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00:08E.A. Sports welcomes you to the following presentation of the National Football League.
00:19If you're a freeway man, we're just east of the 405.
00:24One of the modern jewels of the NFL.
00:26Beautiful SoFi Stadium in Englewood.
00:30Tonight on Sunday Night Primetime, it's the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Primetime.
00:43On the Tampa sideline is head coach Todd Bowles.
00:48His guys come in losing two straight, hoping to turn things around in this one.
00:53On the other side for the Rams, it's Sean McVay.
00:57This guy's come in on what he described as a strong week of practice, looking to put one in the
01:02win column in front of these home fans.
01:12Chase McLaughlin, the kickball for the Buccaneers.
01:15Welcome to you, Mike Tirico, along with Greg Olsen.
01:18Chase McLaughlin set to get it started.
01:20Off we go on Sunday Night Football.
01:26A very good field position to start, and Gortemis has the 40.
01:32The Rams once again led by Matthew Stafford at quarterback.
01:36First 12 years with Detroit, his fifth year with the Rams, including a Super Bowl championship, winning Super Bowl 56.
01:44The number one overall pick all the way back in 2009.
01:49Really solid all-around performance last week, Mike.
01:52I think the biggest factor that led to the win is his ability to continue to protect the ball.
01:57He executed the offense, granted exactly how they designed all week in practice.
02:02Now, it might not have been earth-shattering performance statistically.
02:05He got the win.
02:07He can continue to play that style of ball.
02:09It's going to be a tough group to match up with.
02:15First carry here for Kyron Williams.
02:18And nothing doing there.
02:21Only back to the line of scrimmage.
02:23It'll be an early third down coming up.
02:26A one-yard gain brings up third and sixth.
02:33In motion, it's the tight end, Higby.
02:36Ready?
02:40On third down, Stafford.
02:43He'll be forced to just throw that one away.
02:46It's incomplete.
02:48We have an injured player for the Rams on the field.
02:51And as the medical staff looks him over, we'll step aside.
03:01Ethan Evans will send out Ethan Evans to punt.
03:05Cameron Johnson, deep for Tampa Bay.
03:10And we will not have a return here.
03:13This one angled out of bounds.
03:14So, the Buccaneers come out, and Baker Mayfield leads them out.
03:19He has found a spot to be very comfortable.
03:23The former number one overall pick out of Oklahoma, who turned 30 in the offseason, and has done
03:28a nice job with the Buccaneers the last few years.
03:31The thing that stuck out to me, Mike, was when we met with him this week, immediately, right
03:36at the start of the production meeting, was his ability to take ownership of last week's
03:41loss.
03:42He said, listen, if I don't make those two interceptions, we probably win that game.
03:46And if you go back and watch the tape, I love how hard he is on himself.
03:50He played pretty good ball.
03:51If he can eliminate those couple bad throws, a couple bad decisions, when he's good, he
03:58is as good as there is in the NFL.
04:01They go play action with Mayfield.
04:04Oh, he's going to be filed up and taken down.
04:07They got him.
04:09Bucci Turner.
04:11And what a sack.
04:13It's a loss of nine.
04:15And sets up third down.
04:17The best thing they did here, Mike, is keep their rush lane integrity.
04:22What that means is, you have to rush the quarterback as a unit.
04:25Keep him in the pocket.
04:27Keep him on that X.
04:28And when you do, man, he becomes a sitting duck for this pass rush.
04:33From the gun on third down, it's Mayfield.
04:37And that is incomplete.
04:39He was looking for Rashad White out of the backfield.
04:43And it's going to lead to fourth down.
04:46So, on fourth down, Riley Dixon on the punt for Tampa Bay.
04:51As he'll hit this from just outside of his own goal line.
04:56Now, fair catch.
04:58Signal for and made here at about the 43-yard line.
05:04Kyron Williams and the Rams offense ready to get back to work.
05:08And they've used him quite a bit in the passing game.
05:11Take a look at the NFL leaders in receiving yards for running backs.
05:14And he's right there among the best in the league.
05:19On first down, Stafford.
05:22Well, over the middle.
05:24Brought in by Adams.
05:26An even 20-yard impressive start to this drop.
05:31And nothing matters if this protection isn't able to pick up that blitz.
05:35They do a fantastic job of stunting that pass rush just long enough to find an open man downfield.
05:43Stafford now on first down.
05:45That's into the hands of Jordan Whittington.
05:49He's close to a first down.
05:51To gain a nice pitch and catch on first down.
05:54Brings up the ball on the 27.
05:56Here's second and one.
06:00On the give.
06:01It's Williams.
06:02And that should be it.
06:04He works his way forward to pick up a first down.
06:08Well, here's where you really see the value of having a good run game.
06:11Third and short.
06:12Fourth and short.
06:13The ability to just keep it simple, win up front, turn around, hand the ball to your back,
06:18and say, okay, more likely than not, we're going to get a fresh set of downs, maintain possession,
06:22and now continue to find opportunities to go generate points.
06:26Tyler Higbee was the intended receiver.
06:30And it'll lead to a second down.
06:37Out of the gun.
06:38Stafford.
06:40That's out line to Williams.
06:41Oh, nice open field tackle there.
06:44He could not get free.
06:46They're going to stop him for no gain.
06:48A gain of one.
06:49Brings up third down and nine.
06:52On third down.
06:53They'll set up to throw.
06:55And a good short tackle right there.
