NFL: ST LOUIS (0-2) at TAMPA BAY (1-1) <h3>Rams seek first win against Buccaneers</h3> St. Louis (0-2) at Tampa Bay (1-1) Sunday 1:00 pm EDT TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- If the St. Louis Rams are to contendfor a playoff berth this season as they expect, they most avoidsecond-half meltdowns. The Rams again try for their first win of the season on Sundaywhen they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are coming off animpressive victory over the New Orleans Saints. St. Louis enjoyed halftime leads against the Carolina Panthersin Week One and the San Francisco 49ers last week but havenothing to slow for it. The Rams outgained the 49ers by more than a two-to-one advantageas Marc Bulger passed for 368 yards. But Bulger only threw onetouchdown pass and the 49ers escaped with a 17-16 win on JoeNedney's 40-yard field goal with 3:28 remaining. St. Louis is hoping to avoid its first 0-3 start since 2002,when the Rams opened 0-5 following their Super Bowl loss to theNew England Patriots. "We didn't finish two weeks in a row," coach Scott Linehansaid. "We have got to find ways when you have got a lead, leadat halftime, lead in the third quarter, to sustain it and finishout games." The Buccaneers turned in an unexpected performance last week,routing the Saints, 31-14, behind Jeff Garcia and Joey Galloway,who hooked up for a pair of touchdownsm passes After being held to two field goals in a 20-6 loss at Seattlethe week before, the Buccaneers erupted for their most points inthe previous 25 games under coach Jon Gruden. Garcia recorded his first win with the Buccaneers, completing10-of-16 passes for 243 yards. Tampa Bay did a better job ofpass protection as Garcia was not sacked after being droppedthree times against the Seahawks. The Buccaneers could have momentum following their dismantlingof the Saints, but they must contend with the Rams' potentreceiving duo of Tory Holt (13 receptions for 147 yards and twoTDs) and Issac Bruce (11-165).
NFL: ST LOUIS (0-2) at TAMPA BAY (1-1) <h3>Rams seek first win against Buccaneers</h3> St. Louis (0-2) at Tampa Bay (1-1) Sunday 1:00 pm EDT TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- If the St. Louis Rams are to contendfor a playoff berth this season as they expect, they most avoidsecond-half meltdowns. The Rams again try for their first win of the season on Sundaywhen they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are coming off animpressive victory over the New Orleans Saints. St. Louis enjoyed halftime leads against the Carolina Panthersin Week One and the San Francisco 49ers last week but havenothing to slow for it. The Rams outgained the 49ers by more than a two-to-one advantageas Marc Bulger passed for 368 yards. But Bulger only threw onetouchdown pass and the 49ers escaped with a 17-16 win on JoeNedney's 40-yard field goal with 3:28 remaining. St. Louis is hoping to avoid its first 0-3 start since 2002,when the Rams opened 0-5 following their Super Bowl loss to theNew England Patriots. "We didn't finish two weeks in a row," coach Scott Linehansaid. "We have got to find ways when you have got a lead, leadat halftime, lead in the third quarter, to sustain it and finishout games." The Buccaneers turned in an unexpected performance last week,routing the Saints, 31-14, behind Jeff Garcia and Joey Galloway,who hooked up for a pair of touchdownsm passes After being held to two field goals in a 20-6 loss at Seattlethe week before, the Buccaneers erupted for their most points inthe previous 25 games under coach Jon Gruden. Garcia recorded his first win with the Buccaneers, completing10-of-16 passes for 243 yards. Tampa Bay did a better job ofpass protection as Garcia was not sacked after being droppedthree times against the Seahawks. The Buccaneers could have momentum following their dismantlingof the Saints, but they must contend with the Rams' potentreceiving duo of Tory Holt (13 receptions for 147 yards and twoTDs) and Issac Bruce (11-165).
