00:00Rams, Bucs on Sunday night.
00:01I'm excited for this one.
00:02Yeah, me too.
00:03I really am.
00:04I like it.
00:05I want to say this.
00:07When you look at this game here today in terms of, you know,
00:12what's on the line, for the Tampa Bay Bucs, Joe,
00:17I think it's quite a bit.
00:19I understand that if they lose, they will remain favorites
00:23in the NFC South.
00:24But if this team is rolled up on, I think to your question
00:30that you've asked earlier in the season about why they didn't get
00:33a lot of respect in the market, I think you're going to be getting
00:36a resounding, here, look, this is why.
00:40I know they are not healthy, you know, fully healthy,
00:44but a three-game stretch of New England, Buffalo, and the Rams
00:47is very tough.
00:48But I think if you want to feel like one of the contenders,
00:52you have to go out there and, if not win one of these games,
00:57you can't be getting handled.
01:00And they were down double digits with a minute left against New England.
01:04They got the backdoor touchdown.
01:06They nearly got a backdoor touchdown against Buffalo,
01:08but all in all, they did not.
01:10They lose by 12.
01:11I think this is a spot for the Bucs' status here, Joe.
01:16They need to step up.
01:18What's interesting, though, is it looks like a lot of bettors,
01:22are expecting it.
01:23This number started at six and a half?
01:27Everywhere.
01:28We see a seven now for this game.
01:30Yeah, and again, I understand why, you know,
01:32the Tampa Bay offense has been inconsistent with all of those playmakers out.
01:36They do get a benefit today.
01:38Godwin is back in that lineup, and I think that'll help out the passing attack,
01:42take pressure off of Abuka,
01:44and, obviously, maybe open up K-Dotten underneath in this matchup.
01:48But, again, I'm not sold on the Rams being an elite football team.
01:52They're a good football team.
01:53They have a very good defense, but I still think they can be exposed.
01:57We saw Sam Darnold, you know, be Sam Darnold last week, right?
02:01Four interceptions, and they still were in a position to potentially kick the game-winning field goal
02:06with no time left.
02:07I think Baker on the road in this spot, plus seven points,
02:12I think they're alive to win this game.
02:14And, again, I like Tampa Bay in this spot.
02:17I like Baker as an underdog.
02:19The fact that Godwin comes back,
02:21we saw the emergence of Sean Tucker running the football
02:24and catching it out of the backfield.
02:26He accounted for three touchdowns.
02:28That's an added dimension.
02:30You couple him with Rashad White,
02:32now potentially on third-down situations.
02:34I think this team could expose the L.A. defense over the top.
02:38Again, outside of JSN last week, right?
02:42Yeah.
02:42I still not bought into the complete wide receiver core of Seattle.
02:46You know, just overall, I think their defense carries them more times than not.
02:51But, to me, Tampa could expose L.A. over the top.
02:55And I think the defense edge rushers can get to Stafford.
02:59I'm not sold that they're just going to be able to move the football at will here.
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