Football pro Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills watched from the hospital just a week after his cardiac arrest at the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals as his team secured second place in the NFL by beating the New England Patriots 35-23 (14-14). AFC secured.
The 24-year-old published pictures of his sick bed on social media and could be seen “live on the sidelines” in the run-up to the game via video call. “GameDay… There’s nothing I want more than to run out of this tunnel with my brothers,” Hamlin wrote on Twitter.
His “brothers” provided a spectacle for their safety. Nyheim Hines became the first player since 2010 to have two kickoffs for touchdowns in the opposing end zone and was instrumental in the Patriots missing the playoffs for the second time in three years.
Meanwhile, superstar Tom Brady broke another record despite the 17:30 (17:10) defeat of his Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Atlanta Falcons: With 490 passes in one season, he surpassed his own record from 2021 by five passes. Brady’s Bucs qualified for the playoffs last week.
Dolphins back in the playoffs for the first time
The Miami Dolphins, meanwhile, qualified for the NFL playoffs for the first time in six years after beating the NY Jets 11-6.
The Dolphins benefited from the simultaneous loss of the Patriots and thus secured the last playoff ticket in the AFC.
In addition to the Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers also missed the leap into the playoffs. The 28-14 win over the Cleveland Browns ended up being worthless because of the Dolphins result.