06:58It stops him a good distance short to marker.
07:01It sets up fourth down.
07:02A gain of six yards.
07:04It's fourth down.
07:06What do you got?
07:08What do you got?
07:08Tighten the ball, tighten the ball.
07:10Set.
07:13They'll snap it.
07:14Here's Stafford.
07:16And he will have that first down.
07:18Taking a chance here early in the game.
07:21They convert on fourth down.
07:24Really nice job here by the quarterback.
07:26Understanding what did he need to pick up a fresh set of downs.
07:29In this case, that underneath drag route was all it took.
07:33Get the ball to the hands of your receiver.
07:35Pick up the first down.
07:37He'll struggle to get back to the line of scrimmage.
07:40If he gets a yard out of that one, it's second down.
07:45Two yards on the pickup.
07:47It's second and eight.
07:49At the 11-yard line.
07:52They'll go again here with Williams.
07:55Wow, it wasn't for lack of effort.
07:57He tried every which way to elude the defense, but he was outnumbered.
08:02They finally got him down.
08:03Behind the line of scrimmage, it's a loss of yards.
08:05Third and ten.
08:12Stafford from the gun on third down.
08:15And that is incomplete.
08:19Just a couple plays ago, Mike, it felt like a touchdown was kind of inevitable.
08:23They were doing everything they wanted as they marched the length of the field.
08:26And then as they got down here close to the red zone and that field condenses,
08:31they started getting sloppy in their executions.
08:33Now, what do they do on fourth down?
08:35Do they try to keep their offense out there and extend the drive?
08:38Or do they settle for three?
08:40Third kickoff team is out on the field.
08:42And we're back to it as the kick's away.
08:46Johnson now to return.
08:49And he'll be brought down just beyond the 25-yard line.
08:54The Bucs offense is about ready to get going.
08:57On their second possession, they'll start out first down and ten.
09:12Baker is going to give it to Irving.
09:15And he'll push his way ahead for a gain of two.
09:19That's not made by Myron Young.
09:23Second down, eight to go from the 28.
09:30On play action, Mayfield.
09:33Ruben J is left.
09:34There's a reception for Chris Godwin.
09:37They'll mark him down up at the 44-yard line.
09:42A fresh set of downs to work with.
09:44It is first down and ten.
09:48They'll run with Irving.
09:56And with all of this talk and all security, I can tell you firsthand, Mike, a lot of it just
10:01becomes mental.
10:03It's like the more you think about it, the more you stress it in practice, it almost gets worse.
10:09It's one of those things that when it starts to spiral, it's just hard to pull yourself out.
10:21The Rams are offense ready to see what they can do with this next possession.
10:25They'll look to build on there.
10:27And remember now, all turnovers have to be verified by a replay.
10:31They might be taking a look at this one.
10:34That issue was the knee, or any other body part except the hand, down before the ball comes loose.
10:41And are the visuals convincing enough to overturn the call on the field?
10:54After reviewing the play, the rule on the field is reversed.
10:57So that one overturned.
10:59They say the runner was down, and that will not be a fumble.
11:03From the 39, here's a first and 10.
11:06Cut!
11:08Cut!
11:09Here's carry number one for Rashad Ryden.
11:12A shot up there, maybe a yard.
11:18From the 38 now, here comes second and eight.
11:27So we are through one here on Sunday Night Primetime.
11:32The Rams, out to the early lead.
11:35We're back in Southern California, in a moment.
11:42On to the second, Buccaneers in possession of the football.
11:46They've got a second and eight coming up.
11:57Off the play pick, it's Mayfield.
12:01A little short pass here, caught by his tight ends.
12:05Let's brush down that pass.
12:06He's going to pick up four.
12:08It's again, bring up third down.
12:10It's third down.
12:15From the gun, it's Mayfield.
12:18And that is incomplete pass.
12:22Great pass rushers live for third down, especially when they know the offense has to be one-dimensional.
12:28And this is a great example here, Mike.
12:29They can just pin their ears back and go.
12:31They know there is no threat for run.
12:34It is a must-pass situation.
12:37And for this offense, they're lucky it didn't result in a sack.
12:40Looked like an issue there with the snap.
12:43Everything has to be right from this far away.
12:46The kick is no good.
12:48And this is going to remain a three-point game.
12:52Here come the Rams as their offense trouts back onto the field.
12:56They lead by a field goal as they go to work with a first in check.
13:01He's able to get away from one man with the reinforcements where they're back.
13:05He's taken down for a loss on the play.
13:09Last play went the wrong way.
13:11It sets up second and 12.
13:13It's second down and 12.
13:16The shotgun.
13:18It's Stafford.
13:19Hit as he throws.
13:21And it is incomplete.
13:22Just couldn't deliver that one the way he wanted to.
13:25Not really sure if there was much there anyways.
13:28We do know it'll be third down.
13:34The shotgun snap to Stafford.
13:37To the right side here.
13:39Pass is caught.
13:40And he'll be stopped short of a first down.
13:43And that will necessitate a call to the punt team.
13:46Ethan Evans.
13:47It's fourth down.
13:48Here's Ethan Evans now.
13:51And he'll be looking for something a little better than that first effort,
13:54which he shanked.
13:56And not the greatest of results here.
13:59This is going to hit the field of play and continue out of bounds.
14:04The Bucs offense and their running back Bucky Irving ready to hit the field again.
14:09He'll start it here with a first and 10.
