...though Denny already had been fired the week
before they played in Baltimore in 2001 (which was the last game of the season in Jan. 2002 after their original week 2 matchup got cancelled following the 9/11 attacks).
But for the sake of the analogies I'll take it
Edit: Ticey's first game...oh well, without looking it up, I think it was a pretty ugly loss...3-19 IIRC...with Spergon Wynn starting? I may be wrong there, though...but it definitely was a prime time game: reigning Super Bowl champion vs. NFC Championship participant.
