(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The NFL has informed the Bills and Bengals their suspended game will not be resumed this week while the Week 18 schedule remains unchanged.
The NFL has made no decision regarding the possible resumption of the pivotal Bills-Bengals game at a later date. The game was suspended Monday night in the first quarter when Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest.
Hamlin remains in critical condition after the Bills say his heart stopped following a tackle during the Monday Night Football game.
In a chilling scene, Hamlin was administered CPR on the field, ESPN reported, while surrounded by teammates, some of them in tears, while they shielded him from public view. He was hurt while tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins on a seemingly routine play that didn't appear unusually violent.
On the play the 6-foot, 200-pound Hamlin was injured, Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins led with his right shoulder, which hit the defensive back in the chest. Hamlin then wrapped his arms around Higgins' shoulders and helmet to drag him down. Hamlin quickly got to his feet, appeared to adjust his face mask with his right hand and then fell backward about three seconds later and lay motionless.
Hamlin was treated on the field by team and independent medical personnel and local paramedics, and he was taken by ambulance to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Teammate Stefon Diggs later joined Hamlin at the hospital.
He collapsed on the field during the first quarter of the nationally televised game and was given medical treatment for nearly 20 minutes before being taken to a hospital.
Tuesday afternoon the Bills on their official Twitter account, provided an updated statement regarding Hamlin.
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