01-06-2023, 10:02 PM
(01-06-2023, 09:08 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Apples to Oranges.. Ravens and Bengals are for division and the NFL decided since there is a game different in played games they would do the flip since they have same wins.. .. Bills and Bengals have same games played so tiebreakers would be the norm. Chiefs have a higher winning percentage than Bengals with lose and win so they would be 1st seed.
I think the NFL did a good job with issues between KC Bills and Bengals, it was the Bengals and Ravens that was the bad part of deal.. that is want most upset the organization... if they took the coin flip out, what the NFL decided was just fine especially the neutral field piece.. bottom line we have football and you have to win to move on.. so lets win...
The problem with the coin flip is that it involves a completely different set of rules than what the league has for a #2 versus #3 game against KC. If the Bengals have a 1/2 game lead on the Ravens (11-5 versus 11-6), the Bengals have to flip a coin for home field. If the Chiefs have a 1/2 game lead on the Bengals (13-4 versus 12-4), the Chiefs get home field.
At any rate, the best scenario for the Bengals is that proposed: Chiefs and Bills lose, and Bengals win. But if the Chiefs lose on Saturday, and the Bills win on Sunday, the Bengals (unless a wildcard wins) have to play at Arrowhead and then at Buffalo. The key for the Bengals to get home field in the 2 x 3 game is for the Bills to lose and slide to 3.
