Rams Cut Kicker Mevis After Loss to Bills: Survivor Read

Rams release Harrison Mevis after costly misses

Los Angeles has moved on from kicker Harrison Mevis. The second-year kicker was released after a rough afternoon in the Rams' overtime loss to Buffalo — he missed one attempt and had another blocked, a kick that could have won the game in regulation.

The move signals the Rams aren't going to live with shaky kicking, and it's a reminder of how a single leg can swing a game that looked locked up.

Survivor-pick impact for Weeks 6-8

For NFL survivor pool players, the kicker shuffle doesn't dent the core math on the Rams favorites. LA is a massive 13.5-point home favorite over Arizona in Week 6 — the kind of line that carries a pick regardless of who's handling the extra points. The Rams are laid out as favorites again in Week 7 at Las Vegas (-8.5) and in Week 8 at home against the Chargers (-3.5), though that Week 8 number is thin enough to treat as a toss-up.

The real takeaway cuts the other way: Buffalo just beat these same Rams in overtime. The Bills are a 6.5-point favorite over the Raiders in Week 6 and a narrow 2.5-point home favorite over Baltimore in Week 8 — a game close enough that you shouldn't lean on it blind. If you're weighing the Rams against the Bills, that lopsided Week 6 Rams line is the cleaner play, with the kicking question officially someone else's problem now. Check the full slate of NFL survivor pool picks before you lock anything in.