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.

 

[Seak]

To add fuel I noticed that the early line has the Niners as 1.5 favourites. I just don't want to see their fan base t take over the lower bowl like we saw on TNF last year

Maybe if anything people will be less willing to sell there tickets since its the first game of the year, at least thats what i hope