The Los Angeles Rams had a brief jolt on Monday night when Aaron Donald finally seemed to get in the sack column - only for the moment to vanish almost as quickly as it arrived.
Aaron Donald got the sack on Josh Allen, but the flag was thrown and the play was called back 🤯
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 13, 2026
It would've been his first sack since his return. pic.twitter.com/e65LBSjGf1
Donald got to Josh Allen and finished the play for what looked like his first sack since retiring, but the call was wiped out by a defensive penalty. The Rams were flagged for illegal contact up the field, and Buffalo was handed an automatic first down instead.
It was the kind of sequence the Rams were hoping to spark when they brought Donald back to pair with Myles Garrett and create a fierce pass rush. So far, though, the future Hall of Fame defensive end still hasn’t registered a sack.
That hasn’t kept Los Angeles from hanging around defensively. The Rams have largely kept Allen and the Bills in check, even with Buffalo leading 6-0 on two field goals. Through that point in the game, Allen had only seven passing yards, and the Bills offense had yet to make much of a dent as a unit.
Donald’s night was still without a sack, and his season has been slow going overall. The 38-year-old entered Monday night having played just two games because of injuries, and he had totaled four tackles in those appearances.
The Rams have also been short-handed without Garrett for much of the year. He was injured in Los Angeles’s Week 1 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers in Australia, landed on injured reserve, and has not played since.
With the Rams aiming for a Super Bowl run in 2026, the plan is clear: get Donald back on track and let the defense take shape around him. On Monday night, the breakthrough almost came.
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