NFL Week 1 full schedule: TV network info, announcers and odds
After months and months of offseason, the NFL is finally back.
The regular season opens Thursday and this weekend with a loaded Week 1 slate that gets underway with the NFL’s annual Thursday Night Kickoff game, and this year, it’s a little more noteworthy. The league is commemorating its 100th season and is doing so with one of its oldest rivalries. For the 199th time in league history, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will face off in Soldier Field in what is one of five matchups this week between divisional foes. The Bears and quarterback Mitchell Trubisky will try to defend their NFC North championship from last season against a Packers squad in its first season under rookie coach Matt LaFleur.
Over in the AFC, the big matchup takes place Sunday night between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots. Both these perennial powers are undergoing some transition, as Steelers passer Ben Roethlisberger looks to steer an offense that lost running back Le’Veon Bell and receiver Antonio Brown this offseason, while Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will try to overcome the retirement of star tight end Rob Gronkowski and former defensive assistant Brian Flores.
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Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
TV: Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ET; Soldier Field; NBC (Mike Tirico, Chris Collinsworth)
Line: Bears by 3
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET; Lincoln Financial Field; FOX (Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, Pam Oliver)
Line: Eagles by 9
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET; MetLife Stadium; CBS (Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon)
Line: Jets by 3
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET; U.S. Bank Stadium; FOX (Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman, Shannon Spake )
Line: Vikings by 4
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Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins
TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET; Hard Rock Stadium; CBS (Andrew Catalon, James Lofton)
Line: Ravens by 7
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET; TIAA Bank Field; CBS (Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn)
Line: Chiefs by 4
Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns
TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET; FirstEnergy Stadium; CBS (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson)
Line: Browns by 6
Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers
TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET; Bank of America Stadium; FOX (Chris Myers, Daryl “Moose” Johnston, Laura Okmin)
Line: Rams by 3
Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks
TV: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET; CenturyLink Field; CBS (Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta)
Line: Seahawks by 9.5
Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Chargers
TV: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET; Dignity Health Sports Park; CBS (Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Melanie Collins)
Line: Chargers by 6.5
San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TV: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET; at Raymond James Stadium; FOX (Kenny Albert, Rondé Barber, Lindsay Czarniak)
Line: Buccaneers by 1
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
TV: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET; AT&T Stadium; FOX (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews)
Line: Cowboys by 7
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals
TV: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET; State Farm Stadium; FOX (Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth, Jennifer Hale)
Line: Lions by 2.5
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
TV: Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET; Gillette Stadium; NBC (Mike Tirico, Chris Collinsworth)
Line: Patriots by 6
Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints
TV: Monday, 7:10 p.m. ET; Mercedes-Benz Superdome; ESPN (Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland, John Parry, Lisa Salters)
Line: Saints by 7
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders
TV: Monday, 10:20 p.m. ET; Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum; ESPN (Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge)
Line: Pick ’em
Lines by Danny Sheridan
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