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The Los Angeles Rams spent the week answering questions about turnovers and special teams after a win in Philadelphia that came with plenty of warning signs. On Monday night, they fixed one problem and watched the other one beat them.
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Matthew Stafford threw for 383 yards without a turnover, and Kyren Williams’ 1-yard touchdown with five seconds left forced overtime. The Rams then got the ball at their own 20 after Aaron Donald recovered a James Cook fumble, drove to the Buffalo 30 and had Harrison Mevis’ 48-yard field goal try blocked. Josh Allen’s scrambles set up Tyler Bass’ 45-yarder, and the Bills won 37-34 at SoFi Stadium. The Rams are 2-3 after becoming the first team to lose with 400 yards, 30 first downs, five touchdowns and no turnovers, according to OptaStats. Here are four things that stood out.
Matthew Stafford finally gave the Rams a clean game
The Rams committed two turnovers in each of their first four games, and Stafford threw six interceptions in that stretch. On Monday, he went 40 of 54 with three touchdown passes and no interceptions, and the Rams didn’t lose a fumble.
That’s the version of Stafford the Rams needed after a week of questions about his turnover problem. They converted 7 of 14 third downs, went 2 for 2 on fourth down and scored touchdowns on all five red-zone trips.
The kicking game is now costing the Rams games
Mevis missed from 50 yards at the end of a 14-play, 7:48 opening drive, and Greg Rousseau blocked his 48-yard try in overtime. He entered the night 5 for 7 on field goals. Buffalo’s Ray Davis also had a 70-yard kickoff return.
Athlon wrote last week that the Rams had to fix special teams before it cost them a game. Five touchdowns weren’t enough to cover for zero field goals, and McVay said after the game, “I’m going to evaluate everything.”
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Nobody could keep Josh Allen in the pocket
Allen threw only 19 passes, but he ran 10 times for 121 yards and a touchdown. Cook added 111 yards and two touchdowns, and Buffalo finished with 234 rushing yards at 6.3 per carry against a defense that entered the week third in EPA per play allowed, according to Sumer Sports.
The final drive was all Allen. His scrambles of 19 and 13 yards set up the winning kick and gave him his first career overtime win after an 0-7 start, according to NFL.com.
Puka Nacua is carrying an offense without a run game
Nacua caught 17 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown. Stafford targeted him on 24 of his 54 attempts, 44% of the passing game going to one receiver.
The ground game gave him little help. The Rams ran 23 times for 77 yards, their lowest total of the season, and Williams averaged 3.1 yards per carry. Davante Adams caught two touchdown passes, and Tyler Higbee followed his heroics in Philadelphia with five catches for 83 yards. Still, the Rams leaned on Nacua on nearly every big down, and they’ll need more balance when Arizona comes to SoFi on Sunday.
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This story was originally published October 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM.