The NFL revealed Monday night that the video game between the Baltimore Ravens at the Pittsburgh Steelers has been transferred to Wednesday afternoon. Originally scheduled for Thanksgiving night, this is the third time in 6 days it has actually been moved due to the fact that of COVID-19 problems.
Prior to Thanksgiving Day, the Ravens reported multiple individuals within the company had actually tested positive for the coronavirus, including quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was last season’s MVP.
The NFL moved the video game from Thursday’s prime-time slot to Sunday afternoon, and after that once again to Tuesday night. The league specified Monday that it has been moved again to Wednesday.
” These choices were constructed of an abundance of caution to guarantee the health and safety of gamers, coaches and game day workers and in consultation with medical specialists,” the NFL stated in a statement.
Here is the new schedule for the game:
Who: Baltimore Ravens (6-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (10 -0)
When: 3: 40 p.m. ET, Wednesday (Dec. 2, 2020)
TELEVISION: NBC
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If played, this will be the first Wednesday video game in the NFL since the Dallas Cowboys played the New York Giants in the 2012 season opener, which was moved so it would not conflict with Barack Obama‘s speech at the Democratic National Convention on a Thursday night.
The Steelers are the only undefeated team in the NFL, and they have a half-game lead over the Kansas City Chiefs (10 -1) for the best record in the AFC. The team with the very best record will get the No. 1 overall seed, and the only first-round bye. The leading seed gets home-field advantage throughout the playoffs as long as they stay unbeaten in the playoffs.
There have actually been 12 Ravens gamers, consisting of Jackson and Pro Bowl players– protective end Calais Campbell, tight end Mark Andrews, outdoors linebacker Matthew Judon, running back Mark Ingram and fullback Patrick Ricard– who evaluated positive for the coronavirus.
The Ravens have 10 other gamers who have actually been available in close contact with individuals who have actually checked favorable, which puts them in the “high-risk” category.
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