Monday Night Football returns

[Music] that theme song could only mean one thing NFL Mania is in full swing once again touchdown Jets it's game day even the swifties are watching and they are ready swifties it's time to get into the drama with the Chiefs who are their Rivals here's a with a catch and a first down at the 35 in the Showcase Monday Night Football game on ABC the San Francisco 49ers facing off with the New York Jets an impressive start here tonight the 49ers coming away with the win the game ultimately a rusty return for their 40-year-old star quarterback Aaron roders other fan favorite players returning to Prime Time Tom Brady and Jason Kelce making their off field TV debuts as analysts he was in total control today Kelsey on ESPN and Brady on Fox and another star getting into the game Kendrick Lamar announced as the Super Bowl Halftime headliner the NFL is our national Pastime the fan base is extraordinary the TV ratings are off the charts almost all the top shows at the end of the year are NFL football games it is just one of the Great American success stories that keeps building on itself it is entertainment it is sports it is Americana final 3 seconds from Brazil the game going global the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers marking a historic moment this weekend playing the first NFL game ever in sou Paulo Brazil what a day NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talking about the sports expansion on CNBC we have 38 million fans here already we hope this will really ignite this uh market and really become passionate football fans we're talking hundreds of millions of dollars probably billions of dollars over the lifetime of contracts a football frenzy all culminating in tonight's Monday night game in the Bay Area featuring Aaron Rogers almost exactly a year ago Rogers suffered Ed a horrific season ending Achilles injury just four plays into his debut with the Jets I really thought damn that's how I'm going to go out yeah Rogers sitting down with Alex Smith from our sister Network ESPN I don't know if you hear it now now it's you know we're 40 you're 40 Achilles like you're not going to be the same you're not going to be the guy from a couple years later like is how do you deal with that I enjoy it I think we all need the little extra inspiration to to play as long as we have you have to be self- motivated so you have to be able to wake up in the morning and push yourself out the door even on the toughest days but we also need to be inspired a little bit and having that that doubt the negativity is just that little extra inspiration that I just am so thankful for on the sidelines cheering on his teammates tonight 49ers rookie Ricky peol who just last week was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco by the grace of God he's still here with us um um and we're praying for him we love him and just wishing him a speed recovery this really makes you stop and reflect on how precious life is and he's a very fortunate young man pierceall is expected to make his NFL debut next month one can imagine the roar in the crowd when he is back on the field and of course he's never played for the 49ers before in a regular season game because he's a rookie but not all the games went off without a hitch in Miami before the start of the Jaguars game Superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained and handcuffed by police for a traffic violation an officer in the incident has since been placed on administrative duties Miami Dade Police releasing this body camera video of the incident Hills legal team saying they're exploring all legal remedies Hill later nodding to the encounter with a unique touchdown celebration the Miami Dolphins releasing a statement tonight saying in part it is both maddening and heartbreaking to watch the very people we trust to protect our community use such unnecessary force and hostility toward these players and that they urge Swift and strong action against the officers involved in the incident but even with the NFL's biggest stars out in full force this week all eyes were on number 87 last week Travis Kelce his girlfriend Taylor Swift feeling so high school in Kansas City last week runs away to f space fires on the runs of Kelsey to the 30 yard line a perfect play for Patrick Mahomes to set the Chiefs record for most passing yards I mean it's just a complete new different demographic that she's brought in her influence across the world is undeniable and the fact that she was able to bring in people who really knew nothing about the NFL and nothing about the league and they now have this passion for it and now this year swifties have come to play ladies it's time fantasy football 101 fantasy football that is at least 29 million Americans are now playing with fantasy sports overall exploding into a nearly 11 billion industry frankly it's genius on the part of all the powers that be that are involved with with gambling with foot fantasy and with the NFL you create a whole new reason to be watching and to care in the context of fantasy football women make up nearly 38% of fantasy football participants and represent its fastest growing demographic if boys can do it like why can't we do it that was kind of like our thought process marjerie Nichols Sydney schmitzer and Michelle Mar Aken are the new age of fantasy football managers running their girls rule boys drool league with their all female friends it's just a really great way to become interested even if it's like talking points to your boyfriend or just doing something as with a group of girls that you can Bond over something new I think that a lot of women maybe are intimidated to start something like this this as long as you have a girl group like you can you can do this fantasy football thing too it's not just reserved for the boys Mackenzie Brooks social media star and fantasy football Guru agrees I think it gives women if they don't have a team that they necessarily love or have a player that they love this gives them you know a roster to hyper fixate on let's break down the positions on a football field and why the guys play the positions that they do using her football knowledge she's teaching the next generation of on Tik Tok how to do it too I'm making these videos and women are commenting that I taught them something in 30 seconds that it took their husband 10 years to try to teach them and and you know it made more sense coming from a woman which just goes to show how powerful it is to have someone that looks like you maybe explaining things or being up there in the Sports Broadcast area one thing is for sure football is back and bigger than ever I think this year is massive for the NFL because now they have a entirely new demographic to please I think it's especially powerful that the team that this new demographic is following happens to be one of the best football teams maybe ever in history