Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a primetime win vs. Los Angeles Rams

Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a primetime win vs. Los Angeles Rams

Perhaps no team in legitimate playoff contention has fallen on its face with such impact in primetime games this season than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers have played a total of three primetime games with a 1-2 record overall.

Tampa Bay was beaten by the Chicago Bears on the road earlier in the season in an ugly affair and then nearly lost to the putrid New York Giants on the road, ultimately coming away with a 25-23 win.

The last time we saw the Bucs in primetime, they were embarrassed 38-3 at the hands of their NFC South Divisional rival- the New Orleans Saints– and it absolutely could’ve been worse.

That’s why, heading into Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams, the Buccaneers are badly in need of a primetime win.

Winning on national TV doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it is for this Buccaneers team

Many are probably thinking: Who cares if the Bucs win in primetime or not? As long as they make the playoffs, it doesn’t matter.

That’s true, on the surface.

But anyone that has watched playoff football over the years knows the differences it brings with it. That’s why we have quarterbacks who are superb in the regular season and then never have success in the postseason.

A primetime game with the eyes of the nation watching is as close as the Buccaneers can get to a playoff atmosphere- especially during this 2020 season where crowds aren’t nearly as much a factor- and this team needs to respond.

It’s a test of playoff readiness and it will be interesting to see if Tampa Bay has improved and learned from the debacle against the Saints just a couple of weeks ago.