The game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens has been postponed until Wednesday, which affects the upcoming games for both teams. Besides moving the Steelers and the Ravens game to Wednesday, Pittsburgh is now scheduled to face the Washington Football Team on Monday in Week 13, per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Steelers-Ravens being moved to Wednesday, time to be determined. Also, Steelers-Washington game being moved to Monday, per sources.
— Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) November 30, 2020
It is undetermined when the Steelers and the Ravens are going to kick off on Wednesday. The NFL could be waiting to see if there are more cases that arise before they decide a definitive time.
The upcoming clash between the Steelers and Ravens was originally scheduled to occur on Thanksgiving. However, the Ravens experienced a slew of positive COVID-19 cases, including Lamar Jackson.
Since last week, Baltimore has continued to have an increase in cases, adding a total of 19 players to the COVID-19 reserve list. At the same time, the Steelers have had cases of their own, with Stephon Tuitt being placed on the COVID-19 reserve list, among other players.
As a result, the NFL hoped to be able to conduct the Ravens and Steelers game on Tuesday. When the first postponement took place, Pittsburgh wasn't required to move back their next matchup with Washington while Baltimore pushed back their game against the Dallas Cowboys — which was scheduled for Thursday — to Monday.
Now, with the latest alterations, the Steelers will now be playing Washington on Monday night in Week 13. Provided that, we could see the league move back Baltimore's tilt with Dallas to Tuesday night seeing how they've handled previous incidents.
There is also the very real possibility that this could create a Monday football tripleheader in the NFL. The Steelers versus Washington is one game. Cowboys-Ravens is a second game currently scheduled for Monday, Dec. 7. The San Francisco 49ers are scheduled to face the Buffalo Bills on Monday as well, with that game now headed for Glendale, Arizona, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, after the 49ers were booted out of Santa Clara County.