Yawn. It's like a song that was good the first time you heard it, but it gets played and played and played...eventually everyone is sick of it! Honestly though, after the Bears lost the Super Bowl they didn't get a prime time game to start the follow season either. Hmmm Bears or Pats, I think there is a bit of a difference there. One team has the most explosive offense in football history the other has a QB who can't hold on to a snap, hmm what to choose, what to choose? Both went the same distance in the playoffs. I get what you're saying, I'm just saying that it's consistent with past behavior. 2005's Super Bowl loser was the Seahawks, and they started the season against Detroit. The year before that, Philly did get the Monday night game after losing the Super Bowl, but it appears to be that the Super Bowl loser really just doesn't get any special consideration with opening games...