14:24Throwing is Mayfield.
14:25A short run there to the Spurs.
14:28And he can't get away.
14:30They rallied in the football defensively.
14:32Bring him down for no game.
14:37Off play action.
14:39He'll set up to throw.
14:42He's got a net wide open.
14:45The tight end.
14:45Complete.
14:46And it will bring him down on the other side of midfield.
14:51It is a big play for the Buccaneers.
14:55And even 30 yards.
14:58And finally, we see this offense find a little bit of life here early in this first half.
15:03They've struggled to get anything going early on.
15:06But at least this play has them on the move.
15:09Now, can they finish this drive and finally put some points on the scoreboard here in the first half?
15:26That was a special run, Mike.
15:33I mean, it's just rare to have that combination of contact balance and strength to not only run through the
15:39contact,
15:40but then to also have the speed to break away once you get into the open field.
15:54On is Chase McLaughlin for the extra quarter.
16:01He's got it.
16:02And the Buccaneers move on to a 7-3 lead.
16:05Buccaneers 7, Rams 3.
16:17Here's McLaughlin now.
16:18After the score, he'll kick this one away.
16:24This is going to be taken in at the 3.
16:27And he's brought down right at the 25-yard line.
16:32The Rams offense back onto the field.
16:34For their next possession, they'll begin with first and 10.
16:46Drive begins with a run by Williams.
16:50Up the sideline to the 40.
16:52And he's out of bounds, up beyond the 45-yard line.
16:57It's a gain of 23 yards.
16:59That's good for a Rams first down.
17:04First and 10 at the 48-yard line.
17:06Play action now for Stafford.
17:08Pass caught right side by Higgett.
17:11And he'll be out of bounds.
17:13Here's a pick-up of 5.
17:15Ball on the 47-yard line.
17:18Here's 2nd and 4.
17:19Brings up 2nd and 4.
17:23A give.
17:24And here comes Williams.
17:26He's fighting to get back to the line of scrimmage, but can't get there.
17:30Drop for the loss of a yard.
17:33Here now, 3rd and 5.
17:41From the gun, here's Stafford.
17:44He's down.
17:46That's Nakua complete.
17:48We have an injured player for the Rams on the field.
17:52As the athletic training staff looks at him, we'll step away for a moment.
18:03Here's 1st and 10.
18:07Lady!
18:09Lady!
18:12Off play action.
18:14It's Stafford.
18:15Oh, in trouble!
18:17And down he goes!
18:18By Jacob Faraday.
18:21A loss of 7.
18:22Brings up 2nd and 17.
18:25At the 39-yard line.
18:28Work to do now as they come up on 2nd and long.
18:37Working out of the gun, Stafford.
18:43And he'll just bite the bullet and throw this one away.
18:46That was a good idea.
18:47It didn't force anything there.
18:48But now it's going to bring up 3rd down.
18:51Injured player after the play.
18:53That's Matthew Stafford, who is banged up.
18:57The training staff going to look and will step out for a moment.
19:013rd and long.
19:06From the shotgun, it's Garoppolo.
19:08Under pressure.
19:10And he'll go down.
19:11They got him.
19:13Yann Yann Giambi getting in to record his 9th sack of the year.
19:21Here's the punter now.
19:23As he is on to punt for the Rams.
19:31Oh, that is terrific.
19:34Out of bounds.
19:35Inside the 5-yard line.
19:38The Buccaneers offense, and they're running back Bucky Irving.
19:42Ready to hit the field again.
19:43And they're going to hear it from this crowd.
19:46They're backed up deep as they start 1st and 10.
19:55Here's Irving.
19:57Not much to speak of on that one.
19:59Maybe a gain of a yard.
20:00It's 2nd down.
20:01Attack away.
20:02That is only 5-yard line.
20:04A gain of a yard.
20:06Brings up 2nd and 9.
20:09Baker to throw.
20:12Get this complete right side to Otten.
20:15And he's going to give him some breathing room past the 15-yard line.
20:20A gain of 11 on the play.
20:23First down, Buccaneers.
20:25And watch what!
20:27On the ground, it's Irving.
20:30And a spirited run there.
20:33Somehow managing to gain a couple of yards.
20:37At the 18-yard line.
20:38A gain of 2.
20:397-3 is the score.
20:422 minutes to play in the 1st half.
20:45Greg and I return to SoFi Stadium after a short break.
20:52Suck him down.
20:538 yards to go.
20:57Watch out!
20:58Out of the pistol, it's Mayfield.
21:02That one broken up.
21:04And it's incomplete.
21:05All over and down the field.
21:08It'll set up.
21:09It was scored by Cameron Kinchu.
21:18On the bootleg.
21:20Over Otten and a flash.
21:22And he lost the football.
21:24And the Rams come up with a recovery.
21:27Out of the defense getting to the quarterback.
21:30Getting access to the ball.
21:31Knocking it free.
21:32And coming up with the recovery.
21:34I'd like to see the quarterback just be a little more secure with the ball, Mike.
21:38You can see it's just a little loose.
21:40Especially when you're operating from the pocket.
21:43But give credit to the defender.
21:44Nice job attacking the ball, knocking it loose and recovering it.
21:48And that is a big takeaway here by this defense.
21:51The Rams offense makes their way back out to the field for their next possession.
21:55And now, following the turnover, they have no chance to move out in front.
22:00They start first and goal.
