​INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 12: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills runs the ball against the Los Angeles Rams during the fourth quarter of the game at SoFi Stadium on October 12, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) | Getty Images Halfway through Monday Night Football, it appeared as though the primetime audience got a bit of a dud in Week 5. The Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams were too in their heads, trying to play a game of keep-away due to MVP quarterbacks Josh Allen and Matthew Stafford. After Ray Davis’ opening kick return of 70 yards, what unfolded early was downright ugly football. That’s quite a feat given how little time Buffalo’s offense had the ball. Right down to the arm punt to end the first half, things felt eerily similar to last Sunday. It seemed at that moment as though Josh Allen was broken. Most people knew that if Buffalo was to win in Los Angeles, they’d have to put their spikes in and sprint to the finish on offense. Yet, at halftime it looked like the Bills were still in the sort of funk that allowed them to throw away a game to the New England Patriots in Week 4. To be fair, Allen lacks the sort of riches Stafford has catching passes on a routine basis. That doesn’t excuse the arm punts, which have officially re-entered “trend” territory. But just as was true of two fumbles by running back James Cook III, Allen’s interception didn’t cost the Bills a win. That’s a trend Bills Mafia can rally around, if necessary.There is much work to be done, however. That’s true of the entire roster.In that moment, Allen should have run for yards, or checked the ball down, or even out of bounds — anything other than heaving it into traffic. Live another down, run more clock, and make it that much harder on Stafford and company looking for quick points. Though, again, it ultimately didn’t do the team harm. At the half, it was a bit stunning to see the Bills were ahead. How many people do you think went to bed? They’re in for quite a surprise when they wake up with the sun. But who could blame a person? Everything just felt off, yet familiar to what plagued them in last week’s loss. Then something clicked at halftime. Both teams came out firing, perhaps throwing a bit too much caution to the wind in key moments. Yet as I’ve already stated: No turnover decided the game.Instead, we can look back at a pair of bold points I made pre-game. The Bills would probably need to convert a two-point conversion (and against a team near-equally woeful converting them), and they had to capitalize on special teams mistakes against a woeful Rams unit.That first point proved a challenge once again, as Brady and the offense played it cute with so much goofy pre-snap motion that it led to a false start. There’s too much thinking outside the box with their two-point offense. With Allen, the move should always be to run the ball or get him on the move and looking for Kincaid.Well, they missed