2010 NFL Season Opener: Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

The 2010 NFL season kicks off on September 9, 2010 Thursday 8:30PM ET at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA and the first Thursday Night Football brings you the Minnesota Vikings against the Super Bowl XLIV (44) Champs New Orleans Saints for the NFL Season Opener 2010.

The 2010-2011 NFL season will begin with the Vikings visiting the defending Super Bowl champion Saints. Still, the Saints are favorites to win, but the Vikings are entering the 2010 season as a team that could either repeat their success as a contender.

2010 NFL Season Opener Vikings vs Saints Live game is brought to you by NBC Sports.

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UPDATE 2011: 2011 NFL Season Opener Packers vs Saints

UPDATE: Defending Champs New Orleans Saints defeated Minnesota Vikings 14-9 in the NFL kick-off game.

GAME RECAP

Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans’ post-Super Bowl euphoria for at least another week and handed Brett Favre a second straight loss in the Louisiana Superdome.

Brees completed 27 of 36 passes for 237 yards and one touchdown, and the Saints survived a hard-fought season opener for a 14-9 victory Thursday night.

It wasn’t the most spectacular way to open a title defense, considering it was a rematch of the riveting 2009 NFC title game last January, in which the Saints took an overtime win to advance to their first Super Bowl.

It was the lowest-scoring victory of the Sean Payton era, which began in 2006.

Still, the Saints will take it, considering their defense limited Favre to 171 yards passing and one score. [Source]