This is the kind of scenario the Madman was afraid of entering this pandemic-ridden season: The Steelers-Titans game was postponed after a rash of positive COVID-19 tests among members of the Titans organization.

The probability of such an event at some point this season was always significant. It is among the reasons why the Madman recommended carrying a wide variety of backups this season (including quarterback and tight end), providing the roster flexibility to better adapt to this type of unpredictable predicament.

Hopefully you did so, because one of the issues that makes this particular postponement so difficult is that it came later in the week, after most leagues’ waiver period had come and gone. Meaning, you couldn’t plan for this specific contingency. Instead, you will have to rely on what is on your roster or what is left in free agency, after prized pickups have already been claimed.

Ideally, if you lost Derrick Henry or James Conner, you can just slide someone like Devin Singletary, James Robinson or Mike Davis into a running back spot. Hopefully if you lost JuJu Smith-Schuster, or are still waiting for A.J. Brown, you can plug a Robby Anderson or DeVante Parker into your second wide receiver spot.

If you were planning to start Jonnu Smith, maybe you have T.J. Hockenson or Mike Gesicki you can pull off your bench.

But we’re not naive. We know many of you likely did not build a roster ready for such moves, and that even some who did will be hamstrung by injuries to potential replacements that crimp their roster depth.

These fantasy owners likely are going to be doing some dumpster diving on the waiver wire to find options to plug in for at least this week.

The one position easiest to fill is quarterback. For those who were planning to use Ben Roethlisberger (was anyone planning on using Ryan Tannehill? Who are you people?), there are a number of viable options, but our favorite is someone with whom you might be familiar.

This option is notorious for being feast-or-famine — capable of gigantic games or colossal failures. A QB you dare not trust with your season, but who routinely provides a high-ceiling streaming opportunity. He is someone who has played for eight different teams — a quarter of the league.

Yes, that’s right, if we’re in a QB jam, we’re rolling with Ryan Fitzpatrick. You would think the fact he has five total touchdowns and zero turnovers the past two weeks would encourage us. But that is actually a deterrent — his historic inconsistency tells us such streaks don’t last long for him.

But outweighing this fear is how vulnerable the Seahawks’ defense has been. They have given up at least 30 points in every game. They are allowing an average of 430.7 passing yards per game. They also gave up two rushing TDs in Week 2 to Cam Newton and the Patriots, and Fitzpatrick is sneaky good with his legs.

So if you’re in a bind, wave the waiver wand and hope for some more Fitzpatrick magic.