A late-season surge in COVID-19 cases had the NFL in 2021 wanting lots like 2020, when the coronavirus led to vital disruptions, postponements and changing protocols. The emerging omicron variant figures to play a role throughout the playoffs, together with the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, where California has at all times been aggressive with policies to fight the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)Attention was additionally sparked by UCLA and USC having a number of basketball video games held without followers in attendance however at no level have SoFi Stadium video games been held with any kind of attendance restrictions.