Line of Scrimmage: '07 Schedule - Hits and Highlights

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04/11/2007 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NFL's 2007 regular season schedule was announced on Wednesday, meaning it is officially time to begin planning your fall. We're here to help, with a week-by-week look at the most intriguing matchups:

WEEK 1 (9/9)

Saints @ Colts (Thursday) - After a seven-month, two-day hiatus, meaningful pro football returns with the reigning Super Bowl champs taking on last year's NFC South surprise.

Bears @ Chargers - Two teams with a combined 27-5 record in 2006 will look to avoid opening 0-1.

Giants @ Cowboys (Sunday night) - Wade Phillips makes his Dallas debut against the embattled Tom Coughlin, Eli Manning, and Tiki Barber-less Giants.

WEEK 2 (9/16)

Bills @ Steelers - New Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin will try to make his Steel City debut a triumphant one.

Chargers @ Patriots (Sunday night) - Just months after New England stomped on the San Diego logo following a playoff upset, LaDainian Tomlinson and company have a chance to exact their revenge.

Redskins @ Eagles (Monday) - After warming up with a road tilt at Green Bay, Donovan McNabb makes his first Philly appearance since suffering a season- ending knee injury last October.

WEEK 3 (9/23)

Panthers @ Falcons - The first Georgia Dome affair for new Atlanta head coach Bobby Petrino will come in the form of a crucial division game.

Vikings @ Chiefs - Damon Huard makes his 2007 home debut, and will be his team's uncontested No. 1 quarterback for the first time in his career.

Titans @ Saints (Monday) - Vince Young and Reggie Bush will share the spotlight once again.

WEEK 4 (9/30)

Texans @ Falcons - If new Houston QB Matt Schaub walks out of the ATL with a win, Michael Vick is going to have plenty of explaining to do.

Steelers @ Cardinals - First-year Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt looks across the field at his former team.

Eagles @ Giants (Sunday night) - Longtime NFC East rivals and '06 postseason combatants play the opener of their annual home-and-home.

WEEK 5 (10/7)

Jets @ Giants - The G-Men are the home team, so they'll call it "Giants Stadium" and not "the Meadowlands."

Chargers @ Broncos - Bolts swept Denver last year, the first time that had happened in 24 years.

Bears @ Packers (Sunday night) - This time, when he faces his team's foremost rival, Rex Grossman won't be distracted by New Year's Eve festivities.

WEEK 6 (10/14)

Vikings @ Bears - Another determined NFC North rival looks to take down the two-time reigning division champs.

Patriots @ Cowboys - Can't trot out any storylines about Bill Parcells or Drew Bledsoe, but this one should be entertaining nonetheless.

Saints @ Seahawks (Sunday night) - On a slow week for drama, a primetime battle of 2006 playoff teams will have to do.

WEEK 7 (10/21)

Ravens @ Bills - Buffalo fans will be spitting fire at new Raven Willis McGahee from start to finish.

Falcons @ Saints - In a good week for bad blood, new Falcon Joe Horn looks to take it to his old team and nemesis Sean Payton.

Colts @ Jaguars (Monday) - If someone in the AFC South is going to challenge Indy this year, it's going to be Jacksonville.

WEEK 8 (10/28)

Giants @ Dolphins (London) - The NFL's first regular season U.K. experiment will feature Joey Porter chasing Eli Manning at the new Wembley Stadium.

Steelers @ Bengals - Neither made the playoffs in 2006, but the rivalry remains heated.

Eagles @ Vikings - Brad Childress will call the plays for Minnesota, which is more than Eagles coach Andy Reid allowed him to do for most of his time as offensive coordinator in Philly.

WEEK 9 (11/4)

Broncos @ Lions - A good week for the recently-traded Tatum Bell and Dre' Bly to disparage their former teams.

Patriots @ Colts - An encore of the 2006 AFC Championship, one of the most entertaining games in recent playoff memory.

Cowboys @ Eagles (Sunday night) - It will lack the intensity of Terrell Owens' first trip back to Philadelphia, but should hold plenty of intrigue nonetheless.

WEEK 10 (11/11)

Bengals @ Ravens - By Nov. 10th, this one figures to be crucial in regard to position in the AFC North race.

Colts @ Chargers (Sunday night) - What would have happened had these two met in last year's AFC Championship? This tilt will help paint that picture.

49ers @ Seahawks (Monday) - San Francisco swept eventual NFC West champ Seattle last year, and many feel that they could take the Hawks' division crown in 2007.

WEEK 11 (11/18)

Redskins @ Cowboys - Even when there's little riding on it, it's still one of the league's best rivalries.

Bears @ Seahawks (Sunday night) - Seattle was 0-2 at Soldier Field last season, including a playoff loss, but gets Chicago at Qwest Field this time.

Titans @ Broncos (Monday) - Will new Bronco Travis Henry have a chance to cross the 1,000-yard plateau against the team that cast him aside?

WEEK 12 (11/25)

Colts @ Falcons (Thanksgiving Night) - Matchup of Manning and Vick will overshadow Turkey Day's two afternoon games.

