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Despite protest from the Bengals, NFL owners voted affirmatively on changes to the AFC playoffs procedures.
The Bengals-Bills game was postponed on Monday after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in cardiac arrest following a tackle of wideout Tee Higgins. On Thursday, the NFL announced the game would not be resumed. The game carried heavy stakes in the AFC playoff race, with both teams plus the Chiefs in contention for the top seed in the conference. There are also implications with the Bengals and Ravens and the AFC North.
If the Ravens beat the Bengals on Sunday in the regular-season finale in Cincinnati, they would force a likely rematch in the wild-card round with a coin flip determining which team is at home.
The Bengals are not happy about this potential scenario, because the previous standard for who would win the division and host the game was winning percentage.
