Even a so-so setup couldn’t dampen the excitement surrounding the first Sunday of a new NFL regular season.
A pair of midweek matchups pitting top contenders against one another – first the Seattle Seahawks’ season-opening statement win against the New England Patriots, then the San Francisco 49ers’ surprising dismantling of the Los Angeles Rams – shaped the early portion of the Week 1 schedule. But the league’s focus on maximizing early prime-time tilts – the Kansas City Chiefs will also take on the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football” – also left a relatively thin Sunday slate.
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Still, even if the day was light on drama, the…
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