ORCHARD PARK - Josh Allen banged his hand in Week 1 against Houston, he took a shot to the knee in Week 2 against Detroit, and then took another blow to the knee in Week 3 against the Chargers, but the Buffalo Bills quarterback said Thursday that he’s perfectly fine, contrary to what the internet doctors are saying.
“I feel good,” Allen said with a smile, so all you can do is take his word for it, even though you know that the way he plays, he’s definitely banged up just four weeks into the season.
“Listen, there's a fine line between it all,” he said of his playing style. “It's no secret between being courageous and being reckless. Sometimes you have to toe that line, given the circumstance of the game and the flows. And there's obviously times during the game where you don't want to do that.”
The reason this came up during his mid-week media session is because in the Bills’ Week 4 loss to the Patriots, Allen was curiously absent from the running game as he carried just five times for four yards. And there was a weird play early in the fourth quarter where he rolled out and looked like he was going to run, but then gave up on the play and took a knee for a three-yard loss.
That put the Bills third-and-10 at the Patriots’ 20 and they had to settle for a Tyler Bass field goal, leaving them trailing 21-20. The play raised suspicion about his physical state, but he pooh poohed all of it Thursday.
Assuming he’s not covering up an injury, the Bills need their superstar to be a superstar as they take on the Rams at SoFi Stadium Monday night in a game where it certainly seems like Buffalo is going to score and score often to keep pace with a dangerous Los Angeles offense.
And then every situation is an opportunity to learn from. And sitting here, 3-1 in our first four, we're not focused on what we did last week or what's ahead next week. We're focused on this week right now and just trying to have the best week of practice. Obviously traveling out, we're playing Monday night. That's an exciting opportunity against a really good team. So just putting our best foot forward this week.
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Across the last two games, the Bills have scored 50 points, pushing their NFL-leading total to 127, but there were clearly issues, the whole thing looked disjointed in both games, and it started with Allen who was not the same player he was in the first two games when he shredded the Texans and Lions.
“It's a plethora of things, starts with me making the right calls, the right checks, getting us into the right runs, finding completions early on,” Allen said. “We feel like when we have a game like that, everyone can look at themselves and point the thumb and say, ‘I can be better in some aspects.’ So that's all we're trying to do right now is individually find ways to get better and learn from this last game and put it to use on Monday night.”
Here’s the broadcast and betting information:
What time does the Buffalo Bills vs Los Angeles Rams game start?
Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. Monday at SoFi Stadium.
What channel is Bills vs. Rams game?
∎ Cable/Network TV: ESPN. The game will be available on Spectrum channel 24 in Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Binghamton, Utica and Elmira, and channel 30 in Buffalo.
How can you stream Bills vs Rams game?
∎ Online streaming services: With your TV subscription you can watch on your phone or tablet on ESPN.com, the ESPN mobile app, and ESPN Deportes. You can also watch games on NFL.com and the NFL mobile app, and you can subscribe to NFL+, the league’s own streaming service, though you can’t cast the games to your TV - you must watch on your phone or tablet.
∎ TV streaming: You can also stream if you have subscriptions to Spectrum, DirecTV Choice, Fubo Sports, Sling, Vidgo, Hulu + Live TV, YouTubeTV + NFL Sunday Ticket.
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Who is favored to win Bills vs. Rams game
BetMGM information as of Friday, subject to change:
∎ Betting line: Bills +3.0
∎ Over-under: 54.5
∎ Money line: Bills plus-145 (bet $100 to win $145) and Rams minus-175 (bet $175 to win $100).
Who is announcing the Bills vs. Rams game
∎ Play-by-play: Joe Buck
∎ Analyst: Troy Aikman
∎ Sideline reporters: Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge.
On the radio: How to listen to the Bills vs Rams game
You can listen on SiriusXM satellite radio on channel 193 (Bills feed) and channel 192 (Rams feed), and on traditional radio on the Bills Radio Network. Chris Brown has the play-by-play, Eric Wood is the analyst, and Steve Tasker is the sideline reporter. The network includes:
- Rochester (WAIO 95.1 FM);
- Buffalo (WGRF 96.9 FM);
- Syracuse (WSKO 1260 AM);
- Albany (WOFX 92.5 FM);
- Utica (WKLL 94.9 FM);
- Dunkirk (WDOE 1410 AM);
- Hornell (WKPQ 105.3 FM);
- Elmira (WMTT 94.7 FM);
- Jamestown (WWSE 93.3 FM);
- Olean (WPIG 95.7 FM);
- Ogdensburg (WQTK 92.7 FM);
- Watertown (WOTT 94.1 FM);
- Bradford, Pa. (WBRR 100.1 FM);
- Cortland/Ithaca (WIII 99.9 FM);
- Auburn (WAUB 1590 AM);
- Geneva (WGVA 1240 AM);
- Binghamton (WENE 1430 AM);
- Newark (WACK 1420 AM);
- Cobleskill/Schoharie (WSDE 1190 AM);
- Williamsport, PA (WRAK 1400 AM);
- Erie, Pa. (WRKT 104.9 FM);
- New York City (WEPN 1050 AM);
- West Palm Beach, Fla. (WESP 106.3 FM);
- Montreal, Canada (CKGM 690 AM);
- Ottawa, Canada (CFGO 1200 AM);
- Toronto, Canada (CHUM 1050 AM).
Sal Maiorana has covered the Buffalo Bills for four decades including 37 years as the full-time beat writer for the D&C. He has written numerous books about the history of the team, and he is also co-host of the BLEAV in Bills podcast/YouTube show. He can be reached at maiorana@gannett.com, and you can follow him on X @salmaiorana and on Bluesky @salmaiorana.bsky.social.
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