Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams 
OPPONENT SPOTLIGHT · LOS ANGELES RAMS
Updated October 26, 2026 · Completed matchup results through November 23, 2025 · Records and scores are from Tampa Bay’s perspective.
Lights. Camera. Cannons!
Captain Booty has arrived in Hollywood demanding a better ending. The Parrot has reviewed the script, counted the playoff heartbreaks, and advised him that shouting “CUT!” at the television does not reverse a final score.
This is a rivalry with blockbuster victories, painfully short championship trips and enough late drama to require an intermission. Before the Bucs played a regular-season down, the Rams were already on the other sideline. The story has followed them from Los Angeles to Anaheim, across to St. Louis and back to Southern California.
The Captain is guarding the large X-marked treasure bag on his hip. Touchdowns mean doblones; doblones mean supplies; enough supplies might someday mean a stadium roof. His latest proposal is to ask Hollywood for a sequel titled The Greatest Shade on Turf. The Parrot has requested a budget before approving production.
27 completed games
3 completed games
30 completed games
A Buccaneers scoring landmark
Sources: Buccaneers: full Rams matchup history · Buccaneers: the 55–40 victory in 2019.
Before the First Season: The Rams Were There
July 31, 1976: Rams 26, Buccaneers 3. Tampa Bay’s first preseason appearance came at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. That exhibition belongs in the franchise’s origin story, but not in the regular-season or playoff totals below.
The first regular-season meeting followed on November 6, 1977, a 31–0 Rams win in Los Angeles. Tampa Bay’s first victory in the series was September 23, 1979, when the Bucs won 21–6 at Tampa Stadium. Three different milestones, three clearly identified dates.
“1976,” the Parrot told the Captain while repairing the old logbook. “Not 1076. Even you were not tailgating outside a Norman castle.”
Sources: NFL: Tampa Bay’s first preseason appearance · Buccaneers: historical series review.
The Complete Regular-Season Ledger
Each row represents one completed regular-season meeting. Scores list Tampa Bay first. The opponent’s city and stadium reflect the game’s era. GameDay links open existing BuccaneersFan.com reports; a dash means no report is linked, not that the game has been omitted.
Showing all 27 regular-season games: Tampa Bay 10 wins and 17 losses.
| Game date | Opponent | TB site | Stadium / city | TB–Rams | Result | GameDay archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | Away | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | 0–31 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Away | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | 23–26 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL | 21–6 | WIN | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL | 10–9 | WIN | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL | 33–34 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL | 27–31 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Away | Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA | 20–26OT | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Away | Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA | 3–35 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL | 14–35 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL | 27–31 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL | 24–14 | WIN | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 38–35 | WIN | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Away | Trans World DomeSt. Louis, MO | 24–17 | WIN | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 26–14 | WIN | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Away | Edward Jones DomeSt. Louis, MO | 21–28 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 24–3 | WIN | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 18–17 | WIN | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 13–28 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Away | Edward Jones DomeSt. Louis, MO | 13–23 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 17–19 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| St. Louis Rams | Away | Edward Jones DomeSt. Louis, MO | 23–31 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 32–37 | LOSS | GameDay report | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Away | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | 55–40 | WIN | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 24–27 | LOSS | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Away | SoFi StadiumInglewood, CA | 24–34 | LOSS | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Home | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | 16–13 | WIN | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Away | SoFi StadiumInglewood, CA | 7–34 | LOSS | — |
The October 5, 1986 game went to overtime. The January playoff dates appear in the separate postseason table. Preseason games and the upcoming 2026-season meeting are not included in these totals.
Sources: Buccaneers: full Rams matchup history · Buccaneers: historical series review.
November 23, 2025: A Rough Night Under the Canopy
Los Angeles Rams 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood · Week 12. The Rams took control early and led 31–7 at halftime. Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes, two to Davante Adams, while Cobie Durant added a 50-yard interception-return touchdown.
