We had actual, honest-to-God NFL football on Thursday night.
Well, sort of.
To be fair, the annual Hall of Fame game that kicks off the preseason has about as much in common with actual NFL football as Twilight does with The Great Gatsby.
But after a long offseason, it still felt good to see some live action and get a glimpse of stars like Denver's Von Miller and Atlanta's Julio Jones—even if there was a negative bajillion percent chance either was going to play a single snap.
The dawn of the preseason puts up one step closer to September 5.