01-06-2023, 05:32 AM
(01-06-2023, 03:47 AM)JaggedJimmyJay Wrote: The biggest inconsistency:what if, bengals win the next 2 games? and KC wins against the raiders? would a 14-4 record with a bengals head to head then force a tiebreaker being hosted by cincy? oh that's right. we just make up rules as we go. n/m
Hypothetically,
11-6 Ravens can host the 11-5 Bengals with a coin flip.
12-4 Bengals can NOT host the 13-4 Chiefs with a coin flip.
It’s a half-game difference either way, but the approach is different. The league’s rationale would be that the two head-to-head “tiebreakers” are not the same. The Ravens would have two wins over the Bengals, and the Bengals would only have one win over the Chiefs. I think that argument is weak.
One could also argue that a neutral site game is mathematically the “same” advantage as a coin flip between home and away. I think that’s at least controversial though, and the NFL’s own logic is inconsistent with that assertion. They’re treating Baltimore’s possible coin flip as a reward (for the hypothetical division sweep).
