2015 Patriots/NFL Schedule Thread--Non Easy Edition--Steelers coming to Foxboro for the Ring Ceremon

[RedOctober3829]

Ok new thread time since there is an official unveiling date and time for the schedule release.  It will be tomorrow night at 8 pm.
 
 

Around The NFL ‏@AroundTheNFL  52s52 seconds ago
NFL schedule release will be tomorrow: Tuesday, April 21. Live on @nflnetwork 8-11 pm ET.
 

Edit: NFL Network updated their time slot.  It will be released at 8 PM not 7 PM

 

[Ed Hillel]

There's a schedule floating around that has us with five 8:30 games and four 1PM games. Lets hope that's fake.

 

[RedOctober3829]

There's a schedule floating around that has us with five 8:30 games and four 1PM games. Lets hope that's fake.

It is absolutely fake.  It had us hosting the Jets the last week of the season and we all know the last 2 weeks will be on the road due to the Winter Classic.

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

It is absolutely fake.  It had us hosting the Jets the last week of the season and we all know the last 2 weeks will be on the road due to the Winter Classic.

 
Yes, but think about the hilarity of watching the Jets trying to play on ice.  You know BB would have the team prepared, practicing on skates and be ready to go.

 

[Sille Skrub]

Any leaks yet?

 

[RedOctober3829]

Any leaks yet?

Not any credible ones yet, Skrub.  They usually start rolling out in the afternoon.

 

[RedOctober3829]

FWIW, Patriots.com Radio guys who do PFW say people in league circles get the schedule around 3 pm and are asked to hold off on publishing it until 8 pm.  So, I would say you'd start to see leaks at 3:01.

 

[RedOctober3829]

https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/590564079447760896

 

[PseuFighter]

fyi, i'm going to start a bash thread for the dallas game as soon as it's announced. i'm highly anticipating thanksgiving.

 

[allstonite]

I really hope not. I'm planning on going out to the Dallas game if it's any other week than Thanksgiving. FWIW, I remember Zolak saying he didn't think it would happen because he thought the Pats would open on Thursday against the Jets and each team only has to play one Thursday game. But I'm with you it just seems to make too much sense that it would be Thanksgiving

 

[Cousin Walter]

Each team typically plays only one Thursday night game, but the season opener doesn't count. Seattle and Green Bay both played Thursday night games in 2014 in addition to the opener. (Dallas actually played back-to-back Thursday games last season.)

 

[PseuFighter]

gonna spend a little bit trying to find a magic link for this stuff in advance of 8, cause i'm sure it'll be hidden on some servers and pretty publicly available.

 

[RedOctober3829]

 

Tom Silverstein ‏@TomSilverstein  4m4 minutes ago
Source said #Packers will retire Favre's number vs. Bears Thanksgiving night at Lambeau Field. Game is on NBC.
 

 

[Corsi]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter  24s24 seconds ago
Sure sounds like Steelers at Patriots in Thursday night regular-season opener. Full NFL schedule release tonight at 8 on ESPN.

 

[Corsi]

Jeff Howe ‏@jeffphowe  1m1 minute ago
It's official. The Patriots will host the Steelers in the regular-season opener, according to a source.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

Is it official or is it from a source?

 

[PseuFighter]

surprise to nobody, but patriots/steelers on opening night.
 
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/590594392920064002

 

[PseuFighter]

damnit corsibot is in the thread. he's going to have me beat on everything by a good 5-10 mins.

 

[RedOctober3829]

 

Tom Silverstein ‏@TomSilverstein  3m3 minutes ago
Here it is: Week 2, #Seahawks at #Packers Sunday night, according to source.
 

 

[LesterFan]

Steelers will be without Bell, correct?

 

[DJnVa]

Steelers will be without Bell, correct?

 
 
And we'll be without Blount.
 

 

[loshjott]

Steelers will be without Bell, correct?

 
And we'll be without Blount. 
 
Edit: DAMN, I had to go and look it up....

 

[RedOctober3829]

Steelers will be without Bell, correct?

Yes and Patriots will be without Blount.

 

[ilol@u]

Very surprised it wasn't Philly.

 

[PseuFighter]

biggest reason i think they gave us the steelers to kick things off is because fox is going to do everything in their power to protect the iggles game and push it to a national audience at 4pm.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

 
 
And we'll be without Blount.
 

Yeah I'm good with that trade off.

 

[RedOctober3829]

NJ.com is reporting Jets at Bills Week 17.  So Pats not playing either of them the last week.

 

[RedOctober3829]

 

Nick Powell ‏@nickpowellbkny  8m8 minutes ago
#Giants Week 1 matchup: Sunday night at the #Cowboys, per league source.
 

 

[gmogmo]

NJ.com is reporting Jets at Bills Week 17.  So Pats not playing either of them the last week.

Which means they'll be playing Miami in Miami due to the B's game in Foxboro

 

[Corsi]

Jeff Howe ‏@jeffphowe  4s4 seconds ago
Jeff Howe retweeted Mike Eagle
Good point, looks like Pats close the season at the Dolphins

 

[Kenny F'ing Powers]

Which means they'll be playing Miami in Miami due to the B's game in Foxboro

 
Which is the worst of the 3 options. 
 
