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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Joseph McBride

Buffalo Bills score touchdown on first play after Damar Hamlin cardiac arrest

The Buffalo Bills have bounced back in the best possible way, as they scored a touchdown just 14 seconds into their first game since Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest.

The scenes at Highmark Stadium were extremely emotional before the opening kick, the medical staff for the Bills were rightly given a huge ovation when entering the field on Sunday. They saved Damar Hamlin's life on Monday night, and he's since been responding well in hospital.

And the Bills gave Hamlin the ultimate gift within seconds of play beginning, as Nyheim Hines opened up the game with a 96-yard kick-off return touchdown. Hamlin responded in style on Twitter, as he tweeted: "OMFG!"

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