‘The opponent for the first game is not as significant as the occasion itself, but the opponent will always be a character in the story you’ll tell family, friends or random acquaintances years from now. The Detroit Lions do not have the same cachet as the New England Patriots. We won’t get to see Josh Allen against Drake Maye, nor will the Bills’ superstar quarterback face Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens or Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.’