Giants will open season on a Wednesday

Once the confetti came down on Super Bowl XLVI, not only did the Giants win the Super Bowl, but they clinched their ticket to the annual Thursday night season opener the following season.

Only this time, the first game will not be played on a Thursday. Instead the Giants will begin their defense of their Super Bowl title on Wednesday September 5 because of President Barack Obama's speech to the DNC on Thursday September 6.

 Speculation is that the Green Bay Packers will be the Giants likely opponent, continuing a tradition that begin last season when the Super Bowl champs from the previous two seasons played in the opener. Last season, the Saints and Packers opened up the 2011 season.

The Steelers, Cowboys, Eagles, and Saints are the other attractive match-ups on the Giants upcoming schedule. The full schedule will be released in mid-April.