feel left out in the new contract, unsure how a trickle of money from the richer clubs is going to help them catch up. A potential solution -- and it could be a bit of a long shot -- is if there were a sudden flood of money from new media.
"It could be if new media was something substantial," said Bill Prescott, the Jaguars' chief financial officer.
Yet how much is substantial? No one really knows because no one has a grasp on exactly what new media are going to bring in, partially because the league is only starting to cut deals in this world, signing contracts for podcasts and cellphone telecasts. Just last month, the owners voted to operate the league's Web site, NFL.com, themselves. Previously CBS SportsLine held the contract.
"We hope that that [new media] will be a real contributor and hopefully it will ameliorate some of that" big-market/small-market tension, Jeff Pash, the NFL's executive vice president, said recently after testifying before a congressional antitrust hearing. "And also by bringing it in house we can keep that revenue as a league asset and share it equally among the 32 teams as opposed to having yet another revenue source that exacerbates revenue disparities between teams."
Or as Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said, "If [the media money] is coming from a league-owned asset, then it will be easier to cut it up and give it to the smaller market teams rather than to just take it from the higher-revenue teams."
The burden of this hope falls on Bornstein. He scowls at the suggestion of new media as a solution for the league's future labor woes, partially because he is dealing so much with the unknown. He is fond of saying "my crystal ball is no better than anyone else's," but his expertise is in running networks, not solving league labor disputes. Maybe using cellphones as a way to broadcast games or deliver breaking NFL news is a great idea. Maybe it isn't. Time will tell.
Still he feels it's important to slowly collect these technologies, hire people to develop them and see what they have.
"The league has always been really prescient about getting this stuff right and not be the first one in," Bornstein said. "I think they got it right."
It's a delicate balance. The NFL needs its revenue quickly to try and fill some of the gulf between big- and small-market owners, yet its instincts say not to grab too fast.
"There's going to be peaks and valleys and some acceleration and deceleration [in new media]," said David Katz, the head of sports and studios at Yahoo!, which currently streams NFL games on the Internet overseas. "The NFL has proven to be the best at exploitation and management of their assets. I have no doubt they will continue to be good at what they do."
League Leverage
In a way, Bornstein and the NFL are perfect for each other. Both are audacious, assured and accustomed to getting their way. "With Steve you always knew where he stood," Wildhack said.
So it probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise that in the last television deal, Bornstein and the NFL pulled eight games from the Sunday afternoon lineup and said they were going to place them on Thursday or Saturday and put them up for bid. The Outdoor Life Network (now called Versus) reportedly offered $400 million for those rights. An outlandish sum, if you think about it. But rather than take the easy money, Bornstein and the league decided to put them on the NFL Network, a move that league officials believe drove up the price of the other network's bids.
By putting its own games on TV, the league has leverage, something it has never been shy about using. A few months ago, with the games in hand, it turned to the cable companies and reportedly said the price per customer for the network would rise from 20 cents to 70 cents. The cable companies balked and a fight ensued that has left the NFL Network off three of the country's major cable systems -- Time Warner, Cablevision and Charter, meaning almost all of New York City will not get Thursday night's Denver-Kansas City game, barring a last-minute deal. Bornstein said such a development is unlikely.
The dispute with Time Warner surrounds the company's insistence that it put the network and the games on an expensive sports tier of service that would cost extra for subscribers. The NFL wants to be on the standard tier.
"We would certainly like to carry the network, we have a number of football fans," said Time Warner spokesman Mike Harrad. "But because of the price it's a niche-type service."
What Bornstein won't say, but some league officials will confide, is that the NFL is sure it can win a stare-down with the cable companies. When Thursday night comes and New York can't get the game, the NFL figures enough fans will be so outraged that Time Warner will come crawling to the bargaining table.
Likewise, the two bowl games the NFL Network is showing (the Texas Bowl on Dec. 28 and the Insight Bowl on Dec. 29) are not part of a strategic plan to show college football in the future, a league source said. Rather, the hope is a school from one of the markets served by a holdout cable company will be in the game. And when fans find out they can't watch their beloved State U in its bowl game, the cable operator will be besieged with angry calls.
It's a gamble, but one the NFL is willing to take, figuring fans will have to take sides. Either they choose the league with the highest ratings or the local cable company that is often a monopoly. The NFL thinks it can win that fight every time.
Even if the crapshoot doesn't pay off, the NFL Network has already won. It has managed to take a piece of the lucrative market that its games produce, it has already forced itself onto many of the country's cable systems as well as both its top satellite providers and it has subtly forced football further into the American consciousness.
Rich Eisen, the NFL Network's main anchor who worked seven years at ESPN, knew the NFL Network had changed ESPN when he turned on his old station on the night of the NBA draft in June and ESPN was doing a program ranking the NFL's pass defenses -- just minutes before the NBA's draft.
"I had to look at the bottom of the screen to be sure it was ESPN," Eisen says. "When I was at ESPN, I would say in April, 'We should be doing something on the NFL,' and they laughed at me. Now on the night of the NBA draft, they were doing the best pass defenses in the NFL. We have definitely challenged them, no question."
In his office, Bornstein talks about the station he has built from nothing and about how it will help feed the Internet, cellphones, iPods and whatever else has yet to be invented. He calls these connections "pipes." And he knows these pipes, when filled, and under the NFL's control, have the real potential of making his bosses in the NFL very, very happy.
"I'm a guy that likes winning, right?" he said. "One way you can measure this is: can you make money? I've found personally that's where I can excel."
Eric Steinbach has abdominal surgery
Browns' Steinbach Has Appendectomy
By JOE MILICIA
Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND -- For the second straight year, the Browns' top free-agent acquisition has undergone surgery before playing one snap.
Offensive lineman Eric Steinbach underwent an appendectomy Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic and was released from the hospital Thursday. The Browns say he will make a full recovery and be ready for June minicamp.
Dr. Anthony Miniaci, the team's head physician, said Steinbach will be limited in the Browns' offseason strength and conditioning program for the next three to six weeks.
Steinbach, who spent his first four seasons with Cincinnati, signed a seven-year, $49.5 million contract with Cleveland in early March.
The Browns, needing to repair an ineffective and unstable offensive line, have spent big money in free agency the last two seasons, signing the top free-agent lineman available.
Cleveland signed Pro Bowl center LeCharles Bentley to a six-year, $36 million contract last season. While blocking on a running play in summer training camp, Bentley tore a tendon in his knee when planting his foot. Following surgery, he got a staph infection, which caused further damage to the tendon.
Bentley needed a second operation just one month after the first to clean out the infection and fix the damage it caused to his tendon. He was hospitalized for more than one month at the Cleveland Clinic.
Bentley's status is unclear for the upcoming season and his injury is possibly career-threatening.
The Browns on Thursday also signed restricted free agent nose tackle Ethan Kelley to a one-year contract. Kelley played 11 games, including one start at left defensive end, and had 22 tackles.
By JOE MILICIA
Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND -- For the second straight year, the Browns' top free-agent acquisition has undergone surgery before playing one snap.
Offensive lineman Eric Steinbach underwent an appendectomy Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic and was released from the hospital Thursday. The Browns say he will make a full recovery and be ready for June minicamp.
Dr. Anthony Miniaci, the team's head physician, said Steinbach will be limited in the Browns' offseason strength and conditioning program for the next three to six weeks.
Steinbach, who spent his first four seasons with Cincinnati, signed a seven-year, $49.5 million contract with Cleveland in early March.
The Browns, needing to repair an ineffective and unstable offensive line, have spent big money in free agency the last two seasons, signing the top free-agent lineman available.
Cleveland signed Pro Bowl center LeCharles Bentley to a six-year, $36 million contract last season. While blocking on a running play in summer training camp, Bentley tore a tendon in his knee when planting his foot. Following surgery, he got a staph infection, which caused further damage to the tendon.
Bentley needed a second operation just one month after the first to clean out the infection and fix the damage it caused to his tendon. He was hospitalized for more than one month at the Cleveland Clinic.
Bentley's status is unclear for the upcoming season and his injury is possibly career-threatening.
The Browns on Thursday also signed restricted free agent nose tackle Ethan Kelley to a one-year contract. Kelley played 11 games, including one start at left defensive end, and had 22 tackles.
Mike Vick Gives $10,000 for Va. Tech Families
Vick Gives $10,000 for Va. Tech Families
By Associated Press
April 18, 2007, 11:03 PM EDT
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has teamed up with the United Way to donate $10,000 to assist families affected by the massacre at Virginia Tech, his former school.
"When tragic things like this happen, families have enough to deal with, and if I can help in some small way, that's the least I can do," said Vick, who played for the Hokies before being drafted No. 1 overall by the Falcons in 2001.
The Vick Foundation is collecting donations from local communities in both Atlanta and Virginia that will be placed in the United In Caring Fund for Victims of the VA Tech Tragedy and the special fund at the United Way of Montgomery, Radford and Floyd counties, which serves the Virginia Tech area.
Vick's foundation said the money will be used to provide help with funeral expenses, transportation for family members and other support services.
By Associated Press
April 18, 2007, 11:03 PM EDT
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has teamed up with the United Way to donate $10,000 to assist families affected by the massacre at Virginia Tech, his former school.
"When tragic things like this happen, families have enough to deal with, and if I can help in some small way, that's the least I can do," said Vick, who played for the Hokies before being drafted No. 1 overall by the Falcons in 2001.
The Vick Foundation is collecting donations from local communities in both Atlanta and Virginia that will be placed in the United In Caring Fund for Victims of the VA Tech Tragedy and the special fund at the United Way of Montgomery, Radford and Floyd counties, which serves the Virginia Tech area.
Vick's foundation said the money will be used to provide help with funeral expenses, transportation for family members and other support services.
Todd Sauerbrun wins contract Grievance against Patriots
Sauerbrun Wins Grievance Against Pats
By Associated Press
BOSTON -- Punter Todd Sauerbrun won his grievance against the New England Patriots on Wednesday and is now a free agent.
The 13-year veteran is expected to join the Denver Broncos. He agreed to a one-year deal with them earlier this month, but the Patriots matched it through a clause in his contract with New England. Sauerbrun had signed with the Patriots last December and punted in the playoffs.
Sauerbrun, with the help of the NFL Players Association, contended that the clause was inappropriate because it was not written separately from the contract itself, a requirement for right-to-match deals. A special master in Boston ruled Wednesday that the Patriots erred, thus freeing Sauerbrun.
His deal with Denver was worth more than the $1.395 million he was scheduled to make with the Broncos last year. Sauerbrun started the 2006 season with Denver, but lost his job while serving a four-game suspension for using the banned dietary supplement ephedra.
Sauerbrun has a career punting average of 44 yards, with a net average of 36. He made the Pro Bowl three straight times, between 2001 and 2003, when he was with the Carolina Panthers.
Sauerbrun said he knowingly took an over-the-counter weight loss product last summer that he strongly suspected contained ephedra, which the NFL banned after the death of Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Korey Stringer during training camp in 2001. Players are randomly tested and can be suspended after the first violation.
That drew the ire of Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, who said the punter is the only player on the team who can be fat as far as he was concerned.
Sauerbrun, who packs 215 pounds on his beefy 5-foot-10 frame and who was fined by the Panthers for eating too much, said at the time he worries about his weight all the time.
He also said he especially regretted letting down Shanahan, who gave him a fresh start after a trouble-filled stint in Carolina, and that he hoped he could make it up to him someday. He might get that chance soon.
By Associated Press
BOSTON -- Punter Todd Sauerbrun won his grievance against the New England Patriots on Wednesday and is now a free agent.
The 13-year veteran is expected to join the Denver Broncos. He agreed to a one-year deal with them earlier this month, but the Patriots matched it through a clause in his contract with New England. Sauerbrun had signed with the Patriots last December and punted in the playoffs.
Sauerbrun, with the help of the NFL Players Association, contended that the clause was inappropriate because it was not written separately from the contract itself, a requirement for right-to-match deals. A special master in Boston ruled Wednesday that the Patriots erred, thus freeing Sauerbrun.
His deal with Denver was worth more than the $1.395 million he was scheduled to make with the Broncos last year. Sauerbrun started the 2006 season with Denver, but lost his job while serving a four-game suspension for using the banned dietary supplement ephedra.
Sauerbrun has a career punting average of 44 yards, with a net average of 36. He made the Pro Bowl three straight times, between 2001 and 2003, when he was with the Carolina Panthers.
Sauerbrun said he knowingly took an over-the-counter weight loss product last summer that he strongly suspected contained ephedra, which the NFL banned after the death of Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Korey Stringer during training camp in 2001. Players are randomly tested and can be suspended after the first violation.
That drew the ire of Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, who said the punter is the only player on the team who can be fat as far as he was concerned.
Sauerbrun, who packs 215 pounds on his beefy 5-foot-10 frame and who was fined by the Panthers for eating too much, said at the time he worries about his weight all the time.
He also said he especially regretted letting down Shanahan, who gave him a fresh start after a trouble-filled stint in Carolina, and that he hoped he could make it up to him someday. He might get that chance soon.
Broncos Release LB Al Wilson
Broncos Release Linebacker Al Wilson
By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
DENVER -- Broncos linebacker Al Wilson's heart tells him he can still play football. His neck is a different story.
The Broncos released the five-time Pro Bowl player Friday because of a combination of injury and salary cap concerns. Wilson, who injured his neck against Seattle on Dec. 3, was scheduled to make $5.2 million in base salary this season.
A Broncos spokesman declined comment and an e-mail to Denver general manager Ted Sundquist wasn't returned.
Wilson, who was informed by the team Thursday night he'd be cut, had no bitter feelings toward the team.
"My time is up as a Bronco," the eight-year veteran said. "It's time to move forward and try something else. You have to do what's best for your organization, just like a Fortune 500 company. Sometimes you have to let good employees go."
Wilson has been the defensive captain for the last six seasons. He led the team in tackles last season with 113.
However, he was plagued by injuries in the second half of 2006. Wilson hurt his neck running into teammate Gerard Warren on a tackle against the Seahawks and had to be carted off the field as the crowd gave him an ovation and chanted his name.
And while he played the next three weeks, Wilson didn't participate in the season finale against San Francisco due to thumb and back injuries. The loss knocked Denver out of a playoff spot.
"I've had a great time here," Wilson said. "I feel like I've got a few more good years in me, too."
He was nearly dealt to the New York Giants earlier this spring. However, he failed a physical and the Giants backed out of the trade.
"I was looking forward to a new opportunity," Wilson said. "There are 31 other teams out there."
But his neck remains a concern. Wilson won't play again until doctors clear him. Wilson claims doctors say his neck is getting better.
"If I can get medically cleared, hey, I'm going to go out and play," Wilson said. "I feel like I still can play. It's not about the money. I'll only get out there and play if I'm healthy."
Peter Schaffer, Wilson's agent, wouldn't discuss the exact nature of Wilson's neck injury.
Wilson played the following week after he injured his neck against division rival San Diego. Asked if he came back too soon from the injury, he paused as his eyes stared at his folded hands.
"Maybe I should've sat out a week or two," Wilson said. "The competitive nature in me, I wanted to compete."
Wilson had a good parting conversation with Broncos coach Mike Shanahan on Thursday.
"I wish him nothing but the best," Wilson said.
Yet there's still the side of him that wants to prove cutting him was a bad decision.
"You definitely have that in the back of your mind," Wilson said. "You definitely want to prove people wrong. You want to go out and show people you can still compete. If I'm able to get back out there, and the doctors say I can do it, you'll see me out there flying around."
Wilson was the undisputed leader in the locker room and even spoke at the funerals for cornerback Darrent Williams and running Damien Nash. Williams and Nash both died in the offseason at age 24.
The fact Wilson was a no-show at the Broncos' offseason conditioning program in early April was taken as an ominous sign by teammates. Cornerback Domonique Foxworth took the Broncos shopping Wilson around as a wake-up call.
"It tells you everybody is expendable in this business," Foxworth said at the time. "I don't think anybody in this organization will say that we're better off without his personality around. For whatever reasons they felt we'll be better off going in a different direction."
If Wilson's neck injury prevents him from playing again, he said he's at peace with his accomplishments. He has 21.5 career sacks and five interceptions.
"I have no regrets," said Wilson, the Broncos' first-round pick in the 1999 draft out of Tennessee. "I gave them all I had. I can walk away with my head held high."
Schaffer thinks Wilson's tenure in Denver will one day be rewarded.
"I believe he's done enough to have No. 56 on the Ring of Fame someday," Schaffer said of the ring around Invesco Field that honors former players and administrators. "That's immortality right there. He's definitely a player who's earned that right."
But Wilson isn't ready to close the door on his career just yet. Neck willing, he still wants to play.
"It's time for a change," he said of his release. "I'm not sad. I'm not mad. I'm looking forward to the next step."
By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
DENVER -- Broncos linebacker Al Wilson's heart tells him he can still play football. His neck is a different story.
The Broncos released the five-time Pro Bowl player Friday because of a combination of injury and salary cap concerns. Wilson, who injured his neck against Seattle on Dec. 3, was scheduled to make $5.2 million in base salary this season.
A Broncos spokesman declined comment and an e-mail to Denver general manager Ted Sundquist wasn't returned.
Wilson, who was informed by the team Thursday night he'd be cut, had no bitter feelings toward the team.
"My time is up as a Bronco," the eight-year veteran said. "It's time to move forward and try something else. You have to do what's best for your organization, just like a Fortune 500 company. Sometimes you have to let good employees go."
Wilson has been the defensive captain for the last six seasons. He led the team in tackles last season with 113.
However, he was plagued by injuries in the second half of 2006. Wilson hurt his neck running into teammate Gerard Warren on a tackle against the Seahawks and had to be carted off the field as the crowd gave him an ovation and chanted his name.
And while he played the next three weeks, Wilson didn't participate in the season finale against San Francisco due to thumb and back injuries. The loss knocked Denver out of a playoff spot.
"I've had a great time here," Wilson said. "I feel like I've got a few more good years in me, too."
He was nearly dealt to the New York Giants earlier this spring. However, he failed a physical and the Giants backed out of the trade.
"I was looking forward to a new opportunity," Wilson said. "There are 31 other teams out there."
But his neck remains a concern. Wilson won't play again until doctors clear him. Wilson claims doctors say his neck is getting better.
"If I can get medically cleared, hey, I'm going to go out and play," Wilson said. "I feel like I still can play. It's not about the money. I'll only get out there and play if I'm healthy."
Peter Schaffer, Wilson's agent, wouldn't discuss the exact nature of Wilson's neck injury.
Wilson played the following week after he injured his neck against division rival San Diego. Asked if he came back too soon from the injury, he paused as his eyes stared at his folded hands.
"Maybe I should've sat out a week or two," Wilson said. "The competitive nature in me, I wanted to compete."
Wilson had a good parting conversation with Broncos coach Mike Shanahan on Thursday.
"I wish him nothing but the best," Wilson said.
Yet there's still the side of him that wants to prove cutting him was a bad decision.
"You definitely have that in the back of your mind," Wilson said. "You definitely want to prove people wrong. You want to go out and show people you can still compete. If I'm able to get back out there, and the doctors say I can do it, you'll see me out there flying around."
Wilson was the undisputed leader in the locker room and even spoke at the funerals for cornerback Darrent Williams and running Damien Nash. Williams and Nash both died in the offseason at age 24.
The fact Wilson was a no-show at the Broncos' offseason conditioning program in early April was taken as an ominous sign by teammates. Cornerback Domonique Foxworth took the Broncos shopping Wilson around as a wake-up call.
"It tells you everybody is expendable in this business," Foxworth said at the time. "I don't think anybody in this organization will say that we're better off without his personality around. For whatever reasons they felt we'll be better off going in a different direction."
If Wilson's neck injury prevents him from playing again, he said he's at peace with his accomplishments. He has 21.5 career sacks and five interceptions.
"I have no regrets," said Wilson, the Broncos' first-round pick in the 1999 draft out of Tennessee. "I gave them all I had. I can walk away with my head held high."
Schaffer thinks Wilson's tenure in Denver will one day be rewarded.
"I believe he's done enough to have No. 56 on the Ring of Fame someday," Schaffer said of the ring around Invesco Field that honors former players and administrators. "That's immortality right there. He's definitely a player who's earned that right."
But Wilson isn't ready to close the door on his career just yet. Neck willing, he still wants to play.
"It's time for a change," he said of his release. "I'm not sad. I'm not mad. I'm looking forward to the next step."
Will Shields Retires from Football
Chiefs Guard Will Shields Retires
By Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City guard Will Shields is retiring after 14 NFL seasons, during which he made a record 12 Pro Bowl appearances and anchored one of the top offensive lines in the league.
The 35-year-old announced his decision on his Web site --
"The decision to hang up my cleats has not been an easy one to make for me, but one I knew I would eventually have to make," Shields wrote. "Today, I am letting everyone know that I am putting away my pads."
Shields, who made a team-record 224 starts, made his 12th Pro Bowl appearance last season to tie the record held by Minnesota guard Randall McDaniel.
The Chiefs had been waiting for Shields to decide whether he would come back for another season. Making the announcement entirely without warning on his Web site seemed in keeping with the privacy he has closely guarded throughout his stellar career. A team spokesman said Sunday night the club was not aware of Shields' announcement.
Shields strongly contemplated quitting after the 2005 season.
Shields' agent, Joseph Linta, did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press.
"We haven't spoken with Will regarding his future plans," Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore said. "I'm sure in due time we will speak if that's the path he takes.
"Without question, Shields has been more than a good player. He's been a major figure in the community. There's no doubt that whatever decision he makes, he will continue to hold that position."
On his site, Shields thanked fellow players, coaches and his wife and children.
"I am looking forward to a future filled with sports in mind," he wrote. "Whether it is in the stands, on the sideline, in the press box or in an office -- football will remain in my blood. My best wishes to all and I hope to see you soon. Thank you again, for all your support."
Shields was a third-round draft choice out of Nebraska in 1993 who quickly developed into one of the best players at his position.
Quick and agile for a 300-pounder, Shields led the way Pro Bowl runners Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson.
For several years, he teamed with Pro Bowl left tackle Willie Roaf, Pro Bowl left guard Brian Waters and Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez to form one of the best blocking units in the NFL.
Roaf retired abruptly just before the opening of training camp. It's possible that only Waters and Gonzalez will remain of the great Chiefs line of a few years ago because center Casey Wiegmann, an 11-year veteran, is also contemplating retirement.
Shields' absence, although not unexpected, is certain to leave a big hole in the offensive line as the Chiefs give second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle the chance to compete for the starting job.
Shields also has been active in community affairs, but never used his work in that area to raise his own profile. He created the "Will To Succeed" Foundation in 1993 and dedicated it toward improving the lives of abused, battered and neglected women and children.
"Every day I count the blessings that have been bestowed upon my family and me," he wrote.
"Each day I am thankful that I was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs and think of all the people who have supported the team, our family's foundation, and me. This community is like no other when it comes to support. Fourteen years sure fly by when you get to do what you love. The love for the game never decreased but, as the years passed, the physical requirements of the game became harder to fulfill each and every day. If it was up to me I would play football forever but, as we all know, that is unrealistic.
"However, I do hope to always be connected to the game in some capacity."
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To Say that Will Shields was a Good Player is like saying That Paul Brown or Vince Lombardi were good coaches. it's an understatement! The Prototypical Offensive Pulling Guard in College, he more then outdid himself in the pros. Guess the Chiefs are really looking for OL help now.....
By Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City guard Will Shields is retiring after 14 NFL seasons, during which he made a record 12 Pro Bowl appearances and anchored one of the top offensive lines in the league.
The 35-year-old announced his decision on his Web site --
"The decision to hang up my cleats has not been an easy one to make for me, but one I knew I would eventually have to make," Shields wrote. "Today, I am letting everyone know that I am putting away my pads."
Shields, who made a team-record 224 starts, made his 12th Pro Bowl appearance last season to tie the record held by Minnesota guard Randall McDaniel.
The Chiefs had been waiting for Shields to decide whether he would come back for another season. Making the announcement entirely without warning on his Web site seemed in keeping with the privacy he has closely guarded throughout his stellar career. A team spokesman said Sunday night the club was not aware of Shields' announcement.
Shields strongly contemplated quitting after the 2005 season.
Shields' agent, Joseph Linta, did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press.
"We haven't spoken with Will regarding his future plans," Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore said. "I'm sure in due time we will speak if that's the path he takes.
"Without question, Shields has been more than a good player. He's been a major figure in the community. There's no doubt that whatever decision he makes, he will continue to hold that position."
On his site, Shields thanked fellow players, coaches and his wife and children.
"I am looking forward to a future filled with sports in mind," he wrote. "Whether it is in the stands, on the sideline, in the press box or in an office -- football will remain in my blood. My best wishes to all and I hope to see you soon. Thank you again, for all your support."
Shields was a third-round draft choice out of Nebraska in 1993 who quickly developed into one of the best players at his position.
Quick and agile for a 300-pounder, Shields led the way Pro Bowl runners Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson.
For several years, he teamed with Pro Bowl left tackle Willie Roaf, Pro Bowl left guard Brian Waters and Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez to form one of the best blocking units in the NFL.
Roaf retired abruptly just before the opening of training camp. It's possible that only Waters and Gonzalez will remain of the great Chiefs line of a few years ago because center Casey Wiegmann, an 11-year veteran, is also contemplating retirement.
Shields' absence, although not unexpected, is certain to leave a big hole in the offensive line as the Chiefs give second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle the chance to compete for the starting job.
Shields also has been active in community affairs, but never used his work in that area to raise his own profile. He created the "Will To Succeed" Foundation in 1993 and dedicated it toward improving the lives of abused, battered and neglected women and children.
"Every day I count the blessings that have been bestowed upon my family and me," he wrote.
"Each day I am thankful that I was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs and think of all the people who have supported the team, our family's foundation, and me. This community is like no other when it comes to support. Fourteen years sure fly by when you get to do what you love. The love for the game never decreased but, as the years passed, the physical requirements of the game became harder to fulfill each and every day. If it was up to me I would play football forever but, as we all know, that is unrealistic.
"However, I do hope to always be connected to the game in some capacity."
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To Say that Will Shields was a Good Player is like saying That Paul Brown or Vince Lombardi were good coaches. it's an understatement! The Prototypical Offensive Pulling Guard in College, he more then outdid himself in the pros. Guess the Chiefs are really looking for OL help now.....
Drew Bledsoe retires
QB Drew Bledsoe Retires After 14 Years
By BARRY WILNER
AP Football Writer
Drew Bledsoe retired Wednesday, ending a 14-year career in which he made two Super Bowls.
The top overall pick by New England in the 1993 draft out of Washington State, the four-time Pro Bowl quarterback played for the Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys. He was a starter for all three teams, but ended up as a backup with the Cowboys.
Bledsoe threw for 44,611 yards and 251 touchdown passes in his career.
"I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans," he said. "I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time. I retire with a smile on my face, in good health, and ready to spend autumns at my kids' games instead of my own. I'm excited to start the next chapter of my life."
The 35-year-old Bledsoe lost his starting job to Tom Brady in New England in 2001 when Bledsoe got hurt in the second game of the season, and to Tony Romo in Dallas after Game 6 of last season.
He also asked for his release from the Bills after the 2004 season, when the team informed him it was going with J.P. Losman as the starter the next year. Bledsoe didn't want to be a backup there after he led the Bills to the brink of the playoffs.
He then signed with the Cowboys and was their starter for all of 2005 and part of '06.
In 1996, Bledsoe guided the Patriots to the AFC championship. They lost to Green Bay in the Super Bowl.
