I remember they were playing with the idea of making bye weeks permanent. I remembered (incorrectly) that having the bye week in 2001 and not having to reschedule SB made it permanent.
How about give it to the team of the MVP of the Pro Bowl?
We should remember that the 1972 Summer Olympics continued after a day of mourning of the eight Israeli athletes and one West German policeman by Black September terrorists. Or the NFL played (the AFL didn’t) the day of President Kennedy’s funeral (the NFL did get the blessing of Kennedy administration people).