Denver Broncos 2006 Schedule.

ENGLEWOOD -The National Football League on Thursday released its 2006 schedule, which features the Denver Broncos playing in a total of four nationally televised games.


Denver also has eight regular-season games that are scheduled as potential national double-header contests, the Broncos are slated to receive national-television exposure in 13 games during the 2006 regular season and preseason.

Denver will appear twice on NBC's Sunday Night Football on 9NEWS, visiting the New England Patriots in Week 3 (Sept. 24) and hosting the Oakland Raiders in Week 6 (Oct. 15). The Broncos will play on ESPN's Monday Night Football for the 15th consecutive season, the longest active streak in the NFL, when the club takes on Baltimore at INVESCO Field at Mile High in Week 5 (Oct. 9).

The Broncos are scheduled to play on Thanksgiving Day for the second consecutive year, marking the first time that has occurred since 1963, with a trip to Arrowhead Stadium to face the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 12 (Nov. 23). That contest will be televised nationally on NFL Network, which also will televise the Broncos' third preseason game against Houston (Aug. 27) at INVESCO Field at Mile High.

Denver kicks off its 47th season of professional football on the road at St. Louis (Sept. 10) in the Edward Jones Dome. The Broncos' home opener is the following week when the Chiefs visit INVESCO Field at Mile High for a 2:15 p.m. MDT kickoff.

The Broncos conclude the regular season with consecutive home games against Cincinnati (Dec. 24) and San Francisco (Dec. 31). Both contests are slated as potential national double-header games.

The Broncos' 2006 schedule features five games against teams that qualified for the 2005 postseason, including contests against Super Bowl XL participants Pittsburgh (Nov. 5, Heinz Field) and Seattle (Dec. 3, INVESCO Field at Mile High). Denver also is scheduled to visit Arizona in Week 15 (Dec. 17) to play the Cardinals in their new stadium, Cardinals Stadium.

With the NFL's new flexible scheduling plan, the Broncos' schedule may include additional prime-time games late in the season. All NFL games scheduled for Sundays in Weeks 10-15 and Week 17 are eligible to be moved to the Sunday night game, which is televised nationally by NBC.

The Broncos' complete schedule is listed below with all kickoff times local at game sites.

(home games in caps; all times local at site of game)

PRESEASON


WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV
1 Sun. Aug. 11 at Detroit
Ford Field TBA CBS
2 Sun. Aug. 19 TENNESSEE INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. CBS
3 Sun. Aug. 27 HOUSTON INVESCO Field at Mile High 6 p.m. NFL Network
4 Sun. Aug. 31 at Arizona Cardinals Stadium 7 p.m. CBS



REGULAR SEASON


WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV
1 Sun. Sept. 10 at St. Louis Edward Jones Dome 11 a.m. CBS
2 Sun. Sept. 17 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CBS
3 Sun. Sept. 24 at New England Gillette Stadium 6:15 p.m. 9NEWS
4 BYE
5 Mon. Oct. 9 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. ESPN
6 Sun. Oct. 15 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:15 p.m. 9NEWS
7 Sun. Oct. 22 at Cleveland Cleveland Browns Stadium 2:05 p.m. CBS
8 Sun. Oct. 29 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CBS
9 Sun. Nov. 5 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 2:15 p.m. CBS
10 Sun. Nov. 12 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum 2:05 p.m. CBS
11 Sun. Nov. 19 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CBS
12 Thu. Nov. 23 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 6 p.m. NFL Network
13 Sun. Dec. 3 SEATTLE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. FOX
14 Sun. Dec. 10 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 2:15 p.m. CBS
15 Sun. Dec. 17 at Arizona Cardinals Stadium 2:05 p.m. CBS
16 Sun. Dec. 24 CINCINNATI INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CBS
17 Sun. Dec. 31 SAN FRANCISCO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. FOX