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Ah... it's finally here...

DATE: Thursday, September 6, 2007
SITE: RCA Dome
KICKOFF: 8:30 p.m. (EDT)/7:30 p.m. (CDT)
CAPACITY: 55,531
SURFACE: FieldTurf

The Indianapolis Colts open their 55th National Football League season, their 24th in Indianapolis and their sixth under Head Coach Tony Dungy on Thursday, September 6, when they host the New Orleans Saints. Kickoff for the contest that christens the 2007 National Football League regular season is 8:30 p.m. (EDT)/7:30 p.m. (CDT). NBC Sports telecasts the contest nationally, while Westwood One provides national radio coverage.

Owners of the NFL's best regular-season record (89-39) since the start of the 1999 season, while being the only team to earn seven playoff appearances in the last eight seasons, Indianapolis enters Thursday’s game as victors in 34 of its last 41 league games. The contest pits the defending division champions in the AFC South and NFC South. The Colts produced a 12-4 mark in 2006, while the Saints were 10-6. New Orleans advanced to the NFC Championship Game before falling at Chicago 39-14. Indianapolis advanced to Super Bowl XLI, topping Chicago, 29-17, for the franchise’s fourth World Championship and the first in 36 seasons. This marks the first time the Colts and Saints have contested a season-opener, and the clubs have not met since September 28, 2003, a 55-21 Colts win in the Louisiana Superdome.

Thursday’s contest marks the fourth consecutive season the Colts have participated in a nationally-televised opener. The club opened the 2004 season at New England, dropping a last-minute 27-24 decision on September 9. Indianapolis produced a 24-7 win at Baltimore on September 11, 2005. Last year, the Colts produced a 26-21 win at the New York Giants on September 10. Indianapolis has won seven of its last eight season-openers. Since 1953, the Colts own an opening day mark of 30-24, including a record of 15-16 against AFC clubs and 15-8 versus NFC clubs. Dungy holds a 7-4 record on opening day. The Colts are opening a season at home for the first time since 1999.

9/04/2007 02:47:00 PM by Todd Bacon 0 comments