Bills win for Hamlin in regular-season finale, will host Dolphins in wild-card round

Nyheim Hines ignited an emotionally charged atmosphere celebrating injured Bills safety Damar Hamlin by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns, and Buffalo clinched the AFC's second playoff seed with a 35-23 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday.

With the game in hand, Bills players held up three fingers in honour of Hamlin's number with the crowd chanting "Hamlin! Hamlin!"

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The Bills (13-3) closed their season by winning their final seven games and overcame an emotional week in which the team was left devastated in watching Hamlin collapse after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati on Monday night.

What followed was progressive good news of Hamlin's remarkable recovery in which he was not only able to breathe on his own, but also managed to address his teammates while saying "Love you boys" on Friday.

And leave it to receiver Stefon Diggs, who made a point to visit Hamlin in the University of Cincinnati Medical Center immediately following the game, to seal the victory with a 49-yard touchdown catch from Josh Allen to put Buffalo ahead 35-23 with 8:51 remaining.

On the ensuing kickoff, which went for a touchback, the Bills special teams players all raced into the end zone and motioned to the crowd. The fans, as one, stood up and let out a massive roar.

Allen finished 19 of 31 for 254 yards with three touchdowns and an interception.

On a day the Bills celebrated No. 3, and with Hamlin watching and