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

[JustDíqLix]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

If Cincy wins Sunday they play Cincy in the AFCCG its a neutral sight as well I believe.

And if Buffalo loses Sunday why is any of this in play?

If Buffalo loses Sunday then KC is the fair and rightful #1 seed and none of this should matter.

[SupDock]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

And that's the other thing. For me personally, I definitely would have gone down to KC again this month for such a home game. I almost certainly won't be going to a neutral site AFC championship game if that's what it turns out to be.

I would go to Vegas, but I can’t imagine how much those tickets would be.

[arrwheader]

The NFL is absolute dog shit.

Chiefs played all their games to a 14-3 record (if they win tomorrow)

Bills and Bengals play 16 games.

Bills get to steal AFCCG HFA from Chiefs because the Chiefs played by the league rules?

Bengals just ****ed all around.

It is a solution clearly meant to benfit the Blls the most because feels.

They should have went by the final score of that game and ben done with it. The bills lost to injury just like the bills benefited from tua being out so many games and lost.

[dallaschiefsfan]

Originally Posted by O.city

I can't for the life of me figure out why Chiefs fans would bitch about this.

Is this serious?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by jettio

Bills and Bengals have won at Arrowhead.

Chiefs fans are putting just enough nonsense into the universe for the Raiders to win Saturday.

If Raiders win, I am gonna blame all the "principled" whiners in Chiefs Kingdom.

And we are all clearly quite concerned about where you place the 'blame' for such things.

You're welcome to continue to be the proverbial leader with no followers here, champ. But all that makes you is some schmuck going for a walk.

Have a good one...

[KC_Connection]

If the NFL had told us on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday that they already have a rule in place for dealing with canceled games and that playoff seeding is determined by winning percentage, who would have complained?

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 6, 2023

I mean, I think we can assume the Bills complained to some extent. Hence why we ended up with this complete shitshow of a situation.

[The Franchise]

You don't get to not care about the game and then care about the game when you realize that not caring about it ****ed you over.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by JustDiqLix

If the Bills-Cinci game had continued and the Bills had won

If If If If… all hypothetical.

What is fact is Buffalo didn’t finish a game that they were trailing in with Cincy having momentum.

[arrwheader]

Originally Posted by JustDiqLix

Devils advocate view: This circumstance does screw the Chiefs a little but it also potentially gave the Chiefs a bye week. If the Bills-Cinci game had continued and the Bills had won, the Chiefs not only have to play on the road (in a non-neutral stadium) but they also have no bye week.

But that didn't happen because you didn't finish your game and your players openly said they didn't want to...sounds likea forfeit to me idk how it can be interpreted any other way but nfl says hold my beer.

[Chief3188]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

If Cincy wins Sunday they play Cincy in the AFCCG its a neutral sight as well I believe.

And if Buffalo loses Sunday why is any of this in play?

No. If the Chiefs win they have no chance of playing the Bengals at a neutral site as they will have 14 wins and the Bengals regardless of the outcome of the Bills game could have only gotten to 13 wins

[wazu]

Originally Posted by jettio

Bills and Bengals have won at Arrowhead.

Chiefs fans are putting just enough nonsense into the universe for the Raiders to win Saturday.

If Raiders win, I am gonna blame all the "principled" whiners in Chiefs Kingdom.

Hate on Chiefs fans all you want, we don't play the game.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Hank Hill

Can I get a summary of the thread from around 10pm last night to present? TIA

[Danguardace]

Personally don't see why any scenario the Chiefs win tomorrow would result in a neutral field vs the Bengals?

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by wazu

It's kind of cool to be standing in attendance when the Lamar Hunt trophy is presented to Clark Hunt. So far it's happened 2 times, and only one of them had a full Arrowhead stadium thanks to COVID. This year could potentially be the third time, with once again there being some extraordinary reason why it couldn't just be a full-on home town party.

Yeah, that part blows... this is the first non-Covid year in the Mahomes era that I was seriously considering not being in KC if everything fell into place, and shit like this would solidify it if it ends up at a neutral site.

Wonder if Arrowhead would still have a watch party though.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

This is about as equitable as they could make it without postponing the playoffs for a week and potentially giving every other playoff team a bye week.

No - they could've just kept their damn thumbs off the scale and followed the rulebook as it's written.

But I forget who I'm talking to here; for Zach 'equity' means some authority going out there and choosing winners and losers instead of letting them sort themselves out...