NFL won’t resume Bills-Bengals this week after Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during match

Match was postponed due to the incident as the player is in a critical condition in hospital

A vigil is displayed at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for football player Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills after he collapsed following a tackle during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Photograph: Dylan Buell/Getty Images
A vigil is displayed at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for football player Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills after he collapsed following a tackle during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Photograph: Dylan Buell/Getty Images
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