Frankly, they’re not good enough to go on such a winning streak, and the biggest question regarding this game is whether or not this is their final home game in St. Louis, with the Los Angeles lure affecting them as well.
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A loss, meanwhile, would officially eliminate them from postseason contention and guarantee their ninth straight losing season overall.
– RAMS vs. BUCCANEERS, Jan. 23, 2000: Ricky Proehl made a clutch 31-yard touchdown catch down the sideline, cradling the ball in his arms, for the go-ahead score in an 11-6 victory over Tampa Bay in the NFC championship game. They defeated Detroit Sunday, but the hope of reaching the playoffs have long since extinguished. Martin came in second in the league with 1,214 yards, while Peterson goes into his game Sunday against the Bears with 1,251.
Still, this season already has to be considered a success. The game could be the final home contest for… St. Louis lost its next five games, Gurley was stifled as teams figured the Rams out.
Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston will try to keep his team’s playoff hopes alive by outscoring a Rams offense that is heavily reliant on rookie running back Todd Gurley. Their offense has been great under Winston, and the St. Louis defense will have their hands full. Access to these games is available within NFL Game Pass on an on-demand basis in the NFL Game Pass archives after such games have aired on broadcast television. “Then Gurley stepped up with his best game in months on Sunday, gashing the Lions for 140 yards and two TD’s”. Almost certain to be on his way out of Tampa Bay by the end of last season, incoming offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter fought to keep him on the team, and it’s paid off. Martin’s 0.02 Rushing NEP per attempt – which ranks him as the 10th most efficient tailback in the league with at least 100 carries – has helped turn the Bucs into the seventh-best rushing unit in the league according to our advanced metrics. The 26-year-old has recorded six touchdowns in his last 10 games, including five on the ground. Again, we need to play quickly and Thursday night allows us to do that.
The Buccaneers also have other things on their mind. The Bucs put up just 17 points and 291 yards against a Saints unit that entered the game giving up 425 yards and 32 points per game. Nobody is easy. They’re all getting paid a lot of money, they’re all really good players. They did get Austin Seferian-Jenkins back into the lineup over the last few weeks. This guy is having a fantastic year. Not only has he improved on his turnovers – he threw for seven interceptions over his first four games as a pro, but has only thrown four picks in nine games since then – but just this past week became the youngest ever to throw for 3,000 yards. Over the years, several first-round picks failed to make a dent.
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Three points: The team’s only first-half points came on a 53-yard field goal by Connor Barth, matching his season long.
