Official: (Bengals) Game will not be resumed this week UPDATE: OFFICIALLY CANCELLED

[Beck Water]

5 hours ago, Kiva said:

What can we do as fans to ensure the league doesn’t take advantage of us and derail our season?

 

Um, Nothing?  Was this a trick question?

[PromoTheRobot]

16 minutes ago, PastaJoe said:

I’m guessing a neutral site game would be played in Detroit or Indianapolis as they’re the domes that are located between the potential teams.

 

How about Dallas? They can hold over 100K for  Super Bowl.

[MasterStrategist]

5 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

No.

 

1st sentence of press release says "for the AFCG, if both teams played an unequal number of games..."

 

1. We only play Cincy in Afcg: if Buff wins and KC loses (hence Bills jump to 1 seed).  All other scenarios, we'd play Bengals in Divisional round (if both teams advance)

 

2. Since we play same number of games as Cincy, the "neutral field" discussion becomes void for Afcg.

 

As biased as I am toward Bills, this really screws over Cincy.  Helps KC, but also helps us.  With a win Sunday....worst case: home/home/neutral.  Best: bye/home/home.  

 

Everyone can argue that we'd have won or lost against Cincy, but nobody knows how things would have gone.  

 

I'm just happy with today's Damar news + this outcome, which is reasonable enough for me.

 Saying this another way...

 

*potentially*, we lose the bye week but guarantee that we don't have to play an "away" playoff game.  

 

To me, that's a pretty fair tradeoff.  Beating Cincy was no guarantee, although I still liked our chances.  I do like the idea of not having to play on the road.

Edited January 6, 2023 by MasterStrategist

[0017]

1 minute ago, Saint Doug said:

I don’t like bye weeks. The Bills seem to come out rusty each time. 

That’s a fair point, I was kinda worried about that too! Josh looked like crap after our last bye week 😳

[What a Tuel]

Just now, Ta111 said:

Not if KC loses and we win. Bills are then the 1 seed.

 

of course but I am referring to if the Chiefs win and the Bills win. Then Chiefs still get the bye week (win percentage) but AFCCG is played at neutral site? So we get special consideration why? Chiefs have the better win percentage in that scenario, they should get both.

 

This picking and choosing the advantages of being #1 seed is just ridiculous. Just make the Bengals/Bills game up. Kick the playoffs a week back and move the pro bowl to week after Super Bowl.

[zow2]

Lots of Cinci fans went from being sympathetic to mad after this press release. They feel they are being screwed. 

The thing is, Buffalo actually had control of the #1 seed destiny heading into the Bengals game.  Then Cinci took a 7-3 lead and got to the Bills 48 before disaster struck.  Plus Buffalo was down 2 defensive backs.  So by Bengals fans rationale they were going to win, which you definitely cannot say for sure.

[Royale with Cheese]

@GunnerBill

 

Bengals won the division.  You know what you have to do.

 

Not an inbox, the entire public board.

Edited January 6, 2023 by Royale with Cheese

[PromoTheRobot]

57 minutes ago, sullim4 said:

Feels like the neutral site for BUF/CIN would be Cleveland, and for BUF/KC would be Indianapolis.  Will be interesting to watch, hopefully it's not necessary.

 

Why not Detroit? It's a dome.

[Warcodered]

3 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

I don’t like bye weeks. The Bills seem to come out rusty each time. 

But they win.

[Seventeen]

22 minutes ago, Caesar said:

Chiefs fans gifted a #1 seed and you guys are not in too bad a shape.  I'll be in our trailer park, poverty franchise with my Bengals gear on wait to coin flip home field as the division winner...... we will never get any respect no matter how many games we win.    If we dont make it please destroy KC.

 

Not just yet Caesar - let's see what the Raiders can do.

[What a Tuel]

Just now, Royale with Cheese said:

@GunnerBill

 

Bengals won the division.  You know what you have to do.

 

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.

[Seventeen]

3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

How about Dallas? They can hold over 100K for  Super Bowl.

 

Good point - Dallas has about a 0% chance of hosting the NFCCG.

[Casey D]

7 minutes ago, Kiva said:

Where does the release explain seeding on win % and bye ?

