Historical opening game

[leonardfan40]

(09-06-2022, 09:18 AM)fredtoast Wrote: If there was ever an opening day loss that said "This is not going to be your season" that was it.  But we ended up in the playoffs anyway.

I actually called us making the playoffs after the end of the 08 season. Then I watched that game and everybody thought both teams sucked and I came away from that game thinking both teams were very underrated. We made the playoffs and they surprised by going 8-8.

Then there was a Ravens opener before that. 2007 maybe. We won a close game and everyone including the national media was high on us. I came away thinking both teams looked like shit but everyone thought Bal was great so if we beat them we must be too. Both teams finished under .500 in 3rd/4th in the division.

This isn’t to say I’m perfect, but I’ve been right at least twice so at minimum I’m a broken clock.

What I’m really saying is it’s best opening weekend to throw out everything we think we know or everything we expect and just watch two blank slate teams. If it looks like good football we are in luck win or lose. If it looks like shit, our team probably is.