While speculation insists that the 2020 NFL regular season will go on as expected, it appears the league might be putting together a “break in case of emergency” segment into their scheduling.
On Thursday, the NFL will release all the schedules for every team across the league at 8 p.m. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic currently taking the country by storm, the league may set the early portion of all schedules in a certain way.
John Clayton of 710 ESPN in Seattle confirmed to USA TODAY Sports Media Group that the NFL has discussed having all teams begin the season with four out-of-conference games as a scheduling precaution in case the league has to delay the start of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Or worse, in case the league has to cross games off their schedule and shorten the season. While cross-conference games are fun, they’re of the least importance in terms of playoff seeding, so the idea is a fitting one.
If the report holds trust, this means the Bills’ schedule, when released, could have some form of the Cardinals (5-10-1 overall record in 2019), Rams (9-7), Seahawks (11-5) and defending NFC champion 49ers (13-3)… otherwise known as the NFC West, early in their slate of games.
The Bills haven’t faced the NFC West since 2016.
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