Damar Hamlin was knocked unconscious after stonewalling Bengals wide receiver, Tee Higgins after a 14 yard gain. Head Bills coach Sean McDermott and Bengal’s coach, Zach Taylor cleared the field after medical responders performed CPR for over 9 minutes. The NFLPA agreed with the decision to postpone the game. The Bengals and Bills each had a hope to grab the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC and get a first-round bye. Each game is a transactional agreement. Each player lends his body to the league for a sum that is realized to be relatively nominal from time to time.