Week 4 PostGame: Bills 31 - Rams 14
The Buffalo Bills were given a scare by the winless St. Louis Rams, who actually held a lead in this game heading into the 4th quarter. The Bills battled back again, and for the 3rd weekend in a row, the Bills came back in the 4th to gain the W.
1st Quarter
The Buffalo Bills offense was not clicking well to start the game off, again. Nothing really exciting happened in this one as both teams didn’t look very sharp. Bills kicker Rian Lindell kicked two successful field goals but the quarter ended with a Rams lead. A 37 yard reverse run by WR Donnie Avery was the only touchdown so far in this one. Rams lead going into quarter #2 with a 7-6 lead.
2nd Quarter
A very good run defense was scored on again. This time Rams RB Steven Jackson broke one for 29 yards and the TD. The Bills continued to struggle and the score was still in the home team’s favor at half-time, Rams now lead 14-6.
3rd Quarter
A back and forth affair in this quarter. Only one score was put on the board and this time it was in the favor of the good guys. A decent drive by the Bills was ended with a Fred Jackson 22 yard run. Jackson cut, juked and dove his way into the end zone. Bills still down, but at least they are on the board, 14-13 in the Rams favor.
4th Quarter
This quarter belonged to the Bills as they rallied again for win. They scored 18 points in the final 15. It all started just into the 4th when Bills CB Jabari Greer had a pick 6 that gave the Bills the lead 21-14. The Rams would not score again this game. WR Lee Evans would get into the end zone though when he hooked up with QB Trent Edwards on a 39 yard TD pass. The final scoring would end, when kicker Rian Lindell added another FG from 45 yards out in the end of the game. Bills pick up the victory 31-14.
Game Notes
- The Bills start 4-0 for the sixth time since 1970
- The last two times they achieved the feat (1991-92), they went on to reach the Super Bowl.
- For the second straight year the Rams have started 0-4 (remember they started 0-8 last season before getting their first W)
- The Rams have now lost eight straight games dating back to last year.
- Trent Edwards went 15 for 25 for 197 yards, 1 TD and an INT.
- Evans only had 2 catches for 88 yards but also a TD.
- Bills rushing game struggled as they only gained 111 yards. The offense only had 277 yards in total.