Saints @ Panthers - Carolina was supposed to be the NFC South champ in '06. New Orleans took home the title. Will '07 be different?

Dolphins @ Steelers (Monday) - Joey Porter returns to Pittsburgh, and we predict he'll have plenty to say about his former team.

WEEK 13 (12/2)

Jaguars @ Colts - Will Indy be ready to wrap up the AFC South title by early December?

Chargers @ Chiefs - San Diego is the team to beat in the AFC West once again, but K.C. is still mighty tough at Arrowhead in December.

Patriots @ Ravens (Monday) - Baltimore fans figure to cheer former standout and new Patriot Adalius Thomas, but will be less kind to Brady and Belichick.

WEEK 14 (12/9)

Giants @ Eagles - It would be a shock if this matchup fails to bring with it NFC East title ramifications.

Chiefs @ Broncos - For his sake, Jay Cutler better be ready to win AFC West rivalry games by this stage of the season.

Colts @ Ravens (Sunday night) - Ravens' home loss to Colts in '06 playoffs was a bitter pill to swallow for Baltimore faithful.

WEEK 15 (12/16)

Broncos @ Texans (Thursday night) - Houston coach Gary Kubiak has a chance to show mentor Mike Shanahan what he can do.

Jets @ Patriots - Hopefully, we'll be done obsessing about Sept. 9th's postgame handshake by mid-December.

Eagles @ Cowboys - Philly's difficult juncture of the season continues with the always-arduous trip to Big D.

WEEK 16 (12/23)

Eagles @ Saints - Philly was 0-2 in New Orleans a year ago, including a heartbreaking playoff loss.

Packers @ Bears - Green Bay walked all over Chicago in the '06 regular season finale at Soldier Field, and the Bears are likely to be better prepared this time around.

Broncos @ Chargers (Monday) - Major Christmas Eve showdown pits the AFC West's last two champs.

WEEK 17 (12/30)

Saints @ Bears - Rematch of the 2006 NFC Championship highlights an eventful final week.

Bengals @ Dolphins - Will tensions between Cincinnati tackle Levi Jones and Miami linebacker Joey Porter have simmered down by the end of the calendar year?

Chiefs @ Jets (Monday) - Probable NFL regular season finale has Herm Edwards taking his new team back to the old stomping ground.

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Terrell Owens will address the media at a 3:15 p.m. ET news conference outside the Cowboys' practice facility after an internal police report indicated he tried to kill himself by overdosing on prescription pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened.

The Dallas police report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"

Owens left the hospital late Wednesday morning, giving reporters a "thumbs up" but making no comment as he was driven away in an SUV.

Michael Irvin said that Owens denied he attempted suicide and said he was rushed to the hospital as a result of an adverse reaction to medication. And a source close to Owens told Michael A. Smith that Owens wasn't attempting suicide.

NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders said he spoke with Owens shortly before his release from the hospital and that Owens was in good spirits.

"The fact that it has been reported a suicide attempt, he's laughed at that notion. It was a case that medication that was taken wasn't accepted well in his system with the other vitamins he's on," Sanders said.

The series of events began a little before 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, said she was at Owens' home when he took pain medicine for his broken right hand. Concerned by how he began acting, Etheredge said in various interviews Wednesday with Dallas-area media that she called 911. Owens was taken to a hospital, with Etheredge saying it was an allergic reaction to the medicine.

But early Wednesday, several media outlets received a police report -- that had yet to be released by the authorities -- saying Owens had attempted suicide by overdosing on the painkillers, even putting two more pills into his mouth after an unidentified friend intervened.

The police document, first reported by WFAA-TV, said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"

When officially released by police, about half the document was blacked out, including the phrases "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication" and "a drug overdose," as well as the details of Owens having two pills pried from his mouth and Owens saying "Yes" when asked if he intended to harm himself.

Etheredge, who said she was the friend cited in the police document, told Dallas-area media Wednesday that the police got the story wrong.

The tape of the 911 call could help clear things up. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get its contents, but fire department officials said it would not be available before late Wednesday.

The police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV.

The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said.

Using her fingers, the friend attempted to pry them out of Owens' mouth. Owens told police he had taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied before the incident.

Etheredge told the Star-Telegram that Owens was "fine."

Etheredge said she called 911 because Owens was groggy and lethargic. After taking some supplements "it kicked in a reaction" with the painkillers, she told the Star-Telegram.

"Here's a person whose body is so clean, it really had a negative reaction to the medication and supplements he was taking," Etheridge told The Morning News. "Thank goodness someone was there to call an ambulance."

Police Lt. Rick Watson said he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken.

It is not a crime in Texas for a person to attempt suicide.

"This is a high-profile person. We looked into it and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred."

Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call.

"Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something."

At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA.

According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center.

Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.

Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.

When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.

He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.

Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.

Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.

Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was doing down.

While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and it was only Tuesday.

"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.

Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.

Owens has played two games for the Cowboys, catching nine passes for 99 yards and a touchdown. For updated football betting lines and Dallas Cowboy Superbowl odds visit online sportsbook MySportsbook.com

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