Just days after the Buffalo Bills defeated the Raiders, 30-23 in Week 4, Las Vegas has seen two of their players test positive for COVID-19.
According to ESPN’s Diana Russini, a second Raiders player has tested positive for the virus soon after facing the Bills on Wednesday. The first was defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, who landed on the Raiders’ reserve/ COVID-19 list on Tuesday, per Raiders Wire. Hurst played in 39 total snaps against the Bills.
The news on the Raiders comes at the same time that Buffalo’s upcoming opponent, the Tennessee Titans, have had two more positive test results for coronavirus on Wednesday as well. That means the Bills are sandwiched in between two teams who have COVID-19 related headlines, and there’s already speculation that the Titans might be forced to forfeit that game.
But that’s only the start.
In Week 6, the Bills are currently scheduled to play the Chiefs. On Monday, Kansas City hosted the New England Patriots. Also on Wednesday just two days after that, Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore has tested positive for COVID-19 and he played in that game.
So far the Bills’ Week 7 opponent, the Jets, currently do not have any reported cases of COVID-19. But in Week 8, the Bills do also have the Patriots on their schedule as well.
Buffalo’s upcoming road is a rocky one in terms of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Stay tuned to Bills Wire for the latest updates.
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