Anyone Else Feel Like A Cigarette? Your Monday Night Football Open Thread

How do you top yesterday as an opening salvo of the season? Silly upsets, just the right amount of Bleerg, comebacks, high-scoring affairs-the fookin’ Shield delivered and I guess that’s why we come back again and again.

Hippo gave us the beloved rundown as he is wont to do and I try to follow up with-

Fallout:

-“The defense is always far ahead of the offense in the first weeks of the season”. Let’s put that one to bed for this year shall we?

-The Giants are predicted to put up about 7 wins (seems reasonable) but they’re atop the division at the moment. [looks at the NFC West and the Cards] I guess I’d better shut my tourtiere hole now.

-Week One Concussion Sweepstakes: The Little Guy took home the prize and then Wentz delivered. That sound you hear is the quite unique “Cheese Grumble”.

-Cincy needed a yeoman effort from their D (4 TO’s and a Six spot) to squeak out a one-score W. INT’s and recovered fumbles are hard to reproduce so good luck there. (I’m available to rain on parades at very reasonable rates)

-Speaking of, Detroit has not solved their defensive woes from last season it would seem but at they’re still entertaining. That first game vs Chicago should be edge-of-your-seat madness.

-It was the Browns but the Jacktown seem to be continuing the progress they made last year under Liam Coen. (much like those brothers, I’m liking the early work)

-Oy Miami. They travel across the country next week to play a Niners team that is well rested. Pray for Willis.

To The Game!

Broncos/Chiefs:

-One of these two has won every divisional title since 2010.

-Both play-callers are coming off significant leg injuries.

-K.C. is starting an undrafted free agent at left tackle this evening. Oh boy.

-I’m curious as to how the target split between Waddle and Courtland will be divvied up.

-Before the ’25 season Reid hadn’t suffered a losing season as the Chiefs boss.

-Denver has won four of the last five vs this division rival.

-The O/U is 44.5 and Denver is favored by 2.5.

Do your thing.