The bad news for those who wished to see acomplete in 2020 is a handful of games have been wiped off the schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The good news is none of the 2020 NFL games that have been canceled would have counted, anyway.So far, NFL preseason games are the only contests that have fallen victim to the threat of the virus. While it is not operating in like the NBA and the NHL are, the NFL still plans to proceed with itsfull, 256-gameregular season as originally scheduled.MORE: The NFL in 2020 at the request of the NFL Players A sociation so the two sides could implement an extended . Because alloffseason team activities played out virtually in the spring and early summer, players needed additional on-field work to get into football shape ahead of full-contact practices.The league initially tried to preserve at leasta couple preseason games in part because of the revenue they generate, but it ultimately agreed with the NFLPAand refocused on the Jamien Sherwood Jersey more important task at hand starting the 2020 regular season on time and playing a full schedule of NFL football, playoffs and Super Bowl included.Below are the latest updates on the status of the NFL season and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the2020 schedule.Is the NFL season canceled for 2020?No. The NFL regular-season schedule has not been impacted by the threat of the coronavirus. Only 2020 NFL preseason games, including the Keyshawn Johnson Jersey annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, have been canceled.The NFL is planning to start the season in September . But when it created the 2020 regular-season schedule in the spring, the leaguebuilt in a handful of in the event it would need to postpone early-season games.For example, the Feb. 7 Super Bowl in Tampa Bay could be pushed back byweeks or even months. Weeks 1-4 of the season could be rescheduled for the end of the season. The Pro Bowl could be canceled.The NFL has plenty of schedule flexibility, but so far, none of it has been nece sary.When does the NFL season start in 2020?Date: Thursday, Sept. 10Game: Houston Texans at Kansas City ChiefsKickoff time: 8:20 p.m. ETFor 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. And the billionaire team owners who run this operation are not blinking even as football amid a pandemic at the sport's lower levels.Thus, the 2020 NFL season is still with what has become a traditional Thursday night opener.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. The Chiefs' title defense begins against the Texans, one of the teams Kansas City beat in comeback fashion during last year's AFC playoffs.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 cla sic Packers-Bears matchup in Green Bay to kick off the league's 100th season. Kansas City, though, remained the play.The 2020 NFL season-opener will broadcast live Thursday, Sept. 10 on NBC featuring the network's "Sunday Night Football" crew of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth.NFL 2020 schedule changesCanceled NFL games: Postponed Thomas Hennessy Jersey NFL games: N/ARelocated NFL games: The NFL was fortunate that the COVID-19 outbreak reached the United States during its offseason. The league was able to proceed with spring tent poles like free agency and the 2020 NFL Draft, albeit virtually, because no on-field action was nece sary.So the only substantive schedule change the NFL has implemented as a result of the pandemic Greg Van Roten Jersey was the and, related to that, the .The primary reason the playerspushed for an extended training camp schedule was theirdesire to implement a longer acclimation period to get their bodies into football shape. With preseason games on the schedule, though, that extra training camp timewould not have been po sible.So the two sides agreed to open training camps on the same date as originally planned (July 28) but with that featured more time for on-field workouts prior to the beginning of full-contact practices on Aug. 17.The NFL thus far has made just one tweak to the 2020 regular-season schedule. In May, right before it released the complete schedule, the league announcedthat allgames would be scheduled to play in the United States "under consistent protocols focused on the well-being of players, personnel and fans." The moved on the schedule.While the specific matchups and dates for the NFL's 2020 international games had not been set, the Jaguars were slated to host two London games at Wembly Stadium. The Dolphins and Falcons were to host one London game each, presumably both at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Cardinals were to host a game in Mexico City.NFL Week 1 schedulePer tradition, Week 1 of the NFL season will begin with a Thursday night opener featuring the defending Super Bowl champs and will end with a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader.Nestled between those primetime games and serving as the night cap of the first full Sunday of NFL football in 2020 might be the most intriguing game of the weekend. Cowboys at Rams on "Sunday Night Football" is juicy enough on its own, but it doubles as the national TV debut of LA's SoFi Stadium. (The whole limited-if-any-fansthing is a bit of a bummer.)Below is the complete Week 1 schedule for the start of the 2020 NFL season.Thursday, Sept. 10TimeGameTV channel8:20 p.m. ETTexans at ChiefsNBCSunday Conor McDermott Jersey , Sept. 13TimeGameTV channel1 p.m. ETEagles at WashingtonFox1 p.m. ETDolphins at PatriotsCBS1 p.m. ETPackers at VikingsFox1 p.m. ETColts at JaguarsCBS1 p.m. ETBears at LionsFox1 p.m. ETRaiders at PanthersCBS1 p.m. ETJets at BillsCBS1 p.m. ETBrowns at RavensCBS1 p.m. ETSeahawks at FalconsFox4:05 p.m. ETChargers at BengalsCBS4:25 p.m. ETCardinals at 49ersFox4:25 p.m. ETBuccaneers at SaintsFox8:20 p.m. ETCowboys at RamsNBCMonday, Sept. 14TimeGameTV channel7:15 p.m. ETSteelers at GiantsESPN10:10 p.m. ETTitans at BroncosESPN