BLeonard Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, BillsShredder83 said: I dont want to go too far down this rabbit hole for obv reasons... but how extra insane does that make Raiders look for benching Carr, if theres an extra team. Couldve won Sunday already, add this and seems theyre best fit for that extra wildcard Wouldn't work anyway. 2 byes and 6 tams playing three games gives you 5 teams remaining at the end of the first weekend. Dunno how you go from 5 teams to two for the AFC Championship the following week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesar Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, Punch said: You don't understand why the Bills players might not want to play the game while they don't know Damar's status? That is not what I said. If the Bills players do not want to play that is a totally different scenario. My question is to those on this board suggesting the Bills forfeiting the game would be out of respect to Hamlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, boyst said: It's subtly different in my mind to go off of win % then giving a win. If they go off wins and there is a fluke where KC loses then it's time breaker. If it's % it's more settled. Why do we think the NFL does not use winning percentage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, Caesar said: That is not what I said. If the Bills players do not want to play that is a totally different scenario. My question is to those on this board suggesting the Bills forfeiting the game would be out of respect to Hamlin. I see, I don't think that would be the reason if they don't play but I missed those suggestions being made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven233 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) No solution is a good one in this scenario. But there are certain things that can't happen no matter what they decide to do: 1. The Bills and Bengals can't be hurt by what happened on the field last night in the standings. 2. The Chiefs can't be rewarded because of what happened on the field last night (especially since they have already lost to both teams head to head). 3. Using a coin toss in a multi-billion dollar industry doesn't seem like a great idea. 4. The entire football season can't be adjusted (In terms of scheduling dates anyway. Too many logistical nightmares) So, here's the thing. The NFL knows that this was a prime game and they want as many eyes on the product as possible. So, if they just eliminate it all together, they would be losing that matchup. So, what does the NFL do here? How do they get those eyeballs back and maximize revenue since that is all they care about anyway? My proposal is that this game not be made up. Pretend it never happened. In this solution, yes, the NFL would be losing that prime matchup that everyone wanted to see. So, how do they compensate for this loss? They add more playoff games! Make the decision now how many teams would get byes.....2 or 3 in both Conferences and then adjust from there how many additional teams get in at the bottom of both the AFC and NFC and do a sort of supersized Playoff. This way nobody at the top gets hurt and the Chiefs just don't get a free advantage over 2 teams that have already beaten them head to head. The only teams that benefit are the ones currently out of the Playoffs that might get a new life heading into the last week of the season. Yes, in this case the NFL loses out on one very meaningful game, but can potentially add 2-4 more depending on how many teams they want to give a bye to or add into the mix. Not only that, but suddenly a lot more games have more meaning in Week 18 that, as of yesterday, didn't mean anything. Edited January 3 by sven233 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventeen Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 9 minutes ago, Caesar said: Doesnt this give ALL the other teams a bye before playing either one of us? In effect yes, but given the special circumstances I don't see a lot of choices. If the Bills or Bengals end up with the #1 seed, they would get the next week off. So schedule wise ... Bills-Bengals - Jan 14-15 (resume game where it left off) Wild card - Jan 21-22 Divisional - Jan 28-29 Conference champs - Feb 4-5 Super Bowl - Feb 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Just now, Matt_In_NH said: Why do we think the NFL does not use winning percentage? I'm also confused why this keeps getting brought up, winning percentage is paramount to NFL tiebreaking procedure: https://www.nfl.com/standings/tie-breaking-procedures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistofFate Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Pushing games back with playoffs around the corner is a logistical nightmare for pretty much everyone involved...hotel rentals, car rentals, etc. Could they do it? Sure. I'm leaning on this game be completed in the next 48hrs, with the Bills and the Bengals having the option to proceed or forfeit. The interesting thing for me is if both clubs decide to forfeit, is it considered a draw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile233 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 The easiest thing to do, which is also the right thing to do (probably), is to not make these players attempt to restart the game. I agree with many a no contest seems the best path forward. Gross to award the chiefs the top seed considering they lost to both of these teams and had a cake schedule, but it’s the least disruptive option. It would be worse to push them into restarting the game. Changing playoff