Rams Hold Slight Lead Over Bucs After Defensive First Half

The Los Angeles Rams are struggling offensively, but hold a slight lead over Tom Brady and the Buccaneers after the first half.

Matt Galatzan | Nov 6, 2022

The Los Angeles Rams entered their Sunday matchup against the Tamp Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium, looking to get things back on track and get their record back to .500.

And after one half of play, despite struggling on the offensive end, they are on their way to doing just that, leading Tom Brady and the Bucs 7-6 heading into the locker room.

Speaking of struggles, perhaps no other Ram has had a rougher year than captain and quarterback Matthew Stafford, who entered the game with more interceptions (eight) than touchdowns (seven).

Thus far, Sunday has been no different, with Stafford completing 7 of 17 passes for 98 yards and one touchdown -- 69 of which came on the lone touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp.

Outside of that play, the Rams' offense has totaled just 36 total yards, including a mere 16 on the ground.

Fortunately for the Rams, the defense has shown up to play vs. the Bucs, holding the six-time Super Bowl champion Brady to 124 yards passing on 15 of 24 completions, a good portion of which came in the final drive with the Rams playing prevent defense.

The Rams have also held the Bucs' rushing attack to just 39 yards on 13 carries, including 13 yards on five carries from Leonard Fournette.

Tampa Bay will receive the ball to start the second half.

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Published Nov 6, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com