NFL: Ravens- Steelers rescheduled again to Wednesday.
The Baltimore Ravens’ struggle to contain an extended outbreak of the coronavirus forced their rescheduled game Tuesday night against the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers to be moved back to Wednesday afternoon.
It’s the third fix to a matchup originally to be played Thanksgiving night. The game will stay on NBC, but at 12:40 p.m. PT.
Also, the Steelers’ home game in Week 13 against Washington has been moved from Sunday to Dec .7 at 2 p.m. PT. The Ravens’ home game against Dallas will be on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 5: 05 p.m. PT on Fox and NFL Network. It was originally set for Thursday night, then moved to Dec. 7.
Ravens Steelers was moved back one more day for medical reasons, but now Baltimore gets some time for workouts. The NFL permitted the Ravens to return to their facility on Monday night under doctors’ supervision, which is similar to what happened when the Tennessee Titans had a coronavirus outbreak earlier this season. The Titans got three days of workouts in that scenario.
“Players arrived already prepared to work out on the field, and they did not enter the locker room or training room,” the Ravens said in a statement. “We intend to hold another walkthrough session on Tuesday, in preparation for traveling to Pittsburgh Tuesday evening.”
The NFL announced the most recent switches Monday after the Ravens placed starters Matthew Judon, Willie Snead and Mark Andrews on the reserve/ COVID19 list.
Although Baltimore also had four players return from that list, the team will still be severely shorthanded when this game is finally played. But it will get back running backs Mark Ingram and J. K. Dobbins from the COVID19 list; they tested positive on Nov. 23.
The addition of Judon, a standout linebacker, and Andrews, the leading receiver on the team, brings to seven the number of 2019 Pro Bowl players that Baltimore has placed on the COVID19 list over the past week. But Ingram will be eligible to play at Pittsburgh, leaving 12 active players and one practice squad member on the list — including 2019 MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson.
The Ravens ( 64) will face Pittsburgh ( 100) without several playmakers, including Jackson, Andrews, and defensive linemen Calais Campbell and Brandon Williams.
The NFL’s last Wednesday game was the 2012 season opener between the Giants and the Cowboys, moved from a Thursday night because of a conflict with the Democratic National Convention, which was to have President Barack Obama speak on Thursday night.
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