Damar Hamlin is just a couple of years removed from nearly losing his life on the field, during a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. But fast forward to 2025 and the Buffalo Bills safety is making big plays in a huge playoff game.

Referee Bill Vinocich’s crew — who had an interesting interaction with Josh Allen earlier in the game — overturned Hamlin’s takeaway to an incompletion. On the sideline, the camera lingered on Hamlin and his extended stunned reaction with the dust settled:

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named one of the finalists for the NFL MVP award, reflecting his strong season.

ORCHARD PARK - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has, in essence, been granted a mulligan. For the second straight season, he has been named a finalist for the Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year award.

We all know about the ongoing debate over whether Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson or even Saquon Barkley deserve the NFL’s MVP award. But for the second year in a row, Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been nominated for the AP Comeback Player of the Year.

The discussion has centered almost solely on Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and there is no doubt that one of them will win it when it is announced during Super Bowl week,

Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Saquon Barkley are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. Josh Allen and Jared Goff

Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen had to lose. Allen played a cleaner game so he’s advancing with the Buffalo Bills to face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City in the AFC championship game.

Before they meet again, here's a look back at the eight epic matchups between Josh Allen and the Bills and Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.

The Bills advanced to the AFC championship game next Sunday against the conference’s top seed, the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen got the better of Baltimore Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson last Sunday when their respective teams battled in the AFC divisional round in Orchard Park, N.Y.

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens made things interesting, but Buffalo's defense held on to give the Bills a victory in Sunday's AFC divisional round matchup.