Fantasy Football Implications from MNF Game (4 Viewers)

[houston]

I know that BUF and CIN have lots of players who are commonly on fantasy rosters, but I’d still be curious to know what percentage of championship games were still not decided prior to last nights game starting. I’d guess about 25%.

 

[ZADO]

So in my league the guy winning by 14.13 points has no players left, the guy losing has Ja`marr Chase , thats a dilemma id hate to figure out

 

[smcindoe]

In another league, the scores are basically tied with the guy narrowly behind by 0.something of a point with Tee Higgins in play. His opponent also offered to concede if it isn't resumed, I'd have been less keen to offer it up in that instance but respect the decision either way.

To make things even more complicated, if they resume the game, I think there's a non-zero chance Higgins doesn't play. You could certainly understand if he wanted/needed a few more days to process what happened.

Whole thing is a mess. As a hockey fan, we've unfortunately been through this more than a few times over the years. Doesn't get any easier, that's for sure.

 

[Dez]

Last 2 years because of covid we had a rule in place that every week before the Sunday 1 PM kickoffs every team would post backup players to their monday starters should a player be out because of surprise covid or game cancelled. Too bad this year we didn't keep doing that it was a pain but almost never came in play.

We would do something like Burrow (Brady), Diggs (Evans), Davis (Mike Williams) and so on for every team would post. So if that had continued and the game never resumes we would take the pts of the backup player.

Now in this case you can't use projections, you can't use avg score you can't do any of that. Also unfair to stand as is.

Nothing is going to be fair and impossible to have had a rule in place ahead of time as this is the first time in my 33 years we have seen this.

The National contests are in the biggest problem of all with millons on the line.

If they end as is Millions change hands. Being this is week 17 it might be a rare chance to use week 18 with Buf/NE and Cin/Bal all 4 teams having something to play for.

Maybe you cancel week 17 stats and use week 18 only for those players in our local leagues.

I stood in 8th place in RTS coming into tonight and I had Hurts at QB back in week 8 I cut Goff for Watson as my backup. I would been in 3rd had I not done that if RTS stands as is that move cost me a lot of money. I really didn't think much of it since so many teams would have passed me and I would ended up like 20th place or so and 3rd place pays $25K and 11th pays $1K.

Crazy to have to beat yourself up over a move from 8 weeks ago for that much money when it should never came to that,

I don't see any way Buf/Cin can continue the game being only 1 week left if they were not to finish it today or tomorrow they don't have time to finish it.

I see the NFL cancelling this game and no one is declared the winner.

Too close to playoffs to do anything else.

 

[RenegadeRoy]

In both leagues where I'm in the final, we've chopped first/second place money. One was basically 50/50 going into MNF, the other about 65/35, so seemed equitable enough. I only play in private leagues, public cash leagues could get a bit contentious

I was in the ship in one of my leagues. Had a nine point lead and all he had was Singletary.

We agreed this morning to do what you did (combine and split the pot 50/50). We'll let Yahoo determine the "actual" champion whenever that happens.

I'm surprised people are already settling on chops before we know if the game is cancelled.

The conversations in our leagues basically went:

a) it probably will be cancelled so why wait to start discussing what to do
b) if it isn't, we are not going to get anywhere near a true reflection of how the game would have played out, be it for players understandably not mentally being there, greater player rotation due to a shortened week 17/18 break etc
c) it's all redraft and it's the final week, so no other teams are affected, as such if teams want to agree to a prize money split then that is fine

This was almost the exact convo I had as well. I was also winning, and granted it would've been close, but I raised the initial suggestion of the chop. Just wanted to decide it now instead of further league bureaucracy later while someone's life is in limbo. We'll eventually have a "champion" for 2022, however Yahoo etc decides to slice it, but for now we all wanted off the ride.

 

[-OZ-]

I know that BUF and CIN have lots of players who are commonly on fantasy rosters, but I’d still be curious to know what percentage of championship games were still not decided prior to last nights game starting. I’d guess about 25%.

