The 2008 schedule , released April 15 , continued the current practice of a scheduled game possibly being moved in favor of a more compelling one during Weeks 11 through 16 ( November 16 through December 21 ) , but left the slot open on the final Sunday , December 28 . The NFL Kickoff Game between the Washington Redskins and defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants that was played on September 4 started at 7:00 p.m. instead of the normal 8:30 p.m. time in order to avoid conflict with the nomination speech that John McCain gave at the Republican National Convention that night ; the game ended at 10:01 pm EDT , averting any conflict . As in previous years , one Sunday night ( October 26 ) featured no game broadcast due to Game 4 of the World Series , although '' Football Night in America '' aired as usual that week
Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
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