Although there are a few teams still holding out hope for fan attendance in the 2020 NFL season, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has an issue with the lack of equal footing it brings from a competitive standpoint. After all, the prospect of some teams being allowed to have home-field advantage while others play in empty stadiums does raise an issue for the NFL to consider before kicking things off.

Zimmer was not shy about pointing out the unfair advantage it would create for teams with fans in the stadium, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

“I think there are some unfair things going on around it as far as some teams can have fans and some teams can’t,” Zimmer said. “So I think there is a competitive disadvantage in some of those areas.”

There is certainly plenty of truth to Zimmer's comments. Each team has gauged the restrictions placed by their local governments to determine a “safe” number of fans to host despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While most teams already plan to play in empty stadiums, the few left holding out could be privy to a number of advantages.

The Vikings are among the teams that will be losing a significant edge without a raucous crowd in attendance. For now, Zimmer is making efforts to emulate what the atmosphere could look and sound like when the team practices at U.S. Bank Stadium next week.

Meanwhile, the NFL continues to brace itself for the looming financial repercussions of playing through a pandemic and all the revenue that is lost from game days.