The Green Bay Packers' 88th regular-season schedule - highlighted by three Monday Night Football contests on ESPN and one Sunday night game on NBC - was released today by the NFL.  The Packers will kick off the 2008 season with a nationally televised Monday Night Football contest against the rival Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field.

The Sept. 8 game will be the fourth season opener in club history under the bright lights of Monday night. Green Bay is 3-0 in its previous Monday night openers.   It will be the 16th consecutive season with an appearance on MNF for the Packers, the NFC's longest active streak.

Though Head Coach Mike McCarthy has twice coached on MNF with the Packers, it will mark the first Monday night game at Lambeau Field for McCarthy. The Packers' last Monday night home game came in 2005, also against the Vikings.

The Dallas Cowboys travel to Lambeau Field for a Sunday night showdown in Week 3. It is the third consecutive year the Packers will play in a Sunday night game on NBC, and the second consecutive season they line up against the Cowboys in primetime.

Green Bay plays its third primetime game in Week 12 when it travels to New Orleans for the first time since 2002. The MNF game marks McCarthy's return to New Orleans for the first time since serving as the Saints' offensive coordinator for five seasons (2000-04).

The fourth primetime game - and third Monday night contest - comes in Week 16 and showcases the NFL's most historic rivalry: Packers vs. Bears. No two professional football teams have met on the field more than Green Bay and Chicago, and this December contest marks the 177th installment in the series.

Green Bay last played in four primetime games in 2005, when it also played three Monday Night Football games in addition to one Sunday night contest.   For complete NFL Schedule Click on NFL.com

Packers 2008 Pre-Season, Regular Season Schedule:

Mon., Aug. 11	Cincinnati Bengals (Bishop's Charities Game)	7 p.m.	ESPN
Sat., Aug. 16	@ San Francisco 49ers	8 p.m.	State
Fri., Aug. 22	@ Denver Broncos	8 p.m.	State
Thurs., Aug. 28	Tennessee Titans (Gold Pkg.) (Midwest Shrine Game)	7 p.m.	State
2008 Regular Season Schedule
Date	Opponent	Time	TV
Mon., Sept. 8	Minnesota Vikings	6 p.m.	ESPN
Sun., Sept. 14	@ Detroit Lions	12 noon	FOX
Sun., Sept. 21	Dallas Cowboys (Gold Pkg.)	7:15 p.m.	NBC
Sun., Sept. 28	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12 noon	FOX
Sun., Oct. 5	Atlanta Falcons	12 noon	FOX
Sun., Oct. 12	@ Seattle Seahawks	3:15 p.m.	FOX
Sun., Oct. 19	Indianapolis Colts	3:15 p.m.	CBS
Sun., Oct. 26	Open Date
Sun., Nov. 2	@ Tennessee Titans	12 noon	FOX
Sun., Nov. 9	@ Minnesota Vikings	12 noon	FOX
Sun., Nov. 16	Chicago Bears (Gold Pkg.)	*12 noon	FOX
Mon., Nov. 24	@ New Orleans Saints	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
Sun., Nov. 30	Carolina Panthers	*12 noon	FOX
Sun., Dec. 7	Houston Texans	*12 noon	CBS
Sun., Dec. 14	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	*12 noon	FOX
Mon., Dec. 22	@ Chicago Bears	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
Sun., Dec. 28	Detroit Lions	*12 noon	FOX