WFT: No More Fans at FedExField in 2020

ASHBURN, Va. - As expected, with COVID-19 rates soaring in the DMV area and across the country, the Washington Football Team has announced their intention to close FedExField to fans for the final two regular-season home games.

Statement from the Washington Football Team regarding fans at our remaining home games pic.twitter.com/vLl8KKq1fD
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 11, 2020

Washington initially announced in August that there would be no fans for the entire season, which seemed like an odd announcement considering the moving target of COVID and state/local guidelines.

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As the season went along, the state of Maryland loosened restrictions and announced that the WFT and the Baltimore Ravens would be allowed to have 10% of their stadium capacity.

After a few days, it was revealed that Washington would abide by their home county of Prince George's County in Maryland.

P.G. County executives restricted the numbers by more than half of what the state said and Washington was able to host one game with a little over 3,000 fans in attendance.

Before that, only several hundred family members were able to attend home games against the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams.

Moving forward, it is reasonable to assume that this announcement would include a potential home playoff game if Washington is able to win the NFC East over the New York Giants.

Either way, Washington will hit the field for the remaining games in Landover against the Seattle Seahawks and the Carolina Panthers, hoping to win their first NFC East title since 2015. It is a shame that the fans, who are some of the most passionate in all of sports, would not be able to witness it in person. ... but it's 2020.