I’m up by 50 with two IDP and bass. He has Burrow. It’s not over but he’d have to do better than Brady this week to make it up.

 

[Godsbrother]

Let me preface this by saying I care more about how Hamlin comes out of this than the results of my fantasy matchups.

That said, I’m in two championship games and if this game isn’t restarted, I will be on the losing end of things in both, one of which I was practically guaranteed to win with who I had left and the small point margin to make up.

I’ve been doing this almost every season since 1991, and this might be what pushes me away entirely. At its core, this is supposed to be fun, and last night just straight up wasn’t fun, it was depressing and vain and felt completely worthless and like a waste of time. Even if they restart it the game and I win championships, honestly who cares?

Of course FF is a trivial matter but a lot of stuff in our lives is. In the grand scheme of things do any of them really matter when you're talking life and death? The answer is no but that doesn't mean they can't be enjoyed.

If your heart isn't into then obviously quit but I don't think last night's terrible event should be the reason.

 

[Doug B]

I'm surprised people are already settling on chops before we know if the game is cancelled.

Depends on the stakes, maybe.

I've just agreed to split the pot with my title game opponent in a friendly private league. It's less than $150 difference between winning the 1st place share outright and splitting the pot.

That said -- should the game resume, I'd like my last player's stats to count for our FF title game and the result of that outcome to determine the official league champion. For bragging rights if nothing else.

 

[Tong Po]

In the finals in the league I commish - my team was done and my opponent had Higgins to go. If Higgins hit his (Yahoo) projection exactly, I would lose by 0.08, so it was as close to 50/50 as could be.

Just calling the current scores final and pretending it's the same thing as if players got injured just feels dirty to me. I'd rather use weekly average, or apply W18 scores retroactively, or replace with highest bench player, just about anything else.

I'm in an almost identical situation in the league I commish. Up 18 points and done, and my opponent has Higgins. Ironically, that's close to his exact game average in my league's scoring.

I already contacted my opponent privately and said if the game is resumed, obviously Higgins points will count. If the NFL scrubs the game, that I wasn't comfortable accepting the title. There's a pretty big prize money difference between 1st and 2nd. I suggested to him that should the Bills / Bengals game get canceled that we just add up and split the 1st and 2nd place prize $$$. Finish the season as Co-Champs. Nobody likes a tie, but who cares. Seems like the fairest way to handle it.

The main reason I don't like ANY of the other options I'm reading... I would basically be making up a rule that doesn't exist in our by-laws. As commish that could be misconstrued, especially if I ended up winning after implementing the fix.

 

[Wildcat]

Last 2 years because of covid we had a rule in place that every week before the Sunday 1 PM kickoffs every team would post backup players to their monday starters should a player be out because of surprise covid or game cancelled. Too bad this year we didn't keep doing that it was a pain but almost never came in play.

We would do something like Burrow (Brady), Diggs (Evans), Davis (Mike Williams) and so on for every team would post. So if that had continued and the game never resumes we would take the pts of the backup player.

Now in this case you can't use projections, you can't use avg score you can't do any of that. Also unfair to stand as is.

Nothing is going to be fair and impossible to have had a rule in place ahead of time as this is the first time in my 33 years we have seen this.

The National contests are in the biggest problem of all with millons on the line.

If they end as is Millions change hands. Being this is week 17 it might be a rare chance to use week 18 with Buf/NE and Cin/Bal all 4 teams having something to play for.

Maybe you cancel week 17 stats and use week 18 only for those players in our local leagues.

I stood in 8th place in RTS coming into tonight and I had Hurts at QB back in week 8 I cut Goff for Watson as my backup. I would been in 3rd had I not done that if RTS stands as is that move cost me a lot of money. I really didn't think much of it since so many teams would have passed me and I would ended up like 20th place or so and 3rd place pays $25K and 11th pays $1K.

Crazy to have to beat yourself up over a move from 8 weeks ago for that much money when it should never came to that,

I don't see any way Buf/Cin can continue the game being only 1 week left if they were not to finish it today or tomorrow they don't have time to finish it.

