The Buffalo Bills are 4-0 for the first time in 16 years. Unlike
the previous two weeks, there was no need for late-game heroics to keep them
unbeaten.
Jabari Greer’s 33-yard interception return on the first play of the fourth
quarter was the go-ahead score in an 18-point fourth-quarter that finished off
the surprisingly competitive, go-for-broke St. Louis Rams 31-14 on Sunday.
“We knew they could beat us, and we were pretty certain we could beat them,
too,” Bills coach Dick Jauron said. “We just ended up making more plays at the
end, and that’s what this game is all about. So there it is.”
After three blowout losses to open the season and amid rumors he might be fired
during the team’s bye week, Rams coach Scott Linehan benched quarterback Marc
Bulger in favor of 38-year-old Trent Green. Linehan had six new starters in all,
four on defense....
Donnie Avery rushed to the left for 37 yard gain (Josh
Brown made PAT)
3 - 7
3:06
BUF
FG
Rian Lindell kicked a 35-yard field goal
6 - 7
2nd Quarter
13:41
STL
TD
Steven Jackson rushed to the left for 29 yard gain (Josh
Brown made PAT)
6 - 14
3rd Quarter
9:27
BUF
TD
Fred Jackson rushed to the right for 22 yard gain (Rian
Lindell made PAT)
13 - 14
4th Quarter
14:48
BUF
TD
Jabari Greer intercepted Trent Green for 33 yards (Rian
Lindell made PAT)
20 - 14
10:24
BUF
TD
Trent Edwards passed to Lee Evans to the left for 39
yard gain (2pt attempt converted, Trent Edwards pass to Lee Evans)
28 - 14
6:21
BUF
FG
Rian Lindell kicked a 45-yard field goal
31 - 14
Team Statistics
BUF
STL
First Downs
14
16
Passing
7
7
Rushing
7
9
Penalty
0
0
Third Down Efficiency
3-13
3-13
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-0
1-4
TOTAL NET YARDS
277
380
Total Plays
60
64
Average Gain Per Play
4.6
5.9
NET YARDS RUSHING
111
167
Rushes
31
29
Average Per Rush
3.6
5.8
NET YARDS PASSING
166
213
Completions-Attempts
15-25
17-33
Yards Per Pass Play
5.7
6.1
Times Sacked
4
2
Yards Lost to Sacks
31
23
Had Intercepted
1
1
PUNTS
6
5
Average Punt
44.8
56.2
PENALTIES
5
5
Penalty Yards
35
50
FUMBLES
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
31:28
28:32
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
New Page 1
Preview:
The 3-0 Bills have to be pumped up after last week’s comeback
win against Oakland left them atop the AFC East. Trent Green replaces Marc
Bulger as St. Louis’s QB, but that doesn't really matter at this point, Green will
be lucky to survive.
The Buffalo Bills are off to their best start since Jim Kelly,
Thurman Thomas and Bruce Smith were leading them to four straight Super Bowls in
the early 1990s.
The St. Louis Rams are desperately seeking to recapture a taste of their glory
days, but are nowhere close.
Buffalo looks to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 1992 on Sunday when it
visits a Rams team hoping a quarterback switch can help reverse a dreadful first
three weeks...more
Inside the Game Plans:
Notable:
BILLS: After the
Buffalo Bills watched a league-high 17 players wind up on injured
reserve last season, they were hopeful that the injury bug would be kind
this season. Oh well.
On Wednesday, coach Dick Jauron announced that wide receiver/punt
return specialist extraordinaire Roscoe Parrish would miss four-to-six
weeks after undergoing surgery on his right thumb injured late in last
Sunday's victory over Oakland...FULL
STORY
RAMS: With his
job potentially on the line and with an offense struggling in the first
three games of the season, Rams coach Scott Linehan benched quarterback
Marc Bulger and named Trent Green to start in Sunday's game against the
Buffalo Bills.
When Green was in St. Louis from 1999-2000, the offense was similar
with Mike Martz as offensive coordinator and then head coach. When Green
was traded to the Chiefs in 2001, the offensive coordinator was Al
Saunders, who was the Rams' receivers coach in 1999 and who brought the
offense to Kansas City. Saunders is now the Rams' offensive
coordinator...FULL
STORY
Buffalo ended its 2007
season with three straight losses and with its 24-23 win over the
Raiders last Sunday, has begun this season with three straight wins
With their 37-13 loss to the Seahawks in
Week 3, the Rams have now dropped seven straight games overall, dating
to last season
Marc Bulger has been benched by head
coach Scott Linehan in favor of Trent Green for this game against
Buffalo. Green last started a game for the Rams on November 26, 2000 vs.
the Saints and is 2-3 all-time as their starting QB
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