The Bills left Los Angeles with a wild 37-34 overtime win on Monday night, but the postgame scene may end up costing the Rams more than the loss itself.
After Buffalo’s win in a game Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk and others called an instant classic, ESPN cameras captured a tense moment between Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson and Bills outside linebacker Bradley Chubb. Jackson had been exchanging jerseys with Bills defensive lineman Deone Walker when Chubb appeared to say something to him. Jackson then responded by punching Chubb in the face.
Chubb brushed off the exchange afterward when speaking with Edward Lewis of The California Post.
"It’s just emotions, you know what I mean? Emotional game, it was a close game," Chubb told Edward Lewis of The California Post while speaking about the incident. "They always catch the second guy, so I let him swing, and then my teammates held me back, and I just chilled."
Rams tight end Colby Parkinson quickly got involved and pulled Jackson away before things could escalate further. Chubb said the moment was just part of the intensity that comes with a game like that.
"Like I said, it was an emotional game. Tempers got flared," Chubb added.
"But it is what it is. We flushed it and we onto next week. ...
Somebody swung, but hey, that's not on me to tell who. There's cameras out there.
I just know, you know what I'm saying, I'm just ready for next week."
The bigger question now is what the NFL does next. Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk suggested Jackson could be headed for a suspension, and the Rams may hear from the league as soon as Tuesday.
If that happens, Los Angeles could be without Jackson when it hosts the 1-4 Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 18.
Chubb, for his part, doesn’t sound worried about his own availability. He made it clear he expects to be good to go when the 4-1 Bills visit the 3-2 Las Vegas Raiders on Oct. 18.
"I'm just ready for next week," Chubb said when asked whether Jackson's punch connected. "...
You see, I'm smiling, I'm with my team. ... I'll be ready for next week."
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