2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale
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Masakari
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He bodies him up like "You want a piece of him you'll have to go through me, Motherfucker" which is just hilarious
Urlithani
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Conspiracy theory time. The league is going to milk the hell out of Pray for Damar. Chiefs and Bengals fans get ready to rage at the amount of non-calls when you play Buffalo.
I'm not mentioning Miami because Buffalo shouldnt need help to beat the Dolphins.
I'm not mentioning Miami because Buffalo shouldnt need help to beat the Dolphins.
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Alex
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I guess we'll just have to fuck em up so bad that we overcome the refs too.
Bengals should've never played nice and told the Bills to forfeit if they want to stop playing the game.
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DickTrickle
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Oblio
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My attitude has always been if you are relying on ref calls (for or against) to win the game then you aren't dominating/executing like you should be. That said, yes all the Bills opponents are getting butt fucked. Bring some lube and don't say you weren't warned.
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Alex
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I'm so far from that. When was the first step?
The whole home/away shit is objectively fucked. Both KC and Buffalo get the benefit of the doubt but Cincy doesn't?
Merrith
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What benefit of the doubt is KC getting save unless they play Buffalo? Once they won Saturday to finish 14-3, Buffalo is the only team that could have potentially matched that record in the AFC.
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Alex
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And if Cincy would have beaten Buffalo they'd be the 2 seed. So why apply a what if for KC and Buffalo but not Cincy? I'm not saying Cincy should get that treatment against KC. KC is rightfully ahead of Cincy. But a Cincy-Buffalo match should also be a neutral site.
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Merrith
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It's my understanding had KC/Buffalo lost their final game, there would have been a 3 way what if, no? The what if is in absence of the Buffalo/Cincy result while including all other results...the what if can't be assuming the game that never finished, DID finish but only in the way you hope it would have.
When Buffalo finishes the 16 games it played 13-3 and Cincy 12-4, why should that match be a neutral site? In KC's case, they won an extra game, finishing with a higher winning % than Buffalo.
Lets say Buffalo was actually 14-2 without the Cincy game being played, would you then be arguing for KC to get a neutral site game against Buffalo b/c they MIGHT have lost to Cincy had that game been completed? Wouldn't make sense, the lost 1 less game (and beat them head to head).
Edit: Sorry, brain not working, meant to be talking about getting awarded the bye versus neutral site.
Merrith
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Agreed, but it was a pretty unprecedented situation. There's no perfect solution to it other than somehow playing the game, but that would likely push start of playoffs back, give everyone else and extra week off or something. It'll just likely be a talking point for some fan base after the fact.
DickTrickle
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It was mostly a joke, but I think there's been a measure of chest puffing/defensiveness about the Bengals that was (for example) never there with the Warriors, especially this season with the bad start and people doubting the Bengals. Now you feel wronged about the playoff seeding BS. Maybe I just notice it more because you're usually a pretty level guy.
You're one deflated ball scandal away from embracing the darkness!
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DickTrickle
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In terms of pure fairness, you also have to remember KC lost to the Bills and the Bengals, which I think complicates giving them the benefit of the doubt for the top seed. Before that game was cancelled, the Chiefs were honestly on the outside looking in. If week 18 played out the same and the Bills-Bengals game had been played, KC could not have been the #1 seed regardless of if the Bengals or Bills won.
The neutral field is a decent compromise but I do think Cincy probably should have been included in that when playing against the Bills or Bengals.
Alex
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If Bengals beat the Bills and Chiefs won out (which they did) they would have been the #1 seed.
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Alex
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I think it's the lack of respect that still exists. Everyone always talks about the Bills and Chiefs like they're the only two big dogs in the AFC. While the Bengals are 3-0 against Mahomes' Chiefs and are the defending AFC Champs. A number of sports books had us pegged for 3rd in the AFCN behind the Ravens and Browns.
It's just little brother syndrome. People thinking we suck because we've always sucked historically.
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