2019 NFL Kickoff Live Blog

My Thoughts During the 2019 NFL Kickoff Live Blog – Live Updates

What is this? I’ll be posting my thoughts during the Eagles-Falcons game here. That will include everything from the actual game, to the TV personalities, to the commercials, etc. Anything goes. This page will be updated every five minutes or so Thursday evening, so I hope you join me for the first real NFL game in seven months. Football’s back.

Feel free to post your thoughts in the comments below.

7:55: We’re live! It’s awesome to have football back. I have a great feeling about this year, regarding both the picks and DFS. Speaking of picks, I posted my final thoughts on the Bears-Packers selection on my NFL Picks page.

7:56: I’m at my parents’ house for this game, as I wanted to watch this with my dad. It’s been quite interesting thus far. When Betty White appeared on TV, my dad asked, “Who’s that?” Then, wwhen Meghan Trainor appeared on stage, my dad shouted, “Who is this fat b***h with those huge legs!? She should be at the gym, not singing this stupid song!”

7:58: What is this guy talking about on stage? He seems to be delivering some sort of speech, but I’m not quite following what he’s saying.

8:04: My dad is trying to sign up for a Draft Kings account to post a lineup for this game. Unfortunately, this is proving to be a difficult process. “Should I click the X?” “Can I use my name for user name?”

8:06: Fourteen minutes to get a lineup in. “Where do you click? I don’t get it.”

8:08: Typing one key at a time with one finger might be the funniest thing. My doctor does that as well. He’s great, but he has no idea how to type on a computer.

8:09: Wow, everyone is on the Bears! This is music to my ears. I’ll take a healthy Aaron Rodgers and the points any day.

8:16: We have success! My dad’s lineup is Aaron Jones (captain), Geronimo Allison, Mason Crosby, Cordarrelle Patterson, Mitchell Trubisky and Aaron Rodgers.

8:18: I entered in 151 lineups, and yet this is one I didn’t have somehow. I think Patterson is interesting, as the Bears have said they want to use him in gadget plays.

8:19: I almost missed the start of the game! I had NFL Network on for the pre-game show, but I forgot that this is the only Thursday night game not on that channel. I was wondering why they were airing a feature on the Patriots just minutes prior to kickoff.

8:20: “Wait, who’s my captain again?” This is going to be an interesting night.

8:21: Not sure I’m a fan of Aaron Rodgers’ porno stache, unless he’s pondering a career change.

8:22: “Wait, who’s my captain again?”

8:23: RIP to the animal that died on Billy Turner’s head.

8:24: Hmm… not a good start to Green Bay’s season.

8:27: Man, it’s like these teams didn’t play in the preseason, or something.

8:28: Phantom holding call on Kenny Clark.

8:29: Call me a conspiracy theorist, but between the way the official yelled, “First dooooooown,” and the phantom holding call on a negative play, I’m beginning to think these officials have action on Chicago.

8:30: Mitchell Trubisky runs for a first down. The Bears are nearing field goal range.

8:31: Sack on third down! The Bears will punt.

8:32: It appears as though Rodgers doesn’t have his porno stache. I wonder if he grew that just for picture day in an attempt to troll everyone. Well, he got me.

8:34: I was going to write something clever, but the girl on the end with the green dress in that Verizon commercial distracted me.

8:35: Oh boy, Rodgers nearly heaved an interception on a low throw. Phew.

8:36: I can’t say I like the strategy of running on second-and-10. I feel like that just sets up for failure on third down. … And Rodgers is sacked again on third down!

8:37: Oh wow, Billy Turner allowed a sack. I guess the Packers’ strategy of overpaying a terrible offensive lineman didn’t pan out.

8:39: “Three penalties on the Packers, none on the Bears. That’s because the referees want the Bears to win!” – my dad. As a Hall of Fame running back once said, the apple doesn’t fall far from the orange.

8:42: David Montgomery picks up a first down on his first two carries. He looks good!

8:44: What’s with Mike Davis carrying the ball? That seems like a mistake.

8:45: Here’s Eddy Pineiro! The Bears’ kicker from last year ruined my 100/1 Super Bowl bet on Chicago. This guy hits a kick for a change.

