Rams down Bucs in possible St. Louis farewell
The final had fans in frenzy who were excited about the final match.
With just two games left in the National Football League regular season, both Tampa Bay and St. Louis have little hope for postseason play. His status for a December 27 home game with Chicago isn’t known yet.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin fumbles the ball during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in St. Louis.
On the Tampa side, rookie Jameis Winston was 29-50 for 363 yards and two touchdowns.
Kicking off the Week 15 NFL action on “Thursday Night Football”, we had an NFC matchup between the Buccaneers and the Rams.
Actors Kevin Hart and Ice Cube were in the house; they were in St. Louis to promote their new movie, Ride Along 2.
“It was a great atmosphere for the nation to watch”.
The Rams played with heart today, and it clearly showed Thursday Night. “We haven’t been putting the best product on the field the whole year”.
Waving gold towels to go along with the all-gold uniforms the Rams donned, the fans had reason to cheer from the get-go. If they struggle to move the Rams off the ball and keep them out of Winston’s face, then we will likely see the Rams come out of this game victorious.
The Rams are among a trio of teams eyeing a possible move to Los Angeles. The last match saw a huge crowd with 51,295 tickets distributed for the 66,000 dome capacity. He was 14 of 17 for 234 yards and two touchdowns with a near-perfect passer rating of 158.
“The first half, I didn’t play good enough for us to win”, Winston said.
The halftime deficit was the Buccaneers’ largest since they were down 35-7 against the Titans in their opening 42-14 loss.
Though Tampa Bay totaled 509 yards, coach Lovie Smith didn’t see a lot to like.
“The O-line was giving him time and he was just slinging it”, said tight end Jared Cook, who led the team with four catches for 64 yards. “Being close just doesn’t do it on a night like tonight”.
-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.
Austin capped off the Rams’ first series with a 17-yard touchdown reception after taking a quick screen from Keenum and picking up some key blocks downfield. Gurley also became the first Rams runner of any age to reach 1,000 rushing yards since Steven Jackson in 2012. At halftime, Warner took off his sports jacket and tossed a pass to Bruce, who made the catch as he was running along the home team’s sideline and jogged into the end zone. Even though the Rams got a very crucial victory, Winston still got too much passing yards. “Throughout the game, we at least were able to have some semblance of a running game”. Keenum and Kenny Britt would connect on a 60 yard bomb early in the first quarter, and would also connect with the likes of Jared Cook and Lance Kendricks. Austin and some teammates are planning to visit Bailey during the weekend.
Lee said the Cowboys are what they are and they earned their dismal 4-9 record, including nine losses in their last 11 games. “A couple of us are going to go visit our brother and show him some love”. Gurley became the 3rd rookie in Rams history to reach 1,000 rushing yards.