Week 1 NFL Game Thread

[dynomite]

Awful decision by the NFL to have this as a primetime game. Maybe they don't care as much during week one since everyone will watch anyways.

Yeah I'm not 100% sure how the TV rights work anymore. Are they limited in how many times they can broadcast a single team per season?

Obviously Browns @ Chiefs was projected to be (and ended up being) a far better game, but perhaps as you say NBC picked a game with two large TV markets for Week 1 and figured it was their best time to get ratings in Chicago when they're 0-0 instead of two months from now when the Bears are likely to be, say, 2-5.

SNF will still feature the Chiefs three other weeks (Chiefs @ Ravens Week 2, Bills @ Chiefs Week 5, Chiefs @ Raiders Week 10) and the Browns @ Ravens in Week 12.

 

[OurF'ingCity]

Awful decision by the NFL to have this as a primetime game. Maybe they don't care as much during week one since everyone will watch anyways.

They wanted to show off the shiny new stadium, I don’t think their thinking went any further than that.

 

[dynomite]

They wanted to show off the shiny new stadium, I don’t think their thinking went any further than that.

Oh the first game with fans in the stands at SoFi? I guess that makes sense? They're doing the same thing for the Raiders tomorrow, now that I think of it.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Why burn one of your chances at KC in the first week of the season? Whatever game they showed tonight was going to get ratings.

 

[shawnrbu]

Fields brought in for a shovel pass. Inspired playcalling.

 

[patinorange]

Virginia Halas is going to out live us all.

She will need to if she wants to see the next Bear’s super bowl.

 

[JCizzle]

Rams feel like they're up by a million, but this is somehow a close game.

 

[luckiestman]

Daaaaaaaa

Bears

 

[shawnrbu]

Has Sony Michel played today?

 

[SoxFanInCali]

After years of watching Jared Goff, it's amazing how many more options a team has when the QB can throw the ball accurately more than 5 yards down the field.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

0 touches for Sony.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

That play wasn't getting a first down even if he caught it.

 

[luckiestman]

That was weird.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Kupp breaks 3 tackles and picks up the first down that probably ends the Bears' hopes.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

0 touches for Sony.

Just got his first.

 

[Harry Hooper]

0 touches for Sony.

not any more

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Apparently that was the Tom Brady commercial break.

 

[dynomite]

The NFC West is terrifying. Each of these teams could win 10+ games.

 

[shawnrbu]

Bears alternate away/home this whole season.

 

[Conigliaro's Potential]

The NFC Norris is back!

 

[BaseballJones]

NFL by divisions:

NFCW: 4-0 (+65 differential)
AFCW: 3-0 (+22 differential)
NFCS: 3-1 (+16 differential)
AFCN: 2-1 (+6 differential)
AFCE: 1-3 (-12 differential)
AFCS: 1-3 (-37 differential)
NFCE: 1-3 (+4 differential)
NFCN: 0-4 (-66 differential)

 

[Saints Rest]

What were the big surprises and/or eye-openers from this weekend for everyone?

For me:

• Steelers over Bills (only slightly as I am in the "Bills are overrated camp")
• Cardinals crushing Titans
• Saints crushing Packers
• Lions scoring 33 against the 49ers
• Broncos stomping Giants
• Cowboys hanging with Bucs to the bitter end/Dak looking like he picked up right where he left off 2020 pre-injury

 

[Justthetippett]

What were the big surprises and/or eye-openers from this weekend for everyone?

For me:

• Steelers over Bills (only slightly as I am in the "Bills are overrated camp")
• Cardinals crushing Titans
• Saints crushing Packers
• Lions scoring 33 against the 49ers
• Broncos stomping Giants
• Cowboys hanging with Bucs to the bitter end/Dak looking like he picked up right where he left off 2020 pre-injury

I would add the level of comfort and success Stafford seemed to have already in the LAR system. They looked dangerous.

 

[Oil Can Dan]

For me it was the Cardinals, on the road, crushing Tennessee.

 

[Ale Xander]

Why are Suzy, Randy, Steve and co on the field?

 

[Ale Xander]

Go Gunfighters go!

 

[Ale Xander]

Too bad we can’t trade Griese and Levy for Moss and Kolber

 

[Ale Xander]

I love GK, but I expected Brandon Flowers tbh

 

[Ale Xander]

Bruce Buffer is Michael’s brother?

 

[mauf]

Looks like the roof that lets the sun in is going to be standard for dome stadiums going forward.

 

[luckiestman]

Bruce Buffer is Michael’s brother?

Bruce probably more famous now because of UFC

 

[luckiestman]

Vegas took way too long to get teams

 

[Ale Xander]

Mariotta!!!!

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

My stream has Peyton and Eli doing the broadcast. Wtf this is terrible.

 

[Ale Xander]

Bruce probably more famous now because of UFC

Thanks, no clue
Don’t watch ufc

 

[speedracer]

Are the stands unusually close to the pitch? It looks so tiny

 

[Freddy Linn]

I’m watching the Peyton/Eli broadcast. It’s good.

 

[shawnrbu]

Mariotta!!!!

I thought Carr got faster.

So good to hear Steve Levy again.

 

[luckiestman]

Ravens not being ready for Mariota to run was surprising

 

[shawnrbu]

I’m watching the Peyton/Eli broadcast. It’s good.

Peyton on the whiteboard. Football junkies already salivating.

 

[Ale Xander]

I’m watching the Peyton/Eli broadcast. It’s good.

Where is this?

 

[luckiestman]

I’m watching the Peyton/Eli broadcast. It’s good.

Thanks for reminding me, just switched to it.

 

[luckiestman]

Where is this?

Espn2

 

[Ale Xander]

Espn2

Thank you helpfulman!!!
Switching to this. Not a fan of either Griese or Levy

 

[Dollar]

I generally like Louis Riddick, but yeah I'll give Peyton and Eli a shot.

edit: oh wait, is it a quad box where you have to look at Peyton and Eli all night?

double edit: okay, it's just the Mannings on the side. I can deal with this.

 

[Remagellan]

Peyton on the whiteboard. Football junkies already salivating.

They have to learn to put him in a corner of the screen until he's ready to do his breakdown. And he either has to do it faster or drop it. You want to breakdown a play? Do the Mariota one.

 

[Ale Xander]

Peyton losing his hair?

loving this!!!

 

[Ale Xander]

I would switch Eli with Archie

 

[Remagellan]

They also have to ditch the whiteboard and just give a telestrator.

 

[luckiestman]

This might get old after a while but it’s one of the best football broadcast I’ve ever seen so far