The New England Patriots will have to wait until 8:20 pm to play their first game of the regular season — a primetime matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers — but 24 other teams will open their season before that. Let’s quickly go through the contests to find out who will face off today, and who Patriots fans should be rooting for.
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Go injury-free game! The reigning NFC champions will head to Carolina in a game that has little to no impact on the Patriots in 2019 or beyond. So feel free to root for whichever team you prefer or for whoever has the bigger impact on your fantasy football squads.