22:08Williams trying to push the file forward, but he's not going to get in.
22:12They stop him up short.
22:14From the two-nap, here's second and goal.
22:17Eight of a yard brings up second and goal at the two-yard line.
22:22They put Adams in motion.
22:26Second down, it's Stafford.
22:28Here's a screen set up to Williams.
22:31And he'll take this one in.
22:34Byron Williams.
22:36Touchdown, Ratt.
22:39Touchdown, number nine for the year.
22:44That is a dream scenario.
22:46The offense hit the ball first and goal.
22:49And Greg, they'll take it to the end zone for six.
22:52They're not going to have many easier drives than that, Mike.
22:54I mean, to get the ball, not only in a short field, but in a goal-to-go situation,
22:59you don't get a lot of those chances.
23:01You get up to cash them in, and that's exactly what they were able to do.
23:09So, following the score, here's Evans to send it away.
23:16On the return is Sean Tucker.
23:20Nice job by the return team, as he takes it across the 30-yard line.
23:26The Buccaneers' offense, ready to get back to work.
23:30They'll see if they can put something together here, beginning with first and 10.
23:45Out of the shotgun, Mayfield.
23:49Throwing off his back foot, and it's taken in.
23:53Terrific starter there.
23:54Gain of 15, in the first half.
23:57First down, Tampa Bay.
24:03On first and 10, here's Baker.
24:05He's going to look for the home run ball.
24:09Mecca, Tabuka, the intended receiver.
24:12And he'll bring up second down.
24:15Roger McClary on the coverage.
24:19To throw is Mayfield.
24:24Escaping the danger of throwing and completing.
24:27And they're going to work this down inside the 45.
24:32Now the Bucs will take their first time out.
24:35As they get the stoppage with just under 50 seconds remaining,
24:38here at half number one.
24:46The break, the huddle, coming up now for first and 10.
24:51Come on, come on, come on.
24:52Change, change, change.
24:54Throwing is Baker.
24:56He's going to take a shot down the field.
24:59That is caught.
25:01We're a throw.
25:02Mecca, Bucca.
25:04Touchdown, Tampa Bay.
25:08And this special connection between this quarterback and his receivers.
25:12It was on full display right there.
25:15Great job getting behind the defense.
25:17And then what can you say about that ball?
25:19I mean, you can't put that ball in a better spot.
25:22And with timing and accuracy like that, leads to six.
25:37On comes McLaughlin to add the PAT.
25:43It's up and through.
25:45And the Bucs are on top.
25:47It's 14-10.
25:50Rams 10.
25:59Final minute of this first half.
26:02We'll see if they can do anything with this kickoff that is coming their way.
26:06From the six, here comes a return.
26:09He'll walk his way across the 25-yard line.
26:13Ram's offense is going to take over here in the final minute of this first half.
26:18They'll do so with first and 10.
26:34Out of the gun, Stafford.
26:36Look wide.
26:38Get this one complete.
26:39And that'll be good for a game of about four as he is forced out of bounds at the 30
26:45-yard line.
26:45It is second and six.
26:47It's now second and six.
26:50They put Adams in motion.
26:55And to the left side, holding by Higgett.
26:58He is knocked down hard.
27:01Wow, this stops him in his tracks.
27:03But he does have enough to pick up the first down.
27:06First and 10 at the 38-yard line.
27:10Ready.
27:11Back to throw.
27:12Stafford.
27:13That is incomplete.
27:16For the most part, he's been very accurate with the ball.
27:19He's completing over 60% of his passes.
27:22But because they haven't been able to get any big explosive plays, continue to push the ball downfield.
27:28Hasn't really translated on the scoreboard just yet.
27:31And he's going to be dropped after a pick-up of about five.
27:35It's third and four.
27:38It's a gain of six.
27:39Makes it third and four.
27:45They'll throw once more.
27:47Here's Stafford.
27:49That's catch number five tonight.
27:51And it's good for a first down.
27:53It's a gain of 20.
27:54Third downs, Mike.
27:55Those are quarterback downs.
27:57Those are the downs where you tend to find yourself in a must-pass situation.
28:01And that's where the top guys in the league are still capable of overcoming it.
28:05So throw the ball downfield.
28:07Be accurate with the ball.
28:08Winning on third downs, that is a recipe for success.
28:14So on comes Joshua Cardi to try this field goal.
28:18This is going to be from 53 yards out.
28:23He is two for two.
28:25That kick is good.
28:27And the Rams are back within a point.
28:30It's 14-13.
28:33And that's a really nice boost here before the break.
28:36I mean, you work the clock well.
28:38You're able to steal some points.
28:39The biggest thing is you're able to build a little momentum now going into the locker room at halftime.
28:44A couple yards deep.
28:46He'll bring it out of the end zone.
28:48And he's going to be taken down.
28:51That is going to do it for us in this first half.
28:57All right, Mike.
28:58Thanks very much.
28:59The season is going by at lightning pace.
29:02Week 12 has arrived.
29:04It's the weekend before Thanksgiving.
29:06Let's get into it.
29:07Our trip through the NFL starts now at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
29:14It's the Saints at home to take on an NFC South foe, the Atlanta Falcons.
29:19And it's last year's top ten pick, Michael Penix.
29:23He went for more than 300 yards passing, including this, one of his three touchdowns through the air.
29:31The Falcons come away with a victory.
29:33They win by six.
29:36Next up, we go to Big D, specifically Arlington, Texas.
