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The regular-season finale is… here.

Six days after a horrifying cardiac arrest the nation’s attention turns right back to a football field.

Feel free to join your fellow Go Long readers inside the Substack app throughout the day to discuss Damar Hamlin, the scene at Highmark Stadium this afternoon, the NFC and AFC playoff races, and what may be a winner-take-all affair at Lambeau Field tonight between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions.

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