"Jarod Allred - Military vs. Professional Sports: On Caleb Campbell

First of all let me get this off my head, I want to say something to all the kids who would like to play professional sports, do not join any branch of the military if you think your good enough to play professional sports. Take it from Caleb Campbell, you can't change your mind once you join the military, it's too late for that. Caleb Campbell should have seen this coming and he should have known that the military comes first and no one is immune to the deployment bug. The military doesn't run it's ship like the NFL, NBA, or MLB. They have INTEGRITY.

Unlike professional sports teams, when you sign that military contract your held to it to the highest standard. Businesses and professional sports teams could learn something from the military. I mean how many times have you heard about someone trying to get out of their contract early because they want to work somewhere else, or because they want more pay. If I would have acted like Bobby Petrino, or Nick Saban and bailed out of my contract to go somewhere else I would have ended up in jail. Maybe we should make that a punishment for contract violations in all businesses.

I do feel bad for Caleb because the military gave him the assumption that he would be allowed to play football even though he is under a military contract. They even let him enter the draft and was drafted in the 7th round by the Detroit Lions in the 2008 NFL draft. He was one day away from starting practice. The military dropped the ball on this subject. They should have told him from the beginning that he wouldn't be allowed to join the NFL due to his military contract. I understand they thought it would be a great recruiting tool, but let the recruiters deal with that impossible task. But to the kids who think they might have a good shot at making the NFL, please don't join any branch of the military or this could happen to you. Give Caleb credit though, he took it like a man and went on about his business, here is what he had to say, "When I got drafted, I told people that I was going to have the best of both worlds," Campbell said. "I was going to be in the United States Army and I was going to have a chance to play professional football. Now, I have the best of one world and I'm very positive about that. It's all going to work out. "I'm in great shape and I'm going to stay in great shape. I'm going to fulfil my duty to the United States Army and do what I've got to do. One day, hopefully I'll get another opportunity to play in the NFL."

NFL Draft Order Round-By-Round - As Of Feb 29

NFL Draft Order Round-By-Round - As Of Feb 29

This is the NFL Draft selection order, which could change as we get closer to the draft itself and with trades.


Tentative 2008 Round-By-Round NFL Draft Order (As of February 29, 2008)
03/03/2008
ROUND ONE


1- 1- 1 Miami

1- 2- 2 St. Louis

1- 3- 3 Atlanta
1- 4- 4 Oakland
1- 5- 5 Kansas City
1- 6- 6 New York Jets

1- 7- 7 New England from San Francisco
1- 8- 8 Baltimore

1- 9- 9 Cincinnati
1-10-10 New Orleans
1-11-11 Buffalo
1-12-12 Denver
1-13-13 Carolina
1-14-14 Chicago
1-15-15 Detroit

1-16-16 Arizona
1-17-17 Minnesota
1-18-18 Houston
1-19-19 Philadelphia

1-20-20 Tampa Bay
1-21-21 Washington

1-22-22 Dallas from Cleveland
1-23-23 Pittsburgh
1-24-24 Tennessee
1-25-25 Seattle

1-26-26 Jacksonville
1-27-27 San Diego

1-28-28 Dallas
1-29-29 San Francisco from Indianapolis
1-30-30 Green Bay

1-31- New England Forfeited

1-32-31 New York Giants



ROUND TWO

2- 1-32 Miami

2- 2-33 St. Louis

2- 3-34 Oakland
2- 4-35 Kansas City
2- 5-36 New York Jets
2- 6-37 Atlanta

2- 7-38 Baltimore
2- 8-39 San Francisco

2- 9-40 New Orleans
2-10-41 Buffalo
2-11-42 Denver
2-12-43 Carolina
2-13-44 Chicago
2-14-45 Detroit
2-15-46 Cincinnati

2-16-47 Minnesota
2-17-48 Atlanta from Houston
2-18-49 Philadelphia
2-19-50 Arizona

2-20-51 Washington
2-21-52 Tampa Bay

2-22-53 Pittsburgh
2-23-54 Tennessee
2-24-55 Seattle
2-25-56 Cleveland

2-26-57 Miami from San Diego
2-27-58 Jacksonville

2-28-59 Indianapolis
2-29-60 Green Bay
2-30-61 Dallas


2-31-62 New England

2-32-63 New York Giants

ROUND THREE


3- 1-64 Miami

3- 2-65 St. Louis

3- 3-66 Kansas City
3- 4-67 New York Jets
3- 5-68 Atlanta
3- 6-69 New England from Oakland

3- 7-70 San Francisco
3- 8-71 Buffalo from Baltimore

3- 9-72 Buffalo
3-10-73 Minnesota from Denver
3-11-74 Carolina
3-12-75 Chicago
3-13-76 Detroit
3-14-77 Cincinnati
3-15-78 New Orleans

3-16-79 Houston
3-17-80 Philadelphia
3-18-81 Arizona
3-19-82 Minnesota

3-20-83 Tampa Bay
3-21-84 Washington

3-22-85 Tennessee
3-23-86 Seattle
3-24-87 Cleveland
3-25-88 Pittsburgh

3-26-89 Jacksonville
3-27-90 Chicago from San Diego

3-28-91 Green Bay
3-29-92 Dallas
3-30-93 Indianapolis

3-31-94 New England

3-32-95 New York Giants




ROUND FOUR


4- 1- Miami

4- 2- St. Louis

4- 3- New York Jets
4- 4- Atlanta
4- 5- Oakland
4- 6- Kansas City

4- 7- Baltimore
4- 8- San Francisco

4- 9- Denver
4-10- Carolina
4-11- Chicago
4-12- Detroit
4-13- Cincinnati
4-14- New Orleans
4-15- Buffalo

4-16- Philadelphia
4-17- Arizona
4-18- Minnesota
4-19- Houston

4-20- Denver from Washington
4-21- Tampa Bay

4-22- Seattle
4-23- Cleveland
4-24- Pittsburgh
4-25- Tennessee

4-26- San Diego Exercised in Supplemental Draft
4-27- Jacksonville

4-28- Dallas
4-29- Indianapolis
4-30- Green Bay

4-31- New England

4-32- New York Giants





ROUND FIVE

5- 1- Kansas City from Miami

5- 2- St. Louis

5- 3- Atlanta
5- 4- Denver from Oakland
5- 5- Kansas City
5- 6- New York Jets

5- 7- San Francisco
5- 8- Baltimore Exercised in Supplemental Draft

5- 9- Chicago from Carolina
5-10- Buffalo from Chicago
5-11- Detroit
5-12- Cincinnati
5-13- New Orleans
5-14- Buffalo
5-15- Denver

5-16- Arizona
5-17- Minnesota
5-18- Houston
5-19- Philadelphia

5-20- Tampa Bay
5-21- Washington

5-22- Cleveland
5-23- Pittsburgh
5-24- Tennessee
5-25- Jacksonville from Seattle

5-26- Jacksonville
5-27- San Diego

5-28- Indianapolis
5-29- Green Bay
5-30- Dallas

5-31- New England

5-32- New York Giants



ROUND SIX

6- 1- Miami

6- 2- St. Louis

6- 3- Oakland
6- 4- Kansas City
6- 5- New York Jets
6- 6- Atlanta

6- 7- Baltimore
6- 8- San Francisco

6- 9- Chicago
6-10- Detroit
6-11- Cincinnati
6-12- New Orleans
6-13- Buffalo
6-14- St. Louis from Denver
6-15- Carolina

6-16- Minnesota
6-17- Houston
6-18- Philadelphia
6-19- Arizona

6-20- Washington
6-21- Kansas City from Tampa Bay

6-22- Pittsburgh
6-23- Seattle from Tennessee
6-24- Cleveland from Seattle
6-25- Philadelphia from Cleveland

6-26- San Diego
6-27- Jacksonville

6-28- New York Giants from Green Bay
6-29- Dallas
6-30- Indianapolis

6-31- New England

6-32- New York Giants





ROUND SEVEN

7- 1- Miami

7- 2- Minnesota from St. Louis

7- 3- Kansas City
7- 4- New York Jets
7- 5- Atlanta
7- 6- Oakland

7- 7- San Francisco
7- 8- Baltimore

7- 9- Detroit
7-10- St. Louis from Cincinnati
7-11- New Orleans
7-12- Buffalo
7-13- Denver
7-14- Carolina
7-15- Chicago

7-16- Houston
7-17- Buffalo from Philadelphia
7-18- Arizona
7-19- Oakland from Minnesota through New York Jets

7-20- Denver from Tampa Bay
7-21- Washington

7-22- Tennessee
7-23- Philadelphia from Seattle
7-24- Cleveland
7-25- Atlanta from Pittsburgh

7-26- Seattle from Jacksonville
7-27- San Diego

7-28- Dallas
7-29- Indianapolis
7-30- Green Bay

7-31- New England

7-32- Kansas City from New York Giants

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Mark Cuban's Wrong - Potential UFL Team Owner Says No Based On Zennie's Blog Post

I just received a call from a friend of mine back east, who -- I can't use real names, corporate or otherwise, to protect the persons involved -- told me that a family member who works for a major comunications and media organization with significant monies in sports, happened to be talking about my blog post called "Why Bill Hambrecht and Mark Cuban's UFL - United Football League - Will Fail" while her bosses were overlooking the article on her computer.