I see the NFL cancelling this game and no one is declared the winner.

Too close to playoffs to do anything else.

Good thoughts. If the game is canceled, do you think they will count the stats for what was played as official, or wipe them out? For example, will that be an official TD for Joe Burrow's career total, or no?

 

[Dez]

Last 2 years because of covid we had a rule in place that every week before the Sunday 1 PM kickoffs every team would post backup players to their monday starters should a player be out because of surprise covid or game cancelled. Too bad this year we didn't keep doing that it was a pain but almost never came in play.

We would do something like Burrow (Brady), Diggs (Evans), Davis (Mike Williams) and so on for every team would post. So if that had continued and the game never resumes we would take the pts of the backup player.

Now in this case you can't use projections, you can't use avg score you can't do any of that. Also unfair to stand as is.

Nothing is going to be fair and impossible to have had a rule in place ahead of time as this is the first time in my 33 years we have seen this.

The National contests are in the biggest problem of all with millons on the line.

If they end as is Millions change hands. Being this is week 17 it might be a rare chance to use week 18 with Buf/NE and Cin/Bal all 4 teams having something to play for.

Maybe you cancel week 17 stats and use week 18 only for those players in our local leagues.

I stood in 8th place in RTS coming into tonight and I had Hurts at QB back in week 8 I cut Goff for Watson as my backup. I would been in 3rd had I not done that if RTS stands as is that move cost me a lot of money. I really didn't think much of it since so many teams would have passed me and I would ended up like 20th place or so and 3rd place pays $25K and 11th pays $1K.

Crazy to have to beat yourself up over a move from 8 weeks ago for that much money when it should never came to that,

I don't see any way Buf/Cin can continue the game being only 1 week left if they were not to finish it today or tomorrow they don't have time to finish it.

I see the NFL cancelling this game and no one is declared the winner.

Too close to playoffs to do anything else.

Good thoughts. If the game is canceled, do you think they will count the stats for what was played as official, or wipe them out? For example, will that be an official TD for Joe Burrow's career total, or no?

This is what Underdog is doing with $2 million for 1st place (plus many more millions of prizes)


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Best Ball tournaments will extend to include the Bills Bengals game if/when it resumes. If the game is cancelled contests will close with scores as is.

 

[FairWarning]

Last 2 years because of covid we had a rule in place that every week before the Sunday 1 PM kickoffs every team would post backup players to their monday starters should a player be out because of surprise covid or game cancelled. Too bad this year we didn't keep doing that it was a pain but almost never came in play.

We would do something like Burrow (Brady), Diggs (Evans), Davis (Mike Williams) and so on for every team would post. So if that had continued and the game never resumes we would take the pts of the backup player.

Now in this case you can't use projections, you can't use avg score you can't do any of that. Also unfair to stand as is.

Nothing is going to be fair and impossible to have had a rule in place ahead of time as this is the first time in my 33 years we have seen this.

The National contests are in the biggest problem of all with millons on the line.

If they end as is Millions change hands. Being this is week 17 it might be a rare chance to use week 18 with Buf/NE and Cin/Bal all 4 teams having something to play for.

Maybe you cancel week 17 stats and use week 18 only for those players in our local leagues.

I stood in 8th place in RTS coming into tonight and I had Hurts at QB back in week 8 I cut Goff for Watson as my backup. I would been in 3rd had I not done that if RTS stands as is that move cost me a lot of money. I really didn't think much of it since so many teams would have passed me and I would ended up like 20th place or so and 3rd place pays $25K and 11th pays $1K.

Crazy to have to beat yourself up over a move from 8 weeks ago for that much money when it should never came to that,

I don't see any way Buf/Cin can continue the game being only 1 week left if they were not to finish it today or tomorrow they don't have time to finish it.

I see the NFL cancelling this game and no one is declared the winner.

Too close to playoffs to do anything else.

