(01-03-2023, 09:40 PM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(01-03-2023, 09:14 PM)Bullseye Wrote: So essentially a tie?

If KC and Buffalo win this weekend, does KC win the top seed, the first round bye?  Or does Buffalo get the bye because they won head to head v. KC, even though they have fewer wins than KC?

What of Cincy?  They would be effectively locked into the 3rd seed with no chance of going any higher even though they beat KC head to head and were beating Buffalo?

This sucks all around, and there are no easy solutions.

If they managed to push the playoffs back a week and play Buffalo and Cincy while everyone else is off, If Buffalo wins out, they would finish with the top seed and get the first round bye but whichever team lost, be it Buffalo or Cincy, would be at a disadvantage going into that wild card round.

This is the problem, Bills may lose #1 seed as their player had a cardiac arrest. Just seems so unfair and the Bengals could have jumped up. I know playoff seeds aren't important compared to what Hamlin is going through right now. 

The only thing I can think of, and I just can't see the league doing it, is you have the bye week the week before the SB. You could push back this weeks games or the playoff wildcard weekend back a week but fear that may threaten the pockets of some rich guys so probably got no shot.

Hearing Aaron Rodgers talk about it today, the players are as shocked and as upset as everyone else. If you asked them do they want to play this weekend I'm not sure what they'd say right now.

I can see the whole week 18 schedule being played @half [BLEEP]”.  On the other hand, competitors compete.  I’m not sure how this next week plays out and the competition that ensues.  I see it both ways.  Either way, every game, I can see the players having this in the back of their minds.  Do they take the big legal hit? Or do they lay off a bit?  I can see this being an offensive week.  Just a weird and awkward week.

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