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‘So we don’t play by the rules anymore’: Bengals Joe Mixon criticizes NFL for not sticking to its own policy after his team’s game against Bills was canceled and a neutral site and coin toss are options amidst from the playoff chaos
- Bengals star running back Joe Mixon had strong thoughts about AFC playoff scenarios
- The AFC playoff schedule was thrown into chaos after the cancellation of BUF-CIN
- The NFL has offered several possibilities for how the postseason can take shape now.
- Cincinnati may have to play the AFCCG at a neutral venue if they go that far
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Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon appears to be upset with the NFL’s potential playoff plans, even though he already has a policy in place for canceled games.
Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on Cincinnati’s field during Monday night’s ultimately canceled Bengals-Bills game.
While tragedy seems to have since been averted — Hamlin is now breathing and speaking for himself — the cancellation has caused chaos and uncertainty for the impending AFC playoffs.
NFL owners will meet on Friday to discuss the possibilities of moving forward, but the league has already proposed options such as an AFC Championship Game at a neutral site if either franchise goes that far.
Joe Mixon criticized the AFC playoff scenarios put out by the league earlier this week.
The league has also called for a coin toss to determine home field advantage. Although not everyone is happy, including Mixon.
He tweeted an image of the NFL’s policy manual on Thursday night, captioned “So we don’t play by the rules anymore,” followed by a frog and tea emoji, often in reference to a popular Kermit the Frog meme. accompanied by the quote. But that’s none of my business.
Mixon shared a particular part of the rulebook related to the “competitive policy for canceled games.” He claimed that in the event a game ends that way, the final winning percentage determines the playoff seeding.
The running back criticized the NFL for not following its own policy regarding canceled games.
Mixon shared a screenshot of the NFL’s ‘competitive policy for canceled games’ on Thursday.
The Bills-Bengals matchup at MNF was called off after a life-threatening incident in the first quarter
Under those rulings, the Bengals would clinch the AFC North regardless of the outcome against Baltimore on Sunday.
However, the league, under its new proposal, would likely again flip a coin to assess whether Baltimore or Cincinnati gets the playoff berth if the Ravens win.
If NFL owners approve, Cincinnati, or Buffalo, would play the Kansas City Chiefs at a neutral site in the AFC Championship Game.
Cincinnati has beaten the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this season as well as in the 2021 AFCCG