sentences:  Also, despite not hosting the kickoff game, the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots still hosted the first Sunday Night game of the season, with the opponent being the Pittsburgh Steelers.The schedule also included a rematch of the Thanksgiving game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, and the Cleveland Browns made their first SNF appearance since 2008.In Week 15, the Buffalo Bills were flexed to SNF in a game against the Steelers; this was just their second appearance on the package, the first being in 2007.