So for NFL Thursday Night Opener to Kick off 2017, Patriots will host the...

[LT Profits]

...CHIEFS?

Odd choice considering Super Bowl rematch vs. Falcons is on schedule.

[chopperocker]

Falcons are headed back to obscurity but at this moment I don't see a more interesting opponent on the Patriots home schedule

Home
Buffalo
Miami
NY Jets
Kansas City
LA Chargers
Atlanta
Carolina
Houston

[stevenash]

Ratings.
NFL will get bigger ratings for that game in prime time on a Sunday at 8pm in October than it would on Labor Day week Thursday.

[stevenash]

Falcons are headed back to obscurity

Not as long as there's TB, NO and Carolina in that shitty division they're not.

[Harry N. Lloyd]

Not as long as there's TB, NO and Carolina in that shitty division they're not.

Tampa Bay may be on the upswing, or so they say. I'm not convinced that hotshot QB from Florida State keeps himself in top shape. He looks a bit doughy to me. May have a short shelf life.

[stevenash]

Tampa Bay may be on the upswing, or so they say. I'm not convinced that hotshot QB from Florida State keeps himself in top shape. He looks a bit doughy to me. May have a short shelf life.

TB offense goes as far as Mike Evans takes them, not Winston.
As long as Winston gets the ball to Evans, they'll be in the hunt, the defense isn't that bad.

[jjgold]

Getting fired up after seeing this thread