Steelers, Ravens' Week 13 Games vs. WFT, Cowboys Rescheduled Amid COVID Delays

The Pittsburgh Steelers' and Baltimore Ravens' schedules continue to change.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Network shared their updated slates:

Pittsburgh's Week 13 game against the Washington Football Team will be moved to Monday, Dec. 7, while Baltimore's clash against the Dallas Cowboys was moved to Tuesday, Dec. 8. That will give both teams more time after their Week 12 game against each other was postponed once again.

The AFC North matchup was initially scheduled for Thanksgiving before it was rescheduled for Sunday, Nov. 29 and then Monday as the Ravens deal with a COVID-19 outbreak.

Albert Breer of MMQB noted Baltimore plans on flying to Pittsburgh on Tuesday night once it learns the results of its COVID-19 testing for that day.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the team had a players-only meeting that emphasized both a desire to play the game against the Steelers and the need for health and safety above all else. One source asked "Can't we have at least two days of negative tests after this outbreak before we are expected to get back on the field?"

The league did not bake much flexibility into its schedule despite playing the season in the middle of a global pandemic, and Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reported it does not want to add a Week 18 as an option for make-up games.

Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore Sun noted the Ravens had 20 players on the reserve/COVID-19 list as of Sunday.

This is not the first time this year the Steelers' schedule has changed because of COVID-19 concerns.

Their Week 4 showdown with the Tennessee Titans was moved to Week 7. While that essentially cost them a bye week because they had already practiced leading up to the game, the Steelers eventually won that contest 27-24.