The NFL kicked off its 2020 season two weeks ago, and there have been challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most significant changes made was fans not being allowed to attended games for the majority of teams. During the first week of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars allowed a limited number of fans at their home stadiums, and both teams came away with a win. During Week 2, the Dallas Cowboys allowed fans, who witnessed a come from behind victory. It was the same scenario with the Miami Dolphins as over 11,000 fans saw the team fall short against the Buffalo Bills.
“The Dallas Cowboys plan on playing all of our football games and we plan on playing them in front of our fans,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said back in August. He also said the size of AT&T Stadium and the number of luxury suites provides fans more opportunities to cheers on the Cowboys. Also, the state of Texas allows for up to 50% capacity at sporting events. It looks like more teams are starting to have fans attend games, but here’s where every team stands heading into Week 3 of the 2020 season, as reported by CBS Sports.
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AFC East
Buffalo Bills – No fans for the first two home gamesย
Miami Dolphins – 20% capacity limit
New England Patriots – No fans for the first two home gamesย
New York Jets – No fans until further notice
AFC North
Baltimore Ravens – No fans until further notice
Cincinnati Bengals – No fans through one home gameย
Cleveland Browns – 10% capacity for first two home gamesย
Pittsburgh Steelers – No fans through first two home games
AFC South
Houston Texans – No fans for the first home gameย
Indianapolis Colts – 2,500 fan limit for home gamesย
Jacksonville Jaguars: 25% capacity for home gamesย
Tennessee Titans: No fans for the first home game
AFC West
Denver Broncos – No fans through the first home gameย
Kansas City Chiefs – 22% stadium capacity for home games
Las Vegas Raiders – No fans for the 2020 season
Los Angeles Chargers – No fans for the first two home gamesย
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys –ย 25% attendance for Week 2
New York Giants – No fans until further noticeย
Philadelphia Eagles – No fans until further noticeย
Washington Football Team – No fans for 2020 seasonย
NFC North
Chicago Bears – No fans until further noticeย
Detroit Lions – No fans for the first two home gamesย
Green Bay Packers – No fans for the first two home gamesย
Minnesota Vikings – No fans for the first two home gamesย
NFC South
Atlanta Falcons – No fans until Oct. 11ย
Carolina Panthers – No fans through one home gameย
New Orleans Saints – No fans for the first home gameย
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – No fans for the first two home gamesย
NFC West
Arizona Cardinals – No fans for the first two home gamesย
Los Angeles Rams – No fans for the first two home gamesย
San Francisco 49ers – No fans for the first home gameย
Seattle Seahawks – No fans for the first three gamesย