Football Talking People: “Oh god, you must get home field. It’s of the greatest importance, it’s all that matters!”

The Rest of Us: “Right. Shut up.”

Home field meant all of diddly yesterday and we’re grateful for that. Long ago, and in certain situations now, it might have its value but these days the overall effect in a standalone game seems to have diminished greatly. The betting sharps out there have now abandoned the three points and replaced it with one or one and a half, depending on the circumstances. Can the Rams keep the weekend’s trend going? Here’s hoping.

To The Game!

Rams/Bucs:

-Brady gets rid of the ball pretty much faster than anyone in the league and that’ll come in mighty handy today.

-For this reason I wonder if Gronk should be faded a bit, given the Rams pass rush and ankle injuries to Wirfs and Jensen. The last time they played Gronk had the most number of blocking assignments he’d have all year.

-It’s a wee sample but Akers has flashed in all three of the playoff games he’s played in, averaging 122 yards from scrimmage. It’ll certainly help that he has enough speed to get to the corner and can catch the ball in space.

-Tampa doesn’t really have much of a shutdown fella at the corner position so look for Kupp to bounce back from his 61 yard outing last week.

-As for the Rams, they’re fine at cb because Jalen but safety is an issue. How effectively will Brady exploit this remains to be seen.

-One is always wary of Stafford and there was a bit of snarky talk (guilty!) about “The Detroit” shining through here and there down the stretch but he did his part. He’s tossed 2 or more TD’s in 7 of his last 8 and had a 11.9 YPA last week. But…but…do you really trust him?

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