League needs to avoid this scenario: Game is declared no contest, we're going by W%, then on Sat. KC wins.
Standings then:
KC 14-3
BUF 12-3
CIN 11-4
No incentive for BUF, who is playing a team NE battling for playoffs, other teams including MIA,PITT,Jax? are impacted in a negative competitive manner.
Adding the choice of Bye or Home Field is a way of balancing the scales between 1 and 2. Bills would be interested in staying ahead of CIN. Also would give CIN an opportunity for 1 or 2 given they win and BIlls lose.
NOTE: Cin owns the tiebreaker over us from what I've seen (SOV)