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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan
Didn't Cincinnati choose last year to sit starters even when they could improve their seed? I wouldn't rule out them doing it again. If it's a difference between home Fields perhaps that is a different factor compared to last year.
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Yes, but 1/ only because Burrow was hurt in the prior game and they wanted him to be fully healthy and 2/ they didn’t control their destiny in improving their playoff seed (ie, even if they won, other teams needed to lose).
Very, very different situation here.