News: AFC Bills-vs-Bengals Game will not be rescheduled (no conspiracies)

[Reid1boys]

Crazy, they should have re played the game and pushed back the bye week between the championship games and the Super Bowl.

easy to do, and wouldnt change a single thing about the playoffs. Not sure why they didnt do this.

 

[Reid1boys]

Uhhh a neutral site? I'd be pissed personally.

you cant say that..... you cant worry about something like seeding under these circumstances.

 

[links18]

If it's Buffalo-KC then I say play it in Indianapolis where even weather won't be a factor. Cincinnati is close to Indy, though, so if it's them it won't be very neutral.

Cincy is literally an hour and a half drive from Indy.

 

[jazzcat22]

I'm not really sure how I feel about neutral site game. You work all year to get home field to not get the advantage of it.

Yes true, that is why those teams fans will be upset, and can’t blame them.
However the other teams can be upset they did not get a chance to secure that spot.

I am sure Baltimore fans are angry that they don’t get a chance for the division. However if Cincinnati had the chance to win it anyway if they were to went on to beat Buffalo.

Just an unfortunate situation. I like the Bengals, but will accept what ever they end up doing. We really have no choice.

 

[Reid1boys]

I prefer this simpler solution, rather than rearranging the playoff schedule.

how hard would it be to simply push the entire schedule back 1 week. NOthing would change except date of games. Doing what they are doing now has all sorts of craziness being discussed.

1 seed or bye week choice..... neutral site championship game, extra team in playoffs..... thats all nuts.

 

[Reid1boys]

Just call it a draw. It is what it is.

lets say the stadium lost power and they couldnt play that night or 2 nights after. What would they do under those circumstances?

 

[TWOK11]

In the long run this will hurt the perception of the league. If any of the teams involved suffer a playoff defeat that can be tied to this refusal to make up the game there will be a historical asterisk in the minds of many.

 

[jazzcat22]

If it's Buffalo-KC then I say play it in Indianapolis where even weather won't be a factor. Cincinnati is close to Indy, though, so if it's them it won't be very neutral.

I mentioned Indy in a post, as well Detroit. They could also use Atlanta or even Nashville.

 

[jazzcat22]

In the long run this will hurt the perception of the league. If any of the teams involved suffer a playoff defeat that can be tied to this refusal to make up the game there will be a historical asterisk in the minds of many.

There are many historic asterisks already in the NFL, and not just playoff games.

 

[Avery]

If we don’t want to introduce another bye or start early, perhaps entertain an additional one week prior to the playoffs starting which would permit any makeup games due to weather or acts of god.

 

[Fletch]

I mentioned Indy in a post, as well Detroit. They could also use Atlanta or even Nashville.

Jerry said he wants a game at AT&T. He can the carpet already with logos and everything.

 

[Reid1boys]

If they won. Washington would be in if they beat us and the Seahawks lo

Well not too surprising but man FF big rollers must be pissed.

could cost me 700 bucks... not a "Big roller," but still 700 bucks.

 

[TWOK11]

There are many historic asterisks already in the NFL, and not just playoff games.

This would be particularly noteworthy and unique in both its scope (number of teams impacted) and in the fact that it’s not tied to an officiating error as most such instances are.

 

[Kevinicus]

The NFL never misses an opportunity to do something stupid.

 

[Robbieac]

Maybe we can host our first conference championship in nearly three decades after all.

Bazinga!!!

 

[Jake]

how hard would it be to simply push the entire schedule back 1 week. NOthing would change except date of games. Doing what they are doing now has all sorts of craziness being discussed.

1 seed or bye week choice..... neutral site championship game, extra team in playoffs..... thats all nuts.

This thread isn't about "craziness being discussed". It's been decided, and there isn't an extra team in the playoffs.

Pushing everything back one week affects the TV networks involved, who have other things scheduled the week before the Super Bowl. The money they pay is a factor.

 

[triplets_93]

A number of NFL games have been moved from the original sites. Team fans are NEVER guaranteed that the team will play at the home stadium. It must in the fine print somewhere that the fan can't sue if the NFL decides to play the game somewhere else. They get there money back, but no travel expenses and boarding at another city....

Snow caved the roof in Minn.

CA fire smoke caused a game to moved to Phoenix

Hurricane damage to the Superdome.

And on and on...

 

[Jake]

In the long run this will hurt the perception of the league. If any of the teams involved suffer a playoff defeat that can be tied to this refusal to make up the game there will be a historical asterisk in the minds of many.

Not really. The (now) Commanders won a Super Bowl in a season that had a 9 week schedule and 16 playoff teams. They won another in a season with a 15 week schedule, including three games played by replacements. No one talks about either of them as having historical asterisks.

 

[Reid1boys]

Exactly like I said would happen. Rearranging the playoffs made no sense. The easy answer is just what the league did. The players don't care about finishing so why should anyone else?

How do you know the players dont care? Every Bengal could 100% want to play this game, but not a single 1 of them would say so, because they know what the reaction would be. Did you see diggs in the team huddle screaming at the team after that injury trying to get the team fired up to PLAY??? you think he was doing that because he was so distraught and was looking for team support?

 

[darthseinfeld]

How has a dance off not been discussed