This is a new feature I’m trying out that will undoubtedly suck up all of my time: the NFL schedule for each week, with all the information you could possibly want, including DirecTV Sunday Ticket channel numbers, announcers from Awful Announcing, and coverage maps from the506.com. (Click the network logo for the coverage map.) Teams with a golden outline hold a lineal title.
The numbers between the team logos cram a lot of gambling-related information into a small space. That is the MXS, or Median Expected Score, an amalgamation of the point spread and over/under number. The formula is: 2U+S=N, where N is the over/under number, S is the point spread, and U is the underdog’s MXS. The favorite’s MXS is simply U+S, so when you add the two together you get 2L+S.
| Away | MXS | Home | Time (ET) | TV | DTV | Announcers | WW1? | SIRIUS | Notes | |
| Away | Home | |||||||||
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21½-26½ |  |
Thu 8:30 PM |  |
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya | Yes | 92 | 93 | Let’s get back to football! Last two Super Bowl champions. | |
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21½-19 |  |
Sun 1:00 PM |  |
709 | Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa | 134 | 92 | Defensive showdown between the NFC’s two best teams of the last regular season. | |
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17¼-25¾ |  |
Sun 1:00 PM |  |
706 | Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf | 136 | 137 | No Manning, big problems: could this be the Texans’ year? | |
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17-23 |  |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
708 | Marv Albert, Rich Gannon | 117 | 91 | Chiefs fans start getting the answer to the question: Was last year for real? | |
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17½-19½ |  |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
707 | Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts | 149 | 135 | Manning’s injury gives these teams hope, if they can get off on the right foot. | |
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14½-21 |  |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
705 | Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots | 106 | 113 | Will this intrastate rivalry kick off the Andrew Luck Sweepstakes? | |
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24¼-19¾ |  |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
710 | Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin | 93 | 138 | The Dream Team kicks off against the NFC West favorites. | |
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17-19 |  |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
704 | Jim Nantz, Phil Simms | Yes | 112 | 86 | What better way to honor the 10th anniversary of 9/11 than one of the NFL’s hottest rivalries? |
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19½-21½ |  |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
711 | Chris Myers, Tim Ryan | 128 | 94 | People are feeling optimistic about the Lions. Will it prove well-founded? | |
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16½-25 |  |
Sun 4:15 PM | |
713 | Ron Pitts, Jim Mora | Yes | 139 | 93 | The McNabb era starts in Minnesota, while the Chargers seek redemption. |
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20¼-17¼ |  |
Sun 4:15 PM | |
715 | Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver | 92 | 86 | More than an NFC East rivalry, it’s honoring the day that changed both cities forever. | |
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15-22 |  |
Sun 4:15 PM | |
712 | Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington | 136 | 94 | Fans hope new quarterbacks for both teams change their fortunes. | |
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16-21½ |  |
Sun 4:15 PM | |
714 | Dick Stockton, John Lynch | 91 | 85 | Harbaugh starts his coaching career against old college rival Carroll. | |
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17¾-22¾ |  |
Sun 8:20 PM | |
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya | Yes | 92 | 93 | It’s Ryan vs. Ryan as two highly-scrutinized teams square off. | |
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26¼-19¼ |  |
Mon 7:00 PM |  |
Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Ron Jaworski, Suzy Kolber | Yes | 92 | 93 | Patriots begin their latest Super Bowl quest with a divisional showdown. | |
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18¾-21¾ |  |
Mon 10:15 PM | |
Brad Nessler, Trent Dilfer | Yes | 113 | 94 | Close out the first week of the NFL season with an AFC West clash. | |