NFL-'Who won?': Bills' Hamlin awake, communicating, doctors say

:Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has been able to awaken and communicate with his medical team after the safety suffered cardiac arrest on the field during a Monday's night NFL game in Cincinnati, his doctors told reporters on Thursday.

Two physicians caring for the 24-year-old said he was "demonstrating signs of good neurological recovery" and was able to communicate in writing.

He remains on a ventilator in the intensive care unit (ICU) at University of Cincinnati Medical Center to assist his breathing.

Hamlin collapsed on the field after making a tackle in the first quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals and had to have his heartbeat restored on the field.

The physicians said Hamlin had asked who won the game between the Bills and the Bengals. The response: "Damar, you won - you won the game of life," Dr. Timothy Pritts said.

That his first question was about the outcome of the game showed, "it's not only the that lights are on - he's home," Pritts said.

"It's been a long and difficult road for the last three days," said Dr. William Knight.

"He has been very sick and has made a fairly remarkable recovery," Knight said, adding that Hamlin has shown good signs of neurological and individual organ recovery .

The next milestone, doctors said, was getting Hamlin breathing completely on his own.

They said it was too soon to say whether the hit he took on the field or a preexisting condition caused Hamlin to go into cardiac arrest.

Asked whether there was a possibility of him playing professional football again, Knight told reporters: "It's entirely too early to have that conversation."

Knight said Hamlin was still critically ill and remained in the ICU, adding that the focus was on getting him off the ventilator "and