Pats are 7-10 in their last 17 games in Miami, Brady and BB are 7-7 down there, and they've lost their last two games on the road to the fish.
 
I'd prefer Jets or Buffalo.

 

[RedOctober3829]

 
Which is the worst of the 3 options. 
 
Pats are 7-10 in their last 17 games in Miami, Brady and BB are 7-7 down there, and they've lost their last two games on the road to the fish.
 
I'd prefer Jets or Buffalo.

I'd rather be playing in Miami in December than September.  I'll take that tradeoff especially if there's nothing to play for that week.  Might be a nice road trip!

 

[Kenny F'ing Powers]

I'd rather be playing in Miami in December than September.  I'll take that tradeoff especially if there's nothing to play for that week.  Might be a nice road trip!

 
December is the better of the two alternatives, but Miami is - in my opinion - the better team of the three, regardless. The Jets and Bills will both be 2+ games out of the playoff hunt by week 17. I'd rather take the cupcakes.

 

[RedOctober3829]

 

Ralph Vacchiano ‏@RVacchianoNYDN  50s50 seconds ago
The Giants' home opener will be Week 2 vs. the Atlanta Falcons. More schedule info as it's available, right here
 

 

[RedOctober3829]

 

Zac Jackson ‏@FSOhioZJackson  11m11 minutes ago
NFL Network liked The Battle of Ohio so much it's doing it again this season: Thursday Nov. 5, Browns at Bengals.
 

 

[PseuFighter]

https://twitter.com/10NewsJason/status/590617650469990402

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

No Le'Veon Bell means that the Pats will be able to put 5 guys on Antonio Brown.

 
Or they could double their number 2 and take Brown out of the game with Revi......too soon?

 

[RedOctober3829]

Washington at NY Giants Week 3 SNF
NY Giants at Philadelphia Week 17

 

[RedOctober3829]

Green Bay at Chicago Week 1

 

[RedOctober3829]

MetLife Bowl is Week 13.
Saints at Giants Week 8.
 
Giants Schedule as we Know it per Ralph Vacchiano of NY Daily News
Week 1 at Dallas SNF
Week 2 vs. Atlanta
Week 3 vs. Washington SNF
Week 8 at New Orleans
Week 13 vs. NY Jets
Week 14 at Miami Monday Night

 

[TheoShmeo]

The ring ceremony happens at Kraft's house.  The Steelers will see the unveiling of the championship banner and the related festivities. 
 
Hopefully, the rest of the season will go better than the last time this happened (2002) and the night will proceed along similar lines (30-14).

 

[NYCSox]

I'll take my shot even without Bell. With a new defensive scheme, at least Brady and BB won't have reams of film to analyze and dissect.
 
Also, at least anecdotally, teams are often off their game on ring/banner night.
 
Anyway, given the Steelers fortunes against the Pats over the last 15 years, I'll hang my hat on anything.  

 

[dcmissle]

Green Bay at Chicago Week 1

Masterful selective leaking throughout the day, saving more than enough for the program tonight.

(Just as there was masterful selective leaking for almost a week after the last AFC Championship game)

On some stuff, the guys in the League office are dumber than a box full of hammers. Not on this stuff.

 

[alydar]

From a Super Bowl 50 standpoint, this isn't just a generically good "these teams play in Super Bowls" matchup, but as franchises combine for the most total SB appearances (8 and 8) and represent the #1 and #2 from the AFC for wins (6 and 4). Only the Steelers - 49ers matchup in 2015 will have more Lombardis (6 and 5). 

 

[RedOctober3829]

This was just deleted but FWIW

@ADBsportsguy: Texans reportedly will play Patriots in week 3 at NRG Stadium on 9/27
 

Busted Coverage ‏@bustedcoverage  37s37 seconds ago
I’ve now seen all the 2015 NFL schedules from a source and the Patriots have the easiest schedule.
 

 

[RedOctober3829]

 

Peter Schrager ‏@PSchrags  8s9 seconds ago
No more US Open tennis conflict for CBS Week 1. Keep that in mind prior to schedule release.

 
 

Ben Volin ‏@BenVolin  now
Hearing that #Seahawks will be on the road for their first three games. Not an easy way to open a season
 

 

[mpx42]

 
This was just deleted but FWIW

@ADBsportsguy: Texans reportedly will play Patriots in week 3 at NRG Stadium on 9/27
 
 

 
That was from that fake schedule.

 

[PseuFighter]

so how does this work? the nfl lets some media dolts release like one game or whatever (that's "approved" to leak) to keep us lemmings talking about it all day until the official release tonight?

 

[PseuFighter]

panthers at cowboys on thanksgiving? the fuck?
 
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article19172415.html

 

[RedOctober3829]

 

Mike Klis ‏@MikeKlis  6s6 seconds ago
Broncos to play John Fox and Chicago Bears in week 11, Nov. 22, at Soldier Field, per NFC source.