On Thursday night the NFL officially kicked-off the season with the Bears and Packers. The league opted for tradition over the reigning Super Bowl champion Patriots who will get the Sunday primetime game instead.
Today’s games begin the trek to the post-season. It is the first Sunday of football since week 17 of last season. Fans are hungry for real games and still hold the hopes of a championship season. For some of those fans, today will squash some of those dreams when they realize just how bad their teams are going to be.
Here are our predictions for the first Sunday of football, the home team is listed last.