Now that Week 18 is actually here, do you like having the extra game or not?

[BillsPride12]

We should be watching playoff football this weekend!!!  We don't need an extra week of regular season football to know which teams belong in the playoffs.  

 

And yes I know that the NFL's reason for this is simply $$$$$$$

 

But I'm just asking from a fan's standpoint.  I said from the beginning it was dumb but when it was first announced a lot of people were excited for it saying it was good to see more football etc. but from what I have been seeing on Twitter and other sources now that we are actually here it seems like most people are changing their tune and admitting an extra week of regular season football instead of jumping into the playoffs is stupid.  

 

Where do you stand?

Edited January 7, 2022 by BillsPride12

[Saxum]

I think it is a reason for people who like to complain to complain.

NFL catered to those fans.

[Alphadawg7]

I mean your case is kind of dead in the water based on what you said.  

 

There are a TON of playoff implications this final weekend in both the NFC and AFC.  I would say the NFL got exactly what they wanted out of this.  

 

I still think it should have stayed the way it was for player safety reasons, continuity with the record books, etc.  But hard to argue what you just said given the playoff picture is still so unsettled and is going to make for a lot of final week drama.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

i dont hate it...four preseason games was a bit ridiculous.  Compromise wouldve been starting the actual NFL season a week earlier to make up for the extra week tacked on the end.  Seeing an extra NFC team during the regular season every year is kind of interesting...gives you more rivalry chances as youre playing the team that finished in the same placement as you within their own division.  so now we'll see the cowboys twice as much as normal probably.  next year we'll get the rams again as our extra game.

Edited January 6, 2022 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[Boatdrinks]

Don’t like it. It’s an oddball number and 18 is too many. 16 is just right; they should have left it alone. MNF during playoffs is stupid too. 

[MJS]

I'm fine with it, but I am ready for the playoffs.

 

I do think it is overkill to go to 18 games. I hope they don't do that.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

5 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

Don’t like it. It’s an oddball number and 18 is too many. 16 is just right; they should have left it alone. MNF during playoffs is stupid too. 

I felt that way at first about an odd number of games being weird…but the nfl season is so few games to begin with that I think an extra game gives better teams that maybe didn’t start off so hot an extra week to set themselves apart.  Maybe we’ll end up with less terrible teams occupying the lower wildcard slots 

[aristocrat]

Why do you hate football?

[TBBills]

13 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

Don’t like it. It’s an oddball number and 18 is too many. 16 is just right; they should have left it alone. MNF during playoffs is stupid too. 

Well it was actually 17 weeks...  maybe that is why you thought it felt right.

Edited January 6, 2022 by TBBills

[Saxum]

I would have like 17 games better if they included an extra bye week as well and that gives NFL another weekend to sell.

 

NFL would not go for it for their consultants have said games before Labor Day do not sell.

It would help if those games were not in deep south just as not having games during late December would help sales in northern teams.

[boater]

19 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

but from what I have been seeing on Twitter

If Twitter is your world view.. that is a problem. Twitter is a hive of scum and villainy.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

18 game season is better.  Expand roster to 58 players.  Get rid of all the pre-season games.  Keep one if you absolutely want to.  2020 they had none and the product on the field was no different than 2019 and 2021.  Every poster on this board could have accurately predicted 50-52 of the players they kept.  The bottom 3-5 guys are all interchangeable with a PS guy anyways.    No need to risk injury in a pre-season game.  15 real games and they still couldn't figure out Bates was the best option at OG, and PS DT is dressing for games while a 2nd round pick is not.  A glorified scrimmage isn't going to help them figure it out anymore than what they see or don't see in practice.  

[klos63]

I'm looking forward to watching us try to clinch the AFC East Sunday, Sunday night game , Chargers/Raiders looks like an awesome matchup. Can't wait.

 

Honestly, it never occurred to me that someone might be unhappy with less preseason and more regular season games.

[JoPoy88]

20 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

We should be watching playoff football this weekend!!!  We don't need an extra week of regular season football to know which teams belong in the playoffs.  

 

And yes I know that the NFL's reason for this is simply $$$$$$$

 

But I'm just asking from a fan's standpoint.  I said from the beginning it was dumb but when it was first announced a lot of people were excited for it saying it was good to see more football etc. but from what I have been seeing on Twitter and other sources now that we are actually here it seems like most people are changing their tune and admitting an extra week of regular season football instead of jumping into the playoffs is stupid.  

 

Where do you stand?

What’s the meaningful difference between the playoffs starting next week as opposed to this week? Or is this just another “complain for the sake of complaining” thread?

[PatsFanNH]

19 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

We should be watching playoff football this weekend!!!  We don't need an extra week of regular season football to know which teams belong in the playoffs.  

 

And yes I know that the NFL's reason for this is simply $$$$$$$

 

But I'm just asking from a fan's standpoint.  I said from the beginning it was dumb but when it was first announced a lot of people were excited for it saying it was good to see more football etc. but from what I have been seeing on Twitter and other sources now that we are actually here it seems like most people are changing their tune and admitting an extra week of regular season football instead of jumping into the playoffs is stupid.  

 

Where do you stand?

What I don’t like is how they choose the 17 game. I mean I rather we had faced an easier team than Dallas lol..  that said it’s kind of fun since everything is still

so open in the AFC 

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

I'll get used to it but given what I'm used to I just feel like we went 10-6 this year.

[ColoradoBills]

14 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I mean your case is kind of dead in the water based on what you said.  

 

There are a TON of playoff implications this final weekend in both the NFC and AFC.  I would say the NFL got exactly what they wanted out of this.  

 

I still think it should have stayed the way it was for player safety reasons, continuity with the record books, etc.  But hard to argue what you just said given the playoff picture is still so unsettled and is going to make for a lot of final week drama.

 

This 17th game is full of Divisional games just like any other 16 season year.  The extra week was made up of a non-conference game.

I wasn't a fan of going to 17 and after this season I see no evidence of it being any great idea.

 

If it's all about preseason then just dropping one game and staggering the home game every other year would of done it but it was all about

the money.

[WhoTom]

An extra week of meaningful football? I'm on board.

 

 

[Boatdrinks]

5 minutes ago, TBBills said:

Well it was actually 17 weeks...  maybe that is why you thought it felt right.

Hahahahaha maybe. Great number. Although I despise bye weeks and have since they were implemented. 

[Whites Bay]

Huh?  What are you talking about?  It gets us one week closer to Spring.

 

Get a grip.