ET80 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Odd solution: Cancel the KC/Raiders game W18. That way, the top 3 seeds (KC, Buffalo, Cincinnati) have 16 game. Oakland has nothing to really play for outside of draft seeding, and the results of W18 (Buf v NEP, Cin v Bal) will truly be based on an accurate W/L percentage. Edit: Even if Buffalo beat NEP, they'd be 13-3 along with KC, but 5-0 vs 4-2 in division would give KC the tiebreaker. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeotheLion Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 The only solution that makes much sense to me is a complete cancel and it works out as a tie for seeding purposes. If the game gets played after week 18, it means absolutely nothing for Cincy if they win this week. So they'd likely just rest starters and Buffalo easily gets the bye. Not sure what the point of that would be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, ET80 said: Odd solution: Cancel the KC/Raiders game W18. That way, the top 3 seeds (KC, Buffalo, Cincinnati) have 16 game. Oakland has nothing to really play for outside of draft seeding, and the results of W18 (Buf v NEP, Cin v Bal) will truly be based on an accurate W/L percentage. Problem is that gets between the league and it's media money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeotheLion Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, ET80 said: Odd solution: Cancel the KC/Raiders game W18. That way, the top 3 seeds (KC, Buffalo, Cincinnati) have 16 game. Oakland has nothing to really play for outside of draft seeding, and the results of W18 (Buf v NEP, Cin v Bal) will truly be based on an accurate W/L percentage. They won't do this but I actually love this solution. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BILLievers Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 11 minutes ago, Soggust said: If the Bills were forced to take a tie/loss/no contest where they lose the 1 seed, would it make sense at that point to just sit out the Pats game and get an extra week to grieve? No because if the Bengals played and beat the Ravens then the Bills would fall to the 3 seed. Which means they would have to travel to Cincy to beat them in Cincy, then to KC and win there to make the SB. Whole playoffs could have an asterik and dark cloud depending what they do. I think they somehow play the game because handing the Bengals the AFC North title when they play the Ravens in the final week doesn't seem correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity_Cometh Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, ET80 said: Odd solution: Cancel the KC/Raiders game W18. That way, the top 3 seeds (KC, Buffalo, Cincinnati) have 16 game. Oakland has nothing to really play for outside of draft seeding, and the results of W18 (Buf v NEP, Cin v Bal) will truly be based on an accurate W/L percentage. Ravens needed this game to be played and for Cincinnati to lose. I am not sure this does anything for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson_Neat Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: Problem is that gets between the league and it's media money. Real problem is you're screwing the vendors and the fans who planned for a game that day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, LeotheLion said: The only solution that makes much sense to me is a complete cancel and it works out as a tie for seeding purposes. If the game gets played after week 18, it means absolutely nothing for Cincy if they win this week. So they'd likely just rest starters and Buffalo easily gets the bye. Not sure what the point of that would be. Yep. Don't get into a game of NFL schedule fairness whack a mole because it won't go anywhere. The fans will have to accept that there is no perfect answer, tinkering won't fix it, and the best thing to do is minimize the damage by only impacting one game. Edited January 3, 2023 by ramssuperbowl99 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BILLievers Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, ET80 said: Odd solution: Cancel the KC/Raiders game W18. That way, the top 3 seeds (KC, Buffalo, Cincinnati) have 16 game. Oakland has nothing to really play for outside of draft seeding, and the results of W18 (Buf v NEP, Cin v Bal) will truly be based on an accurate W/L percentage. Edit: Even if Buffalo beat NEP, they'd be 13-3 along with KC, but 5-0 vs 4-2 in division would give KC the tiebreaker. Isn't the tie breaker head to head? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillSabre Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, ET80 said: Odd solution: Cancel the KC/Raiders game W18. That way, the top 3 seeds (KC, Buffalo, Cincinnati) have 16 game. Oakland has nothing to really play for outside of draft seeding, and the results of W18 (Buf v NEP, Cin v Bal) will truly be based on an accurate W/L percentage. Edit: Even if Buffalo beat NEP, they'd be 13-3 along with KC, but 5-0 vs 4-2 in division would give KC the tiebreaker. That’s incorrect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, BillSabre said: Or you do the week bump back and get it all right. Why would they alter the game for 30 other teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, The BILLievers said: Isn't the tie breaker head to head? I think it's division record, then head to head - memory is fuzzy on that one. Edit: Yeah, H2H. Got it mixed up. So, this IS a solution for this here. 3 minutes ago, Calamity_Cometh said: Ravens needed this game to be played and for Cincinnati to lose. I am not sure this does anything for them. Ok, this is pretty significant then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, BillSabre said: That’s incorrect Yeah, got tiebreakers confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BILLievers Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, ET80 said: I think it's division record, then head to head - memory is fuzzy on that one. Ok, this is pretty significant then. Just googled, head to head is the number 1 tie breaker followed by conference record. So Bills would stay the 1 seed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillSabre Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Louis Friend said: Why would they alter the game for 30 other teams? They’re not altering for 30 teams. They’re bumping the playoffs back a week to get the game played so the seeding is what it’s supposed to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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