"Wow," one of them was reported to have said, "Maybe this guy ( referring to me) -- knows what he's talking about. After all he's made this XFL Simworld and had the Oakland (Alameda County) Sports Commission. He must know something."

Fully on the basis of my post, this organization that owns a large and famous arena decided to avoid making overtures to establish a UFL team.

It proves that, unlike Mark Cuban in the case of the UFL (I don't know the man), there are people out there who listen to the voices of reasons and analysis. "Competing With The NFL", as Cuban puts it, is purely silly.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - 2007 NFL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

New Orleans v. Indianapolis to open the NFL Season

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
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4/11/07

-- Complete 2007 Schedule Available to Fans on NFL.com --

2007 NFL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

The NFL announced today its 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule for 2007, which kicks off on Thursday night,
September 6 and concludes on Sunday, December 30.

The season begins with the NFL’s annual primetime kickoff game on Thursday night. This year the opener on September
6 on NBC (8:30 PM ET) features the Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts at home against the New Orleans
Saints.

In a format introduced in 2004, the Super Bowl champion hosts the NFL Thursday night season kickoff the next year.
This season, Super Bowl XLII – concluding the season-long theme of “Who Wants It More?” – will be played at University
of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February 3, 2008.

One of the highlights in a season sure to have many will come on October 28 when the NFL plays its first regular-season
game overseas as the New York Giants take on the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The game
will be shown live in the United States on FOX at 1:00 PM ET.

The 2007 NFL Kickoff Weekend schedule:

NFL KICKOFF 2007 WEEKEND

Thursday, September 6
LOCAL EASTERN
New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts 8:30 PM ET 8:30 PM

Sunday, September 9
LOCAL EASTERN
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
New England Patriots at New York Jets 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams 12:00 PM CT 1:00 PM
Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins 1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks 1:15 PM PT 4:15 PM
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys 7:15 PM CT 8:15 PM

Monday, September 10

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals 7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers 7:15 PM PT 10:15 PM

NBC will carry two primetime games on Kickoff Weekend (Thursday and Sunday nights) for a season total of 17
primetime games (the opening Thursday night kickoff and 16 Sunday Night Football games). The Sunday night Kickoff
Weekend game will feature a division rivalry of 2006 playoff teams as the New York Giants travel to the Dallas Cowboys,
under new head coach WADE PHILLIPS.

ESPN will begin its Monday Night Football schedule with a doubleheader on Kickoff Weekend – the Baltimore Ravens at
the Cincinnati Bengals (7:00 PM ET) and the Arizona Cardinals at the San Francisco 49ers (10:15 PM ET). Then ESPN
will televise one Monday night game for the next 15 weeks. There will continue to be no Monday night game on the final
regular-season weekend (Week 17), enhancing the ability to schedule the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs.

The season again will utilize “flexible scheduling,” in Weeks 11-17.

In those weeks, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday night on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are
eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game will be moved to an
afternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights.

A flexible scheduling move will be announced at least 12 days before the game. For Week 17, the change may be
announced six days before the game. Flexible scheduling will ensure quality matchups on Sunday night in those weeks
and give “surprise” teams a chance to play their way onto primetime.

The Thanksgiving weekend will include an NFL tripleheader on Thursday, as it did last year, and the start of an eight-
game NFL Network primetime schedule.

The early Thanksgiving Day game will feature the Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions on FOX at 12:30 PM ET. The
afternoon game will send the New York Jets to the Dallas Cowboys on CBS at 4:15 PM ET. That night at 8:15 PM ET,
NFL Network will carry the Indianapolis Colts at the Atlanta Falcons.

The Indianapolis-Atlanta game will be the first of eight Thursday and/or Saturday night games televised by NFL Network
in Weeks 12-17. The final three will be on holiday weekends. On Thursday, December 20 (8:15 PM ET), Pittsburgh will
play at St. Louis. On Saturday, December 22 (8:15 PM ET), Dallas will be at Carolina. And on Saturday, December 29
(8:15 PM ET), New England will travel to the New York Giants.

In Week 16, 12 games will be played on Sunday afternoon, December 23. That night on NBC, Tampa Bay is scheduled
to visit San Francisco. And on Monday, December 24, ESPN will carry the Denver at San Diego game at 8:00 PM ET.

The regular season will conclude on New Year’s weekend. NFL Network will have the Patriots-Giants game on Saturday,
and on Sunday, December 30, there will be 14 afternoon games, with Kansas City scheduled to play at the New York Jets
on NBC at 8:15 PM ET.

With the NFL’s 32 teams each playing 16 games over 17 weeks, byes are scheduled for Weeks 4 through 10.

The 2007 playoffs will include four division winners and two wild cards from each conference. The playoffs begin with
Wild Card Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, January 5-6. The two division winners with the best records in each
conference will earn first-round byes.

Wild Card Weekend winners join the top four AFC and NFC division champions in the Divisional Playoffs on Saturday and
Sunday, January 12-13. The AFC and NFC Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 20. The winners
meet two weeks later on Sunday, February 3 in Glendale, Arizona in Super Bowl XLII. The postseason concludes with
the AFC All-Stars vs. the NFC All-Stars in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, February 10 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

CBS will present the AFC, the AFC playoffs, and the AFC Championship Game. FOX will carry NFC games, the NFC
playoffs, the NFC Championship Game, Super Bowl XLII and the Pro Bowl. The 64 AFC-NFC interconference games
(excluding primetime) are carried by CBS when the AFC team is the visitor and by FOX when the NFC team is on the
road. All postseason games are televised nationally.

In addition to its Sunday night package, NBC will televise a Wild Card playoff doubleheader on Saturday, January 5.

By NFL policy, ESPN and NFL Network games also will be carried on free, over-the-air television in the city of the visiting
team and in the city where the game is played if it is sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff.

The NFL is the only sports league that carries all regular-season and postseason games on free, over-the-air television.

Westwood One radio will broadcast all NFL primetime games, the three Thanksgiving Day games and the entire NFL
postseason.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 (FIRST WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

1. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

2. DENVER BRONCOS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
3. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
4. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
5. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
6. TENNESSEE TITANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
7. ATLANTA FALCONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
8. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
9. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
10. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
11. DETROIT LIONS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
12. CHICAGO BEARS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
13. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
14. N.Y. GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

15. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 7:00p (ET) 7:00p
16. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 7:15p (PT) 10:15p


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 (SECOND WEEKEND)

17. HOUSTON TEXANS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
18. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
19. ATLANTA FALCONS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
20. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
21. BUFFALO BILLS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
22. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
23. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
24. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
25. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05p (MST) 4:05p
26. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
27. DALLAS COWBOYS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
28. N.Y. JETS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
29. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CHICAGO BEARS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
30. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
31. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

32. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:30p (ET) 8:30p
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (THIRD WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

33. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
34. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
35. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
36. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
37. BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
38. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
39. DETROIT LIONS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
40. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
41. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
42. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
43. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
44. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
45. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
46. N.Y. GIANTS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
47. DALLAS COWBOYS AT CHICAGO BEARS 7:15p (ET) 8:15p

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

48. TENNESSEE TITANS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 (FOURTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: JACKSONVILLE, NEW ORLEANS, TENNESSEE, WASHINGTON)

49. HOUSTON TEXANS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
50. N.Y. JETS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
51. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
52. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
53. CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
54. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
55. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
56. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
57. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
58. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:15p (MST) 4:15p
59. DENVER BRONCOS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
60. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
61. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT N.Y. GIANTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

62. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 (FIFTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CINCINNATI, MINNESOTA, OAKLAND, PHILADELPHIA)

LOCAL EASTERN

63. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
64. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
65. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
66. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
67. N.Y. JETS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
68. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
69. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
70. ATLANTA FALCONS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
71. DETROIT LIONS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
72. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
73. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
74. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
75. CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8

76. DALLAS COWBOYS AT BUFFALO BILLS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 (SIXTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: BUFFALO, DENVER, DETROIT, INDIANAPOLIS, PITTSBURGH, SAN FRANCISCO)

77. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
78. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
79. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
80. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
81. HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
82. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
83. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
84. TENNESSEE TITANS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
85. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05p (MST) 4:05p
86. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
87. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
88. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15

89. N.Y. GIANTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 (SEVENTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CAROLINA, CLEVELAND, GREEN BAY, SAN DIEGO)

LOCAL EASTERN

90. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
91. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
92. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
93. TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
94. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
95. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
96. ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
97. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
98. N.Y. JETS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
99. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
100. CHICAGO BEARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
101. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
102. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:15p (MT) 8:15p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22

103. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 8:30p (ET) 1:00p


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 (EIGHTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: ARIZONA, ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, DALLAS, KANSAS CITY, SEATTLE)

104. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
105. DETROIT LIONS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
106. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
107. N.Y. GIANTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) 5:00p (GMT) 1:00p
108. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
109. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
110. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
111. BUFFALO BILLS AT N.Y. JETS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
112. HOUSTON TEXANS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
113. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
114. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
115. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29

116. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:30p (MT) 8:30p









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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 (NINTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: CHICAGO, MIAMI, N.Y. GIANTS, ST. LOUIS)

LOCAL EASTERN

117. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
118. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
119. DENVER BRONCOS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
120. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
121. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
122. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
123. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
124. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
125. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
126. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
127. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
128. HOUSTON TEXANS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
129. DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5

130. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (TENTH WEEKEND)
(BYES: HOUSTON, NEW ENGLAND, N.Y. JETS, TAMPA BAY)

131. ATLANTA FALCONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
132. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
133. DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
134. BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
135. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
136. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
137. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
138. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
139. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p
140. DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
141. DALLAS COWBOYS AT N.Y. GIANTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
142. CHICAGO BEARS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
143. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12

144. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:30p (PT) 8:30p








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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (ELEVENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

145. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
146. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
147. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
148. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
149. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
150. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
151. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
152. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
153. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
154. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
155. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT N.Y. JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
156. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
157. N.Y. GIANTS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
158. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
159. CHICAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS * 5:15p (PT) 8:15p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19

160. TENNESSEE TITANS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:30p (MT) 8:30p


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 (TWELFTH WEEKEND)

161. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS 12:30p (ET) 12:30p
162. N.Y. JETS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
163. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25

164. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
165. DENVER BRONCOS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
166. TENNESSEE TITANS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
167. HOUSTON TEXANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
168. BUFFALO BILLS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
169. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
170. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT N.Y. GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
171. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
172. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
173. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
174. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
175. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26

176. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p


* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 (THIRTEENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

177. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2

178. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
179. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
180. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
181. N.Y. JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
182. DETROIT LIONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
183. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
184. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
185. ATLANTA FALCONS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
186. HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
187. BUFFALO BILLS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
188. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
189. DENVER BRONCOS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
190. N.Y. GIANTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
191. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3

192. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 (FOURTEENTH WEEKEND)

193. CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

194. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
195. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
196. DALLAS COWBOYS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
197. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
198. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
199. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
200. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
201. N.Y. GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
202. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
203. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
204. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
206. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
205. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT N.Y. JETS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p
207. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10

208. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p


* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 (FIFTEENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

209. DENVER BRONCOS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15

210. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 5:15p (PT) 8:15p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16

211. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
212. BUFFALO BILLS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
213. TENNESSEE TITANS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
214. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
215. N.Y. JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
216. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
217. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
218. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
219. ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
220. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p
221. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
222. DETROIT LIONS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
223. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT N.Y. GIANTS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

224. CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 (SIXTEENTH WEEKEND)

225. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 7:15p (CT) 8:15p

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22

226. DALLAS COWBOYS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23

227. N.Y. GIANTS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
228. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
229. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
230. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
231. HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
232. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
233. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
234. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
235. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
236. ATLANTA FALCONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p
237. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
238. N.Y. JETS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p
239. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS * 5:15p (PT) 8:15p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24

240. DENVER BRONCOS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:00p (PT) 8:00p


* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
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2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 (SEVENTEENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

241. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT N.Y. GIANTS 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30

242. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
243. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
244. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
245. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
246. DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
247. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p
248. TENNESSEE TITANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
249. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
250. BUFFALO BILLS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
251. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
252. DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p
253. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
254. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p
255. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p
256. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT N.Y. JETS * 8:15p (ET) 8:15p

* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change



POSTSEASON

Saturday, January 5 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (NBC)
Sunday, January 6 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Saturday, January 12 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, January 13 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, January 20 AFC and NFC Championship Games (CBS and FOX)
Sunday, February 3 Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium,
Glendale, AZ (FOX)
Sunday, February 10 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii (FOX)

2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills
Sep. 10 at Cincinnati Bengals (Mon) 7:00pm Sep. 9 Denver Broncos 1:00pm
Sep. 16 N.Y. Jets 4:15pm Sep. 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Sep. 23 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Sep. 30 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm Oct. 8 Dallas Cowboys (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 14 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Oct. 21 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 at N.Y. Jets 4:05pm
Nov. 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers (Mon) 8:30pm Nov. 4 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Nov. 11 Cincinnati Bengals 4:05pm Nov. 11 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Nov. 18 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Nov. 18 New England Patriots 1:00pm
Nov. 25 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Nov. 25 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Dec. 3 New England Patriots (Mon) 8:30pm Dec. 2 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Dec. 9 Indianapolis Colts * 8:15pm Dec. 9 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 16 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm Dec. 23 N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm


Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns
Sep. 10 Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 7:00pm Sep. 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Sep. 16 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 23 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm
Oct. 1 New England Patriots (Mon) 8:30pm Sep. 30 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Oct. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Oct. 14 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Oct. 21 N.Y. Jets 4:05pm Oct. 21 BYE
Oct. 28 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Oct. 28 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Nov. 4 Seattle Seahawks 4:05pm
Nov. 11 at Baltimore Ravens 4:05pm Nov. 11 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Nov. 18 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Nov. 25 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Nov. 25 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers * 8:15pm Dec. 2 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm
Dec. 9 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Dec. 9 at N.Y. Jets 4:15pm
Dec. 15 at San Francisco 49ers (Sat) 5:15pm Dec. 16 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Dec. 23 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 30 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm


Denver Broncos Houston Texans
Sep. 9 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Sep. 9 Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Sep. 16 Oakland Raiders 2:15pm Sep. 16 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Jacksonville Jaguars 2:05pm Sep. 23 Indianapolis Colts 12:00pm
Sep. 30 at Indianapolis Colts 4:15pm Sep. 30 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm
Oct. 7 San Diego Chargers 2:15pm Oct. 7 Miami Dolphins 12:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Oct. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 6:15pm Oct. 21 Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Oct. 29 Green Bay Packers (Mon) 6:30pm Oct. 28 at San Diego Chargers 1:05pm
Nov. 4 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Nov. 11 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 11 BYE
Nov. 19 Tennessee Titans (Mon) 6:30pm Nov. 18 New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 25 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm Nov. 25 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Dec. 2 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Dec. 9 Kansas City Chiefs 2:15pm Dec. 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00pm
Dec. 13 at Houston Texans (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 13 Denver Broncos (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 24 at San Diego Chargers (Mon) 5:00pm Dec. 23 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Minnesota Vikings 2:15pm Dec. 30 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm



* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars
Sep. 6 New Orleans Saints (Thu) 8:30pm Sep. 9 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Sep. 16 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Sep. 23 at Denver Broncos 2:05pm
Sep. 30 Denver Broncos 4:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm Oct. 7 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Oct. 22 at Jacksonville Jaguars (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 22 Indianapolis Colts (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 28 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Oct. 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm
Nov. 4 New England Patriots 4:15pm Nov. 4 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 11 at San Diego Chargers 5:15pm Nov. 11 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00pm Nov. 18 San Diego Chargers 1:00pm
Nov. 22 at Atlanta Falcons (Thu) 8:15pm Nov. 25 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 2 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 2 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Baltimore Ravens * 8:15pm Dec. 9 Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Dec. 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Houston Texans 1:00pm Dec. 23 Oakland Raiders 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Houston Texans 12:00pm


Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins
Sep. 9 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Sep. 9 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Chicago Bears 3:15pm Sep. 16 Dallas Cowboys 4:05pm
Sep. 23 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Sep. 23 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Sep. 30 Oakland Raiders 1:00pm
Oct. 7 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Cincinnati Bengals 12:00pm Oct. 14 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Oct. 21 at Oakland Raiders 1:05pm Oct. 21 New England Patriots 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 N.Y. Giants (London) 5:00pm
Nov. 4 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 Denver Broncos 12:00pm Nov. 11 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Nov. 25 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm Nov. 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 2 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm Dec. 2 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Dec. 9 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Dec. 16 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Dec. 23 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at N.Y. Jets * 8:15pm Dec. 30 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm


N.Y. Jets New England Patriots
Sep. 9 New England Patriots 1:00pm Sep. 9 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Baltimore Ravens 4:15pm Sep. 16 San Diego Chargers 8:15pm
Sep. 23 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Sep. 23 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Oct. 1 at Cincinnati Bengals (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 7 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Oct. 7 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Oct. 14 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Dallas Cowboys 3:15pm
Oct. 21 at Cincinnati Bengals 4:05pm Oct. 21 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Oct. 28 Buffalo Bills 4:05pm Oct. 28 Washington Redskins 4:15pm
Nov. 4 Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Indianapolis Colts 4:15pm
Nov. 11 BYE Nov. 11 BYE
Nov. 18 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Nov. 22 at Dallas Cowboys (Thu) 3:15pm Nov. 25 Philadelphia Eagles * 8:15pm
Dec. 2 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Dec. 3 at Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 9 Cleveland Browns 4:15pm Dec. 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at New England Patriots 1:00pm Dec. 16 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Tennessee Titans 3:15pm Dec. 23 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Dec. 30 Kansas City Chiefs * 8:15pm Dec. 29 at N.Y. Giants (Sat) 8:15pm



* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Oakland Raiders Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep. 9 Detroit Lions 1:15pm Sep. 9 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Sep. 16 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Sep. 23 Cleveland Browns 1:05pm Sep. 23 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Sep. 30 at Arizona Cardinals 1:15pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm
Oct. 14 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 Kansas City Chiefs 1:05pm Oct. 21 at Denver Broncos 6:15pm
Oct. 28 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Oct. 28 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Nov. 4 Houston Texans 1:15pm Nov. 5 Baltimore Ravens (Mon) 8:30pm
Nov. 11 Chicago Bears 1:15pm Nov. 11 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 18 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Nov. 25 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 26 Miami Dolphins (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 2 Denver Broncos 1:05pm Dec. 2 Cincinnati Bengals * 8:15pm
Dec. 9 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Dec. 9 at New England Patriots 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Indianapolis Colts 1:05pm Dec. 16 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Dec. 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 20 at St. Louis Rams (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 30 San Diego Chargers 1:15pm Dec. 30 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm


San Diego Chargers Tennessee Titans
Sep. 9 Chicago Bears 1:15pm Sep. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Sep. 16 at New England Patriots 8:15pm Sep. 16 Indianapolis Colts 12:00pm
Sep. 23 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Sep. 24 at New Orleans Saints (Mon) 7:30pm
Sep. 30 Kansas City Chiefs 1:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm Oct. 7 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Oakland Raiders 1:15pm Oct. 14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Oct. 28 Houston Texans 1:05pm Oct. 28 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 4 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Indianapolis Colts 5:15pm Nov. 11 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm
Nov. 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Nov. 19 at Denver Broncos (Mon) 6:30pm
Nov. 25 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm Nov. 25 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Dec. 2 Houston Texans 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Dec. 9 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm
Dec. 16 Detroit Lions 1:15pm Dec. 16 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Dec. 24 Denver Broncos (Mon) 5:00pm Dec. 23 N.Y. Jets 3:15pm
Dec. 30 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm Dec. 30 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm























* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons
Sep. 10 at San Francisco 49ers (Mon) 7:15pm Sep. 9 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Sep. 16 Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm Sep. 23 Carolina Panthers 4:15pm
Sep. 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:15pm Sep. 30 Houston Texans 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm
Oct. 14 Carolina Panthers 1:05pm Oct. 15 N.Y. Giants (Mon) 8:30pm
Oct. 21 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Oct. 21 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 BYE
Nov. 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm Nov. 4 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm
Nov. 11 Detroit Lions 2:15pm Nov. 11 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm Nov. 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Nov. 25 San Francisco 49ers 2:05pm Nov. 22 Indianapolis Colts (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 2 Cleveland Browns 2:05pm Dec. 2 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Dec. 10 New Orleans Saints (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 16 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Atlanta Falcons 2:05pm Dec. 23 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm
Dec. 30 St. Louis Rams 2:15pm Dec. 30 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm


Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears
Sep. 9 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 9 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm
Sep. 16 Houston Texans 1:00pm Sep. 16 Kansas City Chiefs 3:15pm
Sep. 23 at Atlanta Falcons 4:15pm Sep. 23 Dallas Cowboys 7:15pm
Sep. 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05pm Sep. 30 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm
Oct. 7 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Oct. 7 at Green Bay Packers 7:15pm
Oct. 14 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm Oct. 14 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 4:15pm
Oct. 28 Indianapolis Colts 1:00pm Oct. 28 Detroit Lions 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Tennessee Titans 12:00pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 11 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Nov. 18 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Nov. 18 at Seattle Seahawks * 5:15pm
Nov. 25 New Orleans Saints 1:00pm Nov. 25 Denver Broncos 12:00pm
Dec. 2 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm Dec. 2 N.Y. Giants 3:15pm
Dec. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm Dec. 6 at Washington Redskins (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 16 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm Dec. 17 at Minnesota Vikings (Mon) 7:30pm
Dec. 22 Dallas Cowboys (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 23 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Dec. 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm Dec. 30 New Orleans Saints 12:00pm


Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions
Sep. 9 N.Y. Giants 7:15pm Sep. 9 at Oakland Raiders 1:15pm
Sep. 16 at Miami Dolphins 4:05pm Sep. 16 Minnesota Vikings 4:05pm
Sep. 23 at Chicago Bears 7:15pm Sep. 23 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Sep. 30 St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 30 Chicago Bears 1:00pm
Oct. 8 at Buffalo Bills (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 7 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm
Oct. 14 New England Patriots 3:15pm Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 21 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Oct. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Oct. 28 BYE Oct. 28 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Philadelphia Eagles 8:15pm Nov. 4 Denver Broncos 1:00pm
Nov. 11 at N.Y. Giants 4:15pm Nov. 11 at Arizona Cardinals 2:15pm
Nov. 18 Washington Redskins 12:00pm Nov. 18 N.Y. Giants 4:15pm
Nov. 22 N.Y. Jets (Thu) 3:15pm Nov. 22 Green Bay Packers (Thu) 12:30pm
Nov. 29 Green Bay Packers (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 2 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Dec. 9 Dallas Cowboys 1:00pm
Dec. 16 Philadelphia Eagles 3:15pm Dec. 16 at San Diego Chargers 1:15pm
Dec. 22 at Carolina Panthers (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 23 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00pm
Dec. 30 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm



* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Sep. 9 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm Sep. 9 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Sep. 16 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Sep. 16 at Detroit Lions 4:05pm
Sep. 23 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm Sep. 23 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm
Sep. 30 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Sep. 30 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Oct. 7 Chicago Bears 7:15pm Oct. 7 BYE
Oct. 14 Washington Redskins 12:00pm Oct. 14 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm
Oct. 21 BYE Oct. 21 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Oct. 29 at Denver Broncos (Mon) 6:30pm Oct. 28 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm
Nov. 4 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00pm Nov. 4 San Diego Chargers 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Nov. 11 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm Nov. 18 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm
Nov. 22 at Detroit Lions (Thu) 12:30pm Nov. 25 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
Nov. 29 at Dallas Cowboys (Thu) 7:15pm Dec. 2 Detroit Lions 12:00pm
Dec. 9 Oakland Raiders 12:00pm Dec. 9 at San Francisco 49ers 1:05pm
Dec. 16 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Dec. 17 Chicago Bears (Mon) 7:30pm
Dec. 23 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm Dec. 23 Washington Redskins 12:00pm
Dec. 30 Detroit Lions 12:00pm Dec. 30 at Denver Broncos 2:15pm


N.Y. Giants New Orleans Saints
Sep. 9 at Dallas Cowboys 7:15pm Sep. 6 at Indianapolis Colts (Thu) 8:30pm
Sep. 16 Green Bay Packers 1:00pm Sep. 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Sep. 23 at Washington Redskins 4:15pm Sep. 24 Tennessee Titans (Mon) 7:30pm
Sep. 30 Philadelphia Eagles 8:15pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm Oct. 7 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Oct. 15 at Atlanta Falcons (Mon) 8:30pm Oct. 14 at Seattle Seahawks 5:15pm
Oct. 21 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm Oct. 21 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Oct. 28 at Miami Dolphins (London) 5:00pm Oct. 28 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm
Nov. 4 BYE Nov. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00pm
Nov. 11 Dallas Cowboys 4:15pm Nov. 11 St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Nov. 18 at Detroit Lions 4:15pm Nov. 18 at Houston Texans 12:00pm
Nov. 25 Minnesota Vikings 1:00pm Nov. 25 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at Chicago Bears 3:15pm Dec. 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00pm
Dec. 9 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm Dec. 10 at Atlanta Falcons (Mon) 8:30pm
Dec. 16 Washington Redskins * 8:15pm Dec. 16 Arizona Cardinals 12:00pm
Dec. 23 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Dec. 23 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00pm
Dec. 29 New England Patriots (Sat) 8:15pm Dec. 30 at Chicago Bears 12:00pm


Philadelphia Eagles St. Louis Rams
Sep. 9 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm Sep. 9 Carolina Panthers 12:00pm
Sep. 17 Washington Redskins (Mon) 8:30pm Sep. 16 San Francisco 49ers 12:00pm
Sep. 23 Detroit Lions 1:00pm Sep. 23 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Sep. 30 at N.Y. Giants 8:15pm Sep. 30 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Oct. 7 BYE Oct. 7 Arizona Cardinals 12:00pm
Oct. 14 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm
Oct. 21 Chicago Bears 4:15pm Oct. 21 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm
Oct. 28 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm Oct. 28 Cleveland Browns 12:00pm
Nov. 4 Dallas Cowboys 8:15pm Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 11 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm
Nov. 18 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm Nov. 18 at San Francisco 49ers 1:15pm
Nov. 25 at New England Patriots * 8:15pm Nov. 25 Seattle Seahawks 12:00pm
Dec. 2 Seattle Seahawks 1:00pm Dec. 2 Atlanta Falcons 12:00pm
Dec. 9 N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Dec. 9 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm
Dec. 16 at Dallas Cowboys 3:15pm Dec. 16 Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Dec. 23 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 20 Pittsburgh Steelers (Thu) 7:15pm
Dec. 30 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Arizona Cardinals 2:15pm



* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change
2007 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Sep. 10 Arizona Cardinals (Mon) 7:15pm Sep. 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:15pm
Sep. 16 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm Sep. 16 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm
Sep. 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm Sep. 23 Cincinnati Bengals 1:05pm
Sep. 30 Seattle Seahawks 1:05pm Sep. 30 at San Francisco 49ers 1:05pm
Oct. 7 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm Oct. 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm
Oct. 14 BYE Oct. 14 New Orleans Saints 5:15pm
Oct. 21 at N.Y. Giants 1:00pm Oct. 21 St. Louis Rams 1:15pm
Oct. 28 New Orleans Saints 1:15pm Oct. 28 BYE
Nov. 4 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 4 at Cleveland Browns 4:05pm
Nov. 12 at Seattle Seahawks (Mon) 5:30pm Nov. 12 San Francisco 49ers (Mon) 5:30pm
Nov. 18 St. Louis Rams 1:15pm Nov. 18 Chicago Bears * 5:15pm
Nov. 25 at Arizona Cardinals 2:05pm Nov. 25 at St. Louis Rams 12:00pm
Dec. 2 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Dec. 2 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Dec. 9 Minnesota Vikings 1:05pm Dec. 9 Arizona Cardinals 1:05pm
Dec. 15 Cincinnati Bengals (Sat) 5:15pm Dec. 16 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm
Dec. 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers * 5:15pm Dec. 23 Baltimore Ravens 1:15pm
Dec. 30 at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm Dec. 30 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm


Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington Redskins
Sep. 9 at Seattle Seahawks 1:15pm Sep. 9 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm
Sep. 16 New Orleans Saints 1:00pm Sep. 17 at Philadelphia Eagles (Mon) 8:30pm
Sep. 23 St. Louis Rams 1:00pm Sep. 23 N.Y. Giants 4:15pm
Sep. 30 at Carolina Panthers 4:05pm Sep. 30 BYE
Oct. 7 at Indianapolis Colts 4:05pm Oct. 7 Detroit Lions 1:00pm
Oct. 14 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm Oct. 14 at Green Bay Packers 12:00pm
Oct. 21 at Detroit Lions 1:00pm Oct. 21 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm
Oct. 28 Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05pm Oct. 28 at New England Patriots 4:15pm
Nov. 4 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm Nov. 4 at N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Nov. 11 BYE Nov. 11 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00pm
Nov. 18 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Nov. 18 at Dallas Cowboys 12:00pm
Nov. 25 Washington Redskins 1:00pm Nov. 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm
Dec. 2 at New Orleans Saints 12:00pm Dec. 2 Buffalo Bills 1:00pm
Dec. 9 at Houston Texans 12:00pm Dec. 6 Chicago Bears (Thu) 8:15pm
Dec. 16 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm Dec. 16 at N.Y. Giants * 8:15pm
Dec. 23 at San Francisco 49ers * 5:15pm Dec. 23 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00pm
Dec. 30 Carolina Panthers 1:00pm Dec. 30 Dallas Cowboys 1:00pm

* - Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

The official NFL press release.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-2000 * FAX (212) 681-7573
WWW.NFLMedia.com

Joe Browne, Executive Vice President-Communications
Greg Aiello, Vice President-Public Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2007

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON
AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL has informed ADAM JONES of the Tennessee Titans and CHRIS
HENRY of the Cincinnati Bengals that they have been suspended without pay for violating the NFL’s personal
conduct policy and engaging in conduct detrimental to the league on numerous occasions, the NFL announced
today.

Jones was suspended for the 2007 season, while Henry was suspended for the first eight games of the 2007
regular season. Each player must earn the right to be reinstated.

“We must protect the integrity of the NFL,” Commissioner Goodell said. “The highest standards of conduct
must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right. These players,
and all members of our league, have to make the right choices and decisions in their conduct on a consistent
basis.”

In a letter to each player, Commissioner Goodell wrote: “Your conduct has brought embarrassment and ridicule
upon yourself, your club, and the NFL, and has damaged the reputation of players throughout the league. You
have put in jeopardy an otherwise promising NFL career, and have risked both your own safety and the safety
of others through your off-field actions. In each of these respects, you have engaged in conduct detrimental to
the NFL and failed to live up to the standards expected of NFL players. Taken as a whole, this conduct
warrants significant sanction.”

Jones will be strictly monitored by the Titans and the NFL during the suspension as part of his opportunity to
earn reinstatement through adherence to a set of conditions. His status will be reviewed after the Titans’ 10th
regular-season game to determine the extent to which he has complied with the conditions and whether the
suspension should be affected by the disposition of any pending or prospective charges.

The specific conditions that apply to Jones’ suspension include the following:

He must have no further adverse involvement with law enforcement.
He must fully cooperate with all required counseling, education, and treatment assigned under
league or court-ordered programs.
He must adhere to the restrictions on his activities that have been agreed to by he and the Titans.
He may not be at the Titans’ facility through May 31 and may not participate in any practices or
organized workouts during the term of the suspension. Beginning June 1, he must visit the team
facility once each week to meet with the team’s player development director. Also, beginning June
1, he is permitted to spend one day a week at the team facility for conditioning, film study, and other
similar activities.
In conjunction with the team’s player development director and other professionals working with
him, Jones must develop with the Titans a structured program of community service or other
activity. This program must be submitted to the league office for review and approval.

Henry will be reinstated after the Bengals’ eighth regular-season game if he meets certain conditions during his
suspension that will be monitored closely by the Bengals and the NFL. Those conditions include the following:

He must have no further adverse involvement with law enforcement.
He must fully cooperate with all required counseling, education, and treatment assigned to him
under league programs.
He is eligible to be at the Bengals’ facilities during the rest of the offseason for customary activities
and he must meet weekly with the team’s player development director.
If he fully complies with all other conditions, he may participate in the Bengals’ training camp and
preseason games.
During the regular season, he is permitted to be at the Bengals’ facility for team meetings and must
meet weekly with the team’s player development director, but he may not attend or participate in
practice.
He must fully comply with all conditions imposed on him by any court, including requirements of
community service.

Jones and Henry were told that any failure to comply with these conditions will result in additional discipline,
including possible banishment from the league.

“I must emphasize to you that this is your last opportunity to salvage your NFL career,” Commissioner Goodell
wrote to Jones and Henry. “I urge you to take full advantage of the resources available to support you in that
effort.”

# # #

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

The official NFL press release.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-2000 * FAX (212) 681-7573
WWW.NFLMedia.com

Joe Browne, Executive Vice President-Communications
Greg Aiello, Vice President-Public Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2007

NFL SUSPENDS ADAM JONES FOR 2007 SEASON
AND CHRIS HENRY FOR FIRST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL has informed ADAM JONES of the Tennessee Titans and CHRIS
HENRY of the Cincinnati Bengals that they have been suspended without pay for violating the NFL’s personal
conduct policy and engaging in conduct detrimental to the league on numerous occasions, the NFL announced
today.

Jones was suspended for the 2007 season, while Henry was suspended for the first eight games of the 2007
regular season. Each player must earn the right to be reinstated.

“We must protect the integrity of the NFL,” Commissioner Goodell said. “The highest standards of conduct
must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right. These players,
and all members of our league, have to make the right choices and decisions in their conduct on a consistent
basis.”

In a letter to each player, Commissioner Goodell wrote: “Your conduct has brought embarrassment and ridicule
upon yourself, your club, and the NFL, and has damaged the reputation of players throughout the league. You
have put in jeopardy an otherwise promising NFL career, and have risked both your own safety and the safety
of others through your off-field actions. In each of these respects, you have engaged in conduct detrimental to
the NFL and failed to live up to the standards expected of NFL players. Taken as a whole, this conduct
warrants significant sanction.”

Jones will be strictly monitored by the Titans and the NFL during the suspension as part of his opportunity to
earn reinstatement through adherence to a set of conditions. His status will be reviewed after the Titans’ 10th
regular-season game to determine the extent to which he has complied with the conditions and whether the
suspension should be affected by the disposition of any pending or prospective charges.

The specific conditions that apply to Jones’ suspension include the following:

He must have no further adverse involvement with law enforcement.
He must fully cooperate with all required counseling, education, and treatment assigned under
league or court-ordered programs.
He must adhere to the restrictions on his activities that have been agreed to by he and the Titans.
He may not be at the Titans’ facility through May 31 and may not participate in any practices or
organized workouts during the term of the suspension. Beginning June 1, he must visit the team
facility once each week to meet with the team’s player development director. Also, beginning June
1, he is permitted to spend one day a week at the team facility for conditioning, film study, and other
similar activities.
In conjunction with the team’s player development director and other professionals working with
him, Jones must develop with the Titans a structured program of community service or other
activity. This program must be submitted to the league office for review and approval.

Henry will be reinstated after the Bengals’ eighth regular-season game if he meets certain conditions during his
suspension that will be monitored closely by the Bengals and the NFL. Those conditions include the following:

He must have no further adverse involvement with law enforcement.
He must fully cooperate with all required counseling, education, and treatment assigned to him
under league programs.
He is eligible to be at the Bengals’ facilities during the rest of the offseason for customary activities
and he must meet weekly with the team’s player development director.
If he fully complies with all other conditions, he may participate in the Bengals’ training camp and
preseason games.
During the regular season, he is permitted to be at the Bengals’ facility for team meetings and must
meet weekly with the team’s player development director, but he may not attend or participate in
practice.
He must fully comply with all conditions imposed on him by any court, including requirements of
community service.

Jones and Henry were told that any failure to comply with these conditions will result in additional discipline,
including possible banishment from the league.

“I must emphasize to you that this is your last opportunity to salvage your NFL career,” Commissioner Goodell
wrote to Jones and Henry. “I urge you to take full advantage of the resources available to support you in that
effort.”

# # #

San Diego Chargers' GM A.J. Smith's Constant Fucking With Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Reaches Boling Point - Schott Fired

Yep. That headline sums it all up. "Chargers' GM A.J. Smith's Constant Fucking With Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Reaches Boling Point - Schott Fired"

It has been known and well-told that San Diego Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith has not worked to get along with Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer. Indeed, A.J. Smith doesn't have the best image with a number of people. In my book, and that of others, this is stupid. The GM's supposed to get along with the coach -- indeed, supply the coach with a steady stream of capable players that the coach can teach his system to and hopefully win a Super Bowl or two.

But A.J. Smith doesnt' see life this way. Indeed, Smith can be considered as one who was openly screwing with the desires and fortunes of Coach Schottenheimer, from not only failing to retain star quarterback Drew Brees, but earlier passing on Michael Vick -- a sure jersey-seller if not star quarterback -- and basically stocking up on look-alike immoblie White QB's A.J. Feeley, Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers, and Eli Manning for a New York minute. You can't fault Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips or Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron for taking head jobs, you know and I know that typical teams at least lift a wallet to retain their most talented teachers.

This is weird.

Everything about it reads hollow. Look at Chargers' President Dean Spanos statement:

"Today I made an extremely difficult decision: Marty Schottenheimer is no longer the head coach of the San Diego Chargers.

"This decision was so hard because Marty has been both a friend and valued coach of our team. But my first obligation is always to do what is in the best interest of our fans and the entire Charger organization. I must take whatever steps are necessary to deliver a Super Bowl trophy to San Diego. Events of the last month have now convinced me that it is not possible for our organization to function at a championship level under the current structure. On the contrary, and in the plainest possible language, we have a dysfunctional situation here. Today I am resolving that situation once and for all.

"My decision means that our organization will be obligated to pay the last year of Marty Schottenheimer's contract and will begin an intense search for a new head coach at this relatively late date, but these are sacrifices that I believe are necessary to give the Chargers the best possible chance to win on the field this season.

"Our fans deserve to know what changed for me over the last month. When I decided to move ahead with Marty Schottenheimer in mid-January, I did so with the expectation that the core of his fine coaching staff would remain intact. Unfortunately, that did not prove to be the case, and the process of dealing with these coaching changes convinced me that we simply could not move forward with such dysfunction between our head coach and general manager. In short, this entire process over the last month convinced me beyond any doubt that I had to act to change this untenable situation and create an environment where everyone at Charger Park would be pulling in the same direction and working at a championship level. I expect exactly that from our entire Charger organization in 2007."

Dean Spanos must be smoking a big one to think the Chargers are going to have "the best possible chance to win on the field this season." In one fell swoop, he took the best-team in the NFL from early 2008 Super Bowl favorite, to possible division cellar foder for the Oakland Raiders, much to the delight of the Raider Nation.

Ohhh!!!!!!!!

Dean and A.J. have taken a big risk and there's no high reward. Keeping their head guy - a renowned teacher -- was the action that had the best upside. Now, that's gone.

I'm going to go out on a limb and state that Spanos decision was one based on emotion, a snap-judgement, and an argument with Marty. It wasn't calculated at all. How could it be? Spanos himself described the climate as a 'dysfunctional situation.' What does that tell you? It explains that at some point in the recent past, someone had a big angry discussion. I'm betting it was Smith and Schott, with Spanos getting in the middle.

