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Browns open with Cowboys, Steelers
Zac Jackson, Staff Writer
04.15.2008
For openers, how ‘bout them Cowboys? And how ‘bout who follows?

The Browns open the 2008 regular season at home against the Cowboys on Sunday Sept. 7, then host the Steelers in Week Two in a Sunday night national TV game, the first of five nationally televised prime-time games the Browns will play.

The Browns return to Monday Night Football when they host the Super Bowl champion Giants on Oct. 13. They also play two Monday night road games, Nov. 17 at Buffalo and Dec. 15 at Philadelphia.

The Browns host the Broncos in Week 10 on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 8:15 p.m.

The five national prime-time games are the most ever for the Browns, who haven't played on national television since 2006 and haven't played on Monday night since 2003.

Week Two brings the Browns' first chance first chance to end their nine-game losing streak to the Steelers. The Browns and Steelers wait until December 28 in the regular-season finale to play again.

Due to flex scheduling in Weeks 11-17, another game - possibly the finale with the Steelers or the Nov. 30 visit from the Colts - could be moved as well.

The Browns again play all three division rivals in the first month of the season, following the first Steelers game with back-to-back road trips to Baltimore (Sept. 21) and Cincinnati (Sept. 28) before their bye week.

They play Baltimore at home on Nov. 2 and Cincinnati at home on Dec. 21.

Though times are subject to change for all Sunday games except Week Two against the Steelers, the Browns are scheduled to play at 4:15 p.m. when they host the Cowboys and visit Baltimore and Washington (Oct. 19). The game at Jacksonville on Oct. 26 is set for 4:05 p.m.

The Week Five bye is the Browns' earliest since returning to the league in 1999. The three Monday night games are the most since 1988, and the Browns will open at home for the 10th straight season, though they've won just one of those games, in 2004 over the Ravens.

The Browns play back-to-back home games three times and back-to-back road games three times as well. The homestands come in the season's first two weeks, with Baltimore and Denver on a short week in early November and again to close November with Houston and the Colts.

The back-to-back road trips start with the division rivals in September. The Browns are at Washington and Jacksonville in consecutive weeks in October and at Tennessee and Philadelphia for their first two games in December.

Seven of the Browns' opponents were playoff teams a year ago. The only opponents the Browns also played last season are the three AFC North Division teams, Houston and Buffalo.


http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8351




Sun, 9/7 Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns 4:15 p.m. FOX
Sun, 9/14 Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns 8:15 p.m. NBC
Sun, 9/21 Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens 4:15 p.m. CBS
Sun, 9/28 Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals 1 p.m. CBS
Bye week: St. Louis Rams, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders
Mon, 10/13 New York Giants at Cleveland Browns 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, 10/19 Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins 4:15 p.m. CBS
Sunday, 10/26 Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05 p.m. CBS
Sunday, 11/2 Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns 1 p.m. CBS
Thu, 11/6 Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns 8:15 p.m. NFLN
Mon, 11/17 Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, 11/23 Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns 1 p.m. CBS
Sunday, 11/30 Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns 1 p.m. CBS
Sunday, 12/7 Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans 1 p.m. CBS
Mon, 12/15 Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, 12/21 Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns 1 p.m. CBS
Sunday, 12/28 Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers 1 p.m. CBS

SWEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did I count 5 Prime Time Games?????? Holy CRAP Batman!

Here it is week by week.

I'm definately very excited about this years schedule. I hope our boys let everyone know the Dawgs are back.

Haha, crap Ref. You beat me to it.

Man, I had forgotten about how tough our schedule looks, no matter what order we play.

It's put up or shut up time now boys!!

09/07 - Dallas 4:15
09/14 - Pittsburgh 8:15 Sunday Night
09/21 - @ Baltimore 4:15
09/28 - @ Cincinnati 1:00
10/05 - BYE
10/13 - NYGiants 8:30 ESPN Monday Night
10/19 - @ Washington 4:15
10/26 - @ Jacksonville 4:05
11/02 - Baltimore 1:00
11/06 - Denver 8:15 NFLN Thursday Night
11/17 - @ Buffalo 8:30 ESPN Monday Night
11/23 - Houston 1:00
11/30 - Indianapolis 1:00
12/07 - @ Tennessee 1:00
12/15 - @ Philadelphia 8:30 ESPN Monday Night
12/21 - Cincinnati 1:00
12/28 - @ Pittsburgh 1:00

I'm going to have to invest in some no doze for Monday and Tuesday mornings. Lots of prime time.

FIVE prime time games? No pressure, though, right? (please don't fall on our faces)

AWESOME... count me as one who was hoping for primetime games...5 are you kiddking me 5....with three on Monday, I am ecstatic and buying my tickets for the Nashville game ASAP.... plus plane tickets back home for as many as I can schedule

Closing against Pittsburgh is HUGE!

I'm all for NEVER closing against an NFC team, and I love the thought of closing against a division rival.

The Dawgs are back! 5 games in Primetime baby!

5 prime time games wow, probaly to make up for jipping us every year

Err, let me try this again as it appears my last post was too much fluff or too entertaining for Pure Football.....

...5 Prime Time games are incredible

...10-6 possible...play offs? (now there is a real Pure Football thread....right?)

....at first glance it appears our toughest non-conference are at home

....I'll need some Monday Nights off (not really Pure Football, but that sentiment is apparently OK to share)


GO BROWNIES


Btw my fellow dawg and deleter of out ot topic post, here is my thought to next season....

It's in the hole....it's in the hole

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...10-6 possible...play offs? (now there is a real Pure Football thread....right?)

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If we get 10-6 on this schedule, I'd be ecstatic.... This schedule is ridiculously tough. The Browns are going to have to be firing on all cylinders for every game to equal our 2007 record.

Does our entire division have an equally tuff schedule?

I want to just remind everyone real quick that a super bowl winning team could potentially start 0-2 with this schedule... so in the case that we do (which I don't think we will), make sure to stay your pitchforks and torches until week 3.

Don't forget that, as mentioned in the article, weeks 11-17 have flex scheduling. Depending on how things go, we could see late-season games against Indy and Pittsburgh flexed to Sunday night.

Go Browns!

Are you kidding... There's folks sharpening their forks as you type....

nordawg

I know I am.

Road trip to Pittsburgh.

Freaking NFL Network prevents me from seeing that Thursday nite game

Meet us at Taggart's!

Thanks Ref..

Well, I guess if we come away with a winning record this year, that will be a real accomplishment..

Pumped for this year's schedule with the prime time games. I have a friend moving to DC so it will give me an excuse to go there for the game at washington.

Sweet 5 prime time games!!!

One of my close friends is a Giants fan...he wants to come out to Cleveland with me on Monday night. So, look for me...I'll be the drunk guy with a Browns jersey on.

I think it's utterly pointless right now to predict what our record will be and what we'll need to get into the playoffs. We may go 10-6 and miss the playoffs, we may go 8-8 and get in. We may go 16-0, we may go 0-16. The only way we'll know for sure is when we play.

That being said, my expectations are high. I expect 16-0 until proven otherwise.

Let's go Browns!!

Also, with MNF, we'll have a few short weeks. But, it's kind of like getting a 2nd bye later in the season when we have a game Thursday Nov. 6 and then nothing until the following Monday, Nov. 17. But, we only have 4 days rest between our Sunday game against the Texans and the Nov. 6 game against the Broncos.

Needless to say, not only are our opponents tougher, our schedule is tough.

I show it a game against balt, then denver???

LMAO!