The NFL has officially canceled the Bills-Bengals Week 17 contest, and has created scenarios in which the AFC Championship Game could be played on a neutral site.
Second, if Baltimore defeats Cincinnati in Week 18, it will have defeated Cincinnati, a divisional opponent, twice but will not be able to host a playoff game because Cincinnati will have a higher winning percentage for a 16-game schedule than Baltimore will for a 17-game schedule.
Should Baltimore beat Cincinnati and meet again in a Wild Card game, the site for that game would be determined by a coin toss. But if Cincinnati wins the Week 18 game or if Baltimore and Cincinnati are not scheduled to play one another in the Wild Card round, the game sites would be determined by the regular scheduling procedures.
Regardless of the outcome, however, the Bengals will be recognized as the AFC North champions since they have the higher winning percentage, according to . Only a coin flip in a potential Bengals-Ravens Wild Card game would give Baltimore a home playoff game. that the NFL never considered adding an eighth playoff team to each conference.
During the first quarter of Monday night's contest, Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in Paycor Stadium and suffered a cardiac arrest. The NFL suspended the game, then later postponed it after Hamlin was in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. " after three days. He also appeared to be"neurologically intact."Copyright RSN
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