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45 minutes ago, Punch said:

Cincinnati and Baltimore is only a coin flip wrt the Wild Card Round. Baltimore was unfairly deprived at a shot for the AFC North with the Bills-Bengals cancellation.


Who cares about not winning the crown if you get to play the first playoff game at home?

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9 minutes ago, What a Tuel said:

 

You have to consider Bengals Ravens if the Ravens win, I know everyone is discounting them winning but crazier things have heppened.

 

11-6 and 11-5 records. I believe they'd play against each other in the Wild Card. Neutral site there too?


I believe it says they will determine home field via coin toss for Ravens/Bengals in that scenario. 
 

There’s a lot of words in the proposal, but I think the only neutral site game potentially would be Bills/Chiefs. And that only applies if the Chiefs are the 1 seed.

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7 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:

Right now in Buffalo because the release said “and” not “or” when describing teams that played an unequal number of games and had a chance at the one seed. That “and” should’ve read “or,” so if that were to happen, I’d think the Bengals would have a legitimate gripe if that game were in Buffalo.

I don't think they could have said teams that played an unequal number of games OR had a chance at the one seed.  Because if they remove the AND, the OR opens neutral site for AFCG not only for those that had a chance at the one seed, but for everyone else that might end up playing either the Bills or Bengals in that game - because they'd qualify solely on the basis of the first clause (played an unequal number of games).  They only want the neutral site AFCG situation to apply for Bills, Chiefs, Bengals because they are the only ones that had a chance at the one seed.  If they are playing anyone else in the AFCG it would not be at a neutral site.   

 

Still they should have some wording in there for the (unlikely) scenario that the Bills play the Bengals in the AFCG.  It would seem fair for that to be at a neutral site too, even though they did not play an unequal number of games.   Perhaps they could have said that if the AFCG is between teams that both had a chance at the one seed, they should play at a neutral site.  That way they could leave the "unequal games" part out of it.

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27 minutes ago, What a Tuel said:

 

That's the other thing. They are instituting this decision and giving the Bengals the division championship before the game Sunday? If Ravens happen to pull off an upset it is going to be a shitshow.


 

No it wont the Ravens will get a chance at home field the next week.  That is the shitshow.  They did not have control of their destiny as to the AFCN crown.

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1 minute ago, Caesar said:


Who cares about not winning the crown if you get to play the first playoff game at home?

The Ravens are clearly disadvantaged in this proposal as are the Bengals, albeit in different ways. It stinks.

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1 hour ago, zow2 said:

Now that Damar is improving, the kid gloves are coming off.  Bengals fans on their message board and social media are fairly pissed off. Claiming the Bills are using sympathy to drive themselves into the best seed position.  Their feeling is Cinci would’ve beaten Buffalo and get the 2 seed maybe the 1. 

i dont mean this towards you, but i dont let anything change my opinion of them. id be upset if the shoe were on the other foot (once player is outta the woods). theyve been dreaming the same dreams as us since inaugural season, and have had SB winning aspirations the same 12months we have!

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1 minute ago, Motorin' said:

 

I don't think there's anyway you lose to the Ravens. 


 

Probably but not but how are we the ones getting the absolute worst of this and KC getting the absolute best?  We both beat them. We now have zero chance at the #1, we no longer control our destiny for the #2, and even with winning the division our 1st playoff game location could be decided by a coin flip... WTF

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1 minute ago, Caesar said:


Who cares about not winning the crown if you get to play the first playoff game at home?

 

I'd be miffed if I were the Bengals too, but a bunch of teams feel that way. Even some here. You have a good claim to the shortest straw for sure. I will say I'm amused by the sentiment that appeared to be implied on the Bengals forum that the NFL has favoritism for the Bills. That'd be a first, lol. 

 

They should have flipped a damn coin. 

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Just now, Punch said:

The Ravens are clearly disadvantaged in this proposal as are the Bengals, albeit in different ways. It stinks.

Actually not.  The Ravens needed us to lose to you guys AND them in week in 18.  Now all they need to do is beat us this Sunday and a coin flip could give them home field.  It is a joke.

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1 minute ago, Caesar said:

No it wont the Ravens will get a chance at home field the next week.  That is the shitshow.  They did not have control of their destiny as to the AFCN crown.

 

It doesn't matter if they didn't control their own destiny. Neither did the Chiefs who were depending on a loss for the Bills against Bengals. Fancy that #1 seed gift wrapped for them with a win over the raiders. Meanwhile Ravens can't win their division but can win HFA with a coin flip. Its just a inconsistent ***** show. I surely hope these are all just ideas in the press release and they release something more thorough and consistent tomorrow.

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Just now, Caesar said:


 

Probably but not but how are we the ones getting the absolute worst of this and KC getting the absolute best?  We both beat them. We now have zero chance at the #1, we no longer control our destiny for the #2, and even with winning the division our 1st playoff game location could be decided by a coin flip... WTF

 

Cause you're the team that has 4 losses. It's not perfect. And if for some reason you lose to the Ravens I think that game should be on a neutral site. 

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Just now, NickelCity said:

 

I'd be miffed if I were the Bengals too, but a bunch of teams feel that way. Even some here. You have a good claim to the shortest straw for sure. I will say I'm amused by the sentiment that appeared to be implied on the Bengals forum that the NFL has favoritism for the Bills. That'd be a first, lol. 

 

They should have flipped a damn coin. 


We are more pissed about the Chiefs, but the way the game was going many felt like we were in the drivers seat for our game.  Of course Josh and this team could have come back but your defense wasn't looking good and losing players, we thought we had a great chance.

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13 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:

They should’ve just flipped a coin on the Bills/Bengals game to determine seeding. Everything else is messier than it probably should be. 

 

You know when I first heard the coin flip idea I thought it was the worst idea yet. But the more I've thought about it, it would have been the best solution. The game was looking like a coin flip anyways. Instead of screwing over a bunch of teams they should have just randomly assigned a winner and moved on. I'm surprised they decided to make it so convoluted.

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3 minutes ago, Caesar said:

Actually not.  The Ravens needed us to lose to you guys AND them in week in 18.  Now all they need to do is beat us this Sunday and a coin flip could give them home field.  It is a joke.

The Bengals were “handed” the North Division and higher seeding just like the Chiefs were “handed” the 1 seed with this proposal. If you’re so certain the Bengals won’t lose to Baltimore then why does it matter where the theoretical Wild Card game would be held?

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Just now, Motorin' said:

 

Cause you're the team that has 4 losses. It's not perfect. And if for some reason you lose to the Ravens I think that game should be on a neutral site. 


 

The Ravens have 6 losses, fewer wins, in more home games and more games total.   Dont try to make this look fair in any way.  Bills were screwed some as well, but we were shafted.

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Just now, Punch said:

The Bengals were “handed” the North Division and higher seeding just like the Chiefs were “handed” the 1 seed. If you’re so certain the Bengals won’t lose to Baltimore then why does it matter where the theoretical Wild Card game would be held?



Yet we have more wins and 2 less losses than the Ravens, yet we were gifted?  That makes no sense.

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