Dale Earnhardt RIP.
Posted on 01/03/2023 9:33:41 AM PST by jimjohn
[Note: for those who could care less about the NFL or football in general in this forum, you can skip this thread]
Oh, to be in the board room of the National Football League right now. All thought are on the player Damar Hamlin. Our thoughts and prayers go out, and this Bills fan has been receiving support from around the country from friends and family. But with that said, it’s going to be asked: What to do with the rest of the NFL season?
[Full disclosure: Bills fan for 43 years]
The complications are manifested by the importance of the game itself when it comes to playoff positioning. A Buffalo win meant a win the following week guaranteed home-field advantage. A Cincinnati win would clinch the AFC North Division with the possibility of home field advantage as well. With Monday’s game postponement, not only is all of that in chaos, but it can also effect 11 of the 16 AFC teams now in playoff position.
Question: Assuming at least one team (The Buffalo Bills) may not be up to (or unable to be) playing this weekend against the New England Patriots (God forbid where their heads may be on Sunday), how to determine playoff positions?
It is impossible to avoid slighting a football team, but here is one possible scenario:
1. Declare the Bills-Bengals game a tie. It will not be rescheduled.
The 4 AFC division winners have clinched playoff spots. The only division winner in question is Bengals or Ravens in the AFC north, who play next Sunday. This game should go on as scheduled. We’ll get back to this game in #2.
2. Give the Buffalo Bills a bye this Sunday. Instead of Cleveland going to Pittsburgh, send the New England Patriots (scheduled on the road to Buffalo) to Pittsburgh. Winner makes the playoffs. Loser is out. If there is a tie, the Dolphins make the playoffs with a win. A Dolphins loss means loser of the Bengal-Ravens game gets in as a wild card. We’ll go ahead a give Cleveland a win for the record books, but their season is over.
3. Now, about the division winner seeding: A Chiefs win gives Kansas City top seed, with Buffalo guaranteed a #2 seed, Bengals-Ravens winner get #3 seed. A KC loss gives Bengals top seed with a win over the Ravens, but a KC loss and a Bengal loss gives Buffalo the #1 seed.
In short, by adjusting the last week of the NFL schedule, we give the Buffalo Bills time to regroup without having to send the season into an extra week in mid-January (that's not fair to anyone).
I know some will say it’s even ghoulish to think about it right now, but next Sunday - the final week of the regular season is right around the corner, and they gotta come up with something fast.
Just my $0.02
Go back and read your posts...YOU DID! A couple times!!!!
Get out of here you troll. You’re either drunk posting or trolling.
LOL- continue to clown yourself moron.
One has to be drunk to try and understand the nonsensical BS you post on this site all the time moron. I never inferred anyone died moron.
That was a bizarre play. I thought for sure he smashed vertebrae and was paralyzed and when they said “concussion” i was dumbfounded. Best is just looking for a handout with his lawsuit, hoping the NFL will pay up rather than the embarrassment of a trial.
Do an internet search on “Chris Owusu concussions”. They are frightening- but he was allowed to play in the NFL for about four years then left after a half dozen more concussions
My son played soccer as a kid and through high school, and then hockey from middle school through high school. I know all about concussions. After his third, he stopped playing. He still skates but not competitively. Same with soccer. He knows his brain has to last for another 50 years, if I have my say in it. He’s a decent chef, great bartender, and musician. And an all around nice guy. I often wish these guys would quit while they’re ahead. Money and fame ain’t everything.
Good luck to him- hope he’s successful at whatever he chooses
Thank you. Life is precious.
I don't think seeding matters, every game is an opportunity to win or lose and all teams should play the same number of games to be fair.
I’m right, you’re wrong and it’s pointless
LOL- I have a grip on reality. You’re and embarrassing clown with no clue.
I’m right and you’re wrong.
LOL- I have a grip on reality. You’re and embarrassing clown with no clue.
I’m right and you’re wrong.
LOL- I have a grip on reality. You’re and embarrassing clown with no clue.
I’m right and you’re wrong.
LOL- I have a grip on reality. You’re and embarrassing clown with no clue.
Dale Earnhardt RIP.
Yo tengo razón y tú estás equivocado.
大声笑-我掌握了现实。你是一个令人尴尬的小丑，毫无头绪。
Я прав, а ты ошибаешься
LOL- Nina mtego juu ya ukweli. Wewe ni mcheshi na mwenye aibu bila kujua.
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