ST. LOUIS (5-6-1) At BUFFALO (5-7)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Bills by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – St. Louis 8-4; Buffalo 6-6
SERIES RECORD – Bills lead 6-4
AP PRO32 RANKING – Rams No. 19; Bills No. 21
LAST MEETING – Bills beat Rams 31-14, Sept. 28, 2008
LAST WEEK – Rams beat 49ers 16-13 OT; Bills beat Jaguars 34-18
RAMS OFFENSE – OVERALL (25), RUSH (13T), PASS (22)
RAMS DEFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (13), PASS (12)
BILLS OFFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (4), PASS (26)
BILLS DEFENSE – OVERALL (24), RUSH (30), PASS (13)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Bills have won five of past six meetings against Rams, including four of five at home. … Rams might be relatively unfamiliar to facing Buffalo, but first-year coach Jeff Fisher well known to Bills fans in previous job coaching Tennessee Titans. Bills last playoff appearance came against Fisher-coached Titans in “Music City Miracle,” in which Tennessee won 2000 AFC wild-card game 22-16 on last-second kickoff return. … Rams have chance to win three straight for first time since closing 2006 season 3-0. … Are 4-0-1 against NFC West, and 1-6 against rest, including 0-3 against AFC East teams. … They’re 1-3-1 on road this season, and 8-36-1 away from St. Louis since 2007. They’ve not won three road games in one season since going 4-4 in 2006. … RB Steven Jackson had 110 yards rushing and TD and 78 yards receiving in last meeting against Buffalo. Since 2008, Jackson leads NFL with 10,838 yards from scrimmage. … Tied for fourth in NFL with 34 sacks, and led by DEs Robert Quinn (8 1/2) and Chris Long (seven). … Bills in midst of three-game home stand, which closes next week with annual “home” game at Toronto, where they’ll play Seattle. … Bills’ 12-season playoff drought NFL’s longest active streak. They’ve also not finished with winning record since going 9-7 in 2004. … Defense has allowed 90 or fewer yards rushing in three straight games to match best streak since Nov. 30-Dec. 14, 2003. … In past three, defense has forced 17 punts, had 11 sacks, forced seven turnovers (three fumbles, four interceptions) and allowed average 244 yards offense. … Buffalo’s 31 sacks this season are two more than last year, and most through 12 games since having 32 in 2006. … DE Mario Williams has five sacks in past three games. … Since start of 2011, Bills 7-1 when QB Ryan Fitzpatrick attempts 29 or fewer passes. In same span, they’re 1-11 when combine for under 120 yards rushing. … With 76 TDs passing, Fitzpatrick two short of passing Jack Kemp for third on team career list. … TE Scott Chandler’s six TDs match team single-season record for that position.
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