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Weeks After a Near-Tragedy, the Bills and Bengals Meet Again

The last time the teams played, Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field. He attended Sunday’s divisional round playoff game against the Bengals.

A mural of Bills safety Damar Hamlin, by artist Adam Zyglis, in Buffalo.Credit...Carolyn Thompson/Associated Press

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Three weeks after going into cardiac arrest during a prime-time N.F.L. game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was in attendance Sunday for his team’s divisional round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

At the two-minute warning of the first half, Hamlin was shown on the stadium Jumbotron from the suite where he was watching the game.