This past Thursday night the NFL season kicked off with a game between the Chiefs and the Titans. Today the rest of professional football was back on the field after a long hiatus due to the pandemic which all but eliminated the preseason. With all of the time off the teams that played this week did look a little rusty. Tom Brady's debut with the Buccaneers was lackluster and there were several upsets including a surprising win by the Jaguars over the Colts. Florida's victory was followed up by the most interesting comment of the day when Cam told me that after picture day tomorrow he was going to let his hair grow out like the Jags quarterback. I wasn't quite ready for the long hair look of his new favorite QB, but I did tell him that I would never say a word about his hair once Cam made it to the NFL. Doug thought that there'd be a better chance of Cam playing quarterback in the league then me keeping quiet about his hair. (Couldn't really argue with that one!)
The most anticipated game of the week in the Heinisch family was between the Bears and the Lions. Cal, David and Mark had been texting Doug about it since last Saturday night. Cam kept quiet as he had become a Lions fan after hanging out with David quite a bit at last fall's tailgates. Even though, Cam was still rooting for the Bears to win today. It actually looked like the Lions were going to win easily this afternoon as they held a 23-6 lead into the 4th quarter. In fact Cameron Adams and Cal turned the game off in the basement as they were very disappointed in the Bears play. A Chicago interception and three quick touchdowns quickly turned the game around and Cal turned it back on to see the Bears with the lead with less than two minutes to go in the game. The Bears fans in our house weren't too surprised, however, to see the Lions march right back down the field to get into scoring positioning. The guys held their breath as an end zone pass looked to be good for the Lions. Fortunately, the Detroit player dropped the ball as he crossed the goal line ending the game in Chicago's favor 27-23. As Cal showed me a video of David jumping up and down in excitement during the missed pass not realizing the ball had been dropped, I thought to myself - "Wow! There is something more disappointing than being a Bears fan - the Lions showed why today." Although I am not much of a football fan, in the end I was happy that the Bears had won. Overall, however, I was more excited that the NFL season had started. For awhile today, it almost felt like the life I knew last fall.
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