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What a weekend.
Goodness gracious, did I miss that. College football all day Saturday. madness to end the night. And then we finally got to watch the RedZone countdown clock hit all zeroes yesterday for the first time since January.
Makes me tear up every year!
Sure, my Dolphins were horrible, but I knew that coming in. I was just glad to watch a QB not crumble the second a defender got within 10 yards of him. What a pleasure.
NFL WEEK 1 TAKEAWAYS: BENGALS FLASH CONTENDER UPSIDE, BEARS EXPLODE AND PACKERS COLLAPSE
Serious question: Was that one of the best 1 p.m. Week 1 slates we’ve ever had? Admittedly, I don’t remember all of them, but I also don’t recall that many touchdowns being scored during the 1 p.m. hour in a long time.
Did any of my anytime touchdown parlays hit? Nope. Not one. But still, what a rush!
Let’s roll.
Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps â the one where Carrie Underwood fires up the Sunday Night Football fastball for yet another season.
How great was it to end our weekends with Carrie again last night? Just felt right.
What else? I’ve got Cris Collinsworth being just DISGUSTED by the Dallas Cowboys, and the internet is pissed about two things from over the weekend: Sydney Sweeney getting naked, and Holly Rowe.
Two VERY separate things, I might add. Phew.
Grab you a Boston Cream donut for National Cream-Filled Donut Day, and settle in for a Monday ‘Cap!
Let’s go ahead and get this outta the way real quick before we launch into another week …
Boston cream donuts are the only good creme-filled donuts. Those other ones with the whiter filling inside? They’re horrible. They’re knockoffs.
Yes, I realize that sounded sexual. There’s nothing I can do about it. I’m describing a donut. It’s not easy.
And yes, I also realize doughnut is the traditional spelling. I don’t care. It’s donut. This is America.
Whatever that means.
OK, now that our weekly Ted Talk is outta the way, let’s get this class started the same way we ended our first NFL Sunday …
With the return of Carrie Underwood:
I’m happy to report that most of the feedback online was positive. Earlier this summer, we had a couple internet trolls try to get Carrie fired before her 14th season on SNF, claiming she was past her prime.
Hogwash!
Sure, you still had some naysayers. You always will in today’s society. I assume some of them don’t like Carrie because she was at Trump’s inauguration two years ago? I don’t know. That’s the only thing I can think of.
Some are calling for her to “retire.” Others didn’t love that NBC seemingly remixed the classic intro just a touch, although I didn’t really notice much of anything.
Regardless, any day that ends with Carrie leading us into Mike Tirico and C
