Tuesday, March 31, 2009

DMN Blog: Cowboys to open stadium with Tennessee preseason game

by Todd Archer

The Cowboys know when and who they will play in their first game at their new stadium in Arlington - in the preseason anyway - and that is Tennessee.

The Cowboys will host the Titans on Aug. 21 with a national television from Fox at 7 p.m. While some may look at this game as Vince Young's homecoming, it might just be remembered more for the football opener of the $1.1 billion stadium.

The Cowboys will open the preseason at Oakland on Aug. 13. The Cowboys' third preseason game will be Aug. 29 at home against San Francisco and the finale will be Sept. 4 at Minnesota.

The NFL is expected to release the full regular-season schedule early in April, perhaps by the end of the week. According to a source, the Cowboys will open up at Denver on Sept. 13 followed by a primetime opener on Sept. 20 at the new stadium, likely against an NFC East foe.