Bills vs Rams result, statistics highlights, updates: NFL Week 14

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – One of the themes prevalent in the second half of the NFL season is that the Buffalo Bills are facing teams that have their backs against the wall.

That will be the case again on Sunday afternoon when they face the 6-6 Los Angeles Rams at the spectacular SoFi Stadium, a team that found itself in a 1-4 hole to start the year in an attempt to get there. But winning five of its last seven games has put it back in the playoff race, which it is now.

Since early November, the Bills have played desperate teams like the Dolphins, Colts and 49ers and beaten them all, and they also picked up a win over the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs that ended Kansas City’s run of perfection.

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All of this great work means the Bills are already AFC East champions, and of the 12 all-time division titles they have won, this is the earliest they have ever won based on the number of games left to play, five including Sunday.

But as needy as the Rams are on Sunday as they try to stay alive in the NFC West race and the Wild Card hunt, the Bills – with a big and difficult test next week against the 12-1 Lions in Detroit coming up – need a win to stay on track in the pursuit of the No. 1 seed on the AFC side of the postseason.

Stay here throughout the afternoon and evening for updates:

The Rams receive the ball first

Los Angeles received the ball first. Kyren Williams was dropped for a 3-yard loss by DaQuan Jones, but Matthew Stafford followed with a 12-yard completion to Puca Nacua and Willams ran for 3 yards on third-and-1. Three plays later, the Rams converted on another third down, with Stafford buying time with his feet and throwing a 17-yard shot to Nacua. Williams completed back-to-back runs of 7 yards and 12 yards to get into the red zone.

Bills inactive: Dalton Kincaid, Keon Coleman out again

Once again, the Bills will be without their second-year tight end for the third straight game, while their rookie receiver will be out for the fourth straight game. Both have participated in practice on a limited basis, and it looks like the Bills will give them each another week to be as healthy as possible for next week’s big game against the Lions in Detroit.

The Bills are really depleted at tight end with Quintin Morris also out with a shoulder injury, meaning only Dawson Knox and Zach Davidson are available, although fullback Reggie Gilliam can also play tight end in a pinch.

The rest of the inactive list consists of offensive lineman Will Clapp, linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio, cornerback Kaiir Elam and defensive tackle Jordan Phillips. Phillips, who returned to the Bills just a few weeks ago, will lose his spot to rookie DeWayne Carter, who was activated from injured reserve on Saturday.

The Rams have standout rookie edge rusher Jared Verse listed as questionable with an ankle injury, and we’ll see if the injury slows him down. Verse was a dominant pass rusher and is the leading candidate to be named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Roster changes suggest Dalton Kincaid won’t play

The Bills made a number of plays on Saturday, and the one that impacts the game the most is elevating Zach Davidson to the practice squad for the third straight year, a good sign that Kincaid’s knee injury will keep him out of action again.

The Bills also activated defensive tackle DeWayne Carter from injured reserve and waived linebacker Nicholas Morrow to make room on the roster. Morrow signed as a free agent in the offseason and played only 44 snaps on defense, all of them in mopup duty, despite being a key special teams player.

An interesting addition to the practice squad was Lewis Cine, who was signed at the end of training camp. The Vikings’ 2022 first-round pick was originally a safety, but he suffered a knee injury in his rookie season and ended up appearing in just 10 games for Minnesota, playing most of the time on special teams.

The 200-pounder has worked as a coverage linebacker in practice and could be an option for the Bills if they play their dime defense package, a single player that has been manned primarily by Cam Lewis this season.

It’s hard to imagine a situation in which the Rams’ defense — one that ranks 21st in points allowed at 24.2 and 25th in yards per game (359.5) — will be able to contain the offensive machine to slow down the Bills. The Bills rank second in points per game at 29.6, tied for third in red zone TD percentage (66.7%), 10th in yards per game (347.5) and eighth Ranks in third-down percentage (42.6%, but No. 1 last). three games at 53.3%).

LA’s defense is strong with Turner and home run rookies Verse and Fiske leading the way, who have combined for 15.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and four recoveries, but the Bills’ veteran offensive line is playing as well as ever in the McDermott era. and Allen is simply a nightmare for any defense to control.

Bills vs. Rams preview stories

When is the Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams game?

∎ Date: Sunday, December 8th

∎ Time: 4:25 p.m

∎ Location: SoFi Stadium

Who is the favorite to win the Bills vs. Rams game?

∎ Betting line: Bills -3.5

∎ Over-Under: 49.5

∎ Money line: Bills minus 190 (bet $190 to win $100) and Rams plus 155 (bet $100 to win $155).

Who announces the Bills vs. Rams game?

∎ Play by Play: Kevin Burkhardt

∎ analyst:Tom Brady

∎ Side reporter: Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi

How to watch the Bills vs. Rams game on TV or streaming

∎ Cable/Network TV: FOX. The game will be available locally on the following stations: WUHF-Channel 7 (Rochester area), WUTV-Channel 29 (Buffalo area), WSYT-Channel 68 (Syracuse area), WFXV-Channel 33 (Utica area), WYDC Channel 48 (Elmira area). , WXXA-Channel 23 (Albany area) and WICZ (Binghamton area).

∎ Online streaming services: You can watch games on NFL.com and the NFL mobile app, and subscribe to NFL+, the league’s own streaming service. However, you can’t cast the games to your TV, you’ll have to watch them on your phone or tablet.

∎ TV streaming: You can also stream if you have subscriptions to Spectrum, DirecTV, fuboTV, NFL+, Sling, Vidgo, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV.

On the radio: How to listen to the Bills vs. Rams game

You can listen to SiriusXM satellite radio on channel 381 (Bills feed) and channel 226 (Rams feed), and on traditional radio, the Bills Radio Network has stations across the state. Chris Brown is in charge of play-by-play, Eric Wood is the analyst and Sal Capaccio is the sideline reporter. The network includes:

Rochester (WCMF 96.5 and WROC 950 AM)
Buffalo (WGR550, 550 AM)
Syracuse (WTKW 99.5/WTKV 105.5)
Binghamton (WDRE 100.5FM)
Ithaca (WIII 99.9/100.3 FM)
Bath (WVIN 98.3 FM)
Newark (WACK 1420 p.m.)
Dansville (WDNY 93.9 FM)
Elmira (WNGZ 1490 AM)
Auburn (WAUB 98.1 FM/1590 AM)
Geneva (WGVA 95.9 FM, 1240 AM)

Sal Maiorana has been covering the Buffalo Bills for four decades, including 35 years as a full-time beat writer for the D&C, and he has written numerous books on the team’s history. He can be reached at [email protected] and you can follow him on X @salmaiorana and on Bluesky @salmaiorana.bsky.social. Sign up for his Bills Blast newsletter here: https://profile.democratandchronicle.com/newsletters/bills-blast

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