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Rewind · week 5, 2026

Buffalo 37, the Rams 34: what nobody priced

We had the Rams at 55%. The market had the Rams by 3.5. Buffalo won 37-34 at SoFi Stadium.

15 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
37-34Buffalo win

We had the Rams at 55%. The market had the Rams by 3.5. Buffalo won 37-34 at SoFi Stadium. Our lean didn't hold, though at 55% that was close to a coin flip.

0-2Turnoversthe Rams vs Buffalo
2/7Third downsBuffalo; the Rams 7/14
12/19Josh Allen210 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
+0.29EPA per playBuffalo; the Rams +0.23

How it swung

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4OTQ1 13:28: BUF score (3-0)Q1 00:13: BUF score (6-0)Q2 08:04: LA score (6-6)Q2 08:00: LA score (6-7)Q2 05:16: BUF score (12-7)Q2 05:09: BUF score (13-7)Q3 10:14: LA score (13-13)Q3 10:11: LA score (13-14)Q3 02:49: BUF score (19-14)Q4 14:20: LA score (19-20)Q4 11:33: BUF score (25-20)Q4 11:28: BUF score (27-20)Q4 07:18: LA score (27-26)Q4 07:14: LA score (27-27)Q4 01:44: BUF score (33-27)Q4 01:39: BUF score (34-27)Q4 00:08: LA score (34-33)Q4 00:05: LA score (34-34)Q5 02:00: BUF score (37-34)12345LA winning ↑BUF winning ↓
■ Rams ahead■ Bills ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays
The Rams' chance of winning, play by play. Every swing play and drive on the game page.

1. In overtime (8:48), Josh Allen found Khalil Shakir for 57 yards, a 23-point swing in win probability towards Buffalo.

2. In overtime (6:30), Matthew Stafford found Puka Nacua for 21 yards, a 21-point swing in win probability towards the Rams.

5. With 2:00 left, Tyler Bass kicked a 45-yard field goal, a 22-point swing in win probability towards Buffalo.

Who won the matchups

Khalil Shakir against the Rams: Shakir won it. 80 yards on 3 targets, against his usual 43.

Puka Nacua against Buffalo: Nacua won it. 138 yards on 24 targets, above his usual 105.

What we missed, honestly

We had it close to a coin flip (55%), and it went the other way. Some games are just misses, and we grade those too.

Sources: nflverse play-by-play 2026; NFL injury report, week 5; our published pre-kickoff run 2026-10-12T09-15-28Z_automation. Every number here comes straight from our pipeline.