Baker Mayfield left with a left-shoulder injury and Teddy Bridgewater handled the second half. Tez Johnson caught Tampa Bay’s lone touchdown, a 14-yard pass. The Bucs rushed for 123 yards but finished with just 193 total yards; the ground production could not offset the one-sided opening half.
The Captain requested that the result be classified as an unreleased director’s cut. The Parrot entered it in ink: “Every game stays in the ledger, Captain. Even the ones with terrible reviews.”
Sources: Buccaneers: November 23, 2025 recap · Rams: November 23, 2025 recap.
Next meeting: 2026 season, Week 17 · Rams at Buccaneers. Raymond James Stadium is the listed venue. The official team schedules currently show date, kickoff time and television assignment as TBD. This future matchup is not counted as a completed game.
Follow the BuccaneersFan.com current-season schedule for the season voyage; confirm final arrangements against the official schedule before making plans.
Sources: Buccaneers: official schedule · Rams: official 2026 schedule.
Three Playoff Meetings. Three Different Chapters.
The Rams ended Tampa Bay’s 1979, 1999 and 2021 seasons. The first two games were NFC Championships; the third was a Divisional Round game. Each was played in January of the following calendar year.
| Game date | NFL season / round | Opponent | Stadium / city | TB–Rams | GameDay archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 seasonNFC Championship | Los Angeles Rams | Tampa StadiumTampa, FL · Home | 0–9Buccaneers loss | Playoff GameDay report | |
| 1999 seasonNFC Championship | St. Louis Rams | Trans World DomeSt. Louis, MO · Away | 6–11Buccaneers loss | Playoff GameDay report | |
| 2021 seasonDivisional Round | Los Angeles Rams | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL · Home | 27–30Buccaneers loss | — |
One Step Short
Only four seasons into their existence, the Bucs hosted the NFC Championship. Los Angeles won 9–0 at Tampa Stadium. The score contains no touchdown, but it carries enormous weight in Tampa Bay’s early history.
Defense Meets the Show
Tampa Bay held St. Louis’ celebrated offense in check for most of the afternoon. A late Rams touchdown decided an 11–6 contest at the Trans World Dome and sent St. Louis to the Super Bowl.
A Comeback, Then a Gut Punch
The Bucs erased a 27–3 deficit and tied the game with 42 seconds left. Stafford and Cooper Kupp then moved the Rams into range for Matt Gay’s winning field goal: Los Angeles 30, Tampa Bay 27.
Sources: Buccaneers: historical series review · Buccaneers: January 2022 Divisional Round.
The Captain has asked for a playoff rewrite. The Parrot has offered a fresh notebook for the next encounter, but no eraser for the old one.
Treasure Worth Replaying: Buccaneers Highlights
The First Victory · 21–6
Tampa Bay beat the Rams at Tampa Stadium during the breakthrough season that eventually brought the clubs back together for the NFC Championship.
A One-Point Answer · 10–9
The next regular-season meeting again took place in Tampa. This time the Bucs’ ten points were just enough against a Rams team held to three field goals.
Monday Night Fireworks · 38–35
The Bucs and defending champions traded blows at Raymond James Stadium, with Tampa Bay’s victory securing a playoff berth. An unforgettable regular-season spectacle followed the previous January’s defensive struggle.
Sources: Buccaneers: historical series review · Buccaneers: full Rams matchup history.
September 29, 2019 · The 55-Point Show
Jameis Winston threw for 385 yards and four touchdowns, and Chris Godwin caught 12 passes for 172 yards and two scores in the 55–40 victory at the Coliseum. Shaquil Barrett’s late strip-sack set up Ndamukong Suh’s 37-yard touchdown return against his former team. Tampa Bay had reached 50 points for the first time.
Captain Booty tried to deposit all 55 points into his roof fund. The Parrot insisted that imaginary currency still requires real bookkeeping.