He remained the Patriots' starter until he was tackled by the Jets' Mo Lewis in the second game of the 2001 season and injured his chest. Brady took over, although Bledsoe got New England into the Super Bowl in place of the injured Brady by beating Pittsburgh in the AFC title game.
Brady then was the MVP of the Super Bowl win over St. Louis.
The Bills acquired Bledsoe during the 2002 NFL draft by dealing their first-round pick in 2003 to New England. Bledsoe had strong first season in Buffalo, setting 10 team passing records, including single-season marks with 4,359 yards and 375 completions.
His numbers, however, began to decline drastically. In his final 30 games with Buffalo, Bledsoe never finished with more than 296 yards passing, while throwing 29 touchdowns and 27 interceptions during that stretch.
He finishes seventh all-time in yards passing, 13th in touchdown passes and fifth in completions (3,839).
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AP Sports Writer John Wawrow in Buffalo contributed to this story.
By BARRY WILNER
AP Football Writer
Drew Bledsoe retired Wednesday, ending a 14-year career in which he made two Super Bowls.
The top overall pick by New England in the 1993 draft out of Washington State, the four-time Pro Bowl quarterback played for the Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys. He was a starter for all three teams, but ended up as a backup with the Cowboys.
Bledsoe threw for 44,611 yards and 251 touchdown passes in his career.
"I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans," he said. "I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time. I retire with a smile on my face, in good health, and ready to spend autumns at my kids' games instead of my own. I'm excited to start the next chapter of my life."
The 35-year-old Bledsoe lost his starting job to Tom Brady in New England in 2001 when Bledsoe got hurt in the second game of the season, and to Tony Romo in Dallas after Game 6 of last season.
He also asked for his release from the Bills after the 2004 season, when the team informed him it was going with J.P. Losman as the starter the next year. Bledsoe didn't want to be a backup there after he led the Bills to the brink of the playoffs.
He then signed with the Cowboys and was their starter for all of 2005 and part of '06.
In 1996, Bledsoe guided the Patriots to the AFC championship. They lost to Green Bay in the Super Bowl.
He remained the Patriots' starter until he was tackled by the Jets' Mo Lewis in the second game of the 2001 season and injured his chest. Brady took over, although Bledsoe got New England into the Super Bowl in place of the injured Brady by beating Pittsburgh in the AFC title game.
Brady then was the MVP of the Super Bowl win over St. Louis.
The Bills acquired Bledsoe during the 2002 NFL draft by dealing their first-round pick in 2003 to New England. Bledsoe had strong first season in Buffalo, setting 10 team passing records, including single-season marks with 4,359 yards and 375 completions.
His numbers, however, began to decline drastically. In his final 30 games with Buffalo, Bledsoe never finished with more than 296 yards passing, while throwing 29 touchdowns and 27 interceptions during that stretch.
He finishes seventh all-time in yards passing, 13th in touchdown passes and fifth in completions (3,839).
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AP Sports Writer John Wawrow in Buffalo contributed to this story.
Oakland Raiders Wanted Falcons QB Matt Schaub Now Uncertain About #1 Pick - ProFootballWeekly.com
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Raiders upset they couldn’t land Schaub, still unsure how to spend No. 1 pick
Oakland
Of all the rumors coming out of Oakland in the weeks leading up to the draft, two things are certain: The Raiders remain undecided as to which direction they will go with the first overall pick, and they were very disappointed in their inability to acquire Falcons QB Matt Schaub, who was traded to the Texans in March.
Schaub had worked with new Raiders offensive coordinator Gregg Knapp in Atlanta, and they had high hopes for building around him right away. One factor that could play a major role in which direction they go with the first pick is the potential trade of WR Randy Moss, which could net them a veteran quarterback or at least put them on the lookout for one, as well as have them suddenly leaning toward Georgia Tech WR Calvin Johnson.
Without a Moss trade, however, the decision would come down between Russell, who has the big arm that owner Al Davis covets, and Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, who is viewed as more NFL-ready than Russell and has a better work ethic. Quinn’s dedication and experience in a pro-style system should bode well in the eyes of new head coach Lane Kiffin, who tutored Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC, but according to insiders, Russell had a slight edge as of this writing.
Raiders upset they couldn’t land Schaub, still unsure how to spend No. 1 pick
Oakland
Of all the rumors coming out of Oakland in the weeks leading up to the draft, two things are certain: The Raiders remain undecided as to which direction they will go with the first overall pick, and they were very disappointed in their inability to acquire Falcons QB Matt Schaub, who was traded to the Texans in March.
Schaub had worked with new Raiders offensive coordinator Gregg Knapp in Atlanta, and they had high hopes for building around him right away. One factor that could play a major role in which direction they go with the first pick is the potential trade of WR Randy Moss, which could net them a veteran quarterback or at least put them on the lookout for one, as well as have them suddenly leaning toward Georgia Tech WR Calvin Johnson.
Without a Moss trade, however, the decision would come down between Russell, who has the big arm that owner Al Davis covets, and Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, who is viewed as more NFL-ready than Russell and has a better work ethic. Quinn’s dedication and experience in a pro-style system should bode well in the eyes of new head coach Lane Kiffin, who tutored Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC, but according to insiders, Russell had a slight edge as of this writing.
Drew Bledsoe Retires From Pro Football
Bledsoe retires, ends 14-year career
By Michael Smith
ESPN.com
Rather than spend a 15th season standing on a sideline as a backup, quarterback Drew Bledsoe has decided to walk away from pro football.
Bledsoe, 35, retires fifth in NFL history in pass attempts (6,717) and completions (3,839), seventh in passing yards (44,611), and 13th in touchdown passes (251).
The No. 1 overall selection in 1993 by the New England Patriots out of Washington State, Bledsoe spent his first nine seasons with the Patriots, the next three with the Buffalo Bills, and his last two with the Dallas Cowboys.
"I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans," Bledsoe said in a statement released through his representatives at Athletes First. "I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time. I retire with a smile on my face, in good health, and ready to spend autumns at my kids' games instead of my own. I'm excited to start the next chapter of my life."
A four-time Pro Bowler, Bledsoe backed up Tony Romo for the Cowboys' final 11½ games last season and had no interest in continuing his career in that role. Cincinnati and Seattle are said to have had interest in Bledsoe as a backup to Carson Palmer and Matt Hasselbeck, respectively.
"This is something I've been thinking about for quite a while," Bledsoe said last night from his home in Bend, Oregon. "I felt like this was the way I was going to go late in the season. I wanted to spend some time with it and not make a rash decision."
Being benched at halftime of Dallas' sixth game -- the third time Bledsoe lost his starting job though the first time he'd been outright replaced during the season -- did not rob Bledsoe of his confidence. He says he isn't leaving the game because he feels he's finished. As a matter of fact he says he feels as good as he did a decade ago.
Elias Says
Drew Bledsoe averaged 34.6 passes per game in his career, the highest average for any player in NFL history. Next-highest (minimum: 100 games): Dan Marino (34.5), Brett Favre (34.1).
• Read more Elias Says.
"The reason for the decision is not because I don't want to play anymore," he said. "The reason is there's a lot of other stuff I'm excited about doing. The positives of retiring outweighed the positives of returning and my desire to still play."
Bledsoe, who led New England to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXI and earned his lone championship ring with the Patriots in 2001, listed among his proudest accomplishments the respectable manner in which he carried himself on and off the field and the fact that he never literally had to be carried off the playing field.
"Looking back, I wish some things had gone differently," Bledsoe said, "but throughout 14 years in a very high-profile position in some high-profile places that I represented myself and my family well in terms of how I conducted myself on the field and off."
Though he took plenty of hits and sacks, Bledsoe, a prototypical pocket passer, almost always got up. He started all 16 games nine times.
"Nobody ever had to come and get me off the field," he said. "Even in New England [in '01 after Mo Lewis of the Jets leveled him with a hit that sheered a blood vessel] I went back out there and they had to tell me to stay out. I never once stayed down."
Bledsoe was unable to regain his starting job from Tom Brady -- he did, however, get a relief win in the AFC title game -- and the following offseason the Patriots dealt him to Buffalo. Three years later his run with the Bills ended when the team decided to hand the starting job over to first-round pick J.P. Losman.
His signing with the Cowboys prior to 2005 reunited him with Bill Parcells, the coach who drafted him in New England. With Dallas headed toward a disappointing 3-3 start, Parcells benched Bledsoe in favor of Tony Romo at halftime of a nationally-televised game against the Giants. The Cowboys released Bledsoe in March.
Bledsoe, however, says he harbors no ill will toward Parcells, Belichick, the Bills, anyone.
"I'm not leaving the game with any hard feelings," he said. "I had a great career and I enjoyed all of it, with the exception of losing. I enjoyed the time I had with all the teams I played for. I played with a ton of great players and a ton of great people.
"[Last season] was hard. Very hard. Nobody said life was fair but that was a tough pill to swallow. I'm happy for Tony who's a good guy and a good player. It was sad for him the way the season ended. It's just that I felt like that team had a chance to do some things and I wanted to be on the field with those guys. It didn't work out. But there's no bitterness toward anyone over anything that happened."
A Bledsoe comeback later in '07 or in '08? Not happening, he says. Money certainly is not a source of motivation -- from 1993 through 2003 Bledsoe received more than $62 million in compensation, most in the league. Bledsoe is leaving the game not because the right opportunity isn't available but to take the opportunity to spend more time with his wife, Maura, and their four children while pursuing business endeavors and continuing his charitable work through his foundation, Parenting with Dignity.
"That's why I waited this long to make an announcement," he said. "I wanted to be very sure. I needed to get some emotional separation from last season to make sure I wasn't making a decision I would regret. I wanted to make sure it was the right thing and it is. I would say this is a definite."
By Michael Smith
ESPN.com
Rather than spend a 15th season standing on a sideline as a backup, quarterback Drew Bledsoe has decided to walk away from pro football.
Bledsoe, 35, retires fifth in NFL history in pass attempts (6,717) and completions (3,839), seventh in passing yards (44,611), and 13th in touchdown passes (251).
The No. 1 overall selection in 1993 by the New England Patriots out of Washington State, Bledsoe spent his first nine seasons with the Patriots, the next three with the Buffalo Bills, and his last two with the Dallas Cowboys.
"I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans," Bledsoe said in a statement released through his representatives at Athletes First. "I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time. I retire with a smile on my face, in good health, and ready to spend autumns at my kids' games instead of my own. I'm excited to start the next chapter of my life."
A four-time Pro Bowler, Bledsoe backed up Tony Romo for the Cowboys' final 11½ games last season and had no interest in continuing his career in that role. Cincinnati and Seattle are said to have had interest in Bledsoe as a backup to Carson Palmer and Matt Hasselbeck, respectively.
"This is something I've been thinking about for quite a while," Bledsoe said last night from his home in Bend, Oregon. "I felt like this was the way I was going to go late in the season. I wanted to spend some time with it and not make a rash decision."
Being benched at halftime of Dallas' sixth game -- the third time Bledsoe lost his starting job though the first time he'd been outright replaced during the season -- did not rob Bledsoe of his confidence. He says he isn't leaving the game because he feels he's finished. As a matter of fact he says he feels as good as he did a decade ago.
Elias Says
Drew Bledsoe averaged 34.6 passes per game in his career, the highest average for any player in NFL history. Next-highest (minimum: 100 games): Dan Marino (34.5), Brett Favre (34.1).
• Read more Elias Says.
"The reason for the decision is not because I don't want to play anymore," he said. "The reason is there's a lot of other stuff I'm excited about doing. The positives of retiring outweighed the positives of returning and my desire to still play."
Bledsoe, who led New England to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXI and earned his lone championship ring with the Patriots in 2001, listed among his proudest accomplishments the respectable manner in which he carried himself on and off the field and the fact that he never literally had to be carried off the playing field.
"Looking back, I wish some things had gone differently," Bledsoe said, "but throughout 14 years in a very high-profile position in some high-profile places that I represented myself and my family well in terms of how I conducted myself on the field and off."
Though he took plenty of hits and sacks, Bledsoe, a prototypical pocket passer, almost always got up. He started all 16 games nine times.
"Nobody ever had to come and get me off the field," he said. "Even in New England [in '01 after Mo Lewis of the Jets leveled him with a hit that sheered a blood vessel] I went back out there and they had to tell me to stay out. I never once stayed down."
Bledsoe was unable to regain his starting job from Tom Brady -- he did, however, get a relief win in the AFC title game -- and the following offseason the Patriots dealt him to Buffalo. Three years later his run with the Bills ended when the team decided to hand the starting job over to first-round pick J.P. Losman.
His signing with the Cowboys prior to 2005 reunited him with Bill Parcells, the coach who drafted him in New England. With Dallas headed toward a disappointing 3-3 start, Parcells benched Bledsoe in favor of Tony Romo at halftime of a nationally-televised game against the Giants. The Cowboys released Bledsoe in March.
Bledsoe, however, says he harbors no ill will toward Parcells, Belichick, the Bills, anyone.
"I'm not leaving the game with any hard feelings," he said. "I had a great career and I enjoyed all of it, with the exception of losing. I enjoyed the time I had with all the teams I played for. I played with a ton of great players and a ton of great people.
"[Last season] was hard. Very hard. Nobody said life was fair but that was a tough pill to swallow. I'm happy for Tony who's a good guy and a good player. It was sad for him the way the season ended. It's just that I felt like that team had a chance to do some things and I wanted to be on the field with those guys. It didn't work out. But there's no bitterness toward anyone over anything that happened."
A Bledsoe comeback later in '07 or in '08? Not happening, he says. Money certainly is not a source of motivation -- from 1993 through 2003 Bledsoe received more than $62 million in compensation, most in the league. Bledsoe is leaving the game not because the right opportunity isn't available but to take the opportunity to spend more time with his wife, Maura, and their four children while pursuing business endeavors and continuing his charitable work through his foundation, Parenting with Dignity.
"That's why I waited this long to make an announcement," he said. "I wanted to be very sure. I needed to get some emotional separation from last season to make sure I wasn't making a decision I would regret. I wanted to make sure it was the right thing and it is. I would say this is a definite."
