The Tampa Bay Buccaneers introduced the Green Bay Packers to the loss column for the first time in the 2020 season, using two crucial takeaways and 28 points in the second quarter to turn a 10-0 Packers lead into a runaway 38-10 win on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Sat., Aug. 15, ARIZONA CARDINALS, 12 p.m. For months, as COVID-19 ravaged the plans and schedules of other sports leagues around the world, the NFL insisted it would be able to start its 2020 season on time. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the NFL offered to play zero preseason games this season during recent negotiations with the NFL Players Association, a potentially major step for determining how the league will start safely amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Like many of the unheralded players, John Kuhn was also an undrafted free agent who was given an opportunity by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Training camp is winding down. Here are the studs and duds from the Packers' 38-10 loss to the Bucs in Week 6: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Former NFL fullback John Kuhn feels for the players who won’t get the same opportunities he did back in 2005. The preseason has been called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dolphins and Falcons were to host one London game each, presumably both at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. By: Zach Kruse. Copyright © ClutchPoints. No. Tampa Bay began play as the NFL's 27th franchise in 1976 and at that time all teams were playing a six-game preseason schedule. July 1, 2020 5:48 pm ET. They’ll have to really impress during limited practice reps. Tough on the fringes: Like the rookies, fringe roster players will also lose chances to play under the lights and bid for a roster spot. The Packers and Browns played one another in the preseason five times from 2009-19, with each of the last two games taking place in Green Bay (2012 and 2016). After a year of deviation, the NFL is back to its tradition of scheduling the defending Super Bowl champion as the host of the league's Thursday night season-opener. That was shortened to four games in 1978. This will be the first time in 45 seasons that the Buccaneers will head into the regular season without any preseason tune-ups. 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The Packers’ 15 undrafted rookies are way behind the eight ball and now might not have a realistic path to making the roster. There had been rumors that the NFL was considering moving the season-opener to one of its new stadiums in Los Angeles or Las Vegas, especially after it began last season with a classic Packers-Bears matchup in Green Bay to kick off the league's 100th season. It was all over but the formal announcement and that came to the 32 NFL teams Monday. Players have been adamant about not playing any exhibition games. How rare was Aaron Rodgers' dreadful stat line against Buccaneers? With preseason games on the schedule, though, that extra training camp time would not have been possible. If the preseason were to be canceled, here’s how the training camp schedule could look, according to the players’ union. 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The NFL was fortunate that the COVID-19 outbreak reached the United States during its offseason. The biggest losers of cancelled NFL preseason, according to John Kuhn. ; KDLT/NBC, Sioux Falls, S.D. Not playing preseason games would rob the rookie quarterback of valuable snaps in a live-game environment. So the only substantive schedule change the NFL has implemented as a result of the pandemic was the training camp schedule extension and, related to that, the cancellation of all 2020 preseason games. They face a familiar preseason opponent in the New York Giants for the third preseason game on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. CT. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won't be playing any preseason contests in 2020, which means the first pass Tom Brady throws in a game for his new team will count. The Packers will stay at home to take on the Cleveland Browns at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, Aug. 22. However, for some undrafted players, it’s their only way to make a team’s final roster. ", Just like that, camp is over. In 2007, he switched teams and went with the Green Bay Packers. Visit ESPN to view the Green Bay Packers team schedule for the current and previous seasons It is possible rosters across the NFL will have fewer surprises to start 2020. Preseason games have been canceled.” “When there is a positive test, strict regulations will be enforced to isolate and care for that individual and to contain the virus before it spreads,” Goodell wrote, adding that state and local health guidelines will determine whether fans will attend games this season. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Weeks 1 and 4 of the preseason will be canceled. For the fourth consecutive season, Green Bay opens the preseason at home as the Packers welcome the Arizona Cardinals to town for a noon CT kickoff on Saturday, Aug. 15. He wouldn’t have achieved all these things if the Steelers organization didn’t bet on him in the first place. Spring camps and organized team activities were canceled and held virtually, but the league had pressed on regarding the opening of training camp as scheduled July 28 and releasing a full slate of preseason and regular-season games. Pettine and outside linebackers coach Mike Smith preach disruption over sacks. Packers won’t play two preseason games AP Jul 1, 2020 at 8:05p ET The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play … Young backs trying to earn a role. All teams will still conduct training camps to prepare for the regular-season schedule. Emphasis on the practice work: One player who won’t complain if preseason games are canceled: Aaron Rodgers. But when it created the 2020 regular-season schedule in the spring, the league built in a handful of contingencies in the event it would need to postpone early-season games.