[bears9]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – In a rematch of Super Bowl XLI, the Bears will open the 2008 regular-season on the road against the Indianapolis Colts Sept. 7 on Sunday Night Football.

The nationally-televised game will be the first regular-season contest played in Lucas Oil Stadium, the Colts’ new retractable-roof facility in downtown Indianapolis.

“I think it’s a great way to start the season,” said Rex Grossman, an Indiana native who will compete with former Purdue star Kyle Orton for the Bears’ starting quarterback position.

“They’re a great team, but it’s going to be fun and it’s going to be exciting. There’s a lot to gain by going down there to Indianapolis and winning on Sunday Night Football to start the season.”

The Bears-Colts game was part of the Week 1 prime-time schedule announced by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell Monday at the owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida.

Bears to open season with rematch against Colts - Chicago Bears

[Weird harold]

Well, my first thought was how much did the Colts have to pay to who, to guarantee a win? but who knows, the Cardinals thought they knew who the Bears were, and their new stadium debut didn't go so well.