The NFL's schedule-makers like drama. How else to explain quarterback Russell Wilson's return to Seattle falling on the first Monday night of the season?
Wilson, who guided the Seahawks to their lone Super Bowl title, will play his first game for the Denver Broncos at Lumen Field, where he spent his first 10 seasons before an offseason trade.
"Hopefully, it'll be positive," Wilson said when asked what kind of greeting he might get from the 69,000-plus fans. "Listen, I gave my heart and soul every day. ... I know they'll be rowdy. I know they'll be excited."