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(01-06-2023 11:50 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(01-06-2023 11:44 AM)BcatMatt13 Wrote:  Bengals got screwed for soils the right thing. By rule they could have demanded that game went on and the Bills would have either had to play or forfeit. But the Bengals didn’t do that and the NFL goes out of their way to screw them.

Best part is they made sure to say that even with a loss and a road playoff game the bengals would still be AFC North champs meaning they would still have to play the first place schedule for next year.

This aint it. Bengals did the right thing and should have done the right thing.

NFL is handling the lack of a result in that game terribly, in making accomodations for KC/Buffalo/Baltimore that have negative ramifications on the Bengals.

KC gets an easier path to the bye.
Buffalo gets a path to not going to KC and gets at least the 2 seed with a win.
Bengals (who were about 60% to win when the game was canceled) have no control over getting better than the 3 seed. They are eliminated from the 1 seed they would have gotten with 2 wins and a KC loss. Have no control over avoiding needing to go at Buffalo and at KC to make the Super Bowl. AND have a scenario where they could win the division and start the playoffs on the road.

It's a ridiculous plan by the NFL, but that doesn't change the fact that the Bengals did the right thing and would (and should) do it again every damn time.

Oh they for sure should have done what they did. I’m saying they didn’t have to and the NFL still went out of their way to make it “fair” for everyone else but them.