Austin, Gurley lead Rams past Buccaneers

Running back Doug Martin rushed for 91 yards on 18 carries until the Bucs had to throw to try and get back in the game.

St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley, right, is congratulated by quarterback Case Keenum after scoring on a 3-yard run during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in St. Louis.

TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins’ delay of game penalty after being tackled at the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter might have cost the Bucs a touchdown.

Jameis Winston owned the fourth quarter. Still, the St. Louis Rams want to see more.

Team-mate Luke Stocker recovered the ball after Dye’s “fumble”, but the Buccaneers still went on to lose 31-23.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Rams players saw the signs, heard the chanting, noticed the volume was turned up.

“When we correct those things, we’ll become a championship team, ” Smith said “Until then, we’re going to continue to talk about them”.

Greene, who played his high school ball in Granite City, played for the Los Angeles Rams. He ran for 566 yards in his first four starts, the first of which came in Week 4 against Arizona, and after a few down weeks, he ran for 140 yards and two touchdowns last week against the Detroit Lions. “I think it was a great atmosphere for the nation to watch”.

The Edward Jones Dome is one of those buildings where even the seats that are far away and up in the corner have a good vantage.

But those who showed up were into it.

Pundits labeled the nationally televised game the “Condiment Bowl”, as the Bucs’ “Color Rush” uniforms resembled ketchup, while the Rams wore bright mustard-yellow colors. Part of that could be that I’m not emotionally invested in the Rams, but the amount of public funding that St. Louis is offering makes it hard to believe they’ll be without a team.

Former Rams greats Isaac Bruce, Kevin Greene, Torry Holt, Orlando Pace and Kurt Warner – all semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016 – were honored at halftime.

OFFENSIVE SURGE: St. Louis has won two straight with a notable spike in production under new coordinator Rob Boras.

“I know our future here is uncertain”, Hekker said, “but I know our fans are passionate”. We get an opportunity to come back home against the Bears and play our best ball.

Gurley also became the first Rams runner of any age to reach 1,000 rushing yards since Steven Jackson in 2012.

Regardless of the fact that the Rams haven’t had a winning season since 2003, the St. Louis fans were electric last night, spurred on by fantastic play from Tavon Austin, Aaron Donald, and the pressure the Rams defense put on Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston.

Keenum had a near flawless passer rating of 158.0, going 14 of 17 for 234 yards and two TDs without an interception.

The halftime deficit was the Buccaneers’ largest since they were down 35-7 against the Titans in their opening 42-14 loss.