What would you like to happen?

[TheCincinnatiKid]

(01-03-2023, 11:07 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: If you can’t award a win/loss, you can’t award a tie.  A tie is a result of a final score, just like a win or loss.

You could do no contest, and bills/bengals would only have 16 games.  But the fallout is terrible.

Chiefs - good, likely the one seed.
Bills- bad, likely the two seed.
Bengals - good in the sense that you get the AFCN, bad that you likely cant get the 2 seed.

Ravens - irate.  No chance of winning the division.  

I feel like they, NFL, have to at least set a game time, and then the teams can do what they want regarding play/don’t play.

You'll need good will from somebody, but yes the distinctions between a tie and an no-contest are important here.

I think a no-contest works if we base the AFCN only on wins. They could then win the division if they beat us. That's why the game can't be called a tie, it just ruins the division title. 

There isn't really a fair way to keep both the #1 seed and AFCN in play at the same time, short of replaying the game. And it's very questionable to say if that'd be a 'fair measure' either.

The League will have to dictate a result/NC I think.