Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady threw two costly interceptions in the second half of the team’s 27-24 Monday night loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
On the other side, the Rams offense was firing on all cylinders, with Rams quarterback Jared Goff finishing the night with 376 passing yards and three touchdowns, as well as two interceptions. Receivers Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp were Goff’s favorite targets, with Woods catching 12 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown and Kupp grabbing 11 passes for 145 yards.
And while the Bucs offense was able to score and move the ball, the Rams defense did a good job of making sure that they didn’t give up any big plays to Brady and his usually high-powered offense. None of Brady’s star receivers, Mike Evans, Chris Goodwin, or Antonio Brown, had a pass catch of more than 10 yards, and the running game for Tampa Bay was almost nonexistent.
The Buccaneers fell to 7-4 but will have to face the best team in the NFL next week, the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Rams sit atop the NFC West with a 7-3 record and will face divisional rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, at home next week.
