The Bengals reportedly feel that the new playoff scenarios benefit the Ravens
If the Ravens beat the Bengals on Sunday and those two teams are set to meet in the playoffs, the location of the game will be determined by a coin flip. The Bengals, even without a victory in the “no contest” game against the Bills, are considered AFC North champions. However, since a Buffalo win on Monday night would have given Baltimore a shot to win the division, the league felt it was right to give the Ravens an opportunity to potentially host a playoff game.
If the Bengals lose to the Ravens on Sunday and then other results around the league ultimately pit the two franchises against each other in the wild-card round next week, history could be made. If home-field advantage in the contest goes to a coin flip that ends up in the Ravens’ favor, the Bengals would become the first team in NFL history to win its division and open the wild-card round on the road.
“The proper process for making rule change is in the offseason,” Blackburn wrote. “It is not appropriate to put teams in a position to vote for something that may introduce bias, favor one team over another or impact their own situation when the vote takes place immediately before the playoffs.”
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