01-05-2023, 05:12 PM
(01-05-2023, 05:07 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: The more I think about it as a couple days pass, the more I think that it needs to be considered a Buffalo forfeit. It's a shitty situation, and it isn't really completely fair to Buffalo, but no other solution really seems to be particularly fair to about 4-5 other teams. It would also set the precedent for the future. This happened in the 1st quarter, but what happens if something similar happens in the 3rd quarter? 2nd quarter? What if it happens with something less life threatening but still serious and scary like the Shazier injury, and the team then has the option to just not play the game and not take an L.
This belief is reinforced even more so if the Bills forfeit this weekend as well.
Either way, I agree with the people in this thread that said a decision has to be finalized before this weekend starts.
I think the fact this happened so early in the game is another part which makes this difficult for the League to make a choice. Had it been in the 3rd or whatever... the further we go through the game, the easier it may be to just call it. That's obviously situational in itself, but if the Bengals are 4 points up and driving with 9 minutes to go instead, it's logically more straightforward to call it a W imo.
(01-05-2023, 05:08 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: That's very easily explained by human nature. Referees are human and it's not impossible for them to subconsciously give the better teams the benefit of the doubt on close calls.
This is the right answer imo. I certainly believe it way more than the idea the League itself has the refs going and winning games for teams.
