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Rams Cut Kicker Harrison Mevis After Overtime Loss to Bills
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Game Outcome and Kicker Performance
In Week 5, the Buffalo Bills defeated the Los Angeles Rams in overtime, with Bills kicker Tyler Bass converting a 47-yard field goal to win. Rams kicker Harrison Mevis missed two attempts: a 50-yard try in the first quarter that went wide left and an overtime attempt that was blocked by Bills defensive end Greg Rousseau. The missed kicks proved decisive in the 27-24 loss.
Rams' Decision to Release Harrison Mevis
Following the defeat, the Rams released Mevis. Over five games with Los Angeles, Mevis made five of nine field-goal attempts, a 55.6 % conversion rate, and recorded his first career blocked kick. He had previously spent a season with the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions before joining the Rams. The team promoted Blake Grupe—who played three seasons for the New Orleans Saints and one for the Indianapolis Colts—to the active roster. Mevis also became the focus of online memes after the missed kick.
Official Reactions
Head coach Sean McVay addressed the situation in a post-game press conference, questioning the trajectory of Mevis’s missed overtime attempt. Quarterback Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly, also expressed criticism of the kick. The organization has not provided a detailed rationale beyond performance concerns.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I didn’t think it would have gone in, I did not. I could be wrong, but it didn’t look like the trajectory was on alignment,” — Sean McVay, rams head coach