NFL Schedule Release Tuesday, April 14th @ 6 p.m. CT

by Bear_Down on Apr 9, 2009 2:45 PM CDT Comment 9 comments

Exclusive announcement of 2009 schedule on NFL.com, NFL Network

NFL.com unveils team-by-team and week-by-week schedules and live chats
NFL Network features analysis, interviews with coaches, fan reactions and more

Which team will be the Cowboys' first regular-season opponent in their new stadium? Who will Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson, Donovan McNabb and Kurt Warner take on in their season openers with the Colts, Vikings, Eagles and Cardinals, respectively? How does the road look for the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers as they try to return to the Super Bowl?

These questions and many more will be answered when the 2009 NFL schedule is released in prime time for the first time, exclusively on NFL.com and NFL Network, on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. ET. The entire 2009 schedule will be announced and analyzed on NFL.com and NFL Network during a two-hour primetime NFL Total Access: 2009 Schedule Release Presented by GMC Sierra.

Just as the NFL Draft and NFL Scouting Combine have grown into highly popular off-season events, the NFL Total Access: 2009 Schedule Release Presented by GMC Sierra is another opportunity for fans to connect with the NFL and to see for the first time where, when, and what time their favorite teams will play next season, as well as to analyze and debate the schedule.

For fans who want to see their team's entire schedule right away to plan their football season, NFL.com is the place to visit on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. NFL.com will be the first site to have the complete team-by-team and weekly schedules of all 256 regular-season games, listing opponents, sites and times. NFL.com will feature interactive components by giving fans a voice through chats, fan forums and poll questions.

Other features on the website will include analysis by NFL.com reporters and breakdowns of the division schedules. NFL.com will include which games will be on CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC and NFL Network. There will also be printer-friendly versions of the team-by-team and week-by-week schedules.

NFL Network's NFL Total Access: 2009 Schedule Release will feature host Rich Eisen and in-studio analysts, Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk, Brian Billick, Jamie Dukes, Solomon Wilcots, and former Bucs general manager Bruce Allen, plus other special guests including former Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson.

Reporters will be spread across the country to get reaction. NFL Network reporters will be in Boston to get fan reaction on the Patriots' schedule as Tom Brady returns from his injury, in Philadelphia for the announcement of the first regular season opponent McNabb will face without defensive leader Brian Dawkins, in Chicago for comments on Jay Cutler's debut as he changes conferences, and in Denver to talk about the new season under Josh McDaniels.

The special includes a look at the making of the schedule, plus interviews with head coaches and GMs on how it affects their planning and preparation. Players also will also be interviewed and the top games will be debated.

Additional topics covered during the primetime special will include a look at the Steelers' road back to the Super Bowl, which team will take on the Cowboys in their new stadium for the first time, who is playing in primetime and why, plus the most intriguing matchups of 2009.

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Who really cares about the schedule

I’m serious. The NFL has become a league of extreme parity, and where teams go from the outhouse to the playoffs in one season a lot of times. Just play the games week-to-week.

by BLou on Apr 10, 2009 9:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

people who go to games.

by mike b on Apr 10, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

(GASP) could it be?

Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!

by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 10, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I care about the schedule

and considering how many people use it to judge when wins will be and when we have prime time games, I’d say a lot of people do.

Being Who You Thought We Were Since 2005!

by Adam T on Apr 10, 2009 10:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd give you a +1

but I see that you failed to hit the reply button. tisk tisk, captain. prepare for a mutiny!

Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!

by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 10, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

To that I say hogwash

Anybody who looked at the schedule last season would have said that Atlanta would be an easy cakewalk. Well, that certainly wasn’t the case at all. Fact is the NFL is the land of the salary cap and parity these days, where teams can undergo rapid improvements and fall from grace in a blink of an eyelash. Therefore it is very difficult to predict with precision how a team will do against opponent X or opponent Y before the season is even underway.

by BLou on Apr 10, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

But not being able to predict games

does not mean that no one should care about the schedule.

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. (Vince Lombardi)

by Dane Noble on Apr 10, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We already know who we'll play just not when.

3 division rivals 2x: Minnesota (10-6), Green Bay (6-10), Detroit (0-16)
NFC West: Arizona (9-7), SF (7-9), Seattle(4-12), St.Louis (2-14)
AFC North: Pitt (12-4), Baltimore (11-5), Cincy (4-11-1), Cleveland (4-12)
NFC East 2nd place: Philly (9-6-1)
NFC South 2nd place: Atlanta (11-5)

Last year’s record for our opponents: 105-149-2 .413
Take out Detroit….105-117-2 .473

Games against playoff teams is 7. (Minn x2, Ariz, Pitt, Bal, Phil, Atl)

by MuleTrain on Apr 10, 2009 10:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs