Bills’ Cornerback Christian Benford Carted Off Field With Apparent Injury
The Buffalo Bills are taking on the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship, and the Bills have already suffered a significant injury. Cornerback Christian Benford had to be carted off the field after suffering a significant head injury.
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Benford was shown hitting the helmet of his fellow Bills defender, leading to what appears to be a concussion.
The cart immediately came out, as Benford looked to be out of sorts.
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Benford and safety Damar Hamlin ran into each other attempting to tackle Xavier Worthy. The result was Benford having to be taken out of the game completely.
Losing Benford for the game is going to severely impact the Bills’ secondary. With Benford out, the team will rely on Kaair Elam or Cam Lewis to step in and help the team bring home the important win.
The Bills are attempting to take down the Chiefs, who have been the team’s proverbial kryptonite for years. Kansas City has continued to find ways to win, leading to their No. 1 seed and first-round bye week in the playoffs.
With a rested team, the Chiefs handily beat the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Now, they look to take down the Bills en route to their potential third Super Bowl victory in a row.
The Bills, on the other hand, have had to take down the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens to meet their foes in the AFC Championship.
At the time of this writing, the game can go either way. The Chiefs hold a small lead with a 7-3 score. This is still anyone’s game.
The issue is the Bills just lost their starting cornerback in Benford.
#Bills top CB Christian Benford was carted off the field after a scary helmet-to-helmet hit and has already been ruled out with a concussion.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 27, 2025
More reports have come out about the injury, and Benford has already been ruled out with a concussion. The secondary star likely did not have to do much testing to reveal that he suffered a significant head injury.
While Benford was sitting on the cart, he appeared to be very affected by the headshot he took from Damlin. Hopefully, he can heal up and be ready to go if the Bills are to advance to the Super Bowl.
Concussions and the corresponding concussion protocol can often take time to get by, so Benford might miss the Super Bowl if Buffalo advances.
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