Fantasy Football

The Facts:
The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints will host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL season opener in a rematch of their thrilling NFC Championship Game that was decided in overtime. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed the Vikings-Saints matchup for Thursday night, Sept. 9, during an online chat on NFL.com Tuesday. "It should be a great celebration in a great city," Goodell said in the chat. Reported by ESPN.com

Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bills said Tuesday they will play the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Nov. 7, in Toronto at the Rogers Centre. ... For what it's worth, Goodell also confirmed that the NFL has scheduled exclusively division games for the final week of the 2010 regular season. ... The league will release the entire regular-season schedule later Tuesday night.

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