schedule effects too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakrider Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I don't think most people are going to agree on what the NFL should do. I personally don't think they will make up the game and I don't think either the Bills or Bengals are going to care too much about that. Their already in the playoffs. NFL should probably just do away with any teams getting a bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesar Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said: In effect yes, but given the special circumstances I don't see a lot of choices. If the Bills or Bengals end up with the #1 seed, they would get the next week off. So schedule wise ... Bills-Bengals - Jan 14-15 (resume game where it left off) Wild card - Jan 21-22 Divisional - Jan 28-29 Conference champs - Feb 4-5 Super Bowl - Feb 12 I wonder how this would impact Super Bowl logistics? Isn't SB week/Pro Bowl week a large earnings period. Last year there were hundreds of vendors set up the week before the SB with tons of events... Not to mention Phoenix is planning on a 2 week event...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 31 minutes ago, Airseven said: Why do people think that if the game is re-started within a couple days that the Bills and Bengals would still play again on Sunday? Doesn't it make sense that those two games on Sunday would also be pushed by a couple days, creating a short week much like Sunday-Thursday scheduling? The league did this during COVID. Except if they push the Bills/NE game and the Cincinnati/Baltimore game back to even Monday - logistically that means none of the AFC playoff schedules could be done until Monday evening and by then it is a short week if an AFC team is expected to play Sat and doesn’t find out an opponent or venue until late Monday. Seems like a very bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventeen Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, Caesar said: I wonder how this would impact Super Bowl logistics? Isn't SB week/Pro Bowl week a large earnings period. Last year there were hundreds of vendors set up the week before the SB with tons of events... Not to mention Phoenix is planning on a 2 week event...? You make a good point - unfortunately, there is no easy answer. Calling it a no-contest or a tie pretty much gives the #1 seed to the Chiefs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBilliams Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, pi2000 said: Cancel the game and give them both a tie. This doesn't benefit the Bengals or the Bills, and only benefits teams outside of who was directly affected. Give both teams the W. Sure, KC Fans will be upset, but you know what, don't lose to both Buffalo and Cincy, and you wouldn't have to rely on teams winning and losing to get to your goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrb2590 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 i dont think the game will be, or should be rescheduled. i think the best options are: 1. Coin flip the result of the game, but dont count it as an official W-L for records purposes, just for playoff seeding. I believe the coin flip is already a last resort options in the event of 2 teams tying in every tiebreaker, so its not unprecedented 2. 'No contest' the game and get rid of the bye for the 1 seed, and add an 8th team in the AFC playoffs. definitely limits the advantages between the 1-3 seeds. i think only downside to that is if bengals dont beat ravens next week then they may lose the division which would admittedly be a bit unfair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Just now, BillyBilliams said: This doesn't benefit the Bengals or the Bills, and only benefits teams outside of who was directly affected. Give both teams the W. Sure, KC Fans will be upset, but you know what, don't lose to both Buffalo and Cincy, and you wouldn't have to rely on teams winning and losing to get to your goal. Hahahaha…I love how your “solution” basically gives the Bills the #1 seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey D Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said: You make a good point - unfortunately, there is no easy answer. Calling it a no-contest or a tie pretty much gives the #1 seed to the Chiefs. but they would have the best record. The only team possibly losing out are the Bills, assuming they beat the Bengals, which is not a given. Bengals would not have been #1 seed in any event if KC wins Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillMafia716ix Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 The game won’t be played. It will be ruled a no contest. KC gets #1 seed by default. Bills/Pats and Cincy/Baltimore moves to Monday. Bills and Bengals play their wildcard games the following Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 36 pages of the same 3 ideas recycled!! 😃 I am thinking we are going to just have to wait and see! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said: You make a good point - unfortunately, there is no easy answer. Calling it a no-contest or a tie pretty much gives the #1 seed to the Chiefs. I think they should call it a "no contest" and award both teams "wins" with regards to conference tie breakers/seeding only, or go simply off of conference records (win percentage) to determine the seeding. There is no way the Chiefs should benefit from what occurred last night, especially considering they've already lost to both teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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