PFF found this player to be the Rams' top 'Achilles' heel' since 2020
PFF found this player to be the Rams' top 'Achilles' heel' since 2020
Every team has a player it fears the most. The one that always finds ways to win in the moments that matter or exploits weaknesses no one else can find.
Pro Football Focus' Dalton Wasserman dug into which players performed the best against every NFL team to find each club's 'Achilles' heel' over the past five seasons.
Oddly enough, the player that stood out didn't even come from inside the NFC West. Wasserman found that Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen actually had the Rams' number during their most recent meetings since 2020.
"Allen has faced the Rams three times in the past five seasons, and he would probably like to do so more often," Wasserman wrote. "In those outings, Allen has posted a 93.4 PFF overall grade. On brand for him is the fact that he earned at least a 90.0 PFF passing grade and PFF rushing grade across the three matchups. In total, Allen accounted for 15 touchdowns, eight big-time throws and just two turnover-worthy plays."
At the end of the day, though, wins matter the most. And while Allen is 2-1 against the Rams in those three matchups, L.A. got the better of Buffalo in 2024 when the Rams won in a 44-42 barnburner at SoFi Stadium. Allen erupted for 342 yards and three touchdowns in the loss, but Matthew Stafford matched him with 320 yards and two touchdowns with another two scores coming on the ground from Kyren Williams.
Allen almost pulled off the win regardless, though. He scored a one-yard rushing touchdown with a minute to go in the game to cut the deficit to two points, but the Bills couldn't recover the onside kick to attempt the comeback.
The Rams won't face the Bills in the regular season in 2025 and would have to wait until the Super Bowl for another matchup this year.
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