NFL Week 1

NFL week one is the opening week of the National Football League season, with a full slate of games including each of the teams. The season begins with the NFL Kickoff Game, which in 2010, featured a rematch of the 2009 NFC Championship Game between the New Orleans Saints hosting the Minnesota Vikings.

The remainder of the 2010 NFL week one games were announced with the rest of the 2010 NFL Schedule on April 20, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. EST.

Other notable matchups for week one of the 2010 National Football League season includes a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII as the Atlanta Falcons visit the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh however will be without top quarterback Ben Roethlisberger due to a four-game suspension. Additionally in week one, the Miami Dolphins visit the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals visit the New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers visit the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens visit the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys visit the Washington Redskins.

In 2009, the National Football League season opened on September 10 as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Tennessee Titans in overtime at home. In other games, the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints defeated the Detroit Lions, New York Jets defeated the Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings defeated the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants defeated the Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks defeated the St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears, the New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers defeated the Oakland Raiders.

Week one marked the beginning of the 89th season of the NFL. The Thursday night game featured the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants playing host to the Washington Redskins. The game had an earlier than usual 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff due on NBC. This was due to NBC's coverage of the Republican National Convention, which will follow the game. NBC will had its season premiere of Sunday Night Football to wrap up the first Sunday of games as the Indianapolis Colts open their new home field, Lucas Oil Stadium, against the Chicago Bears. Earlier that Sunday, the NFL on FOX began it's fifteenth season with a doubleheader. The coverage was highlighted by the 4:15PM ET start featuring the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Cleveland Browns. The opening slate of games for the NFL on CBS included five early contests, the best of these included the almost perfect New England Patriots hosting the Kansas City Chiefs. Finally, the season premiere of Monday Night Football on ESPN expanded into a doubleheader. The front end of the double dip was an NFC North rivalry as the Minnesota Vikings took on the Green Bay Packers, the first game since the retirement of Brett Favre. The nightcap is an AFC West showdown was the Oakland Raiders entertaining the Denver Broncos.