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They all get paid extra for the extra game. It's part of the agreement.

I wouldn't lose too much sleep worrying about it happening. But if it makes you happy, go for it. Going back 16 years, the record of the extra teams that would have made the playoffs under the 14 team format-11-5 ------ 1 time10-6 ------ 7 times9-6-1 ----- 1 time9-7 -------- 14 times8-7-1 ----- 1 time8-8 -------- 8 timesAlso, FWIW-In the years the 10-6 teams would have made it, there was (1) 10-6 team from the same conference that still would not have made it.In the years the 9-7 teams would have made it, there were also (12) 9-7 teams from the same conference that still would not have made it.In the years the 8-8 teams would have made it, there were (7) 8-8 teams from the same conference that still would not have made it.

All I can add is I read there is a "media kicker" that will increase the players' share of revenue from 48% to 48.8% if the TV contracts increase by a certain amount. And according to what I read, none of that increase can be affected by the stadium credits given through the stadium construction program (G4). So I have to assume it's still there, either the same as before or something similar.

I disagree. I've been a Bills fan for 50 years, and have been playing fantasy football for 30 years. While there are occasional conflicts, it's rarely to the extent you're painting it here. My weekly fantasy lineup has 8 players. One of them is a kicker who's impact is usually minimal. Of the other 7 players playing, usually maybe 4 are must play studs and the other 3 (or maybe it's only 2) are just the best guys you could get at that point of the draft. Either way, those players aren't the Chubbs of the world and they aren't going to make o break your season in the one week they play the Bills. So there's maybe 5 players at the most on your team that would cause such a conflict. Chances are about 60% for each of those players that they won't even face the Bills in the season. Conflicts like you're describing rarely happen. And in fact they happen the opposite way just as often. It's just as likely you'll be playing against Chubbs the week he's playing the Bills as it is you'll be rooting for him. A double whammy for your rooting fandom. Also when these conflicts do happen, it's still just one player out of your whole lineup. And a case where that one player is the last one playing for you in that week and him doing well against the Bills is going to make or break your fantasy season are extremely rare. So having to choose one's loyalty over the Bills or a fantasy player isn't like some every week occurrence that's going to destroy a child's interest in the NFL. If that happens it will likely come from many other reasons like $200 tickets and poor planning by the league as they continue to try to grow the league and it's revenues. What is much more likely to happen is I, and a few million others around the world, will stay up until midnight on a work night just to watch the end of a lousy Monday night blowout just because I have Chubbs and need 8 more points to win that week. These millions of extra watchers like myself help the league because it keeps the TV ratings a little higher for a crap game. Been playing fantasy football for 30 years, and for more money than pretty much any kid out there who might be watching. It has never had an impact on my Bills fanhood. My $.02

Prior to 1999 in the modern era there were 13 stadiums built with an average of around 26% from private funding and 74% public funding. During the NFL's G3 program (in which the league matches team owner money with a "loan" that is repaid through premium seats, PSLs etc) from 1999-2010, there were 12 stadiums built that averaged 59% private funding and 41% public. In 2011 G3 was escalated to G4, allowing more money to be loaned to teams for stadiums while also applying some of that money as a credit from the NFLPA before computing the salary cap each year (meaning the players kick in a little too). Basically, they've been doing what you're suggesting for over 20 years now. https://www.greenberglawoffice.com/nfl-credit-facility-has-made-possible-new-state-of-the-art-stadiums/ PS - this is also the reason a few years ago the league was pressuring the Bills to take "their turn" in building a new stadium. They wanted to take advantage of increasing revenue and value by loaning themselves money instead of giving it to the players. And in the last couple years the league backed off since there wasn't time to put together a new stadium with financing plans before the end of the CBA, so they wouldn't be able to use G4. Now the latest from Roger is the league "needs to know" the Bills plan for a stadium in the near future. Those plans, along with any other teams stadium plans, will help shape whatever incarnation of the G3 or G4 program they will have in place through the next CBA.

And something very few people know, the extra point attempt, be it 1 or 2 points, is still technically called a "try" in the NFL rule book. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL RULES After a touchdown, a Try is an opportunity for either team to score one or two additional points during one scrimmage down. The Try begins when the Referee sounds the whistle for play to start. The team that scored the touchdown shall put the ball in play: anywhere on or between the inbound lines; 15 yards from the defensive team’s goal line for a Try-kick; or two yards from the defensive team’s goal line for a Try by pass or run.

I dunno. But when you guys get it all figured out can somebody then tell me why they call it cricket? Thanks

They could. When they play at home against the west coast teams they sometimes get the 4:05 start. Or if the network its on has double header that weekend they will get the 4:30 start. Chargers, Rams ans Seahawks at home this year could all be late afternooners. And the Jets sometimes are 4:00 start when both they and the Giants have afternoon games. Those teams almost never play at the same time.

The '94 season was the first season with a salary cap - even though free agency began in 1993. After giving big contracts to Thurman and Bruce, as well as front loading a bunch of other guys in '93 to help with the oncoming cap, the Bills still went into the '94 season almost $10 million over the cap. That doesn't sound like a lot these days, but the cap in '94 was $33.6 mil and the Bills were at $44 mil. So they were about 30% over. That would be like being almost $60 million over today. Just getting under the cap made it almost impossible to keep their free agents. Having lost Wolford to the original poison pill the year before, the line was further devastated in losing House Ballard and Jim Ritcher. Add in other free agent losses like Nate Odoms and Kirby Jackson and, well, we just weren't as good of a team any more.

