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Report: Chiefs vs. Bills Thursday night game in Week 6 could be postponed

When the Bills and Titans play their Week 5 game could be the determining factor.

The Kansas City Chiefs could have two games delayed as a result of COVID-19 before we get through the first half of the season.

After another player for the Tennessee Titans tested positive for COVID-19, the NFL is scrambling to try and find a way for the Titans and Buffalo Bills to play their Week 5 game. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, one option that has been relayed to both Bills and Titans players is that their Week 5 game, scheduled for Sunday, would be moved to Monday or Tuesday night.

As a result of that delay, the Week 6 “Thursday Night Football” game between the Chiefs and the Bills would be moved to Saturday.

Right now, all options are on the table for the NFL and it seems like moving the Chiefs vs. Bills game might be the most logical choice. The Titans don’t have any remaining bye weeks after the postponement of last week’s game with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

What’s abundantly clear is that the NFL is intent on having Tennessee and Buffalo play their Week 5 game. That determination by the league is good for Kansas City too. If the Week 5 game between the Bills and Titans were canceled, they’d see the Bills off a bye week on Thursday night, playing three games in 11 days.

Obviously, the NFL still is at the will of the virus on this one. They need the Titans to have consecutive days without positive test results before they’re allowed to reopen their facilities for practice. The key here will be to monitor the test results for Tennessee over the next two days.

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2020 Seahawks schedule: Week 6 bye makes for difficult final stretch

The Seattle Seahawks will head into the playoffs having played 11 games in 11 weeks thanks to their early Week 6 bye.

The NFL released the schedule for the upcoming 2020 campaign, and the Seattle Seahawks have four primetime games on the docket, as well as a handful of early games out east, and a regular-season finale against the 49ers in San Francisco.

They also have their bye in Week 6, one of the earliest bye weeks the NFL offers.

They’ll host the Vikings on Sunday night in Week 5, on October 11, and then won’t play again until Sunday, October 25 on the road against the Cardinals, a road trip that has caused Seattle trouble in recent years.

Seattle is 7-3 after their bye week in the Pete Carroll-era, but the last time they lost was in 2015…..against the Cardinals.

Assuming no changes to the schedule occur because of COVID-19, the Seahawks will play 11 games in 11 weeks, starting October 25 and going through January 3, when they take on the 49ers in San Francisco to close out the regular season.

The bye week is designed to give teams a much-needed break during a hectic regular season, and while there will always be teams that draw the short end of the stick, it’s no fun to go into the playoffs having played 11 football games in 11 weeks – and it will no doubt test the resolve of the players and coaches as they look to advance to the Super Bowl this season.

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