As the clock creeps ever so closer to the NFL’s season opener between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs, the old adage is true: a watched pot never boils.
But in Detroit, the flame’s been on high for months, and it feels like it’s on the verge of boiling over. As far as sporting events go, it’s real, real hard for me to think about a sporting event in my adult life where I’ve sensed just how much—and how many—people are anticipating this football game. Despite some of the news about Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce suffering a hyperextended knee, but seemingly avoiding serious injury, and Chris Jones holdout now spilling into the regular season, it’s only stoking the flames.