They could make this a stand alone Week 19 game and push the playoffs back, eliminating the bye week leading into the SB.

 

[zeeshan2]

[Field Yates] The Bills and Bengals will not be resumed this week. As of now, it is TBD whether the game will be resumed at a later time. As of now, there are no changes to the Week 18 schedule.

 

[-OZ-]

Last 2 years because of covid we had a rule in place that every week before the Sunday 1 PM kickoffs every team would post backup players to their monday starters should a player be out because of surprise covid or game cancelled. Too bad this year we didn't keep doing that it was a pain but almost never came in play.

We would do something like Burrow (Brady), Diggs (Evans), Davis (Mike Williams) and so on for every team would post. So if that had continued and the game never resumes we would take the pts of the backup player.

Now in this case you can't use projections, you can't use avg score you can't do any of that. Also unfair to stand as is.

Nothing is going to be fair and impossible to have had a rule in place ahead of time as this is the first time in my 33 years we have seen this.

The National contests are in the biggest problem of all with millons on the line.

If they end as is Millions change hands. Being this is week 17 it might be a rare chance to use week 18 with Buf/NE and Cin/Bal all 4 teams having something to play for.

Maybe you cancel week 17 stats and use week 18 only for those players in our local leagues.

I stood in 8th place in RTS coming into tonight and I had Hurts at QB back in week 8 I cut Goff for Watson as my backup. I would been in 3rd had I not done that if RTS stands as is that move cost me a lot of money. I really didn't think much of it since so many teams would have passed me and I would ended up like 20th place or so and 3rd place pays $25K and 11th pays $1K.

Crazy to have to beat yourself up over a move from 8 weeks ago for that much money when it should never came to that,

I don't see any way Buf/Cin can continue the game being only 1 week left if they were not to finish it today or tomorrow they don't have time to finish it.

I see the NFL cancelling this game and no one is declared the winner.

Too close to playoffs to do anything else.

Good thoughts. If the game is canceled, do you think they will count the stats for what was played as official, or wipe them out? For example, will that be an official TD for Joe Burrow's career total, or no?

Shouldn’t it be like rainouts in baseball? Too early to count the stats.

 

[scottybo]

Interested to see how DraftKings handles the Best Ball tournaments (season-long). I'm currently in 1st place of one that began in Wk 4. Those under me had 50-60 pt prayer shots to win and were unlikely. Still had Burrow going against Pickett's points.

As far as I read for DK, as long as the game resumes and finished by tomorrow, the entire game's points will count. Otherwise it will end as is?

 

[scottybo]

As for regular FF championships that could have gone either way, I'm all for splitting the pot.

 

[socrates]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

 

[tricky92]

As expected, since last night's game had no impact on my league, our Commissioner basically turned the league off and just sent out payments for the Championship game and total points prizes.

 

[joey]

In a work/friends league where we all know each otherwhere, the championship came down to this game (it was basically tied, but I have Burrow/Diggs and he had Bass…so I’m 95% sure to win) I just texted the commish and my opponent just split 1st and 2nd prize now and not have to deal with any of this if yahoo’s decision on how to handle this seems odd or arbitrary.
(My opponet texted back while typing this that I should just win 1st place since it was clear I was going to. Good people)

 

[oso diablo]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

Exactly what i did.

 

[Pipes]

So in my league the guy winning by 14.13 points has no players left, the guy losing has Ja`marr Chase , thats a dilemma id hate to figure out

Co-Champs chop the pot. If this game is somehow resumed then pick up the game at that time.

 

[HomerSimpson]

16 team $300 buy in. I was down 9 points with Josh Allen to go. I’m playing the commissioner in championship game. He texted me before the game “congrats you won” as Allen’s lowest score all year was like 19 points. Will be interesting to see what he decides. I’m just gonna laugh so I don’t cry haha

 

[Manster]

I'm betting we have Wednesday night football this week.

 

[Dwayne Hoover]

The NFL has stated the game is not being played this week and they have made no decision if it ever will be played.

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1610342617707077634/photo/1

 

[Dez]

NFL announced as expected this game will not be concluded this week. So how can they conclude it after week 18 and before the playoffs ?

Does not seem possible unless they move entire playoffs back a week.

KC moves into the #1 seed ironically with half game lead.

 

[GoBears84]

While a final decision will be based upon what the NFL decides, it is always a good idea to have plans in place. My first thought is with Damar, but life moves on.

In private leagues, the main difference will be between dynasty leagues and redraft leagues. While leaving the scores as 'official' because that is what would have happened if the player got injured, it seems wrong - especially with that many players. We use a Team QB (TMQB) so it would have been reasonable to assume that if Burrow went out, his back-up would presumably have scored some points.

We are in a redraft league, so we don't have players left on the bench for next year. I'm in favor of using the average of the bench players in the position of interest (QB/RB/WR), rather than the highest scoring player at each position. Seems to be the most fair. PK/DST are a bit tougher, since nobody on our league carries more than one kicker and DEF scoring could have been low in this game with potential points scored. Luckily none of those positions are impacting crucial scores.

 

[Gally]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

I don't understand why more people aren't saying this. This is the exact scenario I was thinking and is easily the most fair way to figure things out. I really don't see an argument against it.

 

[General Malaise]

I'm betting we have Wednesday night football this week.

NFL already said the game won't be made up this week.

 

[jobarules]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

I don't understand why more people aren't saying this. This is the exact scenario I was thinking and is easily the most fair way to figure things out. I really don't see an argument against it.

Matchups change and what if one of the players involved doesnt play next week. For example, Diggs or Higgens are too heartbroken to play so soon and decided to rest a week. And do you get the points that Burrow already got from this week? No easy solutions for sure but this one still has holes in it too.

 

[titusbramble]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

I don't understand why more people aren't saying this. This is the exact scenario I was thinking and is easily the most fair way to figure things out. I really don't see an argument against it.

If the game v Buffalo is an effective tie, do Cincy actually have anything to play for in the final week and can just sit all starters? There's a reason why any reputable league does not use the last week for their championship and it's not to do with the situation at hand

 

[Cjw_55106]

In the league I run, I was in the championship. It wasnt over, but it was over. I paid the other guy today.
Bottom line: case by case decision.

 

[Dwayne Hoover]

For the guys that say wait for the NFL to make a decision. We got a little more clarity today but certainly not all of it. Are you going to wait on the NFL to decide if this game is ever made up and how they plan to handle the stats if it isn't?

 

[Dez]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

I don't understand why more people aren't saying this. This is the exact scenario I was thinking and is easily the most fair way to figure things out. I really don't see an argument against it.

If the game v Buffalo is an effective tie, do Cincy actually have anything to play for in the final week and can just sit all starters? There's a reason why any reputable league does not use the last week for their championship and it's not to do with the situation at hand

I believe if Buffalo lost and Cincy won Cincy would claim #2 seed. (KC plays on Saturday which mucks things up as if they win they would lock up #1 if game is not finished)

The NFL could cancel the Buf/Cin game if no seeding implications of change are possible and maybe they continue the game if they are (and wipe out the bye week before Super Bowl) pushing entire playoffs back a week seems like a crazy plan but it just might work.

So I see no path where Cin and Buf games would not mean something.

 

[Keith R]

I am in one of those rare leagues with a Week 18 final. One semi has one team with a sizable lead and the other with Allen, Higgins, Gabe Davis and Knox. Going in, the Allen owner was given a 45% chance to win. Thoughts? It is a lot easier to chop a final than a semifinal

 

[Gally]

Matchups change and what if one of the players involved doesnt play next week. For example, Diggs or Higgens are too heartbroken to play so soon and decided to rest a week. And do you get the points that Burrow already got from this week? No easy solutions for sure but this one still has holes in it too.

Both teams still have something to play for so I don't think they will sit. Now if HIggins or Diggs sit because they are heart broken then I would say that is as if they were inactive and the team can choose to start a WR from their bench in their place taking the week 18 stats. While it may not be ideal it is the closest you can get to an actual normal situation.

If they do decide to resume the game after week 18 then you revert to the continued game for the points and if players decide to sit out for whatever reason then it gets treated like a normal in game injury and it sucks for the guy but still in the spirit of the normal game flow.

 

[crushedspirit]

I am in one of those rare leagues with a Week 18 final. One semi has one team with a sizable lead and the other with Allen, Higgins, Gabe Davis and Knox. Going in, the Allen owner was given a 45% chance to win. Thoughts? It is a lot easier to chop a final than a semifinal

Percentages mean very little when any of those players could go down to injury on any given play, or maybe an off game in general.

"What if" scenarios don't work in FF. Reality is the other team has won, and although unfairly in many ways, this scenario remains truly unprecedented.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

There is no right answer, and there's no reason to make a decision now. My understanding is that this thread is just for throwing out ideas. It might help commissioners who will have a tough decision to make.

1. Anything the two teams in question agree upon is fine. They're the ones impacted; not the rest of the league.

2. Just an idea, you could choose your favorite DFS site and have the two managers field a lineup. The winner wins the championship, but you chop the pot. That way they both have a fair shot at doing research and choosing players they like for week 18. Obviously, this works best if there's no clear leader and one team isn't way behind with just a puncher's chance of coming back. It's akin to penalty shots in hockey to choose a winner, or penalty kicks in soccer. And it would make for interesting stories years from now about that crazy final.

3. Again, no reason to decide now. Obviously, the good news everybody wants to hear has nothing to do with fantasy football, or even football.

 

[Dwayne Hoover]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

I don't understand why more people aren't saying this. This is the exact scenario I was thinking and is easily the most fair way to figure things out. I really don't see an argument against it.

Matchups change and what if one of the players involved doesnt play next week. For example, Diggs or Higgens are too heartbroken to play so soon and decided to rest a week. And do you get the points that Burrow already got from this week? No easy solutions for sure but this one still has holes in it too.

Agreed, all of these solutions can be impacted if something changes. Its really hard to implement something like that and know that it will be fair.

I think treating it like an injury and calling the game as it stands right now is the way to go but understandable that this would be controversial too. In games that really feel 50/50 in the balance, think the contestants should probably split the pot as a gentlemen's agreement.

 

[Dwayne Hoover]

There is no right answer, and there's no reason to make a decision now. My understanding is that this thread is just for throwing out ideas. It might help commissioners who will have a tough decision to make.

1. Anything the two teams in question agree upon is fine. They're the ones impacted; not the rest of the league.

2. Just an idea, you could choose your favorite DFS site and have the two managers field a lineup. The winner wins the championship, but you chop the pot. That way they both have a fair shot at doing research and choosing players they like for week 18. Obviously, this works best if there's no clear leader and one team isn't way behind with just a puncher's chance of coming back. It's akin to penalty shots in hockey to choose a winner, or penalty kicks in soccer. And it would make for interesting stories years from now about that crazy final.

3. Again, no reason to decide now. Obviously, the good news everybody wants to hear has nothing to do with fantasy football, or even football.

When do you make a decision? Do you wait until they decide if they play this game again?
What if one GM has Allen with a lead and the other has Burrow. Allen gets hurt week 18 and Burrow is the only one left standing in a makeup game?

I don't see putting off the decision as being any better here.

 

[Gally]

When do you make a decision? Do you wait until they decide if they play this game again?
What if one GM has Allen with a lead and the other has Burrow. Allen gets hurt week 18 and Burrow is the only one left standing in a makeup game?

I don't see putting off the decision as being any better here.

Not that it makes it any better but injuries are part of the game and although it would suck to have one of those guys go down in week 18 and miss a week 19 continuation you could allow that guy to pick up the appropriate backup and use those points in his place like he would in any other week where your QB went down one week and out the next. It's better than taking a zero but definitely not an advantage to the guy that has to play the backup.

