The December 31 game started at 8:00 PM EST rather than 9:00 PM EST to allow "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to air as normal. The Superdome became the first, and remains the only, stadium to host both the MNF opener and finale in the same season. Besides the Saints, the only other teams to have played in both the "MNF" opener and finale in the same season have been the 49ers in 1977, 1991, and 1994; the Chargers in 1981; the Cowboys in 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1995; and the Packers in 2008. However, at least one of the games played by each of those other teams was on the road.