The 98th NFL season begins on Thursday night as the New England Patriots begin the defense of their Super Bowl title against THE MAN THAT TIME FORGOT, Andy Reid, and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Of course, one of the highlights will be the pregame histrionics as the Patriots had to reconfigure a portion of Gillette Stadium to hang their fifth Super Bowl banner.

Also, how many of the Roger Goodell clown towels will actually make it on camera?

Crack open a beer, hangout for the live blog, and we’ll find out the answers together as the Road to Super Bowl LII begins…TONIGHT.