Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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LARams4-4 · away
ATWeek 17Sun Jan 3 · 1:00 PM ET
TBBuccaneers3-5 · home
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LA OFFENSEwhat it does

The red marker slides toward the unit with the better league rank. The farther from the middle, the bigger the rank gap.

TB DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
+0.043
10th
EPA / play
TB defense by 8 places
−0.150
2ndallowed
48.5%
5th
Success rate
Strength on strength · 2 places apart
40.0%
3rdallowed
Passing
+0.088
17th
Pass EPA / play
TB defense by 15 places · clear edge
−0.138
2ndallowed
51.0%
5th
Pass success rate
Strength on strength · same rank
42.7%
5thallowed
6.7%
22nd
Explosive pass rate
TB defense by 15 places · clear edge
5.5%
7thallowed
3.8%
5th
Sack rate
LA offense by 19 places · clear edge
5.6%
24thmade
Rushing
−0.031
10th
Rush EPA / play
TB defense by 6 places
−0.171
4thallowed
44.4%
5th
Run success rate
Strength on strength · same rank
35.1%
5thallowed
10.1%
17th
Explosive run rate
TB defense by 8 places
9.4%
9thallowed
9.5%
1st
Stuff rate
LA offense by 5 places
22.1%
6thmade
Turnovers
13.5%
21st
Turnovers
TB defense by 18 places · clear edge
16.5%
3rdtakeaways
Downs
+0.081
6th
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
Strength on strength · 1 place apart
−0.067
7thallowed
−0.093
21st
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
TB defense by 18 places · clear edge
−0.386
3rdallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

LA offense over TB defense

Explosive pass22nd v 7thPass success5th v 5thSacks5th v 24thTurnovers21st v 3rdStuffs1st v 6thRun success5th v 5thExplosive run17th v 9th
  • LA offense
  • TB defense
  • middle of the league

Of the 7 spokes: offense is 5+ places higher on 2, defense on 3, 2 within 4 places.

Both shapes are drawn by league rank, so the outer ring is 1st on every spoke and the amber ring is the middle of the league. Where the solid shape reaches past the dashed one, the offense ranks higher. Each label shows offense rank v defense rank.

MAIN PLAYERS

Los Angeles Rams
QBLA
Matthew Stafford
EPA / dropback
+0.07
CPOE
+0.6
Pass yards
2,146
TD–INT
15-8
RBLA
Kyren Williams
Carries
112
Rush yards
548
EPA / carry
0.00
Success
42.0%
RBLA
Blake Corum
Carries
75
Rush yards
389
EPA / carry
+0.14
Success
52.0%
WRLA
Puka Nacua
Targets
74
Rec yards
565
TD
3
EPA / target
+0.19
WRLA
Davante Adams
Targets
49
Rec yards
480
TD
4
EPA / target
+0.45
TELA
Tyler Higbee
Targets
34
Rec yards
274
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.18
WRLA
Konata Mumpfield
Targets
21
Rec yards
142
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.30
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QBTB
Baker Mayfield
EPA / dropback
−0.23
CPOE
−0.9
Pass yards
679
TD–INT
3-2
RBTB
Bucky Irving
Carries
147
Rush yards
728
EPA / carry
0.00
Success
42.2%
RBTB
Kenny Gainwell
Carries
58
Rush yards
289
EPA / carry
+0.01
Success
46.6%
WRTB
Emeka Egbuka
Targets
49
Rec yards
240
TD
2
EPA / target
−0.26
WRTB
Chris Godwin Jr.
Targets
35
Rec yards
243
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.19
TETB
Cade Otton
Targets
30
Rec yards
186
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.16
WRTB
Ted Hurst III
Targets
24
Rec yards
168
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.01

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 8 (LA has played 8 games, TB 8). A defense is ranked on what its opponents did, so allowing less ranks higher; for sacks, takeaways and stuffs, making more ranks higher.

Tied teams share a place here, as on the team radars (T-7th and T-7th, then 9th). The Team Stats table numbers its rows one by one, so a tied team can carry a different number there.

An edge only compares two season ranks: defense rank minus offense rank. 0 to 4 places apart is called even, 5 to 12 a lean, 13 or more a clear edge. It is not a prediction and not a win probability.

These numbers add up every game’s box score, the same play filter as Team Stats and the team radars. A team’s EPA/play here can differ from the figure in its team page header and on Team Tiers, which count plays differently.

Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.

Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.

Explosive plays are completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+ (QB scrambles count as runs). The rush explosive rate divides by designed runs only, so a team with long scrambles can run high.

Sacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) · Turnovers ÷ drives · Runs for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs

Players: the quarterback with the most dropbacks, the two backs with the most carries and the four wide receivers or tight ends with the most targets. A traded player is listed with the team he has played most for. Names open the player page.