The home field for the wild-card game could be determined by a coin flip if the owners approve the plan.
The following scenarios were approved for the title game to be held at a neutral site after the Bills -Bengals game was canceled.
The Bills-Chiefs championship game would be played at a neutral site if either team wins or ties.
The Bills-Chiefs game would be at a neutral site if Buffalo and Kansas City lost.
If Buffalo and Kansas City both lose, the game would be played at a neutral site.
The site would be determined by a coin flip if the Ravens and Cincinnati meet in the playoffs. Regular scheduling procedures would be used if the two teams are not matched against each other after the Ravens win.
The changes needed to be approved by a three-fourths majority of the owners.
Potential neutral sites have not been decided. The seedings will hold up. The bye will be given to the Chiefs if Buffalo and Kansas City both win this weekend. No neutral sites would be used if the Bills win and the Royals lose.
The planned changes were made on Friday over the objection of the Cincinnati team, according to the coach.
Somebody has to fight for you so it's important that the team knows that. Taylor said it was not coming from the league. The front office and ownership support the players the same way they support them. It's important for us.
The game between Buffalo and Cincinnati was halted with less than six minutes left in the first quarter after a Bills safety went into cardiac arrest. He had his heartbeat restored on the field before he was taken to the medical center.
The scenarios were approved by the competition committee. The teams were told to vote against the scenarios. The standard of winning percentages used in this scenario was changed in the middle of the game.
The proper way to make rule change is during the off-season. When the vote takes place immediately before the playoffs, it is not appropriate to put teams in a position to vote for something that could affect their own situation.
Taylor said the need to follow rules was important.
The commissioner of the National Football League acknowledged that there is no perfect solution.
He said that the principles of the football schedule have been to limit disruption across the league.
Hamlin was taken off of a breathing tube and began talking with his family and teammates.
Ben Baby was a contributor.
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