The NFL has reportedly decided not to resume the Week 17 game between the Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills game.
The Week 17 Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was suspended midway through the first quarter after safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was placed in intensive care in critical condition. With the game suspended, the NFL had been discussing what to do in regards to the Bills-Bengals game.
After the NFL world received the positive update that Hamlin had opened his eyes, the league has reportedly reached a decision regarding the status of the game.
According to Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press, the NFL won’t resume the Bills-Bengals Week 17 game.
The league has not officially announced the decision as of this writing.
Bills-Bengals Week 17 game reportedly won’t be resumed
There has been discussion about how the league would go about the playoff situation, considering both Buffalo and Cincinnati were in contention for the No. 1 seed in the AFC alongside the Kansas City Chiefs.
Pro Football Talk tweeted out on Wednesday night that there was momentum towards Bills vs. Bengals not being played at all, while mentioning the possibility of the No. 1 seed being rewarded based on winning percentage after Week 18.
On Thursday, the Bills announced that Hamlin had “shown remarkable improvement” and that he appears to be “neurologically intact.” The team did say that Hamlin’s lungs are continuing to heal and that he’s making progress.
Dr. Timothy Pritts of UC Medical Center spoke with the media, and revealed that Hamlin had been able to move his hands and feet. Pritts mentioned that while Hamlin couldn’t speak, he wrote down the question “did we win the game?” Pritts responded with “the answer is yes, Damar, you won the game of life.”
This article will be updated once additional details are provided regarding the Bills-Bengals game and if the league makes an official announcement.