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It was the return of a lost love. Did you savor the slingshot passes Patrick Mahomes hurled across the field for Kansas City? How was it to watch Tom Brady taking command of the “Tompa Bay” Buccaneers? Did it give you the joy you needed in these uncertain times? Or did you feel something else? The return of a lost love comes with risk. The N.F.L. is back. Aside from a doubleheader on Monday night, its first fraught and long-awaited week is in the books. But did the league’s sudden, large-scale embrace of Black Lives Matter have the gloss of a put-on? Maybe the prerecorded crowd noise sounded flat and fake. When fans were allowed in the stands, 16,000 went to Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night to cheer Mahomes and the Chiefs. Were they in a fog of denial? https://sites.google.com/view/eaglesvsramslivestream https://en.gravatar.com/ramsvseagleslivestreamfree https://www.blogger.com/u/2/profile/13883179889193472042 https://myspace.com/eaglesvsramslivestream https://www.pin...

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NFL threatens discipline for coaches not wearing masks on sidelines The NFL sent a memo Monday morning to reinforce its requirement that coaches wear face coverings at all times on the sidelines during games, threatening discipline for those who don't comply. The sharply worded message, written by executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent, came in response to wide variance in compliance during the first Sunday of the 2020 season. It was directed particularly at head coaches, on whom TV broadcasts frequently focus. The discrepancy was particularly noticeable Sunday night in Los Angeles, where Rams coach Sean McVay often had his mask pulled down below his chin. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy wore his mask throughout the game. Vincent wrote that Week 1 was "tremendous" but noted that "we must remain vigilant and disciplined in following the processes and protocols put in place by not only the league, union and clubs, but also by state and local gover...

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Speaking of things going viral, the bizarre graphics that once seem limited to "Monday Night Football" now seem to pervade nearly every broadcast. Only CBS seems to still be largely inoculated. 25. Of the league's five new head coaches, only Rivera has won so far. The Giants' Joe Judge could join him Monday. 26. Very cool – also not surprising – to see the Ravens honor superfan Mo Gaba, who died at the age of 14 in July, with cutouts of him throughout M&T Bank Stadium while highlighting the "MO" within "Baltimore" in gold in the end zone. 27. DeAndre Hopkins > Houston Texans 27a. Hopkins had a career-high 14 receptions (for 151 yards) in his Cardinals debut, a surprising upset of the 49ers on the road. 27b. Houston's wide receivers had 13 catches (for 163 yards) in their loss at Kansas City. 28. Your early offensive rookie of the year front runner, as predicted by one Nate Davis: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who debuted Thursday by running fo...

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The 32 things we learned from Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season: 1. Black Lives Matter. End Racism. It Takes All Of Us. Still trying to understand how any of that stirs controversy ... 1a. Speaking of which, how about Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich taking a knee during the national anthem? Talk about being an advocate for equality. 1b. And, it should be noted, I'd expect Reich – and anyone else who knelt this weekend, including Ravens QB Lamar Jackson – to be gainfully employed in the NFL in 2021 and well beyond. 1c. But, as expected, teams and players approached pre-game ceremonies – they included "Lift Every Voice and Sing," aka the Black national anthem, and the traditional "The Star-Spangled Banner" in Week 1 – in various ways. Some clubs locked arms, while no players at all were present for the anthems elsewhere. None of it really came as a surprise, the Miami Dolphins – they chose not to be on the field for the songs – signalling during the week that...