NFL: ST LOUIS (0-2) at TAMPA BAY (1-1) <h3>Rams seek first win against Buccaneers</h3> St. Louis (0-2) at Tampa Bay (1-1) Sunday 1:00 pm EDT TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- If the St. Louis Rams are to contendfor a playoff berth this season as they expect, they most avoidsecond-half meltdowns. The Rams again try for their first win of the season on Sundaywhen they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are coming off animpressive victory over the New Orleans Saints. St. Louis enjoyed halftime leads against the Carolina Panthersin Week One and the San Francisco 49ers last week but havenothing to slow for it. The Rams outgained the 49ers by more than a two-to-one advantageas Marc Bulger passed for 368 yards. But Bulger only threw onetouchdown pass and the 49ers escaped with a 17-16 win on JoeNedney's 40-yard field goal with 3:28 remaining. St. Louis is hoping to avoid its first 0-3 start since 2002,when the Rams opened 0-5 following their Super Bowl loss to theNew England Patriots. "We didn't finish two weeks in a row," coach Scott Linehansaid. "We have got to find ways when you have got a lead, leadat halftime, lead in the third quarter, to sustain it and finishout games." The Buccaneers turned in an unexpected performance last week,routing the Saints, 31-14, behind Jeff Garcia and Joey Galloway,who hooked up for a pair of touchdownsm passes After being held to two field goals in a 20-6 loss at Seattlethe week before, the Buccaneers erupted for their most points inthe previous 25 games under coach Jon Gruden. Garcia recorded his first win with the Buccaneers, completing10-of-16 passes for 243 yards. Tampa Bay did a better job ofpass protection as Garcia was not sacked after being droppedthree times against the Seahawks. The Buccaneers could have momentum following their dismantlingof the Saints, but they must contend with the Rams' potentreceiving duo of Tory Holt (13 receptions for 147 yards and twoTDs) and Issac Bruce (11-165).
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR STL BALL ON STL 19 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 10:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR TAM BALL ON TAM 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 5:36 LEFT, 1ST QTR STL BALL ON STL 33 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL MISSED FG TAM MATT BRYANT 54 YD ATTEMPT SHORT ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 5:36 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 2:32 LEFT, 1ST QTR TAM BALL ON TAM 1 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0:56 LEFT, 1ST QTR STL BALL ON STL 46 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ST LOUIS 0 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 END, 1ST QTR SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: NONE</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 13:20 LEFT, 2ND QTR TAM BALL ON TAM 34 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 10:05 LEFT, 2ND QTR STL BALL ON STL 11 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL MISSED FG STL JEFF WILKINS 42 YD ATTEMPT WIDE LEFT ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 2:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 0 TAM BALL ON TAM 24 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL FG TAM MATT BRYANT 27 YD ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 3 0:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ST LOUIS 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 0 3 3 HALFTIME SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: NONE 2ND QUARTER: TAM - FG, MATT BRYANT 27 YD, 14:57. TAMPA BAY 3-0</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ST LOUIS 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 0 3 3 HALFTIME SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: NONE 2ND QUARTER: 14:57 TAM - FG, M Bryant 27 Yd. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards in 1:57. Key plays: Pittman 11-yard run to Tampa Bay 43; Garcia 15-yard pass to Hilliard on 3rd-and-10 to St Louis 42; Garcia 12-yard pass to Clayton on 3rd-and-10 to St Louis 30; Garcia 11-yard pass to A Smith to St Louis 17. Tampa Bay 3-0. St Louis - Tampa Bay End 2nd Qtr Statistics TEAM STATISTICS St Louis Tampa Bay FIRST DOWNS 9 8 Rushing 5 2 Passing 4 6 Penalty 0 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-7-29% 2-5-40% TOTAL NET YARDS 137 131 Total offensive plays 33 27 Average gain per play 4.2 4.9 NET YARDS RUSHING 84 38 Rushing attempts 22 9 Average gain per rush 3.8 4.2 NET YARDS PASSING 53 93 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Gross passing yards 53 93 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 11-7-1 18-10-0 Avg gain per pass play 4.8 5.2 PUNTS: Number and Average 2-47.0 2-45.5 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 1-5 3-15 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 1-0 TOUCHDOWNS 0 0 Rushing 0 0 Passing 0 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-1 1-2 SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 18:08 11:52 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS St Louis Tampa Bay RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S JACKSON 18 63 3.5 13 0 M PITTMAN 3 31 10.3 12 0 B LEONARD 4 21 5.3 9 0 C WILLIAMS 4 6 1.5 3 0 J GARCIA 1 4 4.0 4 0 M CLAYTON 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M BULGER 7-11- 53 1 0 15 J GARCIA 10-18- 93 0 0 15 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: None RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T HOLT 3 29 9.7 15 0 J GALLOWAY 3 32 10.7 14 0 I BRUCE 2 14 7.0 11 0 A SMITH 3 27 9.0 15 0 B LEONARD 1 6 6.0 6 0 I HILLIARD 1 15 15.0 15 0 S JACKSON 1 4 4.0 4 0 M CLAYTON 1 12 12.0 12 0 M PITTMAN 1 4 4.0 4 0 C WILLIAMS 1 3 3.0 3 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J WILKINS 0/0 0/1 M BRYANT 0/0 1/2 Dist.: (42) Dist.: (54) 27</div>
NFL: ST LOUIS at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 0 TAMPA BAY 3 14:50 LEFT, 3RD QTR TAM BALL ON TAM 42 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
