Hawks opener at home VS the hated 9ers

[AROS]

The home opener is going to be my one home game this year. Hope we get the season off on the right foot!

 

[Maulbert]

Wonder if we'll be debuting those new 'Rivalries' uniforms in this game.

 

[therealjohncarlson]

HOW THE FK ARE THEY FAVORITES ON THE ROAD AFTER HAVING A FIRE SALE?

(pardon my all-caps but I'm annoyed at this)

Dont be annoyed by it.. see it as the gambling opportunity it is lol

 

[Pandion Haliaetus]

Bookend games with the 49ers would have been much sweeter last season…NFL always be dropping the ball with this team it seems.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Nah, play the schedule that's in front of you. We're not victims here. Still kind of dumb to have game 1 and game 17 against the same team, but..........meh.

 

[Double Tribble]

As an aside, I wonder why we aren't playing the Raiders this year? I get playing the Steelers with DK in week 3, but no Raiders with PC and GeNOO? Weird.

 

[RedAlice]

As an aside, I wonder why we aren't playing the Raiders this year? I get playing the Steelers with DK in week 3, but no Raiders with PC and GeNOO? Weird.

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It's not weird.

The opponents are pre-determined with a specific rotation. You can see your opponents for the next several years with the only unknown being your finish in the division v the same finish in other divisions. They can't just change it.

For more info:

A formula determines each team’s opponents every year, and a rotating schedule ensures that every team plays each of the other 31 at least once in a four-year period.

Creating the NFL Schedule | NFL Football Operations

It takes hundreds of computers and five NFL executives to create the NFL’s 256-game masterpiece.

operations.nfl.com

 

[Double Tribble]

Interesting. I was aware of that, but I thought they flexed them depending on the situation. I guess not.

 

[hox]

As an aside, I wonder why we aren't playing the Raiders this year? I get playing the Steelers with DK in week 3, but no Raiders with PC and GeNOO? Weird.

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It will be a preseason game.

 

[Double Tribble]

It will be a preseason game.

Aaahhh. I didn't see that. Ok, that makes sense now.