Welcome to Depre sion Monday. Drudging through your seemingly endle s workday, nursing a nagging headache, the realization washes over you: With the over we must wait 213 days for the next meaningful NFL game. Yuck. Brad Kaaya Jersey Instead of dwelling on that disgusting fact, let's look forward to the start of the season -- skipping over the endle s debates over rookie potential and free agency speculation. We know the will jump-start the season at Sports Authority Field at Mile High for NFL Kickoff 2016 Weekend on Thursday, Sept. 8. We also know the teams the will host next season: , , , , , , and . The final two are the probable favorites to kick off the season against the (likely) -le s . Let's break down top three choices: 1a. Yes, the wasn't the most entertaining game in the history of football, but the Kickoff game is as much about marketing for the NFL as it is about the game. The remain a great story, with a tremendous defense and a superstar quarterback. Despite the Deng Gak Jersey free flowing lava-hot takes about in the post- aftermath, the NFL's MVP remains on pace to be the face of the NFL. The underlying plot line of Newton's redemption story and the divisivene s that spawns wherever he goes will only add to the intrigue to generate Kameron McGusty Jersey higher ratings. With the getting receiver back and the with a bevy of free agents, there will be major question marks for both sides. Kicking off the 2016 season with a rematch would normally be a no brainer. Except...1b. (check), rivalry (check), pervasively hated team on national TV (check). Unlike the , the and have played close, entertaining games. The AFC Championship came down to a two-point attempt. Who wouldn't love to see that again to start the season? Even if Manning walks away, as expected, the showed promise under (a suming John Elway can keep him in Denver), which included beating the Pats. Promoting a budding Brady-Osweiler rivalry would be quite fine with the NFL. The in-game che s match between the pa s rush -- which dominated the -- and a offense line that was dismantled in the AFC Frank Gore Jersey Championship game provides enough fodder for the lead up. This would be my choice for the kickoff if it weren't for the NFL's appeal of the Deflategate case. If the league wins the appeal and reinstates the quarterback's four-game suspension, he'd mi s the kickoff. The NFL likely won't chance needing to promote a game sans Mannngand Brady. 3. For me, this matchup is far, far below those two. 's return would offer a good selling point. The ' wins over the the past two years give some gumption to the rivalry and would offer talking points for Denver coaches. The return of Chuck Pagano is also a positive for this matchup storyline. In the end, Michael Irvin Jersey the chances of an early blowout to open the season remain too high with a team that lacked talent in 2015.