With a Ravens outbreak resulting in nine players placed on the COVID-19 list by Wednesday and ESPN reporting another player added on Thursday, the league lived up to its frequent touting of concern for the health and safety of its players and wisely chose common sense over a valuable primetime slot.
The matter also underscores the increasing challenge the NFL continues to face with its mission to stay the course and complete a regular season and playoffs on the like-never-before road to the Super Bowl.
Usually, Thanksgiving signals the start of the stretch run for the NFL’s season with the playoff races better defined.