The Rams, like the Bucs, have struggled on offense, particularly running the ball. They started with a stout defense, discarded a first-round quarterback (Jared Goff, as Tampa Bay had with Jameis Winston) in favor of a proven veteran (Matthew Stafford/Tom Brady), added a game-breaking receiver (Odell Beckham Jr./Antonio Brown) to an already talented corps (Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods/Mike Evans, Chris Godwin) and then grabbed quality complementary pieces (edge rusher Von Miller/Shaquil Barrett, Leonard Fournette) along the way to winning a Super Bowl in their home stadium. Last season, the Rams followed the Bucs’ blueprint almost to the letter in building a championship team. These are the past two Super Bowl champions? The other has one fewer loss but has dropped three of its past four games and might be in worse shape, 1-1/2 games behind the leader in its division.īoth look flummoxed and frustrated by their fate.
One team has lost its past three games and five of its past six yet sits just a game out of first place in its division with a 3-5 record, the worst start in its quarterback’s illustrious 23-season career. Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans (13) is unable to come down with a fourth-down catch as he is covered by Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey (5) during the fourth quarter of last season's division-round playoff game.
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