the nfl released the full schedule for the 2015 campaign on tuesday night and , as is tradition , the reigning champions will host the opening game of the season that ben roethlisberger 's pittsburgh steelers will be the visitors to the gillette stadium on september 10 .
espn will begin their season of monday night football with a double-header in week one with the atlanta falcons hosting the philadelphia eagles and the san francisco 49ers against the minnesota vikings .