Joe Brady admits clock-management mistake despite overtime win over Rams

Brady said Buffalo could have taken two knees before Tyler Bass’ winning field goal, limiting the Rams’ opportunity to answer if the kick missed

In a week dominated by coaching gaffes and clock mismanagement, the victors are trying to learn from their counterparts' mistakes. There were some missteps that went unnoticed, however. Such as one from Joe Brady of the Buffalo Bills. Brady's Bills scored a massive, 37-34 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in overtime, but the first-year lead man identified one area where he could have been better. After Buffalo tipped Harrison Mevis' 48-yard field goal attempt in the extra period, the Bills marched 35 yards down the field on five plays and set up Tyler Bass for a game-winning 45-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining on a second-and-10. Brady now wishes he had called a couple of kneel-downs to take some time off the clock and cover his bases if Bass happened to miss his kick as Mevis did.

"I didn't want to run two QB sneaks with the thought process of putting the ball in harm's way, taking some shots on Josh, just to get — we knew we were already in line," Brady said. "So it's like, hey, do I just, hey, center the ball and just take two knees? You know, you go back two yards, but you don't give them, you know, they end up worse if you miss. They get 45 seconds to go 20 yards