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

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

I've said before The NFL will be defunct by 2030 as worst case scenario due to CTE now heart arrhythmia is in the fold.

Sudden cardiac death occurs in approximately one per 200,000 young athletes per year, usually triggered during competition or practice.[6] The victim is usually male and associated with soccer, basketball, ice hockey, or American football, reflecting the large number of athletes participating in these sustained and strenuous sports.[3] For a normally healthy age group, the risk appears to be particularly magnified in competitive basketball, with sudden cardiac death rates as high as one per 3,000 annually for male basketball players in NCAA Division I.[19] This is still far below the rate for the general population, estimated as one per 1,300–1,600 and dominated by the elderly.[20] However, a population as large as the United States will experience the sudden cardiac death of a competitive athlete at the average rate of one every three days, often with significant local media coverage heightening public attention.[17]

In the United States approximately 8 to 10 deaths per year can be attributed to sudden cardiac death in NCAA with overall rate of 1 per 43,000.[21][22]

Basketball, soccer are more deadly than football when it comes to cardiac issues...sooo

[CapsLockKey]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

I'm not gonna turn this into a political debate but B.O. said that if he had a son he wouldn't allow him to play football because it was too dangerous.



Mothers not allowing their sons to play will be the game's doom.

Considering a good percentage of the league came up from bad economic situations and they saw football as their way out, NCAA and NFL will have no shortage of talent in the future. If they miss out on the silver spoon Johnny Footballs they'll still be fine.

[Sassy Squatch]

Ian Rapoport has it down to 2 options

1. The game is put down as a no contest and winning percentage is used to determine seeding.

2. The entire postseason is pushed back one week and the game is resumed week 19.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Ian Rapoport has it down to 2 options

1. The game is put down as a no contest and winning percentage is used to determine seeding.

2. The entire postseason is pushed back one week and the game is resumed week 19.

Resuming the game is a joke. That's not how the game is played at the professional level.

Both teams had a choice to resume the game. Plenty of people have jobs were their coworkers have died and they still had to finish their shift. They made their decision.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Resuming the game is a joke. That's not how the game is played at the professional level.

Both teams had a choice to resume the game. Plenty of people have jobs were their coworkers have died and they still had to finish their shift. They made their decision.

Made it sound like it was trending towards the first option.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Made it sound like it was trending towards the first option.

No doubt. Glad to hear that. See if it happens

[KINGPIN CHIEFS FAN]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

this also explains why they moved the bengals game up to noon

if the bills beat new england, the bengals are locked into the 3 seed and could rest starters

now they have to play everyone on the off chance new england wins and they can get the two seed

Do you know who will be ready to play this Sunday? The Patriots! Belichick always takes advantage of the other teams weakness and this week the Bills will be playing half hearted and not at peak mental capacity. The Patriots should curb stomp the Bills and punch their card to the playoffs.

[KINGPIN CHIEFS FAN]

The NFL loves that everybody hates the Chiefs now. You have to have a bad guy so all the good guys can take them down. How many years were the Patriots the bad boys on the block that everybody hated? Ratings for Chiefs games have gone through the roof since Mahomes joined the team. That's big money for the NFL.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

I've said before The NFL will be defunct by 2030 as worst case scenario due to CTE now heart arrhythmia is in the fold.

Every major and a lot of minor sports will be defunct then because theses things are not just seen in football.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by ThyKingdomCome15

That's a problem for us. We'd be lucky to if BUF clips CIN in the Playoffs. CIN is the better team. Bills getting home field in the rematch may be their only shot at beating them.

If Cincy were to beat us 4 in a row, including 2 straight home in the playoffs they deserve it. I think the law of averages evens out if/when we meet them again. We had them last time until that fumble.

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

NFL is likely still trying to come up with a solution that pisses off the least amount of people from an PR/optics perspective. That means it will almost certainly help the Bills and hurt the Chiefs even at the expense of competitive fairness, so be prepared for that.

Ohhhhhh I am. I have been since Tuesday morning when they announced the game wouldn’t be replayed this week.


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[KC_Lee]

Originally Posted by KINGPIN CHIEFS FAN

The NFL loves that everybody hates the Chiefs now. You have to have a bad guy so all the good guys can take them down. How many years were the Patriots the bad boys on the block that everybody hated? Ratings for Chiefs games have gone through the roof since Mahomes joined the team. That's big money for the NFL.

Happy the my team is now the "buy guys", in the word of the immortal Scott Hall / Razon Ramon.

[Archie Bunker]

This whole thing has shown me I might just be a shit person lol. First thought was well that’s scary shit, I hope he’s able to recover.

Now I just keep thinking about how the Chiefs played the day after the Belcher incident and it’s time for everyone to grab their nuts and move on. This jumped the shark 48 hours ago.

Guess I’m old man yells at cloud guy now.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by KC_Lee

Happy the my team is now the "buy guys", in the word of the immortal Scott Hall / Razon Ramon.

"One more....for the good guys!"

[Archie Bunker]

A sliver of normalcy here in Buffalo. The team is expected to practice and then the media will speak to players. This is the first time we will hear from Bills players and HC Sean McDermott.

I was told we should also have an update on Damar Hamlin this morning.

— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) January 5, 2023