The NFL won’t resume Monday night time’s recreation between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, the league introduced Thursday night time, a call that ends the Ravens’ chase for the AFC North title.
The recreation was suspended after Bills security Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the sector. Doctors on the University of Cincinnati Medical Center stated Thursday in a convention name with reporters that Hamlin stays critically unwell and within the hospital’s intensive care unit nevertheless it seems his neurological operate is undamaged, which means he can observe instructions and transfer.
Hamlin has proven what physicians treating him are calling “remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours,” the Bills introduced Thursday, three days after the 24-year-old participant needed to be resuscitated on the sector.
Although the Ravens can not win the AFC title, they may, nevertheless, host the division champions in a playoff recreation subsequent week.
Because of an imbalance of schedules, the NFL outlined a couple of playoff eventualities, might be voted on by the golf equipment Friday. If the Ravens win and if they’re scheduled to play the Bengals within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs, a coin flip will resolve who will host the sport.
After the Ravens go to the AFC North champion Bengals in Sunday’s regular-season finale, Baltimore could have performed 17 video games, whereas Cincinnati could have performed solely 16. If the Ravens win that recreation, they’ll have a decrease profitable proportion than Cincinnati, however could have defeated the Bengals in each of this season’s conferences.
The Ravens didn’t know whether or not their Week 18 recreation in Cincinnati would carry any significance till Thursday night time’s announcement, however a couple of gamers appeared unperturbed by the notion of it being a meaningless recreation.
“I think you’ve got to control what you can control,” security Marcus Williams stated. “We’re going into the game just playing our best ball and getting that momentum going into the next game and whatever happens, happens. That’s an unfortunate event. So we’ve just got to take it how it is and continue to get ready for this game.”
Running again J.Ok. Dobbins stated it will not matter if a division title was not on the road.
“We’re competitors,” he stated. “We just want to win. I know I do.”
Right sort out Morgan Moses identified that he might be taking part in in simply his third NFL postseason for the reason that Washington Commanders chosen him within the third spherical of the 2014 NFL draft.
“It’s no reason to be upset,” he stated. “Look, we’re blessed to have a game this week, and we’re blessed to be in the playoffs next week. That’s most important. You can’t [be] down on the things that you can’t control. It’s out of our hands, and it’s our job to execute on Sunday, and whoever we play next week, we’ll execute on that. That’s my mindset, and I think that’s a lot of guys’ mindsets. Just focus on what’s in front of us.”
The Ravens would both declare the No. 5 or No. 6 seed within the following weekend’s AFC playoffs relying on how the Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) fare in opposition to the host Denver Broncos (4-12).
If the Ravens are the No. 5 seed, they might face the AFC South champion — both the Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8) or the Tennessee Titans (7-9) — on the highway. If they’re the No. 6 seed, they may doubtlessly host the Bengals or face Cincinnati on the highway for the second consecutive week.
With the AFC North title now not at stake, the Ravens might elect to bench a lot of their starters in opposition to Cincinnati to make sure their availability for the postseason. With quarterbacks Lamar Jackson (sprained PCL in left knee) and Tyler Huntley (proper wrist and proper throwing shoulder) coping with accidents, undrafted rookie Anthony Brown might make his first profession begin Sunday.
Other starters corresponding to defensive sort out Calais Campbell (knee) and cornerback Marcus Peters (knee) may additionally be in line to get some further relaxation.
Dobbins, who missed six video games after present process arthroscopic knee surgical procedure in October, didn’t argue with the notion that the starters might be benched Sunday.
“Look, it’s all up to the coaches and to God,” he stated. “So if I don’t play, if I do play, I’ll be ready.”
The Associated Press contributed to this text.
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