Banks Gives Rams Dramatic Victory

week, Banks was stopped less than a yard short of the end zone on the final play in his bid for a tying touchdown against Minnesota. On Sunday, he scored on a 2-yard run with 11 seconds left to give St. Louis a 34-33 victory over Buffalo.

Trailing 33-28, the Rams began the winning drive on their own 20 with 3:57 left. After they moved down the field with a 34-yard completion to Ricky Proehl and a 14-yard shuffle pass to Amp Lee, Banks ran in for the go-ahead touchdown.

The Rams (1-2) then went for the 2-point conversion, but the run failed.

St. Louis trailed 28-10 in the third quarter before a pair of turnovers by Buffalo (0-3) allowed the Rams to make a comeback.

After recovering a fumble, the Rams made it 28-13 on a 25-yard field goal by Jeff Wilkins. Rob Johnson was then intercepted on the Bills' next possession by Dexter McCleon and Banks took advantage, finding Lee for a 23-yard TD.

Steve Christie's 36-yard field goal increased Buffalo's lead to 31-20, but the Rams came back again.

A pass interference call against Ken Irvin helped set up Greg Hill's 1-yard TD plunge, and the Rams added a 2-point conversion to mae it 31-28. Hill finished with a career-high 158 yards on 19 carries.

On The Rams' next series, Hill was tackled in the end zone by Ted Washington for a safety that put the Bills up 33-28. Hill was injured on the play and did not return.

The Bills took command early in the third quarter with a pair of touchdowns less than one minute apart.

Thurman Thomas' 14-yard scoring run on Buffalo's first possession of the second half gave the Bills a 21-10 lead. After an interception by Kurt Scultz, Johnson connected with tight end Jay Riemersma 27 seconds later on a 16-yard touchdown pass.

Johnson apparently sustained a head injury on a run midway through the fourth quarter and didn't return for the final series.

The Bills took a 7-0 lead midway though the first quarter on Johnson's 5-yard touchdown pass to fullback Sam Gash. The score was set up by a 32-yard run by Johnson, the longest of his career.

For the third consecutive game, St. Louis was unable to score in the first quarter. The Rams cut the deficit to 7-3 on a 27-yard field goal by Wilkins early in the second quarter and took their first lead of the season when Hill scored from 12-yards out with 5:05 left in the first half.