Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin returned to Cincinnati on Sunday night, about 10 months after he collapsed and nearly died during a nationally televised game.
Hamlin, 25, went into cardiac arrest early in the Bills-Bengals “Monday Night Football” matchup at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium on Jan. 2, leading the crucial Week 17 game to be declared a no contest.
He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and has since been cleared to play football again.
Hamlin has been effusive in his appreciation of the Bills’ medical team and first responders in Cincinnati who played key roles in saving his life.
Joe Burrow to open the scoring in the first quarter of the prime-time contest at Paycor Stadium. It was Smith's second reception in as many plays. He hauled in an 11-yard pass to get the Bengals in a goal-to-go situation on the opening drive.
Through the first seven games, Smith had 10 catches for 57 yards and had missed a couple of games with a hamstring injury. Cincinnati also signed tight end Tanner Hudson to the 53-man roster this week after spending the season on the practice squad.
It was Smith's first touchdown since he signed a one-year deal with the Bengals this past offseason.
Stefon Diggs, on third-and-one, ran past rookie cornerback DJ Turner one-on-one for a 17-yard touchdown. Then Diggs got loose again for the two-pointer across the back of the end zone against Turner as Allen dropped it over college buddy linebacker Logan Wilson.
The Bengals defense made a nice, typical red zone stand on the first drive of the second half when cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt, who had an interception in the first half, had a third-down defense of Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis in the end zone to force a field goal that cut the lead to 21-10.
he Bills did elevate cornerback Josh Norman from the practice squad, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be getting snaps on defense. They did this last week against Tampa Bay and Norman played only on special teams as starting corners Christian Benford and Dane Jackson played every defensive snap.
Getting both Douglas and Joseph on the field in some capacity would be helpful against a Bengals offense that has begun to hit its stride in the last three games.
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