Playoff Solutions Assuming they don’t replay the Bengals game.

[LabattBlue]

5 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Consider the source 

The Bills, Chiefs and Bengals won’t.

You think they would all choose a 1st round bye instead of home field throughout the playoffs?

 

I am not so sure about that. 

[YoloinOhio]

9 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Not with that turf tho.

Dang. You’re right. 

[zow2]

Would be very interesting, as Shefter reported that any AFC conference championship game involving teams that played fewer than 17 games would take place on a neutral field.  That might be the likeliest scenario in play right now.

[Warriorspikes51]

1 minute ago, zow2 said:

Would be very interesting, as Shefter reported that any AFC conference championship game involving teams that played fewer than 17 games would take place on a neutral field.  That might be the likeliest scenario in play right now.

so it would be a neutral site if:

BUF KC
BUF CIN
CIN KC

[NewEra]

2 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

You think they would all choose a 1st round bye instead of home field throughout the playoffs?

 

I am not so sure about that. 

Yeah, I think that for sure. 
 

The team that gets the bye still has a decent chance of having home field advantage as the other team will have to win 2 games just to use the home field in the AFCCG.  

[JESSEFEFFER]

12 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

I vote for Detroit as the neutral site - our second home

If they were playing the Bengals, Detroit would be very fair.  If they were playing KC, Indy would be a nice host site where fans from both participating cities would have similar travel times.  

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, JESSEFEFFER said:

If they were playing the Bengals, Detroit would be very fair.  If they were playing KC, Indy would be a nice host site where fans from both participating cities would have similar travel times.  

Or Tennessee, which Bills fans tend to overtake 

[UKBillFan]

8 minutes ago, colin said:

if the chip game is neutral, why would the one seed ever pick the home field vs the bye?  

 

It's either/or. Either the AFCCG is played at a neutral venue or the one seed benefits are split between one and two. Seems a bit harsh on the Bengals as they'd still have a shot at number one seed under normal circumstances if the Chiefs lose on Saturday, and they beat the Ravens. As it is, if the Bills beat the Pats, they'll be stuck at three.

 

It's why I think they should extend both play offs to eight teams, scrap the bye and then implement the suggestion that if two of the Chiefs, Bills or Bengals play one another, it should be on neutral field.

 

An issue then is if the Ravens beat the Bengals. I'd be tempted to given the Ravens the AFC North and number three seed in that circumstance on basis of divisional record (would be 4-2 vs 2-4 the Ravens would have beaten the Bengals twice). The number five seed can then be sorted between the Bengals and Chargers, should the Chargers win, on winning percentage.

[Einstein's Dog]

Couple of questions.  If they do a neutral site, where?  How early would they tell us?  Would love to go to a place like Tenn and catch this.

 

Second- what if only one team between KC/Bills/Cincy makes the AFCCG?  Seems like this option should only be used if 2 of these 3 teams meet in the AFCCG, otherwise seeding was accurate and the team should enjoy the benefit of home field advantage.

[zow2]

2 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

so it would be a neutral site if:

BUF KC
BUF CIN
CIN KC

 

Yeah.  i mean it’s fair if you think about it.  

 

KC did not have control of their own destiny  so they aren’t rewarded because of others misfortune.  

Cincinnati isn’t penalized for not being able to finish a game, and possibly earning the 1 seed…that was through no fault of their own.

Buffalo had control of their own destiny but isn’t penalized by having to play a true road game through sheer misfortune.

[julian]

 GO RAIDERS 

[jrb2590]

i also still like the idea of adding an 8th playoff team in the AFC and eliminating the bye for the 1 seed but it doesnt sound liek thats being considered.  NHL added playoff teams when their season was cut short by COVID a couple years ago.

[Warriorspikes51]

3 minutes ago, Einstein's Dog said:

Couple of questions.  If they do a neutral site, where?  How early would they tell us?  Would love to go to a place like Tenn and catch this.

 

Second- what if only one team between KC/Bills/Cincy makes the AFCCG?  Seems like this option should only be used if 2 of these 3 teams meet in the AFCCG, otherwise seeding was accurate and the team should enjoy the benefit of home field advantage.

Adam S mentioned a decision could be made before Saturday's games. As for the venue, based on the 3 teams locations

Detroit

Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
 

seem most likely

Edited January 5, 2023 by Warriorspikes51

[Hebert19]

11 minutes ago, zow2 said:

Would be very interesting, as Shefter reported that any AFC conference championship game involving teams that played fewer than 17 games would take place on a neutral field.  That might be the likeliest scenario in play right now.

Yup

[BillsFanSD]

29 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

Bills have not earned that. 

 

To me, this is not acceptable. 

 

The NFL did the right thing by suspending the game. 

 

But that doesn't mean the Bills are entitled to neutral AFCCG games, and not playing the Patriots this weekend if they don't want to and so forth. 

 

 

If you think the NFL did the right thing by suspending the game, then you have to accept that the Bills are either going to be given something they haven't earned or be punished for something that was outside their control.  There's no other option.

[YoloinOhio]

5 minutes ago, julian said:

 GO RAIDERS 

I won’t be surprised if the chiefs fumble the bag on the 1 seed this weekend. That defense is bad and Adams and Jacobs have looked good. 

[JESSEFEFFER]

1 minute ago, julian said:

 GO RAIDERS 

Stidham trained some with the Jordan Palmer group.  If he led the Raiders to an upset win, I'd think Josh might owe him a "major award."

[Buffalo03]

39 minutes ago, Hebert19 said:

 

So to be clear, if I'm hearing it right, the only time a championship game will be on a neutral field is its Bills vs Bengals or Bills vs Chiefs. If it's Bills vs Chargers, Jaguars, or whoever gets the 7 then the game would be played in Buffalo?

[Scott7975]

10 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

There is no good option. I think that is the least bad. Moving everything else around to fit this game into a stand alone week 19 is worse IMO.

 

I was reading something today that said something like they are considering having the 1 seed pick either bye week or HFA and the 2 seed would get the other.  That seems interesting.

 

There is definitely no good option where someone or multiple someones dont get the short stick.

[UKBillFan]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

So to be clear, if I'm hearing it right, the only time a championship game will be on a neutral field is its Bills vs Bengals or Bills vs Chiefs. If it's Bills vs Chargers, Jaguars, or whoever gets the 7 then the game would be played in Buffalo?

 

Now listened back - yes, it's only neutral field if Monday's result may have had an impact on the seedings.