Battle for Seeding or Rest Battered Starters?

[Clark W Griswold]

(12-24-2022, 12:00 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: You go for the one seed.  That bye week and having KC and Buffalo likely end up playing each other the second round of the playoffs, and you get the lower remaining seed is the best path to the Super Bowl.

Now, if KC wins today and the Bengals lose, the Bengals have virtually no chance of the #1 seed.  At that point, you are just playing for a home playoff game.  But you can't "rest up" unless it is a guarantee that the Bengals can't improve their seeding in the final week of the season.

My dream is that Seattle pulls the upset (hey, they are better than the Texans and Broncos) today, the Bengals beat the Pats, and then next MNF will be for the #1 seed between Cincy and Buffalo.  THAT would be exciting as hell.  Plus, it might stop some of the whining about how the Bengals didn't have to play Buffalo last year.  

Whining about not playing Buffalo last year - is this really a thing? They beat the number 1 and number 2 seeds on the road so whoever’s saying this is extra stupid.