2014 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2014 · Raymond James Stadium
St. Louis RamsWinner
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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TB -4 upsetU 37.5 ✓
St. Louis Rams 19–17 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
16/21, 179 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
2.5 expected points added · +14.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 16/21 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rainey | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Mike James | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Josh McCown | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Jackson | 4 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 35% | -1.7 |
| Mike Evans | 4 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 20% | 2.5 |
| Brandon Myers | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 10% | 3.1 |
| Bobby Rainey | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 15% | 1.2 |
| Robert Herron | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 15% | -0.1 |
| Jorvorskie Lane | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dashon Goldson | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Barron | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alterraun Verner | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gholston | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton McDonald | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Lansanah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnthan Banks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Foster | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -4
- Closing total
- 37.5
- STL moneyline
- +184
- TB moneyline
- -205
Buccaneers closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 36 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 88°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- STL 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Lovie Smith