{"id":179318,"date":"2023-01-07T00:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bills-bengals-rematch-why-no-neutral-site-or-coin-flip-for-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T00:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T00:06:00","slug":"bills-bengals-rematch-why-no-neutral-site-or-coin-flip-for-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bills-bengals-rematch-why-no-neutral-site-or-coin-flip-for-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills-Bengals rematch?  Why no neutral site or coin flip for playoffs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - How NFL playoff picture is affected by Bill-Bengals cancellation\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Friday, the NFL approved &#8220;2023 Resolution G-1,&#8221; which allows for special playoff contingencies in the AFC bracket in the wake of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin&#8217;s on-field collapse Monday night and subsequent hospitalization \u2013 a virtually unprecedented event at a league game that eventually necessitated the cancellation of Buffalo&#8217;s contest with the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">That matchup was rife with implications for postseason seeding, though it did not contain a scenario that would either send a team to the playoffs or prevent one from going \u2013 a major determinant in the league&#8217;s decision to cancel the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">However Commissioner Roger Goodell and his competition committee laid out some unique recommendations \u2013 adopted Friday \u2013 that could lead to unparalleled postseason circumstances.  For one, the AFC championship game would be played on a neutral field if either the Bills or Bengals are matched up against the Kansas City Chiefs.  Second, even though the Bengals were declared AFC North champions since they currently retain a 1\u00bd-game lead on the Baltimore Ravens, if the Ravens complete a season sweep of Cincinnati on Sunday, then the site of a potential wild-card rematch between the teams would be determined by a coin flip.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">NFL PLAYOFF PICTURE ENTERING WEEK 18:<\/strong>Unprecedented outcomes possible after Bills-Bengals game canceled<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">ZAC TAYLOR:<\/strong>Bengals coach doesn&#8217;t hold back when asked about NFL&#8217;s coin-flip decision<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Follow every game:<\/strong> Latest NFL Scores and Schedules<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">HOW WILL NFL PLAYERS RESPOND? <\/strong>After Hamlin incident, it&#8217;s clear that &#8216;life is bigger than this game&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">However one possibility the league didn&#8217;t create a provision for is a potential Bills-Bengals rematch.  If the current seedings hold, No.  2 Buffalo (12-3) would host No.  3 Cincinnati (11-4) in the divisional round.  Conversely, if both teams wind up 12-4, the Bengals would be ranked higher based on the strength of victory tiebreaker and a matchup with the Bills would be staged in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But why didn&#8217;t the NFL adopt a neutral-site scenario for this outcome given the cancellation of Monday&#8217;s game nixed the ability to create a head-to-head tiebreaker \u2013 which is always preeminent?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">USA TODAY Sports submitted the question to league executives Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Yes, there was (consideration for a Buffalo-Cincinnati neutral site),&#8221; said NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay, suggesting only a neutral site championship game offers requisite time to plan for such an alternative logistically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;That was discussed at length on the call today amongst ownership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Added league vice president of broadcast planning Michael North: &#8220;The fact that Buffalo and Cincy never got played, they&#8217;re going to have a different number of games played relative to Kansas City.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;But when it comes to Buffalo and Cincinnati playing each other potentially in the divisional round of the playoffs, they <em>have<\/em> played the same number of games \u2013 they&#8217;ve both played 16 games.  So there wasn&#8217;t really a conversation about a coin flip relative to the host site.  We&#8217;ll let that play out on the field this weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">North also said the league is in the early stages of assessing neutral site locations should one be needed for the AFC title game.  Cities like Detroit and Indianapolis have been floated due to their proximity to Kansas City, Buffalo and Cincinnati.  North would only say preliminary talks are underway as the availability of any prospective stadiums are assessed, and that more information will be forthcoming next week once the postseason field is finalized by Week 18&#8217;s results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">***<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Follow USA TODAY Sports&#8217; Nate Davis on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByNateDavis\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@ByNateDavis<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/01\/03\/USAT\/0a1c3d47-7fd9-4e08-8427-acc1e186b6a9-5536.JPG?crop=3999,2250,x0,y0&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/01\/03\/USAT\/0a1c3d47-7fd9-4e08-8427-acc1e186b6a9-5536.JPG?crop=3999,2250,x0,y0&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_fo__bet-best gnt_em__lp\" aria-label=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-type=\"comment\"><!--@pre<iframe class=gnt_em_fo_if src=\"\/tangfrag\/sports\/gaming\/bet-best?prm-embedded&prm-teamid=562&prm-gnteamid=3&prm-league=NFL#fhp-assetid=11002928002\" loading=lazy sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" title=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\"><\/iframe>--><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, the NFL approved &#8220;2023 Resolution G-1,&#8221; which allows for special playoff contingencies in the AFC bracket in the wake of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin&#8217;s on-field collapse Monday night and subsequent hospitalization \u2013 a virtually unprecedented event at a league game that eventually necessitated the cancellation of Buffalo&#8217;s contest with the Cincinnati Bengals. 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