Friday, October 9, 2020

Another Monday game. Enjoy them while you can!


Stephon Gilmore, the Patriots' third COVID positive.
In case you haven't heard, the Patriots' game against Denver has been moved to Monday at 5 p.m. because of the three positive COVID-19 tests on the team -- Cam Newton, Stephon Gilmore and practice-squadder Bill Murray. There will be no fans allowed inside Gillette Stadium, but ESPN will send a crew to Foxboro to televise the game, which should be over by the time the regularly-scheduled game (Chargers at Saints) is to begin.

Also on the COVID postponement list is the Buffalo Bills' game at Tennessee, now scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday on CBS.

And the big news today is that the 0-4 Jets have closed their practice facility upon hearing that they will have a positive COVID test result come to light. No word yet about whether their game against the Cardinals (Sunday at 1) will go forward as scheduled.

This could be just the tip of the iceberg for the NFL, leading to fears that the decision to hold a season amid a pandemic might have been ill-advised. In the meantime, home viewers can prepare themselves for Every Night Football if the NFL continues to try to drop rescheduled games in the midst of an otherwise rigid schedule.


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