Nick Campena laid it out first back in March 6, 2006, when he wrote: "Looking out from shore, it appears the reluctant marriage between Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith and coach Marty Schottenheimer is this close to the rocks – and the surf's up. There's trouble in what not long ago was perceived as a replenishing paradise."

Campena pointed to the Drew Brees matters, and a February 26th article by Jim Trotter of the San Diego Union-Tribune, where Trotter noted Schottenheimer as stating "I think it's important that there always be communication between the coach and the general manager,” he said during a break at the annual NFL Scouting Combine. (of 2006) “I've sought to see that realized, but, quite frankly, there hasn't been as much communication as I would like.. I think we all understand that ours is a very difficult, competitive enterprise, and in my opinion it's important that everybody is aimed in the same direction.”

Is that the case with the Chargers?

“We'll have to maybe wait and see,” he said.

Well, apparently it's not -- the Chargers are apparently torn apart. And the last time this happened, Bobby Ross was the head guy and Bobby Bethard was the GM. The Chargers never smelled a playoff end-zone after that affair.

Some online newhounds -- the people at Profotballtalk.com seem to think that A.J. Smith is the next person to be fired. This corner says "great" but I also state that allowing rumors of hiring Pete Carroll to replace Schottenheimer is wrong-headed. First, there's nothing to state that Carroll will be a great NFL head coach, second, you don't need the Rooney Rule to know their are great Black and Latino head coaches out there.

Indeed, if the Chargers can't find a good Black head coach out of the 131 assistants in the NFL game, they must be totally stupid. I hope I'm wrong.

But now that I think about it, racism is borne of stupidity, so the Chargers shoud be careful.

John Elway - Ex-Denver Broncos QB and NFL Hall Of Famer's Life After Football

This is an inspirational story, but I must add that I think John's realization of just how fortunate he is would come if he were more aware of the presence of the Lord.

Elway drives for another comeback
By John Barr and Ben Houser
Special to ESPN.com

DENVER -- John Elway arrives at work wearing casual business attire, wrap-around sunglasses and a wireless earpiece for his cell phone. He carries a coffee in a cardboard-to-go cup. Looking every bit the manager, and with that familiar gait, the Broncos icon navigates the hallways of the administrative offices of the Colorado Crush, where he's been CEO and part owner of the Arena League team since 2002.

Elway is still in charge, still calling the shots, but the setting is so far removed from where he left us it's hard to miss the stark differences. Arguably the greatest quarterback the NFL has seen, and the most famous sports figure Denver has known, he settles into his office in the bowels of a dog track on the mile high city's industrial north side.

The image is jarring if for no other reason than the way Elway left the NFL stage eight years ago, the last time a Super Bowl was played in Miami. He walked off the field that night the game's MVP, a winner of back-to-back titles, the crowning achievement of a Hall of Fame career. When Elway retired in May 1999, he was the ultimate symbol of a player who left the game on top.

"I think it is always so hard. You bump up to that retirement line and it is dramatic to take that added step 'cause you don't know what is on the other side," Elway says, reflecting on his decision to retire after 16 seasons. "Once you get through football and retire and look back and you are proud of what you did, then all of the sudden real life starts."

In the years following his retirement, real life robbed Elway of two people he held most dear and pushed his marriage of 18 years past the breaking point. Real life losses forced the architect of the NFL record 47 fourth-quarter comebacks to question who he was and whether he had the strength to pick himself up and overcome one more time.

"Athletes are human," Elway says. "So many times we get put on a pedestal. We are still humans that go through emotional times and have tough times happen to us."

In the months after he retired, Elway struggled to fill the competitive void. He turned down TV analyst jobs, preferring instead to coach his son Jack's youth football team. He whittled his way to a one handicap on the golf course. His business dealings had earned him far in excess of anything he made as a premiere NFL quarterback -- the sale of seven car dealerships to Auto Nation in 1997 netted him, at the time, $82.5 million in stock and cash. Elway was rich and, by all accounts, successful. But he wasn't complete. He still needed something to scratch his famously competitive itch. It was just the kind of quandary that led Elway to lean on his father Jack.

"The older I got, he really became a great friend," Elway says of his father. "He was a confidant early and really kind of the guy that I bounced things off."
Jack Elway had been his son's mentor since John's high school days in the San Fernando Valley, when the two would break down John's performance on the field.

"Guys would go to Shakey's pizza parlor and I would go home and talk to my Dad about the football game before I went to Shakey's, 'cause I wanted his opinion to find out how he thought I played and where I could get better," Elway says.

Their relationship continued in college, when Jack was head coach at San Jose State and John played at Stanford. It grew closer in the NFL. John, who refused to play for the then-Baltimore Colts after they drafted him No. 1 overall in 1983, eventually signed with Denver. Jack missed his son by a year at Stanford. He was head coach for five years after John left for the NFL. But the two would reunite in Denver in 1993 when Jack was hired to work in the Broncos' pro scouting office.

"He was a guy that was always there," Elway says. "I mean, his support was unshakable no matter what I did, or how I played, he was always there."

Jack Elway would have delivered the speech to induct his son into the Hall of Fame, but on Easter in 2001, at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., he died of a massive heart attack. He was 69.

"It was a huge, huge shock and it was something that even still it is very difficult to lose him because there were times before I lost him that I thought about what would happen if I lost him," Elway says.

"It was devastating for all of us," says Kathy Hatch, Elway's long-time executive assistant.

Hatch, who met Elway more than 12 years ago through a prayer group she attended with his wife Janet, recalls how much Elway counted on his father for advice.

"John had gone though so much with his dad and his dad was such a mentor for him and just taught him not only about football but about life and how to handle himself," Hatch says. The lessons passed from father to son would be tested far more in the months that followed.

Growing up, Elway always had a strong bond with both of his sisters, but it was his fraternal twin sister, Jana, with whom he'd always shared a special connection.

"We never had an argument, and she was always a great support system and really just another one like my dad, she was just always there for me," Elway says.

In August 2002, just 15 months after losing his father, Elway's sister Jana died of lung cancer. She never smoked. She was 42.

"To see somebody like that & such a great person to be taken away, at that point in time you got to think there is a reason," Elway says.

Michael Young, Elway's close friend and teammate in the late 80s, said Elway struggled to cope with his sister's death.

"Outside, John's always tough enough to put on a good front, but he was just ripped apart inside," Young says. "We talked a lot, and you know it's funny, I remember just going, 'I wouldn't want to be John Elway right now.' I mean, how many people would say you wouldn't want to be John Elway? But at that point in time I said I wouldn't trade places with him for anything."

As Elway tried to move past personal tragedies his marriage of 18 years was crumbling. John and Janet Elway had met at Stanford and become college sweethearts. They'd been toasted for years as Denver's first couple and raised four kids together. In June of 2002, just two months before Elway's sister Jana died, Janet moved out of the couple's home, taking the couple's four children with her.

The Elways reconciled, but in January 2003 John moved out for good and said the couple was divorcing. The events played out in public in the mile-high fish bowl that has been Elway's existence ever since he arrived in Denver.

"I lost Dad, and a year and half later I lost my twin sister Jana … and then a year later there was divorce and it was a boom, boom, boom," Elway says. "I don't know if you ever hit rock bottom. …Really, the pain just doesn't go away."

Elway's resiliency on the football field is most often attributed to his fourth-quarter heroics. But his friends point to another, perhaps more telling statistic. He was sacked 516 times, the most in NFL history. Even at his lowest point, Elway knew how to pick himself up.

"You can either say that you are unlucky and the world is picking on you or you can pick yourself up and say you know what, I have an opportunity to be the best that I can," Elway says.

In many ways, Elway's re-entry into football in June of 2002, as one-third owner of the Colorado Crush, helped rescue him. There was the on-the-field success, an Arena Bowl Championship in June 2005, but for Elway there was also the added comfort of something familiar to finally fill the competitive void. (ESPN recently acquired a minority stake in the AFL, along with TV and multimedia rights.)

"I still get the highs and lows of winning and losing," he says. "The Arena Football League has gotten me as close to that level of the NFL as anything has."

Those who work closely with Elway in the Crush front office see an executive as driven and competitive as he was during his playing days.

"He loves grinding over numbers and he loves to negotiate and he loves to win the game of business," says Young, the team's Executive Vice President.

