It did not matter if you were 8 or 80, from Bakersfield or Buffalo when Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed to the Paycor Stadium turf in Cincinnati while suffering cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football.
Fear took over. Empathy took over. Raw and basic humanity took over.
Football mattered nil. Everyone seemed to get that as medical personnel administered CPR for a reported nine minutes as tear-stained teammates and opponents circled around Hamlin. Did you see Josh Allen? Did you see Stefon Diggs?