New England Patriots: Positives, negatives of game postponement

Positives and negatives from the New England Patriots’ Week 4 game being postponed.

Going into Week 4 of the 2020 NFL season, the growing concern surrounding COVID-19 has continued to increase at the quarter mark of the new year. The New England Patriots were slated to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in NFL Week 4. However, the coronavirus has altered that as quarterback Cam Newton tested positive on Saturday.

Just days after the Titans-Steelers game for Week 4 was moved to Week 7, the Patriots’ game against the Chiefs was put in jeopardy.

ESPN reporters Adam Schefter and Field Yates broke the news that Patriots quarterback Cam Newton tested positive for the coronavirus, resulting in him sitting out this week’s game while the status of the game to go on as planned in question.

Shortly after that news broke, Sunday’s game between the AFC squads in New England and Kansas City was postponed, with that new date reportedly being scheduled for Tuesday in Kansas City.

Although it will be interesting to see if the Patriots are able to avoid a situation like the Titans are dealing with right now and hope any COVID-19 outbreak is limited to just Newton, the game against a top-notch Chiefs team looks to be going on as planned, although it will just be played a few days after it was supposed to.

In the game, New England will be looking to improve to 3-1 overall while grabbing what would be a surprising win on the road. Kansas City, on the other hand, will look to remain undefeated while tallying its fourth win in as many games so far in 2020.

With the new date of the game set for now and the two teams looking to continue to play in Week 4 without any further rescheduling or COVID-19 concerns, here are some positives and negatives that a few extra days off might present New England.