The Red Bulls will face FC Dallas in both teams’ 2012 season opener on Sunday, March 11 at 3 p.m. at Pizza Hut Park. The tilt will be televised live by NBC Sports Network, the very first game broadcasted by MLS’ new national partner, NBC.

It will be a rematch of this past season’s wild card matchup, when the Red Bulls won 2-0 on Oct. 26 in Frisco, TX.

The Red Bulls’ home opener will be Sunday, March 25.

The Red Bulls-FC Dallas showdown is one of four nationally-televised MLS First Kick games that will take place during the opening week of the 2012 season. New York is 10-8-2 all-time against FC Dallas in regular season action and has gone unbeaten in its last five (3-0-2).