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Rams vs. Bucs by the numbers

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Posted at 12:15 PM, Jan 20, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-20 12:15:04-05

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a Los Angeles-sized problem getting to a second straight NFC Championship game.

The Bucs and L.A. Rams meet Sunday for a trip to the NFC Championship game with the Bucs hoping to avenge a regular season loss and the Rams hoping to finally beat Tom Brady in the postseason. So let’s take a look at the NFC Divisional Round game by the numbers.

(stats include regular season and Wild Card round and are from pro-football-reference.com)

When Tampa Bay has the ball:

  • Bucs scoring offense – 30.1 points per game
  • Bucs passing offense – 304 passing yards per game
  • Bucs rushing offense – 98.8 rushing yards per game
  • Bucs total offense – 402.2 yards per game

Vs.

  • Rams scoring defense – 21.3 points per game allowed
  • Rams passing defense – 235.1 passing yards per game allowed
  • Rams rushing defense – 100.8 rushing yards per game allowed
  • Rams total defense – 335.9 total yards per game allowed

When Los Angeles has the ball:

  • Rams scoring offense – 27.4 points per game
  • Rams passing offense – 270.9 yards per game
  • Rams rushing offense – 101.3 yards per game
  • Rams total offense – 372.2 yards per game

Vs.

  • Bucs scoring defense – 20.4 points per game allowed
  • Bucs passing defense – 239.2 passing yards per game allowed
  • Bucs rushing defense – 92.7 rushing yards per game allowed
  • Bucs total defense – 331.9 total yards per game allowed

Third-down conversions:

  • Tampa Bay – 105 total conversions; 47.1% conversion rate (2nd best in NFL)
  • Defensive – 87 total conversions allowed; 38.5% conversion rate allowed (12th best in NFL)
  • Los Angeles – 90 total conversions; 43.9% conversion rate (7th best in NFL)
  • Defensive: 92 total conversions allowed; 41.3% conversion rate allowed (21st in NFL)

Quarterback pressure:

  • Tampa Bay – allowed 22 total sacks of QB Tom Brady (#1 in NFL); sacked 3% of time when attempting to pass
  • Los Angeles – allowed 30 total sacks of QB Matthew Stafford (#6 in NFL); sacked 5% of time when attempting to pass

Special Teams:

  • Tampa Bay – 83% field goal made percentage (25 out of 30 field goals made)
  • Los Angeles – 94.1% field goal made percentage (32 out of 34 field goals made)

Point Spread:

  • Tampa Bay -3 (meaning Tampa Bay is expected to win by at 3 points or more)
  • Over/Under – 48.5 (meaning the total score should be 48.5 points or more)

Against the Spread:

  • Tampa Bay is 10-2 against the spread in its last 12 games at Raymond James Stadium (including the playoffs)
  • Los Angeles is 9-4 against the spread as a road underdog since 2017, but 5-0 against the spread in last five meetings in Tampa.