DOWN X DOWN › week 17 › Rams at Buccaneers
Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET
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Week 17 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Raymond James Stadium

LAvsTB

Rams offensevsBuccaneers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Rams, 8 for Buccaneers. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

LA offenseTB offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Clean pockets

Rams take a sack on 4% of dropbacks (5th). Buccaneers get home on 6% (24th). League average is 7%.

02
Opportunity

Deep middle is open

Buccaneers are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +0.64 EPA per attempt. Rams send 3% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Passing lanes are closed

Rams gain +0.07 EPA per dropback (15th). Buccaneers allow -0.20 (2nd).

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Rams gain 5.9 yards per play (8th). Buccaneers give up 5.1 (7th), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

LA Rams

9Matthew StaffordQB · 204/303 · 2146 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.09 · 16th23Kyren WilliamsRB · 112 car · 548 yds · 7 TD · 33 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 23rd12Puka NacuaWR · 56 rec · 565 yds · 3 TD · 74 tgtEPA per target +0.1917Davante AdamsWR · 30 rec · 480 yds · 4 TD · 49 tgtEPA per target +0.45 · 27th37Quentin LakeNickel Back · 56 tackles · 3 INT · 11 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL22Trent McDuffieRight Cornerback · 25 tackles · 2 INT · 8 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

TB Buccaneers

6Baker MayfieldQB · 68/110 · 679 yds · 3 TD · 2 INTEPA per dropback -0.257Bucky IrvingRB · 147 car · 728 yds · 6 TD · 18 recEPA per touch -0.02 · 26th2Emeka EgbukaWR · 28 rec · 240 yds · 2 TD · 49 tgtEPA per target -0.2614Chris Godwin Jr.WR · 27 rec · 243 yds · 0 TD · 35 tgtEPA per target +0.1925Jacob ParrishNickel Back · 36 tackles · 2 INT · 13 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL27Zyon McCollumLeft Cornerback · 30 tackles · 2 INT · 9 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Rams and Buccaneers since 1999, and this season's records18 meetings

The Rams lead the series 11–7 since 1999. Nov 23, 2025, at SoFi Stadium: the Rams won 34–7. Matthew Stafford started at quarterback for the Rams and Baker Mayfield for the Buccaneers; Sean McVay and Todd Bowles coached.

Rams at home6–2the Rams' record
In Tampa Bay5–5the Rams' record
Most pointsRams 40 · Buccaneers 552019 · 2019
Biggest winRams by 27 · Buccaneers by 212025 · 2007
Playoffs2–0the Rams' record

The last 5

2025 · Wk 12TB 7 at LA 34
2022 · Wk 9LA 13 at TB 16
2021 · Wk 20 · playoffsLA 30 at TB 27
2021 · Wk 3TB 24 at LA 34
2020 · Wk 11LA 27 at TB 24

2026 records

RamsBuccaneers
Overall4–43–5
Division0–22–0
Conference2–23–2
Other conference2–20–3
Home2–31–4
Away2–12–1
Last 5WLLWWLWLWW
StreakWon 2Won 2
Points a game24.3 – 21.022.3 – 18.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Rams' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Rams offense against the Buccaneers defenseDepth charts
Buccaneers defense · 3-4 DRams offense · 3WR 1TE77Jackson73Avila65Shelton69Dotson71McClendon89Higbee9Stafford23Williams12Nacua8Atwell4Mumpfield91Robinson50Vea94Kancey3Bain0Diaby45Trotter34Anzalone21Morrison27McCollum25Parrish23Smith31Winfield

Rams offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBMatthew Stafford#9 · 204/303 · 2146 yds · 15 TD · 8 INT
  • RBKyren Williams#23 · 112 car · 548 yds · 7 TD · 33 rec
  • WRPuka Nacua#12 · 56 rec · 565 yds · 3 TD · 74 tgt
  • WRKonata Mumpfield#4 · 9 rec · 142 yds · 1 TD · 21 tgt
  • WRTutu Atwell#8 · 5 rec · 83 yds · 0 TD · 8 tgt
  • TETyler Higbee#89 · 27 rec · 274 yds · 1 TD · 34 tgt
  • LTAlaric Jackson#77
  • LGSteve Avila#73
  • CColeman Shelton#65
  • RGKevin Dotson#69
  • RTWarren McClendon Jr.#71

Buccaneers defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEA'Shawn Robinson#91 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 3 PD
  • NTVita Vea#50 · 16 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • LDECalijah Kancey#94 · 9 tackles
  • WLBRueben Bain Jr.#3 · 7 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • SLBYaya Diaby#0 · 16 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RILBJosiah Trotter#45 · 67 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • LILBAlex Anzalone#34 · 41 tackles · 1 sack · 3 INT · 3 PD
  • RCBBenjamin Morrison#21 · 11 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBZyon McCollum#27 · 30 tackles · 2 INT · 9 PD
  • NBJacob Parrish#25 · 36 tackles · 2 INT · 13 PD
  • SSTykee Smith#23 · 42 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • FSAntoine Winfield Jr.#31 · 31 tackles

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · LA offense against TB defense
StatLA LA offFavors LA · Favors TBTB TB def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.05#10
-0.16#2+0.00
Success rate
49%#5
39%#344%
Yards per play
5.9#8
5.1#75.4
Explosive play rate
8%#23
7%#49%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.07#15
-0.20#2+0.03
Sack rate
4%#5
6%#247%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.01#7
-0.15#5-0.08
Yards per carry
4.9#4
3.6#84.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
47%#5
34%#641%
Red zone TD rate
69%#6
50%#961%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
160#10
131#10147
TE yards per game
66#6
56#2155
TE targets per game
10.1#4
8.1#237.6
RB receiving yards per game
43#8
33#1932
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Rams: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.067% of throws
-0.083% of throws
-0.059% of throws
Short
+0.2028% of throws
+0.2718% of throws
+0.0936% of throws

Buccaneers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.1518 throws
+0.6410 throws
-0.259 throws
Short
-0.0292 throws
-0.1644 throws
-0.2395 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.