Bengals/Bills game update

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(01-03-2023, 02:53 PM)J24 Wrote: Why not just move the game back to Sunday and give the rest of the NFL a bye next week. I mean there is a bye between the Superbowl so it's not like they can't remain on schedule.

Uh, because logistics. You think all those stadium are available for the next week, and the next? And moving the ENTIRE playoff slate back a week? There are oikely concerts/events on those dates. Not to mention people who bought tickets to travel to games that get rescheduled. The TV mess. No way. That is just ludicrous.

No. You minimize the damage. Keep as much the same as you can. I think the parameters will be sonething like this:
 
1) The NFL cannot declare an outcome (win/loss/tie/no contest) without at least giving the teams a chance to play if they want. 

2) That chance will be midweek (Wed or possibly Thur) and would necessitate moving the Bills & Bengals games back the next week, and possibly some 1stcround PO games as well (Ravens & Pats also affected). 

3) The NFL will let the teams know what the consequences of choosing not to play will be. Likely forfeit if one team is willing and the other not. Or what will happen if both teams decide not playing is better for them. 

4) I doubt any of that will be made public. But the teams will make their decisions, and the NFL will then announce what will happen. No matter what, everyone will have agreed and they will be arm in arm about it. 

I seriously doubt it gets played. And I think both teams & organizations will accept whatever happens after the say we don't want to play it. No contest (baseball rainout) is most likely in my view. But a tie or a Bengals win are also possible. But whatever happens, they need support from the NFL bylaws for it.