Giants Host Cowboys for NFL Kickoff 2012 Sept 5th

[RockaFowler]

I work for an NBC station, so I got this info for everyone:

Rematch of 2011 Regular Season Finale that was Most-Watched Primetime Game Ever on NBC and Most-Watched on Any Network in 15 Years
Sunday Night Football is Currently Ranked as the Most-Watched and Highest-Rated Show of the 2011-2012 Primetime Television Season

NEW YORK – March 27, 2012 – The Super Bowl champion New York Giants host NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys in NFL Kickoff 2012, the opening game of the 2012 NFL season, it was announced today by the NFL. NFL Kickoff 2012 will be played on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 8:30 p.m. ET, with coverage on NBC beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The 2011 regular season ended on Sunday Night Football with the Giants defeating the Cowboys, 31-14, to capture the NFC East title. That game averaged 27.6 million viewers, the most ever for a Sunday Night Football game (Thursday openers included), and the most-watched regular-season primetime game on any network in 15 years (Packers-Cowboys, 31.5 million, Nov. 18, 1996 on ABC).


MOST WATCHED NFL REGULAR-SEASON PRIMETIME GAMES ON NBC:
1. 27.6 million, Cowboys-Giants, 1/1/12 (2011 SNF Week 17)
2. 27.5 million, Vikings-Saints, 9/9/10 (2010 Thursday Night Opener)
3. 27.2 million, Saints-Packers, 9/8/11 (2011 Thursday Night Opener)
4. 25.8 million, Cowboys-Jets, 9/11/11 (2011 SNF Week 1)
5. 25.73 million, Eagles-Cowboys, 12/12/10 (2010 SNF Week 14)
6. 25.68 million, Vikings-Packers, 10/24/10, (Favre Return to Lambeau II)
7. 25.3 million, Cowboys-Redskins, 9/12/10 (2010 SNF: Week 1)
8. 24.8 million, Giants-Cowboys, 9/20/09 (Dallas Cowboys Stadium Debut)
9. 24.5 million, Giants-Cowboys, 12/11/11 (2011 SNF Week 14)
10. 24.2 million, Packers-Patriots, 12/19/10 (2010 SNF Week 15)

[El Supremo]

1. Will Kyle Orton be the Cowboys' starting QB?

[Auggie]

2. Why not? I love these match-ups.

[RockaFowler]

3. It's great for me

The team that wins the Super Bowl usually hosts this first game. I think it should be a great game!!

[Auggie]

5. Do you have enough pull to remove Bob Costas from the air,

and reformat "Football Night in America" to be like the old ESPN "Primetime"? Shouldn't be too hard.

While you're at it, I'm tired of Brian Williams. Get the news division to replace him.

Thanks.

[El Supremo]

7. I concur!!!!!!

+ a brazillion!

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Ah, can't they both lose?

[madinmaryland]

6. Ahh. The Resident Raider Fan chimes in...