Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NFL likely to open season in Pittsburgh Click here to find out more! NFL.com wire reportsNEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2006) -- The 2006 NFL season most likely will start in Pittsburgh on Sept. 7, keeping with a recent trend of beginning the schedule with the current Super Bowl champion.The Thursday opener could be part of a doubleheader, one beginning at 6 p.m. ET and the second at 9. p.m., NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said. He also said the league is still open to a game overseas for the 2006 season, perhaps in London's Wembley Stadium.The 2006 schedule will be disclosed in April, although some games, such as the opener, may be announced earlier.The NFL began opening its season on Thursday night in 2002, when San Francisco was at the New York Giants, in part to commemorate the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The following season, the New York Jets were at Washington in a game that was also considered a game honoring the two cities hit by the attacks.But the last two openers have been at New England, the Super Bowl champion. The first was against Indianapolis and last season's opener was against Oakland.NBC, which takes over for ABC as the network for night games, probably would televise the game in Pittsburgh. The second game that night would be telecast by ESPN, which is taking over the Monday night spot from ABC.That would provide the cable network with a 17th game -- the league will most likely go again without a game the final Monday night of the season. Thursday and Saturday nights are now unavailable to ESPN because the NFL Network has picked up eight late-season games on those nights, beginning with Thanksgiving night.As for the London game, Aiello said it remained under consideration. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said at the Super Bowl it was unlikely the NFL would play a regular-season game outside the United States this season. The first one took place last season with San Francisco playing Arizona in Mexico City.</div>http://www.nfl.com/news/story/9231237Pretty sweet, can't wait 'til next season!!!
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... dude it don't even say who they are gonna play against so how you know its gonna be a good game or not?
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... Usually the opening game of the season is at the home of the Super Bowl Champions, isn't it? The only thing I don't like about the Steelers opening the season is that us Steelers fans will then have to wait 10 days until the next game.
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... Hopefully they face Baltimore. Which would make it a good game.
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FroztyE @ Feb 14 2006, 07:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>dude it don't even say who they are gonna play against so how you know its gonna be a good game or not?</div>i seen new england so i though thats who they were playing
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... Money says its Denver the Steelers play to open the season. We are scheduled to play them at home and it would be a rematch of the AFC Championshiop game. I'm confident it will be Denver.
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... I heard it will be Denver, too, Hypnotic. If so, looks like the Steelers win Game #1. The Steelers will once again make Plummer look like a chump.
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pom-Poms @ Feb 17 2006, 07:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I heard it will be Denver, too, Hypnotic. If so, looks like the Steelers win Game #1. The Steelers will once again make Plummer look like a chump. </div>I really hope Denver doesn't sign TO.
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hypnotic? @ Feb 17 2006, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pom-Poms @ Feb 17 2006, 07:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I heard it will be Denver, too, Hypnotic. If so, looks like the Steelers win Game #1. The Steelers will once again make Plummer look like a chump. </div>I really hope Denver doesn't sign TO.</div>I really hope no one signs TO, lol. He's a punk! Maybe he can go play for Team Europe or sumthin'.
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I really hope no one signs TO, lol. He's a punk! Maybe he can go play for Team Europe or sumthin'.</div>lol, I hate that guy he rips teams apart. You can't deny his skill though.
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gopackers4 @ Feb 19 2006, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I really hope no one signs TO, lol. He's a punk! Maybe he can go play for Team Europe or sumthin'.</div>lol, I hate that guy he rips teams apart. You can't deny his skill though.</div>You're definitely right in that the guy has skill. Wonder how much his skill has suffered, though, since he didn't play all of last season. I know the Steelers won't be picking up T.O. The Rooneys would never put up with his crap, lol.
Re: Next season's opening game will most likely be.... Damn, I think the season opener might be on ESPN. I hope it's on NBC.
