WGR

‘The Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots both released their Thursday injury reports.’

‘Mayden had spent a little over three weeks on the Bills’ practice squad back in October. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2020 out of Alabama, as he signed with the San Francisco 49ers.’

‘”He is expected to remain under intensive care as his health care team continues to monitor and treat him.”‘

‘On the same conference call, NFL Executive Vice President Jeff Miller said they will continue to consult with both clubs, and a decision will be made in the coming days on the future of the game.’

‘”Damar Hamlin spent last night in the intensive care unit and remains there today in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.’

‘Those are the images that will remain embedded in all of us, whether personally on the field or watching on television.’

‘As Bills fans and others around the sports world await any health update on the second-year safety, in typical Buffalo fashion, many were encouraged to support Hamlin by donating money to his charity page, “The Chasing M’s Foundations Community Toy Drive”.’

‘The play occurred with just under six minutes remaining in the opening quarter after Hamlin made an open-field tackle on Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. Shortly after getting up from the tackle he just made, the 24-year-old collapsed to the ground, prompting the attention of medical personnel and professionals from the Bills and Bengals.’

‘No announcement on when the game will be continued or made up has been announced at this time.’

‘Just before midnight, more than $1.1 million had been donated to Hamlin’s charity page. Less than an hour later, that donation total surpassed the $2 million mark. And at around 1:45 a.m. EST, the page had received more than $3 million from more than 117,200 donations.’

‘The Buffalo Bills are set to face the New England Patriots in their Week 18 matchup at Highmark Stadium, which will officially take place at 1 p.m. EST at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.’

‘With the Chiefs’ 27-24 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, the Bills need to beat the Bengals in order to not have to rely upon the Jarrett Stidham-led Las Vegas Raiders next week to beat Kansas City.’

‘Quarterback Joe Burrow can pick matchups he wants on almost every play. The Bills will have to defend every inch of the field to make sure they don’t give him easy looks throughout the night, and force him to have to keep looking to find someone open.’

‘The Bills face the Bengals in a huge AFC matchup on Monday Night Football in Cincinnati. The final injury report and game status for individual players will be released on Saturday.’

‘“We gotta play really, really well on defense to give ourselves a chance to win and it starts with our leaders and having a great week of practice,” McDermott said.’