Buffalo beat Los Angeles 37-34 in overtime Monday night at SoFi Stadium, with Tyler Bass kicking the winning 45-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining after a blocked kick by Greg Rousseau ended the Rams’ overtime possession. Josh Allen accounted for 331 total yards and two touchdowns, 210 passing, 121 rushing, to improve the Bills to 4-1.
Matthew Stafford threw for 383 yards and three touchdowns for Los Angeles, which forced overtime on a 1-yard run by Kyren Williams with 4 seconds left in regulation. The Rams fell to 2-3.
Takeaways From Bills’ Win Over Rams
A blocked kick sealed it
Buffalo drove into Rams territory in overtime before Aaron Donald recovered a James Cook III fumble. On the ensuing possession, Harrison Mevis’ field goal attempt was blocked by Greg Rousseau, and Bass converted the Bills’ next drive into the winning kick.
Allen delivered in his first career overtime win
Allen’s dual-threat night, 210 passing yards, one passing touchdown and 121 rushing yards, one rushing TD, powered Buffalo through a game in which the Rams outgained the Bills 454 to 436 yards. It was Allen’s first career overtime win.
Buffalo survived without key pieces
The Bills played the second half without RT Spencer Brown (back injury) and WR DJ Moore (shoulder injury). Buffalo finished with 436 yards and went 4-for-5 in the red zone.
Player Of The Game: Josh Allen
Allen finished 12-of-19 passing for 210 yards with one touchdown and one interception, plus 10 carries for 121 yards and one rushing TD. He had a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter followed by a two-point conversion pass to Dalton Kincaid that pushed Buffalo ahead 27-20.
Bills Vs. Rams By The Numbers
Los Angeles outgained Buffalo 454 to 436 yards and led 33 to 25 in first downs, built on Stafford’s 40-of-54 passing. But Buffalo was more efficient on the ground: 6.3 yards per carry on 37 attempts versus Los Angeles’ 3.3 on 23. The Bills had zero turnovers while Buffalo lost two, including the overtime fumble Donald recovered.
Puka Nacua caught 17 passes for 138 yards and a TD on 24 targets. Bass went 3-for-3 on field goals; Harrison Mevis missed one of two.
What It Means
Buffalo leads the AFC East at 4-1. Los Angeles fell to 2-3 in the NFC West, four games behind unbeaten San Francisco. The game matched the NFL‘s last two MVP-winning quarterbacks: Allen and Stafford combined for 593 passing yards and four TDs. second straight game below .500 through five weeks this season.
The result also pitted the NFL’s last two MVP quarterbacks against each other, with Allen and Stafford combining for 593 passing yards and four touchdown passes between them.
What’s Next
Buffalo hosts Vegas on Sunday. Los Angeles hosts Arizona on Sunday.
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