It may not have seemed that way at first, but the NFL schedule maker has been helpful to the Green Bay Packers this season. The team announced on Friday that there will not be any fans in attendance at Lambeau Field for the first two games of the 2020 season because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that has already claimed more than 160,000 American lives.
In a normal season, the NFL schedules more home games for the Packers early in the season when the weather is still relatively warm and the chances for snow or other forms of bad weather are significantly lower.