Life at 40. Well, I’m 43.
How sweet it can be.
In the first clash of more than 40 quarterbacks in the NFL annals, in one of the first expected top games in the league – this is not noticeable through Superdome enthusiasts for the coronavirus pandemic – Tom Brady makes his debut against the Buccaneers. this young Drew Brees and the saints.
For now, all those doubts about launching the NFL on time can be cleared as the sports world enjoys those two quarterback coders. It’s the first two yards and landing passes, and this is the first game since 1998 (Dan Marino and John Elway) with the leading 1-2-yard run.
The attack brought Brees back a long time ago.
“It reminds me of 1999 when we faced each other in college,” he said. “The boilermakers went to the Big House (Michigan Stadium). Unfortunately, this one didn’t end very well for us, but I don’t think we knew much. “we’d have the opportunities we had in the NFL. I’m sure I speak for either of us when I say that, I think either we have a blessing and the opportunity to play so long, play for so many wonderful groups and with so many wonderful players. “
Brady stayed true to clichés, uh, the basics.
“I’m happy to play and excited about this Sunday’s game,” Brady said. “We have a wonderful opponent. Drew is an amazing quarterback. We know they have a wonderful attack, but they have a talented defensive, a lot of smart young players, a lot of smart veteran players. It’s a smart combination. It is a forged program, so it will be a wonderful football game ».
The season began Thursday night in Kansas City with the familiar view of Patrick Mahomes effortlessly leading the Chiefs into the field. Super Bowl Most Valuable Player pitched for 211 yards and 3 touchdowns, Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran in the rain for 138 yards and some other score. , and the Chiefs began defending their first championship in 50 years by beating the Houston Texans 34-20.
Dallas to Los Angeles Rams
Welcome to Sofi Stadium, Stan Kroenke’s $1 billion palace, where the Rams and Chargers will be the home. Fans will be home because of COVID-19 and are for mass television audiences for this stellar-time deal.
The Cowboys bring what looks like a global attack by RB Zeke Elliott, QB Dak Prescott, WR Amari Cooper and a forged line. They also bring a questionable defense that will have to provide an avalanche of passes to succeed.
LA continues to spend a lot of cash on the stars (the cornerer Jalen Ramsey is the last), but he also fired one of his biggest ones (the offensive part Todd Gurley).
Green Bay, Minnesota
Some statistics of this rivalry between old departments:
– The Vikings have a 23-9 home record in the regular season since they opened their $1. 1 billion home in 2016, tied with New Orleans and Philadelphia for NFC’s most productive home record that period.
– Packers are 47-18-1 in games that Quarterback Aaron Rodgers played at NFC North, 6-0 last year.
– Rodgers has a 14-8-1 starting record against the Vikings, adding the playoffs, and led Green Bay to a deciding department in last year’s final. His score of 107. 1 is that of all beginner field marshals opposed to the Vikings.
Lack of enthusiasts can have a massive effect on US Bank Stadium.
Miami to New England
The only East AFC team that can derail the Patriots was Miami, which disappointed New England in the 2019 finals, which cost Brady’s team a break from the playoffs. Three of his eight captains are newcomers to the Patriots: middle Ted Karras, supporter Kyle Van Noy and supporter Elandon Roberts. His coach, Brian Flores, was a defensive assistant in New England.
As Brady moved south, Cam Newton headed north from Carolina. Aside from Julian Edelman, Newton’s receiving organization is suspicious and Newton was injured for the peak of last season.
The Dolphins will wear a shield on the jersey in honor of Don Shula, the most successful head coach in professional football history who died in May at age 90.
Philadelphia to Washington
There’s probably a lot of relief in the nation’s capital because the season has come, even if Washington is a goalkeeper. Ron Rivera, a very complete coach, was hired not only to place good fortune on the scoreboard, but also to replace the culture of a franchise riddled with disorders outside the box and looking for a new name.
Doug Pederson of Philadelphia is also one of the NFL’s most sensible head coaches, and managed, with quarterback Carson Wentz, to take a seriously drugged team to the 2019 playoffs. The Eagles have main questions about the O line, the catcher and their high school. .
Cleveland to Baltimore
Lamar Jackson has just finished a Season of Most Valuable Player and there are many other people who think it will be even better (especially as a pin) in 2020. La Ravens defense is so potentially formidable that Earl Thomas’ protection relief shouldn’t hurt.
“With the adjustments we made in the first place and the additions we made, we’re great where we want to be big and fast where we want to be fast,” defensive coordinator Don Martindale said.
