NFL approves plan for possible neutral-site AFC Championship Game

[stormtrooper8]

It's officially happening

NFL OK's plan for neutral-site AFC championship

NFL owners have approved a plan that leaves open the possibility of a neutral-site AFC Championship Game and could determine home field for a wild-card game between the Bengals and Ravens by a coin flip.

www.espn.com

 

[donnie]

This is wild....Hope it's not something they try to pull off in the future

 

[stormtrooper8]

This is wild....Hope it's not something they try to pull off in the future

I sure hope not

The Bengals getting punished for doing the right thing

NFL basically saying they don't to have to deal with stuff like this.

Lesson learned: be an asshole and force the other team to forfeit

 

[samsncharge99]

Bengals still win division with a win. In the end, that's the name of the game. Win and move on

would really be funny if 2/3 teams get knocked out and it's traditional AFC championship game

 

[stormtrooper8]

Bengals still win division with a win. In the end, that's the name of the game. Win and move on

would really be funny if 2/3 teams get knocked out and it's traditional AFC championship game

Bengals already have won the division, and would have won the division if they beat Buffalo Monday night

The fact that Baltimore has the opportunity to host a playoff game as a 6 seed is absurd, even if it's unlikely

 

[donnie]

Bengals still win division with a win. In the end, that's the name of the game. Win and move on

would really be funny if 2/3 teams get knocked out and it's traditional AFC championship game

Always has a way of working out typically

 

[Wagerallsports]

I sure hope not

The Bengals getting punished for doing the right thing

NFL basically saying they don't to have to deal with stuff like this.

Lesson learned: be an asshole and force the other team to forfeit

Glad you're finally coming around lol

Game should have been made up, finished, or awarded to the team leading at the time

 

[stormtrooper8]

Glad you're finally coming around lol

Game should have been made up, finished, or awarded to the team leading at the time

It was the right decision given the circumstances.

But the NFL is a sleazy organization so Bengals paid for it here

 

[Wagerallsports]

It was the right decision given the circumstances.

But the NFL is a sleazy organization so Bengals paid for it here

Yep the NFL is as sleepy as they come as well as the biggest hypocrites

Forever they distanced themselves from sports betting, fighting against legalization, telling us how bad it was

But then when the courts didn't let them sway their decisions anymore and overturned PASPA giving states the freedom to offer sports betting legally, here comes the NFL now swooping in with a different story and outlook because of

Same goes for DraftKings & FanDuel always stating how their fantasy sports was not like sports betting in any way shape or form and criminalizing actual sports betting.

Then here they come chasing the money

 

[kbhirsch]

Once they decided to cancel the game and not reschedule it (which was probably the right decision), there wasn't going to be any perfectly fair resolution. It's unfortunate that the Bengals get screwed for doing the right thing, but ultimately it was a horrible situation (that hopefully will never happen again) and the NFL did what they could under the circumstances.