Roger Goodell confirmed after a virtual league meeting that every owner was in agreement on expanding the postseason to 16 teams if a COVID-19 outbreak forces the regular season to be shortened.

Roger Goodell confirmed after a virtual league meeting that every owner was in agreement.

The owners decided not to re-seed the teams once they qualify for the postseason, which had been an aspect of the proposal.

The league still hopes to avoid the scenario. 

The NFL could suffer a $2.7 billion loss from not being able to have full fan attendances at games this season, according to a study from sports business intelligence firm Team Marketing Report (TMR).

Washington Football Team will miss out on $124.1 million in gameday revenue, which will lead the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers will miss out on $112.4 million in fan-based gross gameday revenue.

The Dallas Cowboys can host the most fans in the NFL at nearly 25,000 per game. The Cowboys will be “able to recapture about $4.9 million per game or $39.1 million for all eight regular season games.”

Disney/ABC/ESPN is seeking two separate NFL packages during this round of media rights negotiations, including NBC's Sunday Night Football.

ESPN spends $2 billion per year for an inferior Monday Night schedule and no Super Bowls, while NBC writes a check for a mere $950 million for Sunday Night.

NBC also has two playoff games per year compared to ESPN’s one.

ESPN's extra cost includes nearly wall-to-wall highlights on its network, which NBC, Fox and CBS don't have.

The NFL likes NBC’s Sunday presentation featuring Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth.