2012 nfl schedule

• Matthew Stafford might be the best young quarterback in the National Football League. Calvin Johnson could be the most exciting wide receiver -- and player -- in the NFL, too.
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• (AP) NEW YORK - The nation wont have to wait long to see Peyton Manning in a Broncos uniform. Mannings first game as Broncos quarterback will come in prime time as Denver hosts Pittsburgh on the opening Sunday of the NFL season.
(CBS News)
• (Getty Images)The NFL released its 2012 schedule on Tuesday night. Shutdown Corner has the instant analysis.
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• 7:17: NFL Networks Steve Mariucci says the San Francisco 49ers visiting Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 is a playoff game. You know how important that is?This could be a tie-breaker. Home field advantage.
(USA Today)
• NEW YORK -- The nation wont have to wait long to see Peyton Manning in a Broncos uniform. Mannings first game as Denvers quarterback will come in prime time as Denver hosts Pittsburgh on the opening Sunday of the NFL season.
(ESPN)
• The NFL took the shrink wrap off its 2012 schedule Tuesday, unveiling a 256-game regular-season slate that will permeate the prime-time lineup more than ever before.
(USA Today)
• Theres no such thing as an easy road to the Super Bowl, though some paths to the top of the NFL are (of course) more treacherous than others.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Second-year quarterback Andy Dalton and the Bengals could make a serious run at the AFC North title in 2012. There are two kinds of people right now. The ones saying, Well, we HAVE to win this season because the Schedule Gods have touched us.
(NFL)
• Let the countdown to the NFL season officially begin: the schedule for 2012 has been announced. The NFL season opener, between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, takes place Sept. 5 at MetLife Stadium, as everyone has known for weeks.
(Washington Post)
• The NFL announced today its 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule for 2012, which kicks off on Wednesday night, September 5 and concludes on Sunday, December 30 with 16 division games. The season begins with the NFL's annual primetime kickoff game.
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