So, we have now completed the greatest trifecta of the year as far as sports is concerned. It's the opening of football and the back-to-back-to-back starts to the high school, college and pro seasons.

This past weekend, I attending a season-opening game in person for the first time since 1988. Back then I watched the Bears beat the Miami Dolphins 34-7 in Soldier Field. It was one of Dan Marino's worst games as a pro in that he was 9-of-22 for 113 yards.

Since then, I had not had the desire or opportunity to attend an NFL opener. That is until Sunday, when I got swept along for a trip to Minnesota to watch the Vikings open at home at Mall of America Field against Jacksonville.