On the 5 yard line, Giants side. Waaayyy up in something like row 88. The ending sucked but going to see the Bills in the big game was an awesome experience. I hope a whole new group of Bills fans get the chance soon.

If KC wins and NE* loses, KC would be the #2 seed with a bye.

Sort of. When the day started Pitt was ahead in conference record, 6-4 while Tennessee was 6-5. So Pitt owned the tiebreaker. Since they lost to the Jesters, Pitt's conference record is now also 6-5, so the tiebreaker now belongs to Tennessee via strength of victory.

All true. But none of it is what I said. I was responding to your post that said beating the Steelers guarantees us a playoff spot but not the 5th seed. Beating the Steelers does in fact guarantee us the 5th seed (or better if we can win the division). Not sure what your point is here.

Nah I think it guarantees the 5th seed. If we beat Pitt, the best they can do is 10-6 and we'll already be at 10-6 with the tiebreaker over them. The only other teams that can get to 10-6 are Tennessee and Houston. If Houston gets to 10-6 that means they had to beat Tennessee at least once and they would win the division. It also means that Tennessee can't be better than 10-6 and we would hold the tiebreaker over them too. The only way Tennessee can win the division is to beat Houston twice. That would make Tennessee the division winner but then Houston could only get to 9 wins max - leaving Buffalo and Pitt tied at 10-6, where we win the 5 seed again.. Beating Pitt guarantees us the 5 seed minimum unless I missed something.

If this were to play out the first thing would be to break the tie for the division between Houston and Tennessee. I believe the only way Houston gets to 10 wins is to at least split with Tennessee, that would give Houston the division. Then the other 3 teams would go to conference record, where Pitt would take the 5 seed. But then it doesn't go to the next step. Once a team is seeded the remaining tied teams revert back to the first step of the 2-team format, where we would get the 6th seed having beaten Tennessee.

Right.

It seems so, but it really is true. If we're talking about a 13-3 tiebreaker, then before this past week the Pats* needed to lose a game in addition to losing to us in order to get to 13-3. If that loss had come to Cincinnati or Miami, they wouldn't have the tiebreaker. So it is true, but only insofar (word of the day) as it pertains to a 13-3 tie. I guess it mostly pertains to a lot of discussion about whether the Bills would win the division by winning out and going 13-3. If that happens and the Pats* are also 13-3, the Pats* have clinched the tiebreaker. It doesn't mean they automatically have the tiebreaker at 12-4 or 11-5, etc.

I don't think that's it but who knows? Division tiebreakers come first since they're the higher seed so a 3 way at 13-3 with NE*, Buff and Balt should be the same thing. Hard to say but it's not hard to believe the machine isn't perfect given all the variables. EDIT: I just tried it through this site and it showed us winning the division with both at 13-3 as long as NE* loses to the Bengals. https://playoffpredictors.com/Football/NFL?L=EwRmoy3CW2x1HaKmss0BmF54z7IZJaJl4aaLqFHmmn40x7MIM1pGvyXeo0QqrxLIADJKmSQkwlzYppQA

You are right, that's what the playoff machine says. But I think the machine is wrong. If the Bills were to win out they would be 13-3. If The Patriots* were to lose to both Buffalo and Cincinnati, they would also be 13-3. Both teams tied head to head and division record. In common games they would also be tied at 12-2, with Buffalo having lost to Cleveland and Philly, and New England* having lost to Baltimore and Cincy. Then it would go to conference record where Buffalo would win 10-2 to 9-3. Not saying the Pats* will lose to Cincy. I just think the machine is wrong.

Finally got one in the "L" column.

Not likely to go to 4:00. CBS only has single game coverage that weekend so flexing it to 4 wouldn't give them any more viewing audience. It could go to the night game. I believe the Dallas game is out because they will have already had the maximum of 6 prime time games. Oh, and I love how so many people want the Bills to be good, get all that national press coverage, etc., but then complain because they get put into prime time games. The two go hand in hand, LOL.

Actually, the common games could still be in play in a 3 way. If 2 teams have a 7-5 conference record and 1 team is 6-6, the 6-6 team is eliminated and the other 2 teams would then have 4 games in common.

Thanks for explaining and writing this up. Now, when it comes to wild card tie breaking, conference record comes before common games. So yeah, let's beat Denver. Also, common games only applies if all teams have a minimum of 4 common games among them. So that step wouldn't apply in the 3 team scenario. The next step would be strength of victory. We suck at that. So I suppose, if we're concerned with a tiebreaker, we need the Bengals and Jets and Dolphins and every other team we've beaten to start winning.

Got it. It just took me a minute, as posted above. So for the record, in the AFC it currently stands- Bills 5-2 Colts 5-4

When talking wild card, conference record comes before common games. So yeah, beat Denver. Beat me by a minute. But the Bills have 5 conference games left, not 1. EDIT: Okay you were talking about NFC games left. I was talking AFC because, you know, that's our conference. LOL