Elway still owns a Toyota dealership in California and remains busy as a pitchman. He has his own signature line of furniture, co-owns one Denver-area steakhouse and is about to open another in downtown Denver.

"In Colorado and nationally I kid him and tell him the only thing bigger in Colorado is Pikes Peak," says Tim Schmidt, who co-owns the steakhouses with Elway.

Elway is described by his employees as a blunt communicator -- demanding but fair.

"He thinks about things in finance terms and he is aggressive. Failing isn't something that happens," says Tom Moxcey, general manager of Elway's Denver restaurant.

Jeff Sperbeck, Elway's business manager since the early 1990s, says his client has remarkable staying power, particularly at an age when most superstars begin to fade.

"John is not only coveted because of his success and his stature but because of his pedigree," Sperbeck says.

Sperbeck says Elway's corporate partners are often surprised by his business acumen. With an economics degree from Stanford, Elway has stumbled only occasionally in the corporate world -- closing a chain of upscale Laundromats, failing to land an NFL team for Los Angeles and bidding low to buy NHL and NBA teams in Denver. His investment in the troubled online retailer MVP.com remains one of his most highly-publicized setbacks.

Elway's friends say he's emerged from his personal struggles an even better businessman but for Elway there are more important areas for growth. He realizes now that he needs to focus on being a bigger part of his children's lives. With his two oldest daughters, 21-year-old Jesse and 19-year-old Jordan already in college, Elway says he can't get enough time with his 17-year-old son Jack, a standout athlete at Cherry Creek High School, and his 15-year-old daughter Juliana.

"I think there is some guilt there and now all of the sudden your kids are in a broken family," Elway says, reflecting on his divorce.

Elway acknowledges he was often less than engaged as a father during his playing days. Even when in the same room with his children, he says, he frequently "zoned out" on a football game.

"Now I am begging for their time rather then them begging for my time," Elway says.

Determined to help his children lead as normal a life as possible, Elway still lives a short distance from his ex-wife and has been much more involved as a parent. He's a fixture at Cherry Creek athletic events, where Jack is a varsity quarterback.

"I don't want him to live in the shadow and expectations," Elway says.

"He is a junior in high school and in a couple years he is going to be gone, and my youngest daughter is a sophomore and in three years she is going to be gone, so I am really looking at trying to cherish the time I have with them before I don't get to see them every day."

Elway is 46 -- eight years removed from the moment that defined him as a player -- the quarterback who could always come from behind, still working on the most important comeback of his life.

When asked if he's finally found happiness after the years of dealing with personal loss, Elway, never one to be completely satisfied, volunteered he's "a lot further along."

"Being an NFL quarterback helps you become stronger," Elway says. "Even though those punches in the gut they hurt…eventually you are going to battle through it and things are going to be OK."

John Barr is a reporter and Ben Houser is a producer for ESPN's "Outside the Lines."

A Little More on Minority Hiring In Football

A Little extension on Zennie's Impassioned Plea from the other day. See My take at the end.

Johnette Howard
SPORTS COLUMNIST
Time to get schooled on college hiring
January 24, 2007

When Chicago's Lovie Smith and Indianapolis' Tony Dungy meet with thousands of reporters in Miami next week and field questions about being the first two African-American head coaches to take their teams to the Super Bowl, it would be terrific if both men used the platform they'll have to steer the conversation away from the NFL, and toward college football's most outrageous, longest-running disgrace.

Did you know of the 119 NCAA schools that play Division I-A football, only six head coaches are African-American - one fewer than the NFL had last season despite having only 32 teams?

If that weren't already shameful enough to the NCAA, the NFL has progressed to a point where it has retread black coaches. They are Dennis Green, Art Shell, Herman Edwards and even Dungy, if you want to call him that, for the way Indy hired him after Tampa pushed him aside for Jon Gruden.

Though Green and Shell left their teams in the past month, the last two weeks still have been progressive ones for the NFL. In addition to Smith and Dungy's Super Bowl breakthroughs, the Giants made Jerry Reese their first African-American general manager and the Steelers selected 34-year-old Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin as their first African-American head coach.

College football's numbers are an outrage, by comparison. While the NFL's progress is directly traceable to the concerted push the league has made in the last decade since its passage of the Rooney Rule on minority hiring, NCAA schools - a notoriously fractious bunch - have plodded along rather than seriously consider an obvious question:

Would some version of the Rooney Rule - in which NFL teams are required to interview minority candidates - work for them?

Eugene Marshall Jr., deputy athletic director at the United States Military Academy at West Point and president of the board of directors of the Black Coaches Association, says the excuses the BCA hears about the lack of minority hires remain the same year to year: "There's not enough people out there ... The pool is weak ... They don't have enough experience ... They've never been a head coach."

"But I can tell you," says Charlotte Westerhaus, the NCAA's vice president of diversity and inclusion, "the lack of hiring is not happening because of a lack of qualified minority candidates."

So what is the holdback?

A few things, it turns out.

"What it really comes down to are schools' funding people and alumni," Marshall said. "Will fundraisers hire people [of color] to run these places where they spend their money? And in some cases, the answer is still no. We are seeing progress. It's just been far slower here."

For the past three years, the BCA has issued an annual Minority Hiring report card for college football's top two divisions to put a greater spotlight on the problem.

The BCA isn't demanding that minorities be hired for every college head coaching position. In the spirit of the Rooney Rule, what the BCA asks is that minorities be considered as head coaching and athletic director candidates, that minorities are included on the search committees that hire them, things like that. And, Westerhaus says, the NCAA leadership supports and works toward the same goals.

But one difference between the NCAA and NFL is significant: NCAA schools have no hammer hanging over them, while the NFL's Rooney Rule has teeth. The Detroit Lions were fined $200,000 when general manager Matt Millen ignored the league's directives and hired Steve Mariucci.

While Marshall believes accountability is needed in the college ranks, Westerhaus disputes the notion - advanced by the BCA, among others - that the fear of penalties is why the NFL is hiring more minorities more quickly. Westerhaus argues that the NFL's progress is traceable to making the hiring process itself "more and more inclusive" rather than "penalties, penalties, penalties - that's not why the Rooney Rule works."

Oh? It's hard not to notice how the NFL has changed since the Rooney Rule came along while the NCAA has made only glacial progress by urging its schools to do the right thing.

Westerhaus goes on to point out that even if the NCAA regarded penalties as important, getting some binding standards adopted would be extremely difficult because all member schools autonomously set their own institution-wide hiring practices.

But look: Exceptions have been made before. All universities set their own academic honor codes, but the NCAA has approved mechanisms to take back bowl money and scholarships when athletic programs cheat. The NCAA already has passed measures in which member schools can lose athletic scholarships if their sports programs don't meet a list of criterion that include acceptable graduation rates.

Why can't or shouldn't the hiring of minorities be treated with the same import? Why haven't incentives or penalties even been put to a vote?

College sports haven't been held to the fire nearly enough on minority hiring.


The sight of Dungy and Smith taking a stand in the next two weeks would be a sensational boost.

Minority report



Six of 119 head football coaches in Division 1-A are black (5%)

Coach School

Sylvester Croom Mississippi State

Karl Dorrell UCLA

Turner Gill Buffalo

Ron Price Kansas State

Tyrone Willingham Washington

Randy Shannon Miami

Six of 32 head coaches in the NFL are black (18.8%)

Coach Team

Romeo Crennel Cleveland Browns

Tony Dungy Indianapolis Colts

Herman Edwards Kansas City Chiefs

Marvin Lewis Cincinnati Bengals

Lovie Smith Chicago Bears

Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers


and my feelings on the subject: Zennie and I have been going back and forth the last day+ about this. I agree with Both Zennie's Prior post regarding the Raiders' Most recent Hire, and in general that Minority Hiring Practices In the NFL, NCAA, and several other Sports governing bodies are far behind the times. However, most of what Ms. Howard says in this piece above also makes sense. In college, the people holding the purse strings don't always want to embrace change, even if it's the right thing to do. I'm lucky enough to work for one of the Nicest, Smartest football people i ever met. He also just happens to be an African American. But NYC is ahead of the curve on such things, in both the public and private sector.
I also feel that it shouldn't be "Equality" for some, it should be Equality for ALL....
And Yes: there are PLENTY of Capable Minority assistant coaches at the College level(and High School) who are qualified to be head coaches.