The NFL has announced that Tuesday April 14th will be the unveiling of the 2009 NFL Schedule. This is always one of my favorite days of the NFL Offseason. It is quickly becoming a big deal to the rest of the fans and the media as well. NFL Network has decided to unveil the schedule in primetime at 7:00pm EST with a two hour breakdown. ESPN has countered with a three hour extravaganza to analyze the schedule and matchups. The NFL announced its Opening Night game, Thanksgiving games, and Week 1 primetime matchups back at the Owners Meetings in March. It is really hard to predict the entire 2009 schedule, but there are nuggets out there to keep an eye on for Tuesday.
1) Expect a lot of primetime games (Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Thursday and Saturday Night Football) for the following teams: Dallas (Always a draw), New York Giants (A ratings hit), Philly (Always a contending team), Chicago (A ratings hit and now Cutler), New England (The return of Tom Brady), Indy (Peyton Manning), Pittsburgh (A ratings hit and defending SB Champs), San Diego (Star power and contending team).
2) What will NFL Network do with Christmas Weekend? Christmas Eve is a Thursday and NFL Network usually has a Thursday Night Game and a Saturday Night Game the second to last week of the season. Will NFL Network go with a Thursday Night XMAS Eve game? Will they add a Saturday Night game on December 18th to compensate for losing a game on XMAS Eve?
3) The NFL should also set up some primetime games and doubleheaders around these teams: Miami (Defending AFC East Champs), Baltimore (Up and coming team), Tennessee (13-3 in '08), Houston (Possible Playoff team in '09), Buffalo (The TO factor), Atlanta (Matt Ryan), Green Bay (Possible '09 sleeper), Seattle (Usually good and ready for a bounce back).
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