The betting lines are out for the AFC wild card round, and the Bills are easily the biggest favorites on the board. Buffalo is favored by 9.5 points to 10.5 points over Miami at various sports books. Given that the Bills have been one of the best teams in the NFL all season, and given [more] … [Read more...] about Bills, Bengals, Chargers favored in AFC wild card round
Chiefs clinch No. 1 seed with win today, but neutral site AFC Championship Game remains in play
If the Chiefs beat the Raiders this afternoon, they are the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs regardless of anything that happens tomorrow. But the No. 1 seed won’t necessarily mean home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Because of the rules change the NFL voted on yesterday, the Chiefs could still play an AFC [more] … [Read more...] about Chiefs clinch No. 1 seed with win today, but neutral site AFC Championship Game remains in play
Statistics from Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game will not be counted
No statistics from the nine minutes of the Bills-Bengals game that were played on Monday night will count toward the statistics of either team or any player. NFL policy on a cancelled game says, “To cancel a game is to nullify it either before or after it begins and to make no provision for rescheduling [more] … [Read more...] about Statistics from Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game will not be counted
Report: Chiefs abstained from vote to change playoff rules following cancellation
The final tally for Friday’s vote to change the existing rule regarding the impact of cancelled games, per a source with knowledge of the numbers, went like this: 25 yes, three no, four abstentions. That’s only one more “yes” than the rules require to change rules. As to the abstentions, one of them reportedly came [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Chiefs abstained from vote to change playoff rules following cancellation
League “maybe” considered coin toss to resolve Bills-Bengals game
To its credit, the NFL considered a broad range of possibilities for dealing with the unprecedented situation involving the suspended, and ultimately canceled, Bills-Bengals game. Although changing the existing rules for dealing with the aftermath of an ultimately canceled game opens a potential can of worms, the league brainstormed through a bunch of potential choices [more] … [Read more...] about League “maybe” considered coin toss to resolve Bills-Bengals game