Bears 3, Packers 0

8:48: Sometimes, traffic spikes to one page on my site based on something that happens in games. For instance, if a kicker misses a clutch field goal, the free agency kickers page becomes heavily trafficked. Right now, our 2020 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings page is getting hit heavily. I wonder if that’s because Aaron Jones was stuffed several times.

8:50: It took until the 3:55 mark of the first quarter for Aaron Rodgers to complete a pass. I never would have guessed that.

8:51: Rodgers’ latest third-down pass is way off, and it wasn’t even past the first-down marker anyway. Maybe Rodgers thinks this is a preseason game because he didn’t play in one.

8:53: I’m suddenly finding myself wondering if the Packers will get a single first down in this game.

8:54: I know NBC pays billions of dollars for the right to broadcast football games, but they’ve had an absurd number of commercials air thus far. Of course, that’s a bit hypocritical, given the absurd number of ads I have on this site.

8:59: Montgomery is a stud. I don’t understand why Mike Davis is playing.

9:00: That’s the end of the first quarter. The Packers have three more quarters remaining to get a first down.

9:02: Bluff City Law, more like Bluff City Canceled in four weeks.

9:03: Wooowww, Kevin King drops a Mitchell Trubisky interception. He’s so lucky. That was an awful throw.

9:05: Timeout out of the timeout. The Packers look awful.

9:06: Rodgers bomb to Marquez Valdes-Scantling for 47 yards!

9:08: Rodgers hits Davante Adams. First-and-goal, Packers.

9:09: Touchdown! Rodgers hits Jimmy Graham.

Packers 7, Bears 3

9:11: What a crazy turn-around. It was like the first quarter was Green Bay’s preseason.

9:12: Nice back-shoulder completion from Trubisky to Allen Robinson for 27 yards.

9:14: The Bears gave Cordarrelle Patterson a carry up the middle on third-and-1!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Didn’t they spend an early pick on a running back!?

9:17: Oh man, I just got up for the first time in three hours. I could barely move. Getting old sucks. I recommend against it.

9:21: I have no idea how the Packers weren’t flagged for a delay of game there on the third-down conversion to Adams.

9:22: This Jamaal Williams usage is pissing me off. If my dad remembered who is captain was, he’d be angry, too.

9:24: Roy Robertson-Harris sounds like the name of a serial killer, doesn’t it? I could see the headline, “Roy Robertson-Harris murders eight people in their homes” in the local paper.

9:25: Wait, never mind, I forgot that newspapers don’t exist anymore.

9:29: Za’Darius Smith with a sack. I love Green Bay’s defense this year. I took them in every fantasy draft in the final round, proving that you can wait on defenses.

9:31: Darnell Savage with a pass break-up. I wrote about how great Savage looked in the preseason recaps. He’s going to be a stud.

9:33: A new Rambo? Wow, Hollywood is soooo creative. These people are geniuses with their awesome creativity. How do they come up with these amazing ideas?

9:34: My dad on these Sprint commercial: “Who uses Sprint? I don’t know one person who uses Sprint.”

9:36: Where is Aaron Jones!? Argh!

9:38: Does Geronimo Allison not exist?

9:39: The Packers are doing the right thing here by punting. Even if they convert a first down, there’s no guarantee they even score.

9:41: If they didn’t explain the “boy bands without dancing” commercial, I wouldn’t have gotten it. Dancing is dumb. Why do people care if boy band members dance?

9:43: The Bears keep going out of bounds, so the Packers might have one more possession.

9:47: So much for 15 yards and a field goal. Rodgers is oddly short on the Hail Mary try. It’s 7-3 at halftime.

9:51: The top Draft Kings lineup is Graham-Packers-Adams-Robinson-Rodgers-MVS. I had Graham as my captain in only three of my 150 lineups, damn it.

9:54: Whenever they show Tom Brady on TV, my dad says, “I hate Brady! He didn’t shake Nick Foles’ hand!”

9:56: My dad’s not a fan of Lester Holt either. “This guy’s a piece of s**t! Look at his forehead! It doesn’t end!”

10:00: If you wanted to know how long an NFL halftime lasts, here it is. Thirteen minutes.

10:03: Nice 2-yard pass to Mike Davis on third-and-9.

10:07: My dad gave me a Dick Butkus autographed helmet for Christmas one year. When I saw Butkus, I reminded my dad of the helmet. His response: “Who gave that to you? Me? Wow.”

10:08: Pass interference on Graham deep downfield.

