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I’m wondering if they should just push everything back a week.
As a fan I don’t know if I feel like watching any football until I hear that he's better in any capacity.
I think that’s what the league is waiting for.
That’s likely going to be the case in some capacity. If this happened during the Falcons Cardinals game Sunday or another game which had minimal playoff implications. The NFL would likely have more wiggle room.
But when they do figure out what they plan to do. They can’t rush or half *** that Bills Bengals game when you consider all that was at stake. Potential home field advantage in the playoffs. Seeding between Buffalo, Kansas City and Cincinnati who can all finish anywhere between 1-3 seeding wise. And in the case of the Bengals, still haven’t clinched their division yet.
No matter what they do, be it they play this weekend or they push things back. That Bills Bengals game is still unresolved and has massive seeding implications. Even if they delay for a week, play the week 18 games the following week, and then resume the bills bengals game the week after. Now the 1 seeds are getting 2 weeks off. Trying to make the Bills and Bengals play on a short week only to turn around and play a playoff game a few days later to not disrupt playoff scheduling would be extremely tone deaf.
As for making a decision if they’re going to play this weekend. Like I said earlier. I’m sure Hamlin making progress or getting some type of good news is going to influence that call. But I would assume they would need to know if they’re playing or not either way by mid week given all the preparation which goes into each Sunday, a lot of which is part of the weekly routine, and the routine is disrupted, it opens the door for injuries.