The Week Four recreation between the New England Patriots and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs will now be performed on Monday night time, based on Diana Russini and Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Throughout a Patriots’ crew assembly that began at 10am, the crew was knowledgeable as of proper now they are going to be taking part in their recreation towards the Chiefs on Monday per sources. They had been informed they may fly tomorrow morning.

— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) October 4, 2020

That recreation, which was initially imagined to be performed on Sunday, was postponed on Saturday when gamers on each the Patriots and Chiefs examined constructive for COVID-19. Each groups confirmed that one particular person on every of their groups examined constructive, however didn’t reveal any names.

Patriots quarterback Cam Newton was positioned on the COVID-19/reserve record on Saturday and can miss Week 4, however that doesn’t imply he has examined constructive. Gamers may be positioned on the COVID-19/reserve record in the event that they’ve merely been uncovered to somebody who has examined constructive.

Based on Schefter, the Patriots-Chiefs recreation will probably be performed at 7:05 pm ET. The Monday Evening Soccer recreation between the Atlanta Falcons and Inexperienced Bay Packers will kick off just below two hours later.

No new positives

The Patriots and Chiefs taking part in on Monday will solely occur pending the outcomes of extra COVID-19 exams on each groups. To date, level of care exams on Patriots and Chiefs employees and gamers have come again unfavourable.

The #Chiefs newest spherical of level of care COVID-19 exams are clear, supply mentioned. With the #Patriots additionally clear, one other indication the sport is Monday night time.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 4, 2020

That doesn’t imply that both crew is out of the woods but. COVID-19 can take 3-7 days to incubate, so gamers who had been uncovered a number of days in the past won’t check constructive till Monday and even later. Nevertheless, with these same-day exams coming again unfavourable, the NFL seems to be assured sufficient to push ahead with the rescheduled recreation on Monday.

FOXBOROUGH, MA – SEPTEMBER 27: New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton (1) calls the play throughout a recreation between the New England Patriots and the Las Vegas Raiders on September 27, 2020, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photograph by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)Extra

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