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NFL gets it right: Baltimore Ravens vs. Steelers moved to Sunday

By Chris Schisler

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Cornerback Marcus Peters #24 of the Baltimore Ravens recovers a fumble by wide receiver Chase Claypool #11 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half at M&T Bank Stadium on November 01, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Cornerback Marcus Peters #24 of the Baltimore Ravens recovers a fumble by wide receiver Chase Claypool #11 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half at M&T Bank Stadium on November 01, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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The NFL had no viable choice but to move the Baltimore Ravens battle with the Steelers to Sunday:

You have to give the NFL some credit today as postponing the Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game was the right call. In the past couple of days, the Ravens have been dealing with problems due to COVID-19. The Ravens had more than a handful of positive tests for players, and several staff members tested positive as well.

The NFL would have had a very hard time justifying the Thanksgiving night game. Postponing the game is a hard move for the NFL. The prime time game on Thanksgiving is one of the biggest games every year. Ravens vs. Steelers is one of the top rivalries in the NFL. The NFL wanted to keep this game right when it was supposed to be.

According to reports, the players on the Ravens COVID-19 list are Calais Campbell, Matt Skura, Patrick Mekari, Brandon Williams, J.K. Dobbins, and Mark Ingram. Moving the game to Sunday doesn’t give the Ravens an advantage. These players will most likely not be able to play on Sunday and the facility has been closed. It’s still a very tough spot for the Ravens.

The Ravens are looking at playing a game against the Steelers without two of their best running backs, two of their best defensive linemen, and two offensive linemen. The offensive line was already a train-wreck of a jumble for the Ravens. This compounds the problem in a huge game for the Ravens.

It’s important to understand that the Ravens really aren’t being helped here. It’s also helpful to remember that the global pandemic has changed a lot of plans. The fact is that there are many families unable to get together on Thanksgiving, so with some perspective, two teams changing the date of a game isn’t a huge deal.

The Bottom Line:

It would have been logistically impossible for the Ravens to travel to Pittsburgh as planned. Everything that needed to happen for a game to be postponed happened. There’s really not much more to say. The NFL wouldn’t have had a leg to stand on when they tout their commitment to player safety if this game went on as scheduled.

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For now, we have a game on Sunday. We’ll keep you in the know and we’ll see how things unfold.

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