NFL Schedule 2011: Packers vs. Saints Is NFL's First Primetime Game of the Year
By on April 20, 2011
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2011 NFL Schedule Has the Packers Hosting the Saints on Opening Night
The last two Super Bowl winners will be going head-to-head in week one. It's such a good matchup that NBC snagged it up for the Thursday night primetime slot of opening night.
Two of the top five quarterbacks in the league will battle it out at 8:30 pm ET on September 8th, 2011. As reigning champs the Packers have the pleasure of hosting the first game of the season. It truly is the best game of week one, and it deserves to kick off the season. Gregg Rosenthal of NBC Sports writes it will be a good or bad day for NFL fans.
It'll either be a celebratory return to football after a depressing offseason or a deeply depressing day for all football fans.
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He's exactly right and it hurts to even think about it. Let the denial phase begin folks. We're just going to pretend that there will be a season next years, especially since you just showed us an awesome line up of games this year.
The NFL couldn't have kicked it off with a better game. The Packers will need to prove that last year wasn't a fluke, and the Saints need to prove that they can win the big games. New Orleans wasn't quite the same last year as they were during their Super Bowl run. A win here and they could give the Packers the same fate.
Green Bay must make sure Ryan Grant has a productive game since it will be his first one in quite some time. They must also keep him healthy. The Saints will also need their running backs to stay healthy, as well as prove they can be a vital part to this offense. Drew Brees is good, but he needs run support just like every other quarterback in the league.
Aaron Rodgers vs Drew Brees will be quite the showdown. It begins on week one, which is a time when nobody wants to lose.
Prediction: Packers win 27-24
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