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
So, you make a habit to respond to losers, why would the ultimate winner such as you, lower yourself to engage with me for days on end with no end in sight.
Because i enjoy watching people with no clue like you embarrass yourself/yourselves. Another L on your balance sheet
My balance sheet for loses is unlimited.
No surprise here- and you’re filling it up as fast as you can. Another L
Just rolling along.
And taking an L with each and every post- the norm for losers like you.
Just living life and having fun
And taking an L each and every day!!!
I can take them into infinity
Probably hereditary
Yep! ... Complete the game during week after week 18 games.
Bills and Bengals should have to play full season of games just like all other teams.
No reason for all this BS about cancelling or calling the game a tie.
Won’t happen- the league won’t push everything back a week for a single game. Plus the playoff teams won’t want a two week break- the Super Bowl teams have always hated it.
If the Bills end up with 13 wins in 16 games and the Chiefs 14 wins in 17 games, the top seed will be decided by strength of schedule
Bills beat the Chiefs head-to-head. So if they are even in the loss column, the Bills should be the higher seed.
True- if both teams played 17 games and won 14 games- but that’s not going to happen.
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