Jon Miles (@PewterKrewe)
Bucs travel to Los Angeles to play the Rams as they begin the first of six straight games on the road; they will travel over 20,000 miles round trip on the second hardest schedule in the NFL during this span, including a trip across the pond.
Rams are the defending NFC champs and will be a very tough game as the Buccaneers look to dethrone them on their home turf. Tampa always has issues when they play the Rams, but we all hope they can pull the rabbit out of their hat this week after a meltdown against the Giants a week ago.
The pewter and red have a good defense, average offense, and good coaching, but the question is will it be enough to steal a victory on Sunday? For that to happen the Bucs need another flawless performance by Jameis Winston, who will likely need to throw for 250-300 yards and see over two passes go for touchdowns; he will also need to limit his interceptions, hopefully avoiding them altogether.
This Todd Bowles-led defense will need to stand tall and control Goff, Gurley, and company and continue to see growth on this side of the ball. If the Buccaneers don’t allow the Rams to pressure Winston into bad choices, they will win 30-24.