DOWN X DOWN › week 17 › Rams at Buccaneers
Updated Nov 3, 5:29 AM ET
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Week 17 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Raymond James Stadium

TBvsLA

Buccaneers offensevsRams defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Buccaneers, 8 for Rams. 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

Ground game edge

Buccaneers average 5.0 yards per carry (3rd). Rams allow 3.5 (6th).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Rams are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.24 EPA per attempt. Buccaneers send 12% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Rams give up 112 yards a game to wide receivers (2nd), against a league average of 147. Buccaneers' wide receivers produce 104 (31st).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Buccaneers create explosive plays on 10% of snaps (11th). Rams give them up at 8% (7th).

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 · Buccaneers offense against the Rams defenseDepth charts
Rams defense · 3-4 DBuccaneers offense · 3WR 1TE78Wirfs68Bredeson62Barton69Mauch67Goedeke88Otton6Mayfield7Irving2Egbuka17Hurst14Godwin99Donald57Hamilton55Fiske0Young94Johnson48Speights53Landman22McDuffie35Watson37Lake3Curl5Kinchens

Buccaneers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBaker Mayfield#6 · 68/110 · 679 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT
  • RBBucky Irving#7 · 147 car · 728 yds · 6 TD · 18 rec
  • WREmeka Egbuka#2 · 28 rec · 240 yds · 2 TD · 49 tgt
  • WRChris Godwin Jr.#14 · 27 rec · 243 yds · 0 TD · 35 tgt
  • WRTed Hurst III#17 · 11 rec · 168 yds · 1 TD · 24 tgt
  • TECade Otton#88 · 19 rec · 186 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgt
  • LTTristan Wirfs#78
  • LGBen Bredeson#68
  • CGraham Barton#62
  • RGCody Mauch#69
  • RTLuke Goedeke#67

Rams defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEAaron Donald#99 · 12 tackles
  • NTTy Hamilton#57 · 7 tackles
  • LDEBraden Fiske#55 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • WLBByron Young#0 · 32 tackles · 4.5 sacks
  • SLBDesjuan Johnson#94 · 9 tackles
  • RILBOmar Speights#48 · 37 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • LILBNate Landman#53 · 58 tackles · 1 PD
  • RCBTrent McDuffie#22 · 25 tackles · 2 INT · 8 PD
  • LCBJaylen Watson#35 · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 9 PD
  • NBQuentin Lake#37 · 56 tackles · 3 INT · 11 PD
  • SSKam Curl#3 · 37 tackles · 2 PD
  • FSKamren Kinchens#5 · 38 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD

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 · TB offense against LA defense
StatTB TB offFavors TB · Favors LALA LA def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.09#26
-0.11#3+0.00
Success rate
41%#25
40%#644%
Yards per play
4.9#25
5.0#55.4
Explosive play rate
10%#11
8%#79%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.23#31
-0.12#3+0.03
Sack rate
10%#30
4%#277%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.01#8
-0.16#3-0.08
Yards per carry
5.0#3
3.5#64.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#14
33%#541%
Red zone TD rate
52%#26
44%#561%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
104#31
112#2147
TE yards per game
27#32
46#955
TE targets per game
4.1#32
8.4#257.6
RB receiving yards per game
17#29
43#2832
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Buccaneers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.387% of throws
+0.113% of throws
+0.347% of throws
Short
-0.0334% of throws
+0.1412% of throws
-0.1837% of throws

Rams: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.269 throws
+0.0210 throws
-0.7616 throws
Short
-0.1190 throws
+0.2445 throws
-0.1187 throws

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