Due to the impact of Hurricane Irma, the NFL postponed the game of Sunday between the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game will be played on Week 11. On that week they were supposed to have a bye week, but due to the current situation that won’t be possible. The news were confirmed by the Buccaneers on their social media, specifically Twitter when they published their flag waving and in the back a dark sky. Since Hurricane Irma intensified it range and transformed into a Category 5, they have been rumors in how much it will affect the city.
Some experts project that it will have a strong impact in east of Florida, others said it will have an impact in Miami from Friday to Monday. If the natural disaster reaches his eyewall in South Florida, the city will be a disaster of destruction, floodings and strong rainfall. Even though the decision was took to protect everyone from fans to the family of the player, this decision will force the two teams to play consecutive for 16 weeks. This is because they won’t have their resting week. In addition to the no-rest decision, Miami will start their regular season in September 17. When they will play against the Los Angeles Chargers. Three days after that, they will play against the New York Jets.
Many players felt uncomfortable with the decisions, and talked to the press as Jay Cutler. He told them that the decision will be tough for the team as they need that week to be healthy and to push through a good second part of the season. But he understood the decision was took to protect everyone from the disaster. On the other hand, Tampa Bay will start their regular season on September 17. They will play against the Chicago Bears in their house.
