The Buffalo Bills didn't make much sense Monday night.
They committed 13 penalties. They turned the ball over twice without forcing one. James Cook fumbled twice. Matthew Stafford completed 40 passes. Puka Nacua was targeted more times than Josh Allen attempted a pass.
Buffalo won anyway.
Greg Rousseau blocked a potential winning field goal in overtime and Tyler Bass made the game-winning 45-field goal to give Buffalo a 37-34 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
Allen finally won an overtime game, Buffalo's running game carried an unusual offense and a quiet first half turned into a shootout.
Here are nine noteworthy stats from the Bills' Week 5 win.
Bills and Rams combined for 48 second-half points
The first half did not offer much indication of what was coming.
Buffalo led 13-7 at halftime after the
teams combined for 20 points and 271 total yards.
Then it got crazy.
The Bills and Rams combined for 48 points over the second and third quarters, including 35 in the fourth quarter.
There were six consecutive touchdown drives before regulation ended.
James Cook scored on a 5-yard run go put the Bills up 34-27 with 1:39 remaining. There was too much time left for the Rams' offense. Los Angeles went 63 yards in eight plays, with Kyren Williams capping the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 34 with 5 seconds left.
The teams finished with 890 total yards, meaning they gained 619 after halftime, including overtime.
Josh Allen finally won in overtime
Eight tries later, Allen has an overtime victory.
Allen entered Monday 0-7 in games that reached overtime, including the playoffs.
Three of those losses ended Buffalo's season.
The streak finally ended when Rousseau blocked Harrison Mevis' field goal and Allen got one more possession.
Allen ran for 19 yards and then 13 yards on consecutive plays to move Buffalo into field-goal range. Bass kicked the winner four plays after the Bills got the ball back.
Allen improved to 1-7 in overtime games.
Josh Allen rushed for 121 yards
Allen rushed 10 times for 121 yards and one touchdown. It was the second-highest rushing total of his career.
He saved the majority of it for when Buffalo needed him most.
Allen ran six times for 91 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime.
His 15- and 21-yard scrambles helped set up Cook's go-ahead touchdown late in regulation. His 19- and 13-yard runs in overtime set up Bass' winning field goal.
Allen finished with 331 combined passing and rushing yards despite completing only 12 passes.
He became the first player in NFL history with at least 200 passing yards on 20 or fewer pass attempts and 100 rushing yards on 10 or fewer rush attempts in the same game.
Puka Nacua had most targets by NFL player since 2009
The Rams weren't subtle about where they wanted the ball to go.
Stafford targeted Nacua 24 times.
That was the most targets by an NFL player in a game since Brandon Marshall had 28 for the Denver Broncos against the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 13, 2009.
Nacua caught a career-high 17 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown.
Nacua was targeted five more times than Allen attempted a pass all night. Allen attempted 19 passes and running back Ty Johnson received the most targets on the Bills with four.
James Cook has fumbled 11 times since start of 2025
Cook's productive night came with a ball-security problem.
The Bills running back fumbled twice, and linebacker Nate Landman forced both.
Buffalo recovered the first one in the third quarter after officials initially indicated the Rams had possession.
Cook wasn't as fortunate in overtime. Landman punched the ball loose one play after Allen's 57-yard completion to Khalil Shakir put Buffalo at the Los Angeles 22. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald recovered for the Rams.
Cook has four fumbles through five games this season and 11 since the beginning of 2025. He fumbled six times during the 2025 regular season and once more in the playoffs.
Bills had two 100-yard rushers
Allen wasn't the only Bills player to top 100 rushing yards.
Cook carried 25 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
Allen and Cook combined for 232 rushing yards. Buffalo finished with 234 rushing yards on 37 attempts, averaging 6.3 yards per carry.
It was the first time in Bills history that they had a quarterback and running back each with 100 yards in the same game.
The running game helped Buffalo average 7.6 yards per play even though the Bills ran only 57 offensive plays compared with 78 for Los Angeles.
Matthew Stafford completed 40 passes
Buffalo and Los Angeles took very different paths to 34 points in regulation.
Stafford completed 40 of 54 passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns. Allen completed 12 of 19 for 210 yards and one touchdown.
The Rams finished with 377 net passing yards compared with 202 for Buffalo and produced 23 passing first downs. The Bills had seven.
Bills won despite 13 penalties and minus-2 turnover margin
Buffalo gave Los Angeles plenty of help.
The Bills committed 13 penalties for 112 yards.
They also turned the ball over twice while the Rams did not have a turnover. Allen threw an interception late in the first half, and Cook lost his fumble in overtime. Buffalo also went only 2-for-7 on third down and Tyler Bass missed an extra point.
One reason was special teams.
Mevis missed a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter and Rousseau got a hand on his potential winning kick in overtime. Mevis finished 0-for-2 on field goals.
Bass went 3-for-3, including the 45-yard winner.
Josh Allen earned his 100th career win
Allen's first overtime victory was also No. 100.
The win gave Allen 100 victories as a starting quarterback between the regular season and playoffs.
He became only the fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 100 total wins within his first nine seasons.
The others are Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson and Tom Brady. Mahomes had 112 victories through his first nine seasons, Wilson had 107 and Brady had 101.
Monday was also Allen's 92nd regular-season victory, tying Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for the third-most by a starting quarterback through his first nine seasons. Only Wilson (98) and Mahomes (95) had more.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: 9 mind-boggling stats from Bills’ win: Josh Allen ends OT drought, offenses explode
