![]() ![]() Had Cincinnati won the canceled game instead, not only would have they clinched their division title, the Bengals would have held head-to-head victory tiebreakers over both the Bills and Chiefs if all three clubs ended at 13–4. In addition, a Cincinnati loss to go to 11–5 would have resulted in the AFC North championship being decided by the Week 18 Ravens–Bengals game, with Baltimore having the head-to-head victory tiebreaker if both teams finished at 11–6. Had Buffalo won the canceled game to go to 13–3, and both the Bills and Chiefs then ended the regular season at 14–3, Buffalo would have held the head-to-head victory tiebreaker over Kansas City. The Bengals and the 12–3 Bills were also both fighting the 13–3 Chiefs for the top seed in the AFC. Going into the game, Cincinnati held an 11–4 record and only needed a win to clinch the AFC North division title over Baltimore (which was 10–6 after finishing their week 17 game, and losing the conference record tiebreaker to the 10–6 Los Angeles Chargers for wild card seeding). The cancellation of the Bills–Bengals game, however, affected the playoff implications involving four teams: the Bills, Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens. Then on January 5, the league announced that the game would be canceled entirely, and both teams would finish the regular season with only 16 regular season games, saying that it was "difficult, but necessary" under the "extraordinary circumstances". ![]() The remainder of the game was then postponed for the rest of the night, and on the following day the NFL initially said that it would not be resumed that week. ![]() It was later revealed that he had suffered cardiac arrest and was in critical condition. At the time of Hamlin's collapse, there was 5:58 remaining in the first quarter with Cincinnati leading 7–3. See also: 2022 NFL season § Damar Hamlin cardiac arrest, and Damar Hamlin § In-game collapseĭuring the Week 17 game on January 2 between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and remained motionless after making a tackle on Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins. ![]()
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