Understandably, the NFL last week officially canceled all of its international contests for the 2020 season. Instead, all five games are scheduled to be played as home regular-season games. Staging them in the United States is going to be challenge enough as long as the coronavirus is a significant part of life.
“After considerable analysis, we believe the decision to play all our games domestically this season is the right one for our players, our clubs, and all our fans in the U.S., Mexico and UK,” NFL executive vice president Christopher Halpin said in a statement last week.