{
  "version": "3.0-complete-game-film",
  "game_id": "2026_05_BUF_LA",
  "game_date": "2026-10-12",
  "quarterback": "Matthew Stafford",
  "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 59 quarterback events, including 55 counted dropbacks and 4 supplemental events. Unknown tactical fields remain explicit.",
  "plays": [
    {
      "play_id": 1600,
      "quarter": 2,
      "clock": "03:15",
      "situation": "1st-and-10 at LA 47",
      "result": "Sack: 6 yards lost",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Stafford shows the ball toward Kyren Williams after an under-center snap, retains it and moves left. Dorian Williams attacks from behind Buffalo’s front toward the interior.",
        "Six defenders attack before the passing decision. DeWayne Carter works past Alaric Jackson on the rollout side and brings Stafford down at the Rams’ 41 for a six-yard sack. The rush reaches Stafford during the retained passing phase, establishing pressure after the visible run fake."
      ],
      "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 00:32:02–00:32:13",
        "End zone sampled 00:32:17–00:32:28"
      ],
      "limits": []
    },
    {
      "play_id": 3654,
      "quarter": 4,
      "clock": "10:03",
      "situation": "3rd-and-3 at LA 48",
      "result": "P.Nacua reception: 4 yards",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Buffalo drops Rousseau into the underneath receiving area and adds Dorian Williams from an off-ball alignment. Williams joins the three remaining front attackers, producing four total rushers with an off-ball blitz.",
        "Kyren Williams crosses to engage the approaching linebacker, whose path reaches the delivery space before Stafford throws left to Nacua. That intrusion establishes pressure despite the completed pass. Nacua retains the catch against immediate Benford contact, converting third-and-three with four yards."
      ],
      "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 01:13:14–01:13:25",
        "End zone sampled 01:13:32–01:13:38",
        "wide UI 73:14–25",
        "end_zone UI 73:32–38"
      ],
      "limits": []
    },
    {
      "play_id": 3682,
      "quarter": 4,
      "clock": "09:38",
      "situation": "1st-and-10 at BUF 48",
      "result": "T.Higbee reception: 30 yards",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Higbee crosses the under-center formation before releasing up the left seam. Stafford presents the ball toward Kyren Williams, retains it and sets to throw against five front rushers and off-ball Dorian Williams.",
        "All six rush paths remain engaged through Stafford’s balanced delivery. Higbee controls the body-level pass in bounds and runs toward the sideline for 30 yards. The play combines visible play-action and a six-man rush with an undisturbed passing platform."
      ],
      "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 01:13:46–01:13:58",
        "End zone sampled 01:14:03–01:14:13"
      ],
      "limits": []
    },
    {
      "play_id": 4757,
      "quarter": 5,
      "clock": "05:41",
      "situation": "1st-and-10 at BUF 35",
      "result": "Incomplete pass to K.Williams",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Kyren Williams moves laterally across the backfield before the under-center snap. Stafford then takes a direct passing drop without a visible post-snap run fake. Five front defenders attack while the off-ball defenders remain in coverage.",
        "Rousseau clears the right-side blocker and reaches Stafford’s delivery shoulder while the ball remains in his hand. The immediate threat establishes pressure. The pass toward Williams down the middle finishes ahead and to his left, beyond his receiving reach, producing an uncatchable target and no receiver drop."
      ],
      "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: 01:36:22 to 01:36:31",
        "End zone: 01:36:38 to 01:36:49",
        "wide UI 96:22–31",
        "end_zone UI 96:38–49"
      ],
      "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."
}