The top 5 to hoist the Lombardy Trophy is rounded out by the Buffalo Bills (+900), San Francisco 49ers (+1000) and Cincinnati Bengals (+1100). The Chiefs are the preseason favorites to return to the Super Bowl and capture another title at +600, followed closely by last season’s runner-up in Philadelphia at +800. Play to win $10K: USA TODAY NFL Survivor pool! Super Bowl-winning and former AP Coach of the Year Sean Payton returns to the sidelines after a brief foray in the broadcast booth to join the Denver Broncos, hoping to put last season’s trainwreck season in the rearview mirror. Former Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers forced his way out of Wisconsin and was traded to the New York Jets where he’ll don a different jersey for the first time since entering the league in 2005. Arguably the greatest quarterback to ever play the game, Tom Brady, retired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - and for real this time, it seems. The Carolina Panthers selected QB Bryce Young with the 1st overall selection in the NFL Draft. Those 207 days have brought us through a wild offseason. Regular-season play swings into action with the Chiefs hosting the Detroit Lions Thursday. When the NFL’s newest regular season finally gets underway it will have been 207 long days since the Kansas City Chiefs toppled the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LVII.