Official: (Bengals) Game will not be resumed this week UPDATE: OFFICIALLY CANCELLED

[EffKCChiefs]

2 minutes ago, Kiva said:

When was it up in the air? They’re playing and they’ll win. 

Simply asking the question...i didnt say it WAS up in the air. Perhaps reading comprehension isnt your strong suit. 

[wolfpack78]

18 minutes ago, Einstein said:

WOW.

 

So they essentially pick a random Chiefs game and call it a no-contest. If it’s a Chiefs win, then Bills get 1 seed.

 

In this scenario wouldn’t they need to preserve the H2H games with the Bills and Bengals to preserve for tie breaker scenarios?  In that case, they would have 13 (or 14) wins subject to elimination and just one loss…

[BillsFan2313]

8 hours ago, TBBills said:

Yea like that will happen...

 

Guess you missed KC almost losing to Houston and Denver, and Las Vegas almost beating SF. 

[Einstein]

2 minutes ago, wolfpack78 said:

In this scenario wouldn’t they need to preserve the H2H games with the Bills and Bengals to preserve for tie breaker scenarios?  In that case, they would have 13 (or 14) wins subject to elimination and just one loss…

 

Probably not, because this would BE the tiebreaker.

[Einstein's Dog]

28 minutes ago, EffKCChiefs said:

Forgive me if its already been mentioned, but i cant help but wonder....are the Bills still preparing to play NE on Saturday or is it up in the air? The time is ticking away..obviously Damar is the main concern here and i pray he makes it through this. 

The Bills are scheduled to play on Sunday.  It is only up in the air by some posters on this board, the game is scheduled and will be played.  

 

The Chiefs play on Saturday and this can affect how the Bills approach the game.  If the Chiefs win it is entirely possible our starters will not play, or not play very long.  It will be our pseudo bye week because the 1 seed will no longer be considered a viable option.

[ghostwriter]

Bills should just forfeit this one.

 

Onto the Patriots.

[NickelCity]

5 minutes ago, Einstein's Dog said:

The Bills are scheduled to play on Sunday.  It is only up in the air by some posters on this board, the game is scheduled and will be played.  

 

The Chiefs play on Saturday and this can affect how the Bills approach the game.  If the Chiefs win it is entirely possible our starters will not play, or not play very long.  It will be our pseudo bye week because the 1 seed will no longer be considered a viable option.

 

And then you have Dawkins' comments about the team's focus right now - not just mentally, but they literal team meetings. They are not preparing for the game (yet). 

[Einstein]

1 minute ago, NickelCity said:

 

And then you have Dawkins' comments about the team's focus right now - not just mentally, but they literal team meetings. They are not preparing for the game (yet). 

 

Sorry I missed it - what did Dawkins say?

[Franco_92]

7 minutes ago, NickelCity said:

 

And then you have Dawkins' comments about the team's focus right now - not just mentally, but they literal team meetings. They are not preparing for the game (yet). 

If, God willing, we get good news tomorrow, then Thursday Friday Saturday is the same sort of condensed schedule as you get for short week Thursday games. That is manageable, especially since their bodies won't be nearly as hurt as during a typical short week. 

[zow2]

25 minutes ago, DrDare said:

 

You hope the Bills confirm they are playing?

 

As far as the league goes, the game is already scheduled and has never not been scheduled.

 

 

 

I agree. however there will be skeptics and almost no way to prove them wrong unless you have multiple independent computer scientist overseeing the whole thing.

 

Through tonight the players have not talked about playing Sunday.  Dawkins even spoke of it. Their focus and energy is on Damar and his family. nothing else.  That will likely change. That’s why i said what i said. 

[Beck Water]

8 minutes ago, NickelCity said:

 

And then you have Dawkins' comments about the team's focus right now - not just mentally, but they literal team meetings. They are not preparing for the game (yet). 

 

Just a point that on a normal week, player preparations for a Sunday game start the previous Wednesday.

[Herc11]

If the game is continued, I wonder what the circumstances are. Are the teams only able to continue with the roster as it was at the time of stoppage? If not then it can greatly help buffalo since we would be down 2 defensive backs. It would allow us to call up Rhodes and perhaps Johnson to return from his injury.

[NickelCity]

12 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Just a point that on a normal week, player preparations for a Sunday game start the previous Wednesday.

 

For sure. I just expect that the usual Tuesday team meetings are football focused, whereas right now they are not. 

[Big Turk]

53 minutes ago, beebe said:

 

😂

 

It's as fair a way as any I suppose.

[Doc Brown]

Longest throw competition - Allen, Burrow, and Mahomes for one, two, and three seed.

[Low Positive]

3 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Longest throw competition - Allen, Burrow, and Mahomes for one, two, and three seed.

I like the BIlls chances in that one.

[Beck Water]

45 minutes ago, NickelCity said:

 

For sure. I just expect that the usual Tuesday team meetings are football focused, whereas right now they are not. 

 

Usually, Tuesday is the players day off.

[NickelCity]

2 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Usually, Tuesday is the players day off.

 

Doh. I knew that, at some point. 

[Scott7975]

1 hour ago, Kiva said:

If it randomly selects the Bills vs Chiefs game we could potentially be out of playoffs? Ripple affect would be insane s. 

 

How would that be?  We would still be division winners with 11 wins.  No one else in the division would have more than 9.

[goober]

If the game does get played Sunday, I don’t want to hear the Shout song if the team scores, etc.   I don’t know what’s appropriate but the pretense of normal Sunday game rituals seems so hollow and artificial.