According to Ron Borges of the Boston Herald, the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills will open up the 2009 season on Monday Night Football on ESPN.
This season marks the 50th anniversary of the American Football League and the 40th anniversary of Monday Night Football. In an effort to meld the two, ESPN and the NFL agreed to a marquee game between not only two of the original eight AFL teams but also one of the league’s most popular (and in some corners most hated) teams – the Patriots – pitted against one that arguably made the loudest off-season noise – the Bills and their signing of wide receiver Terrell Owens.
Very interesting to see that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his new $1 billion dollar stadium didn’t get the nod.
Sources: Patriots-Bills slated for Monday Night Football opener [Boston Herald]
UPDATE: Fang’s Bites has the press release confirming the details.
