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re: Indianapolis turns down NFL’s request to host AFC Championship Game
Posted on 1/6/23 at 7:21 pm to Ghost of Colby
Posted on 1/6/23 at 7:21 pm to Ghost of Colby
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Hotlanta
As the great Chipper Jones said, only "douchebags" call Atlanta "Hotlanta."
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Posted on 1/6/23 at 7:28 pm to uptowntiger84
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Shouldn't it be hosted in an AFC stadium?
Somewhere outdoor and in cold location.
Posted on 1/6/23 at 7:35 pm to metallica81788
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arent there significant repairs going on in the Dome that would make it impossible to host? Bummer
Reno was scheduled to begin right after the season ends I believe. I suppose it could be postponed since they would have had to postpone the work if the saints made it in anyway.
Posted on 1/6/23 at 7:43 pm to Chad504boy
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How about Atlanta, that stadium always empty that time of the year
Why can't Falcons field a championship team nowadays?
Posted on 1/6/23 at 7:44 pm to TrueLefty
B/c the last administration was incompetent and the new administration are still cleaning up their mess.
Posted on 1/6/23 at 7:49 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Superdome would be home field advantage for Joey B and the Bengals
Posted on 1/6/23 at 8:01 pm to Lithium
What’s your point? They are getting hosed overall in this even if they played the game at the “neutral site” of Tiger Stadium. It would still be a road trip for them when all of these games should probably run through Cincy.
Posted on 1/6/23 at 8:14 pm to 3PieceSpicy
Good. Just play the game in Cleveland. frick domes for 2 outdoor, cold weather teams.
Posted on 1/6/23 at 8:18 pm to Jack Ruby
Seems like vegas would be a great spot
Posted on 1/6/23 at 8:25 pm to H-Town Tiger
quote:Probably have a clause in the contract to either cancel or have an alternate date if the home team is still in the running to host a potential championship game by a certain date
Did they book that mid-October? What would they have done if the Colts wound up hosting?
Posted on 1/6/23 at 8:39 pm to Choupique19
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Cincinnati will be there. Unless the Chiefs lose this week, the AFC championship will be in KC again.
You mean if neither Cincy nor Buffalo make it?
Because the agreed to conditions state that if the two participants played an unequal number of games and both teams had a chance at the #1 seed in a 17 game regular season.
Cincy and Buffalo will have played 16 games, while KC will have played 17. And there were scenarios for all 3 to have locked up the #1 seed in a 17 game schedule.
At this point, the only way the AFC Championship is not played at a neutral site is if Cincy and Buffalo don't make it past the Divisional Round.
This post was edited on 1/6/23 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 1/6/23 at 8:40 pm to Eeyore
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They must be testing the waters for going to neutral site championship games in the future.
Yeesh.
I hate that this tragic injury will lead to the bloodsuckers figuring out a way to make more money. Imagine having the best team in the conference and losing home field advantage because the owners can make an extra $10 million at a neutral site.
This post was edited on 1/6/23 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 1/6/23 at 8:41 pm to Cowboyfan89
If KC wins tomorrow, Bengals never had a chance so Bengals would have to go to Arrowhead correct?
Yep, just looked at the actual rules, only way Bengals get neutral field is both KC and Bills lose.
Yep, just looked at the actual rules, only way Bengals get neutral field is both KC and Bills lose.
This post was edited on 1/6/23 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 1/6/23 at 8:54 pm to 3PieceSpicy
quote:Superdome is the site where the Greatest College Football Team of the Playoff Era completed their season and Joey B was there QB and I would love to see the Bengals in the Dome
What’s your point?
Posted on 1/6/23 at 9:12 pm to Lithium
I would love to see it too
Some people seem to be taking umbrage to it though
Some people seem to be taking umbrage to it though
Posted on 1/6/23 at 9:16 pm to Tiger Prawn
quote:probably this. Id imagine the contract is worded for the colts specifically not the NFL. Or else you bet your arse they’d tell the tournament to frick off. NFL would bring more money.
Probably have a clause in the contract to either cancel or have an alternate date if the home team is still in the running to host a potential championship game by a certain date
Posted on 1/6/23 at 9:21 pm to RLDSC FAN
I must be late to the party. What is going on? Why is the NFL looking at a predetermined, neutral site for the AFC champ game??
Posted on 1/6/23 at 9:22 pm to Jcorye1
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Yep, just looked at the actual rules, only way Bengals get neutral field is both KC and Bills lose.
Well then they aren't even abiding by their own conditions, because that's clearly not based on everyone playing a 17 game schedule.
With a 17 game schedule, there was a path for Cincy to get to the 1. That died with the cancellation of Bills/Bengals.
They might as well just say Cincy is eliminated from that part of the conversation, and this only applies to Buffalo/KC.
Let's play the what-if game for a second. If Cincy had beat Buffalo, both teams are 12-4 at that point, but Cincy has the tiebreaker now and moved into the 2 seed. Now Buffalo's result in Week 18 is irrelevant if Cincy beats Baltimore. So it comes down to the KC/LV result. If KC loses and both Cincy and Buffalo win, there is a 3 way tie for the best record in the AFC, with Cincy getting the 1 seed by virtue of head-to-head wins over both KC and Buffalo.
So Cincy is getting screwed because they are stuck with 1 more loss than Buffalo now, which is the only reason Cincy needs both teams to lose this weekend.
Posted on 1/6/23 at 9:23 pm to Cowboyfan89
quote:that’s why that clause is in there. That was Cincys path to the 1 with a win over Buffalo.
Well then they aren't even abiding by their own conditions, because that's clearly not based on everyone playing a 17 game schedule. With a 17 game schedule, there was a path for Cincy to get to the 1. That died with the cancellation of Bills/Bengals.
This post was edited on 1/6/23 at 9:24 pm
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