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dgc1970 t1_j34v1tt wrote

Reply to comment by jdmorris1124 in NFL will not resume Bills-Bengals game by wewewawa

Would this force the Superbowl back another week? I don't follow the NFL but if the Superbowl was pushed back a week what about all the hotel reservations, flights, and vacation days already booked?

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squarepeg0000 t1_j359w36 wrote

They won't change the date of the Super Bowl... it's too late to change the date of the Super Bowl.

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Hipp013 t1_j35aew6 wrote

This. Everything is set in stone like a year in advance, the Super Bowl is not moving.

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NoremaCg t1_j379h9n wrote

Superbowl was moved after 9/11- Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks earlier in the season, the NFL postponed a week of regular-season games and moved the league's playoff schedule back. As a result, Super Bowl XXXVI was rescheduled from the original date of January 27 to February 3, becoming the first Super Bowl played in February.

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squarepeg0000 t1_j37go0p wrote

9/11 reset the calendars on everything. Though tragic, what happened this week was no 9/11.

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Aarakocra t1_j3ar6wo wrote

It is also far easier to move something half a year out than a month out.

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ArcticFox59 t1_j37cvq0 wrote

Or just 1 week media hype and build-up instead of 2.

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hypotyposis t1_j35hhhb wrote

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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