Does the NFL league office care? I seriously doubt it.

Have to rip the bandaid off at some point if you're the NFL. Not doing it today is only going to ramp up the pressure and continue the very negative discourse the next few days while waiting for news on Hamlin that likely never comes.

They got bad advice here.

That’s the talk on Buffalo radio right now. Bills forfeiting the Pats game. Merely speculation of course.

I can’t imagine any team is going to publicly voice their displeasure if they get screwed in this.

Stable condition while in a coma hooked up to machines keeping him alive is not great. Really hope he can pull a miracle when they attempt to wake him up, which might be in the next 12 hours or so. If he wakes up with normal brain function, that would be amazing.

Why do morons keep posting this "he's dead and they just won't say it" BS? Pretty clear that is not the case.

If Buffalo told the league "**** no, we aren't playing this week", there's nothing the league could do without it being a PR catastrophe.

Force Buffalo to commit to a Wednesday game with Hamlin's life still up in the air? Hell no.

Force Buffalo to forfeit with Hamlin's life still up in the air? Also a Hell no.

Schedule a Week 19 game and push back every other team for a week? Least PR disaster option, but comes at the expense of every other team and should only be the last possible option.

It’s even worse than that.

If they let Buffalo win, Buffalo gets the 1 and KC gets the 2. That means they’d draw at KC in the divisional round. And if the favorites win out, then they’d need to go to Buffalo.

If they win and get the 2 seed, they’d get Buffalo at home and then at KC or home against whatever in the AFCCG.

Plenty to play for.

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Mike Reiss: “Wouldn’t be shocked” if Patriots-Bills isn’t played Sunday
Tyler Milliken
January 3rd
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On Zolak & Bertrand, Mike Reiss of ESPN explained that he wouldn’t be shocked if Patriots-Bills isn’t played on Sunday.

Reiss' Theory On How Things Could Play Out...
Marc Bertrand: So what about Sunday?

Mike Reiss: I think it’s in question. And to me and again, I have no information. But to me, it’s in question until until you get more information. We want the answer now, obviously, and I think the answer we want is that he’s going to come out of this and be okay. But if we don’t have any information along those lines, I think anything’s in play.

Marc Bertrand: You would not be shocked if the Patriots game was not played this week?

Mike Reiss: Would not be shocked.

Scott Zolak: Wow.

Mike Reiss: So if you’re the Bills and I think Vic Carucci, and Vic Carucci for those who don’t know is a veteran reporter in Buffalo. It was something along the lines of look the Bills already have a playoff spot locked up. The idea that they say we’ll just take a forfeit on the Bengals game, take a forfeit on the Patriots game and give ourselves the space. Because I think the other thing and I don’t know how much you guys talked about it, I listened a little bit on the way in, is the mental health aspect of this. When you’re a player and you watch this on the field and Beetle, I don’t know, you might be going against me on this…

Marc Bertrand: No, I’m just I’m going through that scenario.

Scott Zolak: This is how it affects us, though. You say that then the Patriots are in the playoffs.

Marc Bertrand: Yeah, if that’s how it plays out, the Patriots are automatically in and those teams that are on the cusp, you know, fighting for that final spot all automatically get eliminated, without there being a sort of a fair play out of the season?

Mike Reiss: I think it would be very disappointing for them. But I think if there’s one circumstance that they would have to understand a player almost dying on the field and I hope that he comes through, I would hope that they understand.

Marc Bertrand: I think those guys would be pissed.

I doubt he's dead. My guess from everything we've heard so far about him is that he's stable but they're likely waiting to see what his brain function is (if any). That will all depend on how long he went without oxygen.

Only way they do that is if the Chiefs lose. They're not going to throw away the revenue that comes with hosting home playoff games.

Is that the best way to honor Damar Hamlin? To just quit and decide not to play these games?

No "Win one for the Gipper" spirit in Buffalo?

I would bet the NFC playoffs would begin on the current schedule and possibly the #5 versus AFC South if # 5 is decided without Bengals Bills being played.

I would guess Bengals Bills will not be played or if it is played after week 18, there will be 4 wildcard games played on time and 2 played a little later.

It's just a hard situation that is going to have to be overcome by someone.

If we have to play in Buffalo and lose or something like that, we're not going to be blaming the road game, we're going to be blaming the tackle play, the special teams play, the defense not showing up, the lack of a pass rush, etc...

You always have to win on the field despite outside factors, they are just different this time. And crying about it will net you the same thing it always does.