{"id":179079,"date":"2023-01-06T18:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/with-bills-bengals-canceled-seeding-scenarios-become-clearer\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:35:05","slug":"with-bills-bengals-canceled-seeding-scenarios-become-clearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/with-bills-bengals-canceled-seeding-scenarios-become-clearer\/","title":{"rendered":"With Bills-Bengals canceled, seeding scenarios become clearer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No matter what the NFL decided about the Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game that was suspended and eventually canceled, some teams were going to be put in an unfair situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recognize that there is no perfect solution,\u201d NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The NFL has put in adjustments for the AFC championship game, helping clarify exactly what is at stake for Week 18.<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t want their path to the No. 1 seed open up like this, with a game being canceled due to Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffering a cardiac emergency on the field, but the reality is they benefit from BIlls-Bengals being declared a no contest. With a win Saturday over the Las Vegas Raiders, they get the bye. That’s a huge advantage, even if the AFC championship game could be at a neutral site.<\/p>\n

The Bills were in line for the No. 1 seed if they won out, but they’ll have one fewer game than the Chiefs. Buffalo can still get the No. 1 seed if they beat the New England Patriots and the Chiefs lose to the Raiders. The Bengals had a shot at the No. 1 seed but do not anymore because they needed to win in Week 17 and 18 and have the Chiefs lose the finale. The Baltimore Ravens were also impacted. They can no longer win the AFC North. They best they can do is finish a half-game behind the Bengals. However, as part of Friday’s decision by the NFL, if the Ravens beat the Bengals on Sunday and there is a Ravens-Bengals matchup set for the wild-card round of the playoffs, a coin toss would determine where that game is held.<\/p>\n

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