Jones- 1st two home in primetime

[dbair1967]

It was a blurb in DMN today, says our first two home games will be primetime.

I'm guessing the first one (as everyone mostly is) will be a Sunday nighter vs NYG or Wash, the 2nd one I think will be a MNF vs Atlanta or Carolina.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

Monday night vs. Carolina in the new stadium. Wow, wouldn't that make the people here in Carolina puke should the Cowboys blow them out!! :starspin

 

[SDogo]

It still kills me, the one year Dallas plays both Atlanta and Carolina which are 2 hour drives from me they just happen to be home games.

 

[TheBeast]

It'll probably be Atlanta. The new Golden Boy Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, etc.

 

[dcfanatic]

It was a blurb in DMN today, says our first two home games will be primetime.

I'm guessing the first one (as everyone mostly is) will be a Sunday nighter vs NYG or Wash, the 2nd one I think will be a MNF vs Atlanta or Carolina.

Scratch that. I misread it.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

That same blurb was saying it was likely the first game at home will be against the Broncos.

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedc...oys/stories/032909dnsptscowboys.7de65b18.html

Prime time at home: Jones said the first two regular-season home games at the Cowboys new stadium will be in prime time.

The Cowboys' season opener will be at Denver, according to a source.

Yuck.

 

[dcfanatic]

Yeah, I misread his post.

 

[bbgun]

I hope they have a couple of 12 PM home games scheduled, just to see how the shadows play out.

 

[sonnyboy]

Know most of us wanted the Cowboys to open the new stadium week one, but I always felt there was a slight advantage to opening on the road for a few reasons.

1) Teams always have a little extra juice for the first game. If you open on the road its like having 2 openers when you play your first game at home the next week.
2) One of the disadvantages of a road game is the travel. All teams get a few extra days before the opener reducing the impact of travel.
3) Getting a road game out of the way week one reduces the chance of getting stuck with back to back road games during the season.

What's key is getting an easier road game to start the year. If were up to me, I'd schedule the easiest road game to increase the chance of getting off 1-0.

Another scheduling advantage I was hoping for this year may come to pass. Historically speaking, prime time home games are always an advantage. Can't quote any numbers, but I always thought home teams in prime time had a higher winning percentage than home teams in standard time slots.

Looks like the NFL is going to go over the top to show case the new stadium in prime time.
Who knows, maybe we'll get 3 Sunday Night, 1 Monday Night, Thanksgiving and maybe even a Saturday Night NFL network game all at home.

That would be huge, 6 prime time games, none on the road.

 

[sonnyboy]

I hope they have a couple of 12 PM home games scheduled, just to see how the shadows play out.

That's the one and only thing I didn't like about being a Cowboys fan. Those handful of Texas Stadium 12:00pm games, fighting the shadows to see the game on TV!
Always seemed to be a problem in the first half and more so in Sept and Oct.

 

[jazzcat22]

It'll probably be Atlanta. The new Golden Boy Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, etc.

And it gives them Michael Vick rumor talk.....

 

[bbgun]

That's the one and only thing I didn't like about being a Cowboys fan. Those handful of Texas Stadium 12:00pm games, fighting the shadows to see the game on TV!
Always seemed to be a problem in the first half and more so in Sept and Oct.

Well, we're talking two at most. Hell, I can't remember the last time we played a 1PM road game against an NFC East foe.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I hope they have a couple of 12 PM home games scheduled, just to see how the shadows play out.

I don't remember any last season.

We are just to much of a ratings draw for those early games.

 

[jazzcat22]

Know most of us wanted the Cowboys to open the new stadium week one, but I always felt there was a slight advantage to opening on the road for a few reasons.

1) Teams always have a little extra juice for the first game. If you open on the road its like having 2 openers when you play your first game at home the next week.
2) One of the disadvantages of a road game is the travel. All teams get a few extra days before the opener reducing the impact of travel.
3) Getting a road game out of the way week one reduces the chance of getting stuck with back to back road games during the season.

What's key is getting an easier road game to start the year. If were up to me, I'd schedule the easiest road game to increase the chance of getting off 1-0.

Another scheduling advantage I was hoping for this year may come to pass. Historically speaking, prime time home games are always an advantage. Can't quote any numbers, but I always thought home teams in prime time had a higher winning percentage than home teams in standard time slots.

Looks like the NFL is going to go over the top to show case the new stadium in prime time.
Who knows, maybe we'll get 3 Sunday Night, 1 Monday Night, Thanksgiving and maybe even a Saturday Night NFL network game all at home.

That would be huge, 6 prime time games, none on the road.

I always thought pretty much the same thing. Didn't mind them opening on the road. Gets a road gam out of the way. And may increase the season endin with a home game. Even though it didn't last year.

It would be interesting to go back and look at the past schedules to see. However, I don't think it matters alot. Seems Dallas gets more road games in December. Maybe because they get the Thiansgiving Day game. So they offset it with at least 2 road games, if not 3 in December.

Also I think the NFL is trying to make an effort [for once] to avoid 3 straight home or away games, as it seemed they did many times in the past.

 

[bbgun]

I don't remember any last season.

We are just to much of a ratings draw for those early games.

Frisco and Tampa?

 

[Alexander]

Frisco and Tampa?

The Rams was an early game as well.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

The Rams was an early game as well.

That was a road game, wasn't it?

 

[BLEU3ASY]

It still kills me, the one year Dallas plays both Atlanta and Carolina which are 2 hour drives from me they just happen to be home games.

Same here it was cool when we played carolina like three years in row.

 

[theebs]

The Rams was an early game as well.

The rams game was the first noon game of the year and that is the game keith davis threw a fit in the locker room yelling at guys to make sure they understand that the game starts at noon and not 2.

He said it in the postgame, I believe the following game the tampa game was at noon and he said he told the team to be ready to play at noon this week because they werent ready that day.

 

[theebs]

Well, we're talking two at most. Hell, I can't remember the last time we played a 1PM road game against an NFC East foe.

thats not going to happen until we are 5-11 again.

I cant see it happening for as long as romo is on the roster.

the home games here at noon, the crowds are always late. SO I hope they are all late!