NFL suspends Bengals-Bills Monday Night Football matchup amid Damar Hamlin situation

After a frightening moment involving Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, the NFL has decided to suspend the Monday Night Football matchup. The Cincinnati Bengals were playing host before the game was temporarily suspended in the middle of the first quarter.

“The league is going to officially suspend play for this evening,” the ESPN broadcast said. “The game will not be played this evening.”

Initially, the NFL told players to take five minutes and warm up. They expected to just resume play and continue on without knowing the status of Hamlin.

Then, head coaches Sean McDermott and Zac Taylor got together and decided to send their respective teams to the locker room. Discussions were then had between them and the NFL back in New York.

Now, the game will no longer be taking place on Monday night. No rescheduled date has been announced at the time of posting.

Damar Hamlin taken to Cincinnati hospital after scary collapse

As Damar Hamlin was taken to a local hospital, it was revealed that he was administered CPR and required an AED defibrillator on the field. Hamlin reportedly was taken to a local hospital with a pulse, but was not breathing on his own.

“I’m told Damar Hamlin has a pulse, but is not breathing on his own. He is being transported to UC. Needed AED and CPR on the field,” explained FOX19’s Joe Danneman.

The report appears to indicate exactly what led to the horrific scene on the field on Monday, as players surrounding Hamlin watched him receive CPR and treatment from an AED defibrillator.

Shortly afterwards, the ESPN Monday Night Football broadcast provided some additional insight into the scary scene as well. Hamlin was loaded onto the stretcher and was nearly loaded into the ambulance when they made the call to administer CPR to him on the field.