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‘”Tonight’s Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game has been postponed after Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin collapsed, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced,” the league said in a statement. “Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition. Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available.The NFL has been in constant communication with the NFL Players Association which is in agreement with postponing the game.”‘

‘Miller added that they would also not be relaying any updates for if/when this game will be resumed, nor the logistics behind the games scheduled for Buffalo and Cincinnati in Week 18.’

‘The Bills have been the No. 1 seed three times in franchise history (1990, 1991, 1993), and all three times they made the Super Bowl. The lowest the Bills can fall in the AFC playoff standings is the No. 3 seed, so beating the Bengals is paramount toward clinching the No. 1 seed.’

‘”As much as they’re essential for our mental health when they win, they are not essential workers,” Poloncarz said. “If they got capabilities, a CDL license and want to get behind a rig, we’ll take them on. If Josh (Allen) and them want to start shoveling driveways, be my guest. But the Bills are not considered essential workers.”‘

‘”Allegedly,” Keenum said, “I may or may not have told him I would wear only a jockstrap to one of our walkthroughs if he slid in a game feet first with nobody around him.”‘

‘The Dolphins just couldn’t keep up with the Bills in the track meet when the snow was coming down. Buffalo run 22 plays on their final two possessions and gained 161 yards (scoring 11 points) while Miami ran 10 plays for 50 yards and scored three points.’

‘Throughout much of the first half, snowballs would come flying onto the field whenever the players got down near the goal line. Hoping to put an end to it, officials briefly paused the game and warned that fans throwing snowballs could result in a 15-yard penalty for the hometown Bills.’

‘Now, some of Beasley’s patented quickness has probably diminished. Although, given that he’s not returning from an injury and hasn’t played since early October, meaning his legs should be fresh, I’d be surprised if opposing defensive coordinators will feel comfortable leaving their nickel corners, linebackers, or safeties on Beasley one-on-one in man.’

‘A solid slot receiver, Beasley made a similar impact on Allen upon going to Buffalo in 2019. That season, he caught 67 passes for 778 yards and six touchdowns as the Bills clinched a wild card playoff berth. He set career highs with 82 catches and 967 yards the following season as Buffalo won its first playoff game since 1995. Beasley caught 82 passes again the following season while helping the Bills win the AFC East.’

‘The Bills lost in several statistical categories on Sunday. They had fewer first downs, were worse on third down, had fewer total yards and lost the time-of-possession battle. Still, the Bills were the better team here in Week 14. They put together some long drives, went 1-for-1 in the red zone and played aggressive defense. That defense and how they attacked White ended up being a huge reason why Buffalo emerged from this matchup victorious. This wasn’t the flashiest victory, but sometimes playing fundamentally sound ball without style points is what contenders need to do. The Bills are the first AFC team to reach double-digit wins.’

‘”This news is not the best of news, but it’s definitely not the worst of news. It’s kind of like in the middle,” Miller said on his podcast, via Bleacher Report. “I didn’t tear my ACL, that was the huge part of it. But I do have some lateral meniscus damage, and it’s going to have to be addressed.’

‘After the verdict, Araiza released a statement through his agency, JL Sports: “I am grateful that the District Attorney and the San Diego Police Department have discovered all the facts and found no criminal wrongdoing. I am excited to continue my NFL career.”‘

‘”I wasn’t looking, I closed my eyes when he threw it,” McDermott said, smiling, via NFL.com. “That’s a part of who he is. So, you know … bottom line is you can’t put the ball in trouble in danger and I thought it was a well-calculated throw and he was open, and he got it to him. You never take away Josh’s instincts and his gut feeling. He’s got a great feel for things, but at the end of the day, he knows we got to continue to be smart with the football.”‘

‘First, the win over the Patriots gave the Bills three Thursday victories this season, which is the most in NFL history.’

‘On the decision to place Miller on injured reserve, Bills general manager Brandon Beane said that Miller did not suffer a setback and that the team does not want to rush Miller back into action.”He’s been doing treatment and trying to rehab it,” Beane said, via NFL Media. “The competitor in him — if he could wheel it out there tonight, he would do it. We just think in talking to the medical people that the best decision right now is to give this time, and that gives him the best opportunity to help us down the stretch.”‘