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Report: Monday Night Football game rescheduled due to COVID-19
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One of the two Monday Night Football games scheduled for Oct. 12 is reportedly being rescheduled due to issues with COVID-19. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates reported the news on Sunday morning.
Schefter reported on Sunday morning that the NFL shut down the New England Patriots’ facility, which marked the third time in 10 days operations were stopped. While the team tested, the organization was awaiting direction from the league on how to move forward.
Later in the morning, Schefter reported that Monday’s game between the Patriots and Denver Broncos would be rescheduled. The contest will be moved to next Sunday, but a time for kickoff was not provided.
NFL is shutting down the Patriots’ facility this morning, marking the third shutdown there in 10 days, sources tell me and @FieldYates. Patriots are testing this morning and awaiting further direction from the NFL. But the status of Monday night’s game vs. Denver is in question.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 11, 2020
Broncos-Patriots game is being moved to next Sunday, sources tell ESPN.
Broncos were supposed to play Miami; that won’t happen. That game is being rescheduled.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 11, 2020
Denver was supposed to play Miami, but that game will either be canceled or rescheduled, as well.
New England reported another positive test on Sunday morning, which caused the shut down. It’s the fourth positive test in the last eight days.
The Patriots and Broncos were scheduled to play in Foxboro at 5 p.m. ET on Monday night, the first game of a double-header. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit were going to be on the call for the game.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB