The Rams lost in overtime to the Buffalo Bills in what was perhaps the most entertaining game of the season on Monday Night Football.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Afterward, McVay was unhappy with himself, saying he was "sick" and "regretting" a decision that wasn’t necessarily wrong but wasn’t optimal and didn’t help his team in what could have been a game-deciding situation.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Head coach Sean McVay celebrates after a third quarter touchdown from Puka Nacua #12 of the Los Angeles Rams against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.
(Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)Here's the situation:The game is in overtime.The Rams have stopped the Bills on their first possession, so any points by McVay's team wins the game.And the Rams seem headed toward those points and victory when they drive from their 20-yard line to the Buffalo 30 mostly by attempting five consecutive pass plays.The Buffalo defense is on its heels under Matthew Stafford’s passing barrage.
But on third-and-5 from the Bills' 30-yard line, McVay calls a run for Kyren Williams off right tackle.No gain.It was, clearly, the coach setting his team up for a field goal rather than pressing the issue.Except the Rams had their field goal blocked on fourth down, continuing a multi-season struggle with their special teams that has cost them multiple games.Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Thursday, Oct.
2, 2025, in Inglewood, California.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)"Yeah, you know what? If I would have known," McVay told reporters afterward.
"I wish I would have had a better pla...