today is the final day of the nfl regular season, with multiple teams fighting to make it into the playoffs. but it was also the day the league came together to rally behind damar hamlin, the buffalo bills player who collapsed on the field monday. we got our first image of him today. and jessie her sh was at the bills game for their emotional tribute. reporter: for the first time since his collapse, tonight we re seeing damar hamlin. teammates clearly got the message. their first play back since his cardiac arrest, a kickoff return 96 yards for a touchdown. this place is absolutely going wild. this is storybook. this is almost fate. i just can t believe it. spiritual. it really was. it s been three years and three months.
their first game since the marvelous collapse on the field almost a week ago. players started the game by carrying flags with hamlin s number as they took on the new england patriots. they were sending a very clear message on their home turf. today wasn t just about, them it was about tomorrow him late to. the bills open the game with a 96 yard kickoff return and went on to beat the patriots 35 to 23. just minutes before the game, hamlin tweeted the first picture of himself in his hospital bed. holding his hands and the shape of a heart. right after, he tweeted this. we all one. i want to give back an ounce of the love you all showed me, proceeds of the shirt will go to first responders and you see trauma center. go get yours. i want to welcome someone who knows the game well. former nfl wide receiver donté stallworth. dante, thank you for coming in today. it is good to see you, my friend. this is football, right, always people are having the conversation about the fact that football
since thursday morning when we got the news, so just wanted to come out and play free, play loose, play for him and that first the first kickoff when you couldn t have scripted it any better, man. it was pretty that one was pretty emotional and i was told by kevin, it s been three years and three months since the last kickoff return. pretty cool. what an emotional moment and the moments after the win hamlin s charity toy drive we ve heard so much about topped $8.5 million. he started it in 2020 to purchase toys for children, bills assistant athletic trainer danny kellington received a game ball after a touchdown in the third quarter. has been praised by the head coach after hamlin awoke in the hospital, his first question was, did we win? in a nod hamlin is selling
pressuring canadian officials to clear truckers blocking streets in ottawa and part of canada s border with the united states. these calls came before the canadian prime minister invoked an emergency measure to shut it all down. how about that back story there? we have some nfl action for you starting with the giants taking on the cowboys. dallas taking home the turkey day win. lawrence: let s go. carley: 28-20. are you happy? lawrence: of course. carley: 33-26. this kickoff return for a touchdown helping the vikings take down bill belichick s patriots. take it back, patriots doing a good job one will get on the sideline. is he inbounds. is he going. he will score! carley: buffalo bills picking up their third thanksgiving win in the past four seasons, they defeated the lo lions 28-25.
thank you, by the way for getting up thanksgiving to join us this morning. my pleasure. griff: meanwhile, we have some nfl action for you starting for the giants to take on the cowboys. del fitch taking on the turkey went 28-20. the first the buffalo bills beating the detroit lions 28-25 burn burn or however the linebacker von miller suffering a knee injury and had had to be carted off of the field. hate to see that and the vikings the ninth win of the season beating the patriots 33-26. the kickoff return for a touchdown to help them lead the vikings to a win, watch. one will get freed at the sideline. he s gone! he will score! griff: all the way,