2002 Regular season · Week 3 · Raymond James Stadium
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the St. Louis Rams 26–14 at home at Raymond James Stadium in Week 3 of the 2002 regular season on September 23, 2002.
The result moved the Buccaneers to 2–1 and dropped the Rams to 0–3. It was the Rams’ third straight loss. The Rams finished 2002 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Buccaneers finished 2002 at 12–4 and won Super Bowl XXXVII.
In their previous meeting, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 24–17 on November 26, 2001. When they met again, the St. Louis Rams won 28–21 on October 18, 2004.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Buccaneers lead the series 3–1 after meeting No. 4 since 1999 Full series history
Buffalo heads to Los Angeles for Monday night thin at receiver after Palmer hurt his shoulder in practice, and rookie Skyler Bell is set for his NFL debut.
Ravens linebacker Trenton Simpson, Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and Broncos guard Ben Powers drew the largest fines, and five players were docked for hip-drop tackles.
Todd Bowles put the Pro Bowl safety's absence at two to four weeks, which takes him out of Thursday night's game in Dallas as Tampa Bay tries to avoid an 0–5 start.
