What a way to open the season for the Buffalo Bills! Playing before a national audience, the Bills traveled to Southern California and thoroughly dominated the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams en route to a 31-10 victory Thursday night.
Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks recaps the good, the bad, and the ugly from Buffalo’s season-opening win.
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Bills dismantle Rams
The Bills marched downfield and scored a touchdown on their opening drive of the season—a sign of what was to come at SoFi Stadium as Buffalo made a statement in routing the Rams. Read game stories and recaps detailing how Buffalo was able to crush the Rams, relive the key plays that influenced the outcome, and hear from Josh Allen, head coach Sean McDermott and others on how the Bills were able to start this season of lofty expectations off with an impressive win.
- Bills kick off 2022 season in style, beat Rams - WGR 550
- Bills 31, Rams 10: How it happened, stars of the game, key plays - Buffalo News
- QB Josh Allen throws 3 TD passes as Buffalo Bills open season with 31-10 win at Los Angeles Rams - ESPN.com Buffalo Bills Blog
- Plays that shaped the game: Bills picked Rams coverages apart, then dam broke - Buffalo News
- Bills put forth a complete domination in 31-10 blowout over Rams - Democrat & Chronicle
- Buffalo Bills make statement by beating up on defending champion Los Angeles Rams - ESPN.com Buffalo Bills Blog
- Josh Allen’s heroic second half leads Bills over Rams 31-10 | BuffaloBills.com
- Bills trounce defending champion Rams 31-10 in NFL season opener - The Athletic
- Bills vs. Rams - Game Recap - September 8, 2022 - ESPN
- Von Miller sets tone as remade Bills defensive line shines in opener - Buffalo News
- “Everybody wanted this game” | Bills superstars shine on the big stage in LA -BuffaloBills.com
- McDermott knew offense needed to be efficient in Los Angeles - WGR 550
- Allen: ‘I wanna win games no matter how I can do it’ - WGR 550
Observations, Report card, position grades
Josh Allen picked apart the Rams vaunted secondary, completing ten of his first 11 passes before setting a franchise record for completion percentage during a regular-season game (83.9%), going 26-of-33 for 297 yards and three touchdowns. Who else earned high marks? Allen picked up where he left off last postseason with Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis, Devin Singletary and Zack Moss ran well, the offensive line held up well, Von Miller made an instant impact on his new team, the pass rush was a force to be reckoned with, and more!
- Observations: With Josh Allen at the helm, anything seems possible for this Bills team -Buffalo News
- How Josh Allen picked up where he left off: 7 observations from Bills’ win over Rams - The Athletic (subscription required)
- How the Bills’ front four manhandled the Rams in Thursday night’s opener - The Athletic (subscription required)
- Top 3 things we learned from Bills vs. Rams | Week 1 2022 -BuffaloBills.com
- No matter whose jersey he’s wearing, Bills’ Von Miller dominates when he’s in LA - newyorkupstate.com
- Report Card: Bills’ coaching decisions stand out in opening win over Rams - Buffalo News
- Bills Report Card: Von Miller and revamped defensive line obliterated Rams - Democrat & Chronicle
- Bills’ Josh Allen plays up to MVP-favorite status, dominates star-studded Rams defense (Report card) - newyorkupstate.com
- Kramer: Bills grades: Week 1 at Rams - WGR 550
- Capaccio: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Bills at Rams - WGR 550
Odds and ends
Learn why, despite putting on a show on national television, the Bills are staying humble and focused on their ultimate goal this year. Plus, for the fourth time in its last six games, Buffalo did not need to call on its punter, did Josh Allen audible out of a play using “blue cheese?” and more!
- Buffalo Bills remain modest, even after routing Super Bowl champs - Buffalo News
- Twitter reactions: Bills fans celebrate after dominant 31-10 over Los Angeles Rams -Buffalo News
- Just for (no) kicks: Buffalo Bills have not punted in four of their past six games - newyorkupstate.com
- Bills QB Josh Allen appears to audible by yelling out ‘blue cheese, blue cheese’ - Buffalo News
- Odell Beckham Jr. has just one word for Bills Mafia as Buffalo clobbers Rams - newyorkupstate.com
- As Josh Allen nears his records, Cam Newton calls Bills QB ‘a God’ - Buffalo News
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