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How Will the Suspended Bills-Bengals Game Be Resolved? (The New York Times)

The N.F.L. has a number of options, none of them perfect, for how to handle competition for the last week of the regular season and the playoffs.

After the 1982 football strike cost the league 57 days in the middle of the season, the N.F.L. Both conference championship games would have been played in what was the bye week, and the Super Bowl would still have been played on schedule. added an extra week of regular season games and pushed the playoffs back a week, eliminating the week off before the Super Bowl. The league could have pushed all the playoff games back one week, leaving the weekend of Jan. The N.F.L. Only nine minutes of the Bills-Bengals game were played, meaning that if it were resumed at the point it stopped, nearly a full game would have to be completed. But the game was actually quite important for both teams, who are safely in the playoffs but fighting for the No. With the playoffs starting the week after, and both the Bills and the Bengals involved, the window would have been small to fit in another game before the wild-card matchups start on Saturday, Jan. [making it to the N.F.L. 14, it seems almost impossible to find a time for the resumption of the game that would not involve risking exhaustion or injury for players. [announced that it would cancel the Week 17 gam](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/sports/football/bills-bengals-game-canceled.html)e, which had been postponed nine minutes into play, with the Bengals leading, 7-3. How would it resolve the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended after the injury?

N.F.L. Cancels Bills-Bengals Game (The New York Times)

The league announced that it would not resume the Monday night matchup that was postponed after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in ...

played the 2020 season](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/sports/football/covid-nfl-fans-players.html) in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, clubs understood there was a possibility that some games could be canceled and they might have to accept uneven standings because of the circumstances. With the game’s cancellation, the Bills (12-3) and Bengals (11-4) will each have played one fewer game than the other teams in the N.F.L. Championship Game would be held at a neutral site if the teams that qualify played an unequal number of games and both could have been the top seed if all games had been completed. playoffs that were recommended by Goodell and approved by the competition committee. The proposal we are asking the ownership to consider, however, addresses the most significant potential equitable issues.” [making it to the N.F.L. The N.F.L. Both teams, along with Kansas City (13-3), were vying for the No. The game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals that was suspended Monday night after the Bills’ Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field will not be completed, the N.F.L. [went into cardiac arrest](https://www.nytimes.com/article/damar-hamlin-injury-update.html) after making what appeared to be a routine tackle during the first quarter Monday. After he was taken away in an ambulance, Bengals Coach Zac Taylor crossed the field to confer with Bills Coach Sean McDermott and the game officials. — about an hour after Hamlin collapsed — the game was suspended.

Bills-Bengals game will not resume amid Damar Hamlin's continued ... (ESPN)

"This has been a very difficult week," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement Thursday. "We continue to focus on the recovery of Damar Hamlin and ...

If Buffalo wins and Kansas City loses, the Bills will be the No. If Buffalo and Kansas City both win this weekend, the Chiefs will get the bye. Chiefs championship game will be at a neutral site. Cincinnati (11-4) trailed both teams by one game but would have held a three-way tiebreaker with a win over the Bills. NFL officials have maintained that there were no plans for the game to continue Monday following Hamlin's collapse and transportation to the hospital. "We continue to focus on the recovery of Damar Hamlin and are encouraged by the improvements in his condition as well as the tremendous outpouring of support and care for Damar and his family from across the country.

NFL Cancels Bills-Bengals Game That Was Suspended After Damar ... (The Wall Street Journal)

The decision, which comes as Hamlin's doctors say he has made strong improvement, has several knock-on effects on the NFL playoff picture.

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NFL cancels Bills-Bengals game: A look at updated AFC playoff ... (CBSSports.com)

Scenario 3: If Buffalo and Kansas City both lose and Cincinnati beats Baltimore, then a Bills or Bengals vs. Chiefs championship game would be at a neutral site ...

[Jets](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/NYJ/new-york-jets/) - If the Ravens win at the Bengals AND they end up being matched with Cincinnati in the AFC Wild Card round, a coin toss would determine home-field advantage. Los Angeles Chargers (can be No. [Raiders](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/LV/las-vegas-raiders/)OR Bills loss vs. - If the Bengals lose AND they are matched up with the Ravens in the AFC Wild Card round, a coin toss would determine home-field advantage. 5 or No. Baltimore Ravens (can be No. 2 or No. Cincinnati Bengals (clinched AFC North, can be No. Chiefs championship game would be at a neutral site. 1 or No. Kansas City championship game would be at a neutral site.

NFL owners approve AFC playoff plan after Buffalo Bills vs ... (Sky Sports)

The Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game was abandoned on Monday night after Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest; NFL confirms match will not restart; NFL owners ...

Hamlin is tied for the second-most tackles on the team this year, with 91. "Thank you for the calls, messages and emails. He continues to be critically ill and he continues to be in intensive care. He spent five years playing college football at Pittsburgh, his hometown, appearing in 48 games for the Panthers. His lungs continue to heal and he is making steady progress. The Bengals (11-4) meanwhile had a chance to earn that top seed - with two more wins and a loss by the Chiefs. Last night he was able to emerge, follow commands and even ask who won the game. When we answered Damar when he asked who won the game we said, 'Yes, you won. [Hamlin 'awake' and asked doctors 'who won the game?'](https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12118/12780603/damar-hamlin-showing-remarkable-improvement-and-appears-neurologically-intact-following-cardiac-arrest-say-buffalo-bills) [Hamlin critical but showing 'signs of improvement' "Damar has made substantial improvement overnight. You won the game of life'." And we saw, and continue to see that, in so many ways."

How Bills-Bengals Cancellation Affects Playoffs, Championship Game (Newsweek)

The NFL has announced that the Buffalo Bills game at Cincinnati Bengals won't be played after the cardiac arrest suffered by Damar Hamlin.

Do you have a question about the NFL? The first was that a result in the game would have no effect on which clubs qualify for the postseason. Do you have a tip on a sports story that Newsweek should be covering? This is where it could get a little complicated, so this might be a bit of a mind-blowing situation. "I recognize that there is no perfect solution. Speaking ahead of announcing the league's decision, Goodell said: "This has been a very difficult week.

NFL owners approve changes to postseason following cancelation ... (Yahoo Sports)

The NFL officially approved changes on Friday to the postseason structure following the cancelation of the Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals Week 17 matchup, ...

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