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TAMPA BAY (1-2) at LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-0)Sunday Bo Jackson Jersey , 4:05 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE - Rams by 9 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD - Tampa Bay 1-2, Los Angeles Rams 3-0SERIES RECORD - Rams lead 16-8LAST MEETING - Rams beat Buccaneers, 37-32, Sept. 25, 2016LAST WEEK - Giants beat Buccaneers 32-31; Rams beat Browns 20-13AP PRO32 RANKING - Buccaneers No. 26, Rams No. 3BUCCANEERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (8), PASS (20).BUCCANEERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (6), PASS (21).RAMS OFFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (7), PASS (22).RAMS DEFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (11), PASS (4).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Sean McVay's first head coaching matchup with franchise where he began NFL career as Jon Gruden's 22-year-old assistant receivers coach in 2008. ... Rams have won five straight over Tampa Bay since 2012. ... Bucs DT Ndamukong Suh returns to LA after starting every game in sole season with Rams on way to his first Super Bowl. ... Bucs RB Ronald Jones II also returns to Coliseum, where "Texas Tesla" starred for USC. ... QB Jameis Winston's 380 yards passing last week were fourth most of career. ... Bucs LB Shaquil Barrett leads NFL with eight sacks in four games. Since sacks became official stat in 1982, NFL record through team's first four games is nine https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authen...own-jersey , shared by Jets' Mark Gastineau (1984), Panthers' Kevin Greene (1998) and Packers' Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (2001). ... WR Mike Evans coming off first three-TD receiving game by Tampa Bay wideout since 1985. ... Rams face third NFC South opponent already this season. ... Rams looking for second straight 4-0 start under McVay. Defending NFC champs opened 8-0 last season. ... Rams have gone eight straight regular season games without allowing more than three points in first quarter. ... Rams' pass defense has been outstanding.and none longer than 40. Both totals are NFL best. Also, just one TD pass allowed. ... WR Cooper Kupp is off to outstanding start in return from season-ending injury. He had career-high 11 catches for 102 yards last week. ... DT Aaron Donald coming in hot after slow statistical start in first two games. He has 9 ½ sacks, two forced fumbles in last seven home games. ... S John Johnson led Rams with nine tackles last week. Also has interceptions in back-to-back games. .. Rams LB Clay Matthews' next tackle will be 600th of career. He will be 26th active player to reach mark. ... Fantasy tip: Jones is coming off first career performance with 100 yards from scrimmage. Former Trojan appears to be finding his stride, and he'll be highly motivated coming back to LA. Could be value pickup. The NFL’s effort to take its game internationally has worked in London, but other sites have proved a bigger challenge.The Seahawks and Patriots cancelled a preseason game in Beijing in 2007, and the Rams-Chiefs regular-season game was moved from Mexico City back to L.A. last November because of poor playing conditions.On Thursday night, the Packers and Raiders played on an 80-yard field because of safety concerns.The Packers decided to sit 33 starters, including Aaron Rodgers. The premier of Manitoba says there’s a “lot of disappointment” with what transpired, according to the Associated Press.“[It] didn’t work out the way they wanted,” Brian Pallister acknowledged during a campaign stop Friday, “[but] organizers tried to do something that hadn’t been done before, so let’s give them respect and credit for trying.”Canada had not hosted an NFL game since 2013 when the Bills completed a series of games in Toronto. Only 21,992 showed up for Thursday’s game at 33,000-seat IG Field.Canadian-based On Ice Entertainment Ltd. was the promoter.