INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Rams 37-34 in overtime Monday night, a back-and-forth game between the quarterbacks who won the last two NFL MVP awards.
Josh Allen completed 12 of 19 passes for 210 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and ran 10 times for 121 yards and another score. It was the first overtime win of his career after he had gone 0-7.
Matthew Stafford completed 40 of 54 passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns for the Rams, his third straight game with at least 50 attempts. Puka Nacua caught a career-high 17 passes for 138 yards and a score.
Buffalo led 19-14 after three quarters before the teams traded touchdowns on five straight drives. Kyren Williams scored on a one-yard run with four seconds left in regulation to force overtime.
In the extra period, a James Cook fumble gave the Rams the ball needing only a field goal. Greg Rousseau blocked Harrison Mevis on a 48-yard try, and Allen then set up a 45-yard field goal by Tyler Bass with 1:55 left in overtime.
The game had six lead changes and 890 yards of combined offense. Buffalo improved to 4-1, while Los Angeles fell to 2-3.