Randy Moss - Too Much Made Of His Minicamp No Show
The Oakland Tribune's Jerry McDonald reports that Randy Moss did not arrive for the team's minicamp, to which I say "so what?"
It doesn't mean he's being traded, as much as some in the media may want that to happen.
It doesn't mean he's being traded, as much as some in the media may want that to happen.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - 2007 NFL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
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The NFL announced today its 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule for 2007, which kicks off on Thursday night,
September 6 and concludes on Sunday, December 30.
The season begins with the NFL’s annual primetime kickoff game on Thursday night. This year the opener on September
6 on NBC (8:30 PM ET) features the Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts at home against the New Orleans
Saints.
In a format introduced in 2004, the Super Bowl champion hosts the NFL Thursday night season kickoff the next year.
This season, Super Bowl XLII – concluding the season-long theme of “Who Wants It More?” – will be played at University
of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February 3, 2008.
One of the highlights in a season sure to have many will come on October 28 when the NFL plays its first regular-season
game overseas as the New York Giants take on the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The game
will be shown live in the United States on FOX at 1:00 PM ET.
The 2007 NFL Kickoff Weekend schedule:
NFL KICKOFF 2007 WEEKEND
Thursday, September 6
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New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts 8:30 PM ET 8:30 PM
Sunday, September 9
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Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
New England Patriots at New York Jets 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys 7:15 PM CT 8:15 PM
Monday, September 10
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals 7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers 7:15 PM PT 10:15 PM
NBC will carry two primetime games on Kickoff Weekend (Thursday and Sunday nights) for a season total of 17
primetime games (the opening Thursday night kickoff and 16 Sunday Night Football games). The Sunday night Kickoff
Weekend game will feature a division rivalry of 2006 playoff teams as the New York Giants travel to the Dallas Cowboys,
under new head coach WADE PHILLIPS.
ESPN will begin its Monday Night Football schedule with a doubleheader on Kickoff Weekend – the Baltimore Ravens at
the Cincinnati Bengals (7:00 PM ET) and the Arizona Cardinals at the San Francisco 49ers (10:15 PM ET). Then ESPN
will televise one Monday night game for the next 15 weeks. There will continue to be no Monday night game on the final
regular-season weekend (Week 17), enhancing the ability to schedule the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs.
The season again will utilize “flexible scheduling,” in Weeks 11-17.
In those weeks, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday night on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are
eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game will be moved to an
afternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights.
A flexible scheduling move will be announced at least 12 days before the game. For Week 17, the change may be
announced six days before the game. Flexible scheduling will ensure quality matchups on Sunday night in those weeks
and give “surprise” teams a chance to play their way onto primetime.
The Thanksgiving weekend will include an NFL tripleheader on Thursday, as it did last year, and the start of an eight-
game NFL Network primetime schedule.
The early Thanksgiving Day game will feature the Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions on FOX at 12:30 PM ET. The
afternoon game will send the New York Jets to the Dallas Cowboys on CBS at 4:15 PM ET. That night at 8:15 PM ET,
NFL Network will carry the Indianapolis Colts at the Atlanta Falcons.
The Indianapolis-Atlanta game will be the first of eight Thursday and/or Saturday night games televised by NFL Network
in Weeks 12-17. The final three will be on holiday weekends. On Thursday, December 20 (8:15 PM ET), Pittsburgh will
play at St. Louis. On Saturday, December 22 (8:15 PM ET), Dallas will be at Carolina. And on Saturday, December 29
(8:15 PM ET), New England will travel to the New York Giants.
In Week 16, 12 games will be played on Sunday afternoon, December 23. That night on NBC, Tampa Bay is scheduled
to visit San Francisco. And on Monday, December 24, ESPN will carry the Denver at San Diego game at 8:00 PM ET.
The regular season will conclude on New Year’s weekend. NFL Network will have the Patriots-Giants game on Saturday,
and on Sunday, December 30, there will be 14 afternoon games, with Kansas City scheduled to play at the New York Jets
on NBC at 8:15 PM ET.
With the NFL’s 32 teams each playing 16 games over 17 weeks, byes are scheduled for Weeks 4 through 10.
The 2007 playoffs will include four division winners and two wild cards from each conference. The playoffs begin with
Wild Card Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, January 5-6. The two division winners with the best records in each
conference will earn first-round byes.
Wild Card Weekend winners join the top four AFC and NFC division champions in the Divisional Playoffs on Saturday and
Sunday, January 12-13. The AFC and NFC Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 20. The winners
meet two weeks later on Sunday, February 3 in Glendale, Arizona in Super Bowl XLII. The postseason concludes with
the AFC All-Stars vs. the NFC All-Stars in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, February 10 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
CBS will present the AFC, the AFC playoffs, and the AFC Championship Game. FOX will carry NFC games, the NFC
playoffs, the NFC Championship Game, Super Bowl XLII and the Pro Bowl. The 64 AFC-NFC interconference games
(excluding primetime) are carried by CBS when the AFC team is the visitor and by FOX when the NFC team is on the
road. All postseason games are televised nationally.
In addition to its Sunday night package, NBC will televise a Wild Card playoff doubleheader on Saturday, January 5.
By NFL policy, ESPN and NFL Network games also will be carried on free, over-the-air television in the city of the visiting
team and in the city where the game is played if it is sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff.
The NFL is the only sports league that carries all regular-season and postseason games on free, over-the-air television.
Westwood One radio will broadcast all NFL primetime games, the three Thanksgiving Day games and the entire NFL
postseason.
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 (FIRST WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
1. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
2. DENVER BRONCOS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
3. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
4. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
5. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
6. TENNESSEE TITANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
7. ATLANTA FALCONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
8. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
9. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
10. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
11. DETROIT LIONS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
12. CHICAGO BEARS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
13. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
14. N.Y. GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
15. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
16. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 7:15p (PT) 10:15p
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 (SECOND WEEKEND)
17. HOUSTON TEXANS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
18. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
19. ATLANTA FALCONS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
20. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
21. BUFFALO BILLS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
22. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
23. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
24. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
25. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05p (MST) 4:05p
26. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
27. DALLAS COWBOYS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
28. N.Y. JETS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
29. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CHICAGO BEARS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
30. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
31. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
32. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
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(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (THIRD WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
33. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
34. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
35. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
36. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
37. BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
38. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
39. DETROIT LIONS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
40. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
41. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
42. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
43. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
44. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
45. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
46. N.Y. GIANTS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
47. DALLAS COWBOYS AT CHICAGO BEARS 7:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
48. TENNESSEE TITANS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 (FOURTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: JACKSONVILLE, NEW ORLEANS, TENNESSEE, WASHINGTON)
49. HOUSTON TEXANS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
50. N.Y. JETS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
51. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
52. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
53. CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
54. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
55. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
56. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
57. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
58. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:15p (MST) 4:15p
59. DENVER BRONCOS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
60. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
61. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT N.Y. GIANTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
62. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 (FIFTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CINCINNATI, MINNESOTA, OAKLAND, PHILADELPHIA)
LOCAL EASTERN
63. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
64. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
65. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
66. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
67. N.Y. JETS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
68. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
69. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
70. ATLANTA FALCONS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
71. DETROIT LIONS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
72. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
73. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
74. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
75. CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
76. DALLAS COWBOYS AT BUFFALO BILLS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 (SIXTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: BUFFALO, DENVER, DETROIT, INDIANAPOLIS, PITTSBURGH, SAN FRANCISCO)
77. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
78. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
79. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
80. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
81. HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
82. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
83. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
84. TENNESSEE TITANS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
85. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05p (MST) 4:05p
86. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
87. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
88. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
89. N.Y. GIANTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 (SEVENTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CAROLINA, CLEVELAND, GREEN BAY, SAN DIEGO)
LOCAL EASTERN
90. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
91. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
92. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
93. TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
94. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
95. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
96. ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
97. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
98. N.Y. JETS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
99. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
100. CHICAGO BEARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
101. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
102. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:15p (MT) 8:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
103. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 8:30p (ET) 1:00p
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 (EIGHTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: ARIZONA, ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, DALLAS, KANSAS CITY, SEATTLE)
104. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
105. DETROIT LIONS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
106. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
107. N.Y. GIANTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) 5:00p (GMT) 1:00p
108. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
109. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
110. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
111. BUFFALO BILLS AT N.Y. JETS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
112. HOUSTON TEXANS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
113. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
114. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
115. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
116. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:30p (MT) 8:30p
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 (NINTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CHICAGO, MIAMI, N.Y. GIANTS, ST. LOUIS)
LOCAL EASTERN
117. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
118. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
119. DENVER BRONCOS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
120. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
121. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
122. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
123. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
124. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
125. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
126. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
127. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
128. HOUSTON TEXANS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
129. DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5
130. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (TENTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: HOUSTON, NEW ENGLAND, N.Y. JETS, TAMPA BAY)
131. ATLANTA FALCONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
132. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
133. DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
134. BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
135. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
136. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
137. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
138. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
139. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
140. DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
141. DALLAS COWBOYS AT N.Y. GIANTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
142. CHICAGO BEARS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
143. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
144. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:30p (PT) 8:30p
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (ELEVENTH WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
145. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
146. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
147. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
148. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
149. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
150. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
151. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
152. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
153. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
154. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
155. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
156. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
157. N.Y. GIANTS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
158. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
159. CHICAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS * 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19
160. TENNESSEE TITANS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:30p (MT) 8:30p
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 (TWELFTH WEEKEND)
161. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS 12:30p (ET) 12:30p
162. N.Y. JETS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
163. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25
164. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
165. DENVER BRONCOS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
166. TENNESSEE TITANS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
167. HOUSTON TEXANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
168. BUFFALO BILLS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
169. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
170. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
171. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
172. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
173. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
174. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
175. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
176. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 (THIRTEENTH WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
177. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
178. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
179. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
180. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
181. N.Y. JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
182. DETROIT LIONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
183. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
184. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
185. ATLANTA FALCONS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
186. HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
187. BUFFALO BILLS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
188. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
189. DENVER BRONCOS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
190. N.Y. GIANTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
191. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3
192. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 (FOURTEENTH WEEKEND)
193. CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9
194. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
195. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
196. DALLAS COWBOYS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
197. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
198. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
199. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
200. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
201. N.Y. GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
202. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
203. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
204. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
206. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
205. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT N.Y. JETS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
207. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
208. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 (FIFTEENTH WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
209. DENVER BRONCOS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15
210. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
211. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
212. BUFFALO BILLS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
213. TENNESSEE TITANS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
214. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
215. N.Y. JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
216. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
217. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
218. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
219. ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
220. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
221. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
222. DETROIT LIONS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
223. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT N.Y. GIANTS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17
224. CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 (SIXTEENTH WEEKEND)
225. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22
226. DALLAS COWBOYS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23
227. N.Y. GIANTS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
228. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
229. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
230. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
231. HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
232. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
233. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
234. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
235. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
236. ATLANTA FALCONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
237. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
238. N.Y. JETS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
239. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS * 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24
240. DENVER BRONCOS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:00p (PT) 8:00p
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 (SEVENTEENTH WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
241. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT N.Y. GIANTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
242. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
243. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
244. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
245. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
246. DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
247. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
248. TENNESSEE TITANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
249. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
250. BUFFALO BILLS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
251. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
252. DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
253. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
254. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
255. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
256. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT N.Y. JETS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
POSTSEASON
Saturday, January 5 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (NBC)
