Bills/ Bengals [cancelled - process in OP]

[cmh6476]

In case anyone needs it spelled out, we would play at a neutral site if the AFCCG ends up being Chiefs vs. Bills. All other scenarios abide by the usual rules (so any other game the Chiefs play will be at home).

Old posts:

Spoiler!

The NFL will consider a neutral site for the AFC Championship Game. Full details: pic.twitter.com/oi3fItUWIj

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 6, 2023

Breaking News: Of course the game is secondary to #DamarHamlin’s health, but #Bills insider @viccarucci just reported on @wgrz Daybreak that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will make the call on rescheduling the Bills/Bengals game and it would have to be played within 2 days.

— Melissa Holmes (@2MelissaHolmes) January 3, 2023

There is another option according to @viccarucci - the league can add a 19th week so the Bills/Bengals can get in all their games. @wgrz https://t.co/1X1hCHVN8c

— Melissa Holmes (@2MelissaHolmes) January 3, 2023

I assume we'll hear something soon

After speaking with both teams and NFLPA leadership, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed the clubs today that the Bills-Bengals game will not be resumed this week.

The NFL has made no decision regarding the possible resumption of the game at a later date.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 3, 2023

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

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

Not in the media anyway. The owners affected negatively will do it behind closed doors though.

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by Razaele

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.

I agree. We're 2-2 in AFCCG at home. Hardly a fortress. I'm more concerned with the BYE week. How about a compromise where we get the BYE but Buffalo gets the home field advantage. The Bengals get nothing because they're so infallible that they can win anywhere like in 2022. The Ravens were not winning the division anyway so **** them.

[jerryaldini]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Can you imagine the atmosphere in Buffalo for a playoff game against the Bengals after this?

Imagine being a ref having to do that game. Regardless of what you believe about rigging, refs are human beings and remaining objective in that environment would be very challenging.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

How about a compromise where we get the BYE but Buffalo gets the home field advantage.

[Megatron96]

NFL just said that the game won't be resumed this week, per ESPN.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

I don't think there's much likelyhood of brain death. He got CPR almost immediately, and that keeps oxygen going to brain.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/brain...arrest-1298429

Timeline
When cardiac arrest occurs, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) must be started within two minutes. Effective CPR, if started immediately with a witnessed arrest can have positive outcomes.

If CPR is delayed more than three minutes, global cerebral ischemia—the lack of blood flow to the entire brain—can lead to brain injury that gets progressively worse.3


By nine minutes, severe and permanent brain damage is likely. After 10 minutes, the chances of survival are low.

Even if a person is resuscitated, eight out of every 10 will be in a coma and sustain some level of brain damage. Simply put, the longer the brain is deprived of oxygen, the worse the damage will be.4

Yes, from the sounds of it, they got to him quickly but we just don't know yet.

[suzzer99]

My prediction: Give it a couple days. Either Hamlin recovers and the Bills play, or he doesn't and they take a team vote and decide that playing is what he would have wanted (which is true).

No way players want to just sit imo. They'd rather play and take their mind off it for a while.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Not in the media anyway. The owners affected negatively will do it behind closed doors though.

Eh, I suspect we're overthinking this a lot. Would it suck if somehow we end up losing the 1 seed because of this? Sure. But the reality is that the Bills very well might have won the game last night anyway. Same for every other team with a rooting interest last night. No team would have definitively benefitted from the game last night - they all just had a CHANCE of benefitting from it. Or equally, a chance of being screwed by it.

Obviously, I would love for the Chiefs to get the 1 seed, and it would suck if we don't. But much like the refs, external shit sometimes happens. If we wanted to avoid this scenario, we shouldn't have laid down against the Colts.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

How about a compromise where we get the BYE but Buffalo gets the home field advantage. The Bengals get nothing because they're so infallible that they can win anywhere like in 2022.

Explain this. Why?

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

My prediction: Give it a couple days. Either Hamlin recovers and the Bills play, or he doesn't and they take a team vote and decide that playing is what he would have wanted (which is true). No way players want to just sit imo. They'd rather play and take their mind off it for a while.

If the Bills aren't doing midweek team activities like they normally would, they're going to pressure the league not to have to play this weekend, and the situation just gets worse.

[BigRedChief]

Even though we have/had nothing to do with any decisions, but it seems we are the biggest benefactor of this whole situation.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

.@MikeReiss tells us he “wouldn't be shocked" if the Patriots don't play the Bills on Sunday...https://t.co/YxG3qwIbMb

— Zolak & Bertrand (@ZoandBertrand) January 3, 2023

Obv everyone is rooting for Hamlin. But the Bills are going to have to move on from this. They can’t hold up an entire industry over this matter. If they don’t want to play that’s fine - forfeit you games and forfeit your paychecks for the missed time.

That’s how all of us have to deal with life. Our company gives 3 days bereavement. And that’s for death of a family member, not the hospitalization of a co worker

[notorious]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Even though we have/had nothing to do with any decisions, but it seems we are the biggest benefactor of this whole situation.

And honestly, it sucks.

[Womble]

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

How about a compromise where we get the BYE but Buffalo gets the home field advantage.

So. Much. Virtue Signaling.

Jesus - why not just ask the Bengals and Patriots to both forfeit? And then we'll play one-handed to signify the mental handicaps the Bills are dealing with right now. Y'know, as a showing of solidarity.

The race to be the 'most compassionate' here is just cracking me up.

This has become like watching politicians argue over who hates child predators more. Girls - you're all pretty.

Nobody's really super stoked about Damar Hamlin collapsing on a football field. I think we're all in agreement on that. Can we, y'know, actually PLAY the games at some point instead of just trying to one-up each other's displays of concern? Lord.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Eh, I suspect we're overthinking this a lot. Would it suck if somehow we end up losing the 1 seed because of this? Sure. But the reality is that the Bills very well might have won the game last night anyway. Same for every other team with a rooting interest last night. No team would have definitively benefitted from the game last night - they all just had a CHANCE of benefitting from it. Or equally, a chance of being screwed by it.

Obviously, I would love for the Chiefs to get the 1 seed, and it would suck if we don't. But much like the refs, external shit sometimes happens. If we wanted to avoid this scenario, we shouldn't have laid down against the Colts.

It isn't just the Chiefs that could be negatively affected by such a decision. The Ravens are very much still in the AFC North division race. There's a guaranteed home playoff game (worth a ton to any owner) at stake with whatever decision is made here.