'God's Real': Bills Quarterback Josh Allen Fights Back Tears While Recounting 'Spiritual' Moment on Field as Damar Hamlin Recovers

Billy Hallowell : Jan 10, 2023
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"It was just spiritual ... I was going around my team and saying, 'God's real,' You can't draw that one, write that one up any better." -Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills Quarterback

BCN Editor's Note: QB Josh Allen noted that it had been "three years and three months since the last kickoff return." His words immediately reminded me of another important 3:3 equation: John 3, verse 3, where Jesus tells the inquiring Nicodemus how to be saved. "...Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God." It reminds me of the incredible Denver Broncos game years ago, led by then QB Tim Tebow (who in college wore John 3:16 on his eye black), where he threw for 316 yards passing, and the Broncos averaged 31.6 yards per reception, while possessing the ball for 31:6. Can God use sports scores and stats to get a point across? Well, He's God, so... I guess He can use whatever He wants! The real question might be; what is God saying, and to whom? -Aimee Herd, Breaking Christian News

[Faithwire.com] It has been a harrowing, terrifying, and yet oddly optimistic time for the Buffalo Bills. (Screengrab image)

On Sunday, just shy of a week after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during a football showdown between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, the Bills returned to the field and won against the New England Patriots.

But that was only a bonus to the amazing news Hamlin is recovering and was able to watch the game from his hospital bed, sharing in the joy the 35-23 victory brought.

Hamlin's healing has been an answer to prayer for a nation on the edge of its seat, wondering if the 24-year-old player—whose initial medical state was dire—would pull through.

That emotional toll was palpable, particularly after the Bills' win Sunday. Quarterback Josh Allen delivered an emotional statement and gave God all the glory.

"It was just spiritual ... I was going around my team and saying, ‘God's real,'" Allen said. "You can't draw that one, write that one up any better."

He continued, as he got emotional, "It's been three years and three months since the last kickoff return."

Allen was addressing the first play of the game, a 96-yard kickoff return—a resulting touchdown that left the Bills in celebration. The significance here, of course, is Hamlin's number, which is 3... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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