29:41Check in on the Cowboys.
29:42They're hosting the Philadelphia Eagles.
29:46And it's the back-to-back-to-back-to-back pro bowler, C.D. Lamb.
29:52He's going to look in the catch and then look upfield and watch this.
29:57This will be a 70-yard touchdown catch.
30:02One more to bring you now.
30:03Let's go to Vegas, shall we?
30:05The Raiders taking on the Cleveland Browns.
30:09And it's the former Oregon Duck, Dylan Gabriel.
30:13He gets this one complete, six-yard touchdown pass.
30:18The Browns get their third win as they come away with the victory.
30:25And a look now at the rest of the action around the league here in week number 12.
30:32In the game you're watching, not much to separate these two sides through two quarters.
30:37A one-point game at the half.
30:40As we send you back out to our commentary team, Mike Tirico and Greg Olson.
31:08Certainly a tightly contested first half, and you'd expect more of that here in the second half.
31:13A one-point game as quarter three begins.
31:18Now an opening past the 30.
31:21And he'll be forced out of bounds, but a very solid return.
31:26Well, Buccaneers offense ready to get going again.
31:29They'll have it first in this third quarter.
31:32Their lead is just a point.
31:34As they begin it on this drive with first and ten.
31:43They'll run it.
31:44It's Irving.
31:45And that'll be good for him.
31:47That doesn't.
31:48It'll set up.
31:49Check it down.
31:50And this is just more of the same.
31:52Picking up exactly where he left off in the first half.
31:55And these numbers, Mike, as you see them, they just pop out at you.
31:58I mean, he has been the driving force of this offense from the very start.
32:07They go play action with Mayfield.
32:09And he'll be taken down.
32:11The game is six, and it's a new set of downs.
32:14He picked up the first down.
32:15A eight of seven.
32:17And the Buccaneer first down.
32:23Again, this is Irving.
32:25And not much better.
32:27The defense held to no game.
32:31We'll give you a look at the key inactives for tonight's ball game.
32:34It's interesting to see how much of an impact their absence will have on this one.
32:39They'll try again here.
32:40Second and ten.
32:43From the gun, it's Mayfield.
32:46That one knocked away.
32:48It is incomplete.
32:50Very good job.
32:51The defense is a break with them.
32:53And we'll bring up third down.
32:56On the coverage.
33:02Mayfield to throw.
33:04A pass.
33:05It's complete.
33:07It's Shepard.
33:08And he'll be out of bounds.
33:10Well short of the line to gain.
33:13And that'll set up fourth down.
33:16The Buccaneer.
33:17It's getting their punter out there.
33:19As they'll say no to the long field goal and hope to pin them deep.
33:27Ah, nearly a good one.
33:29And hit at the six.
33:30But continues in the end zone.
33:32It's a touchback.
33:34The Rams offense strutting back out for their first involvement of this second half.
33:39The deficit is one.
33:41As they'll search now for that go-ahead score.
33:47For the right flat.
33:49It is caught.
33:50He'll get it up for you as he is taken down.
33:54From the 24 now.
33:56Here is second and six.
33:58At the 24-yard line.
34:00Thrilling.
34:00Stafford.
34:03That one down the field.
34:05But it is incomplete.
34:08Gotta get it to the third.
34:09Here comes third down.
34:11He was defended by Javel Dean.
34:16From the shotgun.
34:17It's Stafford.
34:19Look at him go.
34:22Inside the 20.
34:24And one effort.
34:26After the 10.
34:27He goes all the way.
34:3075 yards.
34:33Let's go.
34:38A terrific job all the way around.
34:40Especially after the catch break.
34:42To take it to the end zone for a touchdown.
34:45I'm just so impressed by the acceleration of this receiver.
34:48He catches what is a short pass.
34:50And he's able to turn it up the field and take it all the way for six.
34:54That's an impressive play for an action catch.
34:57They're going to try to run for it with Williams.
35:00And he is not going to get in.
35:03He's the score.
35:03Stop him on the drive for two.
35:05The lead remains right where it is.
35:09So following the score.
35:11Here's Evans to send it away.
35:15Johnson now to return.
35:18Oh, he's got room past the 30.
35:21And he's brought down right now.
35:23The 35-yard line.
35:25Here's the Tampa Bay offense.
35:27They're going to take over once more.
35:30The deficit is five.
35:31So they'll try to put a drive together here.
35:34And they'll begin it with first intent.
35:36I got it.
35:38Well, the handoff.
35:39It's Irving.
35:41And they get this one across midfield.
35:43To the 47-yarder.
35:46He just continues to chew off more and more yardage with every single carry.
35:51You can see here with the numbers.
35:53Mike, for as strong as he was in the first half,
35:55it almost looks like he's gotten even stronger now here in the second.
36:03On play action, Mayfield.
36:06That's caught.
36:07It's Bucky Irving.
36:09And he'll be out of bounds inside of the 30-yard line.
36:14How about this sequence to start the drive?
36:17Back-to-back good games.
36:1819 for this one.
36:21They'll come up here.
36:22First and 10.
36:25Baker going to hand it to White.
36:28Not much happening there.
36:30Just a short game.
36:32He was tackled at the 27-yard line.
36:36Two yards on the pickup.
36:38Hook him up on a second down and eight.
36:42Here's Mayfield working from the pistol.
36:46Good coverage there in the end zone.
36:48That is incomplete.
36:50Terrific work.
36:51It separates the man from the football.
36:52And it'll bring up third down.
36:56Doesn't get much better than that.
36:58Had he gotten there just a little bit earlier,
37:00he probably draws the flag a little late.
37:03And it's probably a touchdown.
37:08From the gun on third down, it's Mayfield.
37:11This one is caught by Sheppard.
37:14And he's going to be taken down short of the marker.
37:18That is going to set up an interesting fourth-down decision.
37:22So instead of going for the first down,
37:25in comes the field goal.
37:28Bit of a surprise here.
37:30He makes up for the earlier miss.
37:32This time, the pick is good.
37:35And the Buccaneers will cut the deficit down to two.
37:40And I can tell you firsthand, Mike,
37:42when you find yourself trailing in a game,
37:44you don't feel very good about coming away with field goals.
37:47But in this case, it does get them a little bit closer
37:50and cut into this deficit.
37:52They're trying to pin him deep.
37:53They'll take this from the three.
37:56Nice job on the return.
37:58He's down close to the 35-yard line.
38:02The Rams offense and Devontae Adams heading back onto the field.
38:06The lead is two,
38:07and they're going to try to make something happen here,
38:10starting with a first and ten.
38:16Play action, Stafford.
38:19Well, here, down the field.
38:22It will fall.
38:23Incomplete.
38:24Devontae Adams, the intended receiver.
38:27And that will lead to a second down.
38:36The shotgun snap to Stafford.
38:38This one intercepted.
38:40And he's going to give his guys a short field to work with
38:44and a chance to take the lead.
38:47Mike, these are just throws you're not accustomed to seeing,
38:50especially from a quarterback that has played this much football.
38:53He's been around the NFL for a long time.
38:55He's got to make better decisions.
38:58Costly mistakes like that are going to kill his team.
39:04The Bucs offense ready to come back out for this next possession.
39:09They'll start from the plus side of midfield,
39:11looking to possibly take the lead here.
39:14It's first and ten.
39:25Off the play fake.
39:26It's Mayfield.
39:28Now he'll tear one out.
39:30That is incomplete.
39:32No way to force the football in there.
39:34Good.
39:35It'll bring up second down.
39:42Now give on the ground.
39:44He looks forward for maybe a yard.
39:47Tackle made by Nate Lassman.
39:50It's a gain of a yard.
39:52And it's third down.
39:55Third down.
39:56And nine.
40:01On play action, he'll set up to throw.
40:04That is brought in at the ten.
40:07And he's in.
40:09Chris Godwin.
40:12Touchdown, Tampa Bay.
40:14It's his third touchdown catch this year.
40:19A terrific play all the way around.
40:22Finished off by the receiver,
40:23who not only made the grab,
40:25but Greg turned it up and takes it into the end zone.
40:28And that's the tricky part, Mike,
40:30that transition from receiver to runner.
40:33And in this case, he does it flawlessly.
40:35Look the ball in, secure the catch,
40:37and then get upfield and get yourself in the end zone.
40:44McLaughlin, put it on the extra court.
40:48And the spots will up the lead to five.
40:50Rams, 19.
40:58Here's McLaughlin now, after the score.
41:02He'll kick this one away.
41:07The return starts from the five.
41:09He'll get this pass to 20
41:11before he brought down shy of the 35-yard line on 24-yard line.
41:16Here come the Rams as their offense
41:18drops back onto the field.
41:20They'll try to establish some tempo
41:22as they start this one with first and ten.
41:33They'll start this on the ground.
41:35And it's Williams.
41:37And he'll be taken down as he takes it
41:40just shy of midfield.
41:42A game of 24 yards.
41:43An ideal beginning to this drive.
41:4624 on the first play.
41:48First and ten at the...
41:50Well, that's how you get a drive started.
41:52A big play here in the run game.
41:54And you have to imagine,
41:55this is something we're going to continue to see.
41:57Success early in the drive
41:59typically results in success later in the drive.
42:05On first down, right back to Williams.
42:08And he'll run forward for about three.
42:11It's second down.
42:13And as of right now,
42:14they find themselves trailing at the moment,
42:16but it's certainly not because of the ground game.
42:19I mean, he's averaging over four yards per carry.
42:22Just hasn't been enough
42:23to overcome some of their shortcomings elsewhere.
42:27That's over the middle and intercepted.
42:31It's up by Laverte David.
42:33They'll take over at first and ten
42:36at their own 37-yard line.
42:40Every once in a while, Mike,
42:41you see a quarterback predetermined
42:44before the snap where they're going to go with the ball.
42:46And I think that was the case here.
42:48He told himself,
42:49I'm throwing the ball to him no matter what.
42:51And it ends up being a costly mistake.
43:04The Bucs offense and receiver Chris Godwin
43:07set to take over again.
43:09The lead is five
43:11as they're going to start with this first down.
43:25They'll begin here on the ground.
43:27And a good run there
43:30to give him the five-yard line.
43:32And he has been a handful
43:34to deal with throughout this entire contest, Mike.
43:37And they came into the game saying,
43:39we want to impose our will on the defense.
43:42And that's exactly what they've been able to do.
43:45That one's incomplete.
43:47Good coverage there.
43:49A little comfortable for the receiver.
43:51Couldn't hang with it.
43:53And it brings up third down.
43:55And five yards to go.
44:02Here's Mayfield.
44:05And this ball incomplete
44:07on third down.
