SF 49ERS vs Cardinals pregame thread - 2022 Week 18

Originally posted by SLCNiner:

Originally posted by asu49ers:

Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by FunkyChicken:

Originally posted by asu49ers:
The issue is if KC ends up 14-3 and Bills end up with 13-3, then does that mean KC gets the #1 seed because of they have more wins? This puts Bills at an unfair disadvantage where they have been #1 seed for most of the season and due to the cancellation, it now could shift them to #2 seed.

Note: Obviously the most important thing is Damar Hamlin's life. Everything is else noise in the grand scheme of things

My suggestion here in the gameday thread is you play week 18 like normal. You then create a new week 19 in which there is one game CIN v BUF. You push the playoffs back 1 week. Teams would have to agree to rematch.

And all teams get a bye and the #1 seed would get two byes unless of course Buffalo gets the #1 seed. Buffalo would just have to live with having just one bye if they were to earn the #1 seed.

I think most teams probably wouldn't want 2 byes. Thats a lot of time away from playing football and keeping game ready.

Not only that, it still has unfair complications with the loser of CIN vs BUF in Week 19. One (possibly both) teams would have to play the following week while every other playoff team gets a bye week going into the playoffs.

The only way this extra week would work is CIN vs BUF plays week 18 and every other game from week 18 pushes to Week 19. NFL though already said Week 18 games are going to play as scheduled, so this rules out this option.

Cowherd is talking about giving both teams a tie. I think that sounds like the best solution. Otherwise, they play a condensed week, higher likelihood of injuries, so on. Let the Bills have the final say.

Originally posted by FunkyChicken:
My suggestion here in the gameday thread is you play week 18 like normal. You then create a new week 19 in which there is one game CIN v BUF. You push the playoffs back 1 week. Teams would have to agree to rematch.

Originally posted by fl4sh080:

Originally posted by FunkyChicken:
My suggestion here in the gameday thread is you play week 18 like normal. You then create a new week 19 in which there is one game CIN v BUF. You push the playoffs back 1 week. Teams would have to agree to rematch.

I can't imagine the NFL is gona be too big on giving the rest of the field a bye just before the playoffs.

They gona have to work out some kind of DNP magic to even out the records and account for the game not played.

This is certainly uncharted territory.

Originally posted by SLCNiner:
Cowherd is talking about giving both teams a tie. I think that sounds like the best solution. Otherwise, they play a condensed week, higher likelihood of injuries, so on. Let the Bills have the final say.

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by SLCNiner:

Originally posted by asu49ers:

Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by FunkyChicken:

Originally posted by asu49ers:
The issue is if KC ends up 14-3 and Bills end up with 13-3, then does that mean KC gets the #1 seed because of they have more wins? This puts Bills at an unfair disadvantage where they have been #1 seed for most of the season and due to the cancellation, it now could shift them to #2 seed.

Note: Obviously the most important thing is Damar Hamlin's life. Everything is else noise in the grand scheme of things

My suggestion here in the gameday thread is you play week 18 like normal. You then create a new week 19 in which there is one game CIN v BUF. You push the playoffs back 1 week. Teams would have to agree to rematch.

And all teams get a bye and the #1 seed would get two byes unless of course Buffalo gets the #1 seed. Buffalo would just have to live with having just one bye if they were to earn the #1 seed.

I think most teams probably wouldn't want 2 byes. Thats a lot of time away from playing football and keeping game ready.

Not only that, it still has unfair complications with the loser of CIN vs BUF in Week 19. One (possibly both) teams would have to play the following week while every other playoff team gets a bye week going into the playoffs.

The only way this extra week would work is CIN vs BUF plays week 18 and every other game from week 18 pushes to Week 19. NFL though already said Week 18 games are going to play as scheduled, so this rules out this option.

Cowherd is talking about giving both teams a tie. I think that sounds like the best solution. Otherwise, they play a condensed week, higher likelihood of injuries, so on. Let the Bills have the final say.

KC been handed the #1 seed on a silver platter. 49ers fans are going to love that.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
I know the tone in the NFL tonight is very dark, but I do think this needs to eventually be brought up:

Don't be shocked if this game gets postponed. I don't think anybody in the NFL feels like playing again anytime soon after what happened tonight.

All that said, hoping and praying Hamlin somehow pulls through.

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Brock already beat Brady, might as well takeout Rodgers too and take the mantle

Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:
Flip a coin for each quarter left to determine the winner of that quarter.

So CIN was winning the 1st quarter, so they get that one.

So they flip for the 2nd quarter, then the 3rd, and then the 4th. Whoever has the lead, wins.

If it is tied, it goes to overtime, where they do one more flip to determine the winner.

Originally posted by DrEll:
A tie is the best outcome. It doesn't affect the seeding one bit and keeps stakes alive for the final week of football…

Originally posted by WINiner:
Not to mention the advertising and logistical nightmares associated with moving the SB back 1 week.