INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Matthew Stafford passed for 320 yards and hit Puka Nacua for a 19-yard touchdown with 1:54 to play and the The Los Angeles Rams surpassed Josh Allen’s record six touchdowns and ended the Buffalo Bills’ seven-game winning streak with a 44-42 victory on Sunday.

Allen capped his third long touchdown drive of the fourth quarter with another score a 1-yard dive with 1:00 remaining.

But Ronnie Rivers recovered the onside kick and Los Angeles (7-6) ran just under the clock for its first win over Buffalo since 2012 and its first home win since 1983.

The Rams and Bills combined for 902 yards of offense without a turnover, while Buffalo scored 42 points, the most forfeited points in franchise history. A team scored at least 42 points and lost for only the 22nd time in NFL history.

Hunter Long returned a blocked punt 22 yards for a touchdown for the Rams, who have won six of eight games after this improbable game to stay in the NFC West race.

Nacua had 12 catches for 162 yards and also ran for a score, while Kyren Williams rushed for two touchdowns as the Rams never trailed and topped .500 for the first time this season.

Los Angeles led 38-21 early in the fourth quarter before Allen pulled Buffalo out of its division title hangover. But after Mack Hollins’ 21-yard touchdown catch with 8:49 left, Stafford led Los Angeles on a time-consuming drive that included a roughing 11-yard pass to Tutu Atwell on fourth-and-5 near midfield with less than four included minutes left.

After Nacua’s catch-and-run TD On a pick play, Buffalo drew a 34-yard pass interference penalty on Quentin Lake on fourth-and-15 from midfield, a drive that ended in Allen’s third TD rush – but the Bills ran out of time.

A week after Buffalo secured the AFC East title by beating San Francisco in the snow, the Bills got off to a bad start at SoFi Stadium. They dropped 24 points in the first half and fell behind on Cooper Kupp’s 17-yard touchdown catch with 17 seconds left in the third quarter.

Until the turbulent fourth quarter, the shaky Rams dominated the powerhouse Bills.

Los Angeles had its highest-scoring game since Christmas 2022 and those 44 points were the most Buffalo has allowed all season. The Rams gained at least 65 yards on all five drives in the first three quarters, converting 10 of 11 third downs.

Los Angeles took a 17-7 lead early in the second quarter when Jacob Hummel blocked Sam Martin’s punt. Long caught and scored the first NFL touchdown for the tight end the Rams acquired from Miami last year when All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey cut costs.

The Rams hadn’t blocked a punt since 2018, while the Bills hadn’t given up a blocked punt TD since the 2021 season opener against Pittsburgh.

Allen had his second TD run 33 seconds into the fourth.

Injuries

Bills: CB Rasul Douglas injured his back and knee in the second half. … DE Casey Toohill injured his ribs. … TE Dalton Kincaid and rookie WR Keon Coleman sat out again.

Rams: WR Demarcus Robinson injured his shoulder in the third quarter.

Next

Bills: At Lions on Sunday.

Rams: At the 49ers on Thursday night.

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