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| CAROLINA PANTHERS | DENVER BRONCOS | |
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| Date: | 8 September 2016 |
Location: | Denver, CO |
| Time: | 7:30 PM Central | Stadium: | Sports Authority Field at Mile High |
| TV: | NBC | Radio: | XM/Sirius 88 (National) CAR: XM 226, Sirius 83 DEN: XM 225, Sirius 81 |
| TV Announcers: | Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth |
Know Thy Foes: |
Cat Scratch Reader Mile High Report |
| Weather: | 83 degrees, winds 5 MPH from NW, 0% chance of rain | ||
| Line: | Carolina -3, Over/Under 40.5 (Thanks to the SB Nation Odds Page) | ||
| Chris' Prediction: | Broncos 20, Panthers 17 | ||
| Final Score: |
Broncos 21, Panthers 20 |
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have an announcement to make. . .
FOOTBALL! IS! BACK!
While we have to wait until Sunday to watch the one team that we really care about, the 2016 NFL regular season officially gets underway tonight in Denver with a rematch of Super Bowl 50 as the Denver Broncos play host to the Carolina Panthers.
About seven months ago, we watched the Broncos take down the Panthers, 23-10, to give Peyton Manning his second Super Bowl championship (though he didn't have a hell of a lot to do with the final result) and ride off into the sunset as a champion. With a new quarterback in Trevor Siemian and the same ferocious defense that led the way for them last year, they're the underdog in this one. Reigning NFL MVP Cam Newton leads his team into this season opener, and the Carolina offense should get even better with the addition of wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, who missed all of last season with a knee injury.
If you're wanting to stream this game, NBC Sports will be doing so legally. If you need another source, find it somewhere else.
We're just about half an hour away from kickoff, ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy the start of the 2016 NFL season!