FOXBOROUGH, MA - SEPTEMBER 09: A general view of fans during the game between the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
If the NFL decides to bite the bullet and play at least part of the 2020 season without fans in the stands, how will it affect the New England Patriots?
While COVID-19 has done its best to defeat the seasons of other American sports, the NFL is prepared to push ahead with a regular September start to the 2020-21 schedule.