Patriots-Chiefs game postponed in wake of Cam Newton’s positive COVID-19 test

After a pair of positive COVID-19 tests, including one from Cam Newton, the Patriots-Chiefs game has been postponed.

Big news out of the NFL on Saturday morning is that New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for COVID-19.

The Patriots have been doing testing and re-testing and there is no one else at this moment who has tested positive on the team.

Their trip to Kansas City was scheduled for 1 p.m. ET but that trip is now on hold as they wait for more test results and instruction from the NFL. What’s clear is they will not be traveling today.

Patriots-Chiefs postponed after Cam Newton’s positive COVID-19 test

Newton is not the only one to test positive among the two teams scheduled to meet in the most anticipated game of the week. Kansas City Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu also tested positive and has been placed on the reserve list.

And now the Patriots-Chiefs game is being postponed with the expectation the game will be played on Monday or Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who later adds that Tuesday is the more likely scenario.

ESPN’s Dianna Russini later reported the current plan, pending further tests, is to play the game on Monday:

This could represent the rare Tuesday Night Football experience for players, coaches and fans. But in 2020, we should brace for the unexpected and straying away from the norm.

Barring additional positive cases, it sounds like the game will not be postponed additional weeks which would disrupt bye weeks.