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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.
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.