Favorites, Super Bowl and Corona: The most important things about the start of the NFL

This season is also still under the influence of the corona pandemic. The most important things at a glance. Who are the favorites? The path to the title once again only lies through Brady and the Bucs. At the age of 44, the exceptional quarterback wants to extend his record of seven NFL titles. The bookmakers also believe the Kansas City Chiefs and playmaker Patrick Mahomes (25) have the best chances, who lost to Tampa Bay in the final in February. The Los Angeles Rams also have a chance of a special coup: Super Bowl LVI, the 56th edition of the grand final, will take place at SoFi Stadium, where the Rams have been playing their games since last season. The Bucs were recently the first NFL team to play a Super Bowl in front of their home crowd - and win outright. Is there a South Tyrolean there? Maximilian Pircher had hope for a season in the NFL in the summer. The 26-year-old made his debut for the Los Angeles Rams in preseason, but ended up making it not in the final squad done. However, Pircher has signed a three-year contract with the Rams and is on the call list. So it's quite possible that the South Tyrolean will make the jump to the NFL this season. It would be a historic event that has never happened before. What does the Corona situation look like? The NFL describes its rules for professionals, teams and media in detail on 95 pages. The vaccination status plays an important role: vaccinated players are only tested for the coronavirus once a week, while unvaccinated players are tested daily. Most recently, 93 percent of all players under contract had already been vaccinated. After spectators were allowed at just over 100 games last season, all games should now be allowed to take place at maximum capacity again. “Last year we had games with dead silence,” said Johnson full of anticipation. What else is new? After immense financial losses amounting to billions due to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the league wants to generate increased revenue through an expanded schedule. Instead of 16 games, the teams each play 17 games in the main round. This means that numerous statistical season records are likely to be broken.

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Favorites, Super Bowl and Corona: The most important things about the start of the NFL

The 102nd season of the National Football League starts with the duel between defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and superstar Tom Brady against the Dallas Cowboys on Friday night (CEST).

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