Sources: Buccaneers: the 55–40 victory in 2019.
November 6, 2022 · Forty-Four Seconds Were Enough
Down 13–9 with no timeouts, Tom Brady took over at his own 40-yard line with 44 seconds remaining. The six-play drive ended with a one-yard touchdown pass to rookie Cade Otton with nine seconds left. Buccaneers 16, Rams 13: a very different kind of blockbuster.
The full game details remain in the ledger even though this edition has no matching BuccaneersFan.com GameDay report to link.
Sources: Buccaneers: the last-minute 2022 victory.
Opponent Briefing: One Franchise, Three Cities
Franchise Identity
- Origins
- Cleveland Rams · 1936 in the American Football League
- NFL era
- 1937 onward; operations suspended for the 1943 season
- Franchise cities
- Cleveland: through 1945
Los Angeles: 1946–1994 and 2016 onward
St. Louis: 1995–2015 - Division
- NFC West
- Home stadium
- SoFi Stadium · Inglewood, California
- Championships
- 1945 and 1951 NFL titles; Super Bowls XXXIV and LVI
- Mascot
- Rampage
The 1936 pre-NFL roots are retained from the original archive. The NFL admission year is shown separately; the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Rams’ historical article differ on the exact February 1937 grant day.
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rams team facts · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rams team history · Rams: franchise history.
Leadership · October 2026
- Owner / chairman
- E. Stanley Kroenke
- President
- Kevin Demoff
- General manager
- Les Snead
- Head coach
- Sean McVay
- Offense
- Nate Scheelhaase · Offensive coordinator
- Defense
- Chris Shula · Defensive coordinator
- Special teams
- Bubba Ventrone · Special teams coordinator
- Assistant head coach
- Kliff Kingsbury
McVay’s 10th season brings a promoted offensive coordinator in Scheelhaase and a new special teams coordinator in Ventrone. These current roles are dated, rather than blended into the older franchise chapters.
Sources: Rams: current coaching staff · Rams: 2026 staff announcement · Rams: front office.
The Rams Story: Cleveland, California, St. Louis, California Again
1930s–1950s · Roots, a Championship and a Move West
The archive traces the Cleveland club to the 1936 AFL, before NFL play began in 1937. After sitting out 1943 during World War II, the Rams returned and won the 1945 NFL Championship behind rookie quarterback Bob Waterfield. Their next season began in Los Angeles.
The 1946 move mattered beyond geography: Kenny Washington and Woody Strode joined the Rams during the NFL’s reintegration. In 1951, an offense associated with Waterfield, Norm Van Brocklin, Tom Fears and Elroy Hirsch brought another championship to the franchise.
1960s–1980s · The Fearsome Foursome and the Anaheim Years
Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, Rosey Grier and Lamar Lundy made the Fearsome Foursome a defining defensive identity. The Rams later claimed seven straight NFC West titles from 1973 through 1979. The final year of that run brought the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance, after its championship-game win over Tampa Bay.
The move to Anaheim Stadium in 1980 opened another Southern California chapter. Eric Dickerson’s spectacular 1984 season, with 2,105 rushing yards, remains a signature achievement of that era. The Bucs’ road entries from the 1980s identify Anaheim rather than treating every Los Angeles Rams home game as a Coliseum game.
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rams team history · Rams: franchise history.
1995–2015 · The St. Louis Chapter
St. Louis became the Rams’ home in 1995. The breakthrough arrived in the 1999 season with Dick Vermeil, Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk and a dynamic receiving corps. The Greatest Show on Turf became shorthand for that offense, and Super Bowl XXXIV brought a 23–16 win over Tennessee.
For Buccaneers fans, the era also means the 11–6 NFC Championship defeat and the high-profile regular-season meetings that followed. The Rams’ final St. Louis home game was their December 17, 2015 victory over Tampa Bay.
