The Rams change kickers after Buffalo loss. Jackson faces a separate suspension.

The Rams waived Harrison Mevis a day after Buffalo beat them 37-34 in overtime. Sean McVay confirmed the decision Tuesday and said Los Angeles plans to bring in Blake Grupe, most recently on the Jets' practice squad. A separate NFL decision could leave the Rams without starting left tackle Alaric Jackson for two games.

Mevis made five of nine field-goal attempts through Los Angeles' first five games. Against Buffalo, he missed from 50 in the first quarter and had a potential winner from 48 blocked in overtime. The season-long figure makes the change easier to understand than the final kick alone.

The kicking change does not erase the unit's mistakes

McVay clarified Tuesday that the kicking unit's failure cost Los Angeles a winning opportunity, without making Mevis exclusively responsible for the defeat. That distinction belongs beside the personnel change. A different kicker still needs the rest of the operation to work.

Gregory Rousseau's block gave Buffalo another possession. Tyler Bass then won it with a 45-yard field goal. Those two plays remain the decisive overtime sequence from Monday. Tuesday's roster decision is a consequence of the loss, not a revision of who made the winning plays.

A separate penalty, with an appeal still pending

The league suspended Jackson for two games after he struck Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb during the postgame confrontation. The NFL cited its sportsmanship rule. McVay said Jackson plans to appeal. If the penalty stands, the affected games are Week 6 against Arizona and Week 7 at Las Vegas, with David Quessenberry slated to replace him at left tackle. Those absences remain conditional on the appeal outcome.

The Rams now have two different issues to address before playing again: a change in the kicking job and possible disruption at left tackle. Grupe's arrival would change the personnel available for the next field goal. It cannot, by itself, establish that the protection problem behind Monday's blocked attempt has been solved.