Manical and Methodical NFL Week 1 Preview and Super Bowl Predictions [PODCAST]

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The 107th NFL season kicks off when the Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots, and raise the Super Bowl banner in Lumen Field, and the Los Angeles Rams square off with the San Francisco 49ers in a battle of NFC heavyweights, in Australia.

As the regular season opens in full throttle, Matt Lombardo and Mike Tanier make their predictions for the upcoming season, from who will win MVP and Rookies of the Year, to their Super Bowl picks and much more.

Likewise, Lombardo and Tanier share the biggest keys for the Patriots, Seahawks, Rams, and 49ers to emerge 1-0 in a pair of playoff-caliber tests to begin the 2026 campaign and look ahead to the games they’re most looking forward to in a jam-packed first NFL Sunday of 2026.

All that, and a whole lot more on a jam-packed episode of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast!

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