Which NFL Games Have Been Rescheduled Due to COVID-19?

COVID-19 outbreaks have impacted several teams across the NFL. Here's a look at scheduling changes caused by the virus.

COVID-19 outbreaks have impacted several teams across the NFL. Below is a list of games that have been postponed or rescheduled due to positive coronavirus tests from around the NFL:

Week 4

Week 5

  • Buffalo Bills @ Tennessee Titans: Moved from Sunday, Oct. 11 to Tuesday, Oct. 13 due to positive COVID-19 test results from the Titans.

Week 6

  • Kansas City Chiefs @ Buffalo Bills: Moved from Thursday, Oct. 15 to Monday, Oct. 19 after the Bills' Week 5 game against the Titans was pushed back from Sunday, Oct. 11 to Tuesday, Oct. 13. (The game will move back to Thursday if the Bills' game is not able to be played on Tuesday in Week 5.)
  • Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots: Initially moved from Sunday, Oct. 11 to Monday, Oct. 12 after Pats CB Stephon Gilmore tested positive for COVID-19. It was then reportedly moved to its new date of Sunday, Oct. 18 after a member of the Patriots organization tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, Oct. 11.
  • New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins was moved from Week 10 to to Sunday, Oct. 18.

Week 7

Week 8

  • Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos: Moved from Week 11 (Sunday, Nov. 22) as a result of the Week 5 Broncos-Patriots game being postponed until Week 6, the Week 6 Broncos-Dolphins game being rescheduled for Week 11.

Week 10

  • Los Angeles Chargers @ Miami Dolphins: Moved from Week 7 to Sunday, Nov. 15.

Week 11

  • Denver Broncos @ Miami Dolphins: Initially scheduled for Week 6 (Sunday, Oct. 18) but moved to Week 11. The game was moved after a positive test from the Patriots on Sunday, Oct. 11 forced New England's Week 5 matchup with the Broncos to be pushed until Week 6. 
  • New York Jets @ Los Angeles Chargers: Moved from Week 6 to Sunday, Nov. 22.

Week 12

  • Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers: The game was moved from Thanksgiving Day to Wednesday, Dec. 2 due to COVID-19 issues within the Ravens organization.

Week 13

  • Cowboys @ Ravens: The Cowboys' game against the Ravens, originally scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 3, will be moved to Monday, Dec. 7
  • Washington @ Steelers: The Steelers' game originally scheduled for Sunday was postponed until Monday, Dec. 7 after the Ravens-Steelers Week 12 game was moved to Wednesday, Dec. 2. Monday's game will take place at 5 p.m. ET.
  • Bills @ 49ers: This game has been moved to 8 p.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 7 due to the Washington vs. Pittsburgh rescheduling. 

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Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball and college sports. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a breaking/trending news writer, he worked for MLB Advanced Media, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California.