this year that the patriots were even still in playoff contention. hamlin s number, number 23, was on display across the league. outlined on 30 yard lines, worn on special patches on bills uniforms and featured on jacket. hamlin watched the action from his hospital bed in cincinnati, where he remains in critical condition after his heart stopped on the field during last monday s game against the bengals, but what an extraordinary recovery. let s bring in nbc sports columnist peter king. we of course talked about the great news. it s amazing news. it s wonderful. peter, i also want to talk about some absolutely dreadful play yesterday. i ve been commenting to my 14-year-old son as we watch red zone every week, i say, you know, these players are so much better than they were even 20 years ago. it s amazing how much better the players are now. i mean, they re just great. yesterday one horrible performance after another, i ve got to ask you, have you ever
we re underway as new england decided to defer after winning the toss. on the run back, breaking a tackle and taking it past midfield and down the sideline he goes. this is storybook, an opening kickoff return for damar hamlin, and this place is absolutely going wild. come on, no way. unbelievable. buffalo bills safety damar hamlin, his teammate, nyheim hines took the opening kick kickoff, 96 yards, scoring on a 101 yard return to have the first bills player to have two in the same game, wrapping up an emotional 35-23 win over the pats. it s a good thing he ran both back. it was the difference maker in the game. locked up the number two seed, and knocked new england out of playoff contention. it was a shock, actually, after
seen an uglier game for playoff contention than the new york jets and the miami dolphins? i mean, i just saw the highlights of it, or should i say low lights, joe. you know, there were no highlights. and, look, it just goes to show you that all the teams in the nfl that are stumbling and bumbling at quarterback right now are the ones, like both of those teams yesterday, the jets and the dolphins, the dolphins obviously have their quarterback hurt, but they both played third string quarterbacks in that game. they combined for 17 points, a terrible football game, and you look all over the map on sunday, and you saw teams that had no quarterbacks, you know, no starting quarterbacks playing, all played poorly, and so, i mean, look, i was at the buffalo game. i m still there. and, you know, fortunately to
Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdowns, Kenneth Walker III rushed for 133 yards as the Seahawks kept alive their postseason hopes with a 23-6 win eliminating the New York Jets from playoff contention.
stay on the ground. why not? tillis, pounding his way for a touchdown. here is jones out on the edge. touchdown. and we ll make sure he was. in. quarterback aaron rodgers found a groove leaning heavily on the run game. hours after the releasing wide receiver watkins takes los angeles out of playoff contention for the 2023 season. those are your headlines, brian, over to you. brian: thanks so much. appreciate it. meanwhile 12 days of giving continues this morning for our fox & friends favorite tunnel 2 towers is here during this year s season of hope. tunnel 2 towers teamed up with home depot foundation to give u.s. army specialist maggie may a new smart home. geles who is here frank siller tunnel 2 towers founder and ceo. tell me about this. maggie served our country,