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NFL owners vote to expand playoffs to 16 teams if COVID-19 forces postponement of games

The decision comes on the heels of a rise in positive COVID-19 cases among the league’s players, and bleak predictions from the medical community of a surge in the disease nationwide.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Tuesday that the league will expand the playoffs to 16 teams if COVID-19 forces the postponement of games.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Tuesday that the league will expand the playoffs to 16 teams if COVID-19 forces the postponement of games.Read moreMaddie Meyer / MCT