01-07-2023, 02:03 PM
(01-07-2023, 08:17 AM)Nepa Wrote: Very well stated. I would like the explanation as well.
The league stated that the reason the coin flips comes up in the case of the Ravens and the Bengals is because the Bengals would have played one less game and could have lost and thus tied the Ravens record. But the exact same scenario comes up if the Chiefs finish #2 with a 13-4 record and the Bengals #3 with a 12-4 record. The Bengals played one less game and could have won and tied the Chiefs record. So what is the league's reasoning for that game being in Arrowhead stadium?
I can figure no explanation other than bias. One poster speculated because one was for the division. But the division was also settled by the league, with the Bengals accorded the division. So, why did the league make two different rules for the same scenario, one subjecting the Bengals to a coin flip, the other giving the Chiefs the home field?
I wish someone would put this to the committee.
Yeah I also would have been fine with a theoretical coin flip in all scenarios being treated this way:
Team with higher win percentage wins the toss = they host the game. Team with lower percentage wins the toss = neutral site if they both play. Just make the rule the same.
I think the reason I'm still talking about it on Saturday is that its complex trying to point out the issue, but you stated the question well in your last paragraph. Yes, I'm over it in that I'm not letting it take my joy, I just feel like it's worth clearing up what our argument even is. There is a problem and a better solution if they just follow their logic for the flip the whole way. If they do, they don't hold the door open for bias, and don't have to cower away from the truth with either you can't make a Bengal fan happy or this is 100% about Hamlin's well being alone.
