After cardiac arrest: Game does not continue

The NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills will neither be continued nor repeated after the drama involving Bills professional Damar Hamlin. The North American Football League announced this on Thursday (local time). The game was abandoned on Monday (local time) with the score 7-3 for the Bengals after Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field and had to be resuscitated. “It's been a very difficult week. “We remain focused on Damar Hamlin’s recovery and are encouraged by his improved health,” said NFL boss Roger Goodell. The 24-year-old Hamlin remains in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, but has since woken up and is "neurologically fine," the Bills announced Thursday. Both qualified for playoffs The NFL explained its decision not to continue the game by, among other things, the fact that the Bengals and Bills are already qualified for the playoffs. In addition, if the game had continued, the start of the final round would have had to be postponed, which would have affected all 14 playoff teams. The NFL's last main round game day will take place next weekend, and the playoffs will begin on January 14th. The Bills and Bengals will have only played 16 instead of 17 regular season games. To defuse “potential inequities” in the standings, the NFL has developed several scenarios that team owners will vote on Friday. Accordingly, the game for the title in the AFC will be played at a neutral location under certain conditions. The best team in both conferences receives a bye in the first round of the playoffs. In the AFC, the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs still have the chance to have the best record in the main round. The Bengals now have their division title secured after the game was abandoned.

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After cardiac arrest: Game does not continue

The NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills was canceled after Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest. The NFL is now announcing how the game will be handled.

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