The St. Louis Rams (5-8) will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7) for Thursday Night Football on the NFL Network. It’s both teams' first and only prime-time game of the year. For St. Louis, it’ll be the final home game of the 2015 season.
The Buccaneers finished 2-14 a year ago and were a laughingstock, but things have changed. Jameis Winston is looking like a long-term fixture at the quarterback position. Running back Doug Martin is looking like his Pro Bowl-caliber rookie self—he’s currently second in the NFL with 1,214 rushing yards—and the stout Tampa Bay defense ranks 11th in the NFL under the leadership of veteran coach Lovie Smith.