Patsfan04 Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 I had the below post in the Vandergagt thread: Enough with the talk and stat comparison, Pats fans think the Pats will win, Indy and neutral fans think the Colts will win. Wouldn't it be ironic that the Colts ended their 2003 season in Foxboro, opended their 2004 schedule with a loss in Foxboro, and ended their 2004 season in Foxboro? Does something like this happen often? With the Colts on the Patriots home schedule next year, would the NFL be cruel enought to subject the Colts to another World Champion banner unveiling on opening night? (if it all plays out as hoped) 649906[/snapback] The NFL changes year to year, but at 1st glance, the Pats have a pretty tough schedule. Home...........Away MIA..............MIA BUF..............BUF NYJ...............NYJ OAK..............DEN SD................KC NO................ATL TB................CAR IND..............PIT The NFL seems to be committed to this Thursday night opening game at the SB Champion, and the marquee home game seems to be Indy. So is the NFL cruel enough to have Indy present for another championship banner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 I would think it would be Pittsburgh. That seems to be the trend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vet Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 I doubt it. I think they'll want to get some other cities involved. So far they've had SF, both NY teams, DC, NE and Indy on opening night. Maybe Dallas at Philly next year - something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whotz Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 I would think it would be Pittsburgh. That seems to be the trend... 689390[/snapback] Where do you get that listing showing who each teams plays next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsfan04 Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 (edited) I would think it would be Pittsburgh. That seems to be the trend... 689390[/snapback] Opening weekend this past year, I read an article where the NFL was trying to link the Superbowl winner (neutral site) and opening night/weekend. I could have sworn I read that they want the Superbowl winner to kickoff opening weekend on Thursday night at home. It was a pretty big production with Toby Keith, Elton John, Destiny's Child, Lenny Kravitz, unveiling of the Championship Banner, etc. Again, based on what I read last September, the Patriots will be hosting that opening Thursday night game this September. They play @ Pittsburgh. They host Indy, so that is my guess. Edited February 8, 2005 by Patsfan04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsfan04 Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 Where do you get that listing showing who each teams plays next year? 689401[/snapback] I got mine at patriots.com. Your team might have something similar. Otherwise, someone here sent a link out a few months ago where you can pick any team, maybe Big John linked it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_lung Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Where do you get that listing showing who each teams plays next year? 689401[/snapback] The schedule for every NFL team next year can be found here: 2005 Regular Season Opponents Yet to be determined is who plays on which days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsfan04 Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 My apologies to the folks that are sick of the Patriots, but the Patriots will be hosting the Thursday night game NFL opening weekend. This is based on the following text in this NFL.COM article. The game at Gillette Stadium and the link to Jacksonville on "NFL Opening Kickoff" starts a tradition of holding the NFL's season-opening event at the home of the Super Bowl champion and connecting it to the site of the next Super Bowl. Home MIA BUF NYJ OAK SD NO TB IND Which above team will the NFL pick? My guess is Indy. Which brings me back to my original point....... Indy finished the 2003 season with a LOSS at New England Indy opened the 2004 season and closed their 2004 season with a LOSS at NE. Will the NFL be cruel enough to have Indy watch another Championship banner raising celebration at NE on opening night? Consider that NE and Indy could both be in the running for the playoffs, and Indy's problems at NE, it just seems like bad luck as far as scheduling for Indy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 The only time they've had the reigning champ open the season was last year. I doubt they'd do it again. It's like a moving party to kick off the season. I agree with the earlier thought that they'd want to move the experience around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Pimp Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 My apologies to the folks that are sick of the Patriots, but the Patriots will be hosting the Thursday night game NFL opening weekend.This is based on the following text in this NFL.COM article. Home MIA BUF NYJ OAK SD NO TB IND Which above team will the NFL pick? My guess is Indy. Which brings me back to my original point....... Indy finished the 2003 season with a LOSS at New England Indy opened the 2004 season and closed their 2004 season with a LOSS at NE. Will the NFL be cruel enough to have Indy watch another Championship banner raising celebration at NE on opening night? Consider that NE and Indy could both be in the running for the playoffs, and Indy's problems at NE, it just seems like bad luck as far as scheduling for Indy. 689768[/snapback] My guess will be either SD or NYJ. As much as Indy vs NE would be a great matchup again, my guess is that the NFL will want to attempt to showcase a different playoff team in the spotlight. No reasoning to back this up, JMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsfan04 Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 The only time they've had the reigning champ open the season was last year. I doubt they'd do it again. It's like a moving party to kick off the season. I agree with the earlier thought that they'd want to move the experience around. 689772[/snapback] Yes, that was the only time, but in the announcement for that time, the NFL states that the September 2004 game....."starts a tradition of holding the NFL's season-opening event at the home of the Super Bowl champion and connecting it to the site of the next Super Bowl" This means that the Patriots will be hosting this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 (edited) If they decide to continue the trend, I hope it is the Colts. It'd be great to knock off the champs in their house. This is the Colts year! Edited February 8, 2005 by CaptainHook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vet Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Yes, that was the only time, but in the announcement for that time, the NFL states that the September 2004 game....."starts a tradition of holding the NFL's season-opening event at the home of the Super Bowl champion and connecting it to the site of the next Super Bowl" This means that the Patriots will be hosting this game. 689787[/snapback] Interesting. I didn't realize that they were trying to start that tradition. I hope it's not the Jets. San Diego would be a good matchup. It would also allow the Chargers to have 10 days to prepare for their week 2 opponent after having traveled cross country and back. I bet that's what they do. I bet they drag out Aretha Franklin and dust her off as part of the musical attraction in Detroit - if she's still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinatieri Is God Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 My guess would be SD. No one expected much of them this year so I don't think they had any any prime time games during the season (I could be wrong). They had a great year and will get a couple shots at MNF this year. Why not let them start the season out that way. They have to play the Pats at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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