After starting Week 12 expecting to play on a short week, the Baltimore Ravens will get an extra few days of rest. With the Ravens in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak that has seen players and/or staff members test positive every day this week, the NFL has decided to once again reschedule their Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the game is being moved from Sunday to Tuesday night. The decision can’t have been made lightly. The league had already postponed the game on Wednesday, moving it from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon.
Though there was hope this game could still be played as scheduled, Baltimore shut down its training facility until Monday at the earliest after seeing a minimum of 12 players either test positive for COVID-19 or be considered a “close contact” this week. With the outbreak seemingly not yet finished, there was little the league could do to keep players and staff members from both teams safe while still having a football game on Sunday.
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The move will also impact the Ravens’ Week 13 game against the Dallas Cowboys that was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday. However, with Baltimore now playing on Tuesday, that game will undoubtedly be rescheduled as well, though a date hasn’t been set yet.
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