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The TEN

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)

1—“This was not about Seattle’s defense forcing those bad decisions. This was not about a quarterback playing under duress. This was about a quarterback that played an immature style of football, an impatient style of football, and they were self inflicted wounds that were not because of oh my gosh I had to panic with the football because of the pressure.”—ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky on New England quarterback Drake Maye’s performance Wednesday season opener.

2—NFL Season opener last night: Seahawks 13, Patriots 10.

3—Northview HC Marcel Perez, who lost is father this week, intends to coach the Vikings in tonight’s game with the La Serna Lancers.

4—Seattle Seahawks QB Sam Darnold left last night’s season opener after the first series with a hip injury. Newly acquired New England Patriots WR A.J. Brown left in the third quarter with four targets, three catches, and 26 receiving yards.

5—Former Los Angeles Kings HC and longtime NHL/ESPN analyst Barry Melrose died yesterday at the age of 70.

6—”Projection? Do you think 71 year old head coach is too old for this position? If yes could you describe why.”—MVS commenter, “Sports Man” speaking of Servite HC Rick Garretson.

7—Former San Gabriel Matadors kicker Patrick Courtney turns 35 today.

8—”Be sure to thank your Maker that you get to play this great game of football.”—Former Burroughs Indians HC Keith Knoop.

9—49ers vs. Rams tonight in Melbourne — The NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia kicks off at 8:35 p.m. ET on Netflix.

10—“Do you think it’s funny is that no one seems to notice that we approve all the comments that trash us?”—MVS’s Tim Peterson to Joe T.