PortCityProphet
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By forfeiting you're not just punishing the Titans and that's it. We see how crazy the wildcards get based on record. Let's say NE finishes a game behind Buffalo and the deciding factor was a forfeit W. NE gets a wildcard and has to play a road game. What if Buffalo finishes tied with or a game better than KC and the Chiefs have to go on the road to face them instead of having a home game for the conference championship.
Did the Titans break protocol before the Steelers game? If they didn't you can't make them forfeit.
What if two other teams on Buffalo's schedule break protocol. You'll make 3-0 in those games?
Giving a team a free W effects every team in the playoff hunt. The games will have to be played at a later date. If the season has to be extended so be it.
But once you extend the season you give other teams free bye weeks and that affects the playoffs too