
The NFL announced today that the Week 17 Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals game will not be resumed and has been cancelled.
NFL clubs will consider Friday in a Special League Meeting a resolution recommended by the Commissioner and approved today by the Competition Committee, governing both the AFC Championship Game and ramifications on the AFC North winners.
There are scenarios where the Bills, Chiefs, Ravens and/or Bengals could play in a neutral site AFC title game.
Detroit is the usual spot, but Ford Field is booked. Atlanta and Indy are among the options.
“(O)ur principles have been to limit disruption across the league and minimize competitive inequities," the league said in a statement. "I recognize that there is no perfect solution. The proposal we are asking the ownership to consider, however, addresses the most significant potential equitable issues ..."
Owners will vote tomorrow on the following proposal, among others: If Ravens beat the Bengals on Sunday, home-field advantage for a wild-card game between those two teams would be determined by a coin flip.
I'll have a more details look at all the possible playoff implications early Friday.
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