NFL GAME DAY DISCUSSION NFC Division Round: LA Rams at Tampa Bay Bucs

[jmt57]

Let's keep it civil and on-topic, please.

Tampa is at home and favored by three, with an over/under of 48.

The two teams met in Week 3 with the Rams defeating Tampa by the score of 34-24. Of course winning a game earlier has no relevance to a rematch; a year ago the Bucs lost both regular season games to New Orleans - the second one by the score of 38-3 - and then rebounded with a 30-20 victory at New Orleans in the Divisional Round.

12-5 Los Angeles began the season 7-1, their only loss in the first half of the year coming in Week 4 versus Arizona. Then came a three-game losing streak, with losses versus Tennessee, at San Francisco and at Green Bay. Then they won five in a row before losing in the final week of the season to the 49ers, with a playoff berth already clinched and no chance at securing a bye.

13-4 Tampa similarly began the year strong, jumping out to a 6-1 start. They were upset both going into and coming out of their bye (road losses to New Orleans and Washington), then finished the year 7-1. Interestingly this was the second year in a row they were swept by the Saints.

 

[Kontradiction]

Let me kick things off - Brady was more responsible for the dynasty than Bill.

 

[Kontradiction]

@jmt57 did you mean to post this in the main forum? It’s coming up in the general NFL board.

 

[jmt57]

@jmt57 did you mean to post this in the main forum? It’s coming up in the general NFL board.

Mistake. Just fixed.

I was looking for a 'just hang me' or 'just shoot me' emoji for your first comment.

 

[PP2]

Gotta root for Brady.

A Brady/Jimmy G. matchup would be epic.

 

[NFL Mystique]

Why was Cincinnati beating Tennessee an upset? To me, those were two evenly matched teams.

I'll give you SF over GB. Upset indeed.

I'm not sure Rams beating TB would be an upset either. Rams are well coached with great players at all positions. I've decided upon a score. 31-21 Rams. I'm predicting a Rams pick six by Ramsey.

Brady doesn't perform badly. It's more the Rams front takes advantage of the injured Bucs line.

Regardless, Brady is playing with house money here.

I'm watching because if it is indeed Brady's last game ever, I want to experience it.

 

[PP2]

Mistake. Just fixed.

I was looking for a 'just hang me' or 'just shoot me' emoji for your first comment.

 

[TheRainMaker]

Glad this game is on first today. Tom will have some extra incentive today as he wants SF next week.

 

[VectorPrime]

We, collectively as a species, deserve Tom vs Jimmy next week.

 

[jmt57]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results and Team Stats:

Date	Opponent	Result	Location	W/L	Div
09/09	Dallas	W 31-29	Home	1-0	0-0
09/19	Atlanta	W 48-25	Home	2-0	1-0
09/26	LA Rams	L 24-34	Away	2-1	1-0
10/03	New England	W 19-17	Away	3-1	1-0
10/10	Miami	W 45-17	Home	4-1	1-0
10/14	Philadelphia	W 28-22	Away	5-1	1-0
10/24	Chicago	W 38-3	Home	6-1	1-0
10/31	New Orleans	L 27-36	Away	6-2	1-1
11/14	Washington	L 19-29	Away	6-3	1-1
11/22	NY Giants	W 30-10	Home	7-3	1-1
11/28	Indianapolis	W 38-31	Away	8-3	1-1
12/05	Atlanta	W 30-17	Away	9-3	2-1
12/12	Buffalo	W 33-27	Home	10-3	2-1
12/19	New Orleans	L 0-9	Home	10-4	2-2
12/26	Carolina	W 32-6	Away	11-4	3-2
01/02	NY Jets	W 28-24	Away	12-4	3-2
01/09	Carolina	W 41-17	Home	13-4	4-2
01/16	Philadelphia	W 31-15	Home	14-4	4-2
01/23	LA Rams	3:00 pm	Home

