That’s part of why it’s so atypical the Rams and Buccaneers are squaring off for the fifth straight year. The two franchises have faced one another in each year of head coach Jeff Fisher’s tenure, and so far, the Rams are 4-0 over Tampa Bay.
“It’s unusual to play a non-division team, four, five years in a row,” Fisher said this week. “There’s some familiarity there from a player match-up.”
While the Rams have been fairly consistent with their coaching staff over the least four years, the Buccaneers have gone through a few stages of upheaval. The club dismissed Lovie Smith after the 2015 season and promoted its offensive coordinator, Dirk Koetter, to head coach.