CincyBillsFan

I posted this last night but feel even stronger this morning that it's a workable solution: * There is no way you can play last nights game so you call it a non-contest. The Bengals & Bills will only play 16 games. The idea that sometime in the next week you would place the ball at the exact spot in the same stadium that Damar Hamlin went down and then resume play is not right. * Use win percent to determine seeding. * Assuming KC wins and both the Bills & Bengals win Sunday then they would be seeded #2 & #3 respectfully. And even if the Bills lose or don't play (forfeit) and the Bengals lose the two teams will still be the 2& 3 seed. * The Bills and Bengals would have 1st round home playoff games. * Should they both win they will play each other. This game would be played at a neutral site with each fan base getting half the tickets. The other issue would be for Bills & Bengals players who have performance incentives losing a game. The teams could simply prorate and adjust the numbers to reflect losing one game. IMO the sooner the NFL can bring clarity to what it will do moving forward the better for all involved.

They can have it.

The thought that in the next week they would place the ball at the exact spot in the same stadium where this occurred and continue the game is unthinkable. This game will never happen. They need to figure out the least damaging way to move forward which IMO is to call this a non contest and use win percentage to establish seedings. Should the Bills & Bengals meet in the playoffs the game would be played on a neutral field (Indy?) with tickets distributed evenly between the two fan bases.

From what I can tell the money is pouring in from all over the country. Other fan bases are joining in. It's quite remarkable.

The money will do good in a way that Damar Hamlin wanted. I can't think of a more rational act.

If it's true that the NFL wanted to resume play after a 5 minute break then McDermitt & Taylor having balked at that may have saved the NFL. IMO the only path froward is to call it a non contest and the Bills/Bengals would only play 16 games. They would use winning percentage to figure out playoff seedings. KC would get the #1 seed with a win next week while the Bills/Bengals would get the #2 & #3 seeds respectively if they win out. The Bengals would still win their division by beating Baltimore. I see no other solution and while it potentially hurts the Bills & Bengals a bit it pales in comparison to what happened tonight. Should the Bills/Bengals play each other in the playoffs the game would be played on a neutral field.

I've lived down here for 36 years but am still a diehard Bills fan. Mount Adams is a fantastic inner city neighborhood in Cincinnati. The views out over the river and the downtown core are spectacular. Lots of good eating there including a great Thai restaurant.

Cincinnati is an awesome food town. the Jeff Ruby steak houses are superb. Great dining downtown.

Here's the local weather radar. I don't see any meaningful rain until after 11:00 pm. https://www.wcpo.com/weather/radar

No they lost that game because they played poorly across the board. It's true that Allen did not play well and was unable to carry the team to victory. But it's equally true that the defense allowed a terrible offense to execute multiple long scoring drives at key moments in that game.

But it's true. A win is great particularly for bragging rights and hearing the national media fawn all over us. But the FACTS of the last couple of years is that there is little difference between the top 4 seeds when it comes to eventual success in the playoffs.

Great post. This isn't speculation but the hard cold facts of the last couple of years. IMO this game is not as important as the late season game last year at New England or the game two weeks ago against Miami - in both those games the division was at stake.

The weather conditions played a role in limiting Beasley's playing time.

I agree. This game was much bigger then the Monday night game against the Bengal's. If the Bills had lost that game they would likely have lost the division.

Damn, I've never seen so many passes completed short of the first down as I have tonight.

How many TD's would Mahomes have had he played with the Bills 2018 offense?

No. He seems to be a good teammate out there. I think he's being held back by a defensive minded head coach.

Bingo. For those wanting Allen to check down all the time this is what it looks like. In spite of a woeful Colts offense that has committed two turnovers and went 3 and out a couple of times and in spite of Herbert having great stats from all the check downs the score is 10 - 3 at half.

Moss looks exactly like he dd in Buffalo - runs hard but seems to miss the hole and often zags to the right when he should have zigged to the left.

Is it really that big? Last year the Bengals were the #3 seed and went to the Super Bowl. The Rams were the #2 seed and went to the Super Bowl.

Peterman alert, Peterman alert.

Is it me or are we seeing a record weekend for interceptions! Every QB is throwing picks in every game I watch.

Hey I get FANS saying this. If I was a Jet or Finn fan (God forbid) I would have been pounding my chest at that time. But they pay these guys to share their "expertise" with us. They came across as serious in their opinions as opposed to a Nick Wright whose just stirring the pot.

My goodness these guys actually get paid for their NFL opinions! As I look at the standings the Bills have a FOUR GAME LEAD in the division which they locked up Saturday. FOUR FREAKING GAMES. That is domination.

Carr had 3 INT's, Burrow had 2. A couple of other QB's barely broke 100 yards and several were at or below a 50% completion percentage. The thing with Allen's arm arrogance is that more often then not it helps the Bills win games and is unique in the NFL. Sure it can lead to some bad INT's but the fact remains that in the 2nd half the Bills outscored the Bears 29 - 3 and the INT's did not hurt the team in the final analysis. Oh and Allen had 3 TD's.