01-09-2023, 04:59 PM
(01-09-2023, 04:50 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Maybe, they never got a W or L from the Bills game.
Irrelevant. The game was cancelled. The rules state that when a game is cancelled, seeding is determined by winning percentage. That means even if the Bengals lose to the Ravens, we would have ended with a better winning percentage.
If Ravens won:
Bengals: 11 wins/16 games = 68.8%
Ravens: 11 wins/17 games = 64.7%
This is why the team was pissed. The NFL essentially gave them a loss from the cancellation since they said the rules no longer matter. They also got the AFCN title in name only with possible no home field in playoffs, a 2023 1st place schedule, and possible worse draft position. Bengals basically got no upside of "if they won" but got all the downside of "if they lost".
