“We will miss the unbridled passion of our fanbase at FedExField,” the team said in a statement.

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The Washington Football Team has announced that it plans the play the rest of its 2020 home games without fans in attendance.

Fans will be unable to watch from FedExField in Landover, Md., as the team faces off against the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 20 and Carolina Panthers on Dec. 27. The team made the decision “after careful consideration and close coordination with Prince George’s County health officials,” the team said in a release.

“We will miss the unbridled passion of our fanbase at FedExField,” the statement continued, “but we must remain diligent in protecting our staff, players, fans, and the community as the region continues to fight against COVID-19.”

In recent months, team executives have gone back and forth between opening the stadium at a reduced capacity and closing it off to fans completely. Only one game this season was played with fans in attendance at FedEx Field: A Nov. 8 loss against the New York Giants.

The team didn’t release any details about whether fans would be allowed to attend potential postseason play in 2021.

The announcement comes as Washington is on a three-game win streak and tied for first in the NFC East with the Giants, most recently handing a loss to the previously undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday. Washington plays an away game against the San Francisco 49ers (with no in-person attendance) this Sunday.

Earlier this week, Prince George’s County was among the local jurisdictions to introduce tighter restrictions in the wake of rising COVID-19 case numbers. The county is planning to prohibit indoor dining for about a month, and scale back indoor operations at gyms, casinos, and retail businesses.

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