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Clearly my television must have been malfunctioning because everyone tells me that what I watched was the unveiling of the next big star in the NFL and as good as advertised and all this.

And I must be missing something.

Maybe you're going to help me with this because I did not see the same thing that everyone

else apparently saw in the big NFL game.

I say big NFL game.

It sucked, but it wasn't an NFL game on Thursday.

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So the NFL week two schedule begins.

Much hype.

The build up, the lead up to Cincinnati and Houston was all about who.

Yes, it was about Deshawn Watson, right?

Perfect for television.

His birthday, first NFL start.

And then they had to play the game.

Then they had to play the game. Then they had to play the game.

Now, the Cincinnati Bengals are deficient in football ability on the offensive side.

And so are the Houston Texans, for that matter.

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