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Bills Beat Rams 37-34 in Overtime on Tyler Bass’ 45-Yard Kick

Tyler Bass kicked a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left in overtime to lift the Buffalo Bills past the Los Angeles Rams, 37-34, in a Monday night game that produced 35 fourth-quarter points. Josh Allen threw for 210 yards and ran for 121, while Puka Nacua caught a career-high 17 passes in the loss.

By admin Oct. 13, 2026 · 12:47 PM ET 2 min read

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Tyler Bass kicked a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left in overtime to give the Buffalo Bills a 37-34 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night, ending a game that produced 35 points in the fourth quarter alone. The Bills improved to 4-1; the Rams fell to 2-3.

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Josh Allen completed 12 of 19 passes for 210 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and did his biggest damage on the ground, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. James Cook III ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and Keon Coleman added a scoring catch. Buffalo played without receiver DJ Moore, out with a shoulder injury, and standout defensive tackle Ed Oliver, out with a knee injury.

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Matthew Stafford kept Los Angeles in it all night, completing 40 of 54 passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns. Puka Nacua caught a career-high 17 passes, one short of the franchise record of 18 set by Tom Fears in 1950, for 138 yards and a touchdown. Davante Adams caught two touchdown passes and Blake Corum rushed for a score.

Overtime decides it

Buffalo drove on the first possession of overtime, but Nate Landman forced James Cook to fumble for the second time in the game, and Aaron Donald recovered at the Rams’ 20-yard line. Los Angeles moved into field-goal range, but Greg Rousseau blocked Harrison Mevis’ 48-yard attempt with 4:11 remaining. Allen then broke off runs of 19 and 13 yards to set up the winning kick by Bass.

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Thirty-five points in the fourth quarter

The Rams took a 20-19 lead on Stafford’s 2-yard scoring pass to Nacua with 14:16 left, but Stafford was sacked by T.J. Sanders on the two-point try. The Bills answered with Allen charging in from the 1-yard line with 11:28 remaining, and Allen’s throw to Dalton Kincaid converted the two-point attempt. Stafford connected with Adams on a 5-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 27 with 7:14 left.

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Buffalo had the ball at the Los Angeles 26-yard line with two minutes remaining in regulation before Allen scrambled 21 yards. Two plays later, Cook scored on a 5-yard run to put the Bills ahead with 1:39 left. Stafford then guided the Rams downfield, and Kyren Williams scored from the 1 with five seconds remaining to force overtime.

Reporting based on coverage by Reuters.

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