In the aftermath of the Damar Hamlin incident in January, the NFL had many decisions to make when it came to playoff game locations.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills did not play in the game after Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest rocked the playoff standings and, in turn, potential venues.
When all was said and done, the league ruled that, if necessary, a coin toss would decide the site of a potential wild-card game between the Bengals and Los Angeles Lakers. Baltimore Ravens.
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Cincinnati Bengals logo during the NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Well, apparently Bengals fans are still upset about that ruling.
Before announcing Cincinnati’s fourth-round draft pick on Saturday, Bengals fan Phil Amrein thanked the league for the opportunity, but followed up with a big troll of his own coin toss.
«They’re heads. AFC, pack your bags, you’re coming to river town. Who the hell? And the next gentleman will take us there,» he said just before announcing that Cincy selected wide receiver Charlie Jones from Purdue.
Of course, the Bengals avoided that scenario by beating Baltimore in Week 18, but the team made its displeasure known by flipping a coin after a touchdown in that game.
Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon, center, celebrates a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
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Head coach Zac Taylor also expressed his dissatisfaction, saying the league was making up rules as it went along.
Joe Mixon, number 28 of the Cincinnati Bengals, celebrates his touchdown by tossing a coin in the end zone during the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
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The NFL also said that if the Bills and Kansas City Chiefs met in the AFC Championship, they would have played that game at a neutral site: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. But the Bengals dominated Buffalo in the divisional round, so it didn’t come to fruition either.