Chiefs-Bills AFC Championship Game would be in Atlanta

[KC Hawks]

If a neutral site AFC Championship Game is played between Buffalo and Kansas City, it now will be held in Atlanta.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 12, 2023

[Rainbarrel]

Even if Jacksonville could win, the dagger goes into the Bills heart. Burrow and Lawrence could do it in the post season on first attempts

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Bc you just ****ing know they’re gonna make that a staple moving forward

I don't know why that would make sense for the NFL... are they going to wait until the last minute each year to decide where the game is at?

You can have the most underwhelming match up ever for a team with HFA, and it'll be a sure sellout... what happens if it's Chargers/Dolphins in an AFCCG in Atlanta or Dallas?

I mean... we all know the NFL is dumb, but not everything has to be some slippery slope, since... well, most things aren't.

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by JustDiqLix

And Buffalo didn’t ask for the OT rule change

https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/bi...osal-is-unique

We don't know all the details yet, but the Buffalo Bills confirmed on Tuesday that they have proposed an overtime rules change for the postseason that doesn't necessarily guarantee each team a possession but doesn't limit the amount of possessions either. And it definitely doesn't involve sudden death.

"We definitely put our stamp on one," general manager Brandon Beane confessed to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine. "Ours is going to be more, without getting into detail, instead of one possession and then another possession, is the time. You know, similar to basketball. You play five minutes of basketball, both teams get it. You know, baseball, there's the top half and the bottom half [of an inning].

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by JustDiqLix

Since when is Cheffers a Bills fan? Give me a break.

And Buffalo didn’t ask for the OT rule change and there is no evidence they asked for a neutral site. All the vitriol for Buffalo is without merit.

**** you and your ****ing team of system-gaming weasels. I never thought I'd see the day when a professional sports team benefitted this much from being quitters. They were on their way to getting their asses kicked, and this gave them a perfect out to not only avoid a loss in a hostile stadium against a superior team, but also come out smelling like little baby roses. And they now end up hosting a game they damned well should be playing in Cincinnati, and if they advance won't have to play at the stadium where they lost in the playoffs for the past two years. It was fairly obvious the following day that Hamlin was going to survive. They should have returned and finished the game or taken the loss. PERIOD. Refusing to take an exam should result in a zero, not an A+.

I can't even imagine the shame and disgust I would feel if the Chiefs had pulled this shit and gotten away with it. It is utterly despicable. At this point I'd rather see the Chiefs lose to the Bengals at Arrowhead than play a single snap against your coddled pussies in Atlanta.

[Pepe Silvia]

I absolutely hate that team. They should lose 4 more SBs.

[Bearcat]

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Bengal Billy

Yup, not feeling very confident about winning a game in Buffalo with an injured O-line and backups that could be even worse than last year's debacle.

That said, this Bengals team, even when things are bad and it looks like it should be a defeat, they just find a way to stay in the game with chances to win.

Here's to hoping Cincy can overcome HFA for Buffalo, Cheffers, backup caliber O-line and pull out a win to screw up that whole NFL Neutral site AFCC bullcrap.

Even better, here's to hoping Cincy can win in OT after both teams getting their guaranteed possession. That would be so sweet.

Neutral site games and changing playoff OT rules to accommodate Buffalo, I hope Cincy wrecks all that BS.

Not concerned too much about your line issues to be honest. Buffalo isn’t as good getting after the QB without Von. Plus you have Burrow who gets the ball out quick, you have two solid RBs, a solid TE, and three legit #1 WRs. I think you all will be plenty for the Bills to handle. Plus they will have a chip on their shoulders knowing that this game most likely would have been in Cincinnati had Buffalo not essentially quit. The Bengals will have a point to prove.

[JustDíqLix]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/bi...osal-is-unique

The Bills supported it but they did not propose it. That’s what Beane meant by “stamp” on it, they supported it (just like KC did).

The Colts and Eagles proposed the new playoff OT format (not the Bills nor the league itself), and your Chiefs voted in favor of it. #TheMoreYouKnow https://t.co/OpxTi9j32B

— Sal Capaccio �� (@SalSports) January 14, 2023

Or if you don’t want to take the reporters word, here is the the official NFL notes from the rules meeting that resulted in the OT rule change. Notice the teams who proposed the rule change.

[JustDíqLix]

Originally Posted by Frazod

**** you and your ****ing team of system-gaming weasels. I never thought I'd see the day when a professional sports team benefitted this much from being quitters. They were on their way to getting their asses kicked, and this gave them a perfect out to not only avoid a loss in a hostile stadium against a superior team, but also come out smelling like little baby roses. And they now end up hosting a game they damned well should be playing in Cincinnati, and if they advance won't have to play at the stadium where they lost in the playoffs for the past two years. It was fairly obvious the following day that Hamlin was going to survive. They should have returned and finished the game or taken the loss. PERIOD. Refusing to take an exam should result in a zero, not an A+.

I can't even imagine the shame and disgust I would feel if the Chiefs had pulled this shit and gotten away with it. It is utterly despicable. At this point I'd rather see the Chiefs lose to the Bengals at Arrowhead than play a single snap against your coddled pussies in Atlanta.

I know many of you disagree but I don’t see what benefit the Bills got outside of a neutral game.

The Bills entered that week with the #1 seed and there is a good chance they retained that if the game continued. Bills lost more than they gained.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by JustDiqLix

I know many of you disagree but I don’t see what benefit the Bills got outside of a neutral game.

The Bills entered that week with the #1 seed and there is a good chance they retained that if the game continued. Bills lost more than they gained.

Simple, Simple question...

If the Bills were up 21-3 5 minutes into the 2nd quarter, would they have found a way to finish the game?

[ptlyon]

It will be nice and quiet around here come Sunday night when the bills and jags fans are gone

[Spott]

Originally Posted by JustDiqLix

I know many of you disagree but I don’t see what benefit the Bills got outside of a neutral game.

The Bills entered that week with the #1 seed and there is a good chance they retained that if the game continued. Bills lost more than they gained.

Your team refused to finish the game that they were losing on the road, and now doesn’t have to play any road games in the playoffs instead of being the 3 seed and playing two consecutive road games in the playoffs. All because the Bills organization and their fans are a bunch of giant pussies.

[JustDíqLix]

Originally Posted by Spott

Your team refused to finish the game that they were losing on the road, and now doesn’t have to play any road games in the playoffs instead of being the 3 seed and playing two consecutive road games in the playoffs. All because the Bills organization and their fans are a bunch of giant pussies.

3 seed? That’s you assuming the Bills lose.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/bi...osal-is-unique

WTFBBQPWNED

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

It will be nice and quiet around here come Sunday night when the bills and jags fans are gone

Man, that would be so glorious.

There have been some great days/weekends in recent years, like the Bengals securing the Chiefs AFCCG HFA last year, the night before :13... and while tomorrow's game most likely won't match :13, the Bengals winning in Buffalo would far outweigh beating the Titans in that shitfest of a game.