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hypotyposis t1_j35hhhb wrote

Reply to comment by dgc1970 in NFL will not resume Bills-Bengals game by wewewawa

No, it would just mean the 1 seed doesn’t get a bye and plays the 8 seed on Wildcard Weekend.

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snaeper t1_j35kaco wrote

“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.”

Emphasis added.

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hypotyposis t1_j35l4l6 wrote

Oh ok that would be more interesting. I’m surprised they would pass up the opportunity to add another game.

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Hipp013 t1_j377yv1 wrote

Well we also need to consider that every last-minute change the NFL makes needs to also be approved by the NFLPA, and while I obviously can't speak for the PA, I believe they generally disapprove of players playing additional games, because more games = more danger to the players.

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snaeper t1_j3azf4i wrote

In this case though, it wouldn't have been all teams playing more games, it would've been one more team making the playoffs, that otherwise wouldn't have been included.

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