Key Offensive Stats​

Stat	Value
Yards/Play	6.0
Points/Play	0.448
Rush Play %	34.35%
Pass Play %	65.65%
Completion %	67.84%
3D Conv %	46.19%
RZ Scoring %	65.75%

Key Defensive Stats​

Stat	Value
Opp Yards/Play	5.2
Opp Points/Play	0.319
Opp Completion %	64.73%
Opp 3D Conv %	38.33%
Opp RZ Scoring %	53.33%

Los Angeles Rams Results and Team Stats:

Date	Opponent	Result	Location	W/L	Div
09/12	Chicago	W 34-14	Home	1-0	0-0
09/19	Indianapolis	W 27-24	Away	2-0	0-0
09/26	Tampa Bay	W 34-24	Home	3-0	0-0
10/03	Arizona	L 20-37	Home	3-1	0-1
10/07	Seattle	W 26-17	Away	4-1	1-1
10/17	NY Giants	W 38-11	Away	5-1	1-1
10/24	Detroit	W 28-19	Home	6-1	1-1
10/31	Houston	W 38-22	Away	7-1	1-1
11/07	Tennessee	L 16-28	Home	7-2	1-1
11/15	San Francisco	L 10-31	Away	7-3	1-2
11/28	Green Bay	L 28-36	Away	7-4	1-2
12/05	Jacksonville	W 37-7	Home	8-4	1-2
12/13	Arizona	W 30-23	Away	9-4	2-2
12/21	Seattle	W 20-10	Home	10-4	3-2
12/26	Minnesota	W 30-23	Away	11-4	3-2
01/02	Baltimore	W 20-19	Away	12-4	3-2
01/09	San Francisco	L 24-27	Home	12-5	3-3
01/17	Arizona	W 34-11	Home	13-5	4-3
01/23	Tampa Bay	3:00 pm	Away

Key Offensive Stats​

Stat	Value
Yards/Play	6.0
Points/Play	0.443
Rush Play %	41.08%
Pass Play %	58.92%
Completion %	67.20%
3D Conv %	44.04%
RZ Scoring %	60.81%

Key Defensive Stats​

Stat	Value
Opp Yards/Play	5.2
Opp Points/Play	0.327
Opp Completion %	66.01%
Opp 3D Conv %	39.66%
Opp RZ Scoring %	52.63%

 

[jmt57]

Why was Cincinnati beating Tennessee an upset? To me, those were two evenly matched teams.

I'll give you SF over GB. Upset indeed.

I'm not sure Rams beating TB would be an upset either. Rams are well coached with great players at all positions. I've decided upon a score. 31-21 Rams. I'm predicting a Rams pick six by Ramsey.

Brady doesn't perform badly. It's more the Rams front takes advantage of the injured Bucs line.

Regardless, Brady is playing with house money here.

I'm watching because if it is indeed Brady's last game ever, I want to experience it.

Just based on posted commercial betting odds, not personal expectations or desired outcome.

 

[jdlboot14]

I really hope Rams win.
But Brady vs. Jimmy G would make a great NFCCG - I just don't want the Bucs or Chiefs in the SB again.
At this point I'm pulling for Bengals / Rams SB.

 

[NFL Mystique]

I really hope Rams win.
But Brady vs. Jimmy G would make a great NFCCG - I just don't want the Bucs or Chiefs in the SB again.
At this point I'm pulling for Bengals / Rams SB.

America certainly wouldn't prefer that match up lol

 

[VectorPrime]

Tell me, why would any Pats fan want the Rams to win today?

 

[jmt57]

More Tampa Bay Team Stats. The Bucs offense was arguably the best in the NFL this past season. Jumping out to a lead caused opponents to become one-dimensional when those teams got the ball back.

