Carolina Panthers Official 2009 Schedule

It's official.

As of 7:00 PM Eastern time, the Panthers' 2009 schedule of opponents was made public. Three games will be shown nationally in primetime spots.

This year looks to be more of a challenge and more daunting than last season's schedule, with  four games against NFC East teams, NFC North, the usual six against NFC South, and AFC East teams.

Here are the dates, times, and television stations for 2009.

1 Sun, Sept. 13 Philadelphia Eagles FOX 1 p.m.

2 Sun, Sept. 20 at Atlanta Falcons FOX 1 p.m.

3 Mon, Sept. 28 at Dallas Cowboys ESPN 8:30 p.m.

4 Bye Week

5 Sun, Oct. 11 Washington Redskins FOX 1 p.m.

6 Sun, Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers FOX 1 p.m.

7 Sun, Oct. 25 Buffalo Bills CBS 4:05 p.m.

8 Sun, Nov. 1 at Arizona Cardinals FOX 4:15 p.m.

9 Sun, Nov. 8 at New Orleans Saints FOX 4:05 p.m.

10 Sun, Nov. 15 Atlanta Falcons FOX 1 p.m.

11 Thu, Nov. 19 Miami Dolphins NFL Network 8:20 p.m.

12 Sun, Nov. 29 at New York Jets FOX 1 p.m.

13 Sun, Dec. 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers FOX 1 p.m.

14 Sun, Dec. 13 at New England Patriots FOX 1 p.m.

15 Sun, Dec. 20 Minnesota Vikings NBC 8:20 p.m.

16 Sun, Dec. 27 at New York Giants FOX 1 p.m.

17 Sun, Jan. 3 New Orleans Saints FOX 1 p.m.

*All home games are in bold print.

And for those of you whom are interested, yes I am rooting for my Panthers over the Eagles.