Defending champion Rams humbled by Bills in opening rout September 9 INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Sean McVay knows that one of the prices of longevity in the NFL is that eventually he's going to experience Russell Martin Jersey a lot of good and bad things as a coach.He hasn't had too many bad experiences, but Thursday night was definitely one of them.The was the first time in six openers that McVay has been on the losing end. Reporters could hear McVay yelling at his team, including a couple expletives, after the game because only a retractable door separates the locker room from the post-game interview room. There was a reason why McVay was incensed. It's only the fifth time the Rams have lost by at least 21 points since he became coach in 2017. It was also the second-worst lo s by a defending Super Bowl champion, with Baltimore's 49-27 lo s at Denver in 2013 the standard.The defeat also made McVay utter a word he has rarely used humbling.It was very humbling night but one where you look yourself in the mirror and say you have to be better," McVay said. I feel a sense of letting a lot of people down that I care about. We're going to fix this.The Rams had problems on both sides of the ball. Matthew Stafford was sacked seven times, marking only the third time in his 14-year career he has gone down that many times.With the retirement of Andrew Whitworth and departure of Austin Corbett, Los Angeles has two new starters in left tackle Joe Noteboom and right guard Coleman Shelton. Buffalo didn't blitz once and one of their seven sacks came with only three pa s rushers.Honestly, you just be a man about it. You watch it, understand what went wrong and do whatever you need to do to addre s the i sues, right tackle Rob Havenstein said.Stafford, who completed 29 of 42 pa ses for 240 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions, said he has to do a better job throwing it sooner but also pointed out that he saw the Bills play a scheme he doesn't see too often.Not a Trevor Bauer Jersey lot of people play nickel safety same side cover three. It wasnt earth shattering stuff but we haven't gotten that in a long time, Stafford said. I don't feel like that was a reason that were holding on to it or anything.Defensively, the Rams were lousy on third-down conversions and allowed Bills receivers to gain 114 yards after the catch. Josh Allen had completed only one pa s thrown over 15 yards in the first three quarters before connecting with Gabriel Davis for 47 yards on the first play of the fourth quarter and Stefon Diggs for a 53-yard touchdown play that made it a three-touchdown lead midway through the fourth.I think this was humbling. Obviously, everybodys frustrated because it's not how you want to come out, linebacker Bobby Wagner said. We just have to be locked in. Stuff like this happens the first couple games. It's not just one person or anything like that. We all have to play better defense.Defending Super Bowl champions dropped to 45-11-1 in openers. McVay wasn't ready to declare his team was experiencing a championship hangover. Los Angeles hosts Atlanta on Sept. 18 before road games against Arizona and San Francisco.It's too early to say that. We are not going to use that as an excuse, he said. I dont want to take credit away from what they did. ___More AP NFL: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic Los Angeles Rams National Football League Gabe Davis Joe Noteboom Rob Havenstein Austin Corbett Bobby Wagner Coleman Shelton Matthew Stafford Chris Taylor Jersey Buffalo Bills Los Angeles Rams Spain or Morocco? World Cup pa sions blur in Spanish exclave The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar together around screens in bars and living rooms to see w... 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Believe the hype, Bellingham is lighting up the World Cup Jordan Henderson knew exactly who to thank after opening the scoring in Englands 3-0 win against Senegal 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 4 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS