The Denver Broncos-New England Patriots game has been moved back a day to Monday night, the NFL announced late Thursday.
It will be the early game on Monday night, just as it was last week when the Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs were moved back a day. This time, though, the Patriots are the home team and kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. ET.
The news comes in the aftermath of another positive test for COVID-19 on the Patriots. Stephon Gilmore, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, became the third Patriots player to contract the coronavirus.
The Patriots conducted individual tests and no new positives were detected on Thursday. New England’s team headquarters remains off limits, and the Patriots decided to stick with virtual meetings Friday instead of conducting an in-person practice, ESPN reported.
Broncos defensive end Shelby Harris aired his frustrations with the schedule change on his Twitter account.
“Why are we getting punished when we did nothing wrong,” Harris wrote. “Pats go on a bye next week and we are stuck on a short week playing the dolphins help it make sense.”
