49ers to travel 700 miles for home games as Covid-19 continues to hit NFL

• Santa Clara county bans contact sports for three weeks
• Niners will play next two home games in Arizona
• Coronavirus plays havoc with NFL season

The San Francisco 49ers will play two home games in Arizona after new coronavirus regulations put in place by officials in northern California forced the team to find a temporary new home.

The news came as Covid-19 continues to ravage the NFL. The Denver Broncos were forced to play a back-up wide receiver at quarterback on Sunday after their regular signal-callers were affected by the virus, while the New Orleans Saints were fined heavily for failing to follow mask protocols. All NFL team facilities are closed on Monday and Tuesday because of the rise in Covid-19 cases across the United States, in addition to the understanding that a number of players and staff celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with out-of-town guests," according to a league statement released on Friday.