44:10Every so often, Mike,
44:11you can see these offenses
44:12and it looks like the passing game
44:14gets a little bit too predictable.
44:16And as the defense continues
44:17to flood the back end of these zones
44:19with extra defenders,
44:21they're continuing to force this quarterback
44:23to not only make some difficult throws,
44:25but to put the ball in harm's way.
44:27Kyron Williams and the Rams offense
44:30ready to get back to work.
44:40Hey, Stephanie!
44:42Lady!
44:52Travis Scott on the ground.
44:54And that one shut down pretty quickly.
44:56He'll get back to the line of scrimmage.
44:58That's it.
44:59Lost once on the last play.
45:01So now it's second and 11.
45:03At the 17-yard line.
45:06Working out of the gun, Stafford.
45:10And now it'll go for a gain of seven.
45:12And it's going to set up third down.
45:16It's a gain of seven.
45:18Makes it third and four.
45:24From the gun, here's Stafford.
45:27He gets this complete binding, Adam.
45:31Adam.
45:32Adam will run down
45:33as we tick towards the end
45:35of this third quarter.
45:36That's good.
45:36For our Rams, first down.
45:40So, three quarters now in the books.
45:43And Sunday Night Primetime continues
45:46after this.
46:07Line of scrimmage is the 37-yard line
46:10for first and ten.
46:17Stafford.
46:19That one knocked away!
46:21And it's incomplete.
46:23At this stage of the game,
46:24it's both teams
46:25that are really seeing
46:26who can make the big play
46:28to swing the game in their favor.
46:30And this time,
46:31it's the defense.
46:32He's able to get his hands on it.
46:34Mike, I think they're lucky
46:36he wasn't able to get both hands on it
46:37because it could have been
46:39even a bigger play.
46:40Big play coming up.
46:42This is third down.
46:45Brings up third and six.
46:49Again, it's Stafford.
46:51He's going to have the first down
46:53so they can hurt
46:54on third down
46:56with a pickup of nine.
46:58And the Rams, first down.
47:01First and ten
47:02at the 49-yard line.
47:06Chapman in motion right.
47:08Get away, D!
47:09To the air again.
47:12Stafford.
47:13That three.
47:15Third time tonight
47:16has been intercepted.
47:17Picked off
47:18by their rookie corner.
47:21They'll take over
47:23first and ten
47:24at the 43-yard line.
47:32And while he's still a rookie
47:34and he's going to have
47:35his ups and downs,
47:36this is the player
47:37they thought they were getting
47:38when they selected him
47:40in this previous year's draft.
47:41I mean,
47:41he looked almost like
47:42a savvy veteran there
47:44baiting that quarterback
47:45into that throw.
47:46He had great anticipation.
47:48He was on time
47:49in his drive.
47:50And then he plucks
47:51that ball out of the air
47:52and he almost looks
47:53like a wide receiver.
47:54The Buccaneers' offense
47:55and they're running back
47:56Bucky Irving.
47:57Ready to hit the field again.
47:59I have a short field.
48:01Looking to build
48:02on the lead.
48:16On first down,
48:18here's Irving.
48:19And a nice run.
48:21Get him about nine.
48:23It'll bring up second down.
48:24Roger McCreary on the stop.
48:27Ten yards on the pickup.
48:29It's second-handed shows
48:30at the Rams' 34-yard line.
48:45Off-play action.
48:47He'll set up to throw.
48:49I love this ball.
48:50Mike's second down and short.
48:52One of the best downs
48:53in football
48:54to take a shot.
48:55The credit to the defense.
48:56They were ready for it.
48:58Nice job by the quarterback.
49:00Realizing there's nothing
49:01downfield.
49:02Take off.
49:02Turn into a runner.
49:03Pick up the first down.
49:05First and ten.
49:08No run over center
49:10with right end.
49:11Not much there.
49:12He's back to the original line.
49:14No game.
49:15He's tackled at the 32-yard line.
49:18The regular game
49:19brings up second and nine.
49:25From the 32-yard line now,
49:27here's second and nine.
49:31180.
49:33That's it.
49:34Off the playpen.
49:35He'll look to throw.
49:37And that ball led him too far.
49:39Maybe too wide.
49:40Out of bounds.
49:41Incomplete.
49:42Chris Godwin.
49:44The receiver he was looking for.
49:46And it's going to be third down.
49:48It's going to be third down to go.
49:53And.
49:55Watch out.
49:58He'll get this out wide.
50:00Oh, nice open field tackle there.
50:03He could not get free.
50:04They're going to stop him for no game.
50:07So we get to a pressure kick.
50:10And here's Chase McLaughlin.
50:12This to stretch the lead to a touchdown.
50:15And this one.
50:17Right down the middle.
50:19It's good.
50:20A big three points as they extend their fourth quarter lead.
50:26And this is what you want.
50:27I mean, you clearly have the advantage.
50:29But you want to continue to apply pressure.
50:32Can you score every time you get the ball?
50:34They're able to do that here.
50:36They tack on three.
50:37And extend their lead.
50:38This will be returned from the six.
50:42And their drive will begin at the 30-yard line.
50:47There you see Sean McVay with a Super Bowl winning coach of the Rams.
50:50His team heading back onto the field.
51:03The motion man is Nakua.
51:08On the carry, it's Hoos.
51:11He is met and dropped.
51:13A couple yards behind the line of scrimmage, too.
