With the NFL rescheduling their game with the Steelers, the Titans announced Friday that capacity will be expanded as well from the planned 10%, or about 7,000, to 15% with 3,000 more seats available. Zimmer says there haven't been the usual complaints and griping. NFL Reschedules Steelers-Titans, Ravens' Bye Now Week 7, Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans, is shown Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The former vice president has become the Democratic front-runner with primary victories across the country. Pittsburgh now will play Baltimore on Nov. 1 with the Ravens' bye now pushed to Week 7 instead of Week 8, which had been the bye for both teams. Visit ESPN to view the Pittsburgh Steelers team schedule for the current and previous seasons. “Whatever the NFL tells us that we’re required to do and we’re supposed to do as positive tests come in, that’s what we’ll do.”. The absence of fans in the stands, again due to pandemic protocol, has eliminated the home field advantage that many teams have come to depend on, particularly the defenses. Zimmer says there haven't been the usual complaints and griping. It has been nonexistent far too often this season. AP Pro Football Writers Barry Wilner and Dave Campbell contributed. They were preparing to play. I have seen better efforts during the NFL Pro Bowl games. By: Curt Popejoy. The NFL alerted teams Thursday of new procedures to follow when dealing with an outbreak or having been exposed to a team having an outbreak. "I told them try to mentally recover from an emotional few days so that we can proceed with our season and build on a 3-0 start. The Minnesota Vikings (0-3) again had no positive test results Friday, leaving them on target to visit Houston (0-3) on Sunday as scheduled after losing 31-30 to the Titans last week. Trust me, this isn't my Black and Gold glasses talking here. The Titans' COVID-19 troubles began Saturday, when Titans outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen tested positive for the virus. The Seahawks and Saints immediately come to mind. By: Curt Popejoy. Steelers fans like myself, who plan family outings and gatherings around the Steelers schedule, were left scrambling. Outside linebacker Kamalei Correa became the fourth player on that list Wednesday, and rookie cornerback Kristian Fulton became the fifth Thursday. Then outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen's test result came back positive on Saturday, preventing him from traveling with Tennessee to Minnesota. The Titans' outbreak expanded by two more players testing positive Friday, pushing the team's total to 14 within the past week. won't have to play on a shortened week of practice, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Titans vs. Steelers:What’s the precedent for a canceled game? But I think that they understood and realized why the decision was made. The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting an early bye week, thanks the to the COVID-19 outbreak on the Tennessee Titans that caused the indefinite postponement of the teams’ game that had been scheduled for this Sunday in Nashville. ", Reach Erik Bacharach at ebacharach@tennessean.com and on Twitter @ErikBacharach. For a franchise blessed with a winning culture, room for improvement on both sides of the ball, and an established defensive legacy to live up to; the opportunity for meaningful success this season seems ripe for the taking. The lack of team building off season workouts and no preseason games has been devastating for many teams overall chemistry and has affected communication around the league. The NFL then announced that the Titans-Steelers game originally scheduled for Sunday had been postponed until Monday or Tuesday before Thursday's announcement pushed it back even further. But further testing could delay that return, and more positives could jeopardize the Titans' next scheduled game Oct. 11 against the Buffalo Bills in Nashville. The Steelers are 4-0 and Chase Claypool dominated the Eagles in Week 5. “We’ve obviously had to do a lot of extra things that we don’t normally do – point-of-care contact test, our normal testing, then you’ve got to sit in your car and wait until you get to go into the facility," Zimmer said Friday.