NFL-- Rams head coach Sean McVay on the Bills lopsided defeat

The defending Super Bowl champions started their defence with a loss amidst the flashbulbs and pomp of a Hollywood opening night.

The Buffalo Bills humiliated the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, defeating them 31-10 .

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2022 Super Bowl favourites made a statement at the expense of the 2021 Super Bowl champions.

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The 21-point margin of loss checks in as the second-largest margin of defeat in a season opener for a reigning Super Bowl champion.

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Trailing just the 2013 Baltimore Ravens' 22-point loss to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, per NFL Research.

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Manning torched the Ravens on that day to the tune of seven touchdown passes on his way to winning the AP NFL Most Valuable Player and the Broncos earning a Super Bowl berth.

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According to NFL Research, it is only behind the Baltimore Ravens' 22-point defeat to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in 2013.

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The Ravens, on the other hand, went on to finish 8-8 and missed the playoffs.

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On Thursday, Bills quarterback didn't have nearly the same performance as Manning did all those years ago, but he still ran and passed roughshod over the Rams.

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