{"id":535566,"date":"2023-01-05T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T08:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-potential-bills-bengals-cancellation-could-change-afc-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T11:15:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T08:15:22","slug":"how-potential-bills-bengals-cancellation-could-change-afc-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-potential-bills-bengals-cancellation-could-change-afc-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"#How potential Bills-Bengals cancellation could change AFC playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2160bcdaa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2160bcdaa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-potential-bills-bengals-cancellation-could-change-afc-playoffs\/#%E2%80%9CHow_potential_Bills-Bengals_cancellation_could_change_AFC_playoffs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How potential Bills-Bengals cancellation could change AFC playoffs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_potential_Bills-Bengals_cancellation_could_change_AFC_playoffs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How potential Bills-Bengals cancellation could change AFC playoffs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Though no decision has been made yet, the NFL is leaning toward not resuming the Bills-Bengals <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> that was suspended after Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest in the middle of Monday\u2019s game in Cincinnati, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2023\/01\/04\/momentum-builds-for-cancelation-of-bills-bengals-game\/\">according to ProFootballTalk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills safety has shown \u201csigns of improvement\u201d since Tuesday, the team said Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>If the game is ruled a no contest, playoff seeding would be determined from Week 18 results. The Chiefs (13-3) would capture the No. 1 seed with a win over the Raiders on Saturday. As for the Bills (12-3), they still could become the top seed with a win over the Patriots on Sunday and a Chiefs\u2019 loss on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the website, the Bengals (11-4) still could get the No. 2 seed if they beat the 10-6 Ravens and the Bills lose on the strength of a victory tiebreaker. If that h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened, there would be a chance of a Bills-Bengals game in the divisional round.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NFL.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The NFL is unlikely to resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended after Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the game.\" class=\"wp-image-25245551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NFL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NFL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NFL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NFL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The NFL is unlikely to resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended after Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the game.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Ravens would lose any chance of winning the AFC North if the Bills-Bengals game doesn\u2019t get played. If the Bengals had lost to the Bills, the winner of Sunday\u2019s Ravens-Bengals game would have won the AFC North.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time the thought of winning percentages would determine NFL playoff positioning. It was brough up during the pandemic year of 2020, when the league braced for the possibility of multiple regular-season games being canceled. In the end, none were.<\/p>\n<p>Though this is the likely decision the NFL could make, it\u2019s not the only one. The NFL conceivably could reschedule the Bills-Bengals game a week after the Week 18 contests and push the playoffs back a week, thus eliminating the week off between the championship games and the Super Bowl.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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