NFL: Ravens COVID outbreak continues and it leads to Wednesday afternoon football

[NJDevs26]

Watch this galvanize the Ravens to a big finish now that the whole league hates them the way it did the Marlins and Cardinals in baseball.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

There's really only 2 scenarios: They can try to play this game on Tuesday and then shift Cowboys @ Ravens that is scheduled for Thursday to Monday of the following week.

Or we see Ravens @ Steelers postponed and they put that game in a week 18.

 

[NJDevs26]

There's really only 2 scenarios: They can try to play this game on Tuesday and then shift Cowboys @ Ravens that is scheduled for Thursday to Monday of the following week.

Or we see Ravens @ Steelers postponed and they put that game in a week 18.

I don't know if they want to switch ANOTHER Thursday game...they'd have to bump one up to take its place.

Imagine if this game gets canceled and the Steelers go 18-0, are people going to asterisk the thing cause they missed one game through no fault of their own?

 

[Shockmaster]

There's really only 2 scenarios: They can try to play this game on Tuesday and then shift Cowboys @ Ravens that is scheduled for Thursday to Monday of the following week.

Or we see Ravens @ Steelers postponed and they put in a week 18...and that leads to 8 playoff teams, I believe.

8 playoff teams per conference only happens if the league has an 18th week and still can't get all the games in. So in other words, Week 18 is Plan B. 8-team playoff is Plan C.

 

[c9777666]

They can try to play this game on Tuesday and then shift Cowboys @ Ravens that is scheduled for Thursday to Monday of the following week.

They did this before, why not do it again?

 

[GKJ]

Best case scenario right now imo is the Ravens/Steelers is played Tuesday and Ravens/Cowboys played the following Monday or Tuesday.

 

[Terry Yake]

How is it even safe for the ravens to play this week with how many positives they're getting?

This game needs to be postponed

 

[GKJ]

Love to see Florio get ethered by Schefter revealing his source

 

[Shockmaster]

The Ravens closing their facility won't be the deciding factor as to whether or not the game gets played on Sunday. Ultimately it's the NFL's call.

 

[DueDiligence]

The Ravens closing their facility won't be the deciding factor as to whether or not the game gets played on Sunday. Ultimately it's the NFL's call.

If i'm the Steelers I don't want to play that game. Not worth the risk of having some of their team becoming infected.

 

[EpochLink]

This Ravens/Steelers game is getting postponed

 

[Shrimper]

Will be postponed to Week 18 and the Steelers will get jobned again. Ravens will escape any real punishment

 

[Filthy Dangles]

not crazy to suggest a forfeit by the Bawlmer should be on the table

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

not crazy to suggest a forfeit by the Bawlmer should be on the table

Thing is:



Also the game is still, somehow, inexplicably, going to be played on Sunday as of right now.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Thing is:



Also the game is still, somehow, inexplicably, going to be played on Sunday as of right now.

ownership would probably welcome that. It’s still early today. I would imagine a definite decision is made later this afternoon.
I have no idea anymore what is happening anymore. This whole thing has been a shitshow since September

 

[Terry Yake]

ownership would probably welcome that. It’s still early today. I would imagine a definite decision is made later this afternoon.
I have no idea anymore what is happening anymore. This whole thing has been a shitshow since September

that's what the league/owners get for not wanting to play in a bubble

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

BAL/PIT tentatively moved to Tuesday:



EDIT: Now official:



DAL/BAL would have to be moved in turn.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

 

[NJDevs26]

BAL/PIT tentatively moved to Tuesday:



EDIT: Now official:



DAL/BAL would have to be moved in turn.

GMAFB

Will be postponed to Week 18 and the Steelers will get jobned again. Ravens will escape any real punishment

This is almost a bigger FU to the Steelers, they not only lose their bye and their mini bye but now they have a short week on top of it.

 

[TheAngryHank]

Will be postponed to Week 18 and the Steelers will get jobned again. Ravens will escape any real punishment

Jobbed?

 

[PanthersPens62]

This is completely beyond ridiculous. The NFL is going out of its way to accommodate a team that had someone willingly go against protocol & for the 2nd time putting the Steelers behind the 8 ball schedule wise. Sorry but the NFL is a complete gong show right now.

 

[TheAngryHank]

This is completely beyond ridiculous. The NFL is going out of its way to accommodate a team that had someone willingly go against protocol & for the 2nd time putting the Steelers behind the 8 ball schedule wise. Sorry but the NFL is a complete gong show right now.

They will be playing a div foe with zero practice time , and this somehow unfair to Pitt?

 

[PanthersPens62]

They will be playing a div foe with zero practice time , and this somehow unfair to Pitt?

First they had their bye messed with.....having to have it in week 4 because of the Titans situation & it really wasn't even a proper bye situation because they were still having to practice not knowing the game was to be postponed. Now once again they are preparing as if game will be played on a Thursday....then a Sunday.....now a Tuesday (maybe, who knows!) and then have to deal with a quick turnaround for a Sunday game again.

And if you will remember, the Titans manhandled Buffalo after having zero practice time, so maybe the fact they were rested (as the Ravens will be) was an advantage.

 

[K Fleur]

Baltimore should have to forfeit this game.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

A non-punishment of Baltimore for breaking the rules punishes Pittsburgh for not breaking the rules.

I love this league.

Wait, no, I hope it burns to the ground with the owners and commissioner inside.