Sources indicate NFL will not resume Bills-Bengals game as playoff scenarios remain unclear
The NFL will not resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Both people spoke to the AP on condition of not being identified because the league is still figuring out how to determine playoff seedings and scheduling. The NFL Players Association must approve changes.Buffalo entered Monday night needing a win to maintain the AFC’s No. 1 seed. Kansas City now holds that spot. The Bengals had a chance to earn that top seed with two more wins and a loss by KC.Seedings could be determined by winning percentage.
The Bills lost a thrilling overtime game at Kansas City in the divisional round last year. They beat KC 24-20 in Kansas City in October to earn a tiebreaker advantage for the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Adding an eighth playoff team to the field in both conferences and giving the top two teams a first-round bye is perhaps the most intriguing among the many possibilities.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are among the teams that would be impacted by an additional playoff team. The Steelers must beat Cleveland on Sunday and need losses by Miami and New England to clinch a playoff spot that seemed unlikely when they began the season 2-6. Adding an eighth playoff team would give Pittsburgh a little more wiggle room to reach the postseason for the third straight year.
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