51:16So everything this defense talks about, like, is creating negative plays.
51:21He's one of the best run defenses in football.
51:24Everything is about suffocating you at the line of scrimmage.
51:27Make you work for everything you get.
51:30We'll get maybe three out of that one.
51:32And it's going to set up third down.
51:34Down to number 17, Devontae Adams.
51:38It's a gate of three.
51:40Brings up third and 10.
51:42Back to throw is Stafford.
51:44Finding space at the 40.
51:47Good-looking screenplay there.
51:49A gate of 11 and a first down.
51:51It's a gate of 11.
51:52And this is a tricky part of the game for any defense.
51:55You find yourself protecting a late lead.
51:58And the age-old question is, do you remain aggressive?
52:01Do you try to just keep the ball from being thrown over your head
52:04and make everything be tackled and played in front of you?
52:07That's what every defensive coordinator struggles with.
52:10So they can't get too soft here as they try to hold on to this lead here late.
52:149-10.
52:17They'll fake the handoff now, Stafford.
52:20He'll get this out to the left side.
52:22And he's going to be dropped after a pickup of about five.
52:28It's a gate of five.
52:29They need five.
52:30Brings up third and five.
52:37Throwing again is Stafford.
52:40I know where to go.
52:42He's going to be taken down.
52:45We're starting to see in these passing situations, Mike.
52:48This defensive line is starting to have their way against this group up front
52:52because right now, their pass protection is breaking down
52:56and this quarterback is paying the price for it.
53:07And they've brought it down.
53:09Short return.
53:10And they'll take over there.
53:13Baker Mayfield and the Bucs ready to get back to work.
53:17And he has been masterful so far leading this offense,
53:21keeping the mistakes to a minimum, on point with his passes,
53:25generally one step ahead of the defense all game long.
53:43So there's multiple factors, Mike, that make blitzes successful.
53:47So, of course, there's the initial design.
53:50Can you attack the vulnerabilities of the offense's blocking scheme?
53:53And then, in this case, the next phase is the timing.
53:57You can see this linebacker knew exactly when that ball was going to be snapped.
54:00The offensive line had no chance to identify and pick him up.
54:04He's able to bring him down for a loss.
54:06Now the timeout Rams, that's number two.
54:09They'll be disappointed there after giving up the first down.
54:12You never seen me smile.
54:14That man's playing my little game.
54:17Like me, you're going insane.
54:34Now give up the middle, his defense, oh, over this one, they get him down behind the line, it's a
54:41loss of a cup two, brings up the second and 12, and they'll get together prior to this second.
54:48Now give up the third down play, they'll stick with him again, and much more room to run on this
54:59line, pick up of eight, and that'll bring up the third down line, a gain of eight yards, and it's
55:06third down.
55:25Oh, try to get this one on the ground.
55:28But he goes nowhere, the call doesn't pan out, it's going to bring up the fourth down.
55:40Picking time for the Bucs, they'll punch it away, as they try to play the field position game here, protecting
55:47a fourth quarter lead.
55:52And no return forthcoming, it's a touchdown, and it amounts to the 20-yard line.
55:59The Rams' offense ready to take over once more.
56:06This is first and 10th.
56:12They put Adams in motion.
56:17On the ground, Rodion.
56:20And he is crushed in the backfield.
56:22The defender's firing a group, shut it down right away for a loss of yards.
56:28And they've really done a nice job defensively, holding them in check.
56:32I mean, ideally, you'd want your back to average around four yards a pop, but they're falling short of that
56:38threshold as of now.
56:40Partially, it's why they find themselves trailing at this stage in the game.
56:44And they're going to get this all the way up close to the 40-yard line.
56:49It's a gain of 23 yards.
56:51And the Rams, first down.
56:55First and 10 at the 40-yard line.
56:58They'll drop the throw.
57:02And that could be the dagger.
57:04It's intercepted.
57:06Picked off by Zion McCullough.
57:09By the Buccaneers.
57:11They'll take over first and 10th at their own 42-yard line.
57:15And with time not on their side, they're trying to push the ball, generate some sort of chunk play by
57:21throwing the ball over the top of the defense.
57:23It's going to end up being a little bit too predictable.
57:27The defense is able to take the ball away.
57:29And barring something crazy happening, puts them in a prime position to close this one out.
57:40Todd Bowles there, the Bucs head coach, as his guys head back out for their next possession.
57:46And with the defense out of timeouts, they cannot stop the clock.
57:51Just a couple of kneel downs should do it.
57:57It's a three-tight end look, as they have it first and 10th.
58:04They'll start this on the ground.
58:06Here's right, and he'll get about six there.
58:09Setting up second down.
58:11He's brought down at his 49-yard line.
58:14It's a pick-up of six.
58:16Brings up second and four.
58:18Good.
58:20180.
58:21180.
58:22180.
58:25180.
58:43Another run here with White.
58:45And he'll be taken down.
58:48No timeouts left for the defense.
58:51That should do it.
58:53Here's third and two.
58:55180.
58:56And it's third down.
59:04So, a win here for the Buccaneers.
59:07They're able to bounce back after a difficult loss a week ago, respond with a much better overall performance, and
59:14it culminates in a victory.
59:21So, that'll just about do it for Greg Olson and our entire team.
59:25I'm Mike Tirico.
59:26You've been watching the NFL on EA Sports.
59:30For more, log on to easports.com.
59:34With that, we say goodnight.
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