The Buffalo Bills continued their emotional season with a win in opposition to the Miami Dolphins in an AFC Wild Card matchup at Highmark Stadium on Sunday as Damar Hamlin watched from dwelling, days after being launched from the hospital.
“My heart is with my guys as they compete today!” Hamlin wrote on Twitter earlier than opening kickoff. “Supporting from home as I focus on my recovery. Nothing I want more than to be out there with them! LFG”
The No. 2 seed Bills defeated No. 7 seed Dolphins, 34-31, in a sport that was nearer than anticipated. The Bills entered Sunday 14-point favorites with the Dolphins with out beginning quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who has been in concussion protocol since Dec. 26. Skylar Thompson obtained the beginning instead of Tagovailoa. Thompson went 18-for-45 for 220 yards and one landing. He additionally threw two interceptions.
The Wild Card matchup comes practically two weeks after Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest in a Monday Night Football sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2. Less than 10 days from struggling the horrifying incident, Hamlin was discharged from a Buffalo-area hospital and continued his rehab at dwelling.
Like final week’s season-finale win in opposition to the Patriots, Hamlin live-tweeted the sport. He praised his teammates who scored touchdowns all through the afternoon. After Bills working again James Cook scored a 12-yard speeding landing within the first quarter, Hamlin gave his teammate a nickname: “Chef James.”
The playoff win comes a day after Hamlin visited his teammates on the workforce facility, in accordance with an ESPN report. Bills linebacker Matt Milano posted a photograph of Hamlin on his Instagram story taken on the workforce’s facility.
“I saw Damar today & bawled my eyes out! What a miracle to see him walking,” Brooke Kromer, daughter of Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer tweeted Saturday.
Brooke Kromer additionally tweeted that Hamlin was current at Bills observe on Saturday.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com