10:12: Rodgers fumbles near the red zone! But Green Bay somehow recovers! But there’s a hold! So much madness.

10:13: That hold ruined everything. Packers have to punt, thanks to a Leonard Floyd sack.

10:16: What’s the over-under on people who watch Perfect Harmony? Eight? No, six?

10:17: Did David Montgomery die? Where is he?

10:18: I don’t get it. The Bears spent their initial draft pick on a running back. They have third-and-inches. Why not give the ball to Montgomery?

10:22: Every time the Packers run on first down, it seems like their drive is ruined. I imagine Chicago doesn’t want Rodgers to throw on early downs, so that’s something Green Bay should do more often.

10:26: I don’t understand the point of the Crown Royale water break. I’m sure everything drinking Crown Royale is going to stop and take a drink of water. What a dumb concept.

10:27: Great catch by Allen Robinson along the sideline for 22 yards on the back shoulder.

10:28: Holy hell, David Montgomery is alive!

10:30: Almost in by Robinson. That would have been a catch 15 years ago.

10:31: Two delay-of-game penalties on this drive. Crazy.

10:32: Oh man, I wanted to see Eddy Pineiro try a kick. Instead, the Bears get a few yards and turn the ball over on downs.

10:35: After some nice runs, Jones looks like he’s in pain.

10:38: Sooo many penalties. This game has been sloppy, but it’s exciting. One play could decide it in the fourth quarter.

10:42: Crowd starting to boo Trubisky. Green Bay’s defense will be awesome this year, but Trubisky hasn’t been sharp outside of a few throws.

10:44: Ugh, a pass interference challenge. This can’t end well.

10:45: I don’t know how you judge this. It’s “clear and obvious” that the receiver pushed off. But was it enough for pass interference? No idea. This seems like a bad challenge, but I have no idea.

10:48: Play stands. Shocker. And a pass is nearly intercepted, but it wasn’t, and there was a hold anyway.

10:50: Are you kidding me!? First-and-30 conversion!?

Nope, never mind. Offensive pass interference.

10:52: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:53: These teams are playing like they’re drunk. Seriously, if Adam Schefter reports that both offenses got hammered hours before kickoff, I wouldn’t be surprised.

10:55: Big fan of the Bud Light Queen, for what it’s worth.

10:57: Davante Adams limps off the field, and Trevor Davis catches a 20-yard pass. Where is Geronimo Allison!?

10:59: Yeah, Robert Tonyan! I have him in 12 lineups tonight.

11:00: Marcedes Lewis with a drop. Maybe Rodgers should’ve thrown to Tonyan!

11:02: Huge illegal contact on Kyle Fuller on Davante Adams.

11:03: Have the Packers been using 10 men on offense the entire time? Was Geronimo Allison on the sideline by accident for three-and-a-half quarters?

11:05: Mason Crosby is good. The Packers are up a touchdown with five minutes to go.

Packers 10, Bears 3

11:09: “Pass caught by Mike ‘I Can’t Believe I’m Playing Over Better Players’ Davis.”

11:12: There’s no way Taylor Gabriel caught that with two feet inbounds.

11:14: I referred to Crown Royal before as Crown Royale. Sorry, but your commercial and water break concept still sucks. Oh, and another appearance of the Verizon family girl in the green dress! What a time to be alive.

11:15: Pass incomplete. Third down coming up.

11:16: And it doesn’t matter! Big completion to Allen Robinson.

11:17: Bears in the red zone!

11:19: Adrian Amos picks off Trubisky on a shot to the end zone!

11:21: While the 2-minute warning is going on, I have to say that Geronimo Allison ruined my Draft Kings entries tonight. He was my highest-owned captain, but he didn’t catch a single pass. What happened to this guy? He was on pace for 1,200 receiving yards when he played last year.

11:23: The Packers stop the clock with a bad pass. Hmm…

11:24: The Bears have 1:45 and one timeout. That’s enough for them to get the touchdown. The big question is if Pineiro hits the extra point.

11:25: That punt took 12 seconds off the clock. Crazy.

11:26: A 2-yard pass is not going to do it.

11:27: Potentially the final play of the game, a fourth-and-8.

11:28: Sack by Preston Smith! Good night!

11:30: This game took an hour less than last year’s season opener, somehow. It was a great game, minus the Allison non-usage.
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