The Buffalo Bills survived just about everything Monday night at SoFi Stadium — including themselves. Tyler Bass drilled a 45-yard field goal in overtime, and Greg Rousseau’s blocked field goal minutes earlier kept the season’s wildest game alive, as Buffalo outlasted the Los Angeles Rams 37-34 to move to 4-1.
The ending was chaos. Kyren Williams’ 1-yard touchdown with five seconds left capped a 63-yard drive that took just 1:34, tying the game at 34-34. The Rams won the toss and elected to kick, and Josh Allen immediately hit Khalil Shakir for 57 yards — only for James Cook to fumble on the next play, Aaron Donald recovering. The Rams drove into field-goal range for the win, but Rousseau got a hand on Harrison Mevis’ 48-yard attempt — his second miss of the night — and Allen took over, scrambling for gains of 19 and 13 before Bass ended it.
Allen finished 12-of-19 for 210 yards, one touchdown and one interception, but did his real damage on the ground: 121 rushing yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. It was his first career overtime win — he’s now 1-7 in OT games. Cook rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries but fumbled twice, losing one. The Bills ran for 234 yards and averaged 7.6 yards per play despite 13 penalties for 112 yards and two turnovers.
Matthew Stafford was superb in defeat: 40-of-54 for 383 yards and three touchdowns. Puka Nacua set a career high with 17 catches on 24 targets for 138 yards and a touchdown. The Rams finished with 454 total yards and no turnovers — but Mevis missed both field goals, including a 50-yarder wide left late in the first quarter, and the night began and ended with special teams mistakes for L.A.
The Bills led 13-7 at halftime, but the second half exploded: 48 combined points, touchdowns on five straight fourth-quarter possessions, six lead changes and four ties in regulation. Buffalo’s two-point conversion on a tush push after Allen’s fourth-quarter score — and a missed extra point after a false start — told the story of a night where nothing came easy.
At 4-1, Buffalo stays atop the AFC East race and puts the Patriots loss firmly in the rearview. The win also answered the biggest question of the night: this team can win ugly, win wild, and win when its own mistakes nearly give it away.