NFL HALL OF FAME GAME. Sunday August 6 2006. 8:00 e.t. Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio. The NFL's exhibition season opens in Canton, Ohio, as NBC returns to the NFL with this prime-time game (8 ET). with The Eagles are coming off a season in which they went first-to-worst in the NFC East, finishing last with a 6-10 record. There's no Terrell Owens distraction this year, however, and odds are Donovan McNabb will have a huge bounce-back year. Sportsbooks likely will expect the Raiders to again finish last in the AFC West, as they did last year again, this time with a 4-12 record. However, Oakland has a new coach in Art Shell and new likely starting quarterback in Aaron Brooks. Hall of Fame game breakdown ( updated thru July 21) ? Annual National Football League pre-season exhibition game ? The building opened in Canton, Ohio, United States, on September 7, 1963. ? The two teams that play in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game are selected by the league. ? Horrigan Award nominees: Joe Horrigan, the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Vice President Communications/Exhibits. Bob Harlan, former Green Bay Packers President. Seattle Seahawks Head Coach, Mike Holmgren. Carolina Panthers General Manager Marty Hurney and Floyd Reese, the General Manager of the Tennessee Titans. ? The 2006 Hall of fame game will feature the Philadelphia Eagles vs Oakland Raiders. ? The Raiders will make their third appearance in Canton while the game marks the fourth time that the Eagles have played in the preseason classic.
