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Demands That Ravens Be Forced To Forfeit Game Is A Bridge Too Far

Perhaps the only topic discussed more surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers in recent days than the fact that their game against the Baltimore Ravens, originally scheduled to be played yesterday, on Thanksgiving night, is the pervasive opinion among a large number of fans that the only, or at least the most fair action that the league could take would be to force the Ravens to forfeit the game and award the Steelers a victory.

Several weeks ago, after multiple games had to be postponed, the NFL sent out a memo to teams notifying them that future violations of Covid-19 protocols that interrupts the schedule could potentially be subject to severe punishment that rises to the level of forfeiture of draft capital, and possibly even the forfeiture of a game.