Bills cruise past Rams in season opener (full coverage)

The Buffalo Bills cruised past the Los Angeles Rams, 31-10, in the season opener on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium.

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Josh Allen threw for 297 yards and accounted for four touchdowns. Gabe Davis, Isiah McKenzie, and Stefon Diggs all caught touchdown passes.

Von Miller shined in his Bills’ debut as he recorded two of the team’s seven sacks. Dane Jackson, Boogie Basham, and Jordan Poyer all had interceptions. After allowing 10 first-half points, Buffalo shut down the Rams’ offense in the second half.

GAME RECAP LINKS:

Buffalo Bills 31, Los Angeles Rams 10: Rapid recap and notes (BuffaloRumblings.com)
Josh Allen’s big second half leads Bills over Rams 31-10 | Recap of highlights, top things to know (BuffaloBills.com)
5 takeaways from the Bills’ 31-10 win over the Rams (BillsWire.com)
Bills’ Josh Allen plays up to MVP-favorite status, dominates star-studded Rams defense (Report card) (Syracuse.com)

MEDIA:

THAT'S A KICKOFF WIN!!!#BUFvsLAR | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/e9fNB796P5
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 9, 2022

#BillsMafia celebrating at SoFi Stadium pic.twitter.com/R06P4y9NYt
— Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) September 9, 2022

FINAL: @JoshAllenQB's four total TDs lead the @BuffaloBills to victory in #Kickoff2022! #BUFvsLAR #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/IzGpnYC9wG
— NFL (@NFL) September 9, 2022

#Bills head coach Sean McDermott waits outside locker room to greet each player as they come off field following win over Rams. pic.twitter.com/bPVllPSHCD
— Jon Scott (@JonScottTV) September 9, 2022

hollyWood#BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/5d7kULMT80
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 9, 2022

🗣 GOT THE DUB!@JoshAllenQB | @VonMiller pic.twitter.com/VH3EQ6eCGD
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 9, 2022

250 combined yards between these two tonight. #Kickoff2022 @CooperKupp @StefonDiggs pic.twitter.com/NgP0uId6qB
— NFL (@NFL) September 9, 2022

The @BuffaloBills stars came to play tonight for #Kickoff2022 @JoshAllenQB: 26-for-31, 4 total TDs, 353 total yards@stefondiggs: 8 catches, 122 yards, TD@VonMiller: 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 TFLs pic.twitter.com/NTF0Jkn4Gf
— NFL (@NFL) September 9, 2022

Tonight is Josh Allen's 7th career game with 3 Pass TD & a Rush TD, 3rd-most in NFL history.

Most Games with 3 Pass TD & Rush TD – NFL History
Drew Brees 9
Tom Brady 8
Josh Allen 7 pic.twitter.com/yewkZAEvuW
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) September 9, 2022

GAME PREVIEW:

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Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will open the 2022 season tonight at SoFi Stadium against Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams.

Buffalo will face the defending Super Bowl champs in the season opener for the second time in franchise history.

Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. on NBC’s Thursday Night Football.

GAME PREVIEW LINKS:

Top 5 storylines to follow for Bills at Rams | 2022 NFL Kickoff (BuffaloBills.com)
Bills vs Rams: A Week 1 road favorite against the Super Bowl champs (BuffaloRumblings.com)
Bills at Rams: 7 storylines to watch for in Week 1 (BillsWire.com)
Ozzy Osbourne will play halftime of Bills vs Rams this week (BuffaloRumblings.com)
From the Locker Room | What to expect from the Rams — NFL Kickoff Game excitement (BuffaloBills.com)
TE Quintin Morris is questionable for Thursday night (BuffaloBills.com)

GAME WEEK MEDIA:

All aboard for Los Angeles. 👍

#BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/HOahrJ6EQz
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 7, 2022

First road trip of the season. 🛫#BUFvsLAR | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/RL1LwrdeVm
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 7, 2022

#LeadingTheCharge: Week 1 (#BUFvsLAR) game release: https://t.co/4zrNjUIDb7
📍 SoFi Stadium
🕐 8:20 PM
📺 @SNFonNBC (Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth & Melissa Stark)
📻 @WGR550 / @WestwoodOne pic.twitter.com/FxY0uf5QKU
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) September 3, 2022

Another day closer. 💪@thebflostore | #BUFvsLAR
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 4, 2022

#RoundingUpTheHerd: Thursday night’s game will mark Josh Allen’s fifth career game vs. an NFC West opponent.

Allen led the Bills to a 3-1 record in the first four games, recording a passer rating of 119.4 with an average of 346 passing yards and four total touchdowns per game. pic.twitter.com/eYzSNiVNda
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) September 7, 2022

We all remember the four touchdown game.

Is a big season coming for @gabedavis13_? 👀

📺: #Kickoff2022 — Thursday at 8:20pm ET on NBC
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/fK7vaWAizI pic.twitter.com/1mt0DrE2Xc
— NFL (@NFL) September 5, 2022

From @GMFB: Detailing the key injuries heading into Thursday, looking at #Rams QB Matthew Stafford's elbow, #Rams WR Van Jefferson's knee, and #Bills S Jordan Poyer's elbow. pic.twitter.com/goBA7hM9lW
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2022

🚨 There is real NFL football Thursday 🚨

And the game could be an appetizer for a potential Super Bowl matchup in Arizona to contest Super Bowl LVII.@JourdanRodrigue and @JoeBuscaglia preview Bills-Rams:https://t.co/AeneZhdzjm pic.twitter.com/Iils2jsxHA
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) September 5, 2022