Rams are a 4.5-point home underdog against the Bills in Week 14
The Los Angeles Rams have a must-win game in Week 14 against the Buffalo Bills to keep pace in the NFC West, with the Rams a 4.5-point underdog at FanDuel Sportsbook. Hopefully, this Bills matchup at SoFi Stadium goes much better than (ahem) the last time they visited.
Sean McVay earned his franchise-record 76th regular season win as Rams head coach as his squad took down the New Orleans Saints 21-14 in the Superdome. Los Angeles fell behind 6-0 at halftime before rattling off 21 points after the break. Kyren Williams started the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run with 8:50 left in the third quarter. Matthew Stafford threw touchdown passes to Demarcus Robinson and Puka Nacua, with the second-year wideout catching a 7-yard score to break the tie. Nacua even made history in his 24th career game.
WR Puka Nacua (@AsapPuka) surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards in his 24th career game today. He tied Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase as the second-fastest players to reach 2000 receiving yards since the 1970 merger. Odell Beckham Jr accomplished the feat in 21 games. pic.twitter.com/kPg7hErKdI
— Los Angeles Rams PR (@TheLARamsPR) December 1, 2024
Rookie Jared Verse was the closer LA needed as he sealed the game by preventing Derek Carr from doing anything on fourth down with the Saints looking to send the game into overtime.
Game on the line and Jared Verse makes a play!
(via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/iRhlaB9LIP
— Rams Newswire (@RamsNewswire) December 1, 2024
Buffalo made quick work in a winter wonderland on Sunday Night Football in a 35-10 demolition of the Whiners. The Bills never gave San Francisco a chance as they jumped out to a 21-3 lead before halftime. Josh Allen had a monster 4-touchdown performance in which he might’ve given Saquon Barkley a run for his money in the MVP race.
Passing TD ✅
Rushing TD ✅
Receiving TD ✅Josh Allen is the first QB to ever do this in the same game. pic.twitter.com/bAItbsRLHe
— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) December 2, 2024
James Cook added 107 yards on the ground on 14 carries and a 65-yard scamper in the second quarter which put SF away early.
The Rams have been one of the most painfully inconsistent teams in the NFL this season, so it would only make sense for them to win this one. Buffalo is one of the top teams in the AFC for a reason, but I can see LA pulling off the upset to get above .500 for the first time all year. This has all the makings of a trap game for the Bills as Matthew Stafford outduels Josh Allen to keep Los Angeles in the NFC playoff picture.
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