2022 · Week 1

Final

Bills

Buffalo

QB Josh Allen

31·10

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Matthew Stafford

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

BUF -1

Total

51.5

Model margin

-0.0est.

LA perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Bills

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsBills wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Billsedge mapRams
  • +0.111EPA / play-0.083
  • 49.0%Success rate41.2%
  • +0.203EPA / dropback-0.094
  • -0.064EPA / rush-0.065
  • 9.3%Explosive rate7.4%
  • +0.35CPOE-2.69
  • 51.1%Third-down rate40.2%
  • 61.8%Red-zone TD rate60.5%
  • 2.48Points / drive1.57
  • 2.5%Turnover rate2.3%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

BUF lead 5–2 since 1999

Meetings average 52.7 points. LA are 2-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W14BUF @ LA4244RAMS
2020 · W3LA @ BUF3235BUF
2016 · W5BUF @ LA3019BUF
2012 · W14STL @ BUF1512RAMS
2008 · W4BUF @ STL3114BUF
2004 · W11STL @ BUF1737BUF

Box score

Individual performances

Bills

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Allen26/3129732

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Allen10565.61
Devin Singletary8486.00
Zack Moss6152.50
James Cook122.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Stefon Diggs891221
Gabe Davis45881
Jamison Crowder34280
Zack Moss66210
Isaiah McKenzie23191
Devin Singletary22140
Dawson Knox1250

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford29/4124013

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darrell Henderson13473.60
Brandon Powell133.00
Matthew Stafford122.00
Cam Akers300.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Cooper Kupp13151281
Tyler Higbee511390
Darrell Henderson55260
Ben Skowronek46250
Allen Robinson12120
Brandon Powell11100
Tutu Atwell0100

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -12.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.4%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Bills.

Half-point at risk

2.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.0%

Expected total

44.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.06
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+1.33
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.02