No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

[DraftBoy]

Breaking now per NFLN.

Goddell made the right call.

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I love how the administrators here at he Zone can't fix their own time stamp.

[DraftBoy]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

I love how the administrators here at he Zone can't fix their own time stamp.

You're welcome.

[OpIv37]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

So, what's next then?

Obviously Hamlin's health is the biggest concern, but the league just can't pause everything until we know the outcome with him.

This game has huge implications for the Bills, Bengals, Chiefs, Ravens and whichever wild card teams end up playing those teams. It doesn't seem fair to any of those teams to not have a result.

And, according to what someone posted in another thread, the commissioner doesn't have the authority to cancel or forfeit games anyway- basically, the rules state that the game must be played somehow. And, to complicate matters, league rules state that teams must get at least 6 days rest before a playoff game. There's only one first round bye, so either the Bills or the Bengals will be playing during the first weekend of the playoffs, and depending on what happens in the scheduled week 18 games, the Chiefs could still get the bye and both teams would have to play during the first week of the playoffs.

In the moment, stopping the game was 100% the right decision. Some things are more important than football. But it's led to a logistical nightmare.

[Forward_Lateral]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

So, what's next then?

Obviously Hamlin's health is the biggest concern, but the league just can't pause everything until we know the outcome with him.

This game has huge implications for the Bills, Bengals, Chiefs, Ravens and whichever wild card teams end up playing those teams. It doesn't seem fair to any of those teams to not have a result.

And, according to what someone posted in another thread, the commissioner doesn't have the authority to cancel or forfeit games anyway- basically, the rules state that the game must be played somehow. And, to complicate matters, league rules state that teams must get at least 6 days rest before a playoff game. There's only one first round bye, so either the Bills or the Bengals will be playing during the first weekend of the playoffs, and depending on what happens in the scheduled week 18 games, the Chiefs could still get the bye and both teams would have to play during the first week of the playoffs.

In the moment, stopping the game was 100% the right decision. Some things are more important than football. But it's led to a logistical nightmare.

There's only 2 real options right now.

1.) move the game to next Thursday and push the playoffs back a week, which is possible, they'd just have to eliminate the bye week between the conference championships and the superbowl (I can't see them moving the superbowl back a week).

2.) don't play it at all and then figure out what to do with the standings.

I don't think 2 would happen, but you never know

[DraftBoy]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

So, what's next then?

Obviously Hamlin's health is the biggest concern, but the league just can't pause everything until we know the outcome with him.

This game has huge implications for the Bills, Bengals, Chiefs, Ravens and whichever wild card teams end up playing those teams. It doesn't seem fair to any of those teams to not have a result.

And, according to what someone posted in another thread, the commissioner doesn't have the authority to cancel or forfeit games anyway- basically, the rules state that the game must be played somehow. And, to complicate matters, league rules state that teams must get at least 6 days rest before a playoff game. There's only one first round bye, so either the Bills or the Bengals will be playing during the first weekend of the playoffs, and depending on what happens in the scheduled week 18 games, the Chiefs could still get the bye and both teams would have to play during the first week of the playoffs.

In the moment, stopping the game was 100% the right decision. Some things are more important than football. But it's led to a logistical nightmare.

Best guess, they will evaluate this after next Sunday after all other results are known.

[Ed]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

So, what's next then?

Obviously Hamlin's health is the biggest concern, but the league just can't pause everything until we know the outcome with him.

This game has huge implications for the Bills, Bengals, Chiefs, Ravens and whichever wild card teams end up playing those teams. It doesn't seem fair to any of those teams to not have a result.

And, according to what someone posted in another thread, the commissioner doesn't have the authority to cancel or forfeit games anyway- basically, the rules state that the game must be played somehow. And, to complicate matters, league rules state that teams must get at least 6 days rest before a playoff game. There's only one first round bye, so either the Bills or the Bengals will be playing during the first weekend of the playoffs, and depending on what happens in the scheduled week 18 games, the Chiefs could still get the bye and both teams would have to play during the first week of the playoffs.

In the moment, stopping the game was 100% the right decision. Some things are more important than football. But it's led to a logistical nightmare.

I assume they'll play the week 18 games as scheduled and use this week to figure out the best solution for the Bills-Bengals game. My guess would be they delay the playoffs by a week. The question then would be if they move the superbowl back also or just go with one week between championship weekend and the superbowl.

[OpIv37]

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I can't imagine moving the SB back a week. Logistically, it would be extremely difficult.

Eliminating the bye between the conf championships and the SB seems to be the most likely option.

There is a scenario with the week 18 games where the Bills/Bengals game won't matter for the first round bye- maybe the NFL is hoping that scenario plays out, and if it does, they'll cancel the game, and if it doesn't, then they'll figure out how to play it.

[TacklingDummy]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

So, what's next then?

Roger hasn't called you yet?

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

The Bengals should forfeit. Would be a class act.

[Woodman]

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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/03/nfl-announces-bills-bengals-wont-resume-this-week/

NFL announces Bills-Bengals won’t resume “this week”

They did the right thing.

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

I love how the administrators here at he Zone can't fix their own time stamp.

It is the hosting service.

I have asked them before

Feel free to take the site over if you want

Buy some servers and the software and you can host it too.

[Woodman]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/03/nfl-announces-bills-bengals-wont-resume-this-week/

The NFL has said it will address the issue of the unfinished Bills-Bengals game at the appropriate time. The NFL has addressed the Bills-Bengals situation, partially.
“The NFL continues to be in regular contact with the medical team caring for Damar Hamlin, and also the Bills and Bengals organizations and the NFL Players Association,” the NFL said in a statement. “After speaking with both teams and NFLPA leadership, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed the clubs today that the Bills-Bengals game will not be resumed this week.”

[TacklingDummy]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

It is the hosting service.

I have asked them before

Feel free to take the site over if you want

Buy some servers and the software and you can host it too.

How much? I could use a retirement investment and something to do with my time.

[Typ0]

Re: No Bills-Bengals Game This Week

It is the hosting service.

I have asked them before

Feel free to take the site over if you want

Buy some servers and the software and you can host it too.

There is a setting in vbulletin to adjust the displayed time to a specific time zone on earth based on a GMT timestamp. Not sure this is what you have going on but it might be something to look at.