For sure but they have to put the ball in the Bills’ court ultimately. Give them the option to play the game this week and if they don’t take it, you tell the media/fans that you respect the Bills players’ choice not to play and you move on with the rest of the season after a forfeit/no contest.

Exactly. Certainly their hearts weren't in it, but they moved on and did their jobs.

Yep, especially given that there have been serious injuries before and games have resumed that night. I know this was a bit more serious than some but there have been some very serious/ gruesome ones (including a murder suicide in there) and I am not going to be the judge on which one results in we stop a game for. I will leave that to the league but certainly there is argument for precedent that the game must be played.

They have to play or forfeit.

I can't imagine the NFL doesn't have some sort of tentative plan, having been in constant communication with the Bills and Bengals, along with any other teams whose games could have a potential impact (Patriots and Ravens being the most obvious).

Everyone else (fans, networks, stadium personnel, etc) can make necessary adjustments on a much shorter time frame.

LMAO

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Radical thought but what if the <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFL</a> credited both Cincy and Buffalo with a win? I know KC wouldn’t like it but at first glance it looks like that would keep all 3 teams in the mix for the 1-seed going into week 18. Seems way better than making anyone resume that game.</p>&mdash; Dave Benz (@davebenz) <a href="https://twitter.com/davebenz/status/1610149276533010433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Participation trophies and orange slices for everyone!

ROFL

I think you have that just about ass backwards.

Your talking about people who have to make travel arrangements, work arrangements, hotel arrangements, childcare, homecare, etc while they're gone. Then you're talking about networks and network scheduling, contracts, announcement and tv schedules, not to mention travel arrangements for those teams.

I doubt cancelling, moving games is as easy as you are making it out to be.

Oh yeah, I’m sure that idea will go over great with every other owner in playoff contention.

Reschedule it to week 19 and start the game from where it was suspended.

Having the Bengals play on Wednesday night and then again early Sunday for what could be the #1 seed is unfair.

LMAO on his profile.

Winners NEVER Quit... Quitters NEVER Win!

ROFL

Yes and everyone gets a home game and a set of car keys under every seat.

Who says life ain't fair?

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I guess my point is, in the grand scheme the NFL probably doesn't care as much about the fans who will be out of luck because of travel issues and have to either eat tickets or cancel plans. I assume there might even be an option for teams to refund fans who can't make the new game, and then offer those up on the resale market. Where it's more about logisitcs for getting the teams where they need to be and when to make the game happen.

Except the Chiefs. It’s totally cool to screw them.