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The Bills are scheduled to host the Patriots on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS).

Buffalo entered Monday night as a Super Bowl contender at the highest level. How the team proceeds from a competitive standpoint is a complete unknown as we move forward. What we do know is that this is a very tight locker room led by an excellent coach and leader in Sean McDermott. And Thursday morning's update that Damar Hamlin "has shown remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours" and "appears to be neurologically intact" lifts the spirits of everyone following this harrowing incident.

They have to deal with the tragedy involving safety Damar Hamlin, which postponed their game with the Bengals on Monday night. That cloud hangs over them until there is clarity on Hamlin.

If any organization is built to weather the tragedy this group is grappling with as S Damar Hamlin fights for his life, it's this close-knit team. Whether the AFC East champs get to host all of their playoff games is a question that can wait.

I don't want to be trite and talk about football in the Bills' spot, so I'd rather point to Yahoo Sports' Jeff Eisenberg's post on Damar Hamlin, one of many stories about Hamlin that paint him as an impressive, thoughtful young man.