The NFL community experienced a somber moment on Monday Night Football in the biggest game of the 2022 regular season in Week 17. In a marquee AFC matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills, with vast playoff seeding implications on the line, Bills safety Damar Hamlin (S – Bills) fell to the ground after experiencing a routine hit, requiring on-field CPR as a result of commotio cordis. The scary incident nearly turned tragic, but Hamlin has since woken up with full cognitive functionality and the ability to breathe on his own. It’s an incredible comeback story and a miracle to see Hamlin in his current state after what we all witnessed on Monday night.

While the Bengals and Bills won’t reschedule the game, there will be a Week 18 slate played to wrap up the regular season this weekend. As a result, the Kansas City Chiefs occupy the coveted one-seed in the AFC, but there have been additional protocols and stipulations enforced surrounding the AFC Championship game potentially being played on a neutral field if the Chiefs wind up winning in the divisional round. We have several play-in games in Week 18, starting with Tennessee at Jacksonville, with several more high-stakes matchups on Sunday.

DFS season is in full swing now that most season-long fantasy leagues are completed, so that means there’s tons of money to be made in the final week of a wildly entertaining and unpredictable NFL season. I’ve identified some of my favorite players on DraftKings and FanDuel, so let’s get right into it and cash out some contests heading into the NFL playoffs!