Rams CB Jenkins cleared from concussion, expected to play

The Bucs-Rams matchup features two of the NFL’s top four rushers in Tampa Bay’s Doug Martin and St. Louis rookie Todd Gurley, but it also features the NFL’s top two big-play running threats.

This is a chance for Jameis Winston to shine with the whole world watching. “The O-line bought in, the tight ends were buying in, and because the game was close we were able to keep running it”, Boras said. “I owe him one”. If they allow Winston to open things up a little bit more, they won’t have much of a problem this week. When Dick Vermeil came to town a few months ago, he got the rock star treatment on the Lambert International Airport concourse, which prompted a tinge of regret for his long-ago decision to abruptly retire not long after Mike Jones’ title-saving tackle against the Titans in the title game.

Fisher isn’t a huge fan of the Rams’ look, saying, “I’m just glad it’s not baseball, where I have to wear the uniform as well”. “I worked my butt off during the offseason”.

Tampa Bay is 3-3 in road games this season and the Buccaneers have had their fair of success against NFC opponents this year, going 5-4 so far. “I thought he was in really good rhythm and he was good with situational-type stuff”. It looks like Houston might finally have their pass-rush tandem of Jadeveon Clowney and J.J. Watt on track and ready to unleash havoc on opposing quarterbacks. But the most important factor is the Bucs getting a win.

Odds: Rams -2.5; over/under: 41. But not by much. With a combined 21 PDs and five INTs, they are two of the most productive pass defenders at their position, however the Bucs will be without Alexander who is serving a suspension. “We created some 1-on-1 matchups for him by call design, and when you do that, he usually wins”.

Laurinaitis said laughing. “I guess when you’re a playmaker you get a lot of pull around here”. “I wouldn’t want them to leave”. There’s that name again. “I think people are going to enjoy seeing something different”. “I’m not very good at things I can’t control”.

They are each having fantastic campaigns and on the verge of rewriting the record books. “Definitely a game-wrecker”. So far this season David has 118 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions, and 12 pass deflections. This year’s total is fifth in the NFL. The two extra blockers on the play, tight ends Jared Cook and Lance Kendricks, do a terrific job taking defensive end Darryl Tapp and linebacker Tahir Whitehead out of the play.

Bucs standout defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has seven sacks.

Mariota has shown that he can handle the transition to the National Football League as well and while he has had some growing pains along the way, he has put up solid numbers for the Titans. He’s a physical specimen that is also quick and agile.

On Sunday night in Houston, Bolden matched his career high with 16 carries, his first 16-carry game since 2012. The final game in that stretch was a 27-6 victory over San Francisco, on November 1, in which he gained 146 yards from scrimmage. The Rams allowed more than 4.1 yards per carry to five of their past six opponents. With 975 yards and eight touchdowns, Gurley is fourth in the league in rushing and is poised to become the first Rams rookie to reach 1,000 yards rushing since Jerome Bettis in 1993. Head coach Jeff Fisher said Gurley “doesn’t have any issues”.