The Bills’ 37-34 overtime win over the Rams on Monday night wasn’t done being dramatic when the final whistle blew. What should have been a celebration turned into a brief postgame scuffle, with Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson and Bills star Bradley Chubb at the center of it.
According to the scene described after the game, Jackson and Chubb exchanged words before Jackson moved in, got face-to-face with Chubb, and threw a quick right hand to the head. Teammates stepped in right away and pulled the two apart before it could get any worse.
A second video showed Jackson heading back toward the locker room at SoFi Stadium, while Chubb tried to keep the confrontation going by moving toward him again. Rams superstar Myles Garrett stepped in at that point, and cooler heads prevailed.
Afterward, Chubb addressed the moment with a blunt explanation: “They always catch the second guy, so I let him swing and my teammates held me back and I just chilled.”
Now the question is whether the NFL will discipline Jackson. The source noted that he was already in hot water after a June arrest for suspicion of felony domestic violence, and that he served a two-game suspension in 2024 for violating the NFL personal conduct policy.
On the field, Buffalo had already done enough to spoil the Rams’ night. Josh Allen helped close out the game with late heroics, and the Bills survived the special teams chaos to leave Los Angeles with the overtime victory.
Buffalo now heads into next weekend’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, while the Rams return home for Week 6 against the Arizona Cardinals.
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