03-21-2021, 09:15 AM
The Bengals were already projected to host the San Francisco 49ers for their 17th game of the 2021 season. This is how the matchups will be determined going forward
New scheduling procedures with respect to the 17th regular-season game will “be an interconference match-up based on divisional standings” from the previous campaign, and “on a rotating divisional basis” in a fashion similar to current scheduling standards that annually see one AFC division play an entire NFC division, and so on.
https://www.cincyjungle.com/2021/3/21/22339053/nfl-expanding-to-17-game-schedule-per-report
New scheduling procedures with respect to the 17th regular-season game will “be an interconference match-up based on divisional standings” from the previous campaign, and “on a rotating divisional basis” in a fashion similar to current scheduling standards that annually see one AFC division play an entire NFC division, and so on.
https://www.cincyjungle.com/2021/3/21/22339053/nfl-expanding-to-17-game-schedule-per-report