While it doesn’t have the same gusto or flair as the opening weekened Sunday night game against the Bears at Lambeau or Thanksgiving in Detroit, the Packers found out their four opponents for the 2009 preseason today. The NFL released the preliminary schedule for the late summer cash derby today with the specific dates and times to be announced.
Despite getting some nationally-televised games over the past few years, the Packers won’t be landing a national audience until their season-opener, which won’t garner many, if any complaints from fans.
The Packers will open up with two straight home games, the first when former Favre boss, Eric Managini makes his Cleveland Browns coaching debut. The game is slated for sometime between August 13 – 17.
Then about a week later the circus comes to town, with Terrell Owens as head ringleader when the Bills take Lambeau Field. Although it will be only preseason, ESPN will make sure to highlight something Owens does. Even if it is only filling up his paper cup with Gatordade on the sideline or sit-ups in K-Mart parking lot in front of a bunch of tailgaters.
The team closes out the preseason with back-to-back road games. They travel Arizona for game three against the defending NFC Champions. In the game where the starters usually get the most action, the Packers’ new 3-4 defense will get a good test against the vaunted Cardinals aerial attack.
In their final dress rehersal, the Packers travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans for what it seems to be like the 18th year in a row. Now, it is only the preseason and I kind of dig the whole tradition thing (if that is the case), but can anyone explain why the Packers and Titans have meet every preseason for eight straight seasons? I’m being serious, let us know. It is more curiousity than anything, but please send any thoughts on this subject to olbagofdonuts@gmail.com or post a comment below.
2009 Green Bay Packers Preseason Opponents
August 13-17
Cleveland Browns (Midwest Shrine Game )
TV: state
August 20-24
Buffalo Bills (Bishop’s Charities Game )
August 27-31
at Arizona Cardinals
September 3-4
at Tennessee Titans
-Adam Somers
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