NFL to announce schedule on Thursday
The National Football League will announce the 2013 regular-season schedule Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, league spokesman Greg Aiello announced through via Twitter.
The defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens will open the season on the road Thurs., Sept. 5, due to a conflict with the Baltimore Orioles, who are scheduled to play the Chicago White Sox at 7:05 p.m. ET on that date.
The NFL, Major League Baseball and the teams were unable to reach a compromise to let the Ravens to open at home.
One possibility is the Ravens opening in Denver, which would set up a rematch of the 2012 playoffs, when the Ravens won 38-35 in double overtime. It would also feature the return of linebacker Elvis Dumervil to Denver.
Other intriguing 2013 matchups include the return to Philadelphia for former Eagles' head coach Andy Reid, who is now coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Peyton Manning's homecoming in Indianapolis as well as a game against his brother, Eli Manning, when the Broncos visit the New York Giants.
