Super Bowl Champ NY Giants Take on Washington Redskins in 2008 NFL Season Opener

The Super Bowl champion New York Giants begin the 2008 NFL season as they take on NFC East rival, the Washington Redskins on Thursday.

The game will take place Thursday night at 7 pm at Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands on NBC. According to the schedule, the NFL has set several division rivalries during Week 1 to jumpstart the season.

The Giants will be led by Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning on offense, but their defense suffered several key losses. Osi Umenyiora, their All-Pro defensive end, suffered a season-ending injury during the preseason, and his cohort, Michael Strahan, one of the best defensive players in the NFL, retired.

Former Eagles defensive end Jerome McDougle signed a one-year deal to help the defense recuperate, but it will be tough. On the Redskins defense, they gained one of the NFL's best defensive ends in the offseason by trading for former Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor.

Taylor got injured in the 'Skins' in the preseason and his status to play in the season opener is a game time decision, according to Redskins coach Jim Zorn.

Zorn enters his first season as the Redskins head coach and his West Coast offense will be put to the test. The Redskins return Jason Campbell, Clinton Portis, Santana Moss, Chris Cooley and Antwaan Randle-El. On defense, the Redskins have London Fletcher, Marcus Washington, and LaRon Landry.

On offense, the Giants return Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer, along with Brandon Jacobs, who rushed for 1,009 yards last season.

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