Seeding is based on who has the best record. If KC is 14-3, they have the best record.  It's self-evident, no need to announce anything

[Ta111]

Just now, What a Tuel said:

 

of course but I am referring to if the Chiefs win and the Bills win. Then Chiefs still get the bye week (win percentage) but AFCCG is played at neutral site? So we get special consideration why? Chiefs have the better win percentage in that scenario, they should get both.

 

This picking and choosing the advantages of being #1 seed is just ridiculous. Just make the Bengals/Bills game up. Kick the playoffs a week back and move the pro bowl to week after Super Bowl.

They don’t want to kick the playoffs back since it affects the entire league. This way they’re only messing with 3 teams.

[Nephilim17]

Yes, we will in all likelihood (because KC will almost certainly beat the Raiders) play the WC game. But...

 

We missed over 3 quarters of football playing Cinci. Yes, we had an enormous injury plus a substantial one to Johnson but anything could have happened — to Josh, Steph, Milano, the O-line — in the last 3-plus quarters.

So we trade that for a game against an opponent we should easily beat in the WC game. If we don't, we weren't Super Bowl caliber anyway. Yes, chances of an injury in that WC game but we missed over 3 quarters of football against a tough opponent, so it's almost a wash.

 

Focus on the positive: it looks like Damar is going to be good, and we don't play at Arrowhead. This team will be fiercely united this playoff run. If there was ever an extra intangible motivation, bonding over Damar is it.

I'd be scared as hell to play the Bills in any round this year.

[BruceVilanch]

6 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

I don’t like bye weeks. The Bills seem to come out rusty each time. 

Aren't they undefeated out of bye weeks under McD?

[Punch]

Just now, 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.

This proposal is full of holes (it remains to be seen whether knowingly or not).

[DapperCam]

So if the Bills, Raiders and Ravens win then the Bills get the bye and HFA throughout the playoffs. Is that right?

 

I’m hoping for that outcome.

[Turbo44]

6 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

I don’t like bye weeks. The Bills seem to come out rusty each time. 

Pretty sure McDermott is undefeated out of the bye week??

[sullim4]

2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Why not Detroit? It's a dome.

 

I had heard that Ford Field was rented out for an event after the Lions were eliminated from the possibility of hosting the NFC Championship.  I don't think it's an option.

[TBBills Fan]

3 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.

 

Oh wow, yeah it would

 

As an aside, I'm still confused about this scenario:

 

Bills, Bengals and chiefs win this week. 

 

Then Cincy and the bills win in the wildcard weekend.  Then it's bills vs Cincy in the divisional game That game is going to be in Buffalo and not a neutral site???

Edited January 6, 2023 by TBBills Fan

[Warriorspikes51]

1 minute ago, DapperCam said:

So if the Bills, Raiders and Ravens win then the Bills get the bye and HFA throughout the playoffs. Is that right?

 

I’m hoping for that outcome.

Ravens game doesn’t matter. Raiders win, Bills win= Bills 1 Seed BYE HFA

[Process]

If the NFL is willing to decide home field with a coin flip, I am surprised they didn't just decide a winner of our game with a coin flip, at least for seeding purposes. Would have been so much cleaner.

[The Wiz]

1 hour ago, Dan in Owego said:

How about the top dart league teams from Buffalo and Cinnci square off aired live on ESPN 2

That was on ESPN 8, the ocho, the other night.

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, TBBills Fan said:

 

Oh wow, yeah it would

 

As an aside, I'm still confused about this scenario:

 

Bills, Bengals and chiefs win this week. 

 

Then Cincy and the bills win in the wildcard weekend.  That game is going to be in Buffalo and not a neutral site???

correct

[Brand J]

2 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

So if the Bills, Raiders and Ravens win then the Bills get the bye and HFA throughout the playoffs. Is that right?

 

I’m hoping for that outcome.

That’s the only scenario where the Bills would be an uncontested 1 seed, even if the Bengals had beaten them, but it also has like a 1% chance of happening 😅

[TBBills Fan]

2 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

correct

 

Oh okay.  Now let me ask:

 

This week Bills win, KC loses, Cincy wins

 

Then if we play Cincy it's in the AFCGG. This game would be played where?

