In an impressive performance, which have been few and far between this season, the Rams jumped on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early and hung on to beat them 31-23.
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St. Louis Rams quarterback Case Keenum celebrates following an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – If this was the Rams’ last game in St. Louis, they did what they could to leave the fans smiling. Quarterback Case Keenum found the right receivers on throws downfield, hitting 14 of 17 passes for 234 yards and a pair of scores. “I think it was a great atmosphere and I think it was a great atmosphere for the nation to watch and see”.
“The crowd was into it. It was a lot of fun”. Winston had a career-high 363 passing yards to go with his two touchdowns.
So the Rams took a commanding 21-3 lead into the locker room at halftime.
“In these situations, the quarterback has to show up to play”, Winston said.
When they were on the field, defensive tackle Aaron Donald was performing like he has all season, making a case for himself as the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year.
The move would restore a professional football team to one of the country’s biggest markets but there was little enthusiasm for the plan at Edward Jones Dome, where fans chanted “keep the Rams” and held up signs protesting the potential relocation.
The Rams are among a trio of teams eyeing a possible move to Los Angeles.
The team announced 51,295 tickets had been distributed for the 66,000-capacity dome.
Kicker Connor Barth booted three field goals for Tampa Bay (6-8), who had harbored wild-card playoff hopes until losing the last two games. “I just have to make throws”.
The halftime deficit was the Buccaneers’ largest since they were down 35-7 against the Titans in their opening 42-14 loss. Austin also ran for a touchdown, Todd Gurley (in a battle for Rookie of the Year with Jameis Winston) chipped in with a score and had 79 yards from scrimmage, surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the game.
Benny Cunningham had a 102-yard kickoff return to the Tampa Bay three in the fourth quarter and a 44-yard return on the opening kickoff capped by Austin’s 17-yard scoring reception. While the Bucs throttled Gurley on the ground (21 carries for 48 yards), he added 31 receiving yards. Tampa Bay has allowed just one 100-yard rusher this year, tied for second in the National Football League…. The Rams have been trying to conserve him a bit throughout the season so that he’s not overworked in his first season off the surgery, and with Tre Mason still in the stable, it’d be easy to back off Gurley somewhat against San Francisco and Seattle.
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Several stars from the 1999 Super Bowl championship team attended the game, including Orlando Pace, Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt, plus Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk from the NFL Network.