2016 Onward · Back to Los Angeles
The Rams returned to Los Angeles in 2016 and hired Sean McVay in January 2017. SoFi Stadium became their home in 2020. A year later, the Matthew Stafford-led team won the 2021 season’s Super Bowl LVI, played on February 13, 2022, defeating Cincinnati 23–20 at SoFi.
The championship list now spans four NFL title seasons: 1945, 1951, 1999 and 2021. The two modern Super Bowl victories should not be confused with the two earlier NFL championships.
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rams team facts · Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rams team history · Rams: Sean McVay biography.
Coast-to-Coast Connections: Familiar Faces on Both Sidelines
Sean McVay · A Tampa Bay Starting Point
Before he became the Rams’ head coach, McVay began his NFL career as a Buccaneers offensive assistant in 2008. That early Tampa connection gives his later appearances across the field a little extra historical interest.
Sources: Rams: Sean McVay biography.
Baker Mayfield · A Los Angeles Detour
The Rams claimed Mayfield on December 6, 2022, after his departure from Carolina. He signed with Tampa Bay on March 16, 2023. His journey through Los Angeles is part of the bridge between these franchises, not a separate Buccaneers–Rams game.
Raheem Morris · A Shared Coaching History
Morris’ Tampa Bay coaching career included the head-coaching job from 2009 through 2011. The Rams hired him as defensive coordinator in 2021, reuniting him with McVay after earlier work together in Tampa and Washington.
Sources: Rams: Raheem Morris’ Tampa Bay background.
Ndamukong Suh · A Familiar Fumble Return
Suh helped the Rams reach the Super Bowl in the 2018 season, then faced them in a Buccaneers uniform in 2019. His late fumble-return touchdown put an emphatic finish on Tampa Bay’s 55–40 victory.
Sources: Buccaneers: the 55–40 victory in 2019.
“Everyone has a Hollywood connection,” said the Captain. “Mine is a rejected screenplay and an unpaid parking ticket.” The Parrot has asked that neither be included on the team’s official résumé.
Where the Horns Have Roamed
| Era | Home setting | Buccaneers connection |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland · through 1945 | Cleveland-area venues, including League Park and Cleveland Stadium | Before Tampa Bay’s franchise existed. |
| 1946–1979; 2016–2019 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Tampa Bay’s first preseason appearance in 1976 and the 55–40 victory in 2019. |
| 1980–1994 | Anaheim Stadium | Rams home venue for the 1986 and 1987 meetings. |
| 1995–2015 | St. Louis dome era; initially Trans World Dome, later Edward Jones Dome | The 1999-season NFC Championship and the Rams’ final St. Louis home game. |
| 2020 onward | SoFi Stadium · Inglewood | Shared by the Rams and Chargers; venue for the 2021 and 2025 regular-season meetings. |
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rams team history · Buccaneers: historical series review · SoFi Stadium: venue overview.
SoFi: A Roof Does Not Necessarily Mean a Sealed Dome
SoFi combines an indoor-outdoor design with a translucent ETFE canopy. The roof also covers the adjacent plaza and theater, while ventilation and the open design distinguish it from a conventional enclosed arena. Its roof panels include operable ventilation sections; that is different from retracting the entire roof over the playing field.
The venue has already hosted Super Bowl LVI and is scheduled to host Super Bowl LXI in 2027. Those events are part of the stadium’s story, not additional Rams–Buccaneers meetings.
Sources: SoFi Stadium: venue overview · HKS: SoFi Stadium’s design.
Captain’s roof-fund inspection: “Translucent, eh? We could still see the sky while keeping the treasure dry!”
The Parrot inspected the X-marked bag, counted the doblones, and approved one clear plastic poncho. The full stadium canopy remains in the fundraising phase.
Horns, Royal, Sol & the Latest Wardrobe
The Painted-Horn Beginning
In 1948, Rams halfback and artist Fred Gehrke painted horns on the club’s helmets. That design became one of football’s most recognizable visual signatures. The archive’s older blue-and-gold artwork remains here as history, rather than being replaced with a new image set.
