Nobody said NFL bettors would have it easy to start the season.
After watching oddsmakers out of Las Vegas prop up the New England Patriots by about nine points ahead of their Thursday night loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, bettors have been put on notice: Week 1 is a mess.
As usual, really. With players getting into live action from a physical standpoint for the first time (no, a brief appearance in preseason doesn't count), asking their bodies to keep up for four frames and implementing actual schemes and timing, the results can register as shocking.