Wk 17 · 2026
Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Sun, Jan 3
Sun, Jan 3 ·
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 78 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC West · 2-3
at
TBDET
LAR -4.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential LAR by 4.2
NFC South · 1-4
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings. Flex Game: 1/2 or 1/3.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Rams form
L 34-37vs BUFW 24-20at PHIL 26-30at DENW 28-6vs NYGL 7-27vs SF
2026 season
Buccaneers form
W 24-16at DALL 14-17vs GBL 16-23vs MINL 19-23vs CLEL 27-33at CIN
2026 season
Rams this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Buccaneers this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread1-3-1 · 25% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Rams | Buccaneers |
|---|---|---|
| Chargers AFC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Packers NFC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs L 14-17 preview |
| Cowboys NFC | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at W 24-16 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Rams leads 9–4 · Rams won the last one
13 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.3 points toward Rams
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-23 | Buccaneers 7 — 34 Rams | at LAR | Rams |
| 2022 | 2022-11-06 | Rams 13 — 16 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2021 | 2022-01-23 | Rams 30 — 27 Buccaneers | at TB | Rams playoffs |
| 2021 | 2021-09-26 | Buccaneers 24 — 34 Rams | at LAR | Rams |
| 2020 | 2020-11-23 | Rams 27 — 24 Buccaneers | at TB | Rams |
| 2019 | 2019-09-29 | Buccaneers 55 — 40 Rams | at LAR | Buccaneers |
| 2016 | 2016-09-25 | Rams 37 — 32 Buccaneers | at TB | Rams |
| 2015 | 2015-12-17 | Buccaneers 23 — 31 Rams | at LAR | Rams |
| 2014 | 2014-09-14 | Rams 19 — 17 Buccaneers | at TB | Rams |
| 2013 | 2013-12-22 | Buccaneers 13 — 23 Rams | at LAR | Rams |
| 2012 | 2012-12-23 | Rams 28 — 13 Buccaneers | at TB | Rams |
| 2010 | 2010-10-24 | Rams 17 — 18 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
| 2007 | 2007-09-23 | Rams 3 — 24 Buccaneers | at TB | Buccaneers |
Rams leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Matthew Stafford QB #9 | 99/162, 1189 YDS, 6 TD, 6 INT |
| Stetson Bennett IV QB #13 | 2/3, 13 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams RB #23 | 54 CAR, 294 YDS, 3 TD |
| Blake Corum RB #24 | 33 CAR, 162 YDS | |
| Matthew Stafford QB #9 | 11 CAR, 21 YDS | |
| Receiving | Davante Adams WR #17 | 22 REC, 390 YDS, 2 TD |
| Puka Nacua WR #12 | 14 REC, 199 YDS | |
| Kyren Williams RB #23 | 21 REC, 173 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Tyler Higbee TE #89 | 15 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Quentin Lake S #37 | 31 |
| Nate Landman LB #53 | 29 | |
| Omar Speights LB #48 | 19 | |
| Sacks | Byron Young LB #0 | 3.5 |
| Omar Speights LB #48 | 2 | |
| Wesley Bailey LB #47 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Quentin Lake S #37 | 1 |
| Trent McDuffie CB #22 | 1 | |
| Josh Wallace CB #30 | 1 |
Buccaneers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Baker Mayfield QB #6 | 61/96, 615 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Jalon Daniels QB #10 | 19/30, 148 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Bucky Irving RB #7 | 56 CAR, 241 YDS, 1 TD |
| Baker Mayfield QB #6 | 11 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jalon Daniels QB #10 | 9 CAR, 64 YDS | |
| Receiving | Cade Otton TE #88 | 15 REC, 157 YDS |
| Emeka Egbuka WR #2 | 15 REC, 154 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Chris Godwin Jr. WR #14 | 16 REC, 142 YDS | |
| Ted Hurst III WR #17 | 8 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Josiah Trotter LB #45 | 34 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr. S #31 | 24 | |
| Alex Anzalone LB #34 | 22 | |
| Sacks | David Walker LB #51 | 2 |
| Alex Anzalone LB #34 | 1 | |
| A'Shawn Robinson DT #91 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | A'Shawn Robinson DT #91 | 1 |
| Josiah Trotter LB #45 | 1 | |
| Jacob Parrish CB #25 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.