{
  "version": "3.0-complete-game-film",
  "game_id": "2026_05_BUF_LA",
  "game_date": "2026-10-12",
  "quarterback": "Josh Allen",
  "title": "Plays that explain the film distribution",
  "intro": "These examples show how the observed rush, run action and receiving structure relate to specific game outcomes.",
  "scope_note": "4 examples are developed below. The complete chart retains all 36 quarterback events, including 28 counted dropbacks and 8 supplemental events. Unknown tactical fields remain explicit.",
  "plays": [
    {
      "play_id": 113,
      "quarter": 1,
      "clock": "14:08",
      "situation": "3rd-and-7 at LA 23",
      "result": "Sack: 8 yards lost",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Buffalo uses shotgun with Ty Johnson beside Allen and Alec Anderson as an extra offensive lineman. Fiske, Josaiah Stewart, Kobie Turner and Aaron Donald rush, while Byron Young drops into coverage.",
        "Stewart attacks through the interior and reaches Allen for the recorded eight-yard sack. Four rushers produce pressure on this play. The visible rush path establishes the disruption, while the protection assignment and intended read remain unestablished."
      ],
      "source_url": "https://www.dazn.com/en-CA/fixture/ContentId:rxgj5ribau2w01dq3e9o15yjw2/rxgj5ribau2w01dq3e9o15yjw2/bpwdf3o98jszv4qpxkm98sc1a",
      "source_label": "DAZN NFL Game Pass: Bills @ Rams, Coaches Film",
      "footage_times": [
        "Wide 00:01:56–00:02:14",
        "End zone 00:02:16–00:02:30"
      ],
      "limits": []
    },
    {
      "play_id": 1416,
      "quarter": 2,
      "clock": "05:56",
      "situation": "2nd-and-9 at BUF 43",
      "result": "T.Johnson reception: 40 yards",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Allen throws behind the line to Johnson as several offensive linemen release ahead of the back. Connor McGovern engages a defender in the receiving lane, and Tylan Grable blocks farther along Johnson’s path. The blocking arrangement establishes the screen.",
        "Johnson turns upfield for 40 yards to the Rams’ 17. The recorded catch starts four yards behind the line and supplies 44 yards after the catch. Donald and Turner attack the pocket with off-ball Landman, producing three rushers. Young follows Johnson’s receiving path. Allen’s platform remains clear through delivery."
      ],
      "source_url": "https://www.dazn.com/en-CA/fixture/ContentId:rxgj5ribau2w01dq3e9o15yjw2/rxgj5ribau2w01dq3e9o15yjw2/bpwdf3o98jszv4qpxkm98sc1a",
      "source_label": "DAZN NFL Game Pass: Bills @ Rams, Coaches Film",
      "footage_times": [
        "Wide sampled 00:28:18–00:28:32",
        "End zone sampled 00:28:40–00:28:57",
        "Wide sampled 00:28:12-00:28:32",
        "End zone sampled 00:28:34-00:28:58"
      ],
      "limits": []
    },
    {
      "play_id": 4579,
      "quarter": 5,
      "clock": "08:48",
      "situation": "2nd-and-16 at BUF 21",
      "result": "K.Shakir reception: 57 yards",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Buffalo’s line stays in pass protection as Shakir releases from the right slot toward the middle. Young closes around the right edge, and Allen moves forward through the narrowing pocket to deliver. The approach visibly constrains the throw; Young and Stewart contact Allen after release.",
        "Shakir secures the short-middle target and carries it to the Rams’ 22. Five recorded air yards and 52 yards after the catch account for the 57-yard completion. This is a conventional downfield route with a long receiving gain after the catch, outside the game’s screen category."
      ],
      "source_url": "https://www.dazn.com/en-CA/fixture/ContentId:rxgj5ribau2w01dq3e9o15yjw2/rxgj5ribau2w01dq3e9o15yjw2/bpwdf3o98jszv4qpxkm98sc1a",
      "source_label": "DAZN NFL Game Pass: Bills @ Rams, Coaches Film",
      "footage_times": [
        "Wide sampled 01:32:43–01:33:01",
        "End zone sampled 01:33:09–01:33:21",
        "End zone UI 01:33:11–01:33:13"
      ],
      "limits": []
    },
    {
      "play_id": 4891,
      "quarter": 5,
      "clock": "03:35",
      "situation": "2nd-and-7 at BUF 41",
      "result": "Scramble: 19 yards",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Allen starts in an empty shotgun set. Stewart, Turner, Donald and Young rush while Landman remains behind the front during the passing phase. Allen retains the ball and steps into the gap between the interior blocks.",
        "He tucks and accelerates before Young reaches toward him, then continues through midfield for 19 yards. The visible sequence supports an open rushing lane without a prior defensive disruption of the passing platform. A later pursuit or tackle cannot by itself establish a pressure-caused scramble."
      ],
      "source_url": "https://www.dazn.com/en-CA/fixture/ContentId:rxgj5ribau2w01dq3e9o15yjw2/rxgj5ribau2w01dq3e9o15yjw2/bpwdf3o98jszv4qpxkm98sc1a",
      "source_label": "DAZN NFL Game Pass: Bills @ Rams, Coaches Film",
      "footage_times": [
        "Wide sampled 01:38:56–01:39:06",
        "End zone sampled 01:39:11–01:39:25"
      ],
      "limits": []
    }
  ],
  "method_note": "Every quarterback event was matched to the official game situation and sequence in the wide and end-zone Coaches Film views. Tactical observations use inspection of chronological saved frame sequences from authenticated playback. Each play retains its supporting view, footage locator and field observation. Pressure, screens, play action, rush counts and off-ball rush involvement are classified on every primary dropback. Catchability and drops are classified on every eligible receiving target. Credited receptions establish a legal receiving opportunity and no-drop outcome; those derived judgments are labeled separately from film observations. No validated manual snap-to-release interval was measured. Footage locators refer to the linked DAZN edition; no footage is reproduced."
}