W e finally had football back last night, and it was definitely one of... the games of all time. The 2025 preseason finally kicked off with the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers playing in the Hall of Fame game. That’s right, we got the famed QB duel of Trey Lance vs. Kyle Allen. We used to pray for times like this.

What an interception! Myles Purchase snags the ball out of the hands of Dominic Lovett on the Hendon Hooker fourth down pass, resulting in an interception. Purchase runs back 49 yards, putting an exclamation point on this game.

What we have Thursday night is the Hall of Fame Game, which might just be the most wasteful use of a cool name in pro sports. "Hall of Fame Game" gives the impression of something a lot better than the product on the field ever turns out to be. It sounds a lot more important than it actually is.