Sunday, September 14, 2014

Raymond James Stadium in Tampa

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The hopeless St. Louis Rams will travel to Raymond James Stadium to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Rams, without Sam Bradford who tore his ACL in preseason, will look to rebound from their 34-6 thrashing at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings, while the Buccaneers will look to avoid a 0-2 start after they lost their opener to the Carolina Panthers, 20-14.

Starting at quarterback for the Rams in the opener was Austin Davis, the second-year player from Southern Mississippi. He didn't play terribly in his National Football League debut, but he also didn't do enough to win against a team that isn't known for having a remarkable defense. Austin threw for 192 yards and 1 interception, finishing with a 76.7 QB rating. On the ground, Zac Stacy, another second-year player, finished with just 43 yards on 11 carries. Playing from behind most of the game, the Rams couldn't get the former Vanderbilt enough carries to get any momentum. Austin had the most success last week throwing to Brian Quick and will look to get him more than the 7 receptions, 99 yards he reached.

Tampa Bay played a closer game than the Rams last week, but they couldn't do enough to beat their division rival. Josh McCown got the start and finished the game with a 71.5 QB rating after throwing for 183 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. The team got absolutely no rushing attack aside from a single 54 yard carry from Jorvoskie Lane. The rest of the team ran for 48 yards on 16 carries. To show how weak their offense was, Brandon Myers led the way with 6 receptions for just 41 yards and Mike Evans added 5 receptions for 37 yards.

St Louis Rams Betting Trends

St Louis Rams are 0-1 straight up

St Louis Rams are 0 against the spread

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Betting Trends

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 0-1 straight up

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 0 against the spread

Injuries to Watch

St Louis Rams

09/09/14 T Rodger Saffold Neck probable Sunday vs. Tampa Bay
09/08/14 DE Chris Long Ankle questionable Sunday vs. Tampa Bay
09/07/14 QB Shaun Hill Thigh injured last game, questionable Sunday vs. Tampa Bay
09/04/14 RB Isaiah Pead Knee IR
09/04/14 G Barrett Jones Back out indefinitely
09/04/14 QB Sam Bradford Knee IR
09/04/14 WR Stedman Bailey Suspension expected to miss weeks 1-5 of regular season
09/04/14 CB Trumaine Johnson Knee out indefinitely

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

09/10/14 CB Mike Jenkins Pectoral IR
09/09/14 DE Michael Johnson Ankle probable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/08/14 G Logan Mankins Knee questionable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/08/14 RB Doug Martin Knee probable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/07/14 S Bradley McDougald Knee questionable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/07/14 DE Da'Quan Bowers Abdominal questionable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/07/14 DE William Gholston Shoulder questionable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/07/14 CB Johnthan Banks Head injured last game, questionable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/07/14 WR Louis Murphy Back questionable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/07/14 DB Rashaan Melvin Ankle questionable Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/04/14 RB Charles Sims Ankle out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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