INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The N.F.L.’s season opener is always a hyped affair, but the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams’ game against the Buffalo Bills, a preseason favorite of football pundits, came down to a number of quieter dramas.
One such conflict came to a head midway through the fourth quarter Thursday night. With the Bills ahead 24-10, Josh Allen threw a lofting ball to Stefon Diggs, who outpaced the Rams’ star defensive back Jalen Ramsey for a 53-yard touchdown.
Ramsey, who brashly downplayed Diggs’s skill set to the media ahead of the game, stood and watched as Diggs taunted him by tapping his head to show that he had beaten the defender over the top.