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Liam McKeone

Sean McDermott Reveals Costly Substitution Error That Sealed Bills' Loss to Rams

The Bills suffered a very tough loss to the Rams on Sunday | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Buffalo Bills suffered a very tough loss on Sunday, losing 44-42 to the Los Angeles Rams despite Josh Allen totaling an NFL record three rushing and three passing touchdowns. The final two minutes of the game were particularly painful for Bills Mafia, as several blunders caused the team's already-slim win probability to plummet into the abyss.

First, Josh Allen was stuffed on a quarterback sneak at the goal line with one minute left and the Bills down two scores. The play call (and failure to score) forced them to use a timeout, which cornered the Bills into attempting an onside kick—an entirely avoidable scenario if Buffalo had merely chosen to call a pass play instead.

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