Bearcat |
01-07-2023 10:54 PM |
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Originally Posted by JustDiqLix
(Post 16720627)
I get that, but I think the NFL was trying to make it so that the game never existed.
Cinci went into the weekend as the 3 seed and stayed the 3 seed. What they lost (the potential to be the 2 seed) is far less than what the Bills lost (the potential to be the 1 seed including a bye week and HFA).
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That's just circumstance, not equitability.
And the Bills were the one and only team that controlled the situation, so it makes total sense that the NFL had to cater to the Chiefs, Ravens, and (sort of but not really at all) Bengals in that regard.
If the Bills wanted to play for the 1 seed/bye/HFA, then resume the game Monday night (a real shitty option), don't fly home and push for playing Tuesday (a slightly less shitty option) or resuming at some point (a little lesser shitty option)
Nothing was "taken" from the Bills... they didn't lose anything. They had a few shitty options and they chose one of them, forcing the NFL to figure it out.
The Bengals were just along for the ride.. and win tomorrow, the only downside to the whole thing is going to Buffalo for the divisional instead of determining that HFA on the field in Cincy last week.
The Chiefs lost the chance for HFA in the AFCCG against the Bills.
The Bengals lost the chance at the 2 seed, HFA against the Bills, and avoiding potentially the awfulness of determining WC HFA with a coin.
The Bills chose to put all of this into the hands of the NFL..... right, wrong, or indifferent when it comes to the mental health of players, whether they should have played, etc. It's just what happened.
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