DANA POINT, Calif. - The National Football League is putting the Bills up in lights on its opening weekend.

The NFL today announced some of its national television games and the Bills are slated to open their season on Monday night, Sept. 14, at the New England Patriots. The game will kick off at 7 p.m. in the first game of an MNF doubleheader on ESPN.

San Diego will play at Oakland in the second game of the twinbill.

Just image: Terrell Owens makes his regular season debut against the Bills' arch nemesis.

Also, this Could be Tom Brady's first game back from last season's knee injury.

The Super Bowl champion Steelers will open the season in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept. 10 against the Tennessee Titans on Ch. 2.

The Chicago Bears will play at Green Bay in the first Sunday night game, also on Ch. 2.

More Bills talk:

Thinking Toronto? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers or the New Orleans Saints are the two teams being considered for the regular-season game in Canada this year.

And offseason conditioning began in earnest today at One Bills Drive.

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