The Baltimore Ravens earlier this year had to play a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers without, among a number of other players, their top two running backs at the time—though the primary running back they did have had some previous starting experience. The Denver Broncos, of course, played a game without a true quarterback.
Now, also because of the Covid-19 protocols, the Cleveland Browns will be playing today’s game on the road against the New York Jets without almost all of the wide receivers that they had on their 53-man roster less than 24 hours agov, all but one being placed on the Reserve/Covid-19 List as high-risk close contacts after linebacker B.