Pardon the question if you’ve answered this already, I haven’t read the entire thread. How would you have rectified the situation? Add another afc playoff team this season?
That’s the only way to do it, and I agree, that is a simple solution. But then the nfc wildcard eligible teams would cry about not having an extra playoff spot. People mad no matter what.
The ONLY FAIR scenario, imo, would’ve been playing week 18 as planned, push the playoffs back a week, bills @ bengals played instead. Eliminate the extra week. But then the NFL loses $….. and that wasn’t going to happen.
It’s a done deal. Move on.