Last week's Divisional Games

[BengalYankee]

(01-07-2022, 03:18 PM)Chip Smallwood Wrote: If we didn’t win last week, and if the Browns would have, it would have set this up to be the biggest game of the year for each team, just like the LAC v LVR game is. Luckily, we wrapped it up and don’t have to worry about it, but if we didn’t, there’s no way that Mayfield, Burrow, and a bunch of starters don’t go out there to play.

The league designed the last week to lean in to creating a more meaningful week, and I think for the most part, it’s worked.

It would have worked solely for Cleveland and Cincy fans. Just like the LAC v LVR game is good for their fans.

Maybe, you have forgotten, but I have not. I have seen tons of last week games involving the NFL since the early 1970's and their have been tons of games where one game involves countless cities. No NFC game will affect a AFC team. I remember a Christmas game between the Vikings and Bengals where it affected both AFC cities and NFC cities. I remember a Bengals vs Raiders game on MNF the last game of the week and year. That game affected many cities.

Dallas vs Phily and Wash vs NY Giant does not affect a AFC city. Very few people outside of LAC and LVR will watch that snooze of a game.