snaeper t1_j35kaco wrote on January 6, 2023 at 4:30 AM

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

“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.

hypotyposis t1_j35l4l6 wrote on January 6, 2023 at 4:37 AM

Oh ok that would be more interesting. I’m surprised they would pass up the opportunity to add another game.

Hipp013 t1_j377yv1 wrote on January 6, 2023 at 2:59 PM

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.

snaeper t1_j3azf4i wrote on January 7, 2023 at 6:32 AM

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.