Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, the NFL opened its a hundred and fifth season with a nailbiter when the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs hosted the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead. The Chiefs barely prevailed when Baltimore tight finish Isaiah Possible did a horrible Steve Largent impression and forgot to maintain his toe off the top line.
Friday night time, the Inexperienced Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles performed a global sport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It stayed shut till the top, however Jalen Carter thwarted Jordan Love’s try at a game-winning Hail Mary with a low deal with that folded him down over his ankles. Whether or not or not Jordan Love escaped severe damage certainly mattered extra to Cheeseheads in the long run than whether or not or not the Packers gained the sport, which they didn’t.
This Sunday, Sept. 8, the Seattle Seahawks host the Denver Broncos for his or her season opener. There’s a number of new in each groups, which makes it in some way really feel paying homage to the 2022 week one opener in opposition to the Broncos – each at Lumen Subject. In 2022, Denver had a brand new head coach in Nathaniel Hackett. In 2024, the Seahawks have a brand new head coach in Mike Macdonald. In 2022, the Broncos and the Seahawks each had new beginning quarterbacks (which occurred to be outdated Seattle Seahawk quarterbacks).
In 2024, Denver has one other new quarterback in Oregon Duck alum Bo Nix, who seemed good within the preseason and arrives in Seattle carrying a heavy coat of Denver hype. Not solely is he the primary rookie to be named group captain since 1967, however he’s the primary rookie quarterback to begin a season opener for Denver since John Elway. Bo Nix would do proper by making quick associates with Courtland Sutton and Javonte Williams.
Sean Payton acknowledged that he needed to enhance within the trenches in 2024, and he did that by spending cash on the offensive line and strengthening the line of defense as properly.
As we all know, Seattle appears loads totally different this yr. New head coach Mike Macdonald discovered a number of success as defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens by operating his distinctive mix of disguised defensive trickery and smashmouth brutality. Ryan Grubb arrives from the College of Washington and brings his sizzling model of offensive hearth to Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, and Kenneth Walker.
What is going to all of it appear like underneath Ryan Grubb? Nicely, who is aware of? It’s his first season within the NFL, however I’m excited to see it. Grubb took the Huskies the entire strategy to the nationwide championship sport final yr, they usually had the most effective offenses in all of school soccer.
FanDuel Sportsbook odds at the moment have the Seattle Seahawks as a 5.5-point favourite over the Denver Broncos, with an over/underneath at 41.5 and a -260 moneyline.
Prediction: I predict the Seahawks come out firing and Geno Smith and DK Metcalf start their campaigns for his or her greatest seasons but. Byron Murphy and Leonard Williams will show an excessive amount of for Denver’s newly paid offensive line, and Derick Corridor will bully Bo Nix out and in of the pocket. I’d take the over at 41.5 factors and the Seahawks ought to greater than cowl the unfold.
And in case you’re questioning, the followers at Mile Excessive Report consider their Broncos will get the W over the Seahawks.