 

[crushedspirit]

I don't see counting any future matchup between these two teams. Anyone could get injured in week 18, and maybe coach decides to sit someone.

Decision needs to be made before week 18 begins.

 

[BeTheMatch]

All in my league agreed to just split third-place money evenly and first-place money evenly among the two teams in each game. Easy peasy, since both had players going last night.

 

[socrates]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

I don't understand why more people aren't saying this. This is the exact scenario I was thinking and is easily the most fair way to figure things out. I really don't see an argument against it.

If the game v Buffalo is an effective tie, do Cincy actually have anything to play for in the final week and can just sit all starters? There's a reason why any reputable league does not use the last week for their championship and it's not to do with the situation at hand

I believe if Buffalo lost and Cincy won Cincy would claim #2 seed. (KC plays on Saturday which mucks things up as if they win they would lock up #1 if game is not finished)

The NFL could cancel the Buf/Cin game if no seeding implications of change are possible and maybe they continue the game if they are (and wipe out the bye week before Super Bowl) pushing entire playoffs back a week seems like a crazy plan but it just might work.

So I see no path where Cin and Buf games would not mean something.

The order of the Week #18 games is not yet established. If Cincinnati plays first and wins, the pressure is on Buffalo to also win (plus they keep the pressure on KC to win). If Buffalo wins, there is incentive for KC to win.

 

[jdkapow]

I know that BUF and CIN have lots of players who are commonly on fantasy rosters, but I’d still be curious to know what percentage of championship games were still not decided prior to last nights game starting. I’d guess about 25%.

I'm in seven meaningful matchups this week. This game matters a lot in 3 of them and has at least a chance of mattering in 2 more. Plus, I'm in 2nd in the Subscriber Contest, and there were a couple teams that had at least a shot of catching me (although it wasn't very likely).

My position is, if they cancel the game, the players get zeros. Same as any player who ends up not playing a game for whatever reason (injured on the first play, ejected, just not given snaps). It stinks, but it's the cleanest way to handle it without making up ad-hoc rules.

I thought about treating teams as best-ball for this week, but teams handle their bench situations wildly differently at this point in the season and certainly aren't planning for this type of contingency, so there's no way that's fair.

 

[Gally]

The order of the Week #18 games is not yet established. If Cincinnati plays first and wins, the pressure is on Buffalo to also win (plus they keep the pressure on KC to win). If Buffalo wins, there is incentive for KC to win.

But KC's incentive is irrelevant for Buf/Cin players that should have played week 17. Those are the only players that matter with regards to finding an outcome to the week 17 fantasy games by using week 18 stats if last night's game isn't continued. Looking at the schedule the Bills are already scheduled for the early time slot on Sunday. Looks like Cincy is TBD. I would assume that they would have that in the same slot as Buffalo so that neither team gains an advantage.

I suppose if KC wins Saturday that may make the Buffalo game irrelevant? I really haven't looked into all the new scenarios.

 

[Magnum83]

Assuming the game is actually played, as a commissioner and as a owner with a title on the line, I am leaning towards playing Week 18 matchup and splitting the pot. Split the money and play for pride. Definitely a case by case situation.

 

[kinghill]

As Commish of one league, my plan is this:
If the game resumes, simple, use Week #17's stats.
If this game is not played, the players who have stats pending will be awarded points based on Week #18's games.

Can you clarify... you'll add week18 stats for only Bills/Bengals players? What about any points those players got in Week17, erase those?

 

[joey]

I think I like the idea of assigning their avg ppg for each player in this matchup and let the chips fall where they may for the many wins or losses that will result. Then the game is basically a “simulated result” and probably lands in the realm of what most folks were expecting and hoping for from these players. Not perfect but I don’t like the week 18 alternatives and ideas at all, personally.

 

[Rubi]

NFL just announced the game would not be played this week and that week 18 games will proceed as scheduled. No mention of if or when the game would be played.

 

[titusbramble]

My outstanding prop bets just got voided fwiw