NFL Schedules Released

Bill_Abner · Post by **Bill_Abner** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:44 pm

The Browns Schedule:

Sunday, September 11 CINCINNATI BENGALS
Sunday, September 18 @ Green Bay Packers
Sunday, September 25 @ Indianapolis Colts
Sunday, October 2 Bye Week
Sunday, October 9 CHICAGO BEARS
Sunday, October 16 @ Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, October 23 DETROIT LIONS
Sunday, October 30 @ Houston Texans
Sunday, November 6 TENNESSEE TITANS
Sunday, November 13 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Sunday, November 20 MIAMI DOLPHINS
Sunday, November 27 @ Minnesota Vikings
Sunday, December 4 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Sunday, December 11 @ Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday, December 18 @ Oakland Raiders
Saturday, December 24 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Sunday, January 1 BALTIMORE RAVENS

Super Bowl here we come.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:53 pm

The Steelers have an odd schedule. Games on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day as well as 3 of the last 4 games vs. the Norris Division.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:04 pm

Leebo33 wrote:The Steelers have an odd schedule. Games on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day as well as 3 of the last 4 games vs. the Norris Division.

What difference does it make? They'll be out of it by then.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:08 pm

lexbur wrote:
Leebo33 wrote:The Steelers have an odd schedule. Games on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day as well as 3 of the last 4 games vs. the Norris Division.
What difference does it make? They'll be out of it by then.

JOZ · Post by **JOZ** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:10 pm

Damnit....are they playing football again this year?

I'm absolutely thrilled at the constant news around here (Indy) about how the new stadium is gonna be funded.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:08 pm

Why is Atlanta getting 3 Monday night games? Did someone lose a bet or something?

jimd · Post by **jimd** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:15 pm

Leebo33 wrote:The Steelers have an odd schedule. Games on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day as well as 3 of the last 4 games vs. the Norris Division.

As for Christmas Eve and New Year's Day, it's not just the Steelers, there is a full slate of NFL games on both those days.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:27 pm

jimd wrote:
Leebo33 wrote:The Steelers have an odd schedule. Games on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day as well as 3 of the last 4 games vs. the Norris Division.
As for Christmas Eve and New Year's Day, it's not just the Steelers, there is a full slate of NFL games on both those days.

True, but it's still odd none-the-less. I'm not sure if the Steelers have ever played a regular season game on New Year's Day and I can't remember many on Christmas Eve off the top of my head.

icvu42 · Post by **icvu42** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:39 pm

For the first time that I can ever remember, no national TV (sunday night or MNF) games for my Dolphins. Thank God for NFL Sunday ticket.

Rick

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:40 pm

skidmark wrote:Why is Atlanta getting 3 Monday night games? Did someone lose a bet or something?

There's a lot of hype surrounding Ron Mexico

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:57 pm

icvu42 wrote:For the first time that I can ever remember, no national TV (sunday night or MNF) games for my Dolphins. Thank God for NFL Sunday ticket.

Yeah that is a little crazy...but after 4-12, I don't really blame the networks. It's not like the Dolphins have any big names besides Taylor and Thomas, so they don't really even have anything to market. At least with Ricky, they had a name. I too, am very happy that I have Sunday Ticket.

rubba19 · Post by **rubba19** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:58 pm

icvu42 wrote:For the first time that I can ever remember, no national TV (sunday night or MNF) games for my Dolphins. Thank God for NFL Sunday ticket.

Rick

If the Jets or Giants went 4-12, they would at least have one. I thought every team got at least one prime time game per year?

Anyone else missing?

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:10 pm

rubba19 wrote:
icvu42 wrote:For the first time that I can ever remember, no national TV (sunday night or MNF) games for my Dolphins. Thank God for NFL Sunday ticket.

Rick
If the Jets or Giants went 4-12, they would at least have one. I thought every team got at least one prime time game per year?

Anyone else missing?

I took a quick look and I don't see prime time games for Tennessee or Tampa Bay either.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:57 pm

Leebo33 wrote:
rubba19 wrote:
icvu42 wrote:For the first time that I can ever remember, no national TV (sunday night or MNF) games for my Dolphins. Thank God for NFL Sunday ticket.

Rick
If the Jets or Giants went 4-12, they would at least have one. I thought every team got at least one prime time game per year?

Anyone else missing?
I took a quick look and I don't see prime time games for Tennessee or Tampa Bay either.

I'm pretty sure it's not guaranteed -- the Bears have had some empty prime time stretches, though they have a Sunday night against Ron Mexico and the Falcons this year.

Really shows how much the Dolphins have sunk, though. They were one of those teams like the Cowboys and Giants/Jets that always had a prime time game.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:02 pm

Every team must be scheduled to play in at least 1 primetime game. Teams with horrible records the year before are almost always on the Sunday night game while teams with the better records are scheduled for the Monday night games. IMO the Sunday night games have been way more entertaining over the last several years than the Monday night games.

bkrich83 · Post by **bkrich83** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:20 pm

ScoopBrady wrote:Every team must be scheduled to play in at least 1 primetime game. Teams with horrible records the year before are almost always on the Sunday night game while teams with the better records are scheduled for the Monday night games. IMO the Sunday night games have been way more entertaining over the last several years than the Monday night games.

The Chargers have had several seasons where they had no prime time games. Price you pay when you are crap.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:35 pm

bkrich83 wrote:The Chargers have had several seasons where they had no prime time games. Price you pay when you are crap.

Speaking of the Chargers...I guess I'm going to be in San Diego on December 11th.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:41 pm

YES!

The Rams only have one monday night game.
Monday nights will be stress free...Not having to worry about wasted timeouts, stupid challenges and scary play calls. These will be reserved for sundays with the Moron Mike.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:42 pm

I'm surprised by the full slate of games on New Year's. What will happen to the college football new year's day bowls.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:00 pm

bkrich83 wrote:
ScoopBrady wrote:Every team must be scheduled to play in at least 1 primetime game. Teams with horrible records the year before are almost always on the Sunday night game while teams with the better records are scheduled for the Monday night games. IMO the Sunday night games have been way more entertaining over the last several years than the Monday night games.
The Chargers have had several seasons where they had no prime time games. Price you pay when you are crap.

I believe this is pretty recent. That's why the Cardinals have played on Sunday night the past couple of years. They usually try to at least make it a division rivalry game. Maybe that's why Sunday night games have been more entertaining.

Edit:
I just went throught the schedule and it appears every team with the exception of the Titans and Dolphins are scheduled to play in a primetime game. I guess I was wrong but I could swear I heard someone making fun of the ESPN Sunday Night matchup between 2 horrible teams once on the radio and the one guy said something like "Well that's what you get for guaranteeing every team a primetime game."

bkrich83 · Post by **bkrich83** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:20 pm

Chargers didn't have a primtime game last year either.

They do have 3 this upcoming year.