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

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

If we win out and we lose out on home field advantage because of a coin flip I very well could be done with the NFL.

A game should be played or a no contest recorded.

I understand the situation involving a young man with a medical condition but that doesn't mean you give the team the player was from an advantage.

They play or they get an L. It’s not fair that they get to refuse to play because of an injury (and I get that it’s a serious one) and then only have a 16 game schedule. Every one of the other 30 teams had to play 17. That’s 17 opportunities for injuries to happen. The Hamlin situation sucks, but it shouldn’t create a larger ripple effect throughout the NFL.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Precedence for what?

Cardiac arrest on the field for the first time in NFL history, early in a game that has major late season playoff implications with little time to reschedule, where the status of the player isn't certain after 24 hours, in a league that seemingly flies by the seat of their pants and ignores conventional wisdom or past experiences when deciding what to do?


We're concerned about the next time THAT happens?

[Chief Northman]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

I thought this would be the silliest thing I would read today....until...

If it ends up that the regular season ends with Buffalo and Cincinnati not being able to complete a 17th game the league has some tough decisions to make. That’s all I was implying by the post and it got everybody’s panties in a bunch.

Winning percentage wouldn’t be fair because of imbalanced schedule, as is denying teams opportunities to play the full schedule - but logistics have to factor in. If the Chiefs win Saturday I don’t see them being denied the one seed if Buf/Cincy can’t get that game played. If Buffalo beats New England I can see them having a gripe about not having an opportunity to play for their one seed as well. Cincy only factors in if Kansas City somehow loses Saturday.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

If it ends up that the regular season ends with Buffalo and Cincinnati not being able to complete a 17th game the league has some tough decisions to make. That’s all I was implying by the post and it got everybody’s panties in a bunch.

Winning percentage wouldn’t be fair because of imbalanced schedule, as is denying teams opportunities to play the full schedule - but logistics have to factor in. If the Chiefs win Saturday I don’t see them being denied the one seed if Buf/Cincy can’t get that game played. If Buffalo beats New England I can see them having a gripe about not having an opportunity to play for their one seed as well. Cincy only factors in if Kansas City somehow loses Saturday.

Except they do. They just refuse to do so.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

20+ soccer players collapsed on the field from cardiovascular problems in 2021 alone. Were those games all cancelled and not resumed for a week or more?

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

Solutions:
1/ play the game
2/ flip a coin to determine the winner of the game
3/ call it a tie
4/ call it a no contest

Not “just give it to the Bills or Bengals” just because.

i dont see how #2 , #3, and #4 are any different than "just because"


How is Cinci going to accept 2, 3 or 4? They won't.

[Chief Northman]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Except they do. They just refuse to do so.

How did they refuse? That decision last night was made mutually and any other decision encouraging gameplay last night would’ve been the wrong one.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

We're concerned about the next time THAT happens?

not necessarily but the next time an ambulance has to take a severely medically distressed player off of the field, don't you think it might be a good idea to have a precedent and protocol in place that makes sense?

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

If it ends up that the regular season ends with Buffalo and Cincinnati not being able to complete a 17th game the league has some tough decisions to make. That’s all I was implying by the post and it got everybody’s panties in a bunch.

Winning percentage wouldn’t be fair because of imbalanced schedule, as is denying teams opportunities to play the full schedule - but logistics have to factor in. If the Chiefs win Saturday I don’t see them being denied the one seed if Buf/Cincy can’t get that game played. If Buffalo beats New England I can see them having a gripe about not having an opportunity to play for their one seed as well. Cincy only factors in if Kansas City somehow loses Saturday.

Our “panties were in a bunch” because you were saying stuff that was factually incorrect. You’ve now backtracked off that position but are still defending the initial point.

Somehow implying that the Bengals have any claim on the 1 seed if we beat the Raiders is lunacy as they’d have one more loss than we do.

The Bills? I agree with you. They’d have a real claim and I personally wouldn’t feel great about getting the 1 seed like that. But there are options like playing the game or flipping a coin that inject some semblance of balance into it.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

How did they refuse? That decision last night was made mutually and any other decision encouraging gameplay last night would’ve been the wrong one.

I am not referring to last night. They could have played later this week and decided not to. There is still talk that they may/may not play Sunday either.

[Discuss Thrower]

That horse has left the proverbial barn.

Ambulance on field = game ends.

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

i dont see how #2 , #3, and #4 are any different than "just because"


How is Cinci going to accept 2, 3 or 4? They won't.

If we lose to the Raiders and Cincy wins the coin toss, they get the 1 seed. Seems totally like something they’d accept.

And who said they need to accept anything? If they’re not playing the game, what other options are there?

[smithandrew051]

Is there any possible solution that results in Tom Brady going to prison?

That’s the solution I support.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

Our “panties were in a bunch” because you were saying stuff that was factually incorrect. You’ve now backtracked off that position but are still defending the initial point.

Somehow implying that the Bengals have any claim on the 1 seed if we beat the Raiders is lunacy as they’d have one more loss than we do.

The Bills? I agree with you. They’d have a real claim and I personally wouldn’t feel great about getting the 1 seed like that. But there are options like playing the game or flipping a coin that inject some semblance of balance into it.

But does a coin flip really bring any balance? That’s all luck based and not performance based. To give the Bills HFA because they earned it by picking correctly vs earning it on the field is silly. Plus if the Bengals were to lose to the Ravens they could lose the AFCN as well because of a coin flip. This affects more than just KC/Buffalo. I have zero issues if Buffalo get HFA, but they need to earn it and not just get lucky.

[KCJake]

Flip a coin! wtf ??? lmao