LOS ANGELES — The Buccaneers’ phenomenal start at the Coliseum gave way to creeping dread as the Rams rallied. Tampa Bay’s 18-point lead rapidly shrunk to five early in the fourth quarter, forcing everybody to recall last week’s blown 18-point lead over the Giants.
With one big play after another, the Bucs made sure it wouldn’t happen against the defending NFC champions.
And nobody came up bigger than Shaquil Barrett and Ndamukong Suh.
Jameis Winston passed for 385 yards and threw two of his four touchdown passes to Chris Godwin, and Suh returned Jared Goff’s fumble 37 yards for a touchdown with 1:06 to play in the Buccaneers’ 55-40 victory over previously unbeaten Los Angeles on Sunday.