Brady still has game to win it all

THE NFL season was back on Thursday night as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers edged past the Dallas Cowboys.

It was the sort of game everyone wanted to kick the season off – tight, close and with some star players showing what they can do.

Dak Prescott looked great on his return for the Cowboys. He didn’t have to move around too much coming back from injury, but he made some great throws.

He looked worth every dollar they’re paying him, and if he can keep performing like that then the Cowboys can definitely have a good season.

Unfortunately for him, we saw Tom Brady (left) do what he does best in keeping it close and taking it to the last two minutes.

Those are the sort of games the NFL wants, I think we’ll see a lot of them this year.

It’s the first NFL Sunday of the season and, from a player’s perspective, they’ll be ready to get the fans back.

With full stadiums, the players will be feeding off that energy, especially the home teams, and we should see much more home-field advantage again.

It’s always exciting going into a new year as a player. You never know what you’re going to get, how you’re shaping up against the competition and it’ll be a good chance to see where everyone stands.

There are storylines all over the place, of course, but one that stands out is the Cleveland Browns going to Kansas City.

The Chiefs are right up there in terms of Super Bowl favourites, but the Browns – who have struggled for so long – now have a squad capable of making the play-offs.

And look out for fireworks between Green Bay and New Orleans – that could be a cracker.