The new $1.1 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium will open in summer 2009 in the heart of the Entertainment District, just across from Rangers Ballpark. Excitement is building and the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau provides you with updates from the stadium construction site and the very latest news on the Dallas Cowboys. Sideline reporter Kristi Scales uses her behind-the-scenes access to keep Cowboys fans in-the-know on team and stadium-related activities.

Arlington to Host AFL Legacy Game: Raiders @ Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day

The Cowboys will host an AFL Legacy game at their new stadium Arlington on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th when the Oakland Raiders, and original AFL team, square-off versus the Cowboys in front of a national audience.  This season marks the 50th season for the eight original American Football League teams.  As part of the celebration, the eight original AFL teams will wear historic uniforms during Legacy Games.  Two of the 16 AFL Legacy Games that will be played during the 2009 NFL season include Cowboys opponents.  In addition to the Raiders/Cowboys game in Arlington, the Cowboys @ Chiefs (formerly the Dallas Texans) will take place Sunday, October 11th in Kansas City.

Eleven of the 16 AFL Legacy Games will be match-ups between the eight original AFL teams.  In addition, three of the Legacy Games feature the Miami Dolphins who joined the AFL in 1966.  To kick off the slate of Legacy Games, the Bills will take on the Tennessee Titans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio on Sunday, August 9. The game will be televised nationally by NBC at 7pm central.