Sunday, January 6 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Saturday, January 12 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, January 13 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, January 20 AFC and NFC Championship Games (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, February 3 Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium,
Glendale, AZ (FOX)
Sunday, February 10 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii (FOX)
2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills
Sep. 10 at Cincinnati Bengals (Mon) 7:00pm Sep. 9 Denver Broncos 1:00pm
Sep. 16 N.Y. Jets 4:15pm Sep. 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Sep. 23 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Sep. 30 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm Oct. 8 Dallas Cowboys (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 14 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Oct. 21 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 at N.Y. Jets 4:05pm
Nov. 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers (Mon) 8:30pm Nov. 4 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Nov. 11 Cincinnati Bengals 4:05pm Nov. 11 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Nov. 18 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Nov. 18 New England Patriots 1:00pm
Nov. 25 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Nov. 25 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Dec. 3 New England Patriots (Mon) 8:30pm Dec. 2 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Dec. 9 Indianapolis Colts * 8:15pm Dec. 9 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 16 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm Dec. 23 N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns
Sep. 10 Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 7:00pm Sep. 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Sep. 16 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 23 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm
Oct. 1 New England Patriots (Mon) 8:30pm Sep. 30 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Oct. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Oct. 14 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Oct. 21 N.Y. Jets 4:05pm Oct. 21 BYE
Oct. 28 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Oct. 28 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Nov. 4 Seattle Seahawks 4:05pm
Nov. 11 at Baltimore Ravens 4:05pm Nov. 11 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Nov. 18 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Nov. 25 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Nov. 25 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers * 8:15pm Dec. 2 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm
Dec. 9 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Dec. 9 at N.Y. Jets 4:15pm
Dec. 15 at San Francisco 49ers (Sat) 5:15pm Dec. 16 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Dec. 23 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 30 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm
Denver Broncos Houston Texans
Sep. 9 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Sep. 9 Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Sep. 16 Oakland Raiders 2:15pm Sep. 16 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Jacksonville Jaguars 2:05pm Sep. 23 Indianapolis Colts 12:00pm
Sep. 30 at Indianapolis Colts 4:15pm Sep. 30 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm
Oct. 7 San Diego Chargers 2:15pm Oct. 7 Miami Dolphins 12:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Oct. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 6:15pm Oct. 21 Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Oct. 29 Green Bay Packers (Mon) 6:30pm Oct. 28 at San Diego Chargers 1:05pm
Nov. 4 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Nov. 11 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 11 BYE
Nov. 19 Tennessee Titans (Mon) 6:30pm Nov. 18 New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 25 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm Nov. 25 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Dec. 2 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Dec. 9 Kansas City Chiefs 2:15pm Dec. 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00pm
Dec. 13 at Houston Texans (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 13 Denver Broncos (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 24 at San Diego Chargers (Mon) 5:00pm Dec. 23 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Minnesota Vikings 2:15pm Dec. 30 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars
Sep. 6 New Orleans Saints (Thu) 8:30pm Sep. 9 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Sep. 16 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Sep. 23 at Denver Broncos 2:05pm
Sep. 30 Denver Broncos 4:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm Oct. 7 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Oct. 22 at Jacksonville Jaguars (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 22 Indianapolis Colts (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 28 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Oct. 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm
Nov. 4 New England Patriots 4:15pm Nov. 4 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 11 at San Diego Chargers 5:15pm Nov. 11 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00pm Nov. 18 San Diego Chargers 1:00pm
Nov. 22 at Atlanta Falcons (Thu) 8:15pm Nov. 25 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 2 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 2 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Baltimore Ravens * 8:15pm Dec. 9 Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Dec. 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Houston Texans 1:00pm Dec. 23 Oakland Raiders 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins
Sep. 9 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Sep. 9 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Chicago Bears 3:15pm Sep. 16 Dallas Cowboys 4:05pm
Sep. 23 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Sep. 23 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Sep. 30 Oakland Raiders 1:00pm
Oct. 7 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Cincinnati Bengals 12:00pm Oct. 14 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Oct. 21 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Oct. 21 New England Patriots 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 N.Y. Giants (London) 5:00pm
Nov. 4 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 Denver Broncos 12:00pm Nov. 11 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Nov. 25 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm Nov. 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 2 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm Dec. 2 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Dec. 9 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Dec. 16 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Dec. 23 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at N.Y. Jets * 8:15pm Dec. 30 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
N.Y. Jets New England Patriots
Sep. 9 New England Patriots 1:00pm Sep. 9 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Baltimore Ravens 4:15pm Sep. 16 San Diego Chargers 8:15pm
Sep. 23 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Sep. 23 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Oct. 1 at Cincinnati Bengals (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 7 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Oct. 7 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Oct. 14 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Dallas Cowboys 3:15pm
Oct. 21 at Cincinnati Bengals 4:05pm Oct. 21 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Oct. 28 Buffalo Bills 4:05pm Oct. 28 Washington Redskins 4:15pm
Nov. 4 Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Indianapolis Colts 4:15pm
Nov. 11 BYE Nov. 11 BYE
Nov. 18 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Nov. 22 at Dallas Cowboys (Thu) 3:15pm Nov. 25 Philadelphia Eagles * 8:15pm
Dec. 2 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 3 at Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 9 Cleveland Browns 4:15pm Dec. 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at New England Patriots 1:00pm Dec. 16 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Tennessee Titans 3:15pm Dec. 23 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Kansas City Chiefs * 8:15pm Dec. 29 at N.Y. Giants (Sat) 8:15pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Oakland Raiders Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep. 9 Detroit Lions 1:15pm Sep. 9 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Sep. 16 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Cleveland Browns 1:05pm Sep. 23 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Sep. 30 at Arizona Cardinals 1:15pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm
Oct. 14 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 Kansas City Chiefs 1:05pm Oct. 21 at Denver Broncos 6:15pm
Oct. 28 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Oct. 28 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Nov. 4 Houston Texans 1:15pm Nov. 5 Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 8:30pm
Nov. 11 Chicago Bears 1:15pm Nov. 11 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 18 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Nov. 25 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 26 Miami Dolphins (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 2 Denver Broncos 1:05pm Dec. 2 Cincinnati Bengals * 8:15pm
Dec. 9 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Dec. 9 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Indianapolis Colts 1:05pm Dec. 16 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 20 at St. Louis Rams (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 30 San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Dec. 30 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
San Diego Chargers Tennessee Titans
Sep. 9 Chicago Bears 1:15pm Sep. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at New England Patriots 8:15pm Sep. 16 Indianapolis Colts 12:00pm
Sep. 23 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Sep. 24 at New Orleans Saints (Mon) 7:30pm
Sep. 30 Kansas City Chiefs 1:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Oct. 7 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Oakland Raiders 1:15pm Oct. 14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Oct. 28 Houston Texans 1:05pm Oct. 28 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 4 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Indianapolis Colts 5:15pm Nov. 11 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm
Nov. 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Nov. 19 at Denver Broncos (Mon) 6:30pm
Nov. 25 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm Nov. 25 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Dec. 2 Houston Texans 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Dec. 9 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm
Dec. 16 Detroit Lions 1:15pm Dec. 16 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Dec. 24 Denver Broncos (Mon) 5:00pm Dec. 23 N.Y. Jets 3:15pm
Dec. 30 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm Dec. 30 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons
Sep. 10 at San Francisco 49ers (Mon) 7:15pm Sep. 9 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Sep. 16 Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm Sep. 23 Carolina Panthers 4:15pm
Sep. 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:15pm Sep. 30 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Carolina Panthers 1:05pm Oct. 15 N.Y. Giants (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 21 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Oct. 21 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 BYE
Nov. 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm Nov. 4 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm
Nov. 11 Detroit Lions 2:15pm Nov. 11 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm Nov. 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Nov. 25 San Francisco 49ers 2:05pm Nov. 22 Indianapolis Colts (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 2 Cleveland Browns 2:05pm Dec. 2 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Dec. 10 New Orleans Saints (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 16 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Atlanta Falcons 2:05pm Dec. 23 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm
Dec. 30 St. Louis Rams 2:15pm Dec. 30 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm
Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears
Sep. 9 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 9 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm
Sep. 16 Houston Texans 1:00pm Sep. 16 Kansas City Chiefs 3:15pm
Sep. 23 at Atlanta Falcons 4:15pm Sep. 23 Dallas Cowboys 7:15pm
Sep. 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm Sep. 30 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Green Bay Packers 7:15pm
Oct. 14 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm Oct. 14 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 4:15pm
Oct. 28 Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm Oct. 28 Detroit Lions 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 11 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Nov. 18 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Nov. 18 at Seattle Seahawks * 5:15pm
Nov. 25 New Orleans Saints 1:00pm Nov. 25 Denver Broncos 12:00pm
Dec. 2 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm Dec. 2 N.Y. Giants 3:15pm
Dec. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 6 at Washington Redskins (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 16 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm Dec. 17 at Minnesota Vikings (Mon) 7:30pm
Dec. 22 Dallas Cowboys (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 23 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Dec. 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm Dec. 30 New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions
Sep. 9 N.Y. Giants 7:15pm Sep. 9 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Sep. 16 at Miami Dolphins 4:05pm Sep. 16 Minnesota Vikings 4:05pm
Sep. 23 at Chicago Bears 7:15pm Sep. 23 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Sep. 30 St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 30 Chicago Bears 1:00pm
Oct. 8 at Buffalo Bills (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 7 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Oct. 14 New England Patriots 3:15pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Oct. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Philadelphia Eagles 8:15pm Nov. 4 Denver Broncos 1:00pm
Nov. 11 at N.Y. Giants 4:15pm Nov. 11 at Arizona Cardinals 2:15pm
Nov. 18 Washington Redskins 12:00pm Nov. 18 N.Y. Giants 4:15pm
Nov. 22 N.Y. Jets (Thu) 3:15pm Nov. 22 Green Bay Packers (Thu) 12:30pm
Nov. 29 Green Bay Packers (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 2 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Dec. 9 Dallas Cowboys 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Philadelphia Eagles 3:15pm Dec. 16 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm
Dec. 22 at Carolina Panthers (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 23 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Sep. 9 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm Sep. 9 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Sep. 16 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Sep. 16 at Detroit Lions 4:05pm
Sep. 23 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm Sep. 23 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Sep. 30 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Sep. 30 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Oct. 7 Chicago Bears 7:15pm Oct. 7 BYE
Oct. 14 Washington Redskins 12:00pm Oct. 14 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Oct. 29 at Denver Broncos (Mon) 6:30pm Oct. 28 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 4 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 11 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm Nov. 18 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm
Nov. 22 at Detroit Lions (Thu) 12:30pm Nov. 25 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
Nov. 29 at Dallas Cowboys (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 2 Detroit Lions 12:00pm
Dec. 9 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm Dec. 9 at San Francisco 49ers 1:05pm
Dec. 16 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Dec. 17 Chicago Bears (Mon) 7:30pm
Dec. 23 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm Dec. 23 Washington Redskins 12:00pm
Dec. 30 Detroit Lions 12:00pm Dec. 30 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm
N.Y. Giants New Orleans Saints
Sep. 9 at Dallas Cowboys 7:15pm Sep. 6 at Indianapolis Colts (Thu) 8:30pm
Sep. 16 Green Bay Packers 1:00pm Sep. 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Washington Redskins 4:15pm Sep. 24 Tennessee Titans (Mon) 7:30pm
Sep. 30 Philadelphia Eagles 8:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm Oct. 7 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Oct. 15 at Atlanta Falcons (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 14 at Seattle Seahawks 5:15pm
Oct. 21 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm Oct. 21 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Oct. 28 at Miami Dolphins (London) 5:00pm Oct. 28 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm
Nov. 4 BYE Nov. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Dallas Cowboys 4:15pm Nov. 11 St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Nov. 18 at Detroit Lions 4:15pm Nov. 18 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Nov. 25 Minnesota Vikings 1:00pm Nov. 25 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Chicago Bears 3:15pm Dec. 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm Dec. 10 at Atlanta Falcons (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 16 Washington Redskins * 8:15pm Dec. 16 Arizona Cardinals 12:00pm
Dec. 23 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Dec. 23 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm
Dec. 29 New England Patriots (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 30 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm
Philadelphia Eagles St. Louis Rams
Sep. 9 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Sep. 9 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Sep. 17 Washington Redskins (Mon) 8:30pm Sep. 16 San Francisco 49ers 12:00pm
Sep. 23 Detroit Lions 1:00pm Sep. 23 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at N.Y. Giants 8:15pm Sep. 30 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 Arizona Cardinals 12:00pm
Oct. 14 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 21 Chicago Bears 4:15pm Oct. 21 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm
Oct. 28 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Oct. 28 Cleveland Browns 12:00pm
Nov. 4 Dallas Cowboys 8:15pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 11 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Nov. 18 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm
Nov. 25 at New England Patriots * 8:15pm Nov. 25 Seattle Seahawks 12:00pm
Dec. 2 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm Dec. 2 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Dec. 9 N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Dec. 9 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Dallas Cowboys 3:15pm Dec. 16 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Dec. 23 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 20 Pittsburgh Steelers (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 30 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Arizona Cardinals 2:15pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Sep. 10 Arizona Cardinals (Mon) 7:15pm Sep. 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:15pm
Sep. 16 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 16 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm
Sep. 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Sep. 23 Cincinnati Bengals 1:05pm
Sep. 30 Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 30 at San Francisco 49ers 1:05pm
Oct. 7 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm Oct. 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 New Orleans Saints 5:15pm
Oct. 21 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Oct. 21 St. Louis Rams 1:15pm
Oct. 28 New Orleans Saints 1:15pm Oct. 28 BYE
Nov. 4 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Cleveland Browns 4:05pm
Nov. 12 at Seattle Seahawks (Mon) 5:30pm Nov. 12 San Francisco 49ers (Mon) 5:30pm
Nov. 18 St. Louis Rams 1:15pm Nov. 18 Chicago Bears * 5:15pm
Nov. 25 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm Nov. 25 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Dec. 2 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Dec. 2 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Dec. 9 Minnesota Vikings 1:05pm Dec. 9 Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm
Dec. 15 Cincinnati Bengals (Sat) 5:15pm Dec. 16 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers * 5:15pm Dec. 23 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm
Dec. 30 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington Redskins
Sep. 9 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm Sep. 9 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Sep. 16 New Orleans Saints 1:00pm Sep. 17 at Philadelphia Eagles (Mon) 8:30pm
Sep. 23 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Sep. 23 N.Y. Giants 4:15pm
Sep. 30 at Carolina Panthers 4:05pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 at Indianapolis Colts 4:05pm Oct. 7 Detroit Lions 1:00pm
Oct. 14 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Oct. 21 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Oct. 21 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm
Oct. 28 Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05pm Oct. 28 at New England Patriots 4:15pm
Nov. 4 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Nov. 4 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Nov. 11 BYE Nov. 11 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Nov. 25 Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 2 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Dec. 6 Chicago Bears (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 16 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Dec. 16 at N.Y. Giants * 8:15pm
Dec. 23 at San Francisco 49ers * 5:15pm Dec. 23 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Dec. 30 Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Dec. 30 Dallas Cowboys 1:00pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
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4/11/07
-- Complete 2007 Schedule Available to Fans on NFL.com --
2007 NFL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
The NFL announced today its 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule for 2007, which kicks off on Thursday night,
September 6 and concludes on Sunday, December 30.
The season begins with the NFL’s annual primetime kickoff game on Thursday night. This year the opener on September
6 on NBC (8:30 PM ET) features the Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts at home against the New Orleans
Saints.
In a format introduced in 2004, the Super Bowl champion hosts the NFL Thursday night season kickoff the next year.
This season, Super Bowl XLII – concluding the season-long theme of “Who Wants It More?” – will be played at University
of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February 3, 2008.
One of the highlights in a season sure to have many will come on October 28 when the NFL plays its first regular-season
game overseas as the New York Giants take on the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The game
will be shown live in the United States on FOX at 1:00 PM ET.
The 2007 NFL Kickoff Weekend schedule:
NFL KICKOFF 2007 WEEKEND
Thursday, September 6
LOCAL EASTERN
New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts 8:30 PM ET 8:30 PM
Sunday, September 9
LOCAL EASTERN
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
New England Patriots at New York Jets 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys 7:15 PM CT 8:15 PM
Monday, September 10
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals 7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers 7:15 PM PT 10:15 PM
NBC will carry two primetime games on Kickoff Weekend (Thursday and Sunday nights) for a season total of 17
primetime games (the opening Thursday night kickoff and 16 Sunday Night Football games). The Sunday night Kickoff
Weekend game will feature a division rivalry of 2006 playoff teams as the New York Giants travel to the Dallas Cowboys,
under new head coach WADE PHILLIPS.
