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2008 Regular Season Opponents

All times indicated are Central

* Start time may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling

NFL FLEX SCHEDULING 101 For the third consecutive season, the NFL has built in a primetime "flexible scheduling" element on Sundays in Weeks 11-17.

Implemented to ensure quality matchups on Sunday night in those weeks, flex scheduling also gives surprise teams a chance to play their way onto primetime, much like the Packers did in 2006 in Week 17.

What games can be flexed? Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights.

Can games be switched from 12 p.m. to afternoon starts? The NFL has commonly moved games between noon CT and 3:15 p.m. CT on Sunday afternoons. The flex practice allows the NFL to employ flexible scheduling to include one of its primetime package of games - on Sunday evenings. All "flex" changes must be announced 12 days prior to kickoff.

Sunday afternoon games, as in the past, can still be moved between noon and 3:05 or 3:15 CT.

So all flex changes will be announced with 12 days of notice? In Week 17, in order to ensure a Sunday night game with playoff implications, the decision to move the start time may be made on six days' notice.

Thurs., Aug. 28
Tennessee Titans (Gold Pkg.)(Midwest Shrine Game) 7:00 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 16
Chicago Bears (Gold Pkg.) *12:00pm noon