NFL teams are starting to roll out their plans for the 2020 season. The Packers, Chiefs and Ravens are among the teams who say they will have significantly reduced capacity at their stadiums this year. At the moment, the Bills would not allow any fans.
What about the Panthers?
According to a report by Joe Person at the Athletic, the team is looking at around 25% capacity for Bank of America Stadium.
The stadium can hold around 75,000 people at full capacity, so if the team goes through with this we may only see up to around 18 or 19,000 fans in the stands on game days. Doing so would allow for better social distancing and theoretically help curb the spread of the virus.
Any event with large crowds represents a potential super-spreader event. However, for what it’s worth the research seems to suggest you’re less likely to catch the virus being outside than indoors.
