On Thursday night, the Buffalo Bills went into Hard Rock Stadium and completely dominated their southern-based AFC East rivals, the Miami Dolphins. While plenty of celebrations took place by the plethora of Bills Mafia who came to support their team, a feeling of somberness hung in the air after the clock reached 00:00.
During the third quarter, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was scrambling with the football for a first down when he lowered his shoulder and initiated contact with Bills safety Damar Hamlin. As his head met with Hamlin’s body, Tagovailoa immediately collapsed to the ground and his arms went into an unnatural position called the fencing response, which is usually a telltale sign of a traumatic brain injury or concussion.