This is easily one of the best days of the year.
We only get 18 of these Sundays.
The first one might be the best.
We have optimism and excitement for every fan base.
It makes the weekends so much better even though the weather gets colder.
Here are my ten favorite things about NFL Sundays being back:
10.
They seem like odd mascots but FOX getting football at in 1994 was odd as fuck.
I can’t state enough how wild this was when it happened.
Football Sundays were only on NBC and CBS for years.
When this happened, I remember people thought it would change broadcasts forever.
If you flash forward to 2023, is the FOX telecast that much different than CBS?
I kinda wish CBS had more robots.
Fuck you, football is on.
Fuck you, football is on.
Wake on a Sunday?
Can I go to the funeral the next day instead?
Also, fuck you.
No matter how badly thing are going, it’s so helpful having something to look forward to.
Them wildly overselling jokes is always intriguing.
Do they laugh that hard if they hang out when the cameras are off?
If not, why do they feel the need to do this?
Do they get mad if someone doesn’t laugh like the Joker if someone says something mildly amusing?
It’s been going on for over 30 years and I left with more questions than answers.
Making Chili (or whatever your NFL Sunday go-to meal is)
Everyone has their own NFL Sunday meal.
Chili is the winner for me.
I go the supermarket on Saturday and get all the supplies.
In the break between the 4 PM games ending and the Sunday Night Football game starting, you eat.
Trying To Make Sense Of The “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night” lyric.
My close personal friend Mike Francesa is not wrong about the theme song not making sense.
I’ve spent far too much time thinking about it.
I can’t help myself.
Scott Hanson
Rico Bosco would not approve of the TV set-up I have in my house.
I only have one television so I let Scott Hanson be my guide on NFL Sundays.
By the time December rolls around, I feel like he’s a close personal friend.
I listen to him talk more in those four months than almost anyone else in my life.
He’s also the only person who makes me feel kinda guilty when I go the bathroom on Sunday.
But winning a football bet always makes me feel like I am some kind of guru.
I imagine that Bill Parcells, Bill Cowher and Bill Belichick are all in awe of my NFL prowess.
Am I some time traveler or just that brilliant and astute?
(Remember, this is all coming from the person who went 0 for 5 on Thursday night.
Let me enjoy my victories when I get them.)
It’s too hard to say no and even harder to leave one you are already in.
Don’t even know most of the people in a specific league?
That doesn’t matter.
The Witching Hour
I am speaking specifically about the 1:00 games witching hour.
The 4 PM one is a pathetic sequel in line with Speed 2: Cruise Control.
There just aren’t enough games.
Hope
The very best thing about Week 1 is we are in the playoff hunt.
Some teams like the Texans or Cardinals might have one hell of a road but who knows?
No one expected the 2001 Patriots to do anything.
The whole reason we are sports fans is hope.
31 of 32 teams are going to end the season in some level of disappointment.
Only 3% of us are going to get what we want.
We all have a shot.
I’m a Jets fan.
They haven’t even been to the playoffs in 12 fucking years.
Every season, I was able to trick myself into thinking…maybe?
The reality is too much to bare.
Hope is what makes sports fun.
This year, the Jets seem to have an actual chance.
But if they go 8-9 and miss the playoffs?
