***** Official Bengals/Bills GDT *****

[TwistedChief]

Al Qaeda vs ISIS on display tonight!

Here’s to our Osama bin Laden - Joe Burrow!

Go Bengals!

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by SupDock

Critical condition seems like the only possible report. The other option would be dead.

Thanks for trying to educate the masses here, doc.

Yea, he’s going to be listed as critical.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Not passing judgement on him at all but Burrow was taking practice throws.

Just a complete mind **** moment by the NFL there.

This is an uncharted situation, and there’s no way to know who knew what and when.

Maybe everyone ought to decide not to leap to performative outrage and just have a little grace for each other.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by wbbonneriii

Perhaps you just give the bills the L and do not play any of the week 18 games (out of respect for the situation) and then start the playoffs the week after. The Bills were going to lose this game before the injury. You could also just suspend the game indefinitely but if the news is bad the Bills and league will not want to play this coming weekend either.

Too much revenue to cut an entire week of games. The NFL won't say it, but it's the truth.

[bobbything]

I texted a friend who’s a surgeon and asked him, given what you saw and the fact he’s intubated and in critical condition, what is the outlook on something like that.

He said, “10% chance of survival.”

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

It’s just being hyperbolic. Nobody knew what was really going on at the time including whoever made that call. Injuries happen all the time and turn out to be scarier looking than reality.

This is just piling on at this point.

Yep

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by wbbonneriii

Perhaps you just give the bills the L and do not play any of the week 18 games (out of respect for the situation) and then start the playoffs the week after. The Bills were going to lose this game before the injury. You could also just suspend the game indefinitely but if the news is bad the Bills and league will not want to play this coming weekend either.

They're definitely not giving the Bills a loss here after this. Bills could forfeit I guess, but I don't expect that either given how much the game means to them.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

It’s just being hyperbolic. Nobody knew what was really going on at the time including whoever made that call. Injuries happen all the time and turn out to be scarier looking than reality.

This is just piling on at this point.

This. It’s probably protocol for an injury. They needed time to figure out what to do.

[RINGLEADER]

There are hundreds of violent interactions that take place in every game every week in the NFL. You just never imagine one of them leading to this kind of an incident. Just an awful thing to see happen.

Prayers to Demar Hamlin and his family. Sending positive thoughts to them and the entire Bills organization.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by wbbonneriii

Perhaps you just give the bills the L and do not play any of the week 18 games (out of respect for the situation) and then start the playoffs the week after. The Bills were going to lose this game before the injury. You could also just suspend the game indefinitely but if the news is bad the Bills and league will not want to play this coming weekend either.

No chance this happens. Not to mention we have no idea if the Bills would lose or not. It’s the first quarter.

[George Liquor]

Originally Posted by bobbything

I texted a friend who’s a surgeon and asked him, given what you saw and the fact he’s intubated and in critical condition, what is the outlook on something like that.

He said, “10% chance of survival.”

Man

[RunKC]

This is why I don’t get too pissy over players wanting their money and wanting the franchise tag eliminated.

This shit could be over for you in one damn play

[Bl00dyBizkitz]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

If the news is bad (and hopefully it isn’t), is playing tomorrow really any better?

If its bad, the game has to be forfeit i think. Whatever that outcome is. Tie, no game played, whatever. Neither team should be forced to play in that situation.

If he's okay, maybe they play Wednesday? But you really can't extend this for very long.

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

That would not be an advantage for the Bills. 14-3 > 13-3.

Good point. My math is off.

Another poster said the league may cancel games week 18 if Hamlin passes away. That sounds far fetched but it's possible also.

[Hark Clunt]

local reporters saying that hamlin is in critical condition, not that it's a huge surprise.

[SupDock]

Originally Posted by bobbything

I texted a friend who’s a surgeon and asked him, given what you saw and the fact he’s intubated and in critical condition, what is the outlook on something like that.

He said, “10% chance of survival.”

10 percent seems low to me. Witnessed arrest with quick cpr and defibrillation