 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by TBBills Fan

[Casey D]

2 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:

That’s the only scenario where the Bills would be an uncontested 1 seed, even if the Bengals had beaten them, but it also has like a 1% chance of happening 😅

Ravens game is irrelevant.  Bills win KC loses Bills #1 seed and have all the usual benefits of a #1 seed.  Bye and all games at home 

[Brand J]

Just now, TBBills Fan said:

 

Oh okay.  Now let me ask:

 

This week Bills win, KC loses, Cincy wins

 

Then if we play Cincy it's in the AFCGG. This game would be played where?

 

 

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.

[Casey D]

2 minutes ago, TBBills Fan said:

 

Oh okay.  Now let me ask:

 

This week Bills win, KC loses, Cincy wins

 

Then if we play Cincy it's in the AFCGG. This game would be played where?

 

 

Buffalo

[HurlyBurly51]

11 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Why not Detroit? It's a dome.

Read it was booked.

[Brand J]

Just now, Casey D said:

Ravens game is irrelevant.  Bills win KC loses Bills #1 seed and have all the usual benefits of a #1 seed.  Bye and all games at home 

Yeah I’m talking about the Bengals couldn’t complain about the Bills being a one seed if they were to lose to the Ravens. That would’ve eliminated them as a 1.

[0017]

2 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.

 

Omg! My head hurts

[TBBills Fan]

4 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.

Yeah okay. And I agree.  It seems the ravens, Cincy and us all have to give concessions. 

 

Chiefs definitely seem to have gotten lucky compared to the rest....

 

Edt..

But at the same time I think the ravens and Bengals really are taking harder hits then us as well. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by TBBills Fan

[Brand J]

13 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.

Records would end at Ravens 11-6, Bengals 11-5. Ravens can’t catch them. 

[Casey D]

1 minute ago, JayBaller10 said:

Yeah I’m talking about the Bengals couldn’t complain about the Bills being a one seed if they were to lose to the Ravens. That would’ve eliminated them as a 1.

Right.  Nothing is perfect here, but the good should not be the enemy of the perfect.  This proposal is about as good as you can do.  Cincy likely gets the worst of ti as they will beat the Ravens.  KC benefits, and for the Bills it is about a wash. 

[What a Tuel]

2 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:

Records would end at Ravens 11-6, Bengals 11-5. Ravens can’t catch them. 

 

They could if they didn't cancel the bengals/bills game and the Bills won. So by announcing the game as canceled, Baltimore has 0% chance to win their division. So yes, that is the complaint.

 

If this were the Bills and the Pats or Dolphins, we would be unimaginably pissed.

Edited January 6, 2023 by What a Tuel

[akm0404]

Don't forget this all goes out the window (not having to play a road playoff game) if the Bills lose to the Patriots on Sunday.

[TBBills Fan]

1 minute ago, JayBaller10 said:

Records would end at Ravens 11-6, Bengals 11-5. Ravens can’t catch them. 

 

 

Yeah but if we beat Cincy and then the ravens win this week, I think ravens would have won the divional via tiebreakers

[chongli]

17 minutes ago, zow2 said:

Lots of Cinci fans went from being sympathetic to mad after this press release. They feel they are being screwed. 

The thing is, Buffalo actually had control of the #1 seed destiny heading into the Bengals game.  Then Cinci took a 7-3 lead and got to the Bills 48 before disaster struck.  Plus Buffalo was down 2 defensive backs.  So by Bengals fans rationale they were going to win, which you definitely cannot say for sure.

 

Yep, here's a gem:

 

http://thebengalsboard.com/Thread-We-got-hosed?pid=1306334#pid1306334

 

Quote

"Just remember this next time something like this happens, it doesn't pay to be the "good guy", we should have started the game back up or had them forfeit.

Anytime we put this in the hands of the NFL and it comes down to screwing us, the Chiefs, or the Bills we are gonna get the short end of the stick.

Hope everyone enjoyed the pat on the back the media gave the Bengals this week because it most likely cost us the 2 seed, and if the Chiefs lose this week the one seed."