The NFL season begins in 100 days. Here are 100 things to get excited about this season
Soon, the NFL will be back. In 100 days, to be exact. There will be training camp highlights and preseason games, but the regular season officially kicks off Sept. 9. Then the long offseason is officially over. With 100 days until that kickoff game to the regular season, here a
There will be training camp highlights and preseason games, but the regular season officially kicks off Sept. 9. Then the long offseason is officially over.
With 100 days until that kickoff game to the regular season, here are 100 things to get excited about, in no particular order:
Let’s start the list with the reason for the list. It’s 100 days until we get to see NFL action that counts again, and it’s a day earlier than usual. The NFL moved the traditional opener with the reigning Super Bowl champs up a day to Wednesday to accommodate the Rams and 49ers playing in Australia the next day. The Patriots will want to put on a better show than we saw in Super Bowl LX, when the Seahawks buried them. It’s a fun way to get the season going.
Let’s keep it right on moving to Day 2 of the season, when we get a historic game and a good matchup too. The 49ers and Rams will face off at Melbourne Cricket Ground, which was originally opened in 1853, in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia. It’s a big rivalry game too, which adds to the excitement.
Allen didn’t win MVP last season, but he has probably taken over as the NFL’s marquee player. Allen’s playmaking is thrilling to watch. The big lingering question is whether Allen can get the Bills to a Super Bowl, which will be one of the league’s key storylines until it happens.
The biggest name among the 10 new head-coaching hires is easily Harbaugh, who was fired by the Ravens and landed in an even higher profile job. The Giants are one of the teams the NFL likes to highlight, even thought they have missed the playoffs in 11 of the past 13 seasons. We’ll see if Harbaugh can turn that around right away.
Late last season, Mahomes tore his ACL against the Chargers . Mahomes has been one of the NFL’s biggest stars since he took over as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback, and there was concern over whether he’d be ready for the start of the season. It seems he is on track to be ready for Week 1. Whenever he returns it will be a great sight.
Mahomes isn’t the only high profile star who will be coming back off a torn ACL. The Packers made a massive trade for Parsons last year and he was playing at his usual superstar level when he tore his ACL in Week 15. The Packers didn’t win another game after his injury. Parsons is a game wrecker on defense, and the Packers will be happy to see him back.
