Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson might be feeling deja vu this season.<\/p>\n
That familiar sensation has nothing to do with Petersons on-field play. In the era of COVID-19, the NFL has explored possibly playing games on Tuesday night or, as they did with a Week 4 matchup with the Patriots and Chiefs, pushing games back to Monday night.<\/p>\n
So why would Peterson feel deja vu? Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings participated in, as of Oct. 7, 2020, the NFLs most recent Tuesday night game.<\/p>\n
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For nearly a decade, the NFL has almost exclusively played games on three days: Thursday, Sunday, and Monday.<\/p>\n
Depending on the holiday season, the NFL still plays the occasional Saturday game in December. But since 2012, when Thursday Night Football became a full-season event rather than half a year, the NFL has played on those three days.<\/p>\n
All of that could change in 2020, the year where preconceived ideas of normalcy were thrown in the dumpster. If a COVID outbreak mandates a game cant be played on Sunday, but it can be played on a Monday or Tuesday night, that is a path the NFL can take.<\/p>\n
Take Week 4, where Cam Newton and the New England Patriots were supposed to play at the Kansas City Chiefs in a late-game matchup on Sunday, October 4. <\/p>\n
Then, Newton tested positive for COVID-19 and, when the league determined both teams could play, the NFL pushed the game back one night.<\/p>\n
Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdowns in the Chiefs 26-10 victory. Brian Hoyer, the veteran backup, went 15-of-24 for 130 yards and an interception before Bill Belichick pulled him for Jarrett Stidham.<\/p>\n
Stidham only went 5-of-13 for 60 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.<\/p>\n
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Added games on Monday night the Patriots and Chiefs kicked off at 7 p.m. ET, two hours before the Falcons-Packers showdown on ESPN isnt anything new to the NFL.<\/p>\n
Weather issues have forced Sunday games to be played on Monday nights in the past. The Jets and Bills had one such matchup in November 2014 after a snowstorm shook New York.<\/p>\n
Detroits Ford Field hosted the game, a 38-3 Bills victory.<\/p>\n
Tuesday night NFL games, though, are another story. After 1946, the league went over 60 years before having two teams play on a Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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In December 2010, Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles intended to host Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings for a Week 16 matchup.<\/p>\n
Then came a massive snowstorm that blanketed Philadelphia. The NFL pushed the game back to Tuesday night, the leagues first Tuesday game since 1946.<\/p>\n
Peterson picked up 118 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in the Vikings 24-14 win at Lincoln Financial Field. Joe Webb, an athletic quarterback who later moved to receiver, completed 17 of his 26 passes for 195 yards in a spot start for the Vikings.<\/p>\n
Webb added 31 rushing yards and a touchdown on six carries.<\/p>\n
Vick went 25-of-43 for 263 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the loss. Vick also had 63 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.<\/p>\n
Eagles tight end Brent Celek had a game-high 10 catches for 97 yards. Minnesotas explosive wideout, Percy Harvin, turned seven catches including a 64-yard gain into 100 yards.<\/p>\n
Vikings defensive back Antoine Winfield had a 45-yard scoop-and-score in the win.<\/p>\n
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