Greg Rousseau blocks kick as Bills stun Rams in overtime
Web StoryWatch this story in 15 seconds →Key takeaways
- Greg Rousseau blocked a Rams field goal in overtime. The block saved the Bills and set up a 37-34 win.
- Josh Allen ran for 121 yards and passed for 210 more. Tyler Bass kicked the 45-yard winner with 1:55 left.
- Buffalo moved to 4-1. The Bills now face the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Greg Rousseau is trending after one huge play. The Buffalo Bills defender blocked a field goal in overtime. That block saved the game for Buffalo.
Around 50,000 people searched his name in 24 hours.
The Bills beat the Los Angeles Rams 37-34. The game was on Monday night, Oct 12, 2026. It was at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
It was a wild game from start to finish.
A field goal is a kick through the goal posts. It scores three points. A blocked kick means a defender gets a hand on the ball.
The ball then falls short. The kick fails.
Rousseau blocked the Rams kick at the perfect time. Los Angeles was about to win the game. His hand changed the whole night.
Buffalo then drove down the field and won it.
What happened
The game was tied 34-34 at the end of normal time. That sent it to overtime. Overtime is extra time after a tied game.
The first team to score can still lose. The other team gets a chance too.
Buffalo had the ball first in overtime. Quarterback Josh Allen found Khalil Shakir for 57 yards. That was a huge play.
It put Buffalo deep in Rams land.
Then James Cook fumbled the ball. A fumble means the ball carrier drops the ball. Aaron Donald recovered it for the Rams.
Los Angeles now had a chance to win.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford moved his team down the field. He drove them to the Buffalo 30-yard line. The Rams sent out kicker Harrison Mevis.
He lined up for a long field goal. A make would have won the game.
Rousseau had other plans. He got a hand on the kick. The ball fell short.
The game stayed tied at 34-34. It was the second missed field goal of the night for Mevis, according to theScore.
Allen took over again. He ran for 19 yards on one play. He ran for 13 yards on another.
Those runs put Buffalo in range. Coach Joe Brady sent out Tyler Bass. Bass kicked a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left.
Buffalo won 37-34.
The fourth quarter had been just as wild. Cook scored his second touchdown with 1:39 left. That put Buffalo ahead.
Then Kyren Williams scored on a 1-yard run with 4 seconds left. That tied the game and forced overtime.
The teams traded big plays all night. The game had six straight lead changes at one point. It felt like a playoff game in October.
Why it matters
One play can change a whole season. Rousseau proved that on Monday night. Without his block, Buffalo loses.
With it, Buffalo wins and moves to 4-1.
The block also showed the value of special teams. Special teams means the kicking and return units. Fans often forget about them.
They matter most in close games. On Monday, they decided the game.
Allen was the star on offense. He passed for 210 yards and one touchdown. He ran for 121 yards and one more touchdown.
That gave him 331 total yards and two touchdowns, according to theScore. It was his first overtime win of his career.
Cook ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. But he also fumbled twice and lost one. The fumble in overtime nearly cost Buffalo the game.
His strong running kept Buffalo in it anyway.
Stafford threw for 383 yards and three touchdowns. His top target was Puka Nacua. Nacua caught 17 passes for 138 yards and one touchdown.
That was the best catch total of his career, according to theScore.
Davante Adams also scored twice for the Rams. His two touchdown catches gave him 121 for his career. That tied Larry Fitzgerald for sixth most in NFL history.
Rams coach Sean McVay was blunt after the game. He said the kicking game was not even close to good enough. He said it cost his team the game.
He said he would evaluate everything. His team fell to 2-3.
The win also kept Buffalo moving in the right direction. Wins like this build belief. They show a team can win even on a messy night.
The night was not perfect. Cook fumbled twice and lost one. The Bills still found a way to win.
Good teams fix those problems. The win gives them time to fix them.
What happens next
Buffalo plays the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The game is in Vegas. The Bills will stay in California this week.
They will practice at UC Irvine on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Then they will fly to Vegas on Saturday.
Coach Brady said the stay has a recovery reason. The team avoids two long flights. The players stay together on the road.
Brady said the week can help the team grow closer.
Brady also looked back at his overtime choices. He said he wished he had taken two kneel-downs before the winning kick. A kneel-down runs the clock.
It would have left less time for the Rams if Bass had missed. Brady said the criticism of his game plan was fair.
The Rams host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. McVay must fix the kicking game fast. His team has lost three of five games.
Another loss would put more pressure on the whole team.
Rousseau will get more praise this week. His block was the play of the game. It was the kind of play that fans remember for years.
It turned a near loss into a famous win.
Read more on the full Bills 37-34 overtime win over the Rams. See how Khalil Shakir's 57-yard overtime catch set up the finish. Learn how NFL overtime rules work.
For Buffalo fans, the night had everything. There was a fumble, a blocked kick, and a winning kick. There was a late tie and a late win.
It was the kind of game that makes football fun to watch.
Rousseau made the play that mattered most. One hand on one kick changed the result. That is why his name is trending today.
That is why Bills fans will talk about this game for a long time.
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