{"id":251894,"date":"2023-01-07T13:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T19:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=251894"},"modified":"2023-01-07T13:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T19:35:46","slug":"buffalo-bills-must-try-to-win-for-damar-hamlin-and-afc-playoffs-positioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/buffalo-bills-must-try-to-win-for-damar-hamlin-and-afc-playoffs-positioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills Must Try to Win For Damar Hamlin And AFC Playoffs Positioning"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Buffalo Bills no longer control their own destiny. There are more than a half dozen playoff scenarios now in play, including neutral site options for several potential playoff games. But the next order of business is finishing the regular season against Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots.<\/p>\n

And if the Bills are inspired rather than dispirited because of the events surrounding Damar Hamlin’s near-death experience, they should be counted on to win one for their teammate, who is making a remarkable recovery.<\/p>\n

Damar Hamlin is now speaking with his doctors and his family and his teammates, and anybody who watched Monday Night Football<\/em> should be astonished that he and the Bills are in their current situation. Because — let’s all be honest with each other — it appeared that Hamlin was not going to make it to Tuesday after he collapsed against Cincinnati earlier this week.<\/p>\n

The fact that he is alive is a testament to the Bengals and Bills having doctors on the sidelines who knew exactly what to do when they saw that Hamlin had no pulse, and then did it. Immediately. Eight minutes of CPR and the quick insertion of a breathing tube saved that young man’s life. Had that not happened, we might have been looking at a football-free January.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLPA\/status\/1611392897168941062<\/p>\n

Where Do The Bills Stand in Seeding?<\/h2>\n

The short answer to that question comes via an acronym: TBD (To Be Determined).<\/p>\n

Much will depend on what transpires this weekend, and the need for a neutral site game could actually become moot. NFL owners voted Friday on a number of contingencies, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 If Buffalo (12-3) and Kansas City (13-3) both win or tie, a Bills-Chiefs AFC championship game would be at a neutral site.
\n\u2022 If Buffalo and Kansas City both lose and Baltimore wins or ties, a Bills-Chiefs AFC championship game would be at a neutral site.
\n\u2022 If Buffalo and Kansas City both lose and Cincinnati (11-4) wins, a Bills or Bengals vs. Chiefs AFC championship game would be at a neutral site.<\/p>\n

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If there is a neutral site #NFL<\/a> playoff game, what is the best place to play it? (Need a large stadium)<\/p>\n

— Chris Sheridan (@sheridanhoops) January 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n