ESPN will begin its Monday Night Football schedule with a doubleheader on Kickoff Weekend – the Baltimore Ravens at
the Cincinnati Bengals (7:00 PM ET) and the Arizona Cardinals at the San Francisco 49ers (10:15 PM ET). Then ESPN
will televise one Monday night game for the next 15 weeks. There will continue to be no Monday night game on the final
regular-season weekend (Week 17), enhancing the ability to schedule the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs.
The season again will utilize “flexible scheduling,” in Weeks 11-17.
In those weeks, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday night on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are
eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game will be moved to an
afternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights.
A flexible scheduling move will be announced at least 12 days before the game. For Week 17, the change may be
announced six days before the game. Flexible scheduling will ensure quality matchups on Sunday night in those weeks
and give “surprise” teams a chance to play their way onto primetime.
The Thanksgiving weekend will include an NFL tripleheader on Thursday, as it did last year, and the start of an eight-
game NFL Network primetime schedule.
The early Thanksgiving Day game will feature the Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions on FOX at 12:30 PM ET. The
afternoon game will send the New York Jets to the Dallas Cowboys on CBS at 4:15 PM ET. That night at 8:15 PM ET,
NFL Network will carry the Indianapolis Colts at the Atlanta Falcons.
The Indianapolis-Atlanta game will be the first of eight Thursday and/or Saturday night games televised by NFL Network
in Weeks 12-17. The final three will be on holiday weekends. On Thursday, December 20 (8:15 PM ET), Pittsburgh will
play at St. Louis. On Saturday, December 22 (8:15 PM ET), Dallas will be at Carolina. And on Saturday, December 29
(8:15 PM ET), New England will travel to the New York Giants.
In Week 16, 12 games will be played on Sunday afternoon, December 23. That night on NBC, Tampa Bay is scheduled
to visit San Francisco. And on Monday, December 24, ESPN will carry the Denver at San Diego game at 8:00 PM ET.
The regular season will conclude on New Year’s weekend. NFL Network will have the Patriots-Giants game on Saturday,
and on Sunday, December 30, there will be 14 afternoon games, with Kansas City scheduled to play at the New York Jets
on NBC at 8:15 PM ET.
With the NFL’s 32 teams each playing 16 games over 17 weeks, byes are scheduled for Weeks 4 through 10.
The 2007 playoffs will include four division winners and two wild cards from each conference. The playoffs begin with
Wild Card Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, January 5-6. The two division winners with the best records in each
conference will earn first-round byes.
Wild Card Weekend winners join the top four AFC and NFC division champions in the Divisional Playoffs on Saturday and
Sunday, January 12-13. The AFC and NFC Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 20. The winners
meet two weeks later on Sunday, February 3 in Glendale, Arizona in Super Bowl XLII. The postseason concludes with
the AFC All-Stars vs. the NFC All-Stars in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, February 10 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
CBS will present the AFC, the AFC playoffs, and the AFC Championship Game. FOX will carry NFC games, the NFC
playoffs, the NFC Championship Game, Super Bowl XLII and the Pro Bowl. The 64 AFC-NFC interconference games
(excluding primetime) are carried by CBS when the AFC team is the visitor and by FOX when the NFC team is on the
road. All postseason games are televised nationally.
In addition to its Sunday night package, NBC will televise a Wild Card playoff doubleheader on Saturday, January 5.
By NFL policy, ESPN and NFL Network games also will be carried on free, over-the-air television in the city of the visiting
team and in the city where the game is played if it is sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff.
The NFL is the only sports league that carries all regular-season and postseason games on free, over-the-air television.
Westwood One radio will broadcast all NFL primetime games, the three Thanksgiving Day games and the entire NFL
postseason.
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(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 (FIRST WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
1. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
2. DENVER BRONCOS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
3. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
4. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
5. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
6. TENNESSEE TITANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
7. ATLANTA FALCONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
8. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
9. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
10. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
11. DETROIT LIONS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
12. CHICAGO BEARS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
13. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
14. N.Y. GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
15. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
16. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 7:15p (PT) 10:15p
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 (SECOND WEEKEND)
17. HOUSTON TEXANS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
18. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
19. ATLANTA FALCONS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
20. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
21. BUFFALO BILLS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
22. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
23. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
24. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
25. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05p (MST) 4:05p
26. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
27. DALLAS COWBOYS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
28. N.Y. JETS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
29. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CHICAGO BEARS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
30. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
31. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
32. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
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(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (THIRD WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
33. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
34. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
35. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
36. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
37. BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
38. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
39. DETROIT LIONS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
40. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
41. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
42. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
43. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
44. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
45. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
46. N.Y. GIANTS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
47. DALLAS COWBOYS AT CHICAGO BEARS 7:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
48. TENNESSEE TITANS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 (FOURTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: JACKSONVILLE, NEW ORLEANS, TENNESSEE, WASHINGTON)
49. HOUSTON TEXANS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
50. N.Y. JETS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
51. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
52. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
53. CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
54. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
55. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
56. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
57. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
58. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:15p (MST) 4:15p
59. DENVER BRONCOS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
60. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
61. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT N.Y. GIANTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
62. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
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(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 (FIFTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CINCINNATI, MINNESOTA, OAKLAND, PHILADELPHIA)
LOCAL EASTERN
63. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
64. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
65. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
66. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
67. N.Y. JETS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
68. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
69. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
70. ATLANTA FALCONS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
71. DETROIT LIONS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
72. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
73. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
74. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
75. CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
76. DALLAS COWBOYS AT BUFFALO BILLS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 (SIXTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: BUFFALO, DENVER, DETROIT, INDIANAPOLIS, PITTSBURGH, SAN FRANCISCO)
77. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
78. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
79. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
80. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
81. HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
82. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
83. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
84. TENNESSEE TITANS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
85. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05p (MST) 4:05p
86. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
87. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
88. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
89. N.Y. GIANTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
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(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 (SEVENTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CAROLINA, CLEVELAND, GREEN BAY, SAN DIEGO)
LOCAL EASTERN
90. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
91. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
92. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
93. TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
94. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
95. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
96. ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
97. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
98. N.Y. JETS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
99. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
100. CHICAGO BEARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
101. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
102. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:15p (MT) 8:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
103. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 8:30p (ET) 1:00p
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 (EIGHTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: ARIZONA, ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, DALLAS, KANSAS CITY, SEATTLE)
104. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
105. DETROIT LIONS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
106. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
107. N.Y. GIANTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) 5:00p (GMT) 1:00p
108. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
109. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
110. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
111. BUFFALO BILLS AT N.Y. JETS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
112. HOUSTON TEXANS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
113. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
114. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
115. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
116. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:30p (MT) 8:30p
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 (NINTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CHICAGO, MIAMI, N.Y. GIANTS, ST. LOUIS)
LOCAL EASTERN
117. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
118. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
119. DENVER BRONCOS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
120. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
121. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
122. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
123. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
124. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
125. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
126. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
127. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
128. HOUSTON TEXANS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
129. DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5
130. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (TENTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: HOUSTON, NEW ENGLAND, N.Y. JETS, TAMPA BAY)
131. ATLANTA FALCONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
132. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
133. DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
134. BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
135. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
136. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
137. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
138. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
139. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
140. DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
141. DALLAS COWBOYS AT N.Y. GIANTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
142. CHICAGO BEARS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
143. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
144. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:30p (PT) 8:30p
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(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (ELEVENTH WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
145. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
146. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
147. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
148. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
149. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
150. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
151. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
152. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
153. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
154. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
155. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
156. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
157. N.Y. GIANTS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
158. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
159. CHICAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS * 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19
160. TENNESSEE TITANS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:30p (MT) 8:30p
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 (TWELFTH WEEKEND)
161. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS 12:30p (ET) 12:30p
162. N.Y. JETS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
163. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25
164. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
165. DENVER BRONCOS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
166. TENNESSEE TITANS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
167. HOUSTON TEXANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
168. BUFFALO BILLS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
169. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
170. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
171. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
172. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
173. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
174. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
175. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
176. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
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(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 (THIRTEENTH WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
177. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
178. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
179. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
180. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
181. N.Y. JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
182. DETROIT LIONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
183. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
184. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
185. ATLANTA FALCONS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
186. HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
187. BUFFALO BILLS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
188. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
189. DENVER BRONCOS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
190. N.Y. GIANTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
191. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3
192. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 (FOURTEENTH WEEKEND)
193. CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9
194. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
195. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
196. DALLAS COWBOYS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
197. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
198. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
199. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
200. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
201. N.Y. GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
202. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
203. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
204. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
206. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
205. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT N.Y. JETS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
207. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
208. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
Pg - 8
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 (FIFTEENTH WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
209. DENVER BRONCOS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15
210. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
211. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
212. BUFFALO BILLS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
213. TENNESSEE TITANS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
214. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
215. N.Y. JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
216. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
217. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
218. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
219. ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
220. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
221. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
222. DETROIT LIONS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
223. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT N.Y. GIANTS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17
224. CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 (SIXTEENTH WEEKEND)
225. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22
226. DALLAS COWBOYS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23
227. N.Y. GIANTS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
228. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
229. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
230. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
231. HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
232. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
233. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
234. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
235. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
236. ATLANTA FALCONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
237. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
238. N.Y. JETS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
239. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS * 5:15p (PT) 8:15p
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24
240. DENVER BRONCOS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:00p (PT) 8:00p
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
Pg - 9
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 (SEVENTEENTH WEEKEND)
LOCAL EASTERN
241. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT N.Y. GIANTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
242. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
243. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
244. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
245. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
246. DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
247. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
248. TENNESSEE TITANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
249. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
250. BUFFALO BILLS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
251. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
252. DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
253. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
254. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
255. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
256. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT N.Y. JETS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
POSTSEASON
Saturday, January 5 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (NBC)
Sunday, January 6 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Saturday, January 12 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, January 13 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, January 20 AFC and NFC Championship Games (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, February 3 Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium,
Glendale, AZ (FOX)
Sunday, February 10 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii (FOX)
2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills
Sep. 10 at Cincinnati Bengals (Mon) 7:00pm Sep. 9 Denver Broncos 1:00pm
Sep. 16 N.Y. Jets 4:15pm Sep. 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Sep. 23 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Sep. 30 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm Oct. 8 Dallas Cowboys (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 14 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Oct. 21 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 at N.Y. Jets 4:05pm
Nov. 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers (Mon) 8:30pm Nov. 4 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Nov. 11 Cincinnati Bengals 4:05pm Nov. 11 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Nov. 18 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Nov. 18 New England Patriots 1:00pm
Nov. 25 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Nov. 25 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Dec. 3 New England Patriots (Mon) 8:30pm Dec. 2 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Dec. 9 Indianapolis Colts * 8:15pm Dec. 9 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 16 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm Dec. 23 N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns
Sep. 10 Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 7:00pm Sep. 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Sep. 16 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 23 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm
Oct. 1 New England Patriots (Mon) 8:30pm Sep. 30 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Oct. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Oct. 14 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Oct. 21 N.Y. Jets 4:05pm Oct. 21 BYE
Oct. 28 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Oct. 28 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Nov. 4 Seattle Seahawks 4:05pm
Nov. 11 at Baltimore Ravens 4:05pm Nov. 11 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Nov. 18 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Nov. 25 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Nov. 25 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers * 8:15pm Dec. 2 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm
Dec. 9 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Dec. 9 at N.Y. Jets 4:15pm
Dec. 15 at San Francisco 49ers (Sat) 5:15pm Dec. 16 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Dec. 23 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 30 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm
Denver Broncos Houston Texans
Sep. 9 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Sep. 9 Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Sep. 16 Oakland Raiders 2:15pm Sep. 16 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Jacksonville Jaguars 2:05pm Sep. 23 Indianapolis Colts 12:00pm
Sep. 30 at Indianapolis Colts 4:15pm Sep. 30 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm
Oct. 7 San Diego Chargers 2:15pm Oct. 7 Miami Dolphins 12:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Oct. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 6:15pm Oct. 21 Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Oct. 29 Green Bay Packers (Mon) 6:30pm Oct. 28 at San Diego Chargers 1:05pm
Nov. 4 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Nov. 11 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 11 BYE
Nov. 19 Tennessee Titans (Mon) 6:30pm Nov. 18 New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 25 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm Nov. 25 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Dec. 2 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Dec. 9 Kansas City Chiefs 2:15pm Dec. 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00pm
Dec. 13 at Houston Texans (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 13 Denver Broncos (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 24 at San Diego Chargers (Mon) 5:00pm Dec. 23 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Minnesota Vikings 2:15pm Dec. 30 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars
Sep. 6 New Orleans Saints (Thu) 8:30pm Sep. 9 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Sep. 16 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Sep. 23 at Denver Broncos 2:05pm
Sep. 30 Denver Broncos 4:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm Oct. 7 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Oct. 22 at Jacksonville Jaguars (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 22 Indianapolis Colts (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 28 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Oct. 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm
Nov. 4 New England Patriots 4:15pm Nov. 4 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 11 at San Diego Chargers 5:15pm Nov. 11 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00pm Nov. 18 San Diego Chargers 1:00pm
Nov. 22 at Atlanta Falcons (Thu) 8:15pm Nov. 25 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 2 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 2 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Baltimore Ravens * 8:15pm Dec. 9 Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Dec. 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Houston Texans 1:00pm Dec. 23 Oakland Raiders 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins
Sep. 9 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Sep. 9 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Chicago Bears 3:15pm Sep. 16 Dallas Cowboys 4:05pm
Sep. 23 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Sep. 23 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Sep. 30 Oakland Raiders 1:00pm
Oct. 7 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Cincinnati Bengals 12:00pm Oct. 14 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Oct. 21 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Oct. 21 New England Patriots 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 N.Y. Giants (London) 5:00pm
Nov. 4 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 Denver Broncos 12:00pm Nov. 11 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Nov. 25 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm Nov. 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 2 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm Dec. 2 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Dec. 9 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Dec. 16 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Dec. 23 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at N.Y. Jets * 8:15pm Dec. 30 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
N.Y. Jets New England Patriots
Sep. 9 New England Patriots 1:00pm Sep. 9 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Baltimore Ravens 4:15pm Sep. 16 San Diego Chargers 8:15pm
Sep. 23 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Sep. 23 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Oct. 1 at Cincinnati Bengals (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 7 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Oct. 7 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Oct. 14 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Dallas Cowboys 3:15pm
Oct. 21 at Cincinnati Bengals 4:05pm Oct. 21 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Oct. 28 Buffalo Bills 4:05pm Oct. 28 Washington Redskins 4:15pm
Nov. 4 Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Indianapolis Colts 4:15pm
Nov. 11 BYE Nov. 11 BYE
Nov. 18 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Nov. 22 at Dallas Cowboys (Thu) 3:15pm Nov. 25 Philadelphia Eagles * 8:15pm
Dec. 2 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 3 at Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 9 Cleveland Browns 4:15pm Dec. 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at New England Patriots 1:00pm Dec. 16 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Tennessee Titans 3:15pm Dec. 23 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Kansas City Chiefs * 8:15pm Dec. 29 at N.Y. Giants (Sat) 8:15pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Oakland Raiders Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep. 9 Detroit Lions 1:15pm Sep. 9 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Sep. 16 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Cleveland Browns 1:05pm Sep. 23 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Sep. 30 at Arizona Cardinals 1:15pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm
Oct. 14 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 Kansas City Chiefs 1:05pm Oct. 21 at Denver Broncos 6:15pm
Oct. 28 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Oct. 28 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Nov. 4 Houston Texans 1:15pm Nov. 5 Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 8:30pm
Nov. 11 Chicago Bears 1:15pm Nov. 11 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 18 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Nov. 25 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 26 Miami Dolphins (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 2 Denver Broncos 1:05pm Dec. 2 Cincinnati Bengals * 8:15pm
Dec. 9 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Dec. 9 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Indianapolis Colts 1:05pm Dec. 16 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 20 at St. Louis Rams (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 30 San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Dec. 30 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
San Diego Chargers Tennessee Titans
Sep. 9 Chicago Bears 1:15pm Sep. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at New England Patriots 8:15pm Sep. 16 Indianapolis Colts 12:00pm
Sep. 23 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Sep. 24 at New Orleans Saints (Mon) 7:30pm
Sep. 30 Kansas City Chiefs 1:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Oct. 7 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Oakland Raiders 1:15pm Oct. 14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Oct. 28 Houston Texans 1:05pm Oct. 28 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 4 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Indianapolis Colts 5:15pm Nov. 11 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm
Nov. 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Nov. 19 at Denver Broncos (Mon) 6:30pm
Nov. 25 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm Nov. 25 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Dec. 2 Houston Texans 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Dec. 9 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm
Dec. 16 Detroit Lions 1:15pm Dec. 16 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Dec. 24 Denver Broncos (Mon) 5:00pm Dec. 23 N.Y. Jets 3:15pm
Dec. 30 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm Dec. 30 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons
Sep. 10 at San Francisco 49ers (Mon) 7:15pm Sep. 9 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Sep. 16 Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm Sep. 23 Carolina Panthers 4:15pm
Sep. 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:15pm Sep. 30 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Carolina Panthers 1:05pm Oct. 15 N.Y. Giants (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 21 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Oct. 21 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 BYE
Nov. 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm Nov. 4 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm
Nov. 11 Detroit Lions 2:15pm Nov. 11 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm Nov. 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Nov. 25 San Francisco 49ers 2:05pm Nov. 22 Indianapolis Colts (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 2 Cleveland Browns 2:05pm Dec. 2 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Dec. 10 New Orleans Saints (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 16 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Atlanta Falcons 2:05pm Dec. 23 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm
Dec. 30 St. Louis Rams 2:15pm Dec. 30 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm
Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears
Sep. 9 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 9 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm
Sep. 16 Houston Texans 1:00pm Sep. 16 Kansas City Chiefs 3:15pm
Sep. 23 at Atlanta Falcons 4:15pm Sep. 23 Dallas Cowboys 7:15pm
Sep. 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm Sep. 30 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Green Bay Packers 7:15pm
Oct. 14 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm Oct. 14 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 4:15pm
Oct. 28 Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm Oct. 28 Detroit Lions 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 11 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Nov. 18 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Nov. 18 at Seattle Seahawks * 5:15pm
Nov. 25 New Orleans Saints 1:00pm Nov. 25 Denver Broncos 12:00pm
Dec. 2 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm Dec. 2 N.Y. Giants 3:15pm
Dec. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 6 at Washington Redskins (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 16 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm Dec. 17 at Minnesota Vikings (Mon) 7:30pm
Dec. 22 Dallas Cowboys (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 23 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Dec. 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm Dec. 30 New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions
Sep. 9 N.Y. Giants 7:15pm Sep. 9 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Sep. 16 at Miami Dolphins 4:05pm Sep. 16 Minnesota Vikings 4:05pm
Sep. 23 at Chicago Bears 7:15pm Sep. 23 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Sep. 30 St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 30 Chicago Bears 1:00pm
Oct. 8 at Buffalo Bills (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 7 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Oct. 14 New England Patriots 3:15pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Oct. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Philadelphia Eagles 8:15pm Nov. 4 Denver Broncos 1:00pm
Nov. 11 at N.Y. Giants 4:15pm Nov. 11 at Arizona Cardinals 2:15pm
Nov. 18 Washington Redskins 12:00pm Nov. 18 N.Y. Giants 4:15pm
Nov. 22 N.Y. Jets (Thu) 3:15pm Nov. 22 Green Bay Packers (Thu) 12:30pm
Nov. 29 Green Bay Packers (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 2 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Dec. 9 Dallas Cowboys 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Philadelphia Eagles 3:15pm Dec. 16 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm
Dec. 22 at Carolina Panthers (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 23 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Sep. 9 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm Sep. 9 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Sep. 16 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Sep. 16 at Detroit Lions 4:05pm
Sep. 23 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm Sep. 23 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Sep. 30 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Sep. 30 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Oct. 7 Chicago Bears 7:15pm Oct. 7 BYE
Oct. 14 Washington Redskins 12:00pm Oct. 14 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Oct. 29 at Denver Broncos (Mon) 6:30pm Oct. 28 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 4 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 11 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm Nov. 18 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm
Nov. 22 at Detroit Lions (Thu) 12:30pm Nov. 25 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
Nov. 29 at Dallas Cowboys (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 2 Detroit Lions 12:00pm
Dec. 9 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm Dec. 9 at San Francisco 49ers 1:05pm
Dec. 16 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Dec. 17 Chicago Bears (Mon) 7:30pm
Dec. 23 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm Dec. 23 Washington Redskins 12:00pm
Dec. 30 Detroit Lions 12:00pm Dec. 30 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm
N.Y. Giants New Orleans Saints
Sep. 9 at Dallas Cowboys 7:15pm Sep. 6 at Indianapolis Colts (Thu) 8:30pm
Sep. 16 Green Bay Packers 1:00pm Sep. 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Washington Redskins 4:15pm Sep. 24 Tennessee Titans (Mon) 7:30pm
Sep. 30 Philadelphia Eagles 8:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm Oct. 7 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Oct. 15 at Atlanta Falcons (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 14 at Seattle Seahawks 5:15pm
Oct. 21 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm Oct. 21 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Oct. 28 at Miami Dolphins (London) 5:00pm Oct. 28 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm
Nov. 4 BYE Nov. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Dallas Cowboys 4:15pm Nov. 11 St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Nov. 18 at Detroit Lions 4:15pm Nov. 18 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Nov. 25 Minnesota Vikings 1:00pm Nov. 25 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Chicago Bears 3:15pm Dec. 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm Dec. 10 at Atlanta Falcons (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 16 Washington Redskins * 8:15pm Dec. 16 Arizona Cardinals 12:00pm
Dec. 23 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Dec. 23 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm
Dec. 29 New England Patriots (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 30 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm
Philadelphia Eagles St. Louis Rams
Sep. 9 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Sep. 9 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Sep. 17 Washington Redskins (Mon) 8:30pm Sep. 16 San Francisco 49ers 12:00pm
Sep. 23 Detroit Lions 1:00pm Sep. 23 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at N.Y. Giants 8:15pm Sep. 30 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 Arizona Cardinals 12:00pm
Oct. 14 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 21 Chicago Bears 4:15pm Oct. 21 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm
Oct. 28 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Oct. 28 Cleveland Browns 12:00pm
Nov. 4 Dallas Cowboys 8:15pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 11 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Nov. 18 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm
Nov. 25 at New England Patriots * 8:15pm Nov. 25 Seattle Seahawks 12:00pm
Dec. 2 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm Dec. 2 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Dec. 9 N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Dec. 9 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Dallas Cowboys 3:15pm Dec. 16 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Dec. 23 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 20 Pittsburgh Steelers (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 30 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Arizona Cardinals 2:15pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)
San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Sep. 10 Arizona Cardinals (Mon) 7:15pm Sep. 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:15pm
Sep. 16 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 16 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm
Sep. 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Sep. 23 Cincinnati Bengals 1:05pm
Sep. 30 Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 30 at San Francisco 49ers 1:05pm
Oct. 7 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm Oct. 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 New Orleans Saints 5:15pm
Oct. 21 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Oct. 21 St. Louis Rams 1:15pm
Oct. 28 New Orleans Saints 1:15pm Oct. 28 BYE
Nov. 4 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Cleveland Browns 4:05pm
Nov. 12 at Seattle Seahawks (Mon) 5:30pm Nov. 12 San Francisco 49ers (Mon) 5:30pm
Nov. 18 St. Louis Rams 1:15pm Nov. 18 Chicago Bears * 5:15pm
Nov. 25 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm Nov. 25 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Dec. 2 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Dec. 2 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Dec. 9 Minnesota Vikings 1:05pm Dec. 9 Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm
Dec. 15 Cincinnati Bengals (Sat) 5:15pm Dec. 16 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers * 5:15pm Dec. 23 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm
Dec. 30 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington Redskins
Sep. 9 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm Sep. 9 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Sep. 16 New Orleans Saints 1:00pm Sep. 17 at Philadelphia Eagles (Mon) 8:30pm
Sep. 23 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Sep. 23 N.Y. Giants 4:15pm
Sep. 30 at Carolina Panthers 4:05pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 at Indianapolis Colts 4:05pm Oct. 7 Detroit Lions 1:00pm
Oct. 14 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Oct. 21 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Oct. 21 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm
Oct. 28 Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05pm Oct. 28 at New England Patriots 4:15pm
Nov. 4 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Nov. 4 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Nov. 11 BYE Nov. 11 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Nov. 25 Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 2 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Dec. 6 Chicago Bears (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 16 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Dec. 16 at N.Y. Giants * 8:15pm
Dec. 23 at San Francisco 49ers * 5:15pm Dec. 23 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Dec. 30 Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Dec. 30 Dallas Cowboys 1:00pm
* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
Grambling Remembers Eddie Robinson
Grambling Remembers Eddie Robinson-read below the dotted line for my own personal Coach "ROB" story.
By BRETT MARTEL
AP Sports Writer
GRAMBLING, La. -- It was the kind of gathering of former NFL stars that might draw a crowd in any other small town. Here, they were part of the crowd, just a handful of men among thousands of people honoring the late coaching legend Eddie Robinson.
"He's as great a person, or mentor or coach as America has ever had," said James Harris, the former Grambling State University quarterback who became one of the first black quarterbacks in the NFL when he joined O.J. Simpson in the Buffalo Bills' backfield. "There are so many things to be thankful for and proud of that you just had an opportunity in life to be touched by such an outstanding person."
Robinson's burial on Wednesday was to mark the end of three days of events to honor the longtime Grambling coach, who died last week at age 88. On Monday, he joined only a handful of other figures in Louisiana history, including political titan Huey Long, who have lain in repose inside the state Capitol in Baton Rouge.
On Tuesday night, cars filled a church parking lot and more lined Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue as an overflow crowd crammed into a Baptist church for Robinson's wake.
Robinson's wife, Doris, who had attended a memorial service for her late husband in the Capitol a day earlier, was not at the wake. Friends and family said she was not feeling well but still planned to attend the funeral on Wednesday.
Still, the wake was so crowded that former NFL defensive back Everson Walls, who won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants, spent part of the service standing in the aisle of the church balcony.
Nearby sat Doug Williams, the former NFL quarterback who became the Super Bowl MVP with the Washington Redskins in 1988.
After the service, Harris chatted with Hall of Fame defensive back Willie Brown, who was famous for his 75-yard touchdown return of a Fran Tarkenton pass in the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl victory over the Minnesota Vikings in 1977. Hall of Fame receiver Charlie Joiner was expected to attend the burial on Wednesday, Harris said. They all played at one time or another for the man so many here call "Coach Rob."
"He established a tradition. He put Grambling on the map. He touched football on every level. But even more important, he touched the lives of so many other Americans," Harris said after the service. "Everybody here at Grambling, when you travel around the country, there's such a strong camaraderie that was kind of built through the work of coach. He's a rare, rare person."
Grambling basketball coach and former NBA player Larry Wright, speaking at the wake, drew applause from the crowd when he called Robinson "larger than life" and "the greatest Gramblingite of all-time."
Robinson had no paid assistants when he took what would be his first and only college coaching job in 1941. He went on to coach for 57 seasons, winning 408 games and sending more than 200 players from the small school in rural north Louisiana to the NFL.
