The Tennessee Titans had no additional positives in Thursday’s round of testing for COVID-19, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini.
The New England Patriots also had no new positive tests from Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, meaning the Patriots’ game against the Denver Broncos remains on for Monday.
The NFL announced on Thursday that the Bills-Titans game, originally set for Sunday, is now scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on CBS.
The game is contingent on Tennessee not having any more positive tests. The organization has had 23 positive tests since Sept. 24.
The Titans are trying to get into their facility by Saturday afternoon, a source said.
The Patriots-Broncos game was moved from Sunday to Monday at 5 p.m. ET as part of an ESPN doubleheader, the NFL announced Thursday.
The game was originally scheduled for Sunday — a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff — in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and the Broncos’ players were informed of the move to Monday after Thursday afternoon’s practice.
“I think — from the start of this season, all the way back to when training camp started, we all knew that the NFL would not go clean with no positive tests for the entire season; we knew there would be some positive tests, and those positive tests would cause some inconveniences and change of schedules and adjustments,” said Broncos coach Vic Fangio. “And it just so happens now that we’re part of the adjustments. Because New England’s our opponent this week; they’ve had some positive tests. So it’s on us to be able to adjust to that, improvise, and be ready to play the game on Monday night; and I’m confident we will do that.”
The Patriots have not practiced and their facility was closed both Wednesday and Thursday after quarterback Cam Newton and cornerback Stephon Gilmore were moved to the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list.
Source : ESPN
