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Daniel Chavkin

NFL Owners Approve Playoff Changes Amid Bills-Bengals Cancellation

NFL owners officially passed proposed revisions for the AFC playoffs after the league declared the Bills-Bengals game from Monday night a no contest. Among the changes include the AFC championship game being played at a neutral site if the two teams participating played in a different number of games, with the No. 1 seed facing the Bills or Bengals if the canceled game prevented either of those teams from a chance at the top seed.

That essentially means if the Chiefs and Bills have the same result this week, then meet in the conference championship game, that matchup will be played on a neutral field. Also, if the Chiefs lose this week and the Bengals win, those two teams would play on a neutral field if they meet in the AFC title game.

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