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Story line: Jermaine Phillips, Phillip Buchanon and Barrett Ruud had INTS as revamped Bucs defense throttled Marc Bulger (116 yards) and the sputtering Rams.
Stars: Seldom-used Bucs RB Earnest Graham entered game in 4th and scored on runs of 8 and 28 yards. … Rams’ Steven Jackson finally got going with 115 yards on 30 carries. He averaged 59 yards per game in 1st 2 weeks.
Extra points: Torry Holt had 5 catches for 63 yards after averaging nearly 9 catches and 142 yards in 4 previous games vs. Bucs. … Already playing without star OT Orlando Pace, Rams lost G Mark Setterstrom to knee injury in 4th.
Quote: “The score doesn’t indicate it, but we were right there.”
— Rams coach Scott Linehan.
