There's a hole in the roof, some do say, so God can watch the Cowboys play!

Super Bowl comes to Texas (albeit in 1,271 days!)

It's only 25 days until the start of the NFL season, when the Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants on Sunday 9 September at 20:15 Eastern Time (02:15 BST Mon 10th).

However, the longer countdown for the Cowboys relates to their fantastic and futuristic new stadium in Arlington, which is due to be constructed in time for the 2009 season.



Furthermore, on 22 May 2007 the NFL owners agreed that the Cowboys' new home will play host to Super Bowl XLV on Sunday 6 February 2011.

The Cowboys have therefore got three more drafts to manufacture a team good enough to play at home in this fine new sporting arena in Super Bowl XLV.

Check out the live construction site.

Turning the clock back almost 20 years to January 1989, the fresh faced writer standing in the end zone at Texas Stadium.