By Zac Wassink | Last updated 11/2/20
A coronavirus outbreak within the Tennessee Titans caused multiple changes to the 2020 NFL schedule and threatened the integrity of a season that will be through eight full weeks following Monday night’s game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants.
It appears the NFL has a plan if future games are canceled because of issues related to the pandemic.
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting that the NFL competition committee will present a plan to owners that includes expanding the playoffs to 16 teams for the campaign if contests can’t occur due to outbreaks and subsequent quarantines. Four division champions would be joined in the postseason tournament by four wild-card squads.
Top seeds would play No. 8 teams, No. 2 teams would play No. 7s, No. 3s would face No. 6s, and No. 4s would play against No. 5s.
To continue reading the full article, click HERE.
