The Bills defeated the Rams 37-34 in overtime Monday night at SoFi Stadium, a game that lived up to its billing as a potential Super Bowl LXI preview. Josh Allen led Buffalo to the win, with Keon Coleman catching a 7-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. James Cook III added a 17-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter for the Bills, while kicker Tyler Bass made all six of his field-goal attempts on the night, including conversions from 49 and 23 yards.
Davante Adams and Blake Corum led the Rams' scoring. Adams caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford in the second quarter, and Corum scored on a 1-yard rush in the third. Harrison Mevis made the extra point on both scores. Despite the high-powered offenses on display—Stafford has completed 99 of 162 passes for 1,189 yards through four games this season—neither team could pull away decisively until the overtime period.
3-11st in AFC EastStreak L1
The victory gives Buffalo a 3-1 record and the top seed in the AFC East. The Bills had dropped their previous game at home against New England, 29-26, but bounced back after earlier wins over the Chargers and Rams represent two of their three wins. Los Angeles, meanwhile, falls to 2-2 and third in the NFC West. The Rams had won their last game at Philadelphia before the loss in Los Angeles, but have dropped back-to-back home contests to Buffalo and Denver over the past two weeks.
2-23rd in NFC WestStreak W1
Both teams face divisional matchups in their next contests. Buffalo travels to Las Vegas on Sunday, October 18, while the Rams host Arizona the same day.
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