Updated scenario for scheduling to be voted on Friday

[Buffalo Bills Fan]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:16 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

Yes they really effed Cincinatti over, but I disagree with your solutions.

 

The solution was to follow their own by-laws and either seed by win % or add week 19.

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Really feel for the Bengals. They did for the Bills amazing. 

[What a Tuel]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:18 PM, Johnnycage46 said:

 

Would it really both you if the Bills end up winning the Super Bowl and there is "hate" toward the Bills because of this?  I wouldn't even think twice about it.  Nobody will remember it in a couple of years, but a Championship is forever.

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Yes. Absolutely. I'll certainly remind Chiefs fans that they certainly shouldnt have had the bye.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:13 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

Such a huge mistake. I hope we aren't advantaged by this as we are going to get a lot of hate if we win it all.

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No one will complain. Cincinnati is upset because they have the higher win % over Baltimore.

[Green Lightning]

Save for the coin flip, which is unfair to the Bengals, this is the best of a number of bad choices. 

[SCBills]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:19 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

We are already getting hate that we should just forfeit the game. Just imagine for a second that the Bengals have to travel to Baltimore wild card weekend and get knocked out while we beat the chiefs at a neutral field. 

 

Every troll on the internet is going to constantly remind us of it. I actually wish we would have forfeited it since the NFL apparently wont let us replay it.

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I think you’re imagining things..

 

One team benefits from this scenario about 20x more than everyone else … the Chiefs. 
 

Bills lose out on their ability to control their shot at the 1 seed. 
 

Bengals completely screwed due to whatever reasoning they have of flipping a coin to decide Bengals/Ravens home field if Balt wins. 
 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by SCBills

[Johnnycage46]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:21 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

Yes. Absolutely. I'll certainly remind Chiefs fans that they certainly shouldnt have had the bye.

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And if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl their fans literally won't care how it happened.

[mikemac2001]

Bills controlled their own destiny before the game week 17 now they don’t very frustrating when we also have a better CONF winning % and beat them H2H

[What a Tuel]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:22 PM, SCBills said:

I think you’re imagining things..

 

One team benefits from this scenario about 20x more than everyone else … the Chiefs. 
 

Bills screwed out of a chance to control their shot at the 1 seed. 
 

Bengals completely screwed due to whatever reasoning they have of flipping a coin to decide Bengals/Ravens home field if Balt wins. 

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Yes, every team is getting hosed which again is the problem and will be the calling card for every other team that doesn't win the SB. The disadvantages for their team embellished while the advantages for the SB winning team embellished as well.

[zow2]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:13 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

Such a huge mistake. I hope we aren't advantaged by this as we are going to get a lot of hate if we win it all.

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With all the love from every corner of America and the accommodations made for the Bills....They better WIN IT this season.  This has to be the year.  There's no choice but to win it.  And Buffalo will get all neutral fans rooting for them.  Even Cincinnati and KC fans would probably just say, fine take your darn Super Bowl trophy... and now disappear.

[Manther]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:15 PM, SCBills said:

No, I’m strictly speaking about the Bengals/Ravens scenario.  Why a coin flip when the Ravens can’t overtake them on win percentage?

 

Sure Ravens would have swept them.  
 

Bills beat Chiefs.  Doesn’t mean we get a coin flip over the bye. 

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That is a valid point.  That point alone should settle it and keep in consistent.

[What a Tuel]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:22 PM, Johnnycage46 said:

And if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl their fans literally won't care how it happened.

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Would you be ok with the NFL just giving us the win over Cinci bc everyone felt bad for Hamlin? I know I wouldn't. Yes, how you win absolutely matters.

[K D]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:16 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

Yes they really effed Cincinatti over, but I disagree with your solutions.

 

The solution was to follow their own by-laws and either seed by win % or add week 19.

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Week 19 was out of the question. If you seed by win percentage only then KC gets the bye and home field and Cinci is stuck in 3 and Baltimore loses any reason to even suit up for week 18. That's the least favorable option imo

[Manther]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:19 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

We are already getting hate that we should just forfeit the game. Just imagine for a second that the Bengals have to travel to Baltimore wild card weekend and get knocked out while we beat the chiefs at a neutral field. 

 

Every troll on the internet is going to constantly remind us of it. I actually wish we would have forfeited it since the NFL apparently wont let us replay it.

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So be it.  The Patriots have 2-3 asterisks and we did nothing wrong, the Pats ** did.

[Charles Romes]

Here’s the solution: offer that Bills Cincy in the divisional round is on a neutral field, even if Bills and ravens lose week 18.  Bills lose a lot relative to the  current proposal but then would have the option to rest against the Pats.  This does not solve the problem of KC getting gifted the bye but it lessens the pummeling Cincy is taking under the current proposal. 

[SCBills]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:24 PM, zow2 said:

 

With all the love from every corner of America and the accommodations made for the Bills....They better WIN IT this season.  This has to be the year.  There's no choice but to win it.  And Buffalo will get all neutral fans rooting for them.  Even Cincinnati and KC fans would probably just say, fine take your darn Super Bowl trophy... and now disappear.

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“Accomodations” 

 

Chiefs get one seed = bye and avoiding both BUF & CIN. 
 

Buffalo gets a shot at a neutral AFCCG and avoiding falling to the 3 seed, albeit losing their ability to keep the one seed they had control of.  
 

No accommodations were made. 
 

Decisions were made.  
 

In order of who those decisions benefit/hurt:

 

Chiefs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bills

 

Ravens

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bengals

[Manther]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:20 PM, Buffalo Bills Fan said:

Really feel for the Bengals. They did for the Bills amazing. 

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Agreed.  They should have the #3 seed as they deserve it based on merit AND then throw in the ultimate sportsmanship and unselfishness they have shown.

 

It is not right.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:16 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

Yes they really effed Cincinatti over, but I disagree with your solutions.

 

The solution was to follow their own by-laws and either seed by win % or add week 19.

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Week 19 never made sense. 

[UKBillFan]

  On 1/6/2023 at 6:19 PM, What a Tuel said:

 

We are already getting hate that we should just forfeit the game. Just imagine for a second that the Bengals have to travel to Baltimore wild card weekend and get knocked out while we beat the chiefs at a neutral field. 

 

Every troll on the internet is going to constantly remind us of it. I actually wish we would have forfeited it since the NFL apparently wont let us replay it.

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Well that would be the Bengals issue to deal with; they'll only have to travel to the Ravens if they lose on Sunday. Beat them, and they get HFA over them.

 

Burrow said on Wednesday some Bengals players didn't feel, at that point, like they wanted to play on Sunday. Higgins agreed that he was relieved the game was called off. So they can try and claim it was all on the Bills but it wasn't, and understandably so. So should we forfeit?

Edited January 6, 2023 by UKBillFan

[Scott7975]

Im fine with whatever.  There is no perfect solution.  This one seems reasonable.  Honestly, I think the Bengals are getting the shortest end of the stick here and I feel bad for their fans.

[x-BillzeBubba]