NFL cancels Bills-Bengals game A look at updated AFC playoff scenarios heading into Week 18
NFL cancels Bills-Bengals game A look at updated AFC playoff scenarios heading into Week 18
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The NFL made the decision to cancel Monday's Week 17 game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, days after Bills safety suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field. While Hamlin is recovering, the league decided to finish the regular season in Week 18 -- using win percentage as the decider for seeding in the AFC playoffs.On Friday, the that would move the AFC Championship Game to a neutral site if one of these scenarios occurred:Scenario 1:If Buffalo and Kansas City both win or both tie in Week 18, then a Buffalo vs. Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.Scenario 2:If theandboth lose in Week 18 and Baltimore wins or ties with the, then a Buffalo vs. Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.Scenario 3:If Buffalo and Kansas City both lose and Cincinnati beats Baltimore, then a Bills or Bengals vs. Chiefs championship game would be at a neutral site.As for the seeding, here's where we stand entering Week 18:The Kansas City Chiefs have an .813 win percentage by virtue Duke Shelley Jersey of playing one extra game. The Bills have an .800 win percentage and the Cincinnati Bengals are at .733. The Bengals won the AFC North as a result of the cancellation, ensuring a top-three seed while the will be a wild card in the playoff standings. Even with the seedings still to be determined, the neutral-site championship game po sibility comes into play thanks to the Chiefs having the opportunity to be the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Here are the AFC playoff scenarios heading into Week 18:Clinch No. 1 seed with win at OR Bills lo s vs. If Chiefs and Bills both win this weekend and they end up meeting in the AFC Championship, the game would be played at a neutral siteIf Chiefs, Bills and Bengals all lose this weekend, then a Bills/Chiefs AFC Championship would be played at a neutral site.If Chiefs lose AND Bills win, Buffalo would be the 1 seed and Kansas City would be the 2 seed and the po sibility of a neutral-site AFC Championship game would NOT existIf Chiefs and Bills lose AND Bengals win a Bills/Chiefs OR Bengals/Chiefs AFC Championship would be at a neutral site.Clinch first-round bye AND home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with win AND Chiefs lo s (a neutral-site AFC Championship would NOT come into play in this scenario.Would be 2 seed with win AND Chicago Bears Jersey Chiefs win, or lo s AND Bengals lo s (If Bills win AND Chiefs win, and they meet in the AFC Championship, it would be played at a neutral site).Would be 3 seed with lo s AND Bengals win (Cincinnati would get the 2 seed in this scenario because it already clinched the strength of victory tiebreaker).If Chiefs, Bills and Bengals all lose this weekend, then a Bills/Chiefs AFC Championship would be played at a neutral site.Clinch No. 2 seed with win AND Bills lo s (Cincinnati would get the 2 seed in this scenario because it already clinched the strength of victory tiebreaker).Would be No. 3 seed with lo s OR Bills win.If the Bengals lose AND they are matched up with the Ravens in the AFC Wild Card round, a coin to s would determine home-field advantage. The specific scenario for that to occur would be for the Bengals to lose at home to the Ravens Jim McMahon Jersey and for the Chargers to win at the Broncos. If Chiefs and Bills lose AND Bengals win a Bills/Chiefs OR Bengals/Chiefs AFC Championship would be at a neutral site.The Ravens need a win and lo s to be the No. 5 seed in the AFC.Would be No. 6 seed with lo s OR Chargers win.If the Ravens win at the Bengals AND they end up being matched with Cincinnati in the AFC Wild Card round, a coin to s would determine home-field advantage. The specific scenario for that to occur would be a Ravens win at Cincinnati AND a Chargers win at Denver.The Chargers need a win at the OR a lo s by the Ravens to clinch the No. 5 seed in the AFC.Clinch AFC South with win OR tie vs. Clinch final No. 7 seed wild card spot with lo s vs. Titans + lo s vs. + Patriots lo s at Bills + lo s vs. Clinch AFC South with win at JaguarsClinch No. 7 seed with win at Bills ORDolphins lo s vs. Jets + Steelers lo s vs. Browns + Jaguars win vs. TitansClinch No. 7 seed with win vs. Jets AND Patriots lo s at BillsClinch No. 7 seed with win vs. Browns AND Dolphins lo s vs. Jets + Patriots lo s at Bills
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