Cleveland is also talented, but big egos and immaturity broke the Browns last year. New coach Kevin Stefanski is now in charge. The Browns have not won a first game since 2004 against the Ravens and have a 1-19-1 record in Week 1. since 1999.
Arizona to San Francisco
The other Super Bowl team, the 49ers, are in the league’s toughest department and have championship losers syndrome. They can temporarily claim that they have the means to stay in the most sensible NFC Wes t, and no team returns more shots; continuity is this year.
Arizona has the ingredients of one of the NFL’s most exciting groups now that the eternal All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins is on board, but can the defense be enough for the cardinals to fight?
The 49ers swept the series of the season last year after the last 8 games.
Las Vegas to Carolina
Travel east doesn’t agree with the Raiders, but at least they have this one to begin with, and they face perhaps the worst NFC team in the midst of a general rebuilding effort with new coach Matt Rhule. I don’t know what to expect.
“You start looking to merge all this to guess what you might see. It’s a tough challenge,” said Raiders general manager Mike Mayock. “It’s a huge challenge for any team in Week 1, but when you communicate about the arrival of a school coach, some professional coaches, other school coaches, newArray I think our training has one of the most difficult and demanding situations of Week 1. “
Tennessee to Denver on Monday night
Von Miller’s severe ankle is huge, but the Broncos have a 30-7-1 record in the opening of the house of all time and no team has a higher score in Week 1 than Denver’s 39-20-1.
Protection of the Titans Kevin Byard sees great in the game on Monday night.
“Obviously they didn’t have a preseason either,” Byard said of the adjustment officers. “Then who knows how many (flags)? I’m pretty sure you’re going to see a lot of penalties, a lot of other things we’re going to learn and being the last game, we can have a wonderful chance to see how all those games are played without fans, without referees, just with a lot of other points that we’re going to have before playing. . “
Pittsburgh to the New York Giants on Monday night
Big Ben makes his return just outside the Big Apple. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has returned from a lost year (elbow surgery) and that revitalises the offensive. Pittsburgh already has a defensive metal curtain capabilities.
Roethlisberger has 18 TD assists and 4 intercepts in his last seven games against NFC East opponents. Can rookie coach Joe Judge have a defense to derail Big Ben?
New York Jets at Buffalo
While the tabloids love ballyhoo as third-year quarterback Josh Allen instead of Sam Darnold, look for this one that will be through defenses That deserves to give bills a primary credit given to the Jets’ two most productive defenders, the Jamal Adams protection (distributed in Seattle) and the supporter CJMosley (excluded) are absent.
If Buffalo is in spite of a risk to New England in the East TFA, he will have to win that first game.
Seattle to Atlanta
With both Brady opposed to Brees and the Bucs opposed to the Saints in the NFC South, the Falcons were sidelined given their story quite a bit since they wasted that monstrous advantage in the 2017 Super Bowl part of the moment, that would possibly also be reckless, because Matt Ryan and Julio Jones are still great.
Therefore, defenses can also be the decisive points here. Both sides had their sets and the extent to which they did, you can simply find out if they enter the playoffs.
Chicago to Detroit
Anybody outdoors in Windy City and Motor City expect a lot from those equipment?Is anyone inside those metropolises waiting long?
The Lions want a solid record to give coach Matt Patricia some homework safety. The Bears want a season forged to give the same thing to QB Mitchell Trubisky. At least Chicago has a forged defense.
The Bears are coach Matt Nagy 4-0 opposite Patricia.
Indianapolis to Jacksonville
Philip Rivers’ debut with the Colts, who made intriguing moves in the offseason when they tried to win Houston and Tennessee in the AFC South. River is coming off a bad season and deserves to get a lot more assistance from Indy. 2 in nine starts and has 24 landing passes and five interceptions against the Jaguars.
HELP ME! It’s synonymous with the collapse, er, of the reconstruction of the Jaguars. Jacksonville has reorganized his list by getting rid of mass salaries (Nick Foles, Calais Campbell, A. J. Bouye, Marcell Dareus) while rejuvenating. Only 4 players are 30 years of age or older.
Chargers from Los Angeles to Cincinnati
Welcome to the pros, Joe.
Joe Burrow, the most sensible recruiter in the general standings, assumes the position of quarterback of the Bungles, er, Bengals. Si can the annoying presence of the demon Joey Bosa, Burrow could give Cincinnati his first victory record (1-0) since the last millennium (bromine).
The Chargers won the first three games of the season in the Bengals.
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Teresa M. Walker and Mark Long of AP Pro Football and sportsman Brett Martel contributed to this report.
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