The 2012 NFL regular season schedules have been released on nfl.com, and despite the stink of Bountygate still stuck on the team, the Saints will play four primetime games this year (two Sunday nighters on NBC, one Monday Nighter on ESPN, and a Thursday nighter on NFL network).


Go here to see nfl.com's Saints release page, and make the jump to see the Saints whole schedule and break it down with your CSC buds in comment section...

CSC Shoutout to Sarah T. for posting links to PDFs and fanshots of the full schedule right after it was released and while I was feverishly typing to get this story posted...

Week 1 - Sep 09 - 1:00 PM ET - Redskins

Week 2 - Sep 16 - 1:00 PM ET - AT Panthers

Week 3 - Sep 23 - 1:00 PM ET - Chiefs

Week 4 - Sep 30 - 4:15 PM ET - at Packers

Week 5 - Oct 07 - 8:20 PM ET - Chargers

Week 6 - Bye

Week 7 - Oct 21 - 1:00 PM ET - at Buccaneers

Week 8 - Oct 28 - 8:20 PM ET - at Broncos

Week 9 - Nov 05 - 8:30 PM ET - Eagles

Week 10 - Nov 11 - 1:00 PM ET - Falcons

Week 11 - Nov 18 - 4:05 PM ET - at Raiders

Week 12 - Nov 25 - 4:15 PM ET - 49ers

Week 13 - Nov 29 - 8:20 PM ET - at Falcons

Week 14 - Dec 09 - 4:15 PM ET - at Giants

Week 15 - Dec 16 - 1:00 PM ET - Buccaneers

Week 16 - Dec 23 - 1:00 PM ET - at Cowboys

Week 17 - Dec 30 - 1:00 PM ET - Panthers

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(Prime time games are BOLD)

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OK, so there it is, folks. Time to pore over it and get to dicussin', predictin' and lamenting (our poor opponents). GO!!!