Regular season football is here and it starts tonight. And, what's even more amazing is that the new football season will start off with the big game rematch from last year.

The last time that happened was when Kansas City and Minnesota met up following the year they played against each other in the big game of 1970.

Tonight, it's Carolina at Denver. It's also the first time that the winning team from the previous Super Bowl will start a quarterback who has never thrown a pass in the NFL.

Peyton Manning retired after last year's Denver win and Trevor Siemian will take over with the first snap tonight. You can catch the game on NBC at 8:30pm . Tune in a little early to see Dierks Bentley perform. And if you're a fan of One Republic, they'll be performing as well.

But wait, there's more! Our Pro Football Pick 'Em is back and not only is it free and fun, but you could end up winning $10,000! The way it works is that each week you pick the teams you think will take the win.

If you pick the most wins for the week, you could win a gift card worth $25 or even $50. If you beat out everyone at the end of the season and have the most correct picks for the season out of everyone who plays, you could win $10,000!

Here's an added bonus- even if you don't win a gift card or the big money, you can see how you do against Traci (Blind Squirrel) and me. We will post our picks before the game and you can compare. I'm also implementing the "Glenn Pitcher Pro Football Pick'em" theory.

Not familiar with the "Glenn Pitcher Pro Football Pick 'Em theory?" Basically, that's where you pick against your favorite team. In my case, it's Washington. That way, if they win, you're happy. If they lose, then you get your Pick 'Em correct. It's a win, win....sort of.

Traci and I have placed our picks for the Pro Football Pick 'Em,  and we've got a bet against each other that involves Canadian 'All Dressed' potato chips. Pray for us because neither of us can find any in stores around here, so we might be road tripping to Canada. Can we expense that? We won't tell the boss if you won't!

Traci Taylor
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