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The NFL is getting used to the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowls, and as a result, it is getting used to the Chiefs playing the first game of the NFL season.
The Chiefs will host the opening game of the NFL regular season for the third time in five years, a reward each reigning champion enjoys. And once again, we're wondering which opponent the Chiefs will get. The NFL typically tries to get a marquee opponent to face the champs and get the season going.
We know the eight candidates for opening night, since we have known each team's opponents for the 2024 season for months. Here is a guess at who will kick off the season at Kansas City:
No shot: Saints, Broncos, Buccaneers
There wouldn't be a lot of buzz for any of these teams. The Buccaneers would be the best of the group but ... nah. The only reason any of these three teams would end up on opening night is the NFL knows that we're all going to be watching even if Liberty North High School is the opponent.
Likely not but a slight chance: Chargers, Raiders
It's rare for the NFL to make the opening game a divisional contest. The last time that happened was 2012 when the Dallas Cowboys played the New York Giants. The only other time was 2008, also with the Giants. Since we don't have to worry about the NFL's infatuation with the NFC East for this year's opening game, it seems unlikely they'd match up the Chiefs with an AFC West opponent. Maybe Jim Harbaugh's debut with the Chargers or the Raiders having been the last team to beat the Chiefs (and bragging a bit about it) might move the needle. But it seems unlikely.
Probably saving it for later: Ravens
The NFL likes to give us a good game in the opener, but not too good. Again, we're watching no matter what. Last season, games against the Bills or Bengals would have been spicier than Lions-Chiefs, but those Bills and Bengals games ended up getting prime real estate for the networks in the late Sunday afternoon slot. The best possible game for this season's opener might be an AFC championship game rematch with the Ravens, but you'll probably see that one in prime time this fall.
This would be fun, and might be it: Texans
The Texans will get plenty of prime-time love from the schedule makers this season. C.J. Stroud is an instant star, and the addition of Stefon Diggs makes the Texans one of the NFL's most watchable teams. Stroud vs. Patrick Mahomes would be great theater. If this ends up being the choice, nobody would complain. It would probably be a great game, too.
This is probably the one: Bengals
The Bengals didn't have a great season in 2023, but a lot of that had to do with Joe Burrow's injury. With Burrow back, we can crank the Bengals-Chiefs rivalry back up. Because the Bengals weren't a big factor last season, we might forget the heat from the Chiefs-Bengals playoff battles, the "Burrowhead" talk and Travis Kelce calling the mayor of Cincinnati a "jabroni" after Kansas City beat the Bengals in an AFC championship game. There will also be interest in seeing how Burrow looks after a wrist injury ended his season last November. Unless there's concern that Burrow might not be ready — and there doesn't seem to be much worry over that — this seems like an easy pick for the NFL, though the league has a few good candidates for opening night.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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