After an opening week that saw most NFL teams play in empty stadiums due to guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, it looks like more fans will be allowed inside stadiums as the season progresses.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, some teams are looking to increase the attendance in their upcoming games.
🏈Texans are working towards having up to 15,000 fans Week 4.
🏈Colts are increasing from 2,500 fans in Week 2 to 7,500 in Week 3.
🏈Titans will have fans starting at 10% capacity and scaling up beginning in Week 4.
Small steps forward.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 17, 2020
The Houston Texans, for instance, are looking to have up to 15,000 fans for its Week 4 game agains the Minnesota Vikings. The Indianapolis Colts, meanwhile, will go from having 2,500 fans inside Lucas Oil Stadium in their Week 2 game against the Vikings to 7,500 fans in game the following week against the New York Jets.
On the other hand, the Tennessee Titans will open up Nissan Stadium to 10 percent of its capacity and then increase that number starting in their Week 4 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This development comes even after a fan who watched the Kansas City Chiefs’ season opener against the Texans last week tested positive for COVID-19. The Chiefs opened their title defense against the Texans in front of 16,000 people at Arrowhead Stadium, far from the stadium’s 72,936 seating capacity. However, a fan who attended the game tested positive for the virus, which the team addressed in a statement.
According to contact tracing mechanisms, the individual was complying to mask mandates when they entered the stadium. The contact tracing process is now examining who the individual was with when they watched the game, and the service staff and other fans that they might have come in contact with, as well as their activities before and after watching the NFL game.
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