NFL Schedule Thanksgiving 2010, Chicago Bears 2010 Schedule

Three games will air as the family gathers to feast on the bird,  kicking off in the early afternoon and running until late that night.

In the early game, the Detroit Lions will host the New England  Patriots in the annual Turkey Day tradition at Ford Field.  The Patriots will kick off the regular season at home for the third straight year when they host the Cincinnati Bengals, the defending AFC North Division Champions, on Sunday, Sept. 12. The Patriots will get their first taste of AFC East action Week 2 when they travel to play the Jets to make their regular-season debut in the new Meadowlands stadium on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 4:15 p.m.

The NFL announced today its 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule  for 2010, which kicks off on Thursday night, September 9 in New Orleans  and concludes on Sunday, January 2, with 16 division games.

Here is a look at all the Thursday Night (Thanksgiving included), the  elusive Saturday night, Sunday Night and Monday Night Football games:

Week 1

Vikings at Saints – Thu., Sep. 9

Cowboys at  Redskins – Sun, Sep. 12

Ravens at Jets / Chargers at Chiefs – Mon,  Sep. 13

Week 2

Giants at Colts – Sun, Sep. 19

Saints at 49ers –  Mon., Sep. 20

Week 3

Jets at Dolphins – Sun., Sep. 26

Packers at  Bears – Mon., Sep. 27

Week 4

Bears at Giants – Sun., Oct. 3

Patriots at  Dolphins – Mon., Oct. 4

Week 5

Eagles at 49ers – Sun., Oct. 10

Vikings at Jets –  Mon., Oct. 11

Week 6

Colts at Redskins – Sun., Oct. 17

Titans at  Jaguars – Mon., Oct. 18

Week 7

Vikings at Packers – Sun., Oct. 24

Giants at  Cowboys – Mon., Oct. 25

Week 8

Steelers at Saints – Sun., Oct. 31 (spooky!)

Texans  at Colts – Mon., Nov. 1

Week 9

Cowboys at Packers – Sun., Nov. 7

Steelers at  Bengals – Mon., Nov. 8

Week 10

Ravens at Falcons – Thu., Nov. 11

Patriots at  Steelers – Sun., Nov. 14

Eagles at Redskins – Mon., Nov. 15

Week 11

Bears at Dolphins – Thu., Nov. 18

Giants at  Eagles – Sun., Nov. 21

Broncos at Chargers – Mon., Nov. 22

Week 12

Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 25)

Patriots at  Lions

Saints at Cowboys

Bengals at Jets

Chargers at Colts – Sun., Nov. 28

49ers at Cardinals – Mon., Nov.  29

Week 13

Texans at Eagles – Thu., Dec. 2

Steelers at  Ravens – Sun., Dec. 5

Jets at Patriots – Mon., Sec. 6

Week 14

Colts at Titans – Thu., Dec. 9

Eagles at  Cowboys – Sun., Dec. 12

Ravens at Texans – Mon., Dec. 13

Week 15

49ers at Chargers – Thu., Dec. 16

Packers at  Patriots – Sun., Dec. 19

Bears at Vikings – Mon., Dec. 20

Week 16

Panthers at Steelers – Thu., Dec. 23

Cowboys at  Cardinals – Sat., Dec. 25

Chargers at Bengals – Sun., Dec. 26

Saints  at Falcons – Mon., Dec. 27

Week 17

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