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Thoughts On Day Of 2015 Opener

ATLANTA -- Midnight green is everywhere in this city. Eagles fans have come by plane, train and automobile to usher in the 2015 season, and the collective thinking goes something like this: "I haven't been this excited since ... It feels special this year."

It's a great atmosphere for the opener in the Georgia Dome. The Falcons are building a new stadium next door to the Georgia Dome, and it's expected to be open next year, so this is the Eagles' final regular season game here. So let's take a trip in the way-back machine before digging into tonight's game: The Eagles opened the Georgia Dome in the 1992 preseason and the place was jumping.