Former players have remembered Robinson as a man who not only taught them hard work and perseverance on the football field, but also stressed education, humility, generosity, and loyalty. Longtime residents of this town say Robinson never seemed too busy or self-important to chat with them. Athletes who played sports other than football at Grambling still cited Robinson as a major influence in their lives.
"I would go to football practice almost every day just to hear something legendary from coach Rob," Wright recalled. "You had to get some of his touch. He dealt with everybody. Every time he'd see you, it was: 'Hey, Cat, how you doing?' And you knew that it was genuine. They don't come no better than coach Robinson."
Addressing the crowd, Republican state Sen. Bob Kostelka wondered aloud what kind of salary Robinson might have had a chance to earn were he in his prime in this day of seven-figure salaries for top college coaches.
"He didn't move from university to university. He didn't live in a palace. He lived in the same sleepy little town and produced All-Americans and Hall-of-Famers," Kostelka said. "He gained something more than what you can buy with money. He gained immortality ... and there is only one coach Rob."
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So it was 1989, and Coach ROB was still involved with day to day operations of the team. I was Coaching in Semi-pro at the time, but had begun publishing(along with others) our Annual Guide to the NFL draft. I needed some Information on some players, and was determined to get through the switchboard at the school. One of my fellow coaches, Jeff Barnes ,had gone to Grambling as a QB prospect, but coach ROB switched him to RB/KR/PR, and while my friend sulked a bit, at least he got to play as a backup/special teamer, instead of holding a clipboard for 4 years. So i had my friend call, and of course he got through and i got my information, after Coach talked off my friends' ear for 10 mins.
Two of my more recent co-workers played for Coach ROB as well, and they were roommates. I'm quite sure they are wearing their Grambling st. Pride this week.
By BRETT MARTEL
AP Sports Writer
GRAMBLING, La. -- It was the kind of gathering of former NFL stars that might draw a crowd in any other small town. Here, they were part of the crowd, just a handful of men among thousands of people honoring the late coaching legend Eddie Robinson.
"He's as great a person, or mentor or coach as America has ever had," said James Harris, the former Grambling State University quarterback who became one of the first black quarterbacks in the NFL when he joined O.J. Simpson in the Buffalo Bills' backfield. "There are so many things to be thankful for and proud of that you just had an opportunity in life to be touched by such an outstanding person."
Robinson's burial on Wednesday was to mark the end of three days of events to honor the longtime Grambling coach, who died last week at age 88. On Monday, he joined only a handful of other figures in Louisiana history, including political titan Huey Long, who have lain in repose inside the state Capitol in Baton Rouge.
On Tuesday night, cars filled a church parking lot and more lined Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue as an overflow crowd crammed into a Baptist church for Robinson's wake.
Robinson's wife, Doris, who had attended a memorial service for her late husband in the Capitol a day earlier, was not at the wake. Friends and family said she was not feeling well but still planned to attend the funeral on Wednesday.
Still, the wake was so crowded that former NFL defensive back Everson Walls, who won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants, spent part of the service standing in the aisle of the church balcony.
Nearby sat Doug Williams, the former NFL quarterback who became the Super Bowl MVP with the Washington Redskins in 1988.
After the service, Harris chatted with Hall of Fame defensive back Willie Brown, who was famous for his 75-yard touchdown return of a Fran Tarkenton pass in the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl victory over the Minnesota Vikings in 1977. Hall of Fame receiver Charlie Joiner was expected to attend the burial on Wednesday, Harris said. They all played at one time or another for the man so many here call "Coach Rob."
"He established a tradition. He put Grambling on the map. He touched football on every level. But even more important, he touched the lives of so many other Americans," Harris said after the service. "Everybody here at Grambling, when you travel around the country, there's such a strong camaraderie that was kind of built through the work of coach. He's a rare, rare person."
Grambling basketball coach and former NBA player Larry Wright, speaking at the wake, drew applause from the crowd when he called Robinson "larger than life" and "the greatest Gramblingite of all-time."
Robinson had no paid assistants when he took what would be his first and only college coaching job in 1941. He went on to coach for 57 seasons, winning 408 games and sending more than 200 players from the small school in rural north Louisiana to the NFL.
Former players have remembered Robinson as a man who not only taught them hard work and perseverance on the football field, but also stressed education, humility, generosity, and loyalty. Longtime residents of this town say Robinson never seemed too busy or self-important to chat with them. Athletes who played sports other than football at Grambling still cited Robinson as a major influence in their lives.
"I would go to football practice almost every day just to hear something legendary from coach Rob," Wright recalled. "You had to get some of his touch. He dealt with everybody. Every time he'd see you, it was: 'Hey, Cat, how you doing?' And you knew that it was genuine. They don't come no better than coach Robinson."
Addressing the crowd, Republican state Sen. Bob Kostelka wondered aloud what kind of salary Robinson might have had a chance to earn were he in his prime in this day of seven-figure salaries for top college coaches.
"He didn't move from university to university. He didn't live in a palace. He lived in the same sleepy little town and produced All-Americans and Hall-of-Famers," Kostelka said. "He gained something more than what you can buy with money. He gained immortality ... and there is only one coach Rob."
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So it was 1989, and Coach ROB was still involved with day to day operations of the team. I was Coaching in Semi-pro at the time, but had begun publishing(along with others) our Annual Guide to the NFL draft. I needed some Information on some players, and was determined to get through the switchboard at the school. One of my fellow coaches, Jeff Barnes ,had gone to Grambling as a QB prospect, but coach ROB switched him to RB/KR/PR, and while my friend sulked a bit, at least he got to play as a backup/special teamer, instead of holding a clipboard for 4 years. So i had my friend call, and of course he got through and i got my information, after Coach talked off my friends' ear for 10 mins.
Two of my more recent co-workers played for Coach ROB as well, and they were roommates. I'm quite sure they are wearing their Grambling st. Pride this week.
NFL Network - NFL Replay Schedule For 2007
NFL Replay Telecast Schedule For Airing of 2006 NFL Games
Week 1: Sunday, March 11
1:00 PM ET: Dallas at Jacksonville
2:30 PM ET: New Orleans at Cleveland
4:00 PM ET: Buffalo at New England
5:30 PM ET: Indianapolis at New York Giants
Week 2: Sunday, March 18
1:00 PM ET: Giants at Philadelphia
2:30 PM ET: New England at New York Jets
4:00 PM ET: New Orleans at Green Bay
5:30 PM ET: Carolina at Minnesota
Week 3: Sunday, March 25
1:00 PM ET: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
2:30 PM ET: Carolina at Tamp Bay
4:00 PM ET: Chicago at Minnesota
5:30 PM ET: Jacksonville at Indianapolis
Week 4: Sunday, April 1
1:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at New York Jets
2:30 PM ET: Detroit at St. Louis
4:00 PM ET: Jacksonville at Washington
5:30 PM ET: Baltimore at San Diego
Week 5: Sunday, April 8
1:00 PM ET: Dallas at Philadelphia
2:30 PM ET: St. Louis at Green Bay
4:00 PM ET: Tampa Bay at New Orleans
5:30 PM ET: Kansas City at Arizona
Week 6: Sunday, April 15
1:00 PM ET: Tennessee at Washington
2:30 PM ET: Seattle at St. Louis
4:00 PM ET: Philadelphia at New Orleans
5:30 PM ET: Chicago at Arizona
Week 7: Sunday, April 22
1:00 PM ET: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
2:30 PM ET: San Diego at Kansas City
4:00 PM ET: Pittsburgh at Atlanta
5:30 PM ET: Carolina at Cincinnati
Week 8: Sunday, May 6
1:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at Denver
2:30 PM ET: Seattle at Kansas City
4:00 PM ET: Atlanta at Cincinnati
5:30 PM ET: St. Louis at San Diego
Week 9: Sunday, May 13
1:00 PM ET: Miami at Chicago
2:30 PM ET: Cincinnati at Baltimore
4:00 PM ET: Dallas at Washington
5:30 PM ET: Indianapolis at New England
Week 10: Sunday, May 20
1:00 PM ET: St. Louis at Seattle
2:30 PM ET: Baltimore at Tennessee
4:00 PM ET: San Diego at Cincinnati
5:30 PM ET: New Orleans at Pittsburgh
Week 11: Sunday, May 27
1:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at Dallas
2:30 PM ET: Oakland at Kansas City
4:00 PM ET: AFC North Battles; Cincinnati Bengals vs. New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons vs.
Baltimore Ravens, and Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
5:30 PM ET: Charger Comebacks; San Diego vs. Broncos ( Week 10) & San Diego vs. Cincinnati
(Week 11)
Week 12: Sunday, June 3
1:00 PM ET: Chicago at New Orleans
2:30 PM ET: AFC West Replays; Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City and Oakland Raiders vs. San
Diego Chargers
4:00 PM ET: New York Giants at Tennessee
5:30 PM ET: Last Gasps; Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers vs. St.
Louis Rams
Week 13: Sunday, June 10
1:00 PM ET: Dallas at New York Giants
2:30 PM ET: Kansas City at Cleveland
4:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at Tennessee
5:30 PM ET: Carolina at Philadelphia
Week 14: Sunday, June 17
1:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at Jacksonville
2:30 PM ET: Seattle at Arizona
4:00 PM ET: New Orleans at Dallas
5:30 PM ET: Denver at San Diego
Week 15: Sunday, June 24
1:00 PM ET: Dallas at Atlanta
2:30 PM ET: Tampa at Chicago
4:00 PM ET: Philadelphia at New York Giants
5:30 PM ET: Jacksonville at Tennessee
Week 16: Sunday, July 1
1:00 PM ET: Cincinnati at Denver
2:30 PM ET: New England at Jacksonville
4:00 PM ET: Tennessee at Buffalo
5:30 PM ET: San Diego at Seattle
Week 17: Sunday, July 8
1:00 PM ET: Detroit at Dallas
2:30 PM ET: New York Giants at Washington
4:00 PM ET: San Francisco at Denver
5:30 PM ET: Jacksonville at Kansas City
Week 1: Sunday, March 11
1:00 PM ET: Dallas at Jacksonville
2:30 PM ET: New Orleans at Cleveland
4:00 PM ET: Buffalo at New England
5:30 PM ET: Indianapolis at New York Giants
Week 2: Sunday, March 18
1:00 PM ET: Giants at Philadelphia
2:30 PM ET: New England at New York Jets
4:00 PM ET: New Orleans at Green Bay
5:30 PM ET: Carolina at Minnesota
Week 3: Sunday, March 25
1:00 PM ET: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
2:30 PM ET: Carolina at Tamp Bay
4:00 PM ET: Chicago at Minnesota
5:30 PM ET: Jacksonville at Indianapolis
Week 4: Sunday, April 1
1:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at New York Jets
2:30 PM ET: Detroit at St. Louis
4:00 PM ET: Jacksonville at Washington
5:30 PM ET: Baltimore at San Diego
Week 5: Sunday, April 8
1:00 PM ET: Dallas at Philadelphia
2:30 PM ET: St. Louis at Green Bay
4:00 PM ET: Tampa Bay at New Orleans
5:30 PM ET: Kansas City at Arizona
Week 6: Sunday, April 15
1:00 PM ET: Tennessee at Washington
2:30 PM ET: Seattle at St. Louis
4:00 PM ET: Philadelphia at New Orleans
5:30 PM ET: Chicago at Arizona
Week 7: Sunday, April 22
1:00 PM ET: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
2:30 PM ET: San Diego at Kansas City
4:00 PM ET: Pittsburgh at Atlanta
5:30 PM ET: Carolina at Cincinnati
Week 8: Sunday, May 6
1:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at Denver
2:30 PM ET: Seattle at Kansas City
4:00 PM ET: Atlanta at Cincinnati
5:30 PM ET: St. Louis at San Diego
Week 9: Sunday, May 13
1:00 PM ET: Miami at Chicago
2:30 PM ET: Cincinnati at Baltimore
4:00 PM ET: Dallas at Washington
5:30 PM ET: Indianapolis at New England
Week 10: Sunday, May 20
1:00 PM ET: St. Louis at Seattle
2:30 PM ET: Baltimore at Tennessee
4:00 PM ET: San Diego at Cincinnati
5:30 PM ET: New Orleans at Pittsburgh
Week 11: Sunday, May 27
1:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at Dallas
2:30 PM ET: Oakland at Kansas City
4:00 PM ET: AFC North Battles; Cincinnati Bengals vs. New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons vs.
Baltimore Ravens, and Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
5:30 PM ET: Charger Comebacks; San Diego vs. Broncos ( Week 10) & San Diego vs. Cincinnati
(Week 11)
Week 12: Sunday, June 3
1:00 PM ET: Chicago at New Orleans
2:30 PM ET: AFC West Replays; Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City and Oakland Raiders vs. San
Diego Chargers
4:00 PM ET: New York Giants at Tennessee
5:30 PM ET: Last Gasps; Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers vs. St.
Louis Rams
Week 13: Sunday, June 10
1:00 PM ET: Dallas at New York Giants
2:30 PM ET: Kansas City at Cleveland
4:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at Tennessee
5:30 PM ET: Carolina at Philadelphia
Week 14: Sunday, June 17
1:00 PM ET: Indianapolis at Jacksonville
2:30 PM ET: Seattle at Arizona
4:00 PM ET: New Orleans at Dallas
5:30 PM ET: Denver at San Diego
Week 15: Sunday, June 24
1:00 PM ET: Dallas at Atlanta
2:30 PM ET: Tampa at Chicago
4:00 PM ET: Philadelphia at New York Giants
5:30 PM ET: Jacksonville at Tennessee
Week 16: Sunday, July 1
1:00 PM ET: Cincinnati at Denver
2:30 PM ET: New England at Jacksonville
4:00 PM ET: Tennessee at Buffalo
5:30 PM ET: San Diego at Seattle
Week 17: Sunday, July 8
1:00 PM ET: Detroit at Dallas
2:30 PM ET: New York Giants at Washington
4:00 PM ET: San Francisco at Denver
5:30 PM ET: Jacksonville at Kansas City
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