It’s been three weeks since the entire sports world and beyond rallied around Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who went into cardiac arrest during a Monday night game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. At that point, the idea of Hamlin being around the Bills’ facility all week leading up to the AFC Divisional playoff game against the Bengals seemed impossible, but after a quick recovery, he’s been with his teammates leading up to Sunday’s playoff contest. This game is the rematch of that game that was never finished between the Bills and Bengals. Buffalo won in the Wild Card round opening week against Miami but it didn’t feel as convincing as anticipated. The Bills hung on to beat Miami 34-31 against the Dolphins’ third string quarterback. Buffalo went up 17 early but the team struggled mightily with turnovers with two interceptions and four fumbles. Josh Allen accounted for five of those mistakes.
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Thankfully for Bills fans, only one of those fumbles were lost but the turnovers allowed Miami an opportunity that seemed implausible in a wild finish. The Bills should be favored at home today to face Kansas City in a rematch in last season’s unbelievable overtime divisional game. Cincinnati won’t be so easy to beat with that inadequate ball security. Just ask Baltimore.
Cincinnati’s Wild Card win over the Ravens will only be remembered for one game. The hometown hero Sam Hubbard returned a fumble by Ravens backup QB Tyler Huntley who lost the ball as he reached over the goalline. Huntley came up just short and Hubbard rumbled for 98 yards for the 14-point swing to win 24-17. Similar to Buffalo, the win was not as dominant as many expected. Somehow though, this rematch with Buffalo seems perfectly fitting for a season largely defined by the resilience of Damar Hamlin.
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