Schedule 2007 NFL season
1 schedule
1.1 preseason
1.2 regular season
1.2.1 opening weekend
1.2.2 going global
1.2.3 super bowl 41 ⁄2
1.2.4 thanksgiving
schedule
preseason
the hall of fame game played in canton, ohio on sunday august 5, 2007, pittsburgh steelers defeating saints score of 20–7; game televised nfl network, replacing nbc, had been scheduled broadcast china bowl exhibition game beijing, china on august 8, 2007 between new england patriots , seattle seahawks @ workers stadium. however, efforts being put london regular season game, plans game postponed, beijing hosted 2008 summer olympics.
regular season
adrian peterson of minnesota rushes against san diego in week 9, on way record 296 rushing yards in game
opening weekend
on march 26, 2007, league announced aforementioned opening saints-colts kickoff game on september 6 telecast on nbc. pre-game activities featured indiana native john mellencamp, faith hill, , kelly clarkson. entertainment portion of events started 30 minutes earlier scheduled start time of game, leading unveiling of colts super bowl xli championship banner. opening events simulcast on nfl network.
the dallas cowboys hosted new york giants in first sunday night game september 9 @ 8:15 p.m. edt. monday night football on espn kicked off doubleheader on september 10 cincinnati bengals hosting baltimore ravens @ 7:00 p.m. edt, , san francisco 49ers hosting arizona cardinals @ 10:15 p.m. edt. 49ers paid tribute three-time super bowl winning head coach bill walsh, died july 30, in game.
going global
in october 2006, nfl club owners approved plan stage 2 international regular season games per season beginning in 2007 , continuing through @ least 2011. on february 2, 2007, league announced week 8 contest between new york giants , miami dolphins played @ wembley stadium in london on october 28 @ 5 p.m. utc, 1 p.m. edt) giants away-team designate nfc, fox broadcast game in usa according league broadcast contract rules.
super bowl 41 ⁄2
in week 9, new england patriots (8–0) faced indianapolis colts (7–0) in battle of undefeated teams. there lot of hype surrounding game, due fact these teams had met in previous season s afc championship game, , possibly meet later in 2007 afc championship game. many people dubbed game super bowl 41 ⁄2 . patriots prevailed 24–20, , later finish regular season league s first 16–0 team.
thanksgiving
for second year in row, 3 games held on united states thanksgiving day (november 22). in addition traditional games hosted detroit lions , cowboys (with teams respectively playing green bay packers , new york jets, packers–lions game starting @ 12:30 p.m. est , jets–cowboys game kicking off @ 4:15 p.m. est respectively), colts faced atlanta falcons in georgia dome, kickoff @ 8:15 p.m. est.
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