Buccaneers vs. Rams: St. Louis Grades, Notes and Quotes

December 18, 2015   ·   Steven Gerwel   ·   Jump to comments

The St. Louis Rams (6-8) handed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-8) a tough 31-23 loss. It's the second-straight win for the Rams, who seem to be on a mini-roll following this latest prime-time victory on Thursday Night Football. 
The Rams were in rare form. The usually sluggish offense was rolling on all cylinders. Case Keenum's 234 passing yards were the second-highest total for a Rams quarterback this season and the highest since Nick Foles' 297-yard performance in Week 1. 
The Rams never got Todd Gurley going on the ground—he was held to less than 50 rushing yards—but he punched in a goal-line touchdown. The Rams added two more touchdowns through the air and another rushing score by Tavon Austin. 
St. Louis was ferocious on defense in the opening half. Aaron Donald absolutely dominated the Tampa Bay backfield, which made it difficult for the Bucs to get anything going offensively. The Rams let up in the second half, allowing Tampa to score 20 of...

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