Following the cancellation of a makeup date for the Cincinnati Bengals’ canceled Week 17 game against the Buffalo Bills, the NFL, with the approval of its owners, decides to make a last-minute change to the AFC playoff system. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is by no means a fan of this decision.

Following the cancellation of a makeup date for the Cincinnati Bengals’ canceled Week 17 game against the Buffalo Bills after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest but has since recovered, changes are coming to this year’s playoff system.

Said changes to the postseason procedure in the AFC, which the league set with the approval of its owners, are causing plenty of excitement around the league.

Depending on which scenarios occur in Week 18, the following procedures will occur: If the Baltimore Ravens beat the Bengals on Sunday, the two teams will meet again a week later in the Wild Card Round. In that case, a coin toss will determine which team has home-field advantage in the first round of the postseason.

It has also been determined that the AFC Championship Game may be played at a neutral site, depending on the results on the final day of the Regular Season and which teams will advance to said game.

NFL: Playoff system changes polarize after Bengals vs. Bills cancellation

NFL rules take into account the case of game cancellations and provide for teams to be ranked by their winning percentage. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is not happy about the last-minute changes.

The 39-year-old on Friday stressed his displeasure with the decisions made, stating that “all we want is for the rules to be followed” and that he “doesn’t want to hear about fair and equitable” solutions while the rules are changed at the last minute.

“This is a lost opportunity for us,” Taylor said, according to Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “We had control and now we don’t. That’s a positive for a lot of teams and a negative for us. “

NFL: Taylor fires back at league after changes to AFC playoff system

Bengals general manager Katie Blackburn wrote a memo to NFL teams, according to “Pro Football Talk,” saying that “the proper process for rule changes occurs in the offseason” and that it’s “not appropriate” to change the rules on the fly.

Taylor called it “great” to see that “someone has to fight for them. This is clearly not coming from the league”. A clear broadside against the NFL’s approach.

Still, Cincinnati has it in its own hands. A Bengals win would render all “Wild Card intrigue,” as the underlying report exaggeratedly puts it, moot.

“Let’s play 7 home games and 9 away games and then try to win a playoff home game. That’s what this team is built for,” Taylor rumbled on at the end of his incendiary speech.