Today is opening day of the regular football season, and right now the season is sparkly with possibility. Today is the best day of the season because all teams are undefeated.
The first game of the season is tonight: the New OrleansSaints travel to Wisconsin to play the Green Bay Packers. The tally of wins and losses begins, and the speculation about which team has what it takes to go all the way to the Super Bowl.
A lot of energy is expended during the regular season assessing and talking about a team’s chances of going to the post-season, or winning the Super Bowl.
The first game of the season is tonight: the New OrleansSaints travel to Wisconsin to play the Green Bay Packers. The tally of wins and losses begins, and the speculation about which team has what it takes to go all the way to the Super Bowl.
A lot of energy is expended during the regular season assessing and talking about a team’s chances of going to the post-season, or winning the Super Bowl.
How hard is it to get to the Super Bowl? The Buffalo Bills went to four Super Bowls in a row, from 1991 to 1994 (following the 1990-1993 seasons). They didn't win one. No other team has gotten to the Super Bowl that many times consecutively.
The New York Giants have been to the Super Bowl four times, and won three. The last win was memorable for defeating the heavily favored, up to that point undefeated New England Patriots.
The Miami Dolphins still hold the record for having a “perfect season” (1972) for winning all the regular season games, and all post-season games including the Super Bowl.
The football season kicks off at 8:30 pm on NBC, and for the next four months it will be all football, all the time in some households. Our home contains a Buffalo Bills fan and a New York Giants fan - tension will be highest on October 16, when the Bills play the Giants in New Jersey. We’ll probably take that game on the road to a local sports bar, and sit with our respective fellow fans.
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