The Pewter Plank joint Buccaneers predictions vs. Rams
By Cory Kinnan
Brandon Simes (@BrandoSimes)
This week the Bucs have a tough matchup on the road in Los Angeles against the Rams. The Bucs are going to have their first real test of the year against a top five offense in the league.
Cooper Kupp and Brandin Cooks will both have big games and the secondary will not give the Bucs pass rush enough time to get to Jared Goff. This game will get out of hand early, and the Bucs effort may be lost by halftime.
The Buccaneers have had good success against the run this season only allowing an average of 121.7 yards a game. This week they will have a hard time stopping Gurley as the game goes on and he gets more carries to wear down the defense.
The Bucs offense will have to deal with Aaron Donald this week and I can’t see a scenario where he isn’t in Jameis Winston’s face all game. The run game will not be able to get anything going and the team will have to start passing to try and stay in the game.
If the game comes down to the play of Jameis Winston, I don’t like the odds of winning. With all that said, Bucs lose this one to the Rams big 42-13.