Bills-Bengals Week 17 officially canceled
The Week 17 game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals will not be completed, as the NFL turns its attention to Week 18 and the playoffs. The Bengals have been named the AFC North champions because their win percentage with a 16-game schedule would be better than that of the Ravens with a 17-game schedule, even if Baltimore pulls the upset victory in Week 18.
If the Ravens do beat the Bengals in Week 18, they will have beaten Cincinnati twice. While they cannot win the division because of win percentage, the site of a Wild Card Game between the two would be decided by a coin toss.
The cancellation of Monday night’s game has also forced the NFL to revamp its AFC playoff schedule and it is possible that there could be a neutral-site game in the AFC Championship. There will be a test at the end of the article, so bear with me.