17th game officially being added to the schedule

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(03-21-2021, 10:19 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: I’m confused. If the 17th game is inter conference, why would we play an NFC team like 49ers?

Here's how it breaks down.

Go back 2 years from the new, upcoming season (2021). In this case, that would be 2019. Find out what NFC division the Bengals played. In this case it's the NFC West. Now, go back to the most recent completed season. In this case it would be 2020. Find out which team in the NFC West finished in the same spot the Bengals finished in. In this case, with the Bengals finishing in last place, they would play the 49ers since they finished in last place in the NFC West last year. 

Also, re: home/away. In 2021 the AFC hosts all the games. 2022, NFC hosts all games, etc, etc.