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Observations from Sunday’s season finale in Orchard Park.

The finality of NFL Week 18 set in Sunday at Highmark Stadium. It did in a game played against the AFC East champions. It did in a game played for Damar Hamlin.

The New England Patriots fell to the Buffalo Bills by a score of 35-23, ending the regular season with an 8-9 record and in need of afternoon help elsewhere to reach the postseason. Help never arrived.

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