NFL considering feasibility of playing Week 2 games in Florida
Hurricane Irma impacted Week 1's slate of games, but it could affect Week 2 contests currently scheduled to be played in the state of Florida as well.
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are scheduled to host their home openers in Week 2, but the damage done by the hurricane is forcing the NFL to assess whether those games can go on as planned, league spokesman Joe Lockhart said on a conference call Monday, according to multiple reports.
Downtown Jacksonville... and it's expected to get worse. Rain has stopped. But high tide is 2pm. pic.twitter.com/RS5rxsByx2
— Kaylee Hartung (@KayleeHartung) September 11, 2017
The Buccaneers had their Week 1 game on the road against the Miami Dolphins postponed until Week 11. Their Week 2 game is a 1 p.m. ET matchup with the Chicago Bears.
The Jaguars played their first game of the season Sunday on the road against the Houston Texans. They're scheduled to play their home opener next Sunday at 1 p.m. ET against the Tennessee Titans.
The league has six days to determine whether those games will go on as planned.