Vikings to suspend in-person club activities due to Covid-19 concerns.

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@BigAl99 said:
My prediction was the season will be done by Thanksgiving.  I just hope the long-haul effects are not a real thing.  

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Neither of these teams will be playing this weekend. 

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Wonder what the NFL would do about the '21 draft order if they had to cancel the rest of the season, say, at this point. Not gonna happen, but as it stands right now, the Vikings have the 4th overall pick. 

1. Atlanta Falcons (0-3)Strength of Schedule: .521
Next 4 Weeks: @GB, CAR, @MIN, DET
2. New York Giants (0-3)Strength of Schedule: .552
Next 4 Weeks: @LAR, @DAL, WSH, @PHI
3. Denver Broncos (0-3)Strength of Schedule: .583
Next 4 Weeks: @NYJ, @NE, MIA, KC
4. Minnesota Vikings (0-3)Strength of Schedule: .583
Next 4 Weeks: @HOU, @SEA, ATL, BYE
C'mon, Covid, we can do better. Just give us more time! 3 of the next 4 are very losable games! 

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If your temptation after an 0-3 start for the Vikings was to ask, “What else could go wrong?” then Tuesday provided a bleak answer. 

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Vikings had no positive tests. Given that, not sure why they can't just continue as normal. 

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@MaroonBells said:
Vikings had no positive tests. Given that, not sure why they can't just continue as normal. 

Time lag on the incubation period: exposed on Sunday... 

Typically, a person develops symptoms 5 days after being infected, but symptoms can appear as early as 2 days after infection or as late as 14 days after infection, and the time range can vary.

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Report: Vikings told to plan for 48-hour closure of facility

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The Titans have addressed the possibility that their facility will be closed for the entire week after eight members of the organization tested positive for COVID-19 and the Vikings have some decisions to make about their own plans for this Sunday’s game against the Texans.
No players or personnel have tested positive after playing against the Titans last Sunday, but the facility is closed as testing and tracing takes place. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the team has been told that it will be closed until Wednesday at the earliest and that they should plan for a 48-hour closure.

If that is the case and they reopen on Thursday, the Vikings would have a couple of practice days left before traveling to Houston for their Week Four game. While that might not be ideal, it’s not all that different from other short weeks that teams experience over the course of the season.
Further clarity on the plans for Minnesota, Tennessee and this weekend’s games will have to wait for full testing results and word from the league about how they plan to proceed.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/29/report-vikings-told-to-plan-for-48-hour-closure-of-facility/

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Anymore out breaks like this with stoppage of practicing and you might as well call the whole thing off as it will be a mess.

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They couldn't even beat a sick team infected with COVID.

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In any other workplace, people exposed to someone who tested positive is quarantined for 14 days. How did the NFL decide 48 hours was all that was needed? Seems like a business decision because they don't want to cancel 4 games (the Titans and Vikings for the next two weeks). But do they want to risk adding the Steelers and Texans to the list of exposed teams?