No breaks for Raiders, Bills
They’re coming off a 2-14 season and have the league’s youngest coach, but the Oakland Raiders won’t be getting much sympathy from the NFL next season.
The NFL released its 2007 schedule Wednesday, and -- based on last season’s results -- no team has a tougher slate of games than the Raiders. Oakland and Buffalo each face teams that won a combined 53.9% of their games last season.
The league’s schedule also features rematches of the conference championship games, with New England at Indianapolis in Week 9, and New Orleans at Chicago in Week 17.
A league-high seven Dallas Cowboys games will be nationally televised, including their traditional Thanksgiving Day game, against the New York Jets.
The San Diego Chargers, who finished 14-2 last season, will be tested early and often. They open at home against Chicago, play New England and Green Bay on the road, play host to Kansas City, then travel to Denver.
As winners of the Super Bowl, the Colts will play host to the season-opening Thursday night game and will play New Orleans. The New York Giants will play at Dallas in the opening Sunday night game, and the Monday night doubleheader features Baltimore at Cincinnati and Arizona at San Francisco.
This marks the second season of flexible scheduling, which allows the league to pick the best games for Sunday night 12 days ahead for the final seven weeks of the season.
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