Spoiler Alert, Week 1: Get the NFL scores of tomorrow ... today!

Happy football, everybody!

Wait, you knew it started, right? Didn"t you hear? I thought everyone was tuned in to the Patriots" radio broadcast on Thursday night.

Well, if not ... too bad! This weekly piece is all about spoilers. Sure, reading it will take away any suspense on NFL Sundays, but at least you"ll be able to impress your friends.

Before we get to the Week 1 scores, an annual reminder: I do NOT hate your favorite team ... even if I pick against them. You see, each game has only two participants. As a result, the odds almost require I sometimes go against your rooting interest. (If it makes you feel any better, I pick against my team on occasion. It gives me no pleasure to do so, but -- as a grownup -- I"m able to distinguish between what I want to see happen and what I think will happen.)

Anyhow -- let"s start things off by flipping to the end of the 2015 novel with a look at the playoff picture:

AFC PLAYOFF SEEDINGS

1) Kansas City Chiefs: 12-42) Miami Dolphins: 11-53) Houston Texans: 10-64) Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-65) New England Patriots: 11-56) Indianapolis Colts: 10-6

Just missed: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos.

NFC PLAYOFF SEEDINGS

1) Seattle Seahawks: 13-32) Philadelphia Eagles: 11-53) Detroit Lions: 11-54) Atlanta Falcons: 10-65) Green Bay Packers: 11-56) Dallas Cowboys: 11-5

Just missed: Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals.

WILD CARD ROUND

AFCCOLTS over TEXANSSTEELERS over PATRIOTS

NFCLIONS over COWBOYSPACKERS over FALCONS

DIVISIONAL ROUND

AFCCHIEFS over COLTSSTEELERS over DOLPHINS

NFCSEAHAWKS over PACKERSLIONS over EAGLES

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY

AFCCHIEFS over STEELERS

NFCSEAHAWKS over LIONS

SUPER BOWL 50

SEAHAWKS over CHIEFS

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Of course, there"d be no yin without some yang ...

2016 NFL DRAFT: TOP FIVE PICKS

1) Chicago Bears: 3-132) Washington Redskins: 4-123) Jacksonville Jaguars: 6-104) Tennessee Titans: 6-105) New York Giants: 6-10

... but all of the above is months and months away. Let"s get to the here and now, a.k.a. NFL Week 1!

WARNING: Do NOT continue reading if you don"t want to know the final scores of the Week 1 games.

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PACKERS 34BEARS 13

R. Rodgers: 3 rec, 60 yds, 2 TDsJ. Cutler: 3 INTs

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CHIEFS 20TEXANS 19

J. Maclin: 15-yd TD recD. Hopkins: 4 rec, 80 yds, TD

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COLTS 23BILLS 28

F. Gore: 15 carries, 30 ydsBUF D: 8 sacks

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DOLPHINS 26"SKINS 22

R. Tannehill: 22-28, 325 yds, 3 TDsD. Jackson: 70-yd TD rec

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BROWNS 6JETS 7

I. Crowell: 20 carries, 60 ydsR. Fitzpatrick: 3 INTs

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PANTHERS 17JAGS 16

J. Stewart: 40-yd TD runT.J. Yeldon: 13 carries, 45 yds

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SEAHAWKS 23RAMS 20

M. Lynch: 17 carries, 90 yds, TDT. Austin: 110 yds/scrimmage, TD

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LIONS 35CHARGERS 24

C. Johnson: 7 rec, 130 yds, TDK. Allen: 6 rec, 120 yds, TD

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SAINTS 15CARDINALS 20

M. Ingram: 21 carries, 105 ydsC. Palmer: 18-25, 250 yds, TD, INT

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TITANS 14BUCCANEERS 24

M. Mariota: 15-25, 220 yds, TD, 2 INTsJ. Winston: 16-30, 250 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs

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BENGALS 33RAIDERS 27

D. Kirkpatrick: 35-yd INT TDA Cooper: 9 rec, 100 yds

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RAVENS 9BRONCOS 10

J. Tucker: 3 FGsP. Manning: 24-36, 280 yds, TD, INT

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GIANTS 19COWBOYS 29

O. Beckham: 7 rec, 120 yds, TDD. McFadden: 15 carries, 80 yds

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EAGLES 31FALCONS 34

J. Matthews: 2 TDsJ. Jones: 2 TDs

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VIKINGS 21NINERS 27

A. Peterson: 25 carries, 100 yds, 2 TDsC. Kaepernick: 2 TDs, 2 INTs; TD run

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Source: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000525860/article/spoiler-alert-week-1-get-the-nfl-scores-of-tomorrow-today