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Steelers-Patriots to open 2015 schedule Sept. 10
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 23 - 04 - 2015

In this Jan. 2014, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Randall Cobb (R) celebrates his touchdown catch with teammate Jordy Nelson during the first half of their NFL football NFC Championship game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. The Packers opened offseason workouts, moving on from their crushing loss to Seattle in the NFC title game to start looking ahead to 2015. — AP
NEW YORK — Among the Patriots' rewards for winning the Super Bowl is hosting the season opener.
The opposition this year is another team with championship pedigree: the Pittsburgh Steelers.
New England and Pittsburgh will begin the NFL season on Thursday night, Sept. 10 with a game matching quarterbacks with six Super Bowl rings and nine Super Bowl appearances: Tom Brady vs. Ben Roethlisberger.
Since Brady became New England's starting quarterback in 2001, he is 6-3 against the Steelers — he missed the 2008 game while injured — including 2-0 in the playoffs.
Other prime-time matchups on opening weekend will have the New York Giants at Dallas on Sunday, Sept. 13; Philadelphia at Atlanta, followed by Minnesota at San Francisco in a Monday night doubleheader.
Both conference championship rematches will be Sunday night affairs: Seattle at Green Bay in Week 2, Patriots at Colts on Oct. 18.
Yet another Sunday game will be the latest Brady-Peyton Manning faceoff when the Patriots are at Denver on Nov. 29.
Three days earlier, the traditional Thanksgiving Day games will feature Detroit hosting the Eagles, followed by Carolina visiting the Cowboys.
The holiday evening contest is a renewal of the NFL's longest-running rivalry, with Chicago at Green Bay. The Packers reportedly will retire Brett Favre's jersey that night.
“I think it's great, and it will be great for our fans, the first time we've had a Thanksgiving night game here at Lambeau Field,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. “I think it will definitely be a special night.”
The Packers also open the season at Chicago.
“Going to Chicago is always a big game,” McCarthy said. “Doing it Week 1 with a new (Bears) coaching staff brings some extra challenges, but we're looking forward to starting off with the oldest rivalry in the National Football League.”
Three games in London will have the Jets against the host Dolphins at 9:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 4; Buffalo facing host Jacksonville on Oct. 25; and Detroit against host Kansas City on Nov. 1.
Among the most anticipated games is the first visit to MetLife Stadium by new Bills coach Rex Ryan to face his former club, the Jets. That occurs Thursday night, Nov. 12.
Stadium near Los Angeles
A proposed $1.7 billion stadium in Los Angeles which could re-establish NFL in America's second-biggest city moved closer to reality after a favorable vote by a local city council Tuesday.
The 3-0 by the Carson City Council marks a significant step forward for plans to lure the NFL back to the Los Angeles area after two-decades without a team.
The next moves now belong to the proposed tenant teams — the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders — and to the NFL.
Council members could have opted to put the issue before Carson voters, but instead chose to approve it outright themselves as state law allows. — Agencies


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