Sources: Rams: uniform history.
2026 · A Refreshed Primary Look
The 2026 refresh retains the Royal and Sol colors while simplifying the primary Royal and White uniforms. Gradient numbers, the chest tag and pant stripes were removed; a white primary pant option was added, and the full modern horn sleeve extended across both primary jerseys. The Bone uniform left the rotation.
Sources: Rams: 2026 primary uniform refresh.
Classic Sol, Fearsome White and Midnight
Unveiled in July 2026, Classic Sol honors the 1951 NFL champions on that title’s 75th anniversary. Fearsome White draws on the defensive identity of the Fearsome Foursome. The Midnight Rivalry uniform, introduced in 2025, also remains in the lineup.
The published 2026 jersey schedule lists White for the Week 17 visit to Tampa Bay. A jersey announcement does not settle the game’s kickoff time; the official game schedules still list the Week 17 details as TBD.
Sources: Rams: Classic Sol and Fearsome White · Rams: 2026 jersey schedule · Buccaneers: official schedule.
Rampage, the Cheerleaders and the Community
Rampage is the Rams’ mascot, with a role that extends beyond the stadium. In May 2026, the club announced his second consecutive NFL Mascot Anchor in the Community honor, recognizing school visits, literacy initiatives and other outreach. The Rams Cheerleaders also take part in community events alongside their game-day work.
Sources: Rams: Rampage’s 2026 community recognition · Rams: cheerleaders and community outreach.
The Captain offered Rampage a position hauling roof panels. The Parrot pointed out that a mascot with horns is not a licensed building contractor.
Your Images Stay on Board
The matchup illustration, ticket graphic and fan photograph remain part of this page’s identity. They are retained as archive material, not presented as photographs of the current roster or as tickets for an upcoming game.
The Captain briefly mistook “Rams” for an instruction to collide with the other ship. The Parrot has returned the steering wheel to a qualified crew member.
Source Notes & How to Read This Page
Archive foundation: The supplied BuccaneersFan.com page provided the existing images, Getty embeds, historical game entries, report addresses and Dreamweaver framework. The supplied sitemap inventory was used to match available GameDay destinations. Original imagery is retained even when the football details surrounding it have been updated.
Researched update: Official Buccaneers and Rams records, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, SoFi Stadium and its architect are linked beside the relevant sections. The 1976 preseason date and September 26, 2021 date are corrected, the November 2025 result is added, and the three postseason games are labeled by both game date and NFL season. The former future-stadium text is replaced by an account of the operating SoFi venue.
Counting rules: There are 27 completed regular-season games (10–17) and three playoff games (0–3), producing a 10–20 combined record across 30 games. The July 1976 exhibition and the upcoming 2026-season game are excluded from those totals. All scores in the game tables put Tampa Bay first.
Report availability: Twenty-two regular-season destinations and two playoff destinations match the supplied sitemap. The 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2025 regular-season games, plus the January 2022 playoff game, stay fully listed without report links. Placeholder addresses and wrong-year links are not reused. A saved inventory does not guarantee future live availability.
Dates and source differences: The 1936 Cleveland origins are preserved from the original archive, separately from NFL admission in 1937. The Hall of Fame lists February 12 for that admission; a Rams historical article gives February 13, so the briefing uses the year rather than silently choosing a day. For the future Tampa matchup, both official team schedules currently list Week 17 as TBD; no unconfirmed day or kickoff is substituted.
Editorial voice: Captain Booty, the Parrot, the treasure bag and the stadium-roof fund are fictional fan commentary, separate from the sourced football history.
Edition checked October 26, 2026. Completed head-to-head results run through November 23, 2025. Staff and future schedule information can change after this edition.
Keep the horns in the history book—and the treasure under the pirate flag. Siege the day!