Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is going to get one heck of a debut. The Packers will be playing the Vikings on Monday Night Football during the NFL’s Kickoff  Weekend.   The defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants will officially start the 2008 NFL regular season by hosting the NFC East rival Washington Redskins. 

The Giants and ‘Skins will play on Thursday, September 4th.  That weekend’s Sunday night game will feature the Indianapolis Colts against the Chicago Bears in a rematch of Super Bowl 41 on September 7th. Monday Night Football will once more feature a doubleheader for Week One.  The early game will have the Green Bay Packers host the Minnesota Vikings.  In the nightcap, the Denver Broncos will travel to Oakland to face the Raiders.  The rest of the 2008 schedule will be announced in April.