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For the second time this year. Both times he essentially lashed out because he thought he was shoved or bumped by the staff person. Which means in the future he could lash out at whomever... an official, a cameraman, a coach, a trainer. He is volatile.

Quay Walker needs a suspension.

Davis's drops are a problem, but likely we can't address it with guys who were out of the league to start the year. He gets into position to make the catch but drops too many. The other guys may not even get into position which could lead to sacks or INTs. Have to trust the coaches. The other WR who does not have reliable hands is McKenzie.

I'd take a 5th.

Our defense is not what it used to be. We are down Miller, Hyde, and Hamlin. Tre White is not back to form. Just not good.

We just cannot stop them on D.

He is not on the active roster.

After the first 4-6 weeks of the season, they have been better. Maybe a few others have as well. Receivers are a factor but Josh has not played as well this year compared to his prior standard.

Josh cannot blame that interception on his elbow.

This has been more of a problem in the 2022 season as compared to 2020-21.

I don't think they elevated him to the roster.

Can Gabe Davis catch? I mean what has happened to him?

Given the events of last week, the Billdo needs to skip a season.

Yes that is the one. I believe it is 8-3 for them and 7-3 for us.

So, in that case the possible options would be (assuming the Bills do play in Wk 18): KC W: 0.823 T: 0.794 L: 0.764 BUF W: 0.812 T: 0.781 L: 0.75 CIN W: 0.75 T: 0.718 L: 0.687 In that case: 1) Bengals vs Ravens is meaningless (Ravens cannot exceed 0.687 Win%) 2) Bengals cannot win the #1 seed 3) Bengals cannot get the #2 seed unless Buffalo loses and they win ... I think they take the tiebreaker on division W/L % but not sure. 4) Chiefs are in the driver's seat for #1 and only lose it with a loss or tie plus a BUF win. This is OK, it is more balanced between the Bills and Bengals than a forfeit of course, but it is defensible.

They can just change it to cancelled or forfeited at any point later. "Postponed" lets them dodge questions while hoping Damar's condition improves. If Damar regains consciousness and does not have brain damage, the league can then announce whatever they want to do and it will be accepted, because the good outcome would outweigh the inconvenience to football. I don't even want to contemplate other alternatives to that.

I just think the level of disruption that entails is not a precedent the league will want to set. This would require more than a commissioner decision, it would require serious buy-in from ownership. It's true that Damar Hamlin is a major national story right now. But really... most of the people across the country (non-Bills fans) will soon take the approach that however the playoffs are resolved, will not affect his recovery or prognosis. So why should their team (whomever it is) be negatively impacted by this? They (non-Bills fans) can both support him and pray for him and also want to get on with the NFL playoffs regardless of what happens to the Buffalo Bills. It would have been inhumane to require the Bills and Bengals to complete the game after witnessing his collapse on the field. It does not follow that other players and teams across the league want their plans disrupted for multiple weeks in order to accommodate the Bills or the Bengals. I just don't see the league bending over backwards to accommodate this game. I believe they just haven't announced any resolution because they don't need to and it would look terribly insensitive. Probably from their standpoint the ideal situation is this: - Damar regains consciousness before they have to announce any resolution - They can cancel the game rather than require a Bills forfeit without any difference in the standings. But if they HAVE to I think they go for a Bills forfeit before they reschedule the entire playoff schedule. In any case I think that they will delay announcing as long as they can, in the hopes that Damar's condition improves. Which is also the right thing to do.

Here are my thoughts on this topic, such as they are. If the Bills do not play this Sunday, then they need to forfeit both games. I don't see the logic in forfeiting to the Patriots but not the Bengals. In that scenario, the Chiefs control their own destiny and the Bengals are #2 unless they win and the Chiefs lose; the Bills end up #3. However, I assume that the Bills will play on Sunday. In any case where the Bills and Cinci are vying for the same spot, I think the resolution has to favor the Bengals. I wish that wasn't true, but it is what it is. Also, the Ravens are not going to win their division if the Bills/Bengals game can't be played. There's no logic I can see in which the Bengals can get tagged with a loss for Wk17. So the more I looked at this the less I could see a difference between "cancelling the game" and "Bills forfeit" in terms of practical results. So, it breaks down like this in that case: - If KC wins OR ties their game, they are the #1 seed. In that case, Cinci is #2 if they win their game, otherwise they are #3 and Bills are #2. - If all 3 teams lose their game or if KC loses and the Bills and Bengals BOTH tie... KC is #1, Cinci #2, Buf #3. - If KC loses their game and the Bills win and the Bengals lose or tie, Buffalo is #1, KC is #2, and Cinci #3. - If KC loses their game and the Bills lose or tie and the Bengals win, Cinci is #1, KC is #2, and Buf #3. - If KC loses their game and the Bills win and the Bengals win, Cinci is #1, Buf #2, KC #3. Based on the above, assuming the Bills are playing this Sunday, a Bills forfeit for Wk17 is the most logical outcome - unless the NFL is REALLY prepared to mess with the playoff schedule a LOT to play this game. It is not reasonable to try to play Wk 18 Sunday, Wk 17 Thursday, and Playoff wk 1 on Monday... it is a bigger disadvantage than any team gets by the difference in 1-3 seeds.

Yes... in 1971. https://time.com/6244346/chuck-hughes-died-nfl-game-damar-hamlin/

Yes, that was a comparable situation that came to mind. I am glad I did not see that one live.

I would give all of the ESPN announcers a pass. They did what they could. They did not have a choice about staying on the air.

He is totally blameless.

Kevin Everett's injury was also potentially life threatening but it does feel like this is worse in a way. Having said that the Everett situation was truly sickening as he was facing quadriplegia potentially and honestly the life expectancy for total paralysis is not great.

Not all workplaces are created equal.

The NFL should have been able to call it before this.