Broncos To Open Season At Oakland On Monday Night Football
The NFL announced it's slate of Primetime offerings to be featured Opening Weekend of the NFL Season and the Broncos, despite missing the playoffs for the 2nd straight season have made the list.
Featured as the 2nd of the Monday Night Double-Header on September 8th, 2008, the Broncos will travel to Oakland to face the hated Raiders, with kickoff scheduled for 10:15PM est/8:15PM mst. Nothing like getting our yearly trip to the grimy hell that is Oakland out of the way early in the season.
The rest of the schedule is below --
Thursday, September 4th -- Washington Redskins @ New York Giants
Sunday, September 7th -- Chicago Bears @ Indianapolis Colts
Monday, September 8th(Game 1) -- Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers
Monday September 8th(Game 2) -- Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders
Thanks to rock34 for the following --
As usual Denver starts the season on the road!
This will be Denver's 4th consecutive year on the road. Here are opening day games dating back to 1991:
1991: Home vs Bengals - win
1992: Home vs Raiders- win
1993: Away at Jets- win
1994: Home vs Chargers- loss
1995: Home -vs Bills- win
1996: Home vs Jets- win
1997: Home vs Chiefs- win
1998: Home vs Patriots- win
1999: Home vs Dolphins- loss
2000: Away at Rams- loss
2001: Home vs Giants- win
2002: Home vs Rams- win
2003: Away at Bengals- win
2004: Home vs Chiefs- win
2005: Away at Dolphins- loss
2006: Away at Rams- loss
2007: Away at Bills- win
RECORD - 12-6
2008: Away at Raiders- ?
And More --
Denver’s all-time record in season openers stands at 30-17-1 (23-6-1 home / 7-11 road).
The Broncos are 4-1 all-time in season openers against the Raiders, posting a 4-0 record at home and an 0-1 mark on the road. The two clubs last opened the regular season against each other on Sept. 6, 1992, when the Broncos defeated the Raiders 17-13 at Mile High Stadium
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Ahh good.
OOMPA LOOMPA, DOOMPADAH DEE
It's JaMarcus Russell, RRRRRUUUUNNNN!!!!!
by Tim Lynch on Mar 31, 2008 12:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Game 1...
by John Bena on Mar 31, 2008 12:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
diary
Bring on the Faders!
by rock34 on Mar 31, 2008 12:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Great Minds...
by John Bena on Mar 31, 2008 12:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That game involving the Packers
by Russ Oates on Mar 31, 2008 12:38 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
ProFootballTalk
Somebody there had suggested Denver-Oakland as the second MNF game, but they also suggested another divisional game for Sunday night (instead of Indy-Chicago)
by MattR on Mar 31, 2008 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sucks.
Bummer.
by MN Bronco on Mar 31, 2008 2:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure...
by sirsam on Mar 31, 2008 2:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is ESPN.....
by mdierk on Mar 31, 2008 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHOOOO
by Darin H on Mar 31, 2008 3:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Darin
Exactly what kind of Bronco fan are you?
Have fun getting stabbed at McAfee when we kick the crap out of the Oakland Silly-Ninnies.
by kwool79 on Mar 31, 2008 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahah
by Darin H on Mar 31, 2008 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Darin
by kwool79 on Mar 31, 2008 5:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's all good
by Darin H on Mar 31, 2008 5:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game will be show after the Vikings v Packers
by bcfunderburk on Mar 31, 2008 4:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
In Alaska, the late game will start at 6 PM
by Arctic Bronco on Apr 1, 2008 12:22 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

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