That Titans/Jaguars winner will be ready for that 3:30pm Wildcard Game on Saturday aka the Alex Smith Memorial Game

Dolphins and Steelers both need the Faketriots to lose next week and are hoping that Buffalo is in a scenario where that game is meaningful to them.

league also made it just that much harder for the chiefs to clinch the one seed in case of a BUF loss tomorrow

****ers

One less day of rest you mean? Of course you could argue the reverse that it is one extra day of rest before the WC round too.

i don't think there is any advantage to playing earlier than everyone else

they ****ed us, period

they've been ****ing us all year

Uh yeah, that's why I posted it.

Next weekend schedule [Chiefs/Raiders Sat @ 3:30]
 

Potential SNF games. It is worth noting they may not release the schedule until after tomorrows MNF.

Packers/Lions. Seems good but if the Seahawks win the Lions are eliminated before playing. Seems risky and potentially very unfair advantage to Packers. Lions would be playing to beat the Packers for pride but by doing so sending the Seahawks to the playoffs whom just knocked them out.

Ravens/Bengals. If Bengals lose tomorrow this game is for the division but both teams are already in the playoffs so not huge drama though a potential option.

Patriots/Bills. For the Patriots it’s win and your in so it’s got that going for it. If the Bills win tomorrow they still need this game if we win on Saturday. If they lose tomorrow and we win Saturday they can’t get the bye and are playing for seeding. However if it’s SNF in this scenario the Bills would be locked into the 3 seed if the Bengals beat the Ravens earlier in the day. If they lose tomorrow and we lose Saturday they again are playing for seeding and potentially still the bye. If they win tomorrow and we lose Saturday (yuck) they play for nothing the final week.

None seem like great options as many other things determine the importance of each one. But should the Bills lose tomorrow I think it sets up Bills/Patriots as the SNF game. Nothing else in the NFC really seems plausible. But a Bills loss means no matter what happens leading up to the game, for the Patriots it’s win and in and for the Bills they could be any of the 1, 2, or 3 seed. A Bills win probably kicks it to the Packers game as I’m not sure it’s that interesting watching two teams (Bengals/Ravens) already in the playoffs no matter what play for seeding.

It’s absolutely ridiculous.

If the Bills win tomorrow and then the Chiefs lose on Saturday, Bills get the 1 seed, have the option to rest starters even more next weekend (+bye), and the Pats have a huge advantage playing against a resting Bills team when competing for the last playoff spot against the Dolphins and Steelers.

No idea how the NFL feels comfortable potentially giving away this advantage. It’s the entire reason why the games are TBD - so this situation doesn’t exist.

League has spoken.

Chiefs ain’t getting the #1 with this shady arrangement

NFL has never been about fairness although it's this kind of stuff that should make it obvious to everyone.

It’ll be a good test for rigged game conspiracies. In your scenario you’d expect the refs to ensure a Chiefs victory with some early favorable stuff to maybe build a big lead that seems expected.

And if they go Packers/Lions on SNF you would expect the Seahawks to get that bad ref treatment and loss as the Packers/Lions then becomes a win and your in.

Why?

Meh.

Because of the earlier head to head loss vs. Buffalo, Chiefs basically had to win out down the stretch to have a shot at the 1 seed.

We were gonna need the ‘W’ either way. Don’t really care whether we get it on Saturday or Sunday. Just go take care of business and leave the rest up to the Bills. Pressure will be on them more than us. They gotta beat the Bengals on the road and the Pats at home, who are trying desperately to hold onto that final playoff spot.

And, honestly, if we can’t beat the Faid on Saturday, then we don’t deserve the 1 seed.

AGREED !! GREEEED RULES!!

So this is interesting. If the Bengals lose tomorrow, as near as I can almost all scenarios (one involving Chargers loss could have Bengals at Jags/Titans not playing Ravens again) have the Bengals playing the Ravens again in the first round of the playoffs. So this game next week between them would determine where that game is played. It’s actually potentially a bigger game than I originally thought and is a prime candidate for SNF if the Bengals lose tomorrow.