After an unprecedented week across the NFL following Damar Hamlin’s collapsing on the field in Cincinnati on Monday night, Week 18 is a go. That means the New England Patriots will travel to Buffalo for a matchup against Hamlin’s Bills.
For the Patriots, the showdown brings a “plastic bag game” according to linebackers coach Jerod Mayo. Win, and the Patriots are in the playoffs. Lose (and don’t get support in two other contests), and the players receive a trash bag to clean out their lockers if they do not receive help from other teams across the league.