Overall Statistics​

TB Offense	Value (rank)	TB Defense	Value (rank)
Points/Game	30.1 (#2)	Opp Points/Game	20.4 (#5)
Yards/Game	402.8 (#1)	Opp Yards/Game	331.9 (#13)
Points/Play	0.448 (#1)	Opp Points/Play	0.319 (#5)
Yards/Play	6.0 (#3)	Opp Yards/Play	5.2 (#7)
3D Conversion %	46.19% (#3)	Opp 3D Conv %	38.33% (#9)
4D Conversion %	52.94% (#16)	Opp 4D Conv %	45.16% (#8)
RZ Scoring % (TD)	65.75% (#1)	Opp RZ Scoring % (TD)	53.33% (#9)
TDs/Game	3.7 (#1)	Opp TDs/Game	2.3 (#5)

Rushing Statistics​

TB Offense	Value (rank)	TB Defense	Value (rank)
Rush Play %	34.35% (#32)	Opp Rush Play %	33.16% (#1)
Yards/Rush	4.3 (#19)	Opp Yards/Rush	4.4 (#16)
Rushes/Game	23.1 (#30)	Opp Rushes/Game	21.3 (#1)
Rush Yards/Game	98.8 (#26)	Opp Rush Yards/Game	92.7 (#3)
Rush TDs/Game	1.1 (#9)	Opp Rush TDs/Game	0.7 (#5)

Passing Statistics​

TB Offense	Value (rank)	TB Defense	Value (rank)
Pass Play %	65.65% (#1)	Opp Pass Play %	66.84% (#32)
Completion %	67.84% (#4)	Opp Completion %	64.73% (#14)
Yards/Pass	7.1 (#7)	Opp Yards/Pass	6.0 (#2)
Passes/Game	42.7 (#1)	Opp Passes/Game	40.2 (#32)
Pass Yards/Game	304.0 (#1)	Opp Pass Yards/Game	239.2 (#22)
Int Thrown %	1.56% (#6)	Opp Int Thrown %	2.63% (#9)
QB Sacked %	3.40% (#1)	Sack %	6.35% (#14)

Kicking Statistics​

TB Offense	Value (rank)	TB Defense	Value (rank)
FG Conversion %	81.25% (#25)	Opp FG Conv %	87.10% (#17)

Turnovers Statistics​

TB Offense	Value (rank)	TB Defense	Value (rank)
TO Margin/Game	+0.7 (#3)	Opp TO Margin/Game	-0.7 (#3)
Giveaways/Game	1.1 (#5)	Takeaways/Game	1.8 (#3)
Takeaways/Game	1.8 (#3)	Giveaways/Game	1.1 (#5)
Int Thrown %	1.56% (#6)	Opp Int Thrown %	2.63% (#9)

Penalties Statistics​

TB Offense	Value (rank)	TB Defense	Value (rank)
Penalties/Play	0.04 (#8)	Opp Penalties/Play	0.04 (#32)
Penalties/Game	5.6 (#10)	Opp Penalties/Game	4.6 (#32)
Penalty Yds/Game	50.5 (#18)	Opp Penalty Yds/Game	37.8 (#32)
Penalty Yds/Pen	9.0 (#25)	Opp Penalty Yds/Pen	8.2 (#24)

 

[Kontradiction]

Tell me, why would any Pats fan want the Rams to win today?

They’re bitter.

 

[Patsgofor4]

Tell me, why would any Pats fan want the Rams to win today?

Are you intentionally trying to turn this thread into an off-the-rails sh*t show? How dare any Pats fans root against Tampa! So ungrateful.

 

[gtfanboy]

Tell me, why would any Pats fan want the Rams to win today?

I personally just want the upsets to continue this weekend.

 

[jmt57]

Tell me, why would any Pats fan want the Rams to win today?

The whole Bill versus Tom debate turned this forum into an absolute dumpster fire on top of a New Jersey landfill.

While I really want the two former Patriots to win, the ensuing prolonged in-fighting from a year ago was enough to make me want to leave and never return.

 

[PaulThePat]

Could be the game of the weekend. Just want to see an epic settled on the last play. Not bothered who wins as it's JG's year in either case.