Potential decision made for Championship Game location

[Boatdrinks]

6 hours ago, Captain Caveman said:

I saw Pittsburgh named as a likely option

 

 

Wow, I’d be shocked if true. Too close to Buffalo, too far from KC. It will be tons of Bills fans depending on how tickets are distributed 

[Warriorspikes51]

Wonder when potential location is announced

Edited January 8, 2023 by Warriorspikes51

[The Frankish Reich]

Denver. 

1. Weather averages: high of 45, generally sunny. Chance of snow quite low.

2. "Close" to KC (9 hours drive, short flight)

3. Local fans hate the Chiefs so to the extent they get tickets, it's 100% Bills fanbase.

4. Lots of hotel rooms. Add in a ski trip too.

5. I can easily go and will pay whatever the ticket costs. This is the deciding factor, NFL.

[Reks Ryan]

30 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

Wow, I’d be shocked if true. Too close to Buffalo, too far from KC. It will be tons of Bills fans depending on how tickets are distributed 

If the goal is equidistant, Indianapolis is the answer.  Almost right between KC and Buffalo.

 

let’s hope we really get to worry about the AFCG location.

 

 

On 1/6/2023 at 8:03 PM, FLFan said:

With Indy and Detroit out, Atlanta becomes the best location.  It’s neutral, an NFC city, indoors, easy to get to, time zone friendly and seems available.  New Orleans maybe?  They could play outdoors, potentially in AZ, but that seems like a more difficult road.  

Why is Indy out?

[Boatdrinks]

29 minutes ago, Reks Ryan said:

If the goal is equidistant, Indianapolis is the answer.  Almost right between KC and Buffalo.

 

let’s hope we really get to worry about the AFCG location.

 

 

Why is Indy out?

Indy turned it down. They have some other event in town that weekend  I won’t worry about the location at all: the Bills will be there and so will I. Just pointing out that location won’t favor KC so I’d be surprised if it was chosen. 

52 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

Denver. 

1. Weather averages: high of 45, generally sunny. Chance of snow quite low.

2. "Close" to KC (9 hours drive, short flight)

3. Local fans hate the Chiefs so to the extent they get tickets, it's 100% Bills fanbase.

4. Lots of hotel rooms. Add in a ski trip too.

5. I can easily go and will pay whatever the ticket costs. This is the deciding factor, NFL.

I would hate this. Not an inexpensive flight from BUF or a convenient one. ATL would be much better than that. 

Edited January 8, 2023 by Boatdrinks

[Boatdrinks]

1 hour ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Wonder when potential location is announced

Sooner than later. Perhaps the next few days .. they won’t leave this unresolved for long now that the Chiefs have won. The KC win greatly increased the chances for a neutral site AFCC game. 

[sullim4]

I would take Pittsburgh in a second.  That is a lot better than some of the other alternatives being discussed.

[BLeonard]

40 minutes ago, Reks Ryan said:

If the goal is equidistant, Indianapolis is the answer.  Almost right between KC and Buffalo.

 

let’s hope we really get to worry about the AFCG location.

 

 

Why is Indy out?

Volleyball:  https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/06/report-indianapolis-turns-down-nfls-request-to-host-afc-championship-game-if-needed/

[HerdMentality]

3 minutes ago, BLeonard said:

Volleyball:  https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/06/report-indianapolis-turns-down-nfls-request-to-host-afc-championship-game-if-needed/

bwahahaha.

 

I vote for Highmark... except Bills have to take the visitors' dressing room! 🥺

[beebe]

Best locations in order: 

 

1. chicago - roughly 8 hr drive from both KC and Buffalo. outdoor stadium. about as close as you can get to conditions you would expect in either buffalo or KC in late january. hotel situation is sufficient. 

 

2. nashville - roughly 8 hr drive from KC and 10-hr drive from Buffalo. both teams fan bases travel here semi often and fill the stadium. Weather unpredictable but more likely to be nice than crappy. 

 

3. miami - same flight time for both teams, both fans can get there with nonstop flight or easy connector. good stadium, adequate hotel situation, fun travel spot for visiting fans 

 

others worthy of consideration: 

 

4. las vegas. it's a shorter flight for KC, but both fan bases would have a blast traveling to this game and would make for one heck of a spectacle. 

 

5 (t). atlanta/minnesota - similar situation to miami. 

[NEBranch]

Fillipponi is a Yinzer apologist.  Don't believe it.  How would the Bills feel about playing in St Louis?  About the same as a KC fan feels about Pittsburgh I bet.

Edited January 8, 2023 by NEBranch

[Realist]

Will never be in Pittsburgh, with Hamlin from there, that’s a Buffalo home game.

[boyst]

I think we pool our money and book these venues to leave no choice but Buffalo 

[BRH]

I don’t think the league gives a ***** what venue/city would be the most “fun” for visiting fans.  They proved this by asking Indianapolis first. And they know the place will be packed regardless.

 

I still think they go for the most state-of-the-art available venue that’s as equidistant as possible from both cities and has a great hotel/direct flight situation.  To me, that’s Atlanta. 
 

Edited January 8, 2023 by BRH

[Locomark]

Why not Chicago? It’s outdoors so you avoid the dome feel, ton of hotel rooms and convention space. Ton of flights, train and highways and not hard to get to. January 29 average high is 32 degrees with 0.4 inches of snow. 
 

Get out a map and look at where KC, Buffalo and Cinci all are. They are way closer to Chicago or Indy than someplace like Atlanta. That’s a nutty suggestion. 

Edited January 8, 2023 by Locomark

[SCBills]

19 minutes ago, BRH said:

I don’t think the league gives a ***** what venue/city would be the most “fun” for visiting fans.  They proved this by asking Indianapolis first. And they know the place will be packed regardless.

 

I still think they go for the most state-of-the-art available venue that’s as equidistant as possible from both cities and has a great hotel/direct flight situation.  To me, that’s Atlanta. 
 

Atlanta seems to me as the best choice too.  
 

Big city, tons of hotels, and anyone can get a direct flight that wants one. 
 

Also, can’t hide my bias as I have a place about 15 minutes from Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 
 

Tons of Bills fans in/around Atlanta.  Outside the Falcons, has to be the most repped NFL team in the ATL Metro. 
 

 

Edited January 8, 2023 by SCBills

[Blainorama5]

How 'bout Albany, NY??

Sure, we don't have an NFL stadium.  Sure the weather could be an issue.  But just think about how easy it would be for me to get to the game!!  Why doesn't the NFL consider MY needs?? Unreal.

 

😉

[TFBillsfan]

4 minutes ago, SCBills said:

Atlanta seems to me as the best choice too.  
 

Big city, tons of hotels, and anyone can get a direct flight that wants one. 
 

Also, can’t hide my bias as I have a place about 15 minutes from Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 
 

Tons of Bills fans in/around Atlanta.  Outside the Falcons, has to be the most repped NFL team in the ATL Metro. 
 

 

Agree feel most likely locations are Nashville and ATL.

[SoCal Deek]

4 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

Agree feel most likely locations are Nashville and ATL.

I think Nashville or Vegas. Both would be destination locations for the thousands of traveling fans. I’ve never been big on the Atlanta stadium. It always looks really really dark inside on television. 

[BuffaloBill]

9 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

Agree feel most likely locations are Nashville and ATL.

 

 

Either would be cool for me - easy drives with Nashville being a little closer.