Panthers could open new Texas Stadium in Prime Time

[Kevin Greene]

First Two Texas Stadium Games Will Be In Prime Time

Posted by Mike Florio on March 29, 2009, 12:13 p.m.

The new Texas Stadium will open in the same way the old one closed — in prime time.

Hopefully for the Cowboys, the outcome will be better this time.

According to Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News, the first two regular-season games to be played at the new Texas Stadium will kick off at night.

This likely means that the Cowboys will play their first home game on Sunday night and their second home game on Monday night, or vice-versa.

Last year, the Cowboys hosted the Eagles on Monday night in Week Two and played at Green Bay on Sunday night in Week Three.

Watkins reports that the Cowboys are expected to open the regular season at Denver. Last year, Dallas also started the season with a road game against an AFC team, traveling to Cleveland.

Possible candidates for the Cowboys’ first two home games include the Redskins, Eagles, Giants, Falcons, Panthers, Seahawks, and Chargers.

The league has announced that the Cowboys will host the Raiders on Thanksgiving.

Going in there and ruining their debut would be ultra sweet.

[Mark V]

This would almost make good on all the regular season losing we have done at the hands of the Cowboys in recent memory. Sadly, I think we are probably tied for the 5/6 spot with the Chargers, when it comes to marketability of that game. Seachickens bring up the rear.

[Jangler]

It will be a divisional game, I bet the Redskins. Maybe the Panthers will get the second game.

[OneBadassCat]

Every time we play the cowboys in the regular season we get cheated. They can take their Mike Carey and their bullsh1t stadium and shove it up their ass. I'd be happy if we never had to play those clowns again with the amount of times the panthers have outplayed them and lossed to stupid sh1t.

Doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see us destroy them.

[outlaw4]

More likely the Falcons than us since Matt Ryan's more "marketable" .

[Kevin Greene]

More likely the Falcons than us since Matt Ryan's more "marketable" .

But, but, but we were 12-4 and NFC South Champs.

The Cowboys on the other hand suck ass.

Just sayin'.

[Jangler]

^^^ will be the only time I pull for the Falcons.

[outlaw4]

But, but, but we were 12-4 and NFC South Champs.

The Cowboys on the other hand suck ass.

Just sayin'.

But, but the Cowboys always rebound the next year. They'll be favorites to win the Super Bowl like they should be! We're just a small market team and can't possibly compete against the almighty lords of football!

^^^ will be the only time I pull for the tie.

Fixed.

[bigdog_10_2002]

Redskins will probably get the first game....then the chargers would be my second guess.

[carpanfan96]

Wouldn't mind getting the First Monday Night game at the new stadium. Would be nice to beat they girls in the first MNF game at the new stadium.

[OneBadassCat]

If we play the cowboys I want the panthers to annihilate them. I want Beason to knock Romo out of this world and Double Trouble blow their defense up. I can't stand that team and their big dumbass star.

[bigdog_10_2002]

on a side note....How many prime time games do you guys think we will get this year.

I'll say three

Monday Night Football at home Vs. Falcons

Sunday Night Football at New York Giants

NFL Network Thrs/Sat. at New England

just my guesses

[rayzor]

It will be the seahawks.

Easiest team for them to beat. Less chance of embarrassment.

NFL loves the cowboys almost as much as the patriots. They don't want them to be embarrassed again.

For the record, first team they played in Texas Stadium was against the patriots on October 24, 1971. patriots were 2-12 in '70 and were 2-3 at that point. The cowboys were 3-2. cowboys won 44-21. easy team...easy win. morale booster.

cowboys had just lost a Superbowl the previous year to the Baltimore Colts and even though they had been known as a good team and had winning records for 6 years were considered the team that just couldn't win the big games (sound familiar?). In 1971 they went on to the Superbowl and won it against the Dolphins.

Let's all hope and pray that the inaugural year for the new stadium doesn't bring the same luck for the cowboys.

[thejimmy]

Won't come close to happening. And I wouldn't want it either. They would be pumped up for those games.