The Steelers-Browns game’s only potential Week 17 bug


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The NFL will definitely play 255 games in the regular season of 2020 when the clock strikes midnight. Probably. The final number will be 256.

For now, though, the Steelers-Browns game is in a vague state of limbo. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the test is being conducted on Sunday morning. So far, no positive results have been found. A clear answer is expected soon.

Browse has seven players on the COVID-19 reserve list, and they will miss three coaches. The league concluded that the internal infection was the result of a community outbreak and no outbreak at the facility.

As players and coaches continue to catch the virus away from the facility, the league has successfully avoided another outbreak. For Season Tu, there were only two: Tennessee in late September and Baltimore in late November.

Update 10:45 am and: It’s all clear to the Browns. Game over.