The health and safety of Damar Hamlin comes first, but it is natural to wonder what comes next in the NFL. As we continue to send positive thoughts and prayers Hamlin’s way following today’s excellent news, let’s take a look at what the now-confirmed cancellation of Monday’s Buffalo Bills versus Cincinnati Bengals game means for the AFC playoff picture heading into Week 18.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recommended the following resolution on Thursday, which the league’s competition committee approved, and which will be voted on by owners during a special league meeting held tomorrow:
- Any AFC Championship Game scenario in which the Bills or the Bengals are the road team (making the Kansas City Chiefs the home team), and could have hosted the game had they played an equal number of games to the Chiefs, will be played at a neutral site.