Legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell famously wondered: “Is football a game or a religion?” We may finally get some answers when the NFL’s 2021 season officially kicks off on Thursday (Sept. 9) with a showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and 2020 Super Bowl Champs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — as the COVID delta variant has some fans praying that it’s safe to attend.
(Full disclosure: PYMNTS is Boston-based. We’ll try to control the Tom Brady jibes. No promises.)