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Jets to open 2008 season in Miami against Bill Parcells' Dolphins

The Jets' 2008 schedule, released Tuesday by the NFL, is a Tuna sandwich. They will face Bill Parcells' new team, the Dolphins, in the Sept. 7 opener in Miami. The Jets also will face them in the regular-season finale, the first time in team history the Jets will open and close against the same team.

Parcells isn't walking the sideline anymore, but his presence will loom over the rivalry. The former Jets and Giants coach, hired last December as the Dolphins' vice president of football operations, still has strong ties to the Jets' organization. He hired Eric Mangini as a low-level assistant in 1997 and was a mentor to current GM Mike Tannenbaum. Continue

Jets 2008 schedule

week 1 9/7/08 1:00pm @ Miami

week 2 9/14/08 4:15pm vs New England

week 3 9/22/08 8:30pm @ San Diego

week 4 9/28/08 1:00pm vs Arizona

week 5 Bye

week 6 10/12/08 1:00pm vs Cincinnati

week 7 10/19/08 4:15pm @ Oakland

week 8 10/26/08 1:00pm vs Kansas City

week 9 11/2/08 1:00pm @ Buffalo

week 10 11/9/08 1:00pm vs St Louis

week 11 11/13/08 8:15pm @ New England

week 12 11/23/08 1:00pm @ Tennessee

week 13 11/30/08 1:00pm vs Denver

week 14 12/7/08 4:05pm @ San Francisco

week 15 12/14/08 1:00pm vs Buffalo

week 16 12/21/08 4:05pm @ Seattle

week 17 12/28/08 1:00pm vs Miami

Jets release preseason schedule

Aside from their traditional two preseason games against the Giants and Eagles, the Jets New York Jets will open their 2008 preseason with a game against the Browns in Cleveland and they'll also play the Redskins at home. The Redskins game will be the second